Dr. Simone Lebeuf (She/Her)
@drsimonelebeuf.bsky.social
Adolescent Medicine Pediatrician in Alberta
Teen Health and Med Ed 🫀🧠🫁
Views my own
Teen Health and Med Ed 🫀🧠🫁
Views my own
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Research not only saves lives, it ignites hope. Through continual innovation, WCHRI researchers are illuminating the path toward a healthier future for women and children.
We are lighting the way!
Read more in our 2024-2025 annual report:
ar.wchri.org/
#WCHRIAR2025
We are lighting the way!
Read more in our 2024-2025 annual report:
ar.wchri.org/
#WCHRIAR2025
Lighting the Way | 2024-2025 Annual Report
Research not only saves lives, it ignites hope. While true transformation requires both patience and vision, each breakthrough brings us closer to our goal.
ar.wchri.org
June 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Research not only saves lives, it ignites hope. Through continual innovation, WCHRI researchers are illuminating the path toward a healthier future for women and children.
We are lighting the way!
Read more in our 2024-2025 annual report:
ar.wchri.org/
#WCHRIAR2025
We are lighting the way!
Read more in our 2024-2025 annual report:
ar.wchri.org/
#WCHRIAR2025
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Congrats and welcome to the team, all who received their #CaRMSMatch today! 🎉
No matter what happened today, CaRMS does not define you. You may love where you matched, or like me, you may realize it’s not the right path. Wherever your future takes you, I know you’ll develop a career you’ll love.
No matter what happened today, CaRMS does not define you. You may love where you matched, or like me, you may realize it’s not the right path. Wherever your future takes you, I know you’ll develop a career you’ll love.
March 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Congrats and welcome to the team, all who received their #CaRMSMatch today! 🎉
No matter what happened today, CaRMS does not define you. You may love where you matched, or like me, you may realize it’s not the right path. Wherever your future takes you, I know you’ll develop a career you’ll love.
No matter what happened today, CaRMS does not define you. You may love where you matched, or like me, you may realize it’s not the right path. Wherever your future takes you, I know you’ll develop a career you’ll love.
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Our system is strained in every way. It can be hard to see a clear road ahead for health care. In this fraught environment of frustration, dissatisfaction and blame, it is crucial we respect physicians and team colleagues on the front lines. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...
February 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Our system is strained in every way. It can be hard to see a clear road ahead for health care. In this fraught environment of frustration, dissatisfaction and blame, it is crucial we respect physicians and team colleagues on the front lines. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...
The capacity for youth to be fierce advocates for themselves and their communities is one of my favorite things about working with teens
#AdolescentMedicine
#AdolescentMedicine
I attended the public library meeting in Valleyview last night. It was the first public meeting since the 5th Estate documentary aired. Rather than making the public feel heard, the library board chair called police when trans teen Theo tried to speak. #freedomtoread t.co/kGqDLpLvTD
https://medium.com/@susanvhthompson/valleyview-public-library-meeting-ends-with-board-chair-calling-the-police-to-remove-over-40-people-02258de1d506
t.co
February 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The capacity for youth to be fierce advocates for themselves and their communities is one of my favorite things about working with teens
#AdolescentMedicine
#AdolescentMedicine
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This new law actually restricts the rights of parents to access medical care for their children.
December 11, 2024 at 12:47 AM
This new law actually restricts the rights of parents to access medical care for their children.
Reposted by Dr. Simone Lebeuf (She/Her)
Back to your regular reminder that almost 40% of 12-21yo females are iron deficient but most of them go undiagnosed because there’s no regular screening.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Iron-Deficiency Anemia in US Females Aged 12-21 Years, 2003-2020
This study examines prevalence of iron deficiency among females aged 12 to 21 years to inform future screening strategies for iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia.
jamanetwork.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Back to your regular reminder that almost 40% of 12-21yo females are iron deficient but most of them go undiagnosed because there’s no regular screening.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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The UCP has now passed its 3 anti-trans and anti-gay bills. This is a very dark day for Alberta and human rights.
It’s sad the courts will have to strike down this discriminatory UCP legislation.
Shameful that vulnerable children will needlessly suffer. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
It’s sad the courts will have to strike down this discriminatory UCP legislation.
Shameful that vulnerable children will needlessly suffer. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
December 4, 2024 at 1:25 AM
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I often think about our unique conflict as physicians.
Every rare or complex case is a chance to learn and grow—but behind the diagnosis is someone or family with enduring pain or fear.
We’re grateful for the lessons, but can never forget the humanity behind them.
#MedSky
Every rare or complex case is a chance to learn and grow—but behind the diagnosis is someone or family with enduring pain or fear.
We’re grateful for the lessons, but can never forget the humanity behind them.
#MedSky
November 27, 2024 at 9:55 PM
I often think about our unique conflict as physicians.
Every rare or complex case is a chance to learn and grow—but behind the diagnosis is someone or family with enduring pain or fear.
We’re grateful for the lessons, but can never forget the humanity behind them.
#MedSky
Every rare or complex case is a chance to learn and grow—but behind the diagnosis is someone or family with enduring pain or fear.
We’re grateful for the lessons, but can never forget the humanity behind them.
#MedSky
So happy to share the stories of patients: “Will I survive this?“: A qualitative exploration of the wider impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and well-being of pregnant and parenting youth and their children in Canada
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #adolescentmedicine
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #adolescentmedicine
“Will I survive this?“: A qualitative exploration of the wider impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and well-being of pregnant and parenting youth and their children in Canada - BMC Public H...
Background Pregnant and parenting youth in Canada face multiple challenges in fulfilling their parenting responsibilities while meeting their own unique needs. The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated...
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:09 PM
So happy to share the stories of patients: “Will I survive this?“: A qualitative exploration of the wider impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and well-being of pregnant and parenting youth and their children in Canada
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #adolescentmedicine
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #adolescentmedicine
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It is now indisputable that pregnant women needing emergency care are being allowed to die in states that have banned & criminalized abortion
Yet somehow it’s fine to ask 🤰 trainees / faculty to travel to these states for medical conferences or miss out on professional opportunities? #idsky #medsky
Yet somehow it’s fine to ask 🤰 trainees / faculty to travel to these states for medical conferences or miss out on professional opportunities? #idsky #medsky
NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2024 at 2:57 AM
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I just think it's great that the little NICU babies and I both need a dose of caffeine to keep us from dying.
November 22, 2024 at 10:49 PM
I just think it's great that the little NICU babies and I both need a dose of caffeine to keep us from dying.
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Join the conversation for this important free and online educational event. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
The webinar will feature an expert panel discussion and Q&A.
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November 22, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Join the conversation for this important free and online educational event. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
The webinar will feature an expert panel discussion and Q&A.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The webinar will feature an expert panel discussion and Q&A.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Excellent talk this morning from @picardonhealth.bsky.social!
A message of hope: “Everything is fixable… we have a lot of problems but also a lot of solutions.”
@ualberta.bsky.social #medsky
A message of hope: “Everything is fixable… we have a lot of problems but also a lot of solutions.”
@ualberta.bsky.social #medsky
November 22, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Excellent talk this morning from @picardonhealth.bsky.social!
A message of hope: “Everything is fixable… we have a lot of problems but also a lot of solutions.”
@ualberta.bsky.social #medsky
A message of hope: “Everything is fixable… we have a lot of problems but also a lot of solutions.”
@ualberta.bsky.social #medsky
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Trans folks have always been here, will always be here, and we will always be right beside them. Today is Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR), and we invite you to imagine all the things the R can stand for. Resilience. Respect. Rebellion. Resolve. Trans folks deserve it all.
November 20, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Trans folks have always been here, will always be here, and we will always be right beside them. Today is Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR), and we invite you to imagine all the things the R can stand for. Resilience. Respect. Rebellion. Resolve. Trans folks deserve it all.
Canadian National Adolescent Medicine Rounds day - learning all about tics in adolescence! Thanks to Dr. Tamara Pringsheim for her expertise. Some learning points:
#adolescentmedicine #medsky
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#adolescentmedicine #medsky
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November 20, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Canadian National Adolescent Medicine Rounds day - learning all about tics in adolescence! Thanks to Dr. Tamara Pringsheim for her expertise. Some learning points:
#adolescentmedicine #medsky
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#adolescentmedicine #medsky
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Today is the 65th anniversary of the UN adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. The right to medical care, housing,education,nutrition,and the right to a NATIONALITY. How are we faring on #WorldChildren’sDay in affording these rights, esp to those in zones of conflict and #refugees?
November 20, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Today is the 65th anniversary of the UN adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. The right to medical care, housing,education,nutrition,and the right to a NATIONALITY. How are we faring on #WorldChildren’sDay in affording these rights, esp to those in zones of conflict and #refugees?
What can general pediatricians do to support transgender and gender diverse patients?
1) Learn about gender affirming care
2) Offer parental support and resources
3) Provide advice on social transition
academic.oup.com/pch/article/...
#adolescentmedicine #pediatrics
1) Learn about gender affirming care
2) Offer parental support and resources
3) Provide advice on social transition
academic.oup.com/pch/article/...
#adolescentmedicine #pediatrics
Gender-affirming practices for the general paediatrician
Eva is a 6-year-old who was assigned male at birth. She has asked to be called ‘Eva’, uses she/her pronouns, and has worn dresses for the past 2 years. Her
academic.oup.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:49 PM
What can general pediatricians do to support transgender and gender diverse patients?
1) Learn about gender affirming care
2) Offer parental support and resources
3) Provide advice on social transition
academic.oup.com/pch/article/...
#adolescentmedicine #pediatrics
1) Learn about gender affirming care
2) Offer parental support and resources
3) Provide advice on social transition
academic.oup.com/pch/article/...
#adolescentmedicine #pediatrics
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Just your regular reminder that ~40% of menstruating adolescents (and likely an even higher proportion of adults) suffer from iron deficiency and yet we don’t universally screen.
tinyurl.com/JAMAFe
tinyurl.com/JAMAFe
Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Iron-Deficiency Anemia in US Females Aged 12-21 Years, 2003-2020
This study examines prevalence of iron deficiency among females aged 12 to 21 years to inform future screening strategies for iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia.
tinyurl.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Just your regular reminder that ~40% of menstruating adolescents (and likely an even higher proportion of adults) suffer from iron deficiency and yet we don’t universally screen.
tinyurl.com/JAMAFe
tinyurl.com/JAMAFe
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Doctors identify 27 #scurvy cases in northern Saskatchewan, as concerns of rural #poverty, hunger grow, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #sdoh
Doctors identify 27 scurvy cases in northern Saskatchewan, as concerns of rural poverty, hunger grow
Professor at the University of Saskatchewan says there is no reason to believe that this cluster of cases is exceptional but rather the ‘tip of an iceberg’
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:13 AM
Doctors identify 27 #scurvy cases in northern Saskatchewan, as concerns of rural #poverty, hunger grow, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #sdoh
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As a pediatric palliative care doctor, one of the most frustrating things is our society’s continued surprise that children are capable of knowing, processing, and engaging with heartbreakingly complex things.
I wish we gave them more permission to do so
#PedSky
I wish we gave them more permission to do so
#PedSky
November 18, 2024 at 6:23 PM
As a pediatric palliative care doctor, one of the most frustrating things is our society’s continued surprise that children are capable of knowing, processing, and engaging with heartbreakingly complex things.
I wish we gave them more permission to do so
#PedSky
I wish we gave them more permission to do so
#PedSky
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Yep, #VaccinesWork
COVID vaccines protect frontline workers from long COVID, study www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
"This report demonstrates the effect of COVID-19 vaccination in reducing progression to PCC."
"...vaccination can serve as an important additional tool to prevent PCC."
COVID vaccines protect frontline workers from long COVID, study www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
"This report demonstrates the effect of COVID-19 vaccination in reducing progression to PCC."
"...vaccination can serve as an important additional tool to prevent PCC."
COVID vaccines protect frontline workers from long COVID, data suggest
The study was based on outcomes seen among essential workers with COVID-19 infection from June 2021 to September 2022.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 17, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Yep, #VaccinesWork
COVID vaccines protect frontline workers from long COVID, study www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
"This report demonstrates the effect of COVID-19 vaccination in reducing progression to PCC."
"...vaccination can serve as an important additional tool to prevent PCC."
COVID vaccines protect frontline workers from long COVID, study www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
"This report demonstrates the effect of COVID-19 vaccination in reducing progression to PCC."
"...vaccination can serve as an important additional tool to prevent PCC."
And yet, #ableg is still moving ahead
Heartbreaking Nature article showing up to 72% rise in suicide attempts of US trans kids as result of anti-trans laws.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
State-level anti-transgender laws increase past-year suicide attempts among transgender and non-binary young people in the USA - Nature Human Behaviour
From 2018 to 2022, 48 anti-transgender laws were enacted in the USA across 19 states. This study shows that these anti-transgender laws increased past-year suicide attempts among transgender and non-b...
www.nature.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:25 AM
And yet, #ableg is still moving ahead
If you ever feel as a parent that your teens won’t listen to you, this is actually true.
My teen once told me I know “nothing about the human body.” (I am literally a doctor that specializes in Pediatrics and Adolescent Health lol).
My teen once told me I know “nothing about the human body.” (I am literally a doctor that specializes in Pediatrics and Adolescent Health lol).
November 15, 2024 at 11:49 PM
If you ever feel as a parent that your teens won’t listen to you, this is actually true.
My teen once told me I know “nothing about the human body.” (I am literally a doctor that specializes in Pediatrics and Adolescent Health lol).
My teen once told me I know “nothing about the human body.” (I am literally a doctor that specializes in Pediatrics and Adolescent Health lol).
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One of the few violence prevention interventions that has REPEATEDLY been shown to work = youth mentorship programming.
If you want to help combat violence, get involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters, 4H, or the like! And encourage your local government to support them too.
If you want to help combat violence, get involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters, 4H, or the like! And encourage your local government to support them too.
New research from the IFS showing the closure of youth centres during the 2010s was shortsighted. For every £1 saved, the costs to affected users, crime victims and public spending in the police and the criminal justice system amount to £2.85
ifs.org.uk/publications...
ifs.org.uk/publications...
The effects of youth clubs on education and crime | Institute for Fiscal Studies
Using quasi-experimental variation from austerity-related cuts, I provide the first causal estimates of youth clubs' effects on education and crime.
ifs.org.uk
November 14, 2024 at 9:21 AM
One of the few violence prevention interventions that has REPEATEDLY been shown to work = youth mentorship programming.
If you want to help combat violence, get involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters, 4H, or the like! And encourage your local government to support them too.
If you want to help combat violence, get involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters, 4H, or the like! And encourage your local government to support them too.
“Youth are far more receptive to guidance when they feel that their beliefs are acknowledged and respected. With this approach, we can help prevent the spread of misinformation and restore a sense of agency and partnership.”
@healthydebate.bsky.social
healthydebate.ca/2024/11/topi...
@healthydebate.bsky.social
healthydebate.ca/2024/11/topi...
We must tackle misinformation. Our youth’s health depends on it - Healthy Debate
It's time to treat misinformation as the public health crisis it truly is, particularly among youth in marginalized Black, Indigenous and People of Colour communities.
healthydebate.ca
November 14, 2024 at 6:32 PM
“Youth are far more receptive to guidance when they feel that their beliefs are acknowledged and respected. With this approach, we can help prevent the spread of misinformation and restore a sense of agency and partnership.”
@healthydebate.bsky.social
healthydebate.ca/2024/11/topi...
@healthydebate.bsky.social
healthydebate.ca/2024/11/topi...