Maxime Billick
@maximebillick
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ID 🦠 + IM @UofTPGME. Advocate of #harmreduction #socialjustice, ❤️er of 🚲&🧀. @BowdoinCollege, @McGillMed, @HarvardChanSPH alum. She/her.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined March 2013
Thanks @uoftmedicine for providing a forum to talk about these things! #cryopreservation #eggfreezing
Why I froze my eggs… #TemertyMed’s Dr. Maxime Billick shares her story in #UofTMed magazine: https://t.co/dFbUkOeoRm
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To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 https://t.co/3IZTyZy8Vn
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There is a locally acquired case of rabies in Ontario. The last locally acquired case in the province was in 1967. Immediate vaccination/post-exposure prophylaxis after an exposure can be lifesaving.
bchu.org
BRANTFORD, ONT. – The Brant County Health Unit (BCHU) has received confirmation of a human case of rabies in a resident.
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Check out @febrilepodcast's newest episode on PIP and HIV prevention! Had a fun time talking about the "buffet of options" with @BogochIsaac and @swinndong 107: A Quick PIP Talk
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1/ HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis-in-Pocket (PEP-in-Pocket, or "PIP") is a method to prevent HIV infections in people with less frequent & sometimes unanticipated exposures to HIV. PIP is now integrated in the newly published WHO PEP Guidelines: https://t.co/dDWaNYBWfV
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Have you seen a cardiac implantable device infection? Here are 5 things to know about them!
Infections of cardiac implantable electrical devices can involve the pacemaker pocket and generator, the leads, or both areas. ➡️ https://t.co/RyU2qoE8hH (earn CPD credits) @maximebillick @orly_bogler
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PIP as a method of preventing HIV infections in people with a low # of higher risk encounters. Curious? see more below!
HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis-in-Pocket (“PIP”) is an effective way to prevent HIV infections in those with a lower frequency of higher risk exposures. This patient-centered & evidence-based approach enables autonomy over one’s care & keeps people out of busy emergency
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Infections of cardiac implantable electrical devices can involve the pacemaker pocket and generator, the leads, or both areas. ➡️ https://t.co/RyU2qoE8hH (earn CPD credits) @maximebillick @orly_bogler
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News from #IDWeek2023: Having antiretrovirals on hand to take after infrequent exposures—an approach dubbed PEP-in-pocket, or PIP—is a feasible #HIV prevention option, @BogochIsaac reported. https://t.co/SDmg3NVfmZ
poz.com
Providing a course of antiretrovirals to use after infrequent HIV exposures could lower cost and remove barriers to access.
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Can you figure out the diagnosis? It might be "Uncomplementary..." https://t.co/hug7g6QN1F Great job, @IetaShams @dmeschino + WLG!!
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#2023TOIDretreat Thank you to all 75+ attendees and speakers who participated at the 2023 @uoftmedicine ID/Micro retreat! This retreat has been going annually for > 20y and we look forward to the future ones. Thank you to my co-organizers: @maximebillick @prodanukm
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1/ HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis In-Pocket ("PIP") is an HIV prevention tool that supports people with infrequent, and often unanticipated, HIV exposures. Link: https://t.co/eG5RfpcJ9G (Congratulations to Drs. @maximebillick & Sheps) #HIV #IDtwitter
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Happy to share our case in @CMAJ of a patient with hypertrophic HSV and acyclovir resistance
cmaj.ca
KEY POINTS An 80-year-old man on ruxolitinib for myelofibrosis was referred to the infectious diseases clinic with a subacute, progressive mass over his left forehead. He also had type 2 diabetes...
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If only we had some way to prevent measles
The Ohio measles outbreak is up to 50 cases. All are children 17 and younger; half are kids aged 1 to 2. 20 of these kids required hospitalization. 100% of these kids were unvaccinated. https://t.co/TKw5yC8gGF
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This #WorldAIDSDay, we are shining a spotlight on the next generation of HIV/AIDS researchers – talented trainees whose passion and projects are driving progress in tackling this major public health issue. Learn more about their work: https://t.co/Pb81GmrKjT
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Usually into eye contact, but you might want to sit out of this one… 🐍
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So excited for and proud of @JesskelleherLiu in this new leadership role!
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