Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation specialist @SinaiHealth @UofT_DoM. Tweets are my own.

[Amy Yu, MD @amyyu_md]

📢 New funding!
#StrokeGoRed is thrilled to support 2 post-doctoal fellows (MD/PhD) advancing sex- and gender-based research in #Stroke
👉 Details here: https://t.co/QXQHt4jebI
🙏 to education lead @PoppeAY
#StrokeGoRed is funded by @HeartandStroke @BrainCanada @CIHRIGH

[Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻 @PMRDocMacDonald]

The Division of PMR at Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital @SinaiHealth is very excited to have Dr. Dukelow join us in March 2025 as a visiting professor. We look forward to learning more about the use of technology and non-invasive brain stimulation in neuro-rehab. Thank you @CAPM_R !

[Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻 @PMRDocMacDonald]

Just learned about a great FREE resource for individuals involved in clinical trials. Check it out: https://t.co/QCl34sQ1TO

@adfurlan @AngelaMCheung

[Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻 @PMRDocMacDonald]

@amyyu_md @HeartandStroke @BrainCanada @CIHR_IRSC Congratulations, Amy!! So excited to work with you and the team on this!

[Amy Yu, MD @amyyu_md]

#StrokeGoRed: we are incredibly grateful to receive $5M over 5 yrs to create a 🇨🇦 national research network of excellence on #stroke in women 🙏🧠💃
@HeartandStroke @BrainCanada @CIHR_IRSC
https://t.co/UEP1bjmpFg #MoreMoments

[Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻 @PMRDocMacDonald]

@ihpmeuoft @mlanelson @CIHR_IRSC @marchofdimescda @SinaiHealth Congratulations @mlanelson ! This is great news!

[Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻 @PMRDocMacDonald]

@MacstrokeCan @YWCA_Hamilton @SRSMcMasterU Congratulations!!!

[Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻 @PMRDocMacDonald]

@DocMarkBayley @Fleet_J The final version of our paper is now online! Link below👇

https://t.co/otlBZyB5aw

[Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻 @PMRDocMacDonald]

🚨New publication alert🚨

Several stroke rehab guidelines recommend 180 mins of therapy/day, 5 days/wk

We looked at:
➡️Average rehab intensity (RI) in Ontario

➡️Associations of RI with FIM🔺, discharge location, 90-day home time & rehab effectiveness

https://t.co/otlBZyB5aw

[Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻 @PMRDocMacDonald]

➡️ There was diminishing incremental increase in FIM🔺after 95 min/day

➡️ Is a 🎯RI of 95 min/day more feasible for resource limited institutions given these findings?

Read the full manuscript to learn more

@DocMarkBayley @Fleet_J

[Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻 @PMRDocMacDonald]

🎉 Congratulations to all of the awardees! A special congratulations to @j_nunesdasilva !! 🎉

[Heart & Stroke @HeartandStroke]

We are thrilled to announce the recipients of our Personnel Awards for Black Scholars with @BrainCanada + @CIHR_ICRH.

Read about our winners: https://t.co/Gu0Wssc1CY.

These awards provide Black post-grad students a chance to continue their studies in heart & brain health.

[Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻 @PMRDocMacDonald]

🚨New publication led by Dr. Michelle Nelson @mlanelson 🚨

Stroke rehabilitation RCTs help inform clinical practice guidelines, but do the characteristics of trial participants reflect those of stroke rehab inpatients?

@upshur_ross @DocMarkBayley

https://t.co/zkpAgBsJlu

[Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻 @PMRDocMacDonald]

@r_delacerna Of course! Clicking on the image should bring you to the paper on the journal website https://t.co/otlBZyB5aw

[Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻 @PMRDocMacDonald]

New important study by @amyyu_md looks at associations between SES and receiving acute stroke treatments.

For those admitted to stroke rehab, we previously found that patients had similar discharge destinations and LOS regardless of their SES. ➡️
https://t.co/sUACj8AAOC

[ICES @ICESOntario]

New: People living in under-resourced neighbourhoods face disparities in stroke care.

📄 Study: https://t.co/QYuylra72F

📷 News release: https://t.co/xfT4tEr2T0

@Sunnybrook @GreenJournal

[Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻 @PMRDocMacDonald]

It’s great to see our work cited in this umbrella review. Although ⬆️ body weight or obesity ⬇️ mortality after stroke, the impact on functional recovery is less clear. However, being underweight is associated with poor functional outcomes post-stroke.

[International Journal of Stroke @IntJStroke]

Just Accepted!
📰Effect of abnormal body weight on mortality and functional recovery in adults after #stroke: an umbrella review.

https://t.co/ahVyP5udyt @CamStroke

[Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻 @PMRDocMacDonald]

Check out this great infographic published by @womensbrainpro on #WorldStrokeDay We need to continue to examine sex and gender differences in stroke

[Shannon MacDonald, MD, MSc 🌻 @PMRDocMacDonald]

Congratulations to my colleagues @SinaiHealth Hennick Bridgepoint campus for achieving Accreditation Canada’s Stroke Distinction!

[Neurology Journal @GreenJournal]

Read the latest from the Neurology® Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion section, "Considering Social Determinants of Brain Health," by Steven Shafeek and Joshua Budhu, MD, MS, MPH: https://t.co/Ebd3JypCFR

#Neurology #NeuroTwitter @JoshuaBudhu