Excited to share the cover of my book, The Autumn Ghost, due out 5/9/23! Narrative nonfiction about one #polio epidemic that changed medical care. Inspired by so many writers I admire to tell this important story. Greystone Books #medicalhistory #books #nonfiction

Recent Anesthesiology paper led by Naheed Jivraj & Hannah Wunsch that evaluate trends in postop #analgesia prescriptions in older adults. Multinational team with Andrea Hill, Duminda Wijeysundera, Brian Bateman Karim Ladha Akash Goel & Mark Neuman. pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology…

Researchers found the proportion of postoperative patients who fill prescriptions for nonopioid #analgesics has increased. Their findings indicate a shift away from combination medications toward separate prescriptions for #opioids and nonopioids: ow.ly/tl4T50MqHGE

Congrats Hannah Wunsch Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Toronto Western Hospital Critical Care Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre for delivering the Ake Grenvik lecture “From Polio to COVID-19” at #SCCM2023 👀 this excellent 🧵 to get the highlights Looking forward her book “The Autumn Ghost” coming in May ! SCCM Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Anesthesia Archives & Artifacts

The debate between public and private health care has become sterile, argue David Klein, Bijan Teja, and Naheed Jivraj. A more nuanced assessment of the use of both is required. options-po.li/3qMCaxL

Our latest: pop rates of #IMV much ⬆️ at older ages in #USA compared to #Canada or #England. Amazing team: Naheed Jivraj May Hua Hayley Gershengorn Kathy Rowan Peter Lindenauer David Harrison Andrea Hill Meng-Shiou Shieh Paloma Ferrando-Vivas JAMA Internal Medicine tinyurl.com/JAMAIMMVrates

A new Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has found that ICU ventilator use is much higher in the U.S. compared to Canada or England, especially for older adults. Learn more: sunnybrook.ca/research/media… Hannah Wunsch Naheed Jivraj

Study found that patients in the US received invasive mechanical ventilation at a rate 4 times higher than in England and twice that in Canada in 2018. ja.ma/46kphvh

The Association Between Opioid Prescribing and Opioid-Related Mortality Within Neighborhoods in Ontario, Canada: A Case-Control Study (new @JSADjournal) Karim Ladha Hannah Wunsch Hance Clarke Calvin Diep Naheed Jivraj Tara Gomes Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine ICES jsad.com/doi/full/10.15…

#CCCF2023 Fri Dec 1, 9:10 am Trauma and Surgery Speakers: Naheed Jivraj Darren Barbara Haas Roxanne Kirsch criticalcarecanada.com

Listening to Naheed Jivraj discuss lung protective ventilation in the OR - less postop pulmonary complications and hypoxemia with low tidal volumes and high/titrated PEEP CCCF Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Keyvan Karkouti #CCCF2023 #Anesthesia