Karim Wafa
@kwafa2011Anesthesiologist. PhD MD FRCPC. Pain Med Resident @MacAnesthesia. @DalAnesthesia Alum. Loving husband. Pt advocate. Board & video game fanatic. Views = my own
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Just out: Our new review in @CJA_Journal on efforts to mitigate controlled substance diversion in the OR! What is the extent of the problem and what is being done about it? @jannyke @APSForg @CJA_Journal rdcu.be/dmhaY
1/n-More than 75% of people preparing for major #surgery have an #anesthesiology preop consult. Are outcomes impacted? Is 💵saved? New work in @BJAJournals from @aims_periop @OttAnesthesia @ICESOntario dives in authors.elsevier.com/a/1hhPU1dCDr0Ia On the whole, #anesthesiologists add value
This week, we're highlighting our Chronic Pain Management Fellowship Program from the Department of Anesthesia!🧵 Fellowship applications for 2024-2025 are open until July 31st — Visit anesthesia.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/education/clin… for more info about this program! (1/2) #macanesthesia #anesthesia
1/Is trying to understand peripheral nerve injury getting on your last nerve? Is the brachial plexus breaking you? Here’s a #tweetorial to help you understand, recognize & remember the classification of peripheral nerve injuries #medtwitter #meded #FOAMed #neurorad #neurotwitter
I had grown accustomed to stating “it’s not possible to reliably locate the source of low back pain” Then @Chris_Han12 completed this DTA review and I had to rethink Published in Lancet Discovery Sci @eClinicalMed Great team and what a PhD paper! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
PBL discussions: Rebound pain after peripheral nerve block moderated by @garrettsbarry Prevention and management of nerve injury after peripheral nerve block moderated by @MKwesiKwofie
Editors and authors of textbooks... we can do better than this. Miller's 9th Ed. Ch 80 PACU Loaded with errors (e.g. "Australian" study cited from New Zealand, misnamed AIMS) Citations from 1992 when many more recent examples exist. Direct copy/paste from the abstract of Hines
If you’re like me and have, or are building, a virtual stack of #regionalanesthesia papers to crush, but can never keep track of them, I present to you… A compilation of @jeffgadsden’s #blocktober reading lists! See 🧵
Covering #AcutePain at one of the hospitals this week, trying to organize a simple framework for daily patient care... 🧵(1/x)
1/7 In a short period of time, the PGME community has sadly experienced the tragic loss of 3 of our learners. The positive impact they had, & contributions made during their residency at McMaster will continue to inspire many. They will be missed but always remembered.
Poll results: 63% (120/190 votes) would place the epidural for a laparotomy in afebrile patient with an obstructing bowel cancer and WBC 18. What is the risk of epidural abscess? 🧵Some of my reading…
Your next patient is having a laparotomy for obstructing large bowel tumour, otherwise healthy. Patient looks well, afebrile, but WBC is 18. Would you place an epidural catheter? Why or why not?
Benefits and harms of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain. New systemic review and meta-analysis by @NooriAtefeh et al @McMasterU doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.… #chronicpain #opioids #pain #systematicreview
I’m trying intra-op exercise to counteract how out of shape I’ve gotten over this last year of intense studying. Still modifying / optimizing work-outs as I go but here’s today’s workout if anyone wants to join in! All can be done while standing.
Congrats to the incoming R1s @DalAnesthesia! Welcome to the family! 😊
CaRMS match results are in! Welcome the incoming PGY1s! #CaRMS2022 #CaRMSMatch @robyn_doucet @axe1314 @jdchisholm1 @drdrebernard @DalAnesthesia @DalMedSchool @DalMedNB @HealthNS @IWKHealth
If you need someone to talk to, Wellness Together Canada offers phone counselling 24/7 in over 200 languages and it’s free! For more information on confidential mental health and substance use support, visit: wellnesstogether.ca. You are not alone. #mentalhealth
Halifax people: This lonely bunny is near the big parking lot by the water at Pt Pleasant Park. Please share as I bet a little person is very sad about losing it.
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