Alex Smithers (she/her)

Emergency clinical pharmacist
Mount Allison '16 // Dal Pharmacy '21 // IWK Health ACPR '22
Thoughts are my own

[Austin Camp @austincamp]

ICU team holding me back when I hear ABX were restarted after I got them d/c’d yesterday

[Adam @adamgreattweet]

i’m sorry but the scholastic book fair did not inspire a love of reading it created my love of shopping

[Megan Rech, PharmD, MS @MeganARech]

Anyone else feel like they’ve been lied to their whole lives?

Ca for hyperkalemia:
🙅‍♀️ membrane stabilization
✅ restoration of conduction velocity https://t.co/8NBO2MWNrT

[Kyle Wilby @KJ_Wilby]

Thanks again to all of the study participants, pharmacists, and partners for making this a reality! @TashaRamsey1 @DalHealth

https://t.co/nAb0IcNG4R

[Alex Smithers (she/her) @afsmithers]

@EMToxRx @ASHP_EMPharm @accpemedprn @SAEM_AEMP Or the quad if you’re working Christmas

[Alex Smithers (she/her) @afsmithers]

@EMToxRx @ASHP_EMPharm @accpemedprn @SAEM_AEMP There are so many better options in the states compared to Canada 😥 my go-to trifecta: latte, protein shake/protein drink and sparkling water. Now if we had caffeinated bubly… I’d be unstoppable

[Alex Smithers (she/her) @afsmithers]

I am doing the Ride for Cancer fundraising for Atlantic Canada’s CAR-T LAB! Today is match day - all funds up to 500 000$ will be matched! Any and all support is appreciated Join the fight today by donating to my ride. https://t.co/B5yVNfB5UQ

[Tasha Ramsey @TashaRamsey1]

Hospital pharmacist friends! I am looking for pharmacists practicing in a Canadian tertiary care academic hospital who provide care to adults 18 years or older to participate in a survey exploring your immunization roles. Go to https://t.co/RYjHSRKFQv. @CSHP_SCPH

[Tasha Ramsey @TashaRamsey1]

Pop-up testing event! July 17: Halifax Public Library 11-7. Pharmacists will be screening for HIV, hepatitis C, and syphilis as part of a research study and The Aids Coalition of Nova Scotia will have HIV self-tests. Learn more at: https://t.co/ipuuuuuzFJ @AIDS_NS @APPROACHStudy

[Alex Smithers (she/her) @afsmithers]

(2/2) does your EM/ED pharmacist have a defined role in disaster preparedness? Are they involved in the planning? Who is responsible for disaster preparedness within the department. Super interested in hearing any and all thoughts! #TwitterRx

[Alex Smithers (she/her) @afsmithers]

#TwitterRx want to poll the masses (casually). Does your hospital pharmacy department have its own disaster management response? Does it differ from the type of disaster (natural vs man-made, or as detailed as flood vs wildfire vs explosions vs mass exposure)? (1/2)

[Tim Bousquet @Tim_Bousquet]

Nova Scotia Health has issued "Medication advice for those who have been evacuated"

[Halifax Fire News @HRMFireNews]

It's a bad day for HRM, no other way to put it. Look out for your neighbours, and thank your firefighters, many of whom put themselves seriously in harm's way today. Unfortunately, it is far from over but hopefully some improvement tomorrow.

[Alex Smithers (she/her) @afsmithers]

@PharmERToxGuy @NEJM @MassGeneralNews Congrats! I just read this piece this morning not even making the connection. As a new ED pharmacist, I love seeing this in academia!

[Mohamed Hagahmed MD, MPH @hagahmedmd]

Is it time to ditch Adenosine and start giving IV Diltiazem first for SVT? @DocWillisMD argues for a CCB-first approach, and the data look promising.
#AAEM23 @aaeminfo @AAEMRSA @CriticalCareNow @smuramed @HeySteveMD @MRamzyDO @DEZ_EM_Pharm

[Alex Smithers (she/her) @afsmithers]

@tdbrothers @DalMedSchool @MOSHHalifax @NorthEndCHC @research_dal Way to go Candis!!

[Ryan Feldman (empoisonpharmd.bsky.social) @EMPoisonPharmD]

🙁 very sad. We saw this coming a few years ago. I hope the social media allowing this to propagate is held accountable

[Brad Langford @BRxAD]

The best 'antibiotic' for recurrent UTI is a prescription for...

Water 💦💦💦

+1.5 L/day associated with ~1/2 the number of UTIs and antibiotic courses

https://t.co/M3dbHL4hG3 via @AngelaHuttner
#ECCMID23

[Sanjee Baksh @S__Baksh]

this is actually exactly what it's like when i present on rounds

[Kate Lowrey, PharmD, BCEMP @KLowRx]

If I’m ever paralyzed and aware of it, I will come back to haunt you. Sedate me. #stoweem23
@EmergPharm
@RxEmergency