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Powerful deputation from Carolyn Snider, representing all downtown emergency depts. In the middle of a healthcare crisis, emergency depts are providing shelter and supports for homelessness because people have nowhere else to go. We need dedicated 24/7 drop-in spaces, now.

Pleased to share this work under the supervision of a great mentor Dr. Neeraj Narula. Our meta-analysis shows high placebo histological remission rates in Ulcerative Colitis trials! Link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36753516/ #IBD #Colitis #Histological_Remission #RCTs #Placebo

I said to a colleague who was told by others they were being emotional over the death of a patient: “I worry about those who do not have any emotional responses.” Physicians are human, too. We can have professional boundaries and retain our humanity, respect & compassion.

Our recent study in Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology shows that while cirrhosis hospitalizations decreased, mortality had significantly increased during the #COVID19 pandemic especially among patients with decompensated cirrhosis. Philip Okafor doi.org/10.1111/jgh.16…

Loved running into friends and collaborators at Digestive Disease Week #stellarteam

Grateful for the opportunity to share some work and learn from a great endoscopist and mentor Robert Bechara #DDW2023

📄 20 studies that Internal Medicine Residents should read in the first year 👇 1/ 🏃‍♀️ RACE II trial: Lenient resting HR < 110 was non-inferior to a strict HR < 80 in patients with atrial fibrillation. 🧵

Congratulations Nariman Javaheri for leading this important review with @Mikeyoussef96 Vivian Huang, MD. PregIBD MCIBD University Health Network Sinai Health

Summer nights in Toronto! Our Unity Health Toronto PGY2s (aka superstar SMRs) enjoying 🍝 with some of our amazing attendings!

Patients with limited English proficiency have lower endoscopy utilization rates and higher mortality from GI bleeding. Cultural & linguistic competence can improve outcomes in this vulnerable group. Philip Okafor AJG - The American Journal of Gastroenterology journals.lww.com/ajg/abstract/9…

Great time at Scholar’s and CDDW this year! Very thankful for my amazing mentors Robert Bechara Parul Tandon DO PhD FRCPC Kristel Leung

ESD outcomes in T1b esophageal cancer. ESD has high en-bloc and R0 resection rates in T1b ECs. Patients with curative ESD resections have high disease-free survival and low tumor recurrence rates. Robert Bechara Douglas Motomura rdcu.be/dEh32

Awesome work by Michael Youssef and team putting together our T1b esophgeal ESD experience together!

Great work by GIM residents Tedi and Michael Youssef in summarizing the breastfeeding and IBD literature. Important to counsel women on the safety of most drugs during this important time period! See full paper IBDJournal & CC360 academic.oup.com/ibdjournal/adv…

Amazing and important work by Michael Youssef Journal of Crohn's and Colitis . Literature is all over the place but the impact of IBD on work productivity is alarming! 1/3 patients report losing their job due to IBD concerns directly....unfair and unacceptable. Crohn's and Colitis Canada Follow us @GovCanHealth Ontario Government University Health Network

Our systematic review in Journal of Crohn's and Colitis shows that patients with IBD experience significant work impairment and indirect costs due to productivity losses. 1/3 patients lose their jobs due to IBD and half report sick days Parul Tandon DO PhD FRCPC Nariman Javaheri academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/advan…

Michael Youssef presenting important work on work impairment in IBD. 1 in 3 lose their jobs due to IBD itself. More awareness needed! World IBD Day University of Toronto Gastroenterology+Hepatology ! Congratulations!

Great time at DDW presenting important findings on work impairment in IBD! Very grateful for an awesome team and our mentor ⁦⁦Parul Tandon DO PhD FRCPC⁩ for all his support and guidance #DDW2024 ⁦Digestive Disease Week⁩

The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology current and future residents are showing up at Digestive Disease Week!

Humbled and honoured to receive the PGY2 Murray Muirhead Award this year! Grateful for the amazing GIM staff at St. Mike’s and their constant support and encouragement Seema Marwaha #Laurawalker Alex Muccilli