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Message from the Division Director

Dear Colleagues,

This is a short newsletter, as I know we are all busy with COVID-19 clinical care and related activities, and the PGY3s have the added commitment of preparing for their upcoming Royal College exams. Thanks to all of you for everything you do, and I'll see you on the other side of this Omicron wave.

Sincerely,
Moira

Dr. Moira Kapral
Director, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Toronto

Awards and Honours

Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) Clinical Teacher Award

Dr. Ed Etchells is the recipient of the 2022 Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) Clinical Teacher Award.  This is a huge achievement and great recognition of Dr. Etchells' excellence as both a clinician and teacher. Dr. Etchells was selected as the award recipient from among outstanding nominees from faculties across the country. Congratulations! 

Announcements

Call for Abstracts - U of T GIM Research Day

The 2022 GIM Research Day will be held virtually on Friday, June 24, 2022 from 12:00 to 1:30pm. We are delighted that the keynote speaker will be Dr. Vinny Arora (@FutureDocs) from the University of Chicago; details to follow.

We invite and encourage all trainees who are eligible (please see Abstract Submission Guidelines) to submit abstracts and participate at this annual GIM Research Day.  Abstract submission deadline is March 31, 2022.

Abstract Form

Job Postings

Clinician Teacher / Clinician Educator 

The Department of Medicine of McGill University invites applications for a full-time Clinician-Teacher or Clinician-Educator at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC).  Detailed job posting is available in both English and French.

Meetings 

Acute Care Update - Virtual Program 2022

Dates: March 31, and June 2, 2022
Time: 6:30 - 8 PM

Program Overview

The 2021/22 Acute Care Update will be offered free of charge. To receive the ZOOM videoconference link, users must register for the program in advance. Acute Care Update is open to all acute care providers including Hospitalists, Internists, Family Physicians, Emergency Physicians. Specialists, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Nurses, Fellows, and Medical Residents.

University of Toronto GIM Citywide Rounds 

Please note GIM Citywide Rounds on January 28th, 2022 have been cancelled to prioritize COVID-related activities. 

Date: Friday, February 25, 2022
Time: 1-2 PM

Speakers and Topics TBA

These rounds are accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. If you would like to attend but have not received a calendar invitation with the Zoom link, please email tina.teng@uhn.ca. Previous rounds are recorded and available on U of T GIM Website.
Journal Articles

Divisional members published the following journal articles in December 2021:
  1. Adverse Fetal Outcomes and Maternal Mortality Following Non-Obstetric Abdominopelvic Surgery in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
    Cusimano MC, Liu J, Azizi P, Zipursky J, Sajewycz K, Sussman J, Kishibe T, Wong E, Ferguson SE, D'Souza R, Baxter NN.
    Ann Surg. 2021 Dec 28. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005362. 
    PMID: 34966066
     
  2. Editorial Comment.
    Alibhai SMH.
    J Urol. 2021 Dec 30:101097JU000000000000233501. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002335.01.
    PMID: 34965746
     
  3. Intravenous Thrombolysis After First-Ever Ischemic Stroke and Reduced Incident Dementia Rate.
    Cerasuolo JO, Mandzia J, Cipriano LE, Kapral MK, Fang J, Hachinski V, Sposato LA.
    Stroke. 2021 Dec 30:STROKEAHA121034969. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.034969.
    PMID: 34965738
     
  4. Positive impact of a telemedicine education program on practicing health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: A mixed methods study of an Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) program.
    Zhao QJ, Rozenberg D, Nourouzpour S, Orchanian-Cheff A, Flannery J, Kaul R, Agbeyaka S, Barber M, dePeiza P, Maria Doumouras A, Draper H, Gebara N, Lau J, Liberman D, Luther RA, Sanh M, Furlan AD.
    J Telemed Telecare. 2021 Dec 28:1357633X211059688. doi: 10.1177/1357633X211059688. 
    PMID: 34962167
     
  5. Impact of a continuous enhanced cardio-respiratory monitoring pathway on cardio-respiratory complications after bariatric surgery: A retrospective cohort study.
    Tian C, Hawryluck L, Tomlinson G, Chung F, Beattie S, Miller M, Hassan N, Wong DT, Wong J, Hudson J, Jackson T, Singh M.
    J Clin Anesth. 2021 Dec 23;77:110639. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2021.110639. 
    PMID: 34953279
     
  6. Clinical Manifestations and Treatment Outcomes of Pyoderma Gangrenosum on Rituximab Therapy: A Systematic Review.
    Croitoru D, Nathanielsz N, Seigel K, Elsawi R, Sibbald C, Alavi A, Zipursky J, Piguet V.
    J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Dec 20:S0190-9622(21)02994-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.12.028.
    PMID: 34942295
     
  7. The association of statin subgroups with lower urinary tract symptoms following a prostate biopsy.
    Goldberg H, Mohsin FK, Chandrasekar T, Wallis CJD, Klaassen Z, Ahmad AE, Saskin R, Kenk M, Saarela O, Kulkarni GS, Alibhai SMH, Fleshner N.
    Can Urol Assoc J. 2021 Dec 21. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.7464. 
    PMID: 34941486
     
  8. Obstructive sleep apnea and nocturnal attacks of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
    Lin CH, Timofeeva M, O'Brien T, Lyons OD.
    J Clin Sleep Med. 2021 Dec 22. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9840. 
    PMID: 34931608
     
  9. Cash transfer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial.
    Persaud N, Thorpe KE, Bedard M, Hwang SW, Pinto A, Jüni P, da Costa BR; DISTANSE COVID-19 (Direct Income SupporT and Advice Negating Spread of Epidemic COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial) study team.
    Fam Med Community Health. 2021 Dec;9(4):e001452. doi: 10.1136/fmch-2021-001452.
    PMID: 34924360
     
  10. The role of grip strength and short physical performance battery test in predicting chemotherapy-related outcomes in older adults with cancer.
    Almugbel FA, Timilshina N, Papadopoulos E, Al-Showbaki L, Alibhai SMH.
    J Geriatr Oncol. 2021 Dec 16:S1879-4068(21)00266-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.12.002. 
    PMID: 34924306
     
  11. A Novel Collaborative Care Program to Augment Nursing Home Care During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Wong BM, Rotteau L, Feldman S, Lamb M, Liang K, Moser A, Mukerji G, Pariser P, Pus L, Razak F, Shojania KG, Verma A.
    J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Nov 24:S1525-8610(21)00988-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.11.018. 
    PMID: 34922907
     
  12. Can SBAR be implemented with high fidelity and does it improve communication between healthcare workers? A systematic review.
    Lo L, Rotteau L, Shojania K.
    BMJ Open. 2021 Dec 17;11(12):e055247. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055247.
    PMID: 34921087
     
  13. Nursing Home Resident Admission Characteristics and Potentially Preventable Emergency Department Transfers.
    Aryal K, Mowbray F, Gruneir A, Griffith LE, Howard M, Jabbar A, Jones A, Tanuseputro P, Lapointe-Shaw L, Costa AP.
    J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Dec 15:S1525-8610(21)01007-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.11.020.
    PMID: 34919839
     
  14. Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among people experiencing homelessness in Toronto during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Luong L, Beder M, Nisenbaum R, Orkin A, Wong J, Damba C, Emond R, Lena S, Wright V, Loutfy M, Bruce-Barrett C, Cheung W, Cheung YK, Williams V, Vanmeurs M, Boozary A, Manning H, Hester J, Hwang SW.
    Can J Public Health. 2021 Dec 17:1-9. doi: 10.17269/s41997-021-00591-8. 
    PMID: 34919211
     
  15. Quality of care of consultations from the geriatric oncology clinic: "Are we addressing the needs of patients?".
    Abu Helal A, Chon J, Timilshina N, Berger A, Romanovsky L, Jin R, Monginot S, Alibhai SMH.
    J Geriatr Oncol. 2021 Dec 13:S1879-4068(21)00265-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.12.001.
    PMID: 34916175
     
  16. Predicting hospital readmission risk: A prospective observational study to compare primary care providers' assessments with the LACE readmission risk index.
    Walji S, McIsaac W, Moineddin R, Kalia S, Levy M, Tu K, Bell CM.
    PLoS One. 2021 Dec 15;16(12):e0260943. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260943. eCollection 2021.
    PMID: 34910740
     
  17. Perinatal Mental Illness and Risk of Incident Autoimmune Disease: A Population-Based Propensity-Score Matched Cohort Study.
    Brown HK, Wilton A, Liu N, Ray JG, Dennis CL, Vigod SN.
    Clin Epidemiol. 2021 Dec 6;13:1119-1128. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S344567. eCollection 2021.
    PMID: 34908878
     
  18. The impact of proposed regulatory changes and rescheduling on low-dose codeine purchasing in Canada: a time-series analysis.
    Boone CG, Antoniou T, Juurlink DN, von den Baumen TR, Kitchen SA, Richards GC, Tadrous M, Gomes T.
    CMAJ Open. 2021 Dec 14;9(4):E1181-E1186. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20210173. Print 2021 Oct-Dec.
    PMID: 34906994
     
  19. Correspondence on "cost or price of sequencing? implications for economic evaluations in genomic medicine" by Grosse and Gudgeon.
    Li C, Vandersluis S, Holubowich C, Ungar WJ, Goh ES, Boycott KM, Sikich N, Dhalla I, Ng V.
    Genet Med. 2021 Sep 14:S1098-3600(21)01120-5. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2021.08.006. 
    PMID: 34906460
     
  20. Diffuse intracranial calcifications in a patient with untreated postoperative hypoparathyroidism.
    Bogler O, Shumak SL.
    CMAJ. 2021 Dec 13;193(49):E1890. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.210940.
    PMID: 34903593
     
  21. Characterizing telemedicine use in clinical immunology and allergy in Canada before the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Lee EY, Song C, Vadas P, Morgan M, Betschel S.
    Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2021 Dec 13;17(1):131. doi: 10.1186/s13223-021-00635-1.
    PMID: 34903277
     
  22. Self-management interventions for issues identified in a geriatric assessment: A systematic review.
    Donison V, Chesney TR, Wills A, Santos B, McLean B, Alqurini N, Hossain N, Durbano S, Lemonde M, Alibhai SMH, Puts M.
    J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Dec 13. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17601.
    PMID: 34902156
     
  23. Medical Therapy Following Urgent/Emergent Revascularization in Peripheral Artery Disease Patients (Canadian Acute Limb Ischemia Registry [CANALISE I]).
    Kaplovitch E, Collins A, McClure G, Tse R, Bhagirath V, Chan N, Szalay D, Harlock J, Anand SS.
    CJC Open. 2021 Jun 17;3(11):1325-1332. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2021.06.006. eCollection 2021 Nov.
    PMID: 34901800
     
  24. Diagnostic and prognostic value of Sepsis-Induced coagulopathy and International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis scoring systems in COVID-19-associated disseminated intravascular coagulopathy.
    Hosseini SF, Behnam-Roudsari S, Alavinia G, Emami A, Toghyani A, Moradi S, Zadeh MM, Mohseni S, Shafiee MA.
    J Res Med Sci. 2021 Oct 18;26:102. doi: 10.4103/jrms.JRMS_1295_20. eCollection 2021.
    PMID: 34899940
     
  25. Availability of prices for shoppable services on hospital internet sites.
    Cram P, Cram E, Antos J, Sittig DF, Anand A, Li Y.
    Am J Manag Care. 2021 Dec 1;27(12):e426-e428. doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2021.88690.
    PMID: 34889585
     
  26. Opioid use in pregnancy: An emerging health crisis.
    Zipursky J, Juurlink DN.
    Obstet Med. 2021 Dec;14(4):211-219. doi: 10.1177/1753495X20971163. Epub 2020 Dec 6.
    PMID: 34880933
     
  27. Recognizing and renaming in obstetrics: How do we take better care with language?
    MacKinnon KR, Lefkowitz A, Lorello GR, Schrewe B, Soklaridis S, Kuper A.
    Obstet Med. 2021 Dec;14(4):201-203. doi: 10.1177/1753495X211060191. Epub 2021 Dec 2.
    PMID: 34880931
     
  28. Recovery Education for Adults Transitioning From Homelessness: A Longitudinal Outcome Evaluation.
    Durbin A, Nisenbaum R, Wang R, Hwang SW, Kozloff N, Stergiopoulos V.
    Front Psychiatry. 2021 Nov 22;12:763396. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.763396. eCollection 2021.
    PMID: 34880792
     
  29. The Senior Medical Resident's New Role in Assessment in Internal Medicine.
    Rassos J, Ginsburg S, Stalmeijer RE, Melvin LJ.
    Acad Med. 2021 Dec 7. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004552. 
    PMID: 34879012
     
  30. Association of Surgeon-Patient Sex Concordance With Postoperative Outcomes.
    Wallis CJD, Jerath A, Coburn N, Klaassen Z, Luckenbaugh AN, Magee DE, Hird AE, Armstrong K, Ravi B, Esnaola NF, Guzman JCA, Bass B, Detsky AS, Satkunasivam R.
    JAMA Surg. 2021 Dec 8:e216339. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.6339. 
    PMID: 34878511
     
  31. Developing and validating natural language processing algorithms for radiology reports compared to ICD-10 codes for identifying venous thromboembolism in hospitalized medical patients.
    Verma AA, Masoom H, Pou-Prom C, Shin S, Guerzhoy M, Fralick M, Mamdani M, Razak F.
    Thromb Res. 2022 Jan;209:51-58. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2021.11.020. Epub 2021 Nov 27.
    PMID: 34871982
     
  32. Choosing Wisely: An idea worth sustaining.
    Kastner M, Makarski J, Mossman K, Harris K, Hayden L, Giraldo M, Sharma D, Asalya M, Jussaume L, Eisen D, Wintemute K, Rolko E, Shin P, Zadravec J, McRitchie D.
    Health Serv Res. 2021 Dec 2. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13917. 
    PMID: 34859435
     
  33. Prevention of the post thrombotic syndrome with anticoagulation: a narrative review.
    Makedonov I, Kahn SR, Abdulrehman J, Schulman S, Delluc A, Gross PL, Galanaud JP.
    Thromb Haemost. 2021 Dec 1. doi: 10.1055/a-1711-1263. 
    PMID: 34852380
     
  34. Multidisciplinary quality improvement initiative to optimize acute neurovascular imaging for transient ischemic attack or minor stroke.
    Kapoor A, Verma A, Kim IJ, Kujbid N, Si K, Casaubon LK, Kapral MK, Fang J, Symons S, Swartz RH, Yu AYX.
    CJEM. 2021 Nov;23(6):820-827. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00180-1. Epub 2021 Sep 13.
    PMID: 34515979
Publications and Other Contributions by Trainees

Please email tina.teng@uhn.ca if you have items for inclusion in future newsletters
  1. Opinion: Everyone has their limits. We health-care workers must reclaim ours.
    Arjun V.K. Sharma
    The Washington Post. January 19, 2022
  2. Diffuse intracranial calcifications in a patient with untreated postoperative hypoparathyroidism.
    Bogler O, Shumak SL.
    CMAJ. 2021 Dec 13;193(49):E1890. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.210940.
    PMID: 34903593


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