Heather VanderMeulen

Proud Mama. Transfusion fellow @canadaslifeline @uoftmedicine. Interested in women's health and transfusion medicine. She/her.

[RPTH @RPTHjournal]

TXA treats heavy menstrual bleeding and postpartum hemorrhage, but widespread adoption faces barriers like sexism, period poverty, and stigma. Addressing these issues could save lives & improve quality of life.

@hvandermeulen @ghltang @sholzberg

Read: https://t.co/f5ND9r34co

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

Original Investigation: Small-Volume Blood Collection Tubes to Reduce Transfusions in Intensive Care

This cluster randomized trial compares use of std- vs small-vol blood collection tubes in decreasing rates of anemia & red blood cell transfusions (3/x)

https://t.co/i1fOzUZ7BJ

[Heather VanderMeulen @hvandermeulen]

@eli_vlacho @HaemSTAR_UK @LaraNRoberts1 @kazisaj1 This looks incredible. Congratulations!

[Michael Makris @ProfMakris]

Uptodate comprehensive review of thrombosis in patients with nephrotic syndrome now in press in @RPTHjournal. https://t.co/aovkKbk3uu #thrombosis #nephrotic #renal

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

"It's period justice" -- A trend sweeping women’s sports: No more white shorts — and talking openly about #menstruation,🩸by @VVFriedman
https://t.co/YPnZRpB8uK via @nytimes

[Deborah Baiden @baiden_deborah]

Hello everyone, I'm recruiting participants for my PhD study on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among women of African descent in Canada. A nationwide mixed method study. Kindly share, thanks❤️

[Tara Lech PharmD, CACP @AnticoagPharmD]

🔥 Critical evaluation of medical lit is a skill & the cornerstone of evidence based medicine.

@AnticoagForum has developed a comprehensive guide & webinar to uplevel your practice

@bishoyragheb @gabe_fontaine @kaatz_scott #TwitteRx
#AnticoagStewardship

https://t.co/YQYAGJvIHK

[Heather VanderMeulen @hvandermeulen]

@justin_wj_lim @sholzberg @garrick_mok @GBarnesMD @bsamuelson_md @acweyand This is beautiful! Flagging this for future use. Thanks!

[Heather VanderMeulen @hvandermeulen]

@tsengeric @uoftmedicine @itraslan congrats!

[Menaka Pai, MSc MD FRCPC @MPaiMD]

@MickeyPZ1 Dr Mickey Zeller is my Iron Woman Hero at @MacDeptMed. These slides from Dr @sholzberg is why she & many others do the good work of treating iron deficiency anemia! 33% of the WORLD has iron deficiency anemia - we are desensitized to this. We can do better! #ISTH2023

[Heather VanderMeulen @hvandermeulen]

@sholzberg @sortoutbleeding @WynnPetersonMD Sad I missed this - looks so great. Thanks for sharing the pearls!

[Rachel Rosovsky @RosovskyRachel]

Dr. Michelle Sholzberg passionately talks @ the barriers to access & how we can save womens lives globally with TXA ⁦@sholzberg⁩ ⁦@isth⁩ ⁦@bhwords⁩ ⁦@fniainle⁩

[Intensive Care Medicine @yourICM]

🩸 Resistance to unfractionated heparin in #ICU, evaluation & management options
💉 monitoring UFH
💉 mechanisms of resistance
💉 how to manage UFH resistance
PS check supplement table on IV anticoagulants in ICU
#FOAMcc @JerroldLevy @Dr_Cit @foamecmo
🖇️ https://t.co/ojQw5On5ZL

[Joel M. Topf, MD FACP @kidney_boy]

Now that we know that pulse oximetry is inaccurate in Black patients, the new name is FalseOx.

“…in two large cohorts, Black patients had nearly three times the frequency of occult hypoxemia that was not detected by pulse oximetry as White patients.”
https://t.co/FyrgI11NFP

[Jacob Pendergrast @apothecaryman]

A sampling of the future of Canadian Transfusion Medicine at CSTM2023
@hvandermeulen
@sumedha_arya
@NicoleRelke
and Taylor Dear

#cstm2023

[Heather VanderMeulen @hvandermeulen]

Dr Taylor Dear reviews a retrospective cohort study that suggests NO benefit for higher hb in cervical cancer patients receiving brachytherapy. And RBC utilisation SIGNIFICANTLY different. @ZiadSolh

[RPTH @RPTHjournal]

Did you catch the @isth 2022 #StateoftheArt lecture on #thromboticmicroangiopathy in #pregnancy? Scully & Neave address the different TMAs that may occur during pregnancy or postpartum, and discuss evaluation, diagnosis, management, and recent data.
https://t.co/Hzx4xwldBm

[Heather VanderMeulen @hvandermeulen]

Dr Melissa Boileau reviews the challenge of apheresis in cold agglutinin disease @CanSocTransMed #cstm2023

[Bloodman @Bloodman]

Excellent review of a very common consult question! Perioperative Management of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy | NEJM Evidence https://t.co/sj9Z0gIx7a

[Heather VanderMeulen @hvandermeulen]

@LisaHicksMD @sholzberg @GloriaLimMD @stephglancylee @NatashaRupani @AncaPrica @PFrustace @sumedha_arya @MaryCushmanMD @ElizabethHexner 😂 same to you @LisaHicksMD !