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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

@first10em.bsky.social saw your post over on the dark side channel. Agree 100%. We need to continue to encourage medical leaders and organizations to establish a meaningful presence here on @bsky.app #FOAM

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

🚨 Fatigue alert! 🚨 Are we turning a blind eye to the risks of overworked, fatigued healthcare workers?🏥⚡ @cjemonline.bsky.social dives into the urgent need for change before burnout and exhaustion become the norm. ➡️ doi.org/10.1007/s43678 and ➡️ rdcu.be/edjx4

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Gillian Sheppard @gsheppard.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

International POCUS Games at ICEM in Montreal May 2025. Sponsored by Butterfly, Sonosite, Clarius and Philips. Check it out @dan-kim.bsky.social @olszynskip.bsky.social @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Seeing more and more folks feeling trapped by our societal expectations

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Annals of U.S. healthcare: Annual ‘winners’ for most egregious US healthcare profiteering announced. Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @theguardian.com @mlgg12.bsky.social

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Annual ‘winners’ for most egregious US healthcare profiteering announced

Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

@mattgalloway.bsky.social doing a fantastic job on CBCs The Current asking the hard questions. Canadians are looking for a leader who will answer the questions, not avoid the hard truths we must face

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Gillian Sheppard @gsheppard.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

A recent study in @cjemonline.bsky.social reveals that 94% of rural Canadian emergency physicians use POCUS in their practice. However, they face barriers to training, including cost (62%) and distance to training centres (48%).

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Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine - CJEM @cjemonline.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Just the facts: emergency department approach to myelopathy rdcu.be/d5ui8 by Zachary Macdonald What is a myelopathy? What are the different etiologies? What are the signs and symptoms? What is the ED workup and treatment? All these questions answered in this JTF!

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Science Explorist @scipexplorist.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

The Christmas Tree in Space...

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Right now, foxes are being chased to exhaustion and torn apart by hounds—all in the name of ‘tradition.’ Boxing Day remains the biggest day of the year for the fox hunting community. Please RT to raise awareness and follow us to help end this cruelty for good.

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Here are my top columns of 2024, according to the Globe Audience team, which uses a number of readership metrics. Here are the links: 1. With a dire shortage of family docs, should we reassign GPs from healthy people to the more needy? www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... /1

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Annals of Emergency Medicine @annalsofem.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Systematic Review Snapshot Hot off the Press: Is Subcutaneous Insulin Administration Safe and Effective for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Diabetic Ketoacidosis? www.annemergmed.com/article/S019... #education #MedSky #EMSky #EMedSky #BlueSky

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Must be Christmas 🎄🦌🐕‍🦺

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Endless complaints won’t fix Canadian healthcare. Let’s focus on solutions now... 💡 Tune into #HealthforAll on Spotify for inspiring ideas and real strategies to transform our system: open.spotify.com/show/4Pl8sRb.... Let’s make ‘health for all’ a reality. 🇨🇦 #CdnHealth #SolutionsNotProblems

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/12/2024

Dick Van Dyke is the focus of Coldplay’s latest music video, “All My Love.” In a clip, Van Dyke sings, dances barefoot and offers meditations on aging, family and love. A shorter version of the video will be released Dec. 13 on Van Dyke’s 99th birthday.

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Dick Van Dyke, Approaching 99, Dances in Coldplay’s Latest Video

In the clip, which was filmed in October, Van Dyke sings, dances barefoot and offers meditations on aging, family and love.

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

ChatGPT: 🚨 Hot topic: Should generative AI have a seat at the academic table? 🤖📚 The latest debate in @cjemonline.bsky.social dives into the pros & cons of AI in research—innovation vs integrity. 🧠💡 link.springer.com/article/10.1... Join the convo on Bluesky! #CJEMdebate

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#AIAuthorship. The CJEM debate: is there a place for generative AI in data analysis and writing within scholarly manuscript preparation? - Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Among a group of 31 high-income countries that have universally accessible health care, Canada has among the lowest availability of doctors, hospital beds, and most medical technologies—and some of the longest wait times. www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/comp...

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 27/11/2024

Anecdotal accounts of men exaggerating their symptoms of respiratory illness are common. But how much of a scientific basis is there for “man flu,” asks Carla Delgado www.bmj.com/content/387/...

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Loving @bsky.app but is it just me or wouldn’t #Flutter have been a better name?? @jackdodo.bsky.social

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Unsure about your approach to Epistaxis? take a look at this @cjemonline.bsky.social update by #BritLong #MorganL #hansrosenberg @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social et al. Just the facts: evaluation and management of epistaxis ⭐️Free online: rdcu.be/d0r2r

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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 27/11/2024

The surprising ways hybrid work changed people’s grooming habits and notions of personal time: Time saved on showering, shaving, applying makeup and digging out fresh clothes is helping ensure the staying power of hybrid work, experts argue

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The surprising ways hybrid work changed people’s grooming habits and notions of personal time

Time saved on showering, shaving, applying makeup and digging out fresh clothes is helping ensure the staying power of hybrid work, experts argue

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Health isn’t a privilege; it’s a right. 🌍 Imagine healthcare organized for each community, with everyone guaranteed access to multidisciplinary teams—MDs, PAs, nurses, social workers, and more all working together to serve every person. That’s #HealthForAll. @Gov_NB @nb_docs

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Check out the updated #SavingEM collection here: sjrhem.ca/savingem/ @CAEP_docs @cjemonline.bsky.social

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Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine - CJEM @cjemonline.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

POCUS literature primer: key papers on cardiac and lung POCUS @dan___kim @GillianSheppar9 @TomJelic @rajivthava @ELalandeEM @colinrbell rdcu.be/dYGL2 The expert panel used a modified Delphi process to identify the most influential papers on cardiac and lung POCUS @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social

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Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine - CJEM @cjemonline.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

JTF: Assessing and managing soft tissue knee injuries in the ED by Benjamin Gompels rdcu.be/d1yNT - Soft tissue knee injuries are common - PRICER principles are effective in the majority of soft tissue knee injuries - F/U is integral for these injuries #FOAMed

Differential diagnosis in a traumatic knee injury.

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Strong official response from #Mexico to #DonaldTrump call for tariffs on 🇲🇽 & 🇨🇦. We await the formal #Canadian response from @justintrudeaupm.bsky.social Spanish and English versions…

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

What's the future of #PrimaryCare in Canada? The way healthcare was delivered in the past will not be how it will be delivered in the future, by @alikamd.bsky.social ourplausiblefutures.substack.com/p/whats-the-...

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

It’s getting cold. Time to invest in shelter for everyone @DonnaReardonSJ @CBCNB www.thestar.com/politics/pol...

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 24/11/2024

Threads is an echo chamber on the left, Twitter on the Right, I hope this stays a sane normal place where some disagreement can be politely explored. Too much to ask??

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Kindness in medicine isn't just a bedside manner; it's a lifesaving prescription. It's a dose of hope in despair, a release from pain that medication can't reach. Let's make healthcare not just a system, but a sanctuary #Compassionomics @nb_docs @DalMedSchool @CMA_Docs @CAEP_Docs

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

It’s beginning to feel a lot like…

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Would you pay to see a family doctor faster? Quebecers are, and critics say the situation should act as a warning for the rest of Canada. www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... via @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social #PrimaryCare

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Alcohol-Related Deaths Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades, Study Finds. Americans are dying of illnesses related to #alcohol at roughly twice the rate seen in 1999. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/h... via @nytimes.com

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Alcohol Deaths Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades, Study Finds

Americans are dying of illnesses related to alcohol at roughly twice the rate seen in 1999.

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The Globe 100: The best books📚of 2024. Our annual guide to the books that entertained, informed and delighted us this year. www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/a... via @theglobeandmail.com

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The Globe 100: The best books of 2024

Our annual guide to the books that entertained, informed and delighted us this year

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Paul Atkinson @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Such a pleasure to listen to @caroloff discuss themes from her new book with @thewrightpage at @UNBSaintJohn last night @cbcasithappens @cityofsaintjohn

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