RT @acoyne: The question is not whether Ukraine should be a member of NATO. The question is whether the US should be.

RT @MarkJCarney: The tariffs imposed by the United States today are a clear violation of our trade agreements and require the most serious…

RT @DimitrisSoudas: Governor, Oil. Natural Gas. Hydro electricity. Uranium. We have it. You need it. Keep your cotton. I’m sure…

@racheldoerrie I am not a fan of Trudeau. But 100% agree.

RT @Cmdr_Hadfield: That’s my Canada. Peaceful, trustworthy, supportive, world-class excellence. I stand on guard for thee.

Buy Canadian.

@mj_pucci This is so sad to hear. I met Mike during fellowship during the FSF retreat. Was a really nice guy. I have been a twitter follower since then. My condolences to all who knew him especially his loved ones.

Any Canadian surgeons at ACS this year?

@Bjwrz @GoAHealth General Surgery also getting crushed…..

@DennisKendel So sorry to hear this.

@kourtpenner You seem have made up your mind about rezoning as you continue to push that agenda. What about the constituents that elected you to represent their opinions at council? Are you actually listening? Or just pretending?

@gabefabreau I think an open invitation for the the premier to attend any of the upcoming Ucalgary specialty research days. I would contend that Alberta’s doctors are astonishingly curious about almost everything.

@mistywatsonMD @AHS_YYCZone Good luck! I hope the weekend goes a smooth a possible.

@traumamom4 When on call, the third gallbladder done in succession is always the worst one……

@JuhaatLFPress Yep. I get this one too.

Dear referring physicians, there is no value in requesting an ultrasound to further assess a clinically obvious inguinal hernia.

@EddyLang1 What about the labourer with a symptomatic hernia that is limiting their ability to work and make an income? If you asked that person I think they would tell you that waiting a few more months for surgery is a rather big deal.

@EddyLang1 Sorry Eddy, but hernia surgery is a really bad example. 95% of these cases are ambulatory same day cases. Gallbladder surgery also similar resource outlay. I disagree that these are the patients impacting flow through emergency department.

@HopeFeldmanMD @acsJACS @AmCollSurgeons @WomenSurgeons @SAGES_Updates In my practice TEP/TAPP and their variations are the way to go. However, if you’re doing an open repair the plug just makes it harder to fix a recurrence when it happens and adds nothing to a well done patch repair.