Gillian Sheppard
@gsheppard.bsky.social
POCUS enthusiast, physician and educator. Views expressed are my own.
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On February 15, 1982, the Ocean Ranger disaster claimed the lives of all 84 crew members on board; leaving deep scars across our province.
Today, we honour their memory and renew our fight for workplace safety, because no one should have to sacrifice their life to earn a living.
Today, we honour their memory and renew our fight for workplace safety, because no one should have to sacrifice their life to earn a living.
February 15, 2026 at 12:54 PM
On February 15, 1982, the Ocean Ranger disaster claimed the lives of all 84 crew members on board; leaving deep scars across our province.
Today, we honour their memory and renew our fight for workplace safety, because no one should have to sacrifice their life to earn a living.
Today, we honour their memory and renew our fight for workplace safety, because no one should have to sacrifice their life to earn a living.
Reposted by Gillian Sheppard
Check out our new publication in Current Opinion in Critical Care: "POCUS in the modern era of emergency medicine: a narrative review of the recent literature"
We describe current #POCUS trends: regional anesthesia, resuscitation, diagnostics, AI, tech & governance
🔗 doi.org/10.1097/mcc....
We describe current #POCUS trends: regional anesthesia, resuscitation, diagnostics, AI, tech & governance
🔗 doi.org/10.1097/mcc....
January 29, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Check out our new publication in Current Opinion in Critical Care: "POCUS in the modern era of emergency medicine: a narrative review of the recent literature"
We describe current #POCUS trends: regional anesthesia, resuscitation, diagnostics, AI, tech & governance
🔗 doi.org/10.1097/mcc....
We describe current #POCUS trends: regional anesthesia, resuscitation, diagnostics, AI, tech & governance
🔗 doi.org/10.1097/mcc....
Reposted by Gillian Sheppard
Reposted by Gillian Sheppard
Today, as part of #ResidentDoctorsAppreciationWeek, we’re highlighting your top 3 most-read articles. ✨⬇️
#PGME #MedEd
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#PGME #MedEd
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February 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Today, as part of #ResidentDoctorsAppreciationWeek, we’re highlighting your top 3 most-read articles. ✨⬇️
#PGME #MedEd
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#PGME #MedEd
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A new study published Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada won’t meet its 2026 interim emissions reduction target, the 2030 Paris Agreement commitment, or even the long-term goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.
Canada not on track to hit any climate targets: report
A new study published Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada is not on track to meet any of its climate targets.
www.aptnnews.ca
February 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
A new study published Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada won’t meet its 2026 interim emissions reduction target, the 2030 Paris Agreement commitment, or even the long-term goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Today, Feb 11, marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGIS)! 🔬
The @unitednations1945.bsky.social theme of #IDWGIS 2026 is “Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM and Finance: Building Inclusive Futures for Women and Girls.”
Learn more here: www.un.org/.../obs.../w...
The @unitednations1945.bsky.social theme of #IDWGIS 2026 is “Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM and Finance: Building Inclusive Futures for Women and Girls.”
Learn more here: www.un.org/.../obs.../w...
February 11, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Today, Feb 11, marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGIS)! 🔬
The @unitednations1945.bsky.social theme of #IDWGIS 2026 is “Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM and Finance: Building Inclusive Futures for Women and Girls.”
Learn more here: www.un.org/.../obs.../w...
The @unitednations1945.bsky.social theme of #IDWGIS 2026 is “Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM and Finance: Building Inclusive Futures for Women and Girls.”
Learn more here: www.un.org/.../obs.../w...
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New analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals that there were 4,757 deaths associated with long ED waits before admission in England last summer (1 June to 30 September 2025).
Watch our President Dr Ian Higginson on @itvnews.bsky.social's Rebecca Barry: www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
Watch our President Dr Ian Higginson on @itvnews.bsky.social's Rebecca Barry: www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
January 30, 2026 at 9:38 AM
New analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals that there were 4,757 deaths associated with long ED waits before admission in England last summer (1 June to 30 September 2025).
Watch our President Dr Ian Higginson on @itvnews.bsky.social's Rebecca Barry: www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
Watch our President Dr Ian Higginson on @itvnews.bsky.social's Rebecca Barry: www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
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With A&Es across the four nations bursting at the seems, Scottish Parliament member Willie Rennie asked Neil Gray what his government was doing to improve patient flow - which refers to the movement of patients through the hospital from arrival to discharge.
January 23, 2026 at 2:31 PM
With A&Es across the four nations bursting at the seems, Scottish Parliament member Willie Rennie asked Neil Gray what his government was doing to improve patient flow - which refers to the movement of patients through the hospital from arrival to discharge.
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The issue of long waits, and the devastating impact it has on patients, in Northern Irish Emergency Department was raised at Stormont earlier this week.
MLA Alan Robinson delivered this speech during a debate on a motion to address this crucial issue
MLA Alan Robinson delivered this speech during a debate on a motion to address this crucial issue
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 AM
The issue of long waits, and the devastating impact it has on patients, in Northern Irish Emergency Department was raised at Stormont earlier this week.
MLA Alan Robinson delivered this speech during a debate on a motion to address this crucial issue
MLA Alan Robinson delivered this speech during a debate on a motion to address this crucial issue
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Manitoba hires 13 U.S. doctors, Premier calls moves a show of Canadian values. Restructuring of U.S. science, health agencies provided opportunity to attract workers, Wab Kinew says, by @temurdur.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Manitoba hires 13 U.S. doctors, Premier calls moves a show of Canadian values
Restructuring of U.S. health, science agencies provided opportunity to attract workers, Wab Kinew says
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Manitoba hires 13 U.S. doctors, Premier calls moves a show of Canadian values. Restructuring of U.S. science, health agencies provided opportunity to attract workers, Wab Kinew says, by @temurdur.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Delays in Offloading Patients at ERs Means Fewer Ambulances on the Road
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Delays in Offloading Patients at ERs Means Fewer Ambulances on the Road
The entire healthcare system needs to be looked at in order to address the issue of offload delays at the prov...
vocm.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Delays in Offloading Patients at ERs Means Fewer Ambulances on the Road
vocm.com/2026/01/08/d...
vocm.com/2026/01/08/d...
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Happy to share our @cjemonline.bsky.social editorial (w/ Paul Olszynski & Colin Bell) on how #POCUS improves care and saves money – but system-level reinvestment in POCUS is stalling.
"Other people's money: why healthcare systems fail to reinvest in POCUS"
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s436...
"Other people's money: why healthcare systems fail to reinvest in POCUS"
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s436...
December 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Happy to share our @cjemonline.bsky.social editorial (w/ Paul Olszynski & Colin Bell) on how #POCUS improves care and saves money – but system-level reinvestment in POCUS is stalling.
"Other people's money: why healthcare systems fail to reinvest in POCUS"
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s436...
"Other people's money: why healthcare systems fail to reinvest in POCUS"
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s436...
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Superficial vein thrombosis is a condition in which blood clots develop within the superficial veins, typically in the legs or arms.
This JAMA Patient Page describes its risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
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This JAMA Patient Page describes its risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
ja.ma/3L27Ycz
December 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Superficial vein thrombosis is a condition in which blood clots develop within the superficial veins, typically in the legs or arms.
This JAMA Patient Page describes its risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
ja.ma/3L27Ycz
This JAMA Patient Page describes its risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
ja.ma/3L27Ycz
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Susanna Rumbolt of Mary's Harbour, #Labrador says her husband Tim should not have died while seeking cancer treatment in Newfoundland and Labrador’s healthcare system last year.
Read the full story from Heidi Atter 👇
theindependent.ca/news/lji/lab...
Read the full story from Heidi Atter 👇
theindependent.ca/news/lji/lab...
Labrador woman calls for nursing reform following husband’s death – The Independent
Susanna Rumbolt says her husband Tim, who was battling cancer, should not have died following appointments with an oncology nurse in St. Anthony
theindependent.ca
December 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Susanna Rumbolt of Mary's Harbour, #Labrador says her husband Tim should not have died while seeking cancer treatment in Newfoundland and Labrador’s healthcare system last year.
Read the full story from Heidi Atter 👇
theindependent.ca/news/lji/lab...
Read the full story from Heidi Atter 👇
theindependent.ca/news/lji/lab...
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Between 2017 and 2024, the percentage of newborns not receiving intramuscular vitamin K for prophylaxis nearly doubled, with refusal rates highest outside hospital births and among certain racial and ethnic groups. #HotTopicsNeo2025 ja.ma/48nSkBf
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Between 2017 and 2024, the percentage of newborns not receiving intramuscular vitamin K for prophylaxis nearly doubled, with refusal rates highest outside hospital births and among certain racial and ethnic groups. #HotTopicsNeo2025 ja.ma/48nSkBf
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We've selected our favourite words from @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's medical dictionary.
Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the 🔗⬇️ #BMJChristmas
Today's word is Cursorcrawl
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the 🔗⬇️ #BMJChristmas
Today's word is Cursorcrawl
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
December 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We've selected our favourite words from @drmattmorgan.bsky.social's medical dictionary.
Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the 🔗⬇️ #BMJChristmas
Today's word is Cursorcrawl
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Every day between 1 and 25 December, a new word will appear in the 🔗⬇️ #BMJChristmas
Today's word is Cursorcrawl
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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More than half of Ontario doctors eyeing retirement in next five years, survey shows. With primary care in short supply, province tries to make family medicine more appealing, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com @ontariosdoctors.bsky.social
More than half of Ontario doctors eyeing retirement in the next five years, survey shows
With primary care in short supply, province is trying to make family medicine more appealing
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM
More than half of Ontario doctors eyeing retirement in next five years, survey shows. With primary care in short supply, province tries to make family medicine more appealing, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com @ontariosdoctors.bsky.social
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Social media influencers are a growing source of medical advice but can be misleading.
Misleading advice—amplified by parasocial bonds and direct engagement—can cause physical, psychological, financial, and systemic harm, say Raffael Heiss and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Misleading advice—amplified by parasocial bonds and direct engagement—can cause physical, psychological, financial, and systemic harm, say Raffael Heiss and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
December 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Social media influencers are a growing source of medical advice but can be misleading.
Misleading advice—amplified by parasocial bonds and direct engagement—can cause physical, psychological, financial, and systemic harm, say Raffael Heiss and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Misleading advice—amplified by parasocial bonds and direct engagement—can cause physical, psychological, financial, and systemic harm, say Raffael Heiss and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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Newspaper The Independent in Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting that another major government-commissioned policy report contains false citations likely generated by artificial intelligence. theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Newspaper The Independent in Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting that another major government-commissioned policy report contains false citations likely generated by artificial intelligence. theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
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I would be demanding every penny back plus lost time and resources.
A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I would be demanding every penny back plus lost time and resources.
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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/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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...
@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
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...
www.cmaj.ca
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/...