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Mary Brindle

@maryebrindle.bsky.social
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Director Safe Surgery Safe Systems AriadneLabs HarvardChanSPH Pediatric Surgeon Director W21C and EQuIS UCalgaryMed ErasSociety . 🏳️‍🌈

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Yves Sonnay @yvessonnay.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Mining the Gap: New Opportunities for the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist @maryebrindle.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Mining the Gap: New Opportunities for the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist
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Yves Sonnay @yvessonnay.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Bridging Operative Standards to Clinical Practice: A Case Comparison of Synoptic Operative Report Implementation in Breast Cancer Surgery #KClaraPark @maryebrindle.bsky.social #BrighamSurgery @ariadnelabs.bsky.social @annsurgoncology.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Bridging Operative Standards to Clinical Practice: A Case Comparison of Synoptic Operative Report Implementation in Breast Cancer Surgery - Annals of Surgical Oncology
Background In 2020, the Commission on Cancer (CoC) announced a new accreditation standard requiring use of synoptic operative reporting (SOR) to improve the proportion of patients with breast cancer r...
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Yves Sonnay @yvessonnay.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Distance Traveled by Colorectal Liver Metastasis Patients to the Nearest Cancer Hospital To Receive Liver Metastasectomy @ariadnelabs.bsky.social @maryebrindle.bsky.social @cureusmedical.bsky.social www.cureus.com/articles/337...
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Distance Traveled by Colorectal Liver Metastasis Patients to the Nearest Cancer Hospital To Receive Liver Metastasectomy
Background Liver metastasectomy for colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) has been found to be associated with higher overall survival in select patients. However, this aggressive surgical treatment opt...
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Yves Sonnay @yvessonnay.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Adaptation and Recovery Challenges After Ostomy Surgery: Qualitative Study of Clinician Perspectives @maryebrindle.bsky.social @ariadnelabs.bsky.social #JSurgRes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Adaptation and Recovery Challenges After Ostomy Surgery: Qualitative Study of Clinician Perspectives
Patients undergoing colorectal surgery with fecal ostomy experience biopsychosocial challenges during recovery. We aimed (1) to describe clinician's p…
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Yves Sonnay @yvessonnay.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Defining re-implementation link.springer.com/article/10.1... @ariadnelabs.bsky.social @maryebrindle.bsky.social @implementsci.bsky.social
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Defining re-implementation - Implementation Science Communications
Background The first attempt to implement a new tool or practice does not always lead to the desired outcome. Re-implementation, which we define as the systematic process of reintroducing an intervent...
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Yves Sonnay @yvessonnay.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Redefining and Improving Patient Involvement in the Surgical Safety Checklist @maryebrindle.bsky.social @ariadnelabs.bsky.social journals.lww.com/annalsofsurg...
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Yves Sonnay @yvessonnay.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Importance of social ties in dissemination of Commission on Cancer's synoptic operative report sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #BrighamSurgery @ariadnelabs.bsky.social #OSUCCC_James #wakeforestmed #KClaraPark @maryebrindle.bsky.social #SurgeryOpen
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Importance of social ties in dissemination of Commission on Cancer's synoptic operative report
In 2020, the Commission on Cancer (CoC) launched templated synoptic element documentation in operative reports (SORs) as an accreditation standard to …
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Yves Sonnay @yvessonnay.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Healthcare Priorities for Surgical Care in Canada journals.lww.com/aosopen/full... @maryebrindle.bsky.social @ariadnelabs.bsky.social #UCalgaryMed #SickKidsNews #AnnalsofSurgery
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Healthcare Priorities for Surgical Care in Canada : Annals of Surgery Open
stem priorities related to surgery have evolved; the concepts of what constitutes quality care have changed over time. How efficiency and access contribute to safe care, where equity exists as a key o...
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Yves Sonnay @yvessonnay.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Overcoming Professional Silos and Threats to Psychological Safety: A Conceptual Framework for Successful Team-Based Morbidity and Mortality Conferences @maryebrindle.bsky.social @ariadnelabs.bsky.social #TheJointCommissionJournalonQualityandPatientSafety www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Overcoming Professional Silos and Threats to Psychological Safety: A Conceptual Framework for Successful Team-Based Morbidity and Mortality Conferences
Adverse events in health care are frequently discussed in morbidity and mortality conferences. However, while health care has evolved to be delivered …
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Come do research with us! Now accepting applications from gen surg or ped surg grads for our #PediatricSurgery Clinical Research Fellowship @UCalgary + Alberta Children's Hospital Calgary 🇨🇦 🗓 1-year 📬 Application Deadline: Sept 1, 2025 Flexible start 📧 mary.brindle@ahs.ca
The colourful Alberta Children's Hospital
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
It's here! The ERAS Society's updated colorectal guideline- built around robust, contemporary evidence and developed by an international multiprofessional team led by Ulf Gustafsson and Martin Hubner. Proud to be a part of this team! tinyurl.com/3x6efeyu
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Guidelines for perioperative care in elective colorectal surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society recommendations 2025
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Steven Wexner @swexner.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
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Guidelines for perioperative care in elective colorectal surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society recommendations 2025
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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Susan J. Kressly, said "creation of federal immunization policy is ‘no longer a credible process.’”
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Michael Baym @baym.lol · 14/05/2025
Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
A screenshot of the termination notice showing "Outstanding Investigator Grants"A screenshot of the termination notice with "This award is terminated effective the date of this award, due to unsafe antisemitic actions that suggest the institution lacks concern for the safety and wellbeing of Jewish students." highlighted
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Agree! And patients living in rural and remote communities.
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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
A break from my regularly scheduled political and legal posting to express some gratitude. This week, my 18 month old daughter had to have open heart surgery. 💔 As you might imagine, this was utterly terrifying. 1/
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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I saw firsthand the impact of stop-work-orders/terminations at USAID & now Harvard. My new @NewYorker piece is on the serious implications for the lives of millions across the world and the US – including for my own family and very possibly your own. 🧵 www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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The Cost of Defunding Harvard
If you or someone you love has cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, or diabetes, you have likely benefitted from the university’s federally funded discoveries in care and tre...
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 07/04/2025
Did you know an estimated 99% of women who die in childbirth or from pregnancy-related complications live in developing countries? Most of these deaths are preventable. This #WorldHealthDay, stand with them by sharing this tile. ❤️
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
From the Harvard President this morning: view.hu.harvard.edu?qs=351b45ebf...
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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Emotional reactions to adverse events are a significant driver of burnout. Peer support (esp if trained) is effective. You’re not alone.
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
“The death of a good idea is a loss for Society”
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Daria Mochly-Rosen Bringing academia and industry together allows creativity, risk-taking, diligence and impact & sparks creative solutions. Keys: Remove hierarchy/ego, embrace failure. #SPARKAlberta 5th anniversary @ucalgary.bsky.social
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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
100% I’m in. Glad to see you including #nontechnical skills as crucial since “majority of patient harm was caused by deviation from.. policy/procedure, clinical judgment issues, team-patient communication breakdown, lack of team coordination for the surgical safety checklist, distractions.”
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The quality of 🇨🇦 surgical outcomes are suboptimal & adverse events are increasing. In @AnnalsOpen, we describe Canadian organizations' current priorities and present solutions A cohesive national strategy for surgical safety in 🇨🇦 is needed. shorturl.at/7ZZFD
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Healthcare Priorities for Surgical Care in Canada : Annals of Surgery Open
stem priorities related to surgery have evolved; the concepts of what constitutes quality care have changed over time. How efficiency and access contribute to safe care, where equity exists as a key o...
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Agree. So unexpected. So sad
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Rebecca Fielding-Miller @rebeccafieldingmiller.com · 22/03/2025
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women. More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications. I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Colleagues are cancelling their US work trips. I worry that international colleagues in the US are at risk if they collaborate with us on certain topics. I've written a new post about the increasing danger of being a foreign scientist in the US. christinapagel.substack.com/p/trumps-att...
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Trump's attacks on universities get ever darker, with the shadows reaching our shores
The US has become a hostile and authoritarian state to foreign scientists and is choosing ideology over science.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
See this chart for one stark example: NIH funding has dramatically slowed down. Grant awards are down *$3 billion* so far, compared to same time period last year I asked the White House to explain. “This is not a researcher entitlement program,” said an official, defending their new approach.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
This doesn't look good, folks www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Omg. That was just predinner cocktails. It is 10pm and we are just heading to the dinner now!
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I definitely know I am at a Spanish perioperative conference. The Conference Dinner starts at 21:30.
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
She’s not on 🦋 but Tito Daodu from @ucalgary.bsky.social has shown her absolute excellence in leading work that has been missing in 🇨🇦 in addressing th deep systemic biases in Our healthcare system. Deeply proud to be her colleague. cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54239.html
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2024 Rising Star Early Career Award in Health Services and Policy Research - CIHR
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics. At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/02/2025
The Trump administration terminates funding for polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs around the world. “People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
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U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
#Surgery #Surgsky #MedSky
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
What a great honour to contribute to this piece on the evidence and the implementation considerations for ERAS and look to ERAS's future potential with Gregg Nelson and Kevin Elias for @nejm.org NEJMEvidence evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Enhanced Recovery after Surgery — Evidence and Practice
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a global initiative comprised of a series of evidence-based interventions in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative surgical phases. When impl...
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Older people in the US using Medicare who could have accessed care at home for consultations that didn’t need a physical exam will now need to go to medical offices. The mobility issues and $ for these folks…. At the end of the day, there will be less care provided which, I suppose, was the intent
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Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD @gmboland.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Delighted to take on a new role as Vice Chair of Research for the Integrated Department of Surgery at Mass General Brigham
Photo of announcement in new VC of Research role MGB
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Nicole M Saur, MD @saurnicole.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Cliff Ko presenting quality/value masterclass at Victor Fazio lecture #ICDS25. Quality is best for patients & good quality costs less. Optimization necessary: patient factors drive poor outcomes more than surgeon/hospital factors @swexner.bsky.social @boutrosmarylise.bsky.social @3isac.bsky.social
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 14/02/2025
When patients are not heard by their doctors there can be devastating consequences. So why does this happen & what can be done to address it? On the cover, Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan explores this question. Read her full essay & more: tinyurl.com/5c7xwj2e ‪@drrageshri.bsky.social‬
Cover of The Lancet's Feb 15, 2025 issue. Quote on cover reads "At the core of patients not being heard is the unequal power dynamic between doctor and patient. Each holds a different form of expertise...It is vital that we combine this expertise and collaborate."
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Thank you for your great summaries of these presentations!! What a great conference
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
@drmlb.bsky.social presenting on physician wellness #ICDS25 Thank you for your wonderful advice. “Joy is a form of Resistance”
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Nicole M Saur, MD @saurnicole.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Brooke Gurland presented incredibly compelling evidence for mindfulness for surgeons at #ICDS25. Surgeons already use mindfulness techniques in the OR. It is a practice and becomes more effective over time. @swexner.bsky.social @boutrosmarylise.bsky.social @3isac.bsky.social
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Nicole M Saur, MD @saurnicole.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Absolutely incredible perspective-altering talk on surgeon wellbeing @drmlb.bsky.social at #ICDS25. Task: 1 lead with compassion 2 speak the truth (this is not normal) 3 remember who we work for (patients, etc). It only takes 17% to change culture! @swexner.bsky.social @boutrosmarylise.bsky.social
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Nicole M Saur, MD @saurnicole.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Inspiring talk on the value of surgical coaching by Sharon Stein at #ICDS25. It takes humility for surgeons to engage in professional coaching but surgeons should have as many coaches as elite athletes! @swexner.bsky.social @boutrosmarylise.bsky.social
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Nicole M Saur, MD @saurnicole.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
@maryebrindle.bsky.social presenting a thought-provoking analysis and approach to the surgeon as a second victim at #ICDS25. @swexner.bsky.social @boutrosmarylise.bsky.social @3isac.bsky.social @clevelandclinic.bsky.social
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Yves Sonnay @yvessonnay.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Impact of Multi-Institutional Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocol Implementation on Elective Colorectal Surgery Outcomes @acsjacs.bsky.social @facs.org #MGB #BWH journals.lww.com/journalacs/a...
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Impact of Multi-Institutional Enhanced Recovery after... : Journal of the American College of Surgeons
STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study using the American College of Surgeons NSQIP database from 2012 to 2020. We analyzed patient outcomes before (2012 to 2014) and af...
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Mary Brindle @maryebrindle.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Yes! #ERAS in colorectal surgery across multiple sites. Almost 9000 patients studied and published in @acsjacs.bsky.social ⬇️ SSI ⬇️ 30d complications ⬇️ LOS ⬇️ Readmission The video is worth watching. 🔥culture and 💪 implementation
Abstract describing improvements in recovery post ERAS
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