Such a great session! How do we best use time-limited trials to address prognostic uncertainty, relational conflict, therapeutic momentum, therapeutic nihilism and support shared decision-making in the ICU? So many thoughtful perspectives in the room. #ATS2024

One of my amateur hobbies - cat photography I call this one: "why haven't you finished that manuscript yet?"

Realize this when dealing with your angry patients/families in the #ICU.

Check out the video from the Dossetor Centre's Health Ethics Seminar by Sarah Andersen - Magical Thinking: How Emotions Impact Decision-Making, Capacity, and Pat... youtu.be/0nj8om0_N-M?fe… via YouTube

If clinicians are not using guidelines to prognosticate, then what are they using? resuscitationjournal.com/article/S0300-… Resuscitation Pitt Neurology Pitt Critical Care Medicine Yanran Yang

Presenting the #DEFENDER trial at #CCR24 !! Fernando Zampieri UAlberta Crit Care

Great thread on the nuance of post-arrest myoclonus. #neuroprognostication

Seriously impressive group of people CCCTG #CCR24 #REVISEtrial #HEMOTIONtrial #CYCLEtrial Alexis Turgeon

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Dossetor Centre Health Ethics Symposium, "Disability Ethics: Within and Beyond a Canadian Context", Thursday, 21 November 2024, 1-4:30 pm MST secure.campaigner.com/CSB/Public/arc…

Impact of a family support intervention on hospitalization costs and hospital readmissions among ICU patients pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38954149/ Bottom line: an ICU family support intervention decreased hospital costs, readmissions, and may increase hospice use. Pitt Critical Care Medicine Palliative Research Center

Recovery from Sepsis: Management beyond Acute Care. See new work from Sarah K. Andersen, MD MS UAlberta Med & Dent thieme-connect.de/products/ejour…

Recovery from Sepsis: Management beyond Acute Care An important narrative review by Drs. Sarah K. Andersen, MD MS, Kirsten Fiest and Herridge, highlighting the need for a multi-dimensional model of #sepsis recovery. Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38968959/ Sepsis Canada

Hundreds of people across B.C. are signing onto the call to ban glyphosate from the province. This toxic pesticide is incredibly dangerous for ecosystems and communities. Add your name to the growing demand for a ban on glyphosate 🔽 #glyphosate #bc wildernesscommittee.org/take-action/le…

The research published shows "there is no possibility of recovery" for SRKWs under existing conditions in their habitat. It lends urgency our coalition's calls for the gov't to reverse its decision not to issue an emergency protection order for the whales: nsnews.com/oil-gas-and-mi…

"Barely 3 years after a heat dome killed 117 people in Vancouver alone, this ambush of our public right to weigh in on municipal policy, and our right to a healthy environment, betrays our civic values and health." My latest op-ed The Vancouver Sun. @CAPE-ACME vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/…

This morning Cindy and Jenny had a record number of finds - 20 window strike observations: 🐦‍⬛ 8 whole deceased (7 Chipping Sparrows + 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch) 🐦‍⬛ 4 live rescues (Chipping Sparrows) 🐦‍⬛ 8 scavenged (partials/ feathers) Photo credit: Team mate Jenny 🧵…

Conservation North’s Seeing Red Map. This BC map's red zones reveal the impact of industrial logging and the toll it has taken. Versus the green areas of remaining primary forests, which we’re fighting to protect! 🌿🌲

I’ll never forget the first time I witnessed a peaceful last breath. #Palliativecare is about life, not death, but caring for patients in those final moments of life is a tremendous privilege. A reflection I drew for Literature and Medicine (1/3) #graphicmedicine muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…