Gillian Sheppard
@gsheppard.bsky.social
POCUS enthusiast, physician and educator. Views expressed are my own.
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During Research Week 2025, the Faculty of Science will host our 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)! 💡
There's less than one week to apply to present ⏱ application deadline: 12 p.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
For more information and to apply, please visit: www.mun.ca/.../three-mi...
There's less than one week to apply to present ⏱ application deadline: 12 p.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
For more information and to apply, please visit: www.mun.ca/.../three-mi...
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
During Research Week 2025, the Faculty of Science will host our 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)! 💡
There's less than one week to apply to present ⏱ application deadline: 12 p.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
For more information and to apply, please visit: www.mun.ca/.../three-mi...
There's less than one week to apply to present ⏱ application deadline: 12 p.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
For more information and to apply, please visit: www.mun.ca/.../three-mi...
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Almost one in five patients attending major emergency departments in England were treated on trolleys or chairs in corridors this summer, a new report has found
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Almost one in five patients attending major emergency departments in England were treated on trolleys or chairs in corridors this summer, a new report has found
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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Corridor care has become a defining feature of the crisis in EM.
The report on corridor care by the APPG on Emergency Care, complied by RCEM, reveals the scale of the issue, through a snapshot survey of Clinical Leads.
Read here: rcem.ac.uk/press-rel...
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The report on corridor care by the APPG on Emergency Care, complied by RCEM, reveals the scale of the issue, through a snapshot survey of Clinical Leads.
Read here: rcem.ac.uk/press-rel...
@appgemergencycare.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Corridor care has become a defining feature of the crisis in EM.
The report on corridor care by the APPG on Emergency Care, complied by RCEM, reveals the scale of the issue, through a snapshot survey of Clinical Leads.
Read here: rcem.ac.uk/press-rel...
@appgemergencycare.bsky.social
The report on corridor care by the APPG on Emergency Care, complied by RCEM, reveals the scale of the issue, through a snapshot survey of Clinical Leads.
Read here: rcem.ac.uk/press-rel...
@appgemergencycare.bsky.social
NL is spending 11 million dollars on virtual care, much more than other Atlantic provinces. Why? www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
Government partnerships with corporate virtual primary care
Key points
More than 6.5 million people in Canada do not have access to a regular primary care clinician.[1][1] Health workforce challenges across the country have adversely affected primary care acce...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
NL is spending 11 million dollars on virtual care, much more than other Atlantic provinces. Why? www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
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Born on waitlist: Nova Scotia Health expands program to help babies without doctors
1 in 5 babies in Nova Scotia need newborn clinic for medical care
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1 in 5 babies in Nova Scotia need newborn clinic for medical care
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Nova Scotia Health newborn program expands in Central Zone | CBC News
Nova Scotia's health minister says the province is making headway on ensuring babies are receiving proper health care even though about one in five of the province's newborns need a program designed f...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Born on waitlist: Nova Scotia Health expands program to help babies without doctors
1 in 5 babies in Nova Scotia need newborn clinic for medical care
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
1 in 5 babies in Nova Scotia need newborn clinic for medical care
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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New BMJ Research: Restricted sugar intake during early life is linked to lower risks of several heart conditions in adulthood, including heart attack, heart failure, and stroke, finds study using data from the end of UK sugar rationing in 1953
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
October 23, 2025 at 8:39 AM
New BMJ Research: Restricted sugar intake during early life is linked to lower risks of several heart conditions in adulthood, including heart attack, heart failure, and stroke, finds study using data from the end of UK sugar rationing in 1953
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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Feedback is essential to professional development. How can you give effective feedback in the #EmergencyDepartment? This EM Download outlines key tips and tricks!
Check it out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Check it out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
October 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Feedback is essential to professional development. How can you give effective feedback in the #EmergencyDepartment? This EM Download outlines key tips and tricks!
Check it out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Check it out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist’s death Wednesday in an Instagram post.
Jane Goodall, renowned for chimpanzee research, has died
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and environmental advocacy, has died.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist’s death Wednesday in an Instagram post.
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Mothers have long been unfairly blamed for their children's autism, as Kate McAnelly recently wrote in #VIDAblog.
Knowing this history is all the more important following yesterday's scientifically unfounded allegations about paracetamol/tylenol.
Read more here ⬇️
www.auswhn.com.au/blog/unreal-...
Knowing this history is all the more important following yesterday's scientifically unfounded allegations about paracetamol/tylenol.
Read more here ⬇️
www.auswhn.com.au/blog/unreal-...
Unreal and untrue: Refrigerator mother theory and the historic vilification of the mothers of disabled children | Australian Women's History Network
Dr Kate McAnelly explores how refrigerator mother theory was incorrectly used to blame mothers as being the cause of their children's autism.
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September 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Mothers have long been unfairly blamed for their children's autism, as Kate McAnelly recently wrote in #VIDAblog.
Knowing this history is all the more important following yesterday's scientifically unfounded allegations about paracetamol/tylenol.
Read more here ⬇️
www.auswhn.com.au/blog/unreal-...
Knowing this history is all the more important following yesterday's scientifically unfounded allegations about paracetamol/tylenol.
Read more here ⬇️
www.auswhn.com.au/blog/unreal-...
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Reposted by Gillian Sheppard
‘I might as well die at home’: More Maritimers leave ERs without treatment, study shows www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
‘I might as well die at home’: More Maritimers leave ERs without treatment, study shows
A new study shows more Maritimers are leaving ERs without treatment.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
‘I might as well die at home’: More Maritimers leave ERs without treatment, study shows www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
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Nearly 430,000 Quebecers leave emergency rooms without having been treated
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Nearly 430,000 Quebecers leave emergency rooms without having been treated | CityNews Montreal
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians leave emergency rooms every year without receiving treatment, a trend that continues to grow. Quebec is the province with the highest number of patients going home w...
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September 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Nearly 430,000 Quebecers leave emergency rooms without having been treated
montreal.citynews.ca/2025/09/18/q...
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Nearly 200,000 Albertans left an emergency room without treatment last year www.airdriecityview.com/local-news/n... via @AirdrieCityView
Nearly 200,000 Albertans left an emergency room without treatment last year
Read the full story and comment on AirdrieCityView.com
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September 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Nearly 200,000 Albertans left an emergency room without treatment last year www.airdriecityview.com/local-news/n... via @AirdrieCityView
Dr. Margo Wilson joins us in October to discuss volume assessment using POCUS.
September 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Dr. Margo Wilson joins us in October to discuss volume assessment using POCUS.
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South Okanagan General Hospital's ER to close Sunday afternoon to Monday morning - Oliver/Osoyoos News www.castanet.net/news/Oliver-...
South Okanagan General Hospital's ER to close Sunday afternoon to Monday morning - Oliver/Osoyoos News
The South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department is closing Sunday afternoon until Monday morning
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September 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
South Okanagan General Hospital's ER to close Sunday afternoon to Monday morning - Oliver/Osoyoos News www.castanet.net/news/Oliver-...
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It was a privilege to be a small part (with @gsheppard.bsky.social & @rajivthava.bsky.social) of this amazing new #POCUS resource – "Advanced POCUS, a Comprehensive Review" edited by @mgottliebmd.bsky.social & Nova Panebianco
Book 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Ocular chapter 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Book 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Ocular chapter 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Ocular Ultrasound
Eye-related complaints are a common presentation to the emergency department and primary care setting. However, examination of the eye can be challenging for the clinician given the limitations of dir...
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August 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It was a privilege to be a small part (with @gsheppard.bsky.social & @rajivthava.bsky.social) of this amazing new #POCUS resource – "Advanced POCUS, a Comprehensive Review" edited by @mgottliebmd.bsky.social & Nova Panebianco
Book 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Ocular chapter 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Book 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Ocular chapter 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-...
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The overlooked role of the home in mass shooting fatalities
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The overlooked role of the home in mass shooting fatalities - Injury Epidemiology
Background Prevention efforts for mass shooting fatalities often focus on public events, overlooking where most fatalities occur. This study analyzes a comprehensive database to better inform preventi...
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July 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The overlooked role of the home in mass shooting fatalities
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Emergency departments pose heightened risks for older adults, worsened by prolonged stays and systemic issues like bed shortages.
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Why Are Emergency Department Stays Getting Longer for Older Adults?
This Medical News article discusses a recent study that found a concerning increase in prolonged emergency department stays for older adults.
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July 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Emergency departments pose heightened risks for older adults, worsened by prolonged stays and systemic issues like bed shortages.
ja.ma/40pCamm
ja.ma/40pCamm
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Both high and increasing addictive screen use trajectories were associated with suicidal behaviors, suicidal ideation, and worse mental health in US youths.
https://ja.ma/46NptWi
https://ja.ma/46NptWi
July 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Both high and increasing addictive screen use trajectories were associated with suicidal behaviors, suicidal ideation, and worse mental health in US youths.
https://ja.ma/46NptWi
https://ja.ma/46NptWi
Truth. Regularly seeing kids using screens >10 hours a day.
Editorial: Addictive screen use in adolescents poses significant mental health risks beyond total screen time, necessitating targeted interventions.
https://ja.ma/4nO7CVj
https://ja.ma/4nO7CVj
July 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Truth. Regularly seeing kids using screens >10 hours a day.
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Congratulations to @rccbc.bsky.social and team (including Tandi Wilkinson, Jason Curran, Virginia Robinson & Tracey DeLeeuw) for making it onto the cover of @doctorsofbc.bsky.social BCMJ for their paper on #POCUS in Haida Gwaii!
🔗 bcmj.org/articles/inn...
🔗 bcmj.org/articles/inn...
July 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Congratulations to @rccbc.bsky.social and team (including Tandi Wilkinson, Jason Curran, Virginia Robinson & Tracey DeLeeuw) for making it onto the cover of @doctorsofbc.bsky.social BCMJ for their paper on #POCUS in Haida Gwaii!
🔗 bcmj.org/articles/inn...
🔗 bcmj.org/articles/inn...
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📊 JAMA Data Brief: Despite medical advances, US children's health is worsening with increased mortality and chronic conditions, partly due to inadequate insurance and societal investment.
https://ja.ma/45ZOZrf
https://ja.ma/45ZOZrf
July 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
📊 JAMA Data Brief: Despite medical advances, US children's health is worsening with increased mortality and chronic conditions, partly due to inadequate insurance and societal investment.
https://ja.ma/45ZOZrf
https://ja.ma/45ZOZrf
First Trimester Point of Care Ultrasound: Imaging Features and Review Behaviors Associated With Diagnostic Accuracy - Sheppard - Academic Emergency Medicine - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
First Trimester Point of Care Ultrasound: Imaging Features and Review Behaviors Associated With Diagnostic Accuracy
Objectives We aimed to identify the most diagnostically challenging features in first-trimester point-of-care ultrasound (FT-POCUS) images. We also sought to determine the physician image review beh...
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July 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
First Trimester Point of Care Ultrasound: Imaging Features and Review Behaviors Associated With Diagnostic Accuracy - Sheppard - Academic Emergency Medicine - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...