Shima (She/her)

Family Medicine Resident 👩🏻‍⚕️

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[Shima (She/her) @Shima_Afhami]

📢PLS SHARE WIDELY: Researchers at the University of Calgary are exploring how medical students perceive their sense of #belonging during #medicalschool. To learn more & participate in this voluntary study, visit: https://t.co/DIDIhz9l5E
Deadline: Nov 14 #MedStudentTwitter #MedEd

[Shima (She/her) @Shima_Afhami]

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[Shima (She/her) @Shima_Afhami]

@joshmcgoo I recently heard about use of inhaled methoxyflurane (Penthrox) for IUDs on a women's health elective. Have never seen it done, but will be looking into the literature around it for my future patients.

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

Fantastic new, made in Alberta, resources supporting trans inclusion in sport and countering misinformation. Please read and share widely! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

READ:https://t.co/8u0aDap9xx

[Alberta MD War Room @AB_MD_WarRoom]

So they can change their last names but not their pronouns.

[Courtney Theriault @cspotweet]

The AMA Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry urging Premier Danielle Smith to reconsider her proposed policies on gender-affirming care in youth. #yeg #yyc #ableg

[Alberta Medical Association (AMA) @Albertadoctors]

"New payment model has brought more family physicians to B.C." Alberta is falling behind. Governments in other provinces have moved quickly and decisively to save primary care - and it's working. Save Family and Rural Medicine with Budget 2024. https://t.co/0BTAuMv1Q2

[Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @DuaneBratt]

If you want to read the impact that Smith's trans announcement has already had on the targets, read this reddit post from a trans teen.

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

Let's look at what the research actually has to say about trans and non-binary youth in Alberta.

This fact sheet features data from the 2019 Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey with 281 trans and non-binary youth from Alberta.

Notice the #1 recommendation?
#ableg #abpoli

[Tharsini Sivananthajothy (she/her) @TharsiniSivanan]

🚨HOT OFF THE PRESS🚨
Want to know who feels like they BELONG in medical school?

What do #golfing #skiing and #patagucci have to do with #medschool? 🔥🔥🔥

A short 🧵on our pub exploring sense of belonging in Canadian medical students #MedEd https://t.co/JMnkvEPRyV
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[Dr Helen Webberley (she/her) @HelenWebberley]

The regret rate of gender-affirming surgery is 0.3%.

The regret rate for knee replacement surgery is 6-30%.

"Transition regret" is a false narrative being pushed by the media to prevent people from getting access to life-saving, gender-affirming healthcare.

However...

Let's address that 0.3%.

Many outside factors contribute to a trans person's regret:

👉Unsupportive families.
👉Transphobic environments.
👉Normal post-op distress.

Just because that 0.3% of people regret their surgery doesn't mean they're not transgender.

The fear of regret shouldn't stop thousands of trans people from getting access to the healthcare they deserve.

Regret rates exist - but not for the reasons the media are trying to push.

[Shima (She/her) @Shima_Afhami]

@carriedbernard @UCalgaryFamMed Thank you! 😄

[Shima (She/her) @Shima_Afhami]

So grateful for this amazing news!! Matched to @UCalgaryFamMed and couldn't be more thrilled 🥰
Thank you to everyone who has supported me on this journey 💖 #FamilyMed #CaRMS2023 #CaRMSMatch

[Shima (She/her) @Shima_Afhami]

@DeeLeffers @pamelamroach @UCalgaryFamMed Thank you!☺️

[Shima (She/her) @Shima_Afhami]

@generehlist Thanks so much! (PS: I love the pod 😁)

[Shima (She/her) @Shima_Afhami]

@ABFamDocs @UCalgaryFamMed Thank you!! 😊

[Shima (She/her) @Shima_Afhami]

@UCalgaryFamMed Thank you!!! So excited!😁

[Shima (She/her) @Shima_Afhami]

@JordanMcDermot1 @UCalgaryFamMed Thanks Jordan!🥰

[Shima (She/her) @Shima_Afhami]

@UCalgaryMed @UCalgaryFamMed @CalDomMed @yycMDs @CSM_OPED @csmengage @BlackHealthEdC @KanninOsei Congratulations @KanninOsei !!! Very excited to see everything in store for you in this new role 🥳🎉
Well deserved 😊