Ruchi Murthy, MD

Infectious Diseases Physician with CIC in Ottawa. Opinions expressed are my own.

[Ruchi Murthy, MD @ruchimurthy]

Proud to work with @camoxicillin and Dr. K. Sharma doing our part to battle #AMR. Read more about it: https://t.co/7VG76h8lv5. #WAAW2023

[Queensway Carleton Hospital & Foundation @QCHOttawa]

Happy #WAAW2023! 💙

Since 2013, QCH’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Program has helped us provide patients with the most appropriate antibiotics (or none), in order to help reduce the side effects and slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance.

#GoBlueforAMR

[Ruchi Murthy, MD @ruchimurthy]

#WAAW2024 — check out our “stewardCHIPS”! @camoxicillin

[Queensway Carleton Hospital & Foundation @QCHOttawa]

This week, our Antimicrobial Stewardship (ASP) team passed out “StewardCHIPS” to raise awareness and highlight their impactful interventions being implementing to combat Antimicrobial Resistance.

Learn more about Antimicrobial Resistance: https://t.co/TfGKAq7xRb

[Cameron Forbes @camoxicillin]

Kudos to my five year old for coining the term Stewardchip 😂

[Ruchi Murthy, MD @ruchimurthy]

@machealthsci @McMasterU @HEI_mcmaster @McMasterOnc Amazing @ParpiaSameer!!

[CN Tower / Tour CN @TourCNTower]

Tonight the #CNTower will be lit light blue for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week / Ce soir la #TourCN sera illuminée en bleu pâle pour la Semaine mondiale du bon usage des antimicrobiens

[Ruchi Murthy, MD @ruchimurthy]

Happy to do our part to battle antimicrobial resistance using #antimicrobialstewardship with this awesome team! #WAAW2022 #squadgoals @camoxicillin

[Queensway Carleton Hospital & Foundation @QCHOttawa]

It's World Antimicrobial Awareness Week!

QCH has had an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (QASP) since 2013, who work diligently to ensure our patients are receiving the most appropriate antimicrobials (or none!) – to help reduce side effects and slow the spread of resistance.

[Breakfast Television @breakfasttv]

Our Supervising Producer extraordinaire @RoshniMurthy is moving on to another exciting adventure. We love you, Rosh! ❤️

[Ruchi Murthy, MD @ruchimurthy]

Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica. @sunnyuppal #worldsbestboss #theoffice

[Roshni Murthy @RoshniMurthy]

@breakfasttv Naina as Dwight Schrute and Serena as Michael Scott. You can’t make this stuff up, @breakfasttv @theofficetv

[Ottawa Public Health @OttawaHealth]

PLEASE READ & RT: we are aware residents in Ottawa have received pre-recorded telephone messages saying they have been exposed to a monkeypox outbreak.

These did not come from OPH. They're a scam.

Don't return the call, & don't press a number to speak to a representative. (1/2)

[Ottawa Public Health @OttawaHealth]

COVID-19 SNAPSHOT - JUNE 23, 2022

Our indicators are showing a rise in the levels of COVID in the community. We are entering a new wave, and it remains important to use our layers of protection.

Please watch this week's video & read the tweets below for more info. (1/5)

[Ruchi Murthy, MD @ruchimurthy]

Should We Prescribe Nirmatrelvir/r (Paxlovid) to Low-Risk COVID-19 Patients? - https://t.co/qZcmsNqTt6

[Dr. Lynora Saxinger MD FRCPC Infectious Diseases @AntibioticDoc]

PSA:
If you’ve had COVID and you are still kind of draggy at 2 weeks, (which is a public health data definition of “recovery”)…

you ARE NOT doomed to long COVID, which is a multisystem symptom complex, assessed after 3 months.
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[Dr. Lynora Saxinger MD FRCPC Infectious Diseases @AntibioticDoc]

I feel like I should point out that careful, 3 dose vaccinated people (like myself) are getting COVID-19 in droves right now, and that further,
1) this shouldn't be stigmatized
2) this doesn't mean vaccines are failing.
It does highlight a few important points though
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[Women In Infectious Diseases (WIID) @Women_in_ID]

Happy International Women’s Day 2022! May you be strong, authentic, and diverse as you are. May you be valued and appreciated for being yourself!

[Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @ABsteward]

A large NIH study💥💥
Among pregnant & postpartum individuals at 17 US hospitals SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with an increased risk for a composite outcome of maternal mortality or serious morbidity from obstetric complications.
https://t.co/6pFlr5BYUO @JAMA_current

[Terry Fox Foundation @TerryFoxCanada]

The Terry Fox Foundation is proud to continue Terry’s mission of funding cancer research. Terry believed in science and gave his life to help others. Thank you to all of our supporters who help us work toward realizing Terry’s dream of a world without cancer. 🇨🇦

[Jill Promoli @jillpromoli]

It's #KidsVaccinesDay.

Today I have two, not three, fully vaccinated kids at school. Six years ago we lost Jude to a school flu outbreak. We miss him desperately.

Vaccines aren't a guarantee, but they save a lot of lives. Please get yours as you're able. #ForJudeForEveryone

[Isaac Bogoch @BogochIsaac]

Welcome news, with some early positive COVID trends in Ontario. Updates from the Ontario Science Table:

1. COVID burden trending down.

2. Vaccines effectiveness holding up.

3. Hospitalization/ICU admissions still quite high but plateauing.

Link: https://t.co/kvf4D3Ofr0

[BORN Ontario @BORNOntario]

Babies admitted to hospital with COVID-19 had unvaccinated mothers, CHEO says | CBC News https://t.co/9UXt1OsdwQ