To quote Grainne Rooney: “exhibit an air of calmness in all situations, perform under immense pressure, act as mediators, lead teams in crisis situations & then disappear back into the darkness”... and everyone needs an Alfred. imj.ie/the-hidden-cur… #patientsafety #OBAnes SOAP

This is still a challenge for me to get my mind around, especially as only theoretical application(PIEB option not yet activated by Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee)... interesting that motor block is a better monitor than sensory level? #patientsafety #OBAnes #solshnider2019

Excited&honored! Sharing our Arrhythmias in Pregnancy State of Art Review JACC Journals #EPeeps #CardioObstetrics Cardio-Obstetrics jacc.org/doi/abs/10.101… Marmar Vaseghi MD PhD AnnabelleVolgman MD Andrea Russo @Pamela_K_1 Uri Elkayam , MD Faisal Merchant DJ Lakkireddy @jayasri Hena Patel MD Dr.Briller

Great work Hilary MacCormick 🏳️‍🌈 Anesthesiologist - excellent #RichardKnill presentation #CASAM2023 “Lived Experiences of Transgender and Nonbinary People in the Perioperative Context: A Qualitative Study” #Pride2023 DalAnesthesia #DalProud #PrideMonth2023

#ANES23 Breakthrough pain during cesarean delivery A panel with StanfordOBAnesthesia Pervez Sultan How do you measure PDCD?! In this review, adjuvants given to rescue pain in scheduled CD was about 15% Crucial topic - we still need to find the best self-reported outcome

Conclusions from Marc Van de Velde. PIEB is a valid, safe method of analgesia maintenance, however, large volume bolus PCEA is viable for patients wanting more personal control. #3dc23 #OBAnes

🆕Are we closer to determining a gold standard for sensory block testing during labour epidural analgesia? ➡️Honoured to contribute to an editorial on optimizing the assessment of epidurals for labour analgesia Allana Munro CJA - Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 🆓🔗rdcu.be/dwth5 ⬇️Infographic

A nice guide to preparing manuscripts for publication!

The Incidence & Predictors of Failed Spinal Anesthesia After Intrathecal Injection of Local Anesthetic for Cesarean Delivery: A Single-Center, 9-Year Retrospective Review Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA 🇨🇦🇮🇳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Allana Munro Dr.Dolores M McKeen 🇨🇦 buff.ly/3SKhFwc

Differential sensory block during labour epidural analgesia: a prospective observational study to investigate the relationship of lower and upper sensory block levels to cold, pinprick, and light touch - #Anesthesia #Anesthesiology #OBAnes buff.ly/4bipIc5

⭐️Anaphylaxis algorithm⭐️ Specifically written for the peri-operative setting! BUT how does it differ from other algorithms?! ⭐️Early IV adrenaline in small doses, titrated to effect, before establishing a low-dose IV adrenaline infusion if needed⭐️ 🔗…-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an…

Pain during Cesarean Delivery: We Can and Must Do Better | Anesthesiology | American Society of Anesthesiologists ⁦Michael Hofkamp, MD, FASA⁩ 👍 pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology…

Significant consequences after traumatic birth experience ✔️Dissociation 👉No memory of the childbirth experience ✔️Psychological harm ✔️⬆️ risk for maternal mental health ✔️⬆️acute pain & risk of chronic pain ✔️Lifelong association #SOAPAM2024 Tracey Vogel

Total spinal anaesthesia in #ObAnes: a narrative review 🧠Spinal after epidural most common precipitant reported recently 🧠Good outcome when treated promptly 🧠Poor outcomes associated with delayed recognition and inadequate resuscitation #ObAnaes doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoa…

Thank you ⁦Allana Munro⁩ and ⁦Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA 🇨🇦🇮🇳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⁩ for this great Podcast- The incidence of #Failed Spinal after IT injection of local #Anesthesia for CD #Obanesthesia #failed spinal ⁦Anesthesia&Analgesia⁩ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yal…

An Innovative Approach to Determine PIEB Pump Settings for Labor Analgesia: utilizing advanced techniques, this method aims to improve patient outcomes, increase efficiency, and enhance overall quality of care: Anesthesia&Analgesia Anesthesia & Analgesia buff.ly/4c8So7m

Labour epidurals + postpartum depression - is there an association? All the #pregnant people of X will be pleased to hear that there there was NO significant difference in the incidence of depression between epidural & non-epidural patient groups! 🔗…-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an…

This week's editor's pick: Gender-affirming care Transgender and nonbinary people experience stigmatization, discrimination, and marginalization within the hospital environment. Lean more ➡️ cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.… Hilary MacCormick 🏳️‍🌈 Anesthesiologist Allana Munro @giannilorelll @ron_george Dylan Bould

So excited to see our study published in CMAJ and thankful for the media interest thus far!

Dal's Dr. Hilary MacCormick, an anesthesiologist in the Department of Women's and Obstetric Anesthesia, discusses some of the barriers, stress, and marginalization transgender and nonbinary people face in accessing gender-affirming surgery. ow.ly/RSk050SvqGs