In the past 48 hours I learned that our abstract was chosen for the ASH poster walk on healthcare quality improvement AND
#ASH21
Achievement Award!!
This project was truly a group effort with co-fellows who are now sisters!
#ASHTrainee
#ASHMEI
Can't wait to experience
#ASH21
๐ฉธ
Sickle cell disease has unmet needs in every aspect of its care circles for patients, society and healthcare. We shed light on these unmet needs today during the
@MenaHematology
Congress 2023 session.
7.5 hours from Riyadh to Bangkok, then another hour & 40 minutes to get to the hotel during rush hour.
But I made it and now I'm walking the bustling streets! ๐ฅณ
#ISTH2024
๐๐ Save the date๐๐
We look forward to having you at our 10th international thrombosis and hemostasis conference. We have a packed 2-day program.
If you're a trainee (resident/fellow), submit an abstract for a chance to present your work at the conference and win a prize!
ALIFE2 trial now out!!
This will both change practice and save women from hundreds of LMWH injections.
Congratulations to
@MiddeldorpS
and the team on a fantastic paper ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
๐ฃPublication alert: finally published in
@TheLancet
, the ALIFE2 trial. So thankful to all women who participated and all colleagues who joined the study. LMWH does NOT improve live birth in women with
#thrombophilia
and
#recurrent
miscarriage.
T -1 day for
#oncboards
.. can't wait for life post boards!
Prayers and good thoughts appreciated..
ุงูููู ูุง ุณูู ุฅูุง ู ุง ุฌุนูุชู ุณููุงู ูุงูุช ุชุฌุนู ุงูุญุฒู ุงุฐุง ุดุฆุช ุณููุงู
#ISTH2024
Early career individuals are front and center in this year's conference.
We have a wonderful program with daily sessions geared toward EC!
Check them out in the app and stop by the EC Lounge..
Trainees Deserve Better Feedback - QI project from our fellowship. Feedback is ๐ in medical education and often difficult (โฌ๏ธ in small programs). Honored to work with two amazing educators and clinicians โฆ
@MonicaPeravali
โฉ & โฆ
@SarahSewar
โฉ
#ISTH2024
Day3
Happening now:
EC Professionals in the spotlight @ ISTH academy booth. Come join us & learn abt how these EC professionals developed the research questions & abstracts.
@gauer_s
starts with basic science abstracts, then I'll cover clinical abstracts
The oncology center
@ksumedicalcity
is now
@TheEBMT
accredited.
This is huge news!
Congratulations -first and foremost- to our patients!
Congratulations to the team!
Congratulations to the medical city!
We addressed the short and long term complications of sickle cell disease (SCD) during the
#EHA2024
meeting in Madrid. The panel was a global group of hematologists working towards improving QoL and accessible/affordable cure.
#BenignHematology
#SicklecellDisease
#ISTH2023
Day 4:
@bsamuelson_md
gives the ptn's take on abnormal uterine bleeding
In women with menorrhagia, stopping OCPs after a VTE can be very crippling.
๐กThere are other options
#ISTH2024
Day 3
SSC on LA/APS.
Dr. Stephanie Zuily discussed the new ACR/EULAR criteria
New criteria is gained specificity but lost sensitivity (as expected).
#ASH22
late breaking abstract (
#ALIFE2
) by
@MiddeldorpS
๐ข๐ข๐ข no benefit of LMWH ppx in live birth in women with inherited thrombophilia & recurrent miscarriage but ๐ซ vte hx!
On WTD, our fantastic medical students put together this material in Arabic & English to raise awareness about thrombosis.
ูู ุงูููู ุงูุนุงูู ู ููุชุฎุซุฑ ูุงู ุทูุงุจูุง ุจุฅุนุฏุงุฏ ูุฐุง ุงูู ุญุชูู ุงูุฑุงุฆุน ูุชุซููู ุงูู ุฌุชู ุน ููุดุฑ ุงููุนู ุญูู ุงูุฌูุทุงุช ุงูุฏู ููุฉ
#stoptheclot
#WorldThrombosisDay
In a day filled with zoom meetings and clinic patients squeezed into spots that donโt exist, the highlight of my day was the 30 min mentoring meeting with
@SarahSewar
. Thanks to
@ASCO
for linking two hematologists together for virtual mentoring!
๐ข๐ข๐ข Our most recent publication looking at the effects of HU on fertility in men & women with SCD is out.
#PLOSONE
: Effects of hydroxyurea on fertility in male and female sickle cell disease patients. A systemic rev ...
ANNOUNCEMENT: See the official
#ISTH2020
Social Media Ambassadors. These esteemed scientific communicators will be tweeting throughout the Virtual Congress and highlighting the science presented. See below for their twitter handles.
Great discussions and valid Qs during our debate on the need for thrombophilia testing earlier today. The decision to test for thrombophilia is complex with morbidity/mortality, cost effectiveness and patient preferences all playing strong roles.
#SSBMT
#SSH
#SaudiHematology
So very excited to be part of this year's
#EHA2021
/22 Classical Master Class. Representing ๐ธ๐ฆ &๐ธ๐ฉ by way of๐บ๐ธ (for now).. Let the fun begin!
#EHAMasterClass
55 mentees in 11 time zones began the 8-month
#EHA
2021/22 Classical Master Class. In small, multinational groups, mentees discuss 5 challenging cases on various topics under the guidance of a mentor
Would you like to learn more about the
#EHAMasterClass
?
๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ
More treatment options coming down the pipeline X
#SickleclCell
&
#Thalassemia
.. some Qs remain regarding access to these treatments for pts whom are historically with low to no access to care, complications (HLH, VOD) & pregnancy outcomes
#ASH2020
Someone is using a fake account and adding people to it. It's not me. Please be careful and block and report.
@Twitter
ูู ุญุณุงุจ ูุงุฐุจ ูุงุนุฏ ูุญุงูู ููุชุญู ุดุฎุตูุชู ู ูุชูุงุตู ู ุน ุงููุงุณ.
Can't be at
#ASH22
in-person this year but making the best of it with the on-demand access.
Great talk by
@CukerMd
on TCP in liver disease! Take home slide ๐๐ฝ
Today's
#ASH22
catch-up: Thrombophilia testing debate by
@DebSiegal
@StephanHDMoll
๐ข๐ข
1.๐ซ test in the acute setting
2.๐ซ test while hospitalized
3.๐ซ test on AC
4.๐ซ if you won't interpret result or change management
Fantastic!!!!
#choosingwisely
Different D-dimer assays reflect different results. Know your D-dimer assays and measurement units! They are ๐ซ interchangeable.
Full house for
@Ritaselby1
's 8 am talk!
#ISTH2023
Session 5 & 6 &7 & 8๐
Second day Program of The 1st International Meeting of Saudi Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine
March 10th โ 11th, 2023
InterContinental Riyadh
14 CME
For registration
for more info 0507852437
#SSMFM
Re-do post tagging the correct
@MiddeldorpS
this time: (and NOT
@FerjaniSassi
with his 800K followers ๐)
#ISTH2024
Day 2:
Discussing thrombophilia is pregnancy
12 weeks on the heme service โ
2 weeks on the Onc service โ
Time for a much needed 4 day vacation!! With a laundry list of errands, emails and readings on the side ๐คท
First off.. COFFEE on my recliner
#WomenInMedicine
#FellowshipGrind
These therapies come with great hope for the millions of patients in the world living with sickle cell anemia!
Our patients in
#MENA
region are eagerly awaiting their arrival.
FDA Approves First Gene Therapies to Treat Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Bleeding in the critical care setting โฌ๏ธ length of stay & carries a higher mortality rate.
Next week we'll be discussing the best practices in identifying, assessing and managing ptns with (or at risk) of major bleeding events.
#FreeRegistration
Please support the 1st physical activity of SCCS Pharmacotherapy Chapter. With interesting topic and amazing speakers. See you on March 13, 2023 at the VOCO Hotel, Riyadh.
Register now to attend: .
#Pharmacotherapy
#Pharmacist
Are you a healthcare provider who orders or tests serum ferritin in adult or pediatric patients?
Please take our VERY short survey:
Please RT & share to help us understand the acceptability of moving to a clinical decision limit! ๐ฏ
Proud of
@EmanMansory
for presenting an interesting systematic review on the safety and efficacy of LMWH in patients with acute VTE post thrombolytic therapy compared to UH
โ๏ธunder-investigated area
โฌ๏ธRisk of VTE recurrence
โฌ๏ธ Bleeding complications
โฌ๏ธ 30-day mortality
#ISTH2024
#ISTH2023
attendees trying to make it to all the talks running simultaneously ๐ ..
life lessons on time management and prioritization
#ISTH2023EarlyCareer
Nivo-AVD vs BV-AVD in advanced stage HL
- 30 PFS events were 30 vs 58
- With a median follow-up of 12.1 months, the PFS was superior in the N-AVD arm [HR 0.48, 99% CI 0.27-0.87, one-sided p=0.0005)
- 1-year PFS was 94% vs 86%
Are we changing practice soon? ๐ค
Okay, took me a long time to make this table (icons and everything) so please appreciate column 6. What protects from severe disease? T-cells! See this lovely article:
If virus totally toothless, defanged (Twilight references), vaccinated safe.
@drchineke
@HemOncFellows
A combination of review videos (
@ASH_hematology
review series or GW or MD Anderson review courses) and
I think doing lots of questions is key! Good luck!
The mighty Nile is showing our people in Sudan no mercy this year.. rising water levels have destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and displaced many ๐
ูุง ุฑุจ ุฑุญู ุชู ู ุณุชุฑู..
#ู ู_ููุจู_ุณูุงู _ููุฎุฑุทูู
#ููุถุงูุงุช_ุงูุณูุฏุงู
#SudanFloods
๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฃ
New ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for APS are published!!
We've been waiting for this to help clinicians close the diagnostic gap we see in ptns.
New 2023 ACR/EULAR Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) Classification Criteria are out!
Patients need at least 3 points each from the clinical and lab domains (See below) to be classified as having APS. This will be very useful to clinicians :)
@isth
And that's a wrap! Today I handed in my pager, attended my last M&M noon conference and said goodbye to all the people I've come to call family. Oh how timeโฆ
Very excited to present our graduation QI initiative at
#ASH21
Effective feedback is the backbone of MedEd. It's a skill that needs to be taught and maintained!
Thank you
@DrCalvinChou
@TimGilliganMD
for your valuable input and help, and thank you
#ASCOQITeam
for facilitating
...
-QoL score akin to HIV+ men or those with Hemophilia
- IDA can interfere with diagnosing other bleeding d/o
- ferritin <30: accepted threshold for IDA
-Ferritin >50: when GI absorption normalizes
#ISTH2023
@sholzberg
on Iron deficiency anemia during the SCC on vWD & women's health:
- IDA is the original pandemic. Affects 33% of women globally.
- 1gm of iron = 177 steaks ๐คฏ
-IDA affects the most vulnerable but is also vulnerable-making
#ISTH2023
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