Dominique Vervoort
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PhD ⏳️/Vanier @ihpmeuoft/@UofTCVsurgery | Advisor @surgfoundation | Emerging Leader @worldheartfed | Digital Media @annalsthorsurg @CJCJournals | #OCR 👟& 🧗♂️
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Joined November 2016
Today, after two busy years, I graduated from @JohnsHopkinsSPH and @JHUCarey with my MPH & MBA. I am excited to share that I will move on to pursue a PhD in Health Services Research @ihpmeuoft @UofT, under the mentorship of Dr. @OuzounianMD and Dr. Stephen Fremes @UofTCVSurgery.
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Ecstatic! From 3AM thesis proposal in Belgium in 2016, to months of calculations during internship in Tokyo in 2017 & multiple revisions in Boston in 2018 - now published:. A comprehensive view of the current state of #GlobalCardiacSurgery. #CardioTwitter.
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I have tweeted actively at more than 30 conferences during the past 5 years. Here are 5 tips on how to power-tweet through your next conference:.
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Honoured to have been awarded the #VanierCanada Graduate Scholarship by the Government of Canada to study #access to thoracic aortic surgery in 🇨🇦. Incredibly grateful for the mentorship & support of Dr. @OuzounianMD, Dr. Stephen Fremes, & everyone at @UofTCVsurgery @ihpmeuoft!
Meet the 2022 Vanier scholars: Meet the 2022 Banting postdoctoral researchers:
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Not sure who painted this and what it stands for, but this beautiful artwork on Queen St. & University Ave makes my day every time I pass it. The skyline of Toronto merged with an anatomical heart–almost poetic.
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Today marks the start of #WHA75!. This week, @WHO, Ministries of Health, civil society, & more will discuss #GlobalHealth priorities. Missing on agenda? #GlobalSurgery & 🫀 care. Hence, I'll be sharing key points, papers, & developments in #GlobalCardiacSurgery in 75 tweets 👇
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SIX BILLION (!) people lack access to safe, timely, & affordable 🫀 surgical care when needed 🌐. Gaps in #GlobalCardiacSurgery are greatly–although not fully–driven by workforce shortages. 👉 Our overview through different regional lenses @JACCJournals:.
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The world's notion of #GlobalHealth in 2019 unfortunately still relies too much on decisions taken by and in high-income countries, posing barriers for LMIC participation & inclusion. Read my thoughts on the visa conundrum in global health at @bmj_latest:.
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Honoured to join @annalsthorsurg Editorial Board as Associate Editor for Digital Media & Digital Scholarship. A big thank you to Dr. @JoChikweMD for the opportunity and her leadership & vision to advance 🌐 #CTSurgery 🫀🫁 scholarship in the digital age.
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Global Surgery: An Introduction - Short ebook introducing the basics of #GlobalSurgery. @StudentSurgNet
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Arrived in US on 4th of July '18 to join @HarvardPGSSC. Now, leaving 🇺🇸 after 3 years, which shaped me in ways I could never imagine. Hopkins & Baltimore—Charm City—you especially stole my heart. But, incredibly excited to reach my new home 🇨🇦 & set the next step in my career.
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Terrific news to see @DrTedros @WHO Progress Report WHA72.11 dedicate 1.5 pages to surgery, anesthesia, and obstetrics. During #WHA72, starting Monday, I will be tweeting #100reasonswhy we need to invest in surgical, anesthesia, and obstetric care. #globalsurgery #surgeryUHC
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@DGlaucomflecken "Thereby ensuring that only researchers with the most money get to publish an article, which defeats the purpose of having #OpenAccess articles in the first place." – hits the nail on the head.
#OpenAccess publication fees are often many $1000s when waivers remain limited, skewing research dissemination towards 💰 institutions & ⬆️ funded researchers. Drs. @ma_xiya & @HloniBookholane + I call for change in publishing power dynamics @GHSPJournal:
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After STICH, STICHES, and REVIVED-BCIS2, equipoise and a lack of head-to-head randomized evidence remain for the optimal revascularization strategy for CAD + low LVEF. #STICH3C will explore CABG vs. PCI in iLVSD + MVD. Study design paper by Fremes et al:
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Saphenous vein grafts remain the most common conduits for #CABG despite lesser durability. Techniques to improve #SVG patency and outcomes are ↗️, encouraging, and must be optimized. #TSSMN. Read #OpenAccess in JTCVS Techniques @AATSJournals:
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Nothing screams "inequity" as much as a non-refundable submission fee *per* abstract only to be *considered.*. Conference costs–from travels to & accommodation in big cities to substantial registration fees–are already prohibitive for many. Why add ANOTHER financial barrier?
Be at the ❤️ of innovation. Save the dates for #AHA23. PS: Become a member and save 50% on your abstract fee.
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After a year of work by #GlobalSurgery experts worldwide, the #JPHE, and myself as Guest Editor, we are excited to share that the Special Series on “Global Surgery” is now available!. Read the #OpenAccess Special Series: Thread & individual articles 👇
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"Surgery is not a luxury. Surgery is an essential part of living long and healthy lives.". Dr. @Atul_Gawande @USAID reiterates that #GlobalSurgery is indispensable to #UHC. #WHA76
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Pleased to see my first #GlobalCardiacSurgery paper (& med school thesis) reach 100 citations, incl. in major #CTSurgery journals & Nature, Lancet, BMJ journals. 📢 High-income countries: 7.15 🫀 surgeons per million people ↔️ Low-income countries: 0.04.
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Thrilled to be leading this special issue on #GlobalSurgery--stay tuned to hear from current and budding leaders in the field!.
Focused Issue "Global Surgery" is to be published on Journal of Public Health and Emergency: Edited by Dominique Vervoort @DVervoort94 from @JohnsHopkinsSPH. #JPHE
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Seems like the right moment to announce that I accepted the offer to pursue the MPH/MBA dual degree @JohnsHopkinsSPH @JHUCarey, which I'll be focusing on #globalcardiacsurgery. Six billion people lack access to cardiac surgical care when needed, and it's time for that to change.
.@JohnsHopkinsSPH has again been named the top public health school in the nation by @USNews.
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Humbled to be inducted into the Delta Omega Honorary Society in #PublicHealth as part of @JohnsHopkinsSPH centennial cohort amidst a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. I'm very grateful for my mentors' guidance at Hopkins & committed to placing public health at the heart of my career.
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On my way to Johannesburg, South Africa for #GICSIV @GICSurgery - excited to discuss all things #globalsurgery, #CHD, and advocacy with pediatric surgery and global surgery leaders from all corners of the world! @JohnsHopkinsSPH @JHUCarey
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#OpenAccess publication fees are often many $1000s when waivers remain limited, skewing research dissemination towards 💰 institutions & ⬆️ funded researchers. Drs. @ma_xiya & @HloniBookholane + I call for change in publishing power dynamics @GHSPJournal:
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5 billion people do not have access to #SafeSurgery when needed, making surgically treatable conditions responsible for over 17 million deaths every year, equaling more than 1 EVERY 2 SECONDS. #GlobalSurgery #SurgeryUHC .#MyOneScienceTweet
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Honoured to be selected as a @worldheartfed Emerging Leader!. Very grateful to my mentors Dr. @OuzounianMD & Dr. Stephen Fremes @UofTCVsurgery for their #GlobalCardiacSurgery support 🫀🌐. Looking forward to working alongside other Emerging Leaders to tackle #RHD, #EMF, & more 📢.
The 2022 Emerging Leaders cohort has been announced. The cohort marks the eighth year of the programme and will focus on #CVD and infectious diseases. 🔗
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All good things come to an end. Today, I end my three years as Co-Chair of @InciSioNGlobal. Words fall short of describing the role InciSioN has played in my life, but I'm grateful for the lessons learned and humbled by the friendships gained. Thank you, always. #FutureOfTheOR
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🚨 NOW ONLINE:. #GlobalCardiacSurgery Capacity Development in Low & Middle Income Countries, edited by Dr. @jacqueskpodonu @BIDMCSurgery. The textbook convenes 40 chapters by experts from across the 🌐. Grateful to be able to contribute 4 chapters. Link:
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Very thrilled that my #EJCTS letter is out, introducing the concept of #GlobalCardiacSurgery in literature. #CVD remains the world's leading killer, yet over 4.5 billion people worldwide lack access to cardiac surgical care when needed. #GlobalSurgery .
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In young patients, Dr. Michael Borger's message is loud and clear:. 📢 SAVR first!. Because:.⚠️ TAVI poorer long-term durability. ⚠️ SAVR mortality post-TAVI over 2x the STS-predicted mortality. ⚠️ Concomitant procedures are common. #EACTS2022
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Every two seconds, someone dies of a surgical condition. On #WorldHealthDay alone, over 43,200 people will have died from preventable causes. There can never be #HealthForAll without #SurgeryUHC - when will #GlobalSurgery be given the attention it deserves?
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1 in 4 doctors has thought about suicide, 1 in 50 has attempted it. I am not 1 of 4, but I could be. #MentalHealth of #HealthWorkers should not be taken for granted. On June, 1st (and any other day of the year), I wear #CrazySocks4Docs to help break the stigma in Medicine.
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Excited to be starting my second (and last) year of the MPH/MBA @JohnsHopkinsSPH @JHUCarey tomorrow--remotely from Belgium, with the best study buddies. Beyond grateful to be part of the centennial MPH class during a time where public health is important as ever before.
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On my way to Bulgaria to present on unmet needs in pediatric #globalcardiacsurgery in main hall at the joint @WSPCHSTweet world & @echsa_assoc meeting. Did you know over 300,000 children die each year from #CHD simply due to lack of surgery?. @GlobalCardiac #tssmn #globalsurgery
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📢👏📢👏. The 2024 Bethune Round Table will take place in Ethiopia 🇪🇹, making #BRT2024 the 1st edition of Bethune–a pan-🇨🇦 #GlobalSurgery effort for 22 years–to take place in an LMIC. Visa barriers prevented many to join us in Toronto for #BRT2023. It's time for that to change.
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In just 36 hours, #GICSIV reached over 1.5 million impressions through nearly 900 tweets by nearly 200 users from around the world. What a success, and a testament to the loud voice the children's surgery and #GlobalSurgery community has developed! @GICSurgery
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Hi #MedTwitter and #MedStudentTwitter! Quick request:. Can we get @InciSioNGlobal to 4,000 followers in celebration of #GlobalSurgeryDay2020?. In 2015, they started annual #GlobalSurgeryDay--from #SoMe to #WHA to simultaneous national conferences: the #FutureOfTheOR does it all!
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Excited to be back in Rwanda for the event of the year: @IGSS2019 @InciSioNGlobal is happening this weekend as InciSioN's second annual symposium, attracting hundreds of future leaders from across Africa and beyond! Will we see you here? #IGSS2019 #IGSS2019Kigali #FutureOfTheOR
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After a year of learning how to become a better public writer, today we graduate from the @harvardmed Effective Writing for Health Care Program. Big thank you to Dr. @K_B_Christopher, instructors, editors, guest speakers, & classmates for a wonderful year!. Time to put ✒️ to 📜.
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Finally out! @JessicaLuc1 and I prospectively analyzed the #GlobalSurgery hashtag and found that it provides an innovative way to overcome barriers and strengthen collaboration, and more effectively raise awareness about global surgery. Read #OpenAccess:
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Today is #WorldHeartDay. The pandemic has highlighted global inequities in access to care & exacerbated the cardiovascular disease burden. Yet, 6 billion people–not a typo–still lack access to safe, timely, and affordable cardiac surgical care when needed. #GlobalCardiacSurgery
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Ethiopia has only 5 cardiac surgeons for 120 million people. Over 15,000 people are on the waitlist for cardiac surgery; thousands more undetected. Read this overview on cardiac surgery in 🇪🇹 led by Drs. @salem_argaw & @AbrahamGenetuT @AATSJournals:
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Numbers don't lie! #AATS2022 @AATSHQ was truly #AATSBackTogether:. 👁️ >16 million (!) impressions. 📱 >4,000 tweets. 🗣️ >800 Twitter users. Can we reach and unite even more people at #AATS2023? 🌐 #TSSMN
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Today, I am moving out of Boston. What has been a year felt like a lifetime, over in the blink of an eye. My year @HarvardPGSSC has undoubtedly been the best year of my life, but I cannot wait to take these lessons and experiences to @JohnsHopkinsSPH @JHUCarey. (1/7)
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One year ago today, I visited @JohnsHopkinsSPH & @JHUCarey for first time - after endlessly weighing my options. Hopkins' warmth & interest in every one of its students made choice easy. One year later, I'm >25% into my MPH/MBA - thankful for opportunities; not a single regret.
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Excited to be at the 56th @STS_CTsurgery Annual Meeting (#STS2020) in New Orleans!. In honor of 56 years of the meeting and society, starting tomorrow, I'll be tweeting an overview of #GlobalCardiacSurgery through a 56-tweet tweetorial below. #GlobalSurgery #TSSMN @GlobalCardiac
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May 25th is #GlobalSurgeryDay. Remember #WHA6815. Lack of #SafeSurgery kills a person EVERY TWO SECONDS. No person should die because they cannot access life-saving surgical care. Notwithstanding critical importance of treating #malaria, will we see a video that day, too, @WHO?.
Today is #WorldMalariaDay 🦟. #Malaria still kills a child every two minutes. No child should die because they cannot access life-saving services to prevent, detect & treat the disease. Zero malaria starts with me – are you ready to #EndMalaria? .
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Ever since having worked in Tokyo, Kawasaki Disease remains a niche interest of mine--especially regarding its coronary complications. Thrilled to see my first-ever first author paper being top downloaded in Pediatric Dermatology. Read it here:
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"Female applications to 🫀 surgery are ↗️ and nearing parity with male counterparts . no sex difference in matching rates . proportion of female cardiac surgeons in 🇨🇦 remains low". Important work @T_servito @OuzounianMD @jenn_cy_chung @BobbyYanagawa:.
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While the momentum for #GlobalHealth, the global call for #equity, and the vocal push for academic inclusion grow, many harmful monikers prevail in global health--sustaining an unnecessary and flawed divergence. Read my latest in @GlobalHealthBMJ Blog:
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While actions of unseen solidarity are visible around the world--truly what the response to the #COVID19Pandemic should be--neocolonial tendencies start to pop up, weakening other countries' health workforce & systems. #COVID19. Read my op-ed @devex here:
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📢 "To advance global surgery & anesthesia, train more advocates.". Truer words have rarely been 🗣. #Advocacy is 🔑 to #GlobalSurgery, & nothing reflects this better than @OSGlobalSurgery @ughe_org @NkafuPolicyInst Global Surgery Advocacy Fellowship 👏.
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Exciting month of April ahead! Join us @hopkinssurgery in DC for the #CUGHGlobalSurgery Satellite Session at the #CUGH2020 by registering via the link below 👇. @InciSioNGlobal @gsurgstudents @HarvardPGSSC @RUglobalsurgery @UUCGS @JohnMeara @MamtaSwa @markshrime @drcdevries.
5 billion ppl lack access to surgical & anesthesia care worldwide, making it everyone’s business! @HopkinsSurgery is hosting #CUGHGlobalSurgery at #CUGH2020 in DC: “Advancing #GlobalHealth by Strengthening Surgery.” . Join #GlobalSurgery & register now:
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Surgery & anesthesia have ⬆️ carbon footprints. Scaling access to essential surgical care 🌐 ⚠️ but could result in billions of CO2 equivalents. #Sustainability will be 🔑, yet only 2 NSOAPs & 6% of assessment tools address 🌱 issues. @TheLancetPlanet:
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Proud to soon be graduating as part of @JohnsHopkinsSPH's centennial MPH class during a time when public health is as important as never before.
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Analysis of 700,000 adult 🫀 surgery patients during pandemic by Dr. @tomcnguyen et al. @annalsthorsurg:. ⚠️ 52.7% ⬇️ volume. ⚠️ 65.5% ⬇️ elective cases. ⚠️ Volume has not yet recovered. ⚠️ 148% ⬆️ in O:E mortality for isolated CABG. Read #OpenAccess:
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If this video by @GIncision and the #FutureOfTheOR @InciSioNGlobal from across Africa does not make you believe in a better, united future, nothing will. So blessed to be here and inspired by all these bright minds - what a day, what a night! #IGSS2019 #IGSS2019Kigali
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Incredible news! Rwanda just welcomed its very first cardiac surgeon for over 12 million people. Long way still to go, but very very important achievement! #GlobalCardiacSurgery @GlobalCardiac @HarvardPGSSC @robertriviello @TeamHeartRwanda #TSSMN.
KFH is pleased to announce that Dr.Maurice Musoni,Rwanda's first cardiothoracic surgeon(surgeries of the lungs,heart,esophagus&other structures that would rise in the chest) has joined the hospital.Consultations are done every Wednesday from 8AM-5PM.Appointment No: +250783825851
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Thrilled to finally have my hands on this one. If the travel ban prevents me from going back to @JohnsHopkins, I'll just have to bring @HopkinsMedicine to home. @SteveYangMD @DavidYuhMD
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What is one thing that all #GlobalSurgery conferences have in common? . @InciSioNGlobal members from around the world!. Great to have InciSioN members and alumni fly in from 9 different countries to attend #GICSIV @GICSurgery. #GlobalSurgery #FutureOfTheOR
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Millions of people die each year due to lack of access to cardiac surgical care. #GlobalCardiacSurgery. Investments in local cardiac capacity can help countries save millions of dollars every year. #GlobalSurgery. Read my op-ed (#OpMed) @doximity:
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Predatory publishing has long been problematic--with #COVID19, it is no less. We @ma_xiya @markshrime reviewed >1,000 predatory journals, finding >300 COVID articles published by May, taking tens of thousands of $ from unknowing authors. Read @CJPH_RCSP:
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"First-generation medical students exhibit many of the traits necessary for success in #CTSurgery. However, those who are interested in or applying to the field face unique challenges.". 💯 article by Dr. @JA_RobiMD & Dr. @ChiChiDoNguyen. #OpenAccess:
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Hello #Rwanda! In 48 hours you managed to enchant me: streets cleaner than Europe, all plastic bags banned, 90+% health insurance coverage, very strict helmet laws (@keepark DYK?), green all round. Getting ready for @IGSS2019 & looking forward to @cosecsa AGM2018! #GlobalSurgery
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The @WHO #WHA75 has ended after another big week in Geneva:. 👁 4.2 BILLION impressions. 🤳 68k tweets. 🐦 27k Twitter users. 📢 #GlobalSurgery community half of top 10 influential. FIVE BILLION PEOPLE still lack access to #SafeSurgery when needed. It is time to talk about it.
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"Dr. Smith’s emails are Winston Churchill’s radio speeches of this war." . @ColumbiaSurgery #COVID19 #coronavirus.
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In our bibliometric analysis of all #globalsurgery literature from past 30 years, we found. 1. Predominantly LMIC-based authorship. 2. Balanced LMIC- (vs HIC-)owned (first/last-authored) research. 3. Gradually more #OpenAccess. Read full paper @WorldJSurg:
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Dominique Vervoort, MD - at last. (1/3) Today, I am humbled to be called the first university graduate and first doctor of the family, graduating summa cum laude from the @KU_Leuven @med_fac, and I will do anything to do honour to our family name.
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The great @ulricksidney was accepted to join @HarvardPGSSC next year. Although the PGSSC always helps to the best of its abilities, Ulrick needs another big push to be able to cover living costs in Boston. Do support this future leader from #Cameroon:
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“Nobody should be pushed into poverty for needing surgical care” @UHC_Day #GlobalSurgery #UHCforSurgery #SafeSurgery
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"I felt overworked and underappreciated . I felt really, really guilty . Like many, I suffered harassment, overt and covert.". Dr. @HeartDocSharon discusses the challenges of women in 🫀 (#WIC) and her personal experiences and lessons to cope and navigate. #CCCongress
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Devastating news. The world is a better place thanks to Dr. Farmer, a force of nature in the fight towards health equity in global health, global surgery, and beyond. Rest in peace, Dr. Farmer.
#BREAKING: Dr Paul Farmer, a renowned American physician and co-founder of Partners in Health @PIH, has died aged 62. Farmer was a receipt of the National Order of Outstanding Friendship (Igihango), which he was conferred upon by President #Kagame in August 2019.
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Looking for a handful of dedicated students/researchers/postdocs with time and interest to join a #GlobalCardiacSurgery collaborative research project. Reply below or send me a PM if interested! #TSSMN #GlobalSurgery. @tssmn @GlobalCardiac @InciSioNGlobal @gsurgstudents.
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First week of classes @ihpmeuoft @UofT_dlsph–excited to officially start my PhD! . @UofTCVsurgery #phdchat
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So incredibly proud of @ma_xiya who graduated from her MSc in #PlasticSurgery @UMontreal on the Dean's (Honor) List in the middle of her MD! Did you know she is also in the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame?. Sign this future plastic surgeon before you regret it! #ILookLikeASurgeon
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InciSioN has given me more than I could ever wish for: it gave me a second family, it showed me the beauty of the world and the power of young people, and brought me to @HarvardPGSSC. #FutureOfTheOR. Apply now for @StudentSurgNet International Team 2019:
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"We must set the bar high for young patients with aortic valve disease.". Incredible McGill Cardiac Surgery Rounds by Dr. @OuzounianMD @UofTCVsurgery on aortic valve repair, #Ross, and #VSRR. "Although the guidelines only recently came out, it is already time to rewrite them!"
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"Surgeons are operating on the ground, on the floor, they are operating everywhere . there is no anesthetic drugs, they are operating without it.".
"The hospital is almost collapsing". Dr Abu Abed, MSF deputy medical coordinator in #Gaza, reports the dire situation for Gaza's hospitals and calls for an end to the bombing.
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It's a big week for children's surgery. 1.3 billion children lack access to surgical care when needed, but #GICSIV & #WEF20 have catalyzed change. @GICSurgery @KidsOperating. Read my latest "Saving the Future Through the Art of the Knife" in @ghn_news:
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"Proportions of publications with LMIC-affiliated authors increased over time, yet this observation was driven by high research activity and representation among upper middle-income countries.". How "global" is #GlobalHealth research? @GlobalHealthBMJ .
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Dr. @LarsSvenssonMD shares his expertise in and the impressive @ClevelandClinic outcomes after reoperation on the aortic root. #AATS2022
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The pandemic has accelerated interest and developments in virtual surgical education. In @JCardSurg, Dr. @FiedlerAmy and I discuss low-cost #VR & #eLearning opportunities to scale cardiac surgical education in all countries alike. #TSSMN. Read here:
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On my way to #EACTS2022 in Milan, where I attended my first-ever @EACTS & international #CTSurgery conference 4 years ago (and took this mesmerizing 📸). Looking forward to covering the meeting with #CardioTwitter during the coming days–stay tuned!. @UofTCVsurgery @GlobalCardiac
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This is exactly why I love the #globalsurgery world. From @InciSioNGlobal to @HarvardPGSSC, paradigms are changed, status quo is questioned, equity is demanded, and great people go on to do even greater things. Keep that smile on keep on rocking, @ulricksidney! #FutureOfTheOR.
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Honoured to be speaking at this #UNGA75 side event alongside such impressive #FutureOfTheOR panelists. #GlobalSurgery. Thank you to @HarvardPGSSC @InciSioNGlobal @medwma for the invite and setting this up!.
On September 19th at 9amEDT/1pmGMT join us, @InciSioNGlobal, and @medwma at the 75th @UN General Assembly for an exciting side event on #globalsurgery! Additional details at our website. Register Here! . #UNGA75 #futureoftheOR
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"It cannot be emphasized enough that a National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Plan (#NSOAP) must be sitting within a national health prioritization process. This is NOT a vertical process." @JohnMeara @HarvardPGSSC @surgfoundation @UNITAR #GlobalSurgery
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Four years after my first North American #CTSurgery meeting (#STS2019), I am back to where it all started–San Diego–for #STS2023. Forever indebted to these 3 mentors-turned-friends without whom I would not be where I am today: @JessicaLuc1 @Hirji1987 @EdwardPercy5
Power team meeting at the #sts2019. Such an honor to finally meet you all in person! #tssmn @tssmn @STS_CTsurgery @EdwardPercy5 @Hirji1987 @DVervoort94 @TSRA_official @CTSurgCareers @BrighamResearch @UBCmedicine
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Nothing like a late-night walk past the Palais des Nations before the #WHA76 truly kicks off. Geneva is filled with thousands of government officials, delegates, and health advocates, all with one goal:. #HealthForAll. Let's make it happen.
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"Surgery should not be a luxury only for those able to pay, but an accessible option for everyone, everywhere, when needed.". Yet, 5 in 7 people still lack access to surgical care when needed. #UHC #UHCDay #UHCDay2021 #SurgeryUHC.
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⚠️ Ontario-wide analysis @UofTCVsurgery of MAG-CABG vs. 2nd-gen DES: . ✅️ 5-year survival: 96.8% vs 94.5% (HR 0.56). ✅️ MACCE freedom: 94.3% vs 88.5% (HR 0.49). ✅️ MACCE freedom incl. repeat revasc.: 91.2% vs 70.7% (HR 0.24). #TSSMN @AATSJournals.
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Another conference, another fantastic presentation by future #CTSurgery superstar @veronica_f_chan @uOttawaMed!. In patients aged 75y and older with #TAAs, surveillance may be a reasonable alternative to surgery. #AATS2023
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Packed Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto in support of #Ukraine, filled with 🇺🇦 and 🇨🇦 flags. #StandWithUkraine
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It's #GlobalSurgeryDay2021!. Every year, on May 25, @InciSioNGlobal organizes #GlobalSurgeryDay, rallying #GlobalSurgery voices from every corner of the world. 5 BILLION PEOPLE still lack access to #SurgicalHealthcare. Together, we can speak up 📢 for a brighter future for all.
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Wondering what #GlobalCardiacSurgery is?. In the @annalsthorsurg, Drs. Swain, Pezzella, @jacqueskpodonu, and I give a 5000-word overview of the field's history, current state, and future opportunities. #TSSMN #GlobalSurgery. The time is now. Read here:
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Happy to see that our "Women in Surgery: Challenges & Opportunities" article in the International Journal of Surgery's new Global Health journal is out! @ZinebBentounsi @josechenxu @StudentSurgNet #WomenInSurgery #GlobalSurgery
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Grateful for the opportunity to speak on #GlobalSurgery--where we are today & what the role of future surgeons is--at the @ascolcirugia Congress. #AsColCx2020. Muchas gracias a los organizadores por la invitación! @PipeCabreraV
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Officially moved to Baltimore. Looking forward to two amazing years at @JohnsHopkinsSPH and @JHUCarey for my MPH/MBA!
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