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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Hamilton est une ville de bâtisseurs et ces Hamiltoniens sont prêts à bâtir #UnCanadaFort.

Mark Carney rencontre des sympathisants à Hamilton, Ontario.

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Leaning into the abundance philosophy of life, leadership, and work today: there are ample opportunities and resources for everyone, so we should meet challenges with optimism and generosity. ☀️

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JAMA @jama.com · 29/03/2025

In patients needing coagulation factor replacement after cardiac surgery, prothrombin complex concentrate showed superior hemostatic effectiveness and fewer serious adverse events and acute kidney injuries compared to frozen plasma. #ACC25 ja.ma/43w3phs

Visual Abstract. Prothrombin Complex Concentrate vs Frozen Plasma for Coagulopathic Bleeding in Cardiac Surgery

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 29/03/2025

In the API-CAT trial involving patients with active cancer and venous thromboembolism, extended anticoagulation with reduced-dose apixaban was noninferior to full-dose apixaban for preventing recurrent thromboembolic events. Full results: nej.md/41YkRZK #ACC25 | @accintouch.bsky.social

A graph showing the cumulative incidence of recurrent venous thromboembolism (primary efficacy outcome) among patients who received apixaban at a reduced (2.5 mg) or full (5.0 mg) dose twice daily for 12 months.

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

It’s moving to see someone both lead and heal.

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Hamilton is my hometown, and this message gives me hope. ⚒️

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Matt Warner 🩸 @bloodhealth.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

We continue to see legislative efforts to mandate that blood banks/hospitals allow patients to use directed or autologous blood donations without medical indication. These are driven by vaccine-related fears which lack any scientific grounding. This is problematic for multiple reasons… 1/

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Utah Republicans push to let patients supply their own blood as vaccine concerns linger

Health care facilities in Utah would be required to let patients bring their own blood or choose their own donor for medical procedures under legislation gaining momentum in Utah

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American Society of Hematology @ash.hematology.org · 21/02/2025

Science, research funding & DEI efforts face new challenges, but ASH remains committed to promoting the highest quality care & a strong #hematology workforce. Learn how you can advocate & make a difference in the President’s Column by @b-avalos-md.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/41vo1oR #HemeSky

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

This is a strikingly beautiful and shattering read. “I’ve learned to let the beauty of the world and the bravery of other people pull me up and out of the despair.”

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I am so damn busy doing the work (& encouraging others to do so, too) … PHEW. Do NOT give up your agency or your hope, my friends. Thanks to all for being in this together. Here’s to the long game. 🙏❤️

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Gautam Kamath @gautamkamath.com · 07/02/2025

A *2011* grant from NSERC Research Tools and Instruments, for 60000 CAD, to Geoff Hinton (@geoffreyhinton.bsky.social) For "Large scale machine learning using GPUs" Everything you're seeing now started from a pittance of cash given by the Canadian government for fundamental research

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Thank you. “Natural attorneys of the poor” (and marginalized and equity seeking and vulnerable and forgotten) is a sentiment that resonates.

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

We feel warmly about kind, smart people who want to help us create a better Canada! For jobs: check out the university of Toronto’s IHPME and our federal and provincial governments’ job sites. I wish you luck in your search - and I hope it leads you to our beautiful country.

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

A broad answer to your question: We aren’t a country without problems. But as an academic physician with an interest in equity, a believer in science, a visible minority, a friend and ally of LGBTQ2S+ people… I don’t feel the fear many of my American friends feel right now.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 01/02/2025

The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here. HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻 archive.org/details/2025...

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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

✨PLEASE SHARE! CDC GUIDELINE ARCHIVES✨ ▶️STI GUIDELINES buff.ly/4jReLT4 buff.ly/3EmjR9B ▶️Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC) for Contraceptives buff.ly/3PZzQNf buff.ly/4aKMEko ▶️VACCINE VIS buff.ly/4jJ1603 ▶️Others from @jessicavalenti.bsky.social LGBTQ CDCGuidelines.com #medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟🧪

Yellow background. Different CDC websites that have been removed. Some are in black and white. Others are purple or red and green.

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

U.S. physician colleagues - did you know that Ontario, Canada has 3 expedited pathways to practice in our province? All specialties have needs. We *really* need great family docs! www.cpso.on.ca/Physicians/R...

cpso.on.ca

CPSO - Alternative Pathways to Registration for Physicians Trained in the United States

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Rudolph Virchow. Abide by his Triad and by his words. “Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing more than medicine on a grand scale.” #HemeSky

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Talking about lab stewardship for rural physicians with my family medicine bestie, Dr Kate Miller, on Jan 23. Register now! srpcportal.ca/events/

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Ontario docs - don’t forget to vote in the OMA elections! Great slate of candidates, including my longtime colleague Dr Khalid Azzam from Hamilton, who is an extraordinarily experienced, kind, and thoughtful leader. @ontariosdoctors.bsky.social

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Excited to speak at the Chicago Highlights of ASH about the intersection btw women’s health and hematology! TY for the opportunity, @ash.hematology.org

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Congrats to both! Brilliant scholars and awfully nice people ❤️

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Isn’t it lovely? My colleague who is a red cell disorders treater bought one, and I am quite happy with my red cell earrings!

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

So much great sickle cell content at #ASH24! (Including the Ham-Wasserman lecture this year!) Well deserved focus on a too often marginalized condition and patient population.

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Very good! But as a Canadian I have been told that my taco bar is pretty low ☺️

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Dinner and then a good sleep to prepare for a busy day at #ASH24 tomorrow! 9:30 am in SDCC Rm 25, kicking off @ash-hematology.bsky.social guidelines sessions with peds VTE update.

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Heading your way with - literally - a plane full of 🇨🇦 hematologists!

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Really looking forward to escaping the snow for #ASH24 and San Diego sun!

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Clinton, those little emojis have gotten so big! ❤️

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

LITERALLY RELIEVED. Also, love @altmetric.com showing up with personality on this thread 🤣

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I've put it out there, so now I have to do it 😂

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Let's be accountability buddies! (Or let's just pretend we never held ourselves accountable in the first place 😀)

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

And I will add: the unexpected need to access reproductive care at any stage of pregnancy is real. The consequences of not getting that care can, undeniably, be fatal for pregnant people.

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Compelling. I see this as more than just a political stance (not to minimize the importance of those); pregnant people have the right to participate fully in scientific conferences. How can they feel safe doing so if that means travelling to places that would legally deny them life saving care?

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Bethany Samuelson Bannow, MD, MCR (she/her) @btsamuelsonmd.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

We *tried* to do a meta-analysis on menstrual bleeding in FXI inhibitor studies - not only is it not an outcome, but hardly any participants were capable of menstruation. We call for action to improve capture of HMB in anticoagulant trials in our latest @jthjournal.bsky.social pub. t.co/c26Y0umzOi

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https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1k6ci5TuFxIuhI

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Billions of people suffer from #anemia, but there are cheap ways to address the problem. In some countries, most children and pregnant women are anemic. There are low-cost ways to tackle this. ourworldindata.org/billions-peo... via @ourworldindata.org #GlobalHealth

ourworldindata.org

Billions of people suffer from anemia, but there are cheap ways to reduce this

In some countries, most children and pregnant women are anemic. There are low-cost ways to tackle this.

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Practical article on acquired hemophilia! Need to be aware of it, even if not a hematologist, as abrupt onset of bleeding can rapidly become life threatening. No specialized lab support or pfVIII access? rfVIIa can work! A GOOD reason to page heme in the middle of the night. #hemesky #emedsky

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Dr Neil Stone @drneilstone.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

BlueSky feels like Twitter's more mature, responsible but slightly nerdy older brother.

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

On call tomorrow, and looks like it's right on my way home from the hospital... My children and husband thank you in advance for tomorrow's dinner pick 😀

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

IN OAKVILLE?!?!! This is the bluesky content I'm here for, @kidsdoc1.bsky.social!

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

So much to learn at #ASH24. Most excited for the Quality sessions and Classical Heme (aka Benign, aka Systems, aka Non-Malignant Heme) sessions. See you soon, San Diego!

ashpublications.org

Education Program Provides Framework for Thinking About Patient Care in a Rapidly Changing Field | ASH Clinical News | American Society of Hematology

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

So excited for these #ClassicalHeme sessions at ASH. Thank you @rakhinaik.bsky.social and the Education Program Committee for putting this together!

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

#3 - if you have also started an alternative anticoagulant for presumptive HIT, I am straight up marrying you.

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I Love You.Gif GIF

ALT: I Love You.Gif GIF

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

@profmakris.bsky.social, just saw your share from BJH, of cardiac iron accumulation with IV iron (unrelated to ferritin). IV iron is an important tool in our armamentarium. #HemeSky, #CardioSky - anyone studying cardiac outcomes of repeated FCM infusion? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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Myocardial iron intake following intravenous iron therapy with ferric carboxymaltose is sustained at 1 year despite recurrence of iron deficiency

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Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @mpaimd.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Dr. Sarah Giles is a bright ⭐ in 🇨🇦 medicine - the doc that other rural docs tell me they look up to. Please read her candid article about burnout, self-preservation, and who should bear the responsibility for keeping our healthcare system afloat. (Hint: not frontline HCPs) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

cbc.ca

FIRST PERSON | As a rural ER doctor, I feel guilty cutting back my hours. But it's the only way for me to keep working | CBC News

Dr. Sarah Giles wants you to know she's sorry that patients are suffering because of staffing shortages in health care. But she's learned that working longer hours won't solve the problem. In fact, it could have led her to leave the profession altogether.

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