Time for some blue sky thinking Come #MEDTwitter, #quaternaryprevention #deprescribing #choosingwisely #surdiagnostic #planetaryhealth folks, let’s make social media useful again! @ChooseWiselyCA @SlowMedicine @PreventingODx @jamoulle @courtghoward https://t.co/nSOKS1NVSn

Sick notes are a burden—we’re fighting to change that! We’re pushing for legislation to limit sick note requirements. Until then, our updated 2025 sick note template with @BCCollegeFamilyPhysicians is here to help: https://t.co/bjczEgejF0 #BCHealth #BCFamilyDoctors

Two papers. On the left, a non-randomized, non-crossover study showing that a one-off sauna exposure significantly decreased arterial stiffness, with implications on cardiovascular health. On the right, a randomized, crossover (more robust) study, showing no benefits on

It’s very tempting to think that a positive screening test ‘saved a life’. But the only way we know about a mortality reduction for a population is via controlled trials. And even then we can’t predict well for individuals. Meantime, the worse a test is, the more/

What do a rhinoceros, a puffer fish, and a snail 🐌 have in common? They are all in my #fmf2024 talk about how to treat prolonged (and acute) cough 😷! Room 118-120 at 13:30 today!! @CFPC_e @FamilyMedForum #urti #coldandflu #cough

Going to try @bluesky see you there? https://t.co/nSOKS1No2P

Help me find my #surdiagnostic #overdiagnosis #choosingwisely @QuatPrev #sustainability etc people again! Any "good" social media platforms for this? @rwittmer3 @vmontori @DeeMangin @medmyths @DrDavidWarriner @drjohnm @hhask @MedicineSlow @AKECassels @KariTikkinen @RealisticMed

💪 https://t.co/F6PUdOgS4o 💪has now been updated. What's new? we added an option for non-inferiority trials. The tool is free to use and the lead programmer is @emil_hs. Rumour has it if you use power calc daily your muscles actually get bigger💪🤣 @pash22

Hey @DeprescribeNet @deprescribing @BCPharmacists @UBCmedicine @TRECResearch @SinaiGeriatrics @GeriSoc @geri_doc @GeriRxfiles check it out!!! This will be very practical !!!

Today's Lancet climate and health report presents 56 indicators of health and climate change across FIVE domains. (Download the report for free from the Lancet website). Here is a thread of some of the key findings. #Lancetclimate24 (1)

Watchful waiting for depression using depathologization, advice and sh... https://t.co/rMlVZ534Mr Not an RCT but calls for one. Suggests that non medication approach may be enough for non-suicidal depression. #mentalhealth #depression #choosingwisely

Compared to placebo, #testosterone may increase lean body mass by ~1.6kg in older men but has no consistent, meaningful impact on sexual function, strength, fatigue, or cognition. #andropause #lessismore #choosingwisely

Sedative use in BC 2012-21: tale as old as time ↘️ BZD/Z drug use offset by ↗️low dose trazodone, quetiapine use ⚠️Traz and QTP = known harms and ??? benefit for insomnia ❓need to stop only focusing our #deprescribing efforts on BZDs and Z drugs 👉 https://t.co/q17uVdbpbc

❤️Thanks to @VI_Library (and my parents who physically go and pick up all my Holds!) our home is like this too. Always a pile of new reading for my kids to discover

I did look for a solution. Of course I started on PubMed! I found one interesting study: https://t.co/41RYmPHrzM For now I use my email client (Spark) to block domains. Who is writing the #AI script to reject/obliterate these predatory 'academic' scammers?

I'm not a prolific academic but my name/email is on a few papers. Every day #predatoryjourals & fake conferences (Global Geology?) invite me If ever there was a best use for #AI surely it would be a filter that makes these stupid emails GO AWAY! #medtwitter #AcademicTwitter HALP

Elmo is here to listen. Elmo loves you, Mr. Andrew Garfield! ❤️ #EmotionalWellBeing

Cognitive errors and distortions are common in the ICU Here are the 6 most cognitive errors I see in the ICU (and how to avoid them) A 🧵 #medtwitter #FOAMed #cognitivebias

We did another thing!

Nov 6 noon: #deprescribing enthusiasts, especially @pharmacists This webinar (using #tramadol example) will help empower you to do drugectomies in your #longtermcare facility, with applications for clinic + community too! #polypharmacy @bc_pharmacy @deprescribing @SeniorCareRx