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
๐ŸŽ‰ Excited to share our latest open-access publication in @BJAJournals โœ… QLB reduced early resting pain vs ITM โœ… ITM + QLB further reduced early resting pain, coughing pain, and worst pain at 24 h compared with ITM alone ๐Ÿ™Co-authors ๐Ÿ”“ Free download ๐Ÿ‘‡ bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0โ€ฆ
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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? ๐Ÿ”—associationofanaesthetists-pโ€ฆ
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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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so proud to see these former @IWKHealth residents & fellows presenting w colleagues across ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆat #CASAM2024! @AnaSjaus @hilarykatem @ValZaph future of ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ#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 โค๏ธ๐Ÿคฉ#CASAM2024 @CASUpdate @CAS_OBSection @antonchau1 @LorrainechowMD @DrWesleyEdwards @Dolores_McKeen @hilarykatem @MoEissaMD @AnaSjaus Paul Wieczorek
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Wonderful to meet up with #OBA colleagues from across Canada โค๏ธ๐Ÿคฉ#CASAM2024 @CASUpdate @CAS_OBSection @antonchau1 @LorrainechowMD @DrWesleyEdwards @Dolores_McKeen @hilarykatem @MoEissaMD @AnaSjaus Paul Wieczorek
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And here is @Ropivacaine and @Ron_George with Anne Lavoie! ๐Ÿคฉ
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Congratulations, Dr. Ruthi Landau, first female EIC of an academic journal of anesthesiology! @IJOA_Journal @ColumbiaPS @SOAPHQ
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thx @MoEissaMD!! packed room highly engaged group excellent Qs. so fun w panelists @Agent99rp @pweiczorek. ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ™credit to the @antonchau1 who did the lionโ€™s share @BCWomensHosp @CAS_OBSection
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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
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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 profiles.nlm.nih.gov/spotligโ€ฆ The Apgar score developed in 1952 still shapes neonatal resuscitation @womenofimpacti1
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