Maria Alkozah
@MAlkozah
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Joined January 2020
🚨New article alert! We used the GenMark panel for rapid yeast ID in blood cultures. We got faster ID, but didn’t de-escalate therapy based on it. Full story + data here 👉 https://t.co/orxXrMaLfY
@RitaWilsonDib1 @JosephSassineMD @SIDPharm
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Abstract. Bloodstream infections due to yeast are associated with a high mortality rate. There is a lack of data that evaluate the real-world sensitivity o
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“Gossip is born out of uncertainty. … Uncertainty creates a knowledge void that must be filled with actual, or in many cases artificial, information. The antidote, of course, is open and honest communication.”
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A 70-year-old man undergoing cholangioscopy to evaluate dilatation of the common bile duct was found to have flatworms in his biliary tract (shown in a video). Read the full clinical case: https://t.co/OK4X48EOne
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Une manière commode de faire la connaissance d'une ville est de chercher comment on y travaille, comment on y aime et comment on y meurt. (Albert Camus, La Peste)
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Those who have breathed its air realize that AUB is not only our link to the past. It is rather an ever-lasting bridge to the future where free minds flourish...more abundantly @AUBAlumni @AUB_Lebanon #ExcellenceThroughAdversity Gala Dinner
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I’m so appreciative of being in a space where I’m able to teach medical trainees tools I wish I had when I was in their position. Having the opportunity to impact individuals in a positive way for the rest of their careers is the most rewarding part of my job. #fridayreflection
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Make a difference, fill a gap, and feel the satisfaction of achieving something for your country.
Exchange visitor physicians who complete U.S. GME training under ECFMG J-1 visa sponsorship return home and make a difference. The latest edition of Intealth Storytellers features J-1 alumnus Dr. Toufic Chaaban who became Lebanon's first neurointensivist. https://t.co/P0OrMMfx6L
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The best thing about a vacation? Not writing medical notes. Yeah, this is how much I love it🤣
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Is there a possibility, just the slightest one, to wake up to a less hostile world tomorrow? #WorldPeace
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القمر ليلة أمس يضيء بيروت الحزينة 🇱🇧
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According to IOM, a holistic view of community-based prevention incorporates cultural, social and environmental changes. Wondering how this manifest by the public health "efforts"in Lebanon.
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The addictive-like use of social networking sites like Facebook might be a risk factor for impaired sexual function, according to new research published in @jsexmed
https://t.co/7nHnFPmrO9
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The addictive-like use of social networking sites like Facebook might be a risk factor for impaired sexual function, according to new research published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. The study...
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When someone disagrees with you or challenges your opinion, override the natural urge to resist or discount. Confirmation bias makes you adept at spotting the weaknesses in someone else’s position or argument but blind to the flaws or holes in your beliefs. https://t.co/j2A98YXUVT
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While leaders are broadly aware of the importance of creating a psychologically safe culture to encourage candor, they are less cognizant of how subtle leadership behaviors can get in the way of...
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