Dr. Zahra Goodarzi (she/her)
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Scientist and Geriatrician (MD, MSc) Your Friendly Neighbourhood Geriatrician. Opinions are my own. 🌈@ucalgary @ucalgarymed @hotchkissbrain @OBrien_IPH
Calgary, Alberta
Joined October 2016
Thank you all for your kind words, your support, helping, and sharing. We all get by with A LOT of help from those around us! @HolroydJm @HotchkissBrain @UCalgaryBHSc @OBrien_IPH @UCalgaryMed @UCalgary
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Dr. Zahra Goodarzi is a rare specialist in an underserved field — a clinician-scientist who’s an expert in combining research and clinical care to help Canada’s elderly.
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A study in @SciReports found people living in rural, lower population density communities in Canada experience as much as 31.2% greater average residential radon levels compared to those in urban areas. https://t.co/EP45D5MYIQ
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Join us and @VAST_training! YOU don't miss this opportunity to learn about the connections between #dementia and #vascularhealth. @draravindganesh @zahrasgoodarzi @HotchkissBrain @OBrien_IPH @UCalgaryMed Reserve your spot today! https://t.co/36ICysRTmr
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Congratulations to the DOM members who had successful CIHR Fall 2023 Grant Competition results announced recently. Drs. @zahrasgoodarzi @gilkaplan @leslieskeith @cellotonelli and Dr Karen Tang.
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Calling 📢all care providers, care-partners, and residents in long-term care. Interview participants needed for an important study that aims to develop a care pathway for depression in long-term care.
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Last night one of my young patients stopped her mom on the way out of the department “I want to hug the doctor!” Let me tell you - it was the best shift I’ve had in a while!!! ❤️
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Delirium continues to be missed in the ED. Read to discover factors that contribute to delirium going undetected in your ED. @CJEMonline @geri_EM @GEMSREMI @SMcLeod_SREMI @KNDainty
Understanding why delirium is often missed in older ED patients by @RSchonnop
https://t.co/ZAGIEgcVVl Conclusions: There is a need to identify clear team roles for delirium recognition, standardize screening tools, and prioritize delirium as a symptom of an acute emergency
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Cox regression is as good as (and sometimes better than) ML models for predicting dementia risk in MCI patients. This methods paper contributes to an increasing body of evidence that shows ML offer no superior advantage over regression for risk prediction. 👇👇
Publication Alert: This methodological paper from our research group examines the comparative performance of machine learning and regression-based methods for predicting progression to dementia in individuals with cognitive impairment. #MachineLearning #healthcare #Dementia
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Publication Alert: This methodological paper from our research group examines the comparative performance of machine learning and regression-based methods for predicting progression to dementia in individuals with cognitive impairment. #MachineLearning #healthcare #Dementia
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So excited and happy to tell you I made Clarivate’s list of Highly Cited Researchers for 2022, which in honours 0.1% of the world’s researchers, demonstrated by having multiple papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field/year. Thanks @UCalgary @AANmember @GovCanHealth
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Dr. @leslieskeith is an @AvenueMagazine Top 40 Under 40, 2022. 🎉🥳 Leslie has dedicated her career to finding answers for people who are at risk or develop life-threatening blood clots during or after pregnancy. Learn more about her work:
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Physician and researcher Leslie Skeith collaborates locally and globally to improve care for people who are pregnant.
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It is with profound sadness that we reflect on the recent death of Roger Marple, an advocate for the rights of people living with dementia in Canada. We will miss him dearly. Read our tribute to him here: https://t.co/Ln1pPJzUhp
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I will miss @rogerdoger991 dearly and his kind nature, strong advocacy and our wonderful conversations. Thank you @AlzCanada for sharing this tribute 💙
It is with profound sadness that we reflect on the recent death of Roger Marple, an advocate for the rights of people living with dementia in Canada. We will miss him dearly. Read our tribute to him here: https://t.co/Ln1pPJzUhp
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Do you experience dementia and or care for a person with dementia living in long term care? We need your help to develop a clinical care pathway for agitation for persons living with dementia in long-term care! Follow this link to complete our survey! https://t.co/NdLDS2jK5C
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Do you administer or plan dementia care? We need your help to develop a clinical care pathway for agitation for persons living with dementia in long-term care! Follow this link to complete our survey! https://t.co/NdLDS2jK5C
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Some real life stuff here. "Success isn't linear" by Yoann Bourgeois
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If you wanted to see one of Roger Marple’s @rogerdoger991 videos & hear his voice & message, this is a sweet & short one worth listening to #Dementia Lives Here Park Your Perceptions https://t.co/fLfZCKgHNU We will all be eternally grateful for what Roger did for so many ♥️
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Meet Roger. He lives with dementia and would like to tell you how community support has made a difference in his life.
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Dear Friends I am saddened today to let you know about the passing of a dear friend to all of us, Roger Marple @rogerdoger991 💔🙏 Update to be shared later this week He was honoured last week @AGEWELL_NCE #agewell2022 conference w/ the Honorary Fellows Award 2022 @MarpleBob
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@UCalgary researchers are studying how improvements to digital tools and technology can support health and health care for Albertans. We want to hear about your experience using the current web-based patient portal MyHealth Records. Start survey here: https://t.co/AYa0v6lhPS
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