iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 2h

It’s officially Spooky Season and with the help of @graze.social we now have a new feed that will show you all the Halloween posts your friends are sharing! 🎃 👻 🐈‍⬛

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 11h

How (not) to write about health equity @plosglobalpublichealth.org journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

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How (not) to write about health equity

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 7h

Excellence in surgery isn't just technical — it's mental and interpersonal. How we communicate. Respond when things go wrong. Speak up. How we create an environment where people feel safe to do the same. The American College of Surgeons just published a case study ...

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Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) @cmpa-acpm.ca · 30/09/2026

Today, we honour residential school survivors, their families, communities, & remember the children who never returned home. We recognize our responsibility to continue to listen, learn, & help advance safer, equitable, & respectful care for all. #NDTR #TruthAndReconciliation #cdnhealth

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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The reports about the rapes at Cornell—and the lack of accountability—are sickening. So is the victim blaming: “If you don’t want to be raped, don’t go to a frat party.” Instead of telling girls and women to avoid harm, we should be raising boys and men not to commit it: Don’t. Rape. Women.

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Canadian medicine must make cultural safety central. If implemented properly, the Canadian Medical Association’s new Code of Ethics will save Indigenous lives, by Jamaica Cass, Sarah Funnell. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

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Opinion: Canadian medicine must make cultural safety central

If implemented properly, the Canadian Medical Association’s new Code of Ethics will save Indigenous lives

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

6 mo ago, the UBC Global Surgery Lab, Dr Esther Chin and I launched the SURGHub C-Section courses. @surgfoundation.bsky.social Now, 650+ learners have completed them! I’m so happy to see emerg maternity care in #globalsurgery. The courses are FREE online

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Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute @vchresearch.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Research led by VCHRI investigator Dr. Gillian Hanley is proving that opportunistic salpingectomy — a made-in-B.C. innovation — can reduce the risk of the most lethal form of ovarian cancer by nearly 80%: buff.ly/laszTqg @healthresearchbc.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social

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Gillian Hanley | The BC blueprint: Reducing ovarian cancer risk

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The rat patrol is real! Also I thought at first Dr this was The Beaverton headline and did a double take @verybadllama.bsky.social #CanadaSky #AlbertaBound

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Productivity Prescription: Can better health make Canada more competitive? Join me October 08, 2026 from 12:00pm-1:00pm. Speakers include Paula Allen, Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi, Michelle Theroux +++ Register here to attend virtually: globeandmailevents.com/productivity... via @theglobeandmail.com

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

‘It’s almost impossible not to feel inspired’ -- How the story of Terry Fox, the man who ran cross-country on one leg to raise money for cancer research, has fired up Canada’s patriotic spirit again, by @leylandcecco.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... via @theguardian.com

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‘It’s almost impossible not to feel inspired’: how the story of Terry Fox fired up Canada’s patriotic spirit again

Canada’s citizens are finding unity again in the story of the man who ran cross-country on one leg to raise awareness for children’s cancer research

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🕊️ Today is the International Day of Peace. Peace isn’t just something negotiated by governments. We build it in everyday moments: • Speaking up when someone is bullied • Making space for quieter voices • Challenging behaviour that creates fear or silence

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United Nations University @ununiversity.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🕊️ In a world torn apart by tensions, conflicts and wars, the struggle for peace seems more overwhelming than ever, yet all the more imperative. Peace isn’t built only in conference rooms — it is shaped by everyone, everywhere, every day. View our work on Peace: go.unu.edu/0NYD8 #InvestInPeace

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Dustin Johnson 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸 @warandcoffee.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026

I am pleased to say that people on Instagram have come up with "Syrupean" as the new Canadian demonyn

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Huge thanks to Enterprise Canada and my co-fellows in the Women in Media fellowship program!

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SOGC @sogc.org · 18/09/2026

The SOGC is proud to be a strong partner of the FMWC and to join colleagues in Edmonton for its 2026 Conference. Together, we support women in medicine and better care for women across Canada. fmwc.ca/events/2026-agm-conference-…

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In honour of being an Associate European, today am having coffee standing up and a croissant (pronounced the French way) #CanadaSky

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Dorothy Whoresnack @friendoflwaxana.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

*associate* European, you have to cover for the real Europeans while they’re on vacation

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Icarus 🎃 Dumpsterfire @pluperfectidiot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

15: There's biceps, and triceps, what comes next? Me: Forceps!

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Center for Medical Simulation (CMS) @medsimulation.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

As we learn to manage, we have to acknowledge that defensive survival circuits are automatic, and produce immediate behavioral and physiological changes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... #healthcaresimulation #nursing #medicine #debriefing #psychsafety

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Good leadership in the OR means knowing when the moment calls for warmth, structure, or both. A 2026 study (150 surgeries) found that transformational + directive leadership worked together under high complexity. Teams need psych safety to speak up AND clear decisions when risk rises. 1/2

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HeatherLoggheMD.bsky.social @heatherlogghemd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Women in medicine have always been essential. Who is in the room shapes which assumptions are questioned, which problems are taken seriously, and ultimately the medical knowledge we create.

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Provinces are turning to U.S. health-care workers to help with shortages. And it’s working. Recruitment can help fill gaps, but experts say Canada needs to do more to retain its own health-care workers, by Colleen Ross www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... via @cbcnews.ca (oops, deleted this post by accident)

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Provinces are turning to U.S. health-care workers to help with shortages. And it’s working | CBC

With shortages of nurses, physicians and other health workers, some provinces are actively recruiting U.S. health-care professionals — and they’re getting results.

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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"Rather than repeatedly investigating familiar problems we need greater emphasis... on designing and rigorously evaluating interventions, collecting evidence of sustained change..." Strongly agree. Skip doing yet another survey about bullying/discrimination, and DO something. #OperateWithRespect

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Civility is the foundation of patient safety in surgery

Systemic disrespectful and abusive behaviour sits at the heart of poor culture Working in the operating theatre can be stressful and lead to heightened emotions, frustration, and short tempered outb...

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Strong work! I'm proud to know and work with Marshall and his teams :)

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

One boundary I’m learning to set with myself: How to reflect on that case, perceived mistake or difficult interaction? Set aside 10–15 minutes to journal what happened, what I learned, what I might do differently, and what is outside my control. Cage that monkey mind. Then stop.

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“The 2040 demand wave is less than 15 years away, well inside the time required to plan, finance, build, staff and open major healthcare capacity.” We need to rebuild a margin of capacity to deliver care!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We can never afford to lose HOPE.

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Bryson The Gaytive @brysonthegaytive.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

As National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaches. I’d like to remind folks that as far as practicable as possible, buy orange shirts from Indigenous Peoples and not corporations.

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Bravo! “Supporters of the Correct the Map campaign say a different projection could help provide a fairer visual representation of the world and challenge longstanding misconceptions about Africa's size and importance.” #CorrecttheMap www.npr.org/2026/09/04/n...

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The U.N. backs a new world map showing Africa in its true relative size

The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/09/2026

The UN is expected to vote Friday on whether to endorse a world map that more accurately depicts the size of Africa. The new Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true size relative to one another, unlike the centuries-old Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa look smaller than it is.

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U.N. to Vote on African Proposal for a New World Map

The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true size relative to one another, unlike the centuries-old Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa look smaller than it is.

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

What the menopause gap in the labour force is costing Canada. Stigma, silence and unmanaged symptoms are taking an immense toll on women – and on the economy, by @taviagrant.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

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What the menopause gap in the labour force is costing Canada

Stigma, silence and unmanaged symptoms are taking an immense toll on women – and on the economy

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Gorgeous! Thank you Miss Uganda and the dress designer for this beautiful rep. Also, OBGYN is indivisible from #GlobalSurgery as a whole 😊😊

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

One of the most freeing lessons in high-stakes work is this: You do not have to 'slow down' at every possible moment. You only have to know when the moment has changed. That is the skill! 1/

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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Gloria Steinem was a feminist icon. She brought a feminist perspective into the mainstream through journalism, public speaking and activism. She wrote 9 books, campaigned against domestic violence, female genital mutilation, porn industry & Vietnam & Gulf wars. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...