Greg Basky

husband; father; wordsmith; gravel grinder; fitness junkie; Rider fan; opinions expressed are my own

[Greg Basky @jargonslayer]

Promising new approach to rebuild bone tissue https://t.co/WaOq1KxRov

[University of Regina @UofRegina]

Do you suffer from #rangeanxiety? ⚡️🚘

It can be a drain... but #UofRegina researchers are driving a project to guide the roadmap of #EV infrastructure across Canada!

@jargonslayer | @pluginsask | @Hill_Levene | @SaskPower | @geotab | @ev_association | @NSERC_CRSNG

[Greg Basky @jargonslayer]

Another great example of how the beamlines at the @CanLightSource are facilitating discoveries at the molecular and cellular level are laying the foundation for real world applications -- in this case, better care for people who have a stroke

[CanadianLightSource @CanLightSource]

Cutting-edge imaging yields new insights into #stroke: Synchrotron’s “superhuman vision” made it easy to detect markers of brain damage.
Full story: https://t.co/FcRzj58EN5

@USaskMedDean @usaskArtSci @HeartandStroke @_SHRF_ @CurtinUni @michaelebkelly @SaskHealth

[University of Saskatchewan Research @USaskResearch]

New cutting-edge research being conducted at @CanLightSource: the synchrotron’s “superhuman vision” make it easy to detect markers of brain damage in cases of hemorrhagic stroke. https://t.co/423resSy7o

[Greg Basky @jargonslayer]

This was another fascinating subject to dive into. What has your experience been when faced with a medical decision with no clear-cut "right" answer?

@SaskCancer @SaskHealth @SaskCancer @SMA_docs @SaskFamilyDocs @USaskMedDean

[CMAJ @CMAJ]

Involving patients in decisions about their care is good medicine.

However, research suggests that shared decision-making isn’t always what it seems: https://t.co/yVkEz07NTc #MedTwitter

[USask Medicine @USaskMed]

A research team, led by Dr. Jim Dosman @UsaskCCHSA , is examining how the mental health of Indigenous people can be affected by their houses and their lives in their homes.
https://t.co/2JxSEybQTw

[CMAJ @CMAJ]

XE, XD & XF? @jargonslayer unpacks what to know about the Omicron and "Deltacron" hybrid variants: https://t.co/3UDagodBlL

#MedTwitter #CdnHealth #COVID19

[CMAJ @CMAJ]

Why is the #CDNhealth research community divided over a proposal to simplify #researchethics approvals? Read @jargonslayer's report: https://t.co/Nhymzh1Kb6

[Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation - SHRF @_SHRF_]

A @USASKsurgery @usask_OVDR @SaskHealth @usaskSRS collaborative team of 19 researchers has been awarded $150k in Solutions funding to understand the current use of virtual care and inform a virtual care strategy in Saskatchewan

#ResearchThatMatters

https://t.co/8vlzgF0IMA

[CMAJ @CMAJ]

Many #CdnHealth researchers support streamlining ethics approvals for multi-site studies but some say a federal proposal to do just that misses the mark. @jargonslayer reports: https://t.co/Nhymzh1Kb6

[Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation - SHRF @_SHRF_]

We're investing +$800K in the 2021-22 #SolutionsSK Program in Addictions research, with support from @SCPOR_SK for teams developing innovative and impactful #Solutions to growing problem of addictions

Read more here: https://t.co/9BHvKTwLGi

#ResearchThatMatters

[Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation - SHRF @_SHRF_]

Heather Hadjistavropoulos @UofRegina @TherapyUser are using new #SolutionsSK and @SCPOR_SK support to finetune existing online therapy program to make it even more effective, engaging for SK people with alcohol problems

#ResearchThatMatters

https://t.co/P5hzPiVba7

[Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation - SHRF @_SHRF_]

Susan Tupper @SaskHealth Erin Beckwell @UofRegina are using new #SolutionsSK and @SCPOR_SK support to develop educational comic-style stories aimed at reducing stigma experienced by people seeking care for chronic pain

#ResearchThatMatters

https://t.co/P5hzPiVba7

[Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation - SHRF @_SHRF_]

Project led by @YWCARegina’s Jessica Gordon will see Knowledge Keepers help mothers, children living in sheltered housing reconnect with traditional ways + educate staff about Indigenous culture with new #ResearchConnections funding

#ResearchThatMatters

https://t.co/yM2pC9aIUf

[Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation - SHRF @_SHRF_]

Elise Matthews @UofRegina and team are exploring traditional Indigenous knowledge, stories about childhood disability in First Nations communities to improve service for children and families with new #ResearchConnections funding

#ResearchThatMatters

https://t.co/yM2pC9aIUf

[Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation - SHRF @_SHRF_]

Project by @LungSask @usask and File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council to improve access to archival information about Indigenous people who attended residential schools and tuberculosis sanatorium with new #ResearchConnections funding

#ResearchThatMatters

https://t.co/yM2pC9aIUf

[Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation - SHRF @_SHRF_]

Jo-Anne Dusel with @PATHS_SK collaborating with RESOLVE Saskatchewan, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation to create educational videos sharing Indigenous approaches to preventing violence by men with new #ResearchConnections funding

#ResearchThatMatters

https://t.co/yM2pC9aIUf

[Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation - SHRF @_SHRF_]

We are honoured to support @cowessessfn @SaskPolytech as they partner to create unique interactive map + story map of unmarked graves found at site of former Marieval Indian Residential School with new #ResearchConnections funding

#ResearchThatMatters

https://t.co/yM2pC9aIUf

[CanadianLightSource @CanLightSource]

Studying toxic chemicals from medical #implants and #leather
“I'm interested in the degradation processes of materials and how this affects our health and our environment,” said Yolanda Hedberg @WesternU @westernuchem @CRC_CRC #OnTheBeamlines

Full story: https://t.co/YOB72wzsvE

[Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation - SHRF @_SHRF_]

Nine projects we’re funding through #ResearchConnections are building collaborations, fostering knowledge sharing to advance reconciliation in SK @UofRegina @usask @SaskPolytech @cowessessfn

Read more at https://t.co/uiC9ucYo3U

[CMAJ @CMAJ]

Resistant. Non-compliant. Defensive. Agitated. The language doctors use to describe patients can reveal and perpetuate bias - but can it be harnessed for change? Read @jargonslayer's report: https://t.co/Fm6to03vT7

#CDNhealth #HealthEquity #MedTwitter