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Dr Nav Sidhu @drnavsidhu.bsky.social · May 27

1/n A brief thread on a recent paper on periop metrics in the @cja-journal.bsky.social from Ke & colleagues @mgoerges.de #AnSky #MedSky

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A standardized set of metrics to assess the quality of anesthesia, perioperative care, and acute pain management in Canada: a multidisciplinary modified Delphi study - Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/J...

Purpose The aim of this study was to develop a consensus list of metrics to measure the quality of care in anesthesia, perioperative care, and acute pain management in Canada. Methods We sought to con...

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Matthias Görges @mgoerges.de · May 23

Dr Ke's work on 'Metrics to assess the quality of anesthesia, perioperative care, and acute pain management in Canada: a scoping review' has just been published with @springernature.com in @cja-journal.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social - see rdcu.be/emUQA

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Matthias Görges @mgoerges.de · May 23

Dr Ke's work on 'A standardized set of metrics to assess the quality of anesthesia, perioperative care, and acute pain management in Canada: a multidisciplinary modified Delphi study' has just been published with @springernature.com in @cja-journal.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social rdcu.be/emUQr

Delphi process overview. This ﬁgure displays the ﬂow of candidate metrics through the three rounds of Delphi. All candidate metricswere open for comments in each round.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Apr 25

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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FuzzyWuzzy in Toronto🇨🇦 @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social · Apr 8

I'm sure you already know about this too. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

While the U.S. lays off health researchers, this Toronto hospital network plans to ramp up recruitment | CBC News

Toronto's University Health Network says it has a new plan to recruit the best and brightest medical scientists from around the world, including the United States, where the government is laying off t...

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Matthias Görges @mgoerges.de · Apr 7

UBC is hosting US Applicant Week from April 14-18, which allows US students to apply during an extended application period for graduate studies. Sixty graduate programs will be reopening applications for US applicants for September 2025 and January 2026 start dates - www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...

From April 14-18, select UBC graduate programs at UBC Vancouver will re-open their applications for US citizens to be considered for September 2025 or January 2026 entry - they are ready to provide quick admissions decisions for these applicants. If you are a prospective graduate student from the United States considering Canada for graduate school – now is the time.

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Matthias Görges @mgoerges.de · Apr 7

@ubcmedicine.bsky.social invites applications for a Professorship in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (5-year term). Must hold MD. Significant clinical pharmacology component (clinical trials, drug design & testing, pharmacogenomics, regulatory affairs) ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac...

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Emily Landon @emilymichelel.bsky.social · Apr 2

Did you have more infections after having Covid? Turns out you aren’t alone. Huge VA retrospective analysis shows Covid associated with increased subsequent infections. Maybe we should research this more. 🤦🏼‍♀️ #medsky #idsky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Rates of infection with other pathogens after a positive COVID-19 test versus a negative test in US veterans (November, 2021, to December, 2023): a retrospective cohort study

Our results suggest that a positive test for COVID-19 (vs a negative test) was associated with increased rates of diagnosis of various infections in the 12 months following an acute SARS-CoV-2 infecti...

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Matthias Görges @mgoerges.de · Apr 1

CIHR and CCCTG are working on a new short (2-page) consent form template that still includes all the required elements. Results should be out shortly: www.ccctg.ca/our-initiati...

Optimizing Informed Consent - Canadian Critical Care Trials Group

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Matthias Görges @mgoerges.de · Mar 21

Dr. Skjelvik's latest paper explores the differences in cybersecurity risk perception among various stakeholders in the healthcare sectors in Norway and British Columbia (BC), Canada and what contextual factors shape them www.jmir.org/2025/1/e64388 @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @bcchresearch.bsky.social

Identifying Contextual Factors That Shape Cybersecurity Risk Perception for Assisted Living and Health Care Technologies and Wearables: Mixed Methods Study

Background: Over the last decade, the health care technology landscape has expanded significantly, introducing new and innovative solutions to address health care needs. The implications of cybersecur...

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Matthias Görges @mgoerges.de · Mar 5

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JMIR Publications @jmirpub.bsky.social · Dec 20

New JMIR Periop Med: Parental Perspectives on Pediatric #surgical Recovery: Narrative Analysis of Free-Text Comments From a #postoperative Survey

Parental Perspectives on Pediatric #surgical Recovery: Narrative Analysis of Free-Text Comments From a #postoperative Survey

Background: Qualitative experience data can inform #health care providers how to best support families during pediatric #postoperative recovery. #patient experience data can also provide actionable information to guide #health care quality improvement;…

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