Kayvan Aflaki, MSc

Interested in #MaternalMortality, #Opioids, and achieving the #UNSDG 🌍 | Fellow @MosaicInstitute | 🇨🇦

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

Bit overdue: I defended my Master of Science thesis.

Grad school was a rewarding journey. It was a stark reminder about the fragility of human life - of love & loss.

Thank you @UofTIMS, funders @PSIFoundation @CIHR_IRSC, partners @SOGCorg @BORNOntario for the support.

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[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

Want to get involved in the world of innovation? The Healthcare Innovation Challenge is coming back in partnership with @UofTIMS with new funding and prizes for graduate students!

Read all about it👇 and register for the info session Nov 12! 🗓️

[Institute of Medical Science @UofTIMS]

Partnering with former IMS students @KayvanAflaki and @peck_s_s, who are helping us lead the Healthcare Innovation Challenge as alumni advisors, demonstrates the transformative impact students can make during their studies and beyond. https://t.co/Vbp3PpNLj1

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

At the core of my MSc thesis was the use of latent class analysis. Now, the foundation of my research with @UofTIMS is published!

Thank you to my collaborators and to @JOGC_Social for providing a platform to share this work.

Give it a read here 👉 https://t.co/VZL4zLYG4O

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

Check out this important work, published in this month’s issue of Obstetric Medicine. Thanks to all the collaborators from my alma mater @UofTIMS for bringing this to life!

The important work needed for a confidential enquiry system in Canada never ends.

[Obstetric Medicine @OBMedicine]

December 2023 issue:

Maternal mortality in Canada & the need for a national confidential enquiry system by @KayvanAflaki & Joel Ray.

https://t.co/cA52O1VkhP

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

I got to see, firsthand, how the world collaborates on matters of science and survival in the most inhospitable fringes of the world.

The Antarctic represents how we steward the planet, our pursuit of knowledge, and how we collectively write the human story.

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[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

For the past month, I was a 🇨🇦 attaché to the Chilean Navy.

Together, we travelled through the Magellan into Antarctica, where we resupplied research facilities with fuel, food & medical care.

We retraced the voyages of Drake, Darwin & Magellan to the ends of the Earth 🌎 (1/2)

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

@Alaa_Youssef92 @coastlinerun Thank you Alaa! You are too kind! 🙏

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

I recently finished the Mt. Finlayson 28k. I'm proud of myself for making it across the finish line. It was a challenge but the views were worth it! 🏃‍♂️

Thank you @coastlinerun and volunteers for organizing.

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

An important read about persistent opioid use postpartum. This study sheds some light on whether initiation of oxycodone after delivery is assoc. w/ an increased risk of persistent opioid use relative to codeine.

Thoughtfully written by a great team & former collaborators 👇

[Institute of Medical Science @UofTIMS]

The risk of opioid addiction prompted Drs. Joel Ray, Muhammad Mamdani and colleagues to study how prescribing Oxycodone for pain after childbirth has resulted in some mothers continuing to use the drugs for weeks and months afterward. #IMSFaculty https://t.co/u5OKLLL5T2

[Stephen Lapinsky @StephenLap]

Canadian maternal mortality/morbidity in @OBMedicine :
Canada's maternal mortality statistics by @KayvanAflaki
https://t.co/vhkfN46IoU
Trends in ICU admissions in Montreal by @IsabelleMalhame @DrNatDayan
https://t.co/ZgeW9XswwA

Time for @DSouzaLabMac's https://t.co/2fGvtzv3Nw

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

Hot off the press 🔥 Read my latest thesis publication in @OBMedicine!

Canada does not have a national system to report on maternal mortality. There's plenty to learn from existing systems around the world. @uoftmedicine @UofTIMS

Learn more here 👉 https://t.co/CbDSV7cziS

[The Healthcare Innovation Challenge @TheHealthInnovC]

@uoftmedicine @UofTIMS And of course, our incredible organizing team from both @rawtalkpodcast and @UofTIMS.

Thank you, and see you in 2024! Visit our website (link in bio), and stay connected with us on social media to learn more. (3/3)

[Institute of Medical Science @UofTIMS]

Fantastic discussion from the panel of leading experts at the Health Infrastructure: A New Way to Care event run by @TheHealthInnovC & @rawtalkpodcast. Up next is the pitches from the Healthcare Innovation Challenge 2023 finalists!

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

@kinggbodmon My guy, thank you! Hope you’re solid!

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

I recently finished basic military officer training, and received top candidate.

Learned a lot about myself; of individual purpose in a collective cause.

Looking forward to what's ahead, while staying true to my love for clinical research and science ⚔️⚓️🦅

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

@Alaa_Youssef92 Thank you Alaa! Right back at you with all the incredible things you’re accomplishing at Stanford!

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

@samiulhaq80 Thanks my man!

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

@ChrisPilieci Thank you my man! I appreciate the kind words. I’ll be back in August for a visit. You’ll hear all about it over a beer

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

@junayd_h27 Thanks a ton Junayd!

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

At @UofTIMS Scientific Day in April, I was presented with the Whiteside Award. I owe this honour to my PI, Dr. Ray & faculty at the IMS.

I wasn't able to attend the ceremony, but I'll be back soon to celebrate with friends & family!

Thanks IMS & @uoftmedicine for having me 🔬

[Institute of Medical Science @UofTIMS]

Congratulations to Kayvan Aflaki for receiving the IMS Whiteside Award 2023 for his Master's thesis on “A Retrospective Review of Maternal Mortality in Ontario” that was completed in partnership with the Ontario Coroner, BORN Ontario & Health Canada. https://t.co/ohP73I88jM

[Kayvan Aflaki, MSc @KayvanAflaki]

Insightful read by a prolific clinician-scientist and mentor @UofTIMS @uoftmedicine @UnityHealthTO

Dr. Ray’s mentorship and passion for research propelled me through my MSc.

Amazing to see his work make headlines on @CTVNews!

[Institute of Medical Science @UofTIMS]

"Immigrant females who are healthier and more resilient may be most capable of migration; the immigration policy of a host country may preferentially select healthy immigrants," wrote Dr. Joel Ray, one of the study's co-authors. #IMSFaculty https://t.co/dHXlqA7mpB