Canadian Intensivist in the Dept of Critical Care Medicine @UCalgaryMed. Interests: Critical Care Ultrasound, ECMO, Education. Tweets personal.

Calgary, Alberta
Joined April 2014
Check out our CVICU Clinical Scholar Fellowship program @UCalgary. This fellowship is for those who have completed a Critical Care Fellowship and are interested in developing skills required to deliver excellent patient care in any CVICU. (cumming.ucalgary.ca/departme…) #ECLS #ECMO
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Did you know The Department of Critical Care Medicine offers a 12-month clinical Fellowship in Cardiovascular Intensive Care @UCalgary? Application deadline Sept 12, 2025. Full announcement details: cumming.ucalgary.ca/sites/de… #CardiacSurgicalIntensiveCare #ExtracorporealLifeSupport
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The O'Brien Institute is pleased to announce its new scientific director, Dr. Kirsten Fiest, PhD. This appointment will usher in a new era of public health excellence. Please join us in congratulating Dr. @KMFiest! Read more: bit.ly/46RGY5d
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CRUS-West 2023 is open for registration! In this 4th iteration in Western Canada, we are busting out the best & brightest educators to maximize your learning. September 21 & 22, 2023 in Edmonton, Alberta. Spots are filling fast: albertasono.ca/training-educ… #POCUS #CCUS @UAlberta_ICU
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Can ultrasound be used to measure muscularity on ICU admission? We found a strong correlation b/n ultrasound-derived muscle thickness at the mid-upper arm + thighs & CT muscle area & potential for ultrasound to identify pts with low CT muscle area onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Great teamwork with the best colleagues from all over Alberta including @gurm33t , @KrisRob72 , Dan Zuege, Laurance Lequier, and Jaime Blackwood. Our @GoAHealth Critical Care Strategic Clinical Network binds us all together as a team to prepare and fight #COVID19. @dryiu_verna
How to manage the provision of extracorporeal life support during the #COVID19 pandemic. New commentary by @KenParhar et al cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/early/2…
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New drugs during this pandemic? First do not harm. If seeking benefit, do not assume no harm. We have the tools to do research. Emergency situations not an excuse for shortcuts Everyone reads this @JAMA_current ja.ma/3aiJiEZ
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Very important study - very happy that we can be a part of it at @C3_ResNetwork with my colleagues @StelfoxTom @kmfiest @jesscwang. #ecls #ecmo #covid19 #coronavirusus #criticalcare #ards
. @ecmocard is a truly international collaboration. Every week we have a zoom call of 40+ people from 10+ countries. Last week some turned their cameras on @APELSOorg @FOAMecmo @ELSOOrg @EuroELSO #Coronavid19 #CoronavirusPandemic #COVIDー19
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People ask what happens after we stop self-isolating & distancing measures? Won’t there just be another outbreak? We could learn to Dance. But first: The Hammer. medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coron…
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AHS has opened a number of "drive-thru" assessment centres for #COVID19. People are referred to these sites after assessment by a Health Link nurse. Sites are currently open in #YEG and #YYC. More are planned in other areas.
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The 3rd Annual Department of Critical Care Medicine Research Day will take place May 27, 2020! The day will showcase local critical care research + provide excellent networking opportunities Learn more 👉bit.ly/32vM6M7 Register 👉 bit.ly/2TAMiW2
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Learn how to apply resuscitative ultrasound in a world-class facility with world-class instructors. We are already at 50% registration! @UAlberta_ICU @UAlberta_FoMD @UAlbertaAnesth see here resus.us
Registration for CRUS West 2020 in Edmonton, AB is officially open! North American experts under one roof teaching heart, lung, abdo, and vascular ultrasound. For more details: resus.us/ @UAlberta_ICU @arntfield @haileyahobbs @katiewiskar @DeschampsJD @e_rawe
Registration for CRUS 2020 in London, ON is now LIVE! See link below to snag your spot. The London course is offered to trainees only. For staff (or trainees partial to the West) itching to scan, keep an eye out for CRUS WEST registration hosted by the very capable @Buchanan_MD
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Jess Wang retweeted
CAME is happy to announce the 2020 Certificate of Merit Award Recipients from @UCalgary / L’ACÉM est ravie d’annoncer les lauréats du Certificat de mérite 2020 de @UCalgary
Weaning from VA #ECMO open review: pre & on #ECLS factors associated w success, strategies/trials with hemodynamic, echographic serological markers of recovery to evaluate feasibility or need of long term #MCS/Tx, weaning trial protocol #FOAMecmo #FOAMcc bit.ly/2DU2vON
Thanks to all the wonderful faculty at #CRUSWEST 2019! @haileyahobbs @arntfield @Buchanan_MD @DeschampsJD @jesscwang @FrankMyslik @IM_POCUS @e_rawe @dockirschner @mwhite_86 @JeremyKatulka you folks helped make this event awesome!! Resuscitative #POCUS in #YEG
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Resuscitative US and POCUS 2019 @UAlberta_CCUS. 7 spots left for faculty, trainees or nurse practitioners. Follow this link for more details and link to the registration site (make sure to register for Edmonton CRUS course): resus.us/register
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Want to learn resuscitative & point-of-care ultrasound in acutely ill patients? Come join us #CRUSWEST @UAlberta_ICU @UAlberta_FoMD @UAlbertaAnesth @UAlberta_DoM @arntfield @haileyahobbs @jesscwang @DeschampsJD @IM_POCUS @e_rawe #POCUS #CardioEd resus.us/
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