I have been noticing more issues with low iron amongst my obstetrics and gynaecology patients lately so thought we should do a thread on iron...

Why is iron important?
Why can iron be low?
How can you get more iron?

#iron #anemia #pregnancy #periods #ObGynTwitter #MedTwitter Iron (Fe) is a super important mineral for us.

Iron the centre of the heme group, which sits in the centre of each subunit of the hemoglobin protein structure.

Hemoglobin proteins pack the inside of our red blood cells.

Today's Department Grand Rounds: an update on COVID-19 in pregnancy.

Excellent work again from our team of local experts.

Thought some of you might be interested so here I made a long thread...

#COVID19 #vaccine #pregnancy #covid19AB Cases of COVID-19 in pregnancy across Canada: where we are as of today October 1, 2021 👇🏻

As you can see we are hit hardest in AB/NWT (37% of all cases in the country)

Over 1100 have been in Calgary alone.

#covid19AB #pregnancy #yyc

For those who are following along...
I used to post these music requests after my surgery days since before the pandemic.
No such posts this month. Surgeries cancelled.
Behind every music request is a person who is having surgery. Some minor, some life changing...
#COVID19AB

https://twitter.com/FionaMattatall/status/1425970837237026819

I am only one Alberta surgeon.
To date 21 patients under my care had their surgery cancelled - some minor, some life changing.
More to come.
My heart breaks.
We are working hard to advocate for Albertans but we need your help.
#GetVaccinated
#COVID19AB #AbLeg #abpoli

This morning's grand rounds were an update from University of Calgary Reproductive Infectious Diseases (Drs. Kuret and Castillo)
This was a comprehensive review of both Canadian data on #COVID19 cases in #pregnancy and #COVIDVaccines in pregnancy
... wanted to share some of it 🧵 Cases of COVID-19 in pregnancy across the country 👇🏻
(note that the data lags in some provinces more than other)

This is the best miniseries out right now... trust me. Better than anything on Netflix!
First up... radiology 🤣

https://twitter.com/DGlaucomflecken/status/1355360427534811140

Next one... pathology 🤣

https://twitter.com/DGlaucomflecken/status/1355956461503827969?s=20

Can we talk honestly about doctors for a minute?
We are human.
Like in many other areas of work there is stress - we know this going in.
Some days are tough.
The pandemic has been a long hard journey for many of us.
I worry about burnout...

(a thread) This was eloquently discussed on @TheCurrentCBC today:
cbc.ca/radio/thecurre…

As I listened I had an increased sadness for my colleagues in Alberta right now...

So we have been doing a family holiday project for a few years...

2015 Mattatall Gingerbread Project: it all began with a grade 8 math project

#Gingerbread #popculture #FamilyOfNerds #StarWars 2016 Mattatall Gingerbread Project: the house teen was obsessed with a film about flesh wounds

#Gingerbread #popculture #FamilyOfNerds #MontyPython

So to recap the past 10 days in Alberta as a physician or patient ...
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#AbLeg #ABdocs4patients We started with a change in social media presence for Alberta Health ... used to be a source of great public health information
It turned into a propaganda channel against your Alberta physicians (stay tuned ... imagine the nurses are next)
See the before and after shots:

Teenager and I had some time today to consider the plot lines in #GameOfThornes and we concluded that the presence of a skilled ObGyn would have changed everything... think about it...
#MedTwitter Had Joanna Lannister survived childbirth, maybe Tyrion would not have been so hated by his father and sister