Miranda So PharmD MPH (Epidemiology)
@mirandapharmdmph.bsky.social
Manager, ID/Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist, Assistant Professor, Runner, Knitter
Clinical & research: immunocompromised hosts; public health; epidemiology; study design. #IDSky #PharmSky 🇨🇦
https://www.linkedin.com/in/miranda-so-pharmd-mph-98b9591a9/
Clinical & research: immunocompromised hosts; public health; epidemiology; study design. #IDSky #PharmSky 🇨🇦
https://www.linkedin.com/in/miranda-so-pharmd-mph-98b9591a9/
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About me:
PharmD (Toronto🇨🇦), MPH epidemiology (.@harvardchanschool.bsky.social).
Passionate about #antimicrobialstewardship in immunocompromised hosts-haem/onc, transplant.
😍 General #IDSky just as much!
😍 #EpiSky
😍 Distance 🏃♀️but I came into it later in life...so I am still catching up
😍 Learning
PharmD (Toronto🇨🇦), MPH epidemiology (.@harvardchanschool.bsky.social).
Passionate about #antimicrobialstewardship in immunocompromised hosts-haem/onc, transplant.
😍 General #IDSky just as much!
😍 #EpiSky
😍 Distance 🏃♀️but I came into it later in life...so I am still catching up
😍 Learning
Yesterday’s run 🏃🏻♀️ before the major storm kicks in today. ❄️❄️❄️
January 25, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Yesterday’s run 🏃🏻♀️ before the major storm kicks in today. ❄️❄️❄️
50 Years Ago, He Was an Olympian. At 80, He’s Just as Happy to Finish Last.
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed this by @paulsaxmd.bsky.social in @nejm.org
blogs.nejm.org/hiv-id-obser...
My in-laws often complain about the lack of physical exam by their MDs as an inadequacy.
Yet my 1st year nursing student daughter is learning to use the stethoscope and sphyngomanometer in her skills lab.
blogs.nejm.org/hiv-id-obser...
My in-laws often complain about the lack of physical exam by their MDs as an inadequacy.
Yet my 1st year nursing student daughter is learning to use the stethoscope and sphyngomanometer in her skills lab.
What Use Is the Physical Examination in Current Medical Practice?
Share Tweet Pin Mail SMS A very interesting, quite scholarly perspective appeared in the NEJM last month called, “Strategies to Reinvigorate the Bedside Clinical ...
blogs.nejm.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed this by @paulsaxmd.bsky.social in @nejm.org
blogs.nejm.org/hiv-id-obser...
My in-laws often complain about the lack of physical exam by their MDs as an inadequacy.
Yet my 1st year nursing student daughter is learning to use the stethoscope and sphyngomanometer in her skills lab.
blogs.nejm.org/hiv-id-obser...
My in-laws often complain about the lack of physical exam by their MDs as an inadequacy.
Yet my 1st year nursing student daughter is learning to use the stethoscope and sphyngomanometer in her skills lab.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
As a runner 🏃🏻, this seems like good news but will have to read the paper itself to understand more.
As a runner 🏃🏻, this seems like good news but will have to read the paper itself to understand more.
Marathon Running Does Not Appear to Damage Heart
Ten-year follow-up of male marathoners showed no long-term negative effects on heart health.
www.medscape.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
As a runner 🏃🏻, this seems like good news but will have to read the paper itself to understand more.
As a runner 🏃🏻, this seems like good news but will have to read the paper itself to understand more.
First proper ❄️ winter run this season. Very refreshing 10km.
December 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
First proper ❄️ winter run this season. Very refreshing 10km.
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📢 Registration for #ISHLT2026 is NOW OPEN! Join your global, multidisciplinary colleagues in Toronto.
✨ New this year: you can book your hotel at exclusive room rates while registering. ➡️ Register by 4 February 📅 to qualify for the early registration fee: 🔗 bit.ly/4aFzxTd
#TransplantSky #MedSky
✨ New this year: you can book your hotel at exclusive room rates while registering. ➡️ Register by 4 February 📅 to qualify for the early registration fee: 🔗 bit.ly/4aFzxTd
#TransplantSky #MedSky
December 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
📢 Registration for #ISHLT2026 is NOW OPEN! Join your global, multidisciplinary colleagues in Toronto.
✨ New this year: you can book your hotel at exclusive room rates while registering. ➡️ Register by 4 February 📅 to qualify for the early registration fee: 🔗 bit.ly/4aFzxTd
#TransplantSky #MedSky
✨ New this year: you can book your hotel at exclusive room rates while registering. ➡️ Register by 4 February 📅 to qualify for the early registration fee: 🔗 bit.ly/4aFzxTd
#TransplantSky #MedSky
At a few recent talks, I showed the overlapping distribution between level of deprivation and density of #antibiotics use using the example of England (and others from HIC).
A targeted approach is needed to better support clinicians in #antimicrobialstewardship
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
A targeted approach is needed to better support clinicians in #antimicrobialstewardship
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Blackpool report: why do England’s deprived areas have the most troubled hospitals?
Clinicians in deprived areas are overwhelmed by generational ill health and poverty
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
At a few recent talks, I showed the overlapping distribution between level of deprivation and density of #antibiotics use using the example of England (and others from HIC).
A targeted approach is needed to better support clinicians in #antimicrobialstewardship
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
A targeted approach is needed to better support clinicians in #antimicrobialstewardship
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Three university students debating loudly in the quiet zone of the train about when to use t-test, one-way ANOVA and two-way ANOVA. Trying to memorize the rules before their exam.
Fond memories for me from undergrad stats course. 🥸 TBH I didn’t understand those concepts till much later!
#biostats
Fond memories for me from undergrad stats course. 🥸 TBH I didn’t understand those concepts till much later!
#biostats
December 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Three university students debating loudly in the quiet zone of the train about when to use t-test, one-way ANOVA and two-way ANOVA. Trying to memorize the rules before their exam.
Fond memories for me from undergrad stats course. 🥸 TBH I didn’t understand those concepts till much later!
#biostats
Fond memories for me from undergrad stats course. 🥸 TBH I didn’t understand those concepts till much later!
#biostats
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📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 20 Oct!
@angelahuttner.bsky.social & @erinmccreary.bsky.social welcome Barbara Trautner @bwtrautner.bsky.social & Valéry Lavergne, the co-chairs of the first IDSA guidelines for complicated UTIs, to discuss this important milestone!
#IDSky #UTIsky #MedSky #clinmicro
@angelahuttner.bsky.social & @erinmccreary.bsky.social welcome Barbara Trautner @bwtrautner.bsky.social & Valéry Lavergne, the co-chairs of the first IDSA guidelines for complicated UTIs, to discuss this important milestone!
#IDSky #UTIsky #MedSky #clinmicro
October 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 20 Oct!
@angelahuttner.bsky.social & @erinmccreary.bsky.social welcome Barbara Trautner @bwtrautner.bsky.social & Valéry Lavergne, the co-chairs of the first IDSA guidelines for complicated UTIs, to discuss this important milestone!
#IDSky #UTIsky #MedSky #clinmicro
@angelahuttner.bsky.social & @erinmccreary.bsky.social welcome Barbara Trautner @bwtrautner.bsky.social & Valéry Lavergne, the co-chairs of the first IDSA guidelines for complicated UTIs, to discuss this important milestone!
#IDSky #UTIsky #MedSky #clinmicro
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
I’ve only ever done half marathons. While they were not necessarily “fun” in the physical sense, they were fun in the “look what I’ve accomplished!” 🙌sense. I aim to improve my PB each time but enjoying the journey is much more important! 🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️
I’ve only ever done half marathons. While they were not necessarily “fun” in the physical sense, they were fun in the “look what I’ve accomplished!” 🙌sense. I aim to improve my PB each time but enjoying the journey is much more important! 🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️
Running on empty: why are so many marathon runners so miserable?
One in four endurance runners displays ‘worryingly high’ levels of anxiety and depression, according to a study led by a man who has himself run more than 400 marathons. Isn’t exercise supposed to mak...
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
I’ve only ever done half marathons. While they were not necessarily “fun” in the physical sense, they were fun in the “look what I’ve accomplished!” 🙌sense. I aim to improve my PB each time but enjoying the journey is much more important! 🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️
I’ve only ever done half marathons. While they were not necessarily “fun” in the physical sense, they were fun in the “look what I’ve accomplished!” 🙌sense. I aim to improve my PB each time but enjoying the journey is much more important! 🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️
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Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of germs to evade the treatment effects of antimicrobial drugs.
This JAMA Patient Page describes antimicrobial resistance, its risk factors, and how to decrease the spread of antibiotic resistance.
ja.ma/46ieWAE
This JAMA Patient Page describes antimicrobial resistance, its risk factors, and how to decrease the spread of antibiotic resistance.
ja.ma/46ieWAE
September 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of germs to evade the treatment effects of antimicrobial drugs.
This JAMA Patient Page describes antimicrobial resistance, its risk factors, and how to decrease the spread of antibiotic resistance.
ja.ma/46ieWAE
This JAMA Patient Page describes antimicrobial resistance, its risk factors, and how to decrease the spread of antibiotic resistance.
ja.ma/46ieWAE
Excellent pro-con debate on selective digestive tract decomtaination (SDD)
www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...
@cmicomms.bsky.social
www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...
@cmicomms.bsky.social
Selective digestive tract decontamination in the intensive care unit: Life saver or recipe for disaster?
‘Selective digestive tract decontamination’ (SDD) refers to the use of antibiotics
to decrease bacterial load in the gut with the intention of reducing the risk of pneumonia
(from microaspiration) and...
www.cmi-comms.org
September 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Excellent pro-con debate on selective digestive tract decomtaination (SDD)
www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...
@cmicomms.bsky.social
www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...
@cmicomms.bsky.social
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v1.108 is rolling out today 🚚
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
September 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
v1.108 is rolling out today 🚚
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
As a runner 🏃🏻♀️ I love this story so much! May be I will sign up for next year !!
🇨🇦
As a runner 🏃🏻♀️ I love this story so much! May be I will sign up for next year !!
🇨🇦
#TheMoment Mark Carney surprised a volunteer at an Ontario race
Agnes Jung tells The National about the moment she ran alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney when he appeared at the Haliburton Forest Trail Race in Ontario.
www.cbc.ca
September 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
As a runner 🏃🏻♀️ I love this story so much! May be I will sign up for next year !!
🇨🇦
As a runner 🏃🏻♀️ I love this story so much! May be I will sign up for next year !!
🇨🇦
A remarkable and moving human interest story.
The Millionaire Who Left Wall Street to Become a Paramedic www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/n...
The Millionaire Who Left Wall Street to Become a Paramedic www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/n...
The Millionaire Who Left Wall Street to Become a Paramedic
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
A remarkable and moving human interest story.
The Millionaire Who Left Wall Street to Become a Paramedic www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/n...
The Millionaire Who Left Wall Street to Become a Paramedic www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/n...
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Climate-related disasters have impacted nearly two-thirds of US drug production facilities from 2019 to 2024, highlighting vulnerabilities in the #pharmaceutical supply chain.
ja.ma/470sGSI
ja.ma/470sGSI
August 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Climate-related disasters have impacted nearly two-thirds of US drug production facilities from 2019 to 2024, highlighting vulnerabilities in the #pharmaceutical supply chain.
ja.ma/470sGSI
ja.ma/470sGSI
A beautiful late afternoon run today. 🏃🏻♀️
Full view of Toronto by the lakefront.
P.S. There is a hint of fall 🍂🍂🍂🍁🍁🍁 in the air.
Full view of Toronto by the lakefront.
P.S. There is a hint of fall 🍂🍂🍂🍁🍁🍁 in the air.
August 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
A beautiful late afternoon run today. 🏃🏻♀️
Full view of Toronto by the lakefront.
P.S. There is a hint of fall 🍂🍂🍂🍁🍁🍁 in the air.
Full view of Toronto by the lakefront.
P.S. There is a hint of fall 🍂🍂🍂🍁🍁🍁 in the air.
Nice book for users of medical literature (clinicians), and producers of medical literature (researchers) alike.
Tom and David Chivers explained statistical concepts with common examples from the news, often with humour. I LOL while listening to it on a run🏃♀️
www.goodreads.com/book/show/57...
Tom and David Chivers explained statistical concepts with common examples from the news, often with humour. I LOL while listening to it on a run🏃♀️
www.goodreads.com/book/show/57...
How to Read Numbers: A Guide to Stats in the News (and …
‘Even one glass of wine a day raises the risk of cancer…
www.goodreads.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Nice book for users of medical literature (clinicians), and producers of medical literature (researchers) alike.
Tom and David Chivers explained statistical concepts with common examples from the news, often with humour. I LOL while listening to it on a run🏃♀️
www.goodreads.com/book/show/57...
Tom and David Chivers explained statistical concepts with common examples from the news, often with humour. I LOL while listening to it on a run🏃♀️
www.goodreads.com/book/show/57...
Went down a small rabbit hole to refresh my understanding of case-cohort design for a project. Here is a nice review in the journal #Epidemiology, comparing case-cohort to nested case-control, which is more common.
#ResearchMethods fascinates me!
journals.lww.com/epidem/abstr...
#ResearchMethods fascinates me!
journals.lww.com/epidem/abstr...
The Case for Case–Cohort: An Applied Epidemiologist’s Guide ... : Epidemiology
recision for addressing a singular research question, but case–cohort studies have broader efficiency and superior flexibility. Despite this, case–cohort designs are comparatively underutilized in the...
journals.lww.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Went down a small rabbit hole to refresh my understanding of case-cohort design for a project. Here is a nice review in the journal #Epidemiology, comparing case-cohort to nested case-control, which is more common.
#ResearchMethods fascinates me!
journals.lww.com/epidem/abstr...
#ResearchMethods fascinates me!
journals.lww.com/epidem/abstr...