Sean Spence

Internal medicine resident interested in critical care and e-cigarette research. Opinions are my own.

[Matthew Stanbrook @drstanbrook]

My take on @NEJM 's #ecigarette Clinical Decisions paper by @DrJamesYeh, Bullen, @ProfGlantz https://t.co/P8HZd8LK9O

[Sean Spence @SaSpence1]

@DavidJuurlink @ON_Poison was the source of the botulinum found?

[Sean Spence @SaSpence1]

Had never really thought about fashion implications of TB before... https://t.co/e3f0Jfhixd

[CHEST @accpchest]

#TBT The tuberculosis epidemic in mid-1800s had a major influence on Victorian fashion. https://t.co/lOq7TlT3HF

[Cliff Douglas @cdoug]

Pharmacy prof Dr. Karen Hudmon highlights absurdity of pharmacies selling tobacco #TDTSummit16 Thank you @CVSHealth!

[Sean Spence @SaSpence1]

@riyadlehebi https://t.co/BVN4l3rgXg

[blogTO @blogTO]

The hookah ban in #Toronto is not a done deal yet https://t.co/exugZkmTeY

[CHEST @accpchest]

Adult smoking rate falls to 15% in US, report shows https://t.co/Lt8NsVWDAF

[NEJM @NEJM]

Med & Society Data Watch: Adults Who Reported Poor Communication with Health Providers. https://t.co/VCdwidmz67

[CDC Director @CDCDirector]

States that do more on tobacco control see people live longer and see lower health care costs. @ReutersUS https://t.co/8iYdQYwd4c

[Elizabeth Payne 🇨🇦 @egpayne]

Ontario to follow other provinces and make Naloxone free and available over the counter, health minister Eric Hoskins announces.

[David Juurlink @DavidJuurlink]

Dr. @supermarioelia has some words for the 50% (whaaat?!) of Canadian MDs who @MedicalPost says value homeopathy https://t.co/OdMYDy9cP2

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

Abuse of 'tamper-proof' #oxycodone causing spike in heart infections https://t.co/3mstz3Fc0d via @CTV_AvisFavaro #opioids

[VICE News @VICENews]

Cops in Alberta confirm first death related to W-18, a drug 100x more powerful than fentanyl https://t.co/40uQakgzbp

[Sean Spence @SaSpence1]

Future research to focus on key players in Twitter discourse re: #ecigs + triangulate with current evidence on the topic. #ATS2016 #research

[Sean Spence @SaSpence1]

Researchers + academics must increase Twitter presence to safeguard quality of data + ensure balance of discourse re: #ecigs. #ATS2016

[Sean Spence @SaSpence1]

Accounting for # tweets + followers per account, #ecig proponents are creating a much larger footprint on Twitter vs. opponents. #ATS2016

[Sean Spence @SaSpence1]

Discourse often conducted through sarcasm, condescension, bullying, accusation, tribalism, selective evidence use. #ATS2016 #ecigs #research

[Sean Spence @SaSpence1]

Major themes found: evidence, pub. health, addiction, health benefits, conflict, ideology, ethics, vape culture. #ATS2016 #ecigs #research

[Sean Spence @SaSpence1]

65% of pro-ecig accounts had evidence of #ecig industry affiliation. Not so for all neutral+anti-ecig accounts. #ATS2016 #ecigs #research

[Sean Spence @SaSpence1]

Discussants were predominantly non-academic (78%), ecig proponents (63%), with gender undisclosed (61%). #ATS2016 #ecigs #research

[Sean Spence @SaSpence1]

Our study collected 1800+ tweets from 150+ separate accounts over a 3 week period. #ATS2016 #ecigs #research