An interviewer once *started* with this question This inspired me to begin all my patient encounters with “do you have any questions for me before we start?” Reason #1: let them know you want them to be heard Reason #2: pass the time while the computer slowly logs in

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Periods • 800 million women have periods every day • The average woman menstruates for 8 years Why do so many of us find it hard to talk about it? As clinicians we need to be comfortable talking about periods with young people we see. Knowing the basics is a good start:🧵👇

Dolls shouldn’t be about fake ‘ideal’ bodies. Dolls should represent real life + real bodies. These are absolutely beautiful, with: • Birthmarks • Insulin pumps • Feeding tubes • Scars brightears.co.uk (I have no connection with the company)

For Halloween I’ve been posting my 5 scariest parts of diabetes on Instagram, so I thought I’d share them on here too: 1) DKA

Sorry to interrupt your morning but I have to tell you that 3 of my colleagues worked 16hrs last night as no nurse showed up to replace them. As you know, nurses are taught not to "abandon" patients. They had 1 code blue, no breaks, will be back for another shift tonight.

If anyone is wondering why working parents in academia right now are losing it right now… a thread of what January has been like for us (and most other working parents I know)... a thread Academic Mom, PhD

Twitter labelled this brilliant Ashley Winter MD || Urologist QT as “Parenting” and I must say topic detection is working well today

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Friends, it's been a difficult 24 hours. Staff harassed for meals. A service user and security guard assaulted. Through it all, you have donated and filled our hearts with gratitude. Every cent will support people experiencing homelessness. Thank you. See our statement ⬇️

Statement from Cornerstone Emergency Women's Shelter: "women and staff are scared to go outside of the shelter" the protests are "retraumatizing women in the city" #ottnews

Asian nations have been intermittently masking for many years and now, only now, do we understand the famously poor academic performance of their children.

I am a Registered Nurse. I feel privileged to have received 3 doses of the covid vaccine. My colleagues & I are committed to caring for ALL patients w/compassion & dignity, irrespective of vaccination status. We will not be intimidated. #IStandWithHealthWorkers today & always.

Donating textbooks to my residents

When a patient requests to drink cold ice water before removing high-flow nasal cannula (to withdraw life support), that will be the last one in his life. - Don't thicken it. - Make sure he gets what he wants. - Don't ask anybody. It won't take long. Go get it by yourself.

My 8 yo with the worksheet mic drop. #thekidsarealright

please RT: Helpful illustrations of some of the complexities of living with #T1D diabetes.ca/en-CA/resource… Diabetes Canada Connected in Motion Type 1 Think Tank @BetterType1 Alberta Health Services

November is #DiabetesAwarenessMonth! We're asking Minister Jean-Yves Duclos to turn policy into action by funding the Diabetes Framework. Adding up to millions of lives & billions of taxpayer dollars saved Health Canada and PHAC #cdnhealth #cdnpoli ow.ly/pxEm50LraHp #LetsEndDiabetes

How to be an excellent clinical teacher in medicine. Tweetorial. Just my thoughts during a 15 year career as a teacher, with some dabbling in #MedEd research. Some GI themes but applicable to all I hope. #GITwitter #MedTwitter

Should you stop taking the pill to reduce your risk of #breastcancer?