Dr Ruth Vilayil
@ruthvmd.medsky.social
Gynecologic Surgeon & OB. Passionate about MIGS, advancing surgical excellence,#SurgSky #MedEdSky #ObGynSky #globalsurgery, #QISky. Clin Assoc Prof UBC, Dual 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 | Based in Canada | Opinions my own.
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Dr Ruth Vilayil
@ruthvmd.medsky.social
· Sep 29
Quick reintro:
👋 I’m a global surgeon, educator & OBGYN.
Passionate about the nontechnical side of surgery (leadership, negotiation, comms) plus wellness & global surgery.
Here to share ideas on making surg care safer & more human.
#MedEd #GlobalSurgery #PhysicianWellness #MedSky #ObGynSky
👋 I’m a global surgeon, educator & OBGYN.
Passionate about the nontechnical side of surgery (leadership, negotiation, comms) plus wellness & global surgery.
Here to share ideas on making surg care safer & more human.
#MedEd #GlobalSurgery #PhysicianWellness #MedSky #ObGynSky
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Join us February 10, 2026 in Ottawa or online for the launch our 2026 Health & Media Tracking Survey results with the Empire Club of Canada. We’ll examine the growing influence of health misinformation and the actions needed to respond.
Register here 👇
bit.ly/4oQmQsi
#HMTS2026
Register here 👇
bit.ly/4oQmQsi
#HMTS2026
December 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Join us February 10, 2026 in Ottawa or online for the launch our 2026 Health & Media Tracking Survey results with the Empire Club of Canada. We’ll examine the growing influence of health misinformation and the actions needed to respond.
Register here 👇
bit.ly/4oQmQsi
#HMTS2026
Register here 👇
bit.ly/4oQmQsi
#HMTS2026
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
In the U.S., 1 in 3 women experience heavy menstrual bleeding, often leading to iron deficiency & anemia.
Despite its prevalence, the causes remain poorly understood.
With help from @wellcomeleap.bsky.social, @wyssinstitute.bsky.social aims to change that.
#WomensHealth 🧪
Despite its prevalence, the causes remain poorly understood.
With help from @wellcomeleap.bsky.social, @wyssinstitute.bsky.social aims to change that.
#WomensHealth 🧪
January 7, 2026 at 3:32 AM
In the U.S., 1 in 3 women experience heavy menstrual bleeding, often leading to iron deficiency & anemia.
Despite its prevalence, the causes remain poorly understood.
With help from @wellcomeleap.bsky.social, @wyssinstitute.bsky.social aims to change that.
#WomensHealth 🧪
Despite its prevalence, the causes remain poorly understood.
With help from @wellcomeleap.bsky.social, @wyssinstitute.bsky.social aims to change that.
#WomensHealth 🧪
No thank you! Lol
January 7, 2026 at 5:56 AM
No thank you! Lol
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Below are the links to get a hard copy or kindle version of our 2 books that just came out in 2026. For planning, dictations and post-op protocols book: a.co/d/eaoa1A4 or get just the dictations book: a.co/d/h399jac
January 5, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Below are the links to get a hard copy or kindle version of our 2 books that just came out in 2026. For planning, dictations and post-op protocols book: a.co/d/eaoa1A4 or get just the dictations book: a.co/d/h399jac
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Stole a few hours to do my #yearcompass annual review, going strong with it more than six years. Highly recommend !
It’s fun to reflect back on the year, nonjudgmentally and with gratitude. Now onwards!
It’s fun to reflect back on the year, nonjudgmentally and with gratitude. Now onwards!
January 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Stole a few hours to do my #yearcompass annual review, going strong with it more than six years. Highly recommend !
It’s fun to reflect back on the year, nonjudgmentally and with gratitude. Now onwards!
It’s fun to reflect back on the year, nonjudgmentally and with gratitude. Now onwards!
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
finally, we're living through precedented times
January 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM
finally, we're living through precedented times
Running late. Rainy Vancouver evening, driving.
I slowed down because a cyclist was on the shoulder. Just a gut feeling.
Seconds later, the bike slipped. He fell RIGHT in front of me!
Brakes & clutch. Too close to stop.
Hard left up onto the boulevard. Missed him.
He stood up, shaken but okay. 1/3
I slowed down because a cyclist was on the shoulder. Just a gut feeling.
Seconds later, the bike slipped. He fell RIGHT in front of me!
Brakes & clutch. Too close to stop.
Hard left up onto the boulevard. Missed him.
He stood up, shaken but okay. 1/3
January 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Running late. Rainy Vancouver evening, driving.
I slowed down because a cyclist was on the shoulder. Just a gut feeling.
Seconds later, the bike slipped. He fell RIGHT in front of me!
Brakes & clutch. Too close to stop.
Hard left up onto the boulevard. Missed him.
He stood up, shaken but okay. 1/3
I slowed down because a cyclist was on the shoulder. Just a gut feeling.
Seconds later, the bike slipped. He fell RIGHT in front of me!
Brakes & clutch. Too close to stop.
Hard left up onto the boulevard. Missed him.
He stood up, shaken but okay. 1/3
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Happy New Year to all of you!
I’m so happy I’m alive at the same time as you.
I’m so happy I’m alive at the same time as you.
December 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Happy New Year to all of you!
I’m so happy I’m alive at the same time as you.
I’m so happy I’m alive at the same time as you.
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Why does Canada need a national women's health strategy?
I'll be discussing this tomorrow on The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn at 7:20 am PST/10:20 am EST.
Tune in & listen 👇🏼
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#HerHealthMatters #WomensHealth #Research
I'll be discussing this tomorrow on The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn at 7:20 am PST/10:20 am EST.
Tune in & listen 👇🏼
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#HerHealthMatters #WomensHealth #Research
The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn | Live Radio | CBC Listen
The Early Edition is Vancouver's connection to the latest breaking local news, interviews that cut through the spin, and community stories and personalities that surprise and delight.
www.cbc.ca
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Why does Canada need a national women's health strategy?
I'll be discussing this tomorrow on The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn at 7:20 am PST/10:20 am EST.
Tune in & listen 👇🏼
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#HerHealthMatters #WomensHealth #Research
I'll be discussing this tomorrow on The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn at 7:20 am PST/10:20 am EST.
Tune in & listen 👇🏼
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#HerHealthMatters #WomensHealth #Research
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Changes & contributions to the gender pay gap in surgery in Canada
“women receive fewer procedural payments than men & tend to perform lower paying procedures. Reforms to referral systems & billing codes can help [address] the gender pay gap in surgery”
@docmcohen.medsky.social
“women receive fewer procedural payments than men & tend to perform lower paying procedures. Reforms to referral systems & billing codes can help [address] the gender pay gap in surgery”
@docmcohen.medsky.social
Changes and contributions to the gender pay gap in surgery in Canada: a repeated cross-sectional analysis from 1996 to 2020
Objectives Occupational gender segregation is a contributing factor to gender pay inequity in medicine but has not been thoroughly characterised. We assessed the historical relationship between surgeo...
bmjopen.bmj.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Changes & contributions to the gender pay gap in surgery in Canada
“women receive fewer procedural payments than men & tend to perform lower paying procedures. Reforms to referral systems & billing codes can help [address] the gender pay gap in surgery”
@docmcohen.medsky.social
“women receive fewer procedural payments than men & tend to perform lower paying procedures. Reforms to referral systems & billing codes can help [address] the gender pay gap in surgery”
@docmcohen.medsky.social
Surgical training teaches us how to operate.
Too rarely does it teach us what to expect when things go wrong. We need to:
• Prepare surgeons BEFORE complications happen
• Teach how to handle it emotionally IN the moment
• Support surgeons AFTER as second victims
Too rarely does it teach us what to expect when things go wrong. We need to:
• Prepare surgeons BEFORE complications happen
• Teach how to handle it emotionally IN the moment
• Support surgeons AFTER as second victims
December 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Surgical training teaches us how to operate.
Too rarely does it teach us what to expect when things go wrong. We need to:
• Prepare surgeons BEFORE complications happen
• Teach how to handle it emotionally IN the moment
• Support surgeons AFTER as second victims
Too rarely does it teach us what to expect when things go wrong. We need to:
• Prepare surgeons BEFORE complications happen
• Teach how to handle it emotionally IN the moment
• Support surgeons AFTER as second victims
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Ever notice how Kevin McAllister didn’t rely on 1 trap to stop the Wet Bandits?
Ice on stairs, tar on the steps, hot doorknob, swinging paint cans, sharp ornaments, toy cars—the whole chaotic stack.
One trap alone was not enough.
But all of them together--> Genius. 1/🧵
Ice on stairs, tar on the steps, hot doorknob, swinging paint cans, sharp ornaments, toy cars—the whole chaotic stack.
One trap alone was not enough.
But all of them together--> Genius. 1/🧵
a young boy wearing a red sweater is sitting in front of a window
Alt: a young boy wearing a red sweater is sitting in front of a window
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Ever notice how Kevin McAllister didn’t rely on 1 trap to stop the Wet Bandits?
Ice on stairs, tar on the steps, hot doorknob, swinging paint cans, sharp ornaments, toy cars—the whole chaotic stack.
One trap alone was not enough.
But all of them together--> Genius. 1/🧵
Ice on stairs, tar on the steps, hot doorknob, swinging paint cans, sharp ornaments, toy cars—the whole chaotic stack.
One trap alone was not enough.
But all of them together--> Genius. 1/🧵
One simple tool: the Hat Strategy.
When you leave work, take off your doctor hat. Put on your Home hat. Slower pace. Gentler tone.
When work calls, Doctor hat back on. Crisp language. Details. Emotional containment.
Same person. Different operating system. Use the right hat! 🧢 👒
When you leave work, take off your doctor hat. Put on your Home hat. Slower pace. Gentler tone.
When work calls, Doctor hat back on. Crisp language. Details. Emotional containment.
Same person. Different operating system. Use the right hat! 🧢 👒
December 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
One simple tool: the Hat Strategy.
When you leave work, take off your doctor hat. Put on your Home hat. Slower pace. Gentler tone.
When work calls, Doctor hat back on. Crisp language. Details. Emotional containment.
Same person. Different operating system. Use the right hat! 🧢 👒
When you leave work, take off your doctor hat. Put on your Home hat. Slower pace. Gentler tone.
When work calls, Doctor hat back on. Crisp language. Details. Emotional containment.
Same person. Different operating system. Use the right hat! 🧢 👒
Belonging > fitting in
In a national survey of >6,100 general surgery residents, sense of belonging was positively associated with performance on the American Board of Surgery In-Service Training Examination (#ABSITE).
ja.ma/4j8zUbo
ja.ma/4j8zUbo
December 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Belonging > fitting in
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Bots create MUCH of traffic on X, perhaps more than half.
"Ratioed" = bot invasion.
"Social media bots are deeply interweaved into our digital ecosystem" (www.nature.com/articles/s41...). They shape discourse & fuel polarization.
"64% of profiles" = bots www.clickguard.com/blog/twitter...
"Ratioed" = bot invasion.
"Social media bots are deeply interweaved into our digital ecosystem" (www.nature.com/articles/s41...). They shape discourse & fuel polarization.
"64% of profiles" = bots www.clickguard.com/blog/twitter...
A global comparison of social media bot and human characteristics - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - A global comparison of social media bot and human characteristics
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Bots create MUCH of traffic on X, perhaps more than half.
"Ratioed" = bot invasion.
"Social media bots are deeply interweaved into our digital ecosystem" (www.nature.com/articles/s41...). They shape discourse & fuel polarization.
"64% of profiles" = bots www.clickguard.com/blog/twitter...
"Ratioed" = bot invasion.
"Social media bots are deeply interweaved into our digital ecosystem" (www.nature.com/articles/s41...). They shape discourse & fuel polarization.
"64% of profiles" = bots www.clickguard.com/blog/twitter...
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Today I was proud of the fierce compassion of my partners for patients who are marginalized and discriminated against in our society. Our role as OBGYNs has never been more important as it is now as advocates in today’s society. I am guessing of specialties may feel similar.
December 20, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Today I was proud of the fierce compassion of my partners for patients who are marginalized and discriminated against in our society. Our role as OBGYNs has never been more important as it is now as advocates in today’s society. I am guessing of specialties may feel similar.
Dropped my kids off for Pajama Day at school today. Then remembered : EVERY day is Pajama day for meeeee
December 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Dropped my kids off for Pajama Day at school today. Then remembered : EVERY day is Pajama day for meeeee
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Here are my 5 most-read (or at least clicked-on) columns of 2025. Thanks for reading! www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Here are my 5 most-read (or at least clicked-on) columns of 2025. Thanks for reading! www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Thank you to Dr Leyland and @sogc.org for speaking up on this important topic
www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec...
www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec...
Delays in gynecological surgeries putting women’s health— and lives—at risk, doctors warn | CBC News
Long wait times for gynecological surgeries are putting many Canadian women at risk, doctors say. Surgical wait times vary across the country, but a 2020 study found that a gynecologist consultation a...
www.cbc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Thank you to Dr Leyland and @sogc.org for speaking up on this important topic
www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec...
www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec...
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Yesterday I posted the 1st of my 2 recent papers with @tarakiran.bsky.social on the #GenderPayGap in medicine. Today I'm thrilled to share the 2nd, done with Dr. Fahima Dossa.
We wanted to see if #WomenInSurgery did different types of work than their male colleagues.
1/8
#Medsky #Surgsky🧵
We wanted to see if #WomenInSurgery did different types of work than their male colleagues.
1/8
#Medsky #Surgsky🧵
Building on work that @tarakiran.bsky.social and I published 5 yrs ago, we're excited to announce the first of two new papers on the #GenderPayGap in Canadian medicine. This one is for @jama.com.
Data shows "pink collaring" or devaluation. Incomes going down when women enter a specialty.
#Medsky🧵
Data shows "pink collaring" or devaluation. Incomes going down when women enter a specialty.
#Medsky🧵
Proportion of Female Physicians in a Specialty and Median Annual Payments
This cross-sectional study evaluates whether an increase in the proportion of female physicians in a specialty is associated with a decrease in the median annual payments for that specialty.
jamanetwork.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Yesterday I posted the 1st of my 2 recent papers with @tarakiran.bsky.social on the #GenderPayGap in medicine. Today I'm thrilled to share the 2nd, done with Dr. Fahima Dossa.
We wanted to see if #WomenInSurgery did different types of work than their male colleagues.
1/8
#Medsky #Surgsky🧵
We wanted to see if #WomenInSurgery did different types of work than their male colleagues.
1/8
#Medsky #Surgsky🧵
Building on work that @tarakiran.bsky.social and I published 5 yrs ago, we're excited to announce the first of two new papers on the #GenderPayGap in Canadian medicine. This one is for @jama.com.
Data shows "pink collaring" or devaluation. Incomes going down when women enter a specialty.
#Medsky🧵
Data shows "pink collaring" or devaluation. Incomes going down when women enter a specialty.
#Medsky🧵
Proportion of Female Physicians in a Specialty and Median Annual Payments
This cross-sectional study evaluates whether an increase in the proportion of female physicians in a specialty is associated with a decrease in the median annual payments for that specialty.
jamanetwork.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Gender pay gap in surgery in Canada: persists!
--> some strategies for closing the pay gap in #surgery, ex reduce referral bias and increase value of non-procedural work
@docmcohen.medsky.social
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
--> some strategies for closing the pay gap in #surgery, ex reduce referral bias and increase value of non-procedural work
@docmcohen.medsky.social
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
Changes and contributions to the gender pay gap in surgery in Canada: a repeated cross-sectional analysis from 1996 to 2020
Objectives Occupational gender segregation is a contributing factor to gender pay inequity in medicine but has not been thoroughly characterised. We assessed the historical relationship between surgeo...
bmjopen.bmj.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Gender pay gap in surgery in Canada: persists!
--> some strategies for closing the pay gap in #surgery, ex reduce referral bias and increase value of non-procedural work
@docmcohen.medsky.social
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
--> some strategies for closing the pay gap in #surgery, ex reduce referral bias and increase value of non-procedural work
@docmcohen.medsky.social
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...