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Alainna J. Jamal

@alainnajj.bsky.social

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MD, PhD @uoft.bsky.social. Infectious Diseases (ID) Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. ID epidemiology. Prevention & control of antimicrobial resistance. 🇨🇦 in 🇺🇸.

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Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · Dec 4

Very excited to start ID fellowship at @mgb-id-fellows.bsky.social! And yes I will be celebrating both Canadian and American thanksgiving next year! #idsky #saveantibiotics

Mass General Brigham ID Fellows @mgb-id-fellows.bsky.social · Dec 4

🤩 WE ARE SUPER EXCITED to announce our 2025-2027 class of ID Fellows! 🥂

We are thrilled to have matched with such a talented group!

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Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · 17h

In Canada TMP/SMX is called septra... I still feel weird saying bactrim so I think I will just say "trim sulfa"

Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · 22h

Toronto. People not from there say the second 't' (it's silent for those of us who were born and raised in Toronto)

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · 1d

I really do think that separating the wheat from the chaff is a key and underrated skill as a GIM resident when you're admitting >20 patients a night. With that comes learning to concisely communicate key details about each case as you become more senior.

Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · 1d

Paul was the first preceptor I had on GIM who let me cut to the chase when we'd review cases, i.e. summarize the case in 5 lines and give a few lines about each key issue as opposed to reading out the full consult note.

Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · 1d

I've really enjoyed listening to this podcast by old GIM/ID colleague from Toronto @paulbuncemd.bsky.social - Paul, why is this podcast making me weirdly nostalgic about our 7 am reviews of my admissions to your GIM team in my PGY-1 and PGY-2 year? #idsky

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The Host Response: A FirstcallID Podcast

Medicina · Ogni 2 settimane · The Host Response is a clinically focused, practical podcast exploring Infectious Diseases and critical topics in medical practice. Designed for learners at all stages—fr...

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Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Indiana University @iuidfellowship.bsky.social · 1d

#idboardreview 40 F had trauma to foot while gardening and initially had a small nodule but slowly progressed to multiple lesions over-few months, not improved with abx. Diagnosis? #medEd #idmedEd #IDtwitter

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Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · 1d

The thing with road safety is that "getting under people's craws" is neither here nor there. Speed limits are there for safety and should be followed. This is not complicated

Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 2d

Burnside's point is that maybe the 40 km/h speed limit on Avenue Rd and other streets is too low. Getting a ticket for "going 50 or 51 on Avenue Road that's six lanes wide, seems to be the kind of thing that would get under people's craws," he says.

Gray points out there are schools on Avenue Road.

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Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · 1d

I think sweater weather has finally hit Boston. Finally

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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: A vehicle assigned to a Ford cabinet minister has been recorded at stunt driving speeds 12 times.

The premier's office suggested it was the same driver each time, and implied they still work for the government. #OnPoli
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Ford government vehicle recorded at stunt driving speeds on Ontario highways | Globalnews.ca

At least one cabinet-assigned vehicle was recorded driving more than 50 km/h over the speed limit multiple times in the past three years, according to documents.

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Boston Public Health Commission @publichealth.boston.gov · 2d

Get your COVID-19 and flu vaccination for free at one of our clinics throughout Boston. Select clinics will offer routine childhood vaccinations. No appointment necessary, walk-ins welcome.

Find dates, times, and locations at boston.gov/vaccine-clinics.

#GetVaccinated #Boston

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Paul Sax @paulsaxmd.bsky.social · 4d

Tremendous honor -- thank you so much @idsainfo.bsky.social and especially @darcy-id-doc.bsky.social #IDSky
www.idsociety.org/education--t...

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 8d

30 beluga whales are the last captive whales in Canada following the 2019 law banning new cetacean captivity. Advocacy groups are calling for Marineland to be shut down and the animals relocated to sanctuaries rather than being transferred to another facility. #WetTribe #WhaleWednesday

Beluga whales swim in a tank at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario

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Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · 3d

Ontario has been a perpetrator of animal cruelty via Marineland for years where belugas have been dropping like flies from living in squalor, and now they are playing this card. Unbelievable

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 6d

The Marineland park near Niagara Falls has asked the Canadian government for emergency funding to feed and care for its whales, saying euthanasia is otherwise imminent.

Marineland asks Canadian government for emergency cash to feed whales — or euthanasia imminent

The Marineland park near Niagara Falls has asked the Canadian government for emergency funding to feed and care for its whales, saying euthanasia is otherwise imminent.

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Montréal @mtl.org · 8d

Rolling into autumn colours... 🍃🍂

📷 @evablue.bsky.social #montreal

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Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · 8d

Made my bldg change the battery on my carbon monoxide detector bec I was hearing a beep every few hours only to find out that the beeps were actually coming from my dying pager

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NPR @npr.org · 8d

JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91

Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

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Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · 9d

Be prepared for non stop autumn themed photos from me for the next 31 days. Still thinking about this random pumpkin patch in Chatham and best believe that whenever someone commented on the warty pumpkins I explained that they had mosaic viruses to thank (I'm disgustingly educated on this topic)

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Journal of Hospital Infection @thejhi.bsky.social · 10d

Welcome to Dr Martyn Wilkinson as the new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Hospital Infection📗

Dr Wilkinson will lead the journal into its next chapter, continuing its mission of publishing high-quality research.

Read Martyn's first interview: ow.ly/bWrh50WVHX5

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 10d

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
This day honours and remembers the children who were forced into Canada's Residential School system.
It was first observed as Orange Shirt Day in 2013 and was elevated to a statutory holidy for federal workers in 2021.

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Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · 10d

I think things have just become increasingly pop-y

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Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Indiana University @iuidfellowship.bsky.social · 10d

#idboardreview Pt presents with facial skin abscess 3 wks after cosmetic dermal filler. Aspirate skin afb stain+ most likely? #idsky #idmeded #meded

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Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · 11d

Not the cashier at Wegmans asking if all the food on the conveyer belt is for me (it is)

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 11d

A 15-year-old girl presented with a 2-week history of a painful, blistering rash on both hands. One week before the onset of symptoms, she had started oral doxycycline therapy to treat acne. Read the full case details: nej.md/425ivcq

#MedSky #DermSky #IDSky

Images in Clinical Medicine
Doxycycline-Induced Phototoxicity

A photo of the patient's hands

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Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · 11d

Having seen severe babesiosis now in my New England ID fellowship I can tell you that I'm crashing out over the ticks

Alainna J. Jamal @alainnajj.bsky.social · 11d

Day 1 of vacation in the best season of the year #Chatham

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