
Kwesi Kwofie
@mkwesikwofie
#RegionalAnesthesia , #AcutePain doc, #PoCUS , enthusiast of all things sonographic. Tweets are not medical advice. (mine ... or anyone's really)
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Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Rakesh Sondekoppam DalAnesthesia ASRA Pain Medicine ๐ฉบ Hari (เฐนเฐฐเฐฟ ๐ฎ๐ณ) Kalagara Samer Narouze,MD,PhD,MMM Ed Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA ๐บ๐ธ๐ต๐ญ Kristopher Schroeder Steve Coppens Kwesi Kwofie Eleni Moka Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Absolutely! Thanks to Rakesh Sondekoppam for a great talk! A few things that stuck out: Hospital account for 5% of gas house gases! And waste production is the main target for reduction


Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Rakesh Sondekoppam DalAnesthesia ASRA Pain Medicine ๐ฉบ Hari (เฐนเฐฐเฐฟ ๐ฎ๐ณ) Kalagara Samer Narouze,MD,PhD,MMM Ed Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA ๐บ๐ธ๐ต๐ญ Kristopher Schroeder Steve Coppens Kwesi Kwofie Eleni Moka Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Tim Jen MD MHSc FRCPC Dr Nav Bahal Peter Rose Garrett Barry James K. Kim Patrick Wong Andrew Jarvie Genevieve McKinnon Greg Bryson, MD, FRCPC Propofol can accumulate in the ground water! โ limit waste โ incinerate the leftovers ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ TIVA?


Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Rakesh Sondekoppam DalAnesthesia ASRA Pain Medicine ๐ฉบ Hari (เฐนเฐฐเฐฟ ๐ฎ๐ณ) Kalagara Samer Narouze,MD,PhD,MMM Ed Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA ๐บ๐ธ๐ต๐ญ Kristopher Schroeder Steve Coppens Kwesi Kwofie Eleni Moka Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Tim Jen MD MHSc FRCPC Dr Nav Bahal Peter Rose Garrett Barry James K. Kim Patrick Wong Andrew Jarvie Genevieve McKinnon Greg Bryson, MD, FRCPC ๐ฅ individual actions Turn down that flow! Keep it in the veins, not in the air Block it like itโs hot Block It Like Itโs Hot Podcast Donโt use poison gas (aka desflurane or nitrous) Reduce! And Reuse!


Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Rakesh Sondekoppam DalAnesthesia ASRA Pain Medicine ๐ฉบ Hari (เฐนเฐฐเฐฟ ๐ฎ๐ณ) Kalagara Samer Narouze,MD,PhD,MMM Ed Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA ๐บ๐ธ๐ต๐ญ Kristopher Schroeder Steve Coppens Kwesi Kwofie Eleni Moka Raj Gupta, MD, FASRA Tim Jen MD MHSc FRCPC Dr Nav Bahal Peter Rose Garrett Barry James K. Kim Patrick Wong Andrew Jarvie Genevieve McKinnon Greg Bryson, MD, FRCPC Block It Like Itโs Hot Podcast Related good news from Health & Wellness Weโre getting rid of piped nitrous! And exiled des from our ORs. Slowly but surely fighting back against climate change.



Enhance your clinical practice with #POCUS ! ๐ฅRAPID 2025 ๐ฅ: โRecent Advances of Point of care ultrasound In Diagnosisโ June 29th, 2025, Vijayawada ๐ฎ๐ณ. ๐บPeriop POCUS ๐บFATE๐ซ๐ซAayush Hospitals ๐บNeuroPOCUS๐ง Mohan Sai Gudela, MD ๐บEASyALS Nibras F. Bughrara, MD, FCCM, FASA ๐บNephroPOCUS Srinivas Dandamudi

Itโs a true honor to receive the Su Ganapathy Regional Anesthesia research award on the same year that Dr. Sugantha Ganapathy received the CAS Gold Medal! Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society CAS Regional & Acute Pain Section #CASAM25


Jon Bailey MD MSc FRCPC EDRA ๐จ๐ฆ๐ง๐โโ๏ธ CAS IEF Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Teresa Skelton Jason McVicar Joel Parlow DalAnesthesia Dylan Bould Garrett Barry James K. Kim Faye Evans Dr. Gaston NYIRIGIRA Jackson Kwizera Ndekezi Eugene Tuyishime, MBBS, MMed, MSc Congratulations on your award!


Olympic gold medalist Brad Gushue speaks at #CASAM25 about the importance of ๐open and honest communication ๐ It takes vulnerability and psychological safety among team members. Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society


Jon Bailey MD MSc FRCPC EDRA ๐จ๐ฆ๐ง๐โโ๏ธ Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society CAS Regional & Acute Pain Section Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ traveldoc MD MSc FRCPC Kwesi Kwofie DalAnesthesia Andrew Jarvie Jeff Gadsden Peter Rose Tim Jen MD MHSc FRCPC Patrick Wong Rakesh Sondekoppam Congratulations Jon Bailey MD MSc FRCPC EDRA ๐จ๐ฆ๐ง๐โโ๏ธ Prof.Sugantha Ganapathy is a true legend . She is more than deserving of the CAS Gold Medal. She is passion, enthusiasm, commitment all rolled into one . I was fortunate enough to be her RA fellow many years ago. It was an enriching experience.

๐ฉบ Hari (เฐนเฐฐเฐฟ ๐ฎ๐ณ) Kalagara Dr Nav Sidhu michael kerr Sudipta Sen, MD, FASA Renuka George MD, FASA Marissa Weber Veena Graff MD, FASRA Amanda Kumar Jan Boublik Siva Arumugam, MD, FASA Sree H Praveen Kolli Chris Prabhakar Kwesi Kwofie Sindhuja Nimma Poonam Pai MD,MS, FASA, FASRA Juan G. Ripoll, MD Ed Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA ๐บ๐ธ๐ต๐ญ Stephen Haskins Tanya Rosie Hogg Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Samer Narouze,MD,PhD,MMM Monica Harbell, MD, FASA Bridget Pulos, MD, FASA Melissa Byrne DO MPH FASA Melody Anderson (Herman), MD Yep it feels like weโre scrambling to make sense of the physiology and pharmacology. Itโs complex to calculate a rational combination of: (drug withholding) x (fasting interval) x (clear fluid diet). Even then, we find people with full stomachsโmostly clears, but some solids!

Dr Nav Sidhu ๐ฉบ Hari (เฐนเฐฐเฐฟ ๐ฎ๐ณ) Kalagara Sudipta Sen, MD, FASA Renuka George MD, FASA Marissa Weber Veena Graff MD, FASRA Amanda Kumar Jan Boublik Siva Arumugam, MD, FASA Sree H Praveen Kolli Chris Prabhakar Kwesi Kwofie Sindhuja Nimma Poonam Sawant(Pai) MD,MS, FASA, FASRA Juan G. Ripoll, MD Indeed. I think they're quite pragmatic (AZNCA). If patients can do it for a colonoscopy, surely they can do it for elective surgery (in most circumstances). They highlight that risk mitigation is indicated, and this seems like a reasonable (not infallible) method.

๐ฉบ Hari (เฐนเฐฐเฐฟ ๐ฎ๐ณ) Kalagara Dr Nav Sidhu michael kerr Sudipta Sen, MD, FASA Renuka George MD, FASA Marissa Weber Veena Graff MD, FASRA Amanda Kumar Jan Boublik Siva Arumugam, MD, FASA Sree H Praveen Kolli Chris Prabhakar Kwesi Kwofie Sindhuja Nimma Poonam Pai MD,MS, FASA, FASRA Juan G. Ripoll, MD Ed Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA ๐บ๐ธ๐ต๐ญ Stephen Haskins Tanya Rosie Hogg Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Samer Narouze,MD,PhD,MMM Monica Harbell, MD, FASA Bridget Pulos, MD, FASA Melissa Byrne DO MPH FASA Melody Anderson (Herman), MD Dr Amit Pawa๐๐๏ธ Jonny Wilkinson POCUS Med Ed POCUS Journal James K. Kim Kariem AnahiPerlas Peter Merjavy ๐บ๐ฆ ๎จ (Jeez did not see a Sunday morning rant in my day when I woke up ๐คฃ) And it goes the other way tooโwe frequently are able to liberalise our airway plan when we find outโsurprise!โthe stomach IS empty, saving the patient the potential morbidity associated with tracheal intubation,

๐ฉบ Hari (เฐนเฐฐเฐฟ ๐ฎ๐ณ) Kalagara Dr Nav Sidhu michael kerr Sudipta Sen, MD, FASA Renuka George MD, FASA Marissa Weber Veena Graff MD, FASRA Amanda Kumar Jan Boublik Siva Arumugam, MD, FASA Sree H Praveen Kolli Chris Prabhakar Kwesi Kwofie Sindhuja Nimma Poonam Sawant(Pai) MD,MS, FASA, FASRA Juan G. Ripoll, MD Ed Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA ๐บ๐ธ๐ต๐ญ Stephen Haskins Tanya Rosie Hogg Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Samer Narouze,MD,PhD,MMM Monica Harbell, MD, FASA Bridget Pulos, MD, FASA Melissa Byrne DO MPH FASA Melody Anderson (Herman), MD Dr Amit Pawa๐๐๏ธ Jonny Wilkinson POCUS Med Ed POCUS Journal James K. Kim Kariem AnahiPerlas Peter Merjavy ๐บ๐ฆ ๎จ Lots of great resources, courses, etc out there. This website is an amazing first place to start if you want to add this skill to your armamentarium: gastricultrasound.org Thatโs it for me, have a great weekend!! ๐

Jeff Gadsden Dr Nav Sidhu michael kerr Sudipta Sen, MD, FASA Renuka George MD, FASA Marissa Weber Veena Graff MD, FASRA Amanda Kumar Jan Boublik Siva Arumugam, MD, FASA Sree H Praveen Kolli Chris Prabhakar Kwesi Kwofie Sindhuja Nimma Poonam Sawant(Pai) MD,MS, FASA, FASRA Juan G. Ripoll, MD Ed Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA ๐บ๐ธ๐ต๐ญ Stephen Haskins Tanya Rosie Hogg Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Samer Narouze,MD,PhD,MMM Monica Harbell, MD, FASA Bridget Pulos, MD, FASA Melissa Byrne DO MPH FASA Melody Anderson (Herman), MD Dr Amit Pawa๐๐๏ธ Jonny Wilkinson POCUS Med Ed POCUS Journal James K. Kim Kariem AnahiPerlas Peter Merjavy ๐บ๐ฆ ๎จ Also this one !! Jeff Gadsden #Blocktober #POCUS Tummy Check ๐๐ฟ ๐ youtu.be/4Kc5qVMGGPU?siโฆ Duke Anesthesiology

Myth busting at #CASAM25 Rate of epidural hematoma remains low <80K platelets in parturients without bleeding disorders Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society CAS Regional & Acute Pain Section


Myth busting at #CASAM25 Opioids for parturients prior to cord clamping do NOT cause significant neonatal resp depression Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society CAS Regional & Acute Pain Section


Myth busting at #CASAM2025 The impact of industry sponsored trials from CAS Regional & Acute Pain Section section chair Dr. Vivian Ip 2/3 of studies - Changed primary outcome - suppressed negative results


