
OB #Anesthesiologist. Clinical Associate Professor @UMontreal. Mom of 3, Wife of 1. One with nature. Work hard/play hard. @CAS_OBSection Past Chair
Montreal, QC
Joined October 2020
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Valerie Zaphiratos retweeted
๐ Excited to share our latest open-access publication in @BJAJournals
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QLB reduced early resting pain vs ITM
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ITM + QLB further reduced early resting pain, coughing pain, and worst pain at 24 h compared with ITM alone
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๐ Free download ๐ bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0โฆ
Valerie Zaphiratos retweeted
Neuromuscular blocking drugs vs remifentanil for intubation.
The use of remifentanil (2-4 mcg/kg) makes little to no difference in terms of producing excellent tracheal intubation conditions.
Anyone changing their practice after reading this paper?
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Valerie Zaphiratos retweeted
Presenting our study on use of intraoperative echocardiography to monitor changes in CO in pregnancy @CASUpdate @CardioOb @CAS_OBSection @uOttawa @OttawaHospital @CJA_Journal @OttAnesthesia #pocus #victoria
Valerie Zaphiratos retweeted
Congratulations to the @CASUpdate on an incredibly successful #CASAM2024
Thank you to all Editorial Board members for their participation and the ongoing hard work serving the journal.
Valerie Zaphiratos retweeted
Replying to @KalagaraHari @Ropivacaine @CASUpdate @CAS_RegAnes @PatrickWongMD @Dolores_McKeen @ASRA_Society @ESRA_Society @mokaeleni @ThomasVolk16 @claralexlobo @rakesh6282 @LimGrapes @SOAPHQ @noolslucas @OAAinfo @ASALifeline @ValZaph @hakimrony
#CASAM2024 ๐จ๐ฆ
#POCUS in #OBAnes @antonchau1
Great lectures by exerts !!
Gastric ultrasound Dr Arzola
Cardiac @AnaSjaus
Neuraxial ultrasound Dr Barrera
@CASUpdate @CAS_RegAnes @Dolores_McKeen @Ropivacaine @DrLucieFilteau @ValZaph @MndpSingh7 @DalAnesthesia @garrettsbarry
Valerie Zaphiratos retweeted
Great #OBAnes ProCon Debate by @ValZaph & Dr A Lavoie on IV PCA - remi versus fentanyl. Moderation by @Ron_George
for me local resources & context matters #fentanylwins @cas_update #CASAM2024
Valerie Zaphiratos retweeted
Great discussion just concluded on I-AIM & #POCUS in anesthesia .. lots of evidence for benefit & clinical pearls on gastric, cardiac & spine imaging. Consider settings & use frequently to support image acquisition & comfort doing #casam2024 @AnaSjaus @antonchau1 @CAS_OBSection
Valerie Zaphiratos retweeted
To all @CASUpdate members just saying June in NL is iceberg season! This was the same view of Fort Amherst during #CASAM2014 with both whales & icebergs!! @CAS_OBSection @CAS_RegAnes @CJA_Journal @CARFUpdate @CAS_IEF @CAS_EnviroSus @CAS_History @CasChiefs (pc unknown)
Thank you to our speakers, moderators, delegates, volunteers, sponsors, and staff for contributing to #CASAM2024. Stay tuned to our feed and cas.ca/annual-meeting for materials, recordings, abstracts, and more. See you in St. John's, Newfoundland for #CASAM2025 in June 2025.
Valerie Zaphiratos retweeted
Great job all!!
bringing evidence & entertainment to #CASAM2024 #OBAnes pro/con debate. great points but I still endorse IV PCA fentanyl! @ValZaph @antonchau1 @Ron_George @Ropivacaine @hilarykatem @ammunro2 @CAS_OBSection
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Valerie Zaphiratos retweeted
#CASAM2024 ๐จ๐ฆ
@Ropivacaine fantastic talk on #PDPH !
@CASUpdate @CAS_RegAnes
@PatrickWongMD @Dolores_McKeen @AnaSjaus @ASRA_Society @ESRA_Society @mokaeleni @ThomasVolk16 @claralexlobo @rakesh6282 @LimGrapes @SOAPHQ @noolslucas @OAAinfo @ASALifeline @ValZaph @hakimrony
Valerie Zaphiratos retweeted
so proud to see these former @IWKHealth residents & fellows presenting w colleagues across ๐จ๐ฆat #CASAM2024! @AnaSjaus @hilarykatem @ValZaph future of ๐จ๐ฆ#OBAnes is right here folks! @Ron_George missing from pics! @Ropivacaine @mattgsimms @ammunro2 @bmacaulay2000 @MunAnesthesia
Wonderful to meet up with #OBA colleagues from across Canada โค๏ธ๐คฉ#CASAM2024 @CASUpdate @CAS_OBSection @antonchau1 @LorrainechowMD @DrWesleyEdwards @Dolores_McKeen @hilarykatem @MoEissaMD @AnaSjaus Paul Wieczorek
Wonderful to meet up with #OBA colleagues from across Canada โค๏ธ๐คฉ#CASAM2024 @CASUpdate @CAS_OBSection @antonchau1 @LorrainechowMD @DrWesleyEdwards @Dolores_McKeen @hilarykatem @MoEissaMD @AnaSjaus Paul Wieczorek
And here is @Ropivacaine and @Ron_George with Anne Lavoie! ๐คฉ
Valerie Zaphiratos retweeted
Congratulations, Dr. Ruthi Landau, first female EIC of an academic journal of anesthesiology!
@IJOA_Journal @ColumbiaPS @SOAPHQ
Valerie Zaphiratos retweeted
thx @MoEissaMD!! packed room highly engaged group excellent Qs. so fun w panelists @Agent99rp @pweiczorek. ๐ฏ๐credit to the @antonchau1 who did the lionโs share @BCWomensHosp @CAS_OBSection
Valerie Zaphiratos retweeted
Amazing session moderated by @antonchau1 on the Obstetrics anesthesia expert panel, featuring @Dolores_McKeen, Paul Weiczorek and Roanne Preston!! @CASUpdate @CAS_OBSection @ObAnesDigest
Valerie Zaphiratos retweeted
Thinking of #VirginiaApgar on her birthday (6/7/1909) & the tremendous impact she has as a @Columbia obstetric anesthesiologist who thought out of the box
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The Apgar score developed in 1952 still shapes neonatal resuscitation @womenofimpacti1








































