How Epic can slow MDs down. Complex patients do need a look at their medical record, but the most important is the bedside assessment. A typical Epic work-flow is:
1) dictate key parts of triage note into your note
2) open Health Connect Ontario for salient history
3) look at…

Raghu Venugopal MD Salt in the wound: epic and the other big EHRs (xcept CPRS) are just glorified accounting systems - US accounting systems! 🤦🏼‍♀️

Do they really help us or pts in Canada? Unless used for system level QI or research, what value to they add?? 😭

Third CMHCC conference in Toronto!

Great meeting planned, excellent speakers, promises to be amazing.

#liver twitter #liver #hepatobiliary cmhcc.ca

Read our paper in JHEP Reports on the risk of bleeding and thromboembolism in atezobev vs lenvatinib for HCC. Big thanks to the fantastic collaborators!

Multicentre phs II trial of cabozantinib in HCC after immune checkpoint inhibitors
Journal of Hepatology
doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep…
🧐Efficacy of Cabozantinib in 2nd line after ICI, but disappointing data in 3rd line
ESMO - Eur. Oncology Milca Malary EASL Education #livertwitter

Congratulations!! I am so incredibly lucky to be mentored by Dr. Juergens-- there is no one more deserving of this award!

Massive news!!! cadth.ca/news/governmen…

What does the EBM world think of this updated recommendation?

All cancer treatments unfortunately have some kind of acute & delayed side effects

Telling patient that there is NO SIDE EFFECTS is a blatant lie !!!

Guessing tomorrow will be a repeat of last year Paris to Ancaster #P2A just with less hypothermia!!

Ride safe everyone!!!

Two approaches in diagnosis of breast & colorectal cancer:

1) Cancer Screening - $

2) Treating advanced/incurable cancer - $$$$$$$$

Let’s go #Canada
#medtwitter #cancerscreening

⁦A Future Without Breast Cancer⁩ ⁦Canadian Association of Medical Oncologists⁩ ⁦⁦Colorectal Cancer Canada⁩ ⁦ cbc.ca/news/politics/…

No interest in family medicine?

Sure 🇨🇦 tax changes and longer residency will surely help!

Oh, and a #Ford special, a new not yet failure of a med school ⁦York University⁩. Great plans all around!

#GP #medicine #bad apple.news/ARCo_9li_SxaHQ…

📢 (Bio)statistician Job Opportunity

We are seeking an enthusiastic (bio)statistician to join our biostatistics unit to support high quality, multi-centre clinical trials. To apply or view more details, please visit:

careers.mcmaster.ca/psp/prepprd/EM…

I don’t understand this.
Has this been refused?

Are we now at the point that kids who need specialized consultations are now being declined because of waiting times?

Also,
• I never refer needlessly.
• This is also one of your expatients.
• additional information was sent!

Some analysis from a caring, expert, highly-respected MD:
-'As an incorporated MD you pay the new capital gains tax rate on the first dollar of capital gains earned. the 250K threshold applies only to individuals ie. non-MPCs'
-'this is very bad for all doctors who counted on…

💡Timing⏱️of assessing response to #immunotherapy matters.

We underestimate how quickly immunotherapy works.👇🏾1️⃣2️⃣days with BOT/BAL #NestTrial 🪺all you see are immune cells🟣🟣in the biopsy.

At surgery➡️tumor is💯% dead; immune cells have left the party.

📸 RareCyte, Inc. #CRCSM

👌👌👌👌

oicr.on.ca/new-window-of-…

#cancer #HCC #Headandneck #OICR #CancerResearch

mouse 🟰 human
#MedTwitter

Fiction: FDA 'accelerated approval' helps #Pharma 'get drugs for serious unmet medical needs to patients sooner.'
Fact: Half of *cancer* drugs thus approved do not improve survival OR quality of life.
Pharma is, unsurprisingly, pleased with this:
statnews.com/2024/04/07/can…

Health task force blasted over ‘dangerous guidance’ for cancer screenings

They absolutely should be blasted. The dogmatic pursuit of RCTs and RCTs only is ignoring more recent and relevant science. Canadians are suffering and dying. globalnews.ca/news/10423697/…