JenFu

Endocrinologist with interest in pregnancy & interconception care. Alum of UofT IM, Endo & MSc Clin Epi / QMed MD / WesternU BMSc.

[JenFu @JenRFu]

GDM diagnosis offers an unique opportunity for the primary prevention of diabetes and heart disease in women of reproductive age, but there are many challenges..

Gratitude to Dr. Retnakaran for the opportunity and @eClinicalMed for publishing on a topic near and dear to my ❤️

[eClinicalMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science @eClinicalMed]

A new Review highlights opportunities for the prevention of #diabetes and #heart disease in #Women.

@JenRFu @sinaihealth

Read more here: https://t.co/FoAt2Q1bY9

[Irfan Dhalla @IrfanDhalla]

In 1921, Banting, Best and Collip sold their patent on insulin to @UofT for $1, and Banting reportedly said that "Insulin belongs to the world, not to me."

In 2021, wouldn't it be wonderful if pharmaceutical companies took the same approach with Covid vaccines?

[Zain Chagla @zchagla]

For those in Ontario trying to figure out why the AZ vaccine is now down to 40. This is it - the benefits way outweigh the benefits here - by over 16-20x given the situation we're in. Is there a risk - yes - but there's a big risk of hospitalization, clots, and death waiting

[Samir Sinha @DrSamirSinha]

In response to the mobs of people outside Ontario's @IKEACanada locations during our "lockdown"...

@IKEA has released a free "Stay-at-Home" Instruction Sheet.

No assembly required.

#StayHome

[Seema Marwaha @SeemaMarwahaMD]

Teachers, Uber+taxi drivers, transit employees, child care providers living in hot zones should be vaccinated. This is who is getting infected with #COVID19 VOCs now. So are their families. We must disrupt these transmissions and better support these workers. #onpoli #onhealth

[Prateek Sehgal @psehgal89]

The dichotomy is incredible. And yes, it was Good Friday in USA as well #Ontarioshutdown #COVID19Ontario

(P.S. If you extrapolate for population, that's about 178,000 vaccines that Ontario would have needed to be on par)

[Michael Fralick @FralickMike]

For anyone studying for their Royal College exam [Or anyone confused by non-inferiority studies]. Here is everything you need to know in 5min [Adapted from talk i gave a couple weeks back]. https://t.co/FN0T0mSti7 @sheliza_halani @UofT_DoM @maximebillick @WynnPetersonMD

[JenFu @JenRFu]

Thank you for putting into words the sentiments felt by so many of us these past 12 months @DanicaQuickfall!!

[Rishi Bansal @rishibansalMD]

(1/3) @DanicaQuickfall is a PGY3 in Internal Medicine, and I am privileged to share her story with you on the last day of #ResidentAwarenessWeek.

This story is a tough one to tell—the pandemic has exacted a heavy price from residents, and it shows.

[John Neary @jddneary]

A thread about Min Chiu Li, for No Particular Reason.

*I am not a historian.

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[Amol Verma @AmolAVerma]

COVID-19 is much more severe than influenza and has very serious consequences for younger adults: Our study of 1,000 COVID-19 patients in Ontario published today @CMAJ https://t.co/dL8OwzBwN8

[Amanda Hempel @AmandaHempelMD]

Since @Royal_College refused to post-pone the IM exam, my program is now grappling with how to accomodate the absence of 50 frontline workers in a system stretched by COVID. Just so that we write an exam in March instead of May 🤔

[Allan Detsky MD PhD CM @ADetsky]

The PGY3s in Internal Medicine @UofT_DoM have played a crucial role caring for all our patients in our teaching hospitals. I am told they have made a request to @Royal_College to alter the schedule for their upcoming certification exam and were turned down.

[Isaac Bogoch @BogochIsaac]

@ADetsky @chaim_bell @RicharLisa @NathanStall @ResidentDoctors @GIMtoronto @uoftmedicine Totally agree. PGY3s are as front-line as it gets & are instrumental in keeping the hospitals running. @Royal_College should accommodate their request to alter the exam schedule given the disruption #COVID19 has taken. Thank you for your incredible service. @WynnPetersonMD

[JenFu @JenRFu]

#RCLetsTalk Hundreds of IM R3s across every program in the country pleaded for an ounce of flexibility. Your silence is deafening.

[Alison Lai @alisonlaiMD]

Around this time, back when I was an R3 (which feels so distant, somehow), I had what was multiple small breakdowns with staff and friends alike. Residency is HARD. And the breakdown was after years of pretending like it wasn't.

[Tehmina Ahmad MD FRCPC MScCH @TehminaAhmadMD]

Frontline R3 IM residents are working 26/7 to care for patients & their families. They spend countless hours fielding the brunt of covid19. @Royal_College these are extraordinary times calling for extraordinary solutions - hear their voices, feel their fatigue, show compassion.

[John Neary @jddneary]

The spring 2021 cohort is likely in an even worse position to take exams than their 2020 counterparts. Their training has been disrupted for a year while they were on the front lines.

The pandemic was their examination.

https://t.co/12nUJYT8W5