Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC
@MPaiMD
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Hematologist & Prof @McMasterU 🧠 Quality, guidelines, equity, transfusion, lab med, bleeding, clotting ❤️ Not active on X. Find me on Bluesky (same name!)
Hamilton, Ontario
Joined August 2016
Many gratifying years on Twitter: knowledge exchange, advocacy, collegiality! But X has devolved into an angry place, full of misinformation and abuse. More 😱 than 🙂. I'm closing shop on X, but find me in a happier place on 🦋 (same name & handle).
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RT @bsamuelson_md: We *tried* to do a meta-analysis on menstrual bleeding in FXI inhibitor studies - not only is it not a tracked outcome,….
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Excited to speak with old friends and new at @QueensuDOM next week! Lots on the agenda, including online safety & civility. On that note: I'm gradually moving house to bluesky (same name and handle!). Come find me there to talk #heme #med #life. 🦋.
Don't miss it! #MedicalGrandRounds - virtual panel with, Drs. Evans @skepticalIDdoc, Pai @MPaiMD, Burneo @epileptologo and Furlan @adfurlan. Learn about: Social Media for Medical Professionals: Building Your Presence. Thurs., Nov. 21, 7:45AM. Email megan.sands@queensu.ca to join.
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Food for thought from the @guardian, which (like many trusted accounts) is leaving X. Not sure how a jump to another microblogging platform will impact my ability to share #hematology education broadly. but it will probably improve my peace of mind!
theguardian.com
Platform’s coverage of US election crystallised longstanding concerns about its content, says Guardian
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Sharing in honour of someone who changed so many lives for the better. Please donate in tribute! And if you knew Elianna, you knew she was indeed a hematologist, a mentor, an advocate. and a total badass. Thinking of her today - and her lessons of resolve and resilience. ❤️.
Join us for the 5th Annual Blood Drive in Honour of Dr. Elianna Saidenberg (@ESaidenberg) - esteemed hematologist, mentor & patients' rights advocate. To honour her memory, we welcome you to book a donation appointment for November 18th or 20th at the Carling location.
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Thinking about family and friends in the U.S. today! 🇺🇸 Bon courage!.
Stop scrolling, take a deep breath, and use the next few minutes to escape to a place where the air is sweet. 💛💚
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Happy Diwali! Happy Halloween! Happy Day I get to appropriate all my kids' coffee crisp bars! 🪔🎃🍫.
Coffee Crisp. Introduced to Canada in 1938 as Biscrisp, a coffee variation was soon added to create Coffee Crisp. Since then, the candy bar has been almost exclusively available in Canada with some exceptions. Each bar contains less than 10 milligrams of caffeine.
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RT @onestpress: You saw the video, now I’d like you to READ it. Then pls share. Trump at yesterday’s “townhall.”. Question: My question i….
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@OntariosDoctors @DrSamiraJeimy @DocMCohen @ReenaPattani @PintoPearls Tagging @WomenOMA - the powerhouse group behind this. Excited for the next webinar (on boundary setting).
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Fantastic webinar from @OntariosDoctors Women on Microaggression in the Workplace. Actionable suggestions & discussion of real harm that inequity causes in our profession. My little bedtime avoiding buddy enjoyed it too! 🙏🏾 @DrSamiraJeimy @DocMCohen @ReenaPattani @PintoPearls
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Healthcare worker friends in Ontario! Jump on it! (Also: thank you to Ontario pharmacists and family physicians, for taking on this additional work to keep us healthy ❤️).
COVID vaccines are available in Ontario for High Risk and Priority populations. Further information:
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Have not had time to watch the entire episode, but this clip of @MsMacrophage from @MacDeptMed is fab. A clearly articulated, sensible, and kind take on #masking to prevent #Covid and other respiratory infections. And Dr. Bowdish, TY for the work and your colleagues at FIRH do.
Q - Why did you have a mask on before the show? .A - I have a duty of care not to spread disease to the vulnerable people I care for. I also want to protect myself, being in the highest risk group for #LongCovid. Dawn Bowdish Immunologist
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RT @ddsv3: Where there’s a wage, there’s a gender gap. Compelling evidence from Dr Zainab Abdurrahman President-elect @WomenOMA @OntariosDo….
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RT @christiplady: Remember this chart every time you change or initiate management on the basis of a lab test a hundredth below the referen….
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RT @AnticoagPharmD: 🚨Excited to share this comprehensive EVIDENCE BASED review of PK/PD interactions btwn Food or Herbal Products & OACs. F….
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My favourite: "Don’t wake patients at night for phlebotomy for testing deemed safe by clinical teams to proceed in the morning." So important to let our inpatients rest and heal - and we can all play a part in that.
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TY @ORBCoN1 and Dr. VanSpronsen for floating this to the top of my feed. All 14 recommendations are a must-read to promote patient-centred, high value lab ordering:
choosingwiselycanada.org
From the latest ORBCoN Report, "New Recommendations for Choosing Wisely Canada for Medical Laboratory Professionals: Spotlight on Wise Transfusion Practices" by Amanda VanSpronsen . #ChoosingWisely #MLTs #transfusion #medicine
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Working on an anemia lecture this morning, and reviewing the website. Fantastic work by some of my fave people. (And so far, I'm doing pretty well on the quizzes. ) Check out this interactive, fun, and challenging resource! @stefan_d_jevtic @SMithoowani.
cbcmadeeasy.com
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Today my 5 yo asked me to play "the Alphabet Song" in the car. He meant "Hot To Go!" by @ChappellRoan. ❤️My guy is working on *actual* literacy, but he's all over social and cultural literacy 😃
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And if you are a clinician, please visit Drs. Michelle Sholzberg and Grace Tang have designed an amazing resource to help you diagnose and treat.
hemequity.com
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