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Laura Baker

@lbaker156

Colorectal Fellow @ucalgary, General Surgery Grad @ottawahospital, MSc Clin Epi @uottawa, MDCM @mcgill

 Calgary, Alberta
Joined January 2017
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BREAKING NEWS Schrag et al publish PROSPECT trial in @nejm. No diff in LRFS, DFS betw neoadj chemo vs CRT in locally advanced Rectal CA. Non-inferiority achieved. #ASCRS23 @RoelHompes @SWexner @ASCRS_1 @HKennecke @jonathanloree @ahmerkarimuddin @BoutrosMarylise @caycedomarula
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Image from Dr. Carl J Brown 🌎 (@drcarl_vancouvr)
Image from Dr. Carl J Brown 🌎 (@drcarl_vancouvr)
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Recruiting for PROSPECT inspired NEO trial of neoadj chemo + TES for early rectal CA. Presenting today at #ASCRS23 today at 2pm. Keen on collaborators for RCT of NEO strategy vs CRT combined w TAMIS/TEMS for early rectal CA across North America.
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Most hospital operating rooms sit empty after 3:30 No need for costly construction, just staffing with nursing & teams Staff all OR’s to 7:30 pm, & we could complete 50% more cases Add staffing for some weekend time, and do even more …all within the current infrastructure….
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@drandrewb8 May 2023
We need to keep Medicare alive. The evidence shows more surgeries in private facilities comes with serious costs. There isn't the staffing bandwidth. And in both Quebec and BC, such procedures costed 3x as much. UK had higher death rates. We have to scale innovations in the public system.
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Looking forward to what promises to be a lively and informative discussion of different ways to keep surgeries MIS.
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The countdown begins! Register for AdventHealth’s webinar, The Right Approach for the Left Colon, on 5/3 at 7:30 PM ET to discuss complex #colectomies with an expert panel! tinyurl.com/yrkhhvhh
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Are you ready for Round 2? Dr. Dionigi will join us this weekend to teach about re-operative J-pouch surgery. If you missed part one, check out @BehindTheKnife or @surgeonapp1 for the recording to prepare for this weekend. @BDionigiMD @SchwartzbergMD @SWexner @debby_keller
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🏊‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️Stephanie Fauquier will swim, cycle & run 509kms in 10 triathlons in 🇨🇦 to support patients with Alzheimer’s. With every stroke, pedal & step, thoughts of her mother, Dr. Robin McLeod (MD, FRCSC), @uoftmedicine alumna, will drive her to push on surgery.utoronto.ca/RaceWith…
Stephanie Fauquier and Robin McLeod

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This is amazing ➡️ stage 1/2 low risk CRC ctDNA positive postop 4 weeks have worse recurrence than resected metastatic patients who are ctDNA negative 🤯 worth the read #ctdna @me4_so @hpb_so #ColorectalCancer nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
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The new 2023 @NCCN guidelines for #RectalCancer were just released & address several VERY important topics: -Watch-and-wait/organ preservation -Total Neoadjuvant Therapy -Immunotherapy for MMR-deficient cancers Exciting times! Props @sjnurkin & team! nccn.org/professionals/physi…
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🚨New one pager on OB medicine🚨 It is her maiden voyage so please send feedback !! @sginsburg1 @Mathwizz1 @JonZipursky
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Note: This thread pertains only to Ethicon needles, which is what we have at my hospital. Other companies have other systems. Shown here is the chart from the Ethicon manual. Each of the letter combinations has a specific meaning, and most of these make at least some sense.
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Important 5-yr data from the #RAPIDO trial: -Consolidation short-course TNT still associated with lower rates of distant mets/DRTF compared to conventional NACRT -But SC-TNT also associated with higher rates of breached mesorectum & LRR @AnnalsofSurgery journals.lww.com/annalsofsur…
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Laura Baker retweeted
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Kristin Gee, MD@kmgee912 Jan 2023
I’m convinced the NG tube is the most used and least understood intervention in the whole hospital.
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Red blood cell transfusions in liver surgery 🩸➡quick snapshot research letter in @BJSurgery on transfusion appropriateness, thanks to @lbaker156 @LenetTori @lucksheee with support from @CanadasLifeline @AHPBA @IHPBA @hpb_so academic.oup.com/bjs/article…
Red blood cell transfusions in liver surgery

Red blood cell transfusions in liver surgery

Dear Editor

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Dr. Elana Fric was a mother, a daughter, a colleague, a leader, a family physician, a dear friend and so much more. She was not the footnote to the career of the monster who murdered her. Her family, colleagues, patients and friends deserve far more than this @nationalpost.
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The Use of Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Elective Colorectal Surgery: A Call for Change in Practice mdpi.com/1986810 #mdpicancers via @Cancers_MDPI @ImperialSandC @royalmarsdenNHS @ChelwestFT @ACPGBI @escp_tweets @NICEComms
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Open access #colorectalsurgery in @ColorectalDis Management of treatment‐related sequelae following colorectal cancer onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Colorectal Disease | ACPGBI Gastroenterology Journal | Wiley Online Library

Colorectal Disease | ACPGBI Gastroenterology Journal | Wiley Online Library

Aim Colorectal cancer survivors are one of the most rapidly growing groups of patients living with and beyond cancer. In a national multidisciplinary setting, we have examined the extent of late...

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ebrsonline@ebrsonline1 Dec 2022
The recent @NEJM article on #colorectal cancer screening has stirred passionate debate. We are delighted to bring an 🌟 panel to discuss the paper! Join @enenbee @laura_targownik @fdossa for our discussion on Dec 7 ET! Signup: go.ebrs.online/Dec2022
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🚨 @ASCRS_1 Fellows and new colorectal surgeons Dr. Walker will be joining us this week to talk about his "Anorectal Pearls" and what you want to know early in your career. @Averywalker21 @BehindTheKnife @surgeonapp1 @ColorectalDis @YouESCP @SWexner @SAGES_Updates @debby_keller
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Coming soon!👀 Anorectal Pearls w/ Dr. Walker Pediatric Colorectal Surgery w/ Dr. Gasior Gender Disparities in Surgery w/ Dr. Davids @Averywalker21 @Dr_Alessandra_G @jendavidsmd @SWexner @debby_keller @WomenSurgeons @APSASurgeons @tenethealth @OhioStateSurg @UMASSColorectal
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I woke up this morning and almost spit out my coffee... I was shocked that Nadia Surani, @ONThealth official had the audacity to put these thoughts in a formal request...and was actually serious.. My wife and my dad are both primary care docs. A 🧵 cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/o… 1/
Ontario asks family medical clinics to work nights, weekends to help overwhelmed hospitals | CBC...

Ontario asks family medical clinics to work nights, weekends to help overwhelmed hospitals | CBC...

Ontario has asked thousands of family health-care workers to work evenings and weekends to help ease the burden on overwhelmed children's hospitals.

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