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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 15h

Racial inequities in SMM among Black and White people in Canada: a population-based cohort study, 2012 to 2023 “Black people have a higher risk of SMM…after adjustment for sociodemographic & clinical factors. Equity-driven policies & care models centring Black communities are urgently needed”

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Racial inequities in severe maternal morbidity among Black and White people in Canada: a population-based cohort study, 2012 to 2023 | CMAJ

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Healthcare Excellence Canada - Excellence en santé Canada @he-es-canada.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What shapes safer care for you? Join people across Canada during Canadian Patient Safety Week (CPSW) as we reflect, learn and explore what shapes safer care – and the role each of us plays in creating it. Explore stories, resources and ways to take part during #CPSW2026: ow.ly/e3g150ZFhkR

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Calling for help isn’t weakness. It’s a patient safety intervention. A sign of strength! And when learners see that, they learn that patient safety matters much more than protecting our image. Where could an earlier call widen the room in your work this week? #psychsafety

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

That’s a non-technical skill: • Notice the mismatch • Make the risk visible • Invite another perspective • Act while there’s still room to choose well

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I remember a C-section where the anatomy just wasn’t behaving as expected. The uterus was rotated. My usual approach no longer felt reliable. So I called a trusted colleague. Another perspective helped me recognize the anatomy, correct course, and complete the case safely.

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The most senior person in the room should not be the last person to call for help. In surgery, we value independence: Staying calm. Making decisions. But independence becomes unsafe when it stops us from recognizing our blind spots....

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SOGC @sogc.org · 06/10/2026

On CBC’s The National, SOGC member Dr. Cynthia Maxwell discusses new research on Black maternal health and the need to address racism in health care, barriers to access and the dismissal of Black mothers’ symptoms. Watch: gem.cbc.ca/the-national (Oct. 5, 2026 at 24:00)

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The National

The National is CBC's flagship nightly news program, featuring the day's top stories with in-depth and original journalism.

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Karl Deisseroth @deisseroth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thank you to everyone sharing in this moment! I’m so grateful to all my trainees & collaborators… dlab.stanford.edu/group-members (pic: Peter and I together in 2017) Reading for all those asking: for technical details: dlab.stanford.edu for everyone: deisseroth.org/projections

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“Women are not dying because of diseases we cannot treat. They are dying because societies have yet to decide their lives are worth saving.” - Prof Mahmoud Fathalla

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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Know a surgeon from the Pacific Islands or China, in public practice, who could benefit from financial support to attend the @racsurgeons.bsky.social Annual Scientific Congress in 2027? It's going to be a BIG meeting because it's the Centenary🎉. Info and application- www.surgeons.org/Resources/Me...

From left to right- RACS president Prof Owen Ung, 2026 recipient Dr Jugang Wu, me (in formal role as scholarship selection panellist), and generous scholarship sponsor Dr Simon Siu.

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Heartbreaking. And yet we have to fight to simply get a shared physician lounge in a new hospital building, even though connecting with peers can significantly improve our mental health. We need more humanity in healthcare.

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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 01/10/2026

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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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Describe the symptoms of injustice without naming its architects.” Ouchy. Giving a Global Surgery talk next week and I need to sit with this again

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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 · 01/10/2026

... on our work using non-technical skills to build a Just Culture in our health authority.And we’re just getting started. 👀 Follow along for more on NTS, surgical safety + global surgery. 🔄 Repost if these ideas resonate, to help us raise awareness of this important topic!

institution name: fraser health collaborative, with author names

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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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

If this is your field, check them out, share, & tell us how we can improve them. CS is THE world’s most common major surgery, yet access to safe emergency OB surgery remains profoundly inequitable. A small contribution, but one way we can help. 🤰🌍 www.surghub.org/course/basic... #SurgicalEducation

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Basic Cesarean Section - free online course

This free online course provides comprehensive knowledge and skills essential for healthcare professionals involved in cesarean deliveries.

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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

In the OR, psych safety matters because people need to feel safe to speak up, question, and disagree. Peace isn’t the absence of disagreement. It’s creating enough safety and respect for disagreement to happen. 🕊️ Peace is something we can all practice. #InvestInPeace

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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

🟢 “What are you seeing?” 🔴 “Here’s the plan.” 🟢 “Any safety concerns before we proceed?” In surgery, as in leadership, adaptability in the face of changing circumstance is crucial. It is not fancy tech. But it saves lives. 2/2 #SurgicalLeadership #PatientSafety #NonTechnicalSkills #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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Dr Ruth Vilayil @ruthvmd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Well, today I learned this. It is fascinating!

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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

Because structured reflection is useful. But when it becomes cognitive looping, replaying the same conversation or case without generating anything new, it is rumination. Which helps no one! The goal is to say to monkey mind: I’ve reflected enough. It’s time to let it go. #ReflectivePractice

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