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mirandapharmdmph.bsky.social
Manager, ID/Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist, Assistant Professor, Runner, Knitter Clinical & research: immunocompromised hosts; public health; epidemiology; study design. #IDSky #PharmSky πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ https://www.linkedin.com/in/miranda-so-pharmd-mph-98b9591a9/
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Excellent review in @jama.com on non-CF bronchiectasis in adults. Appreciate the authors delineating on the role played by infections and the role played by antibiotics. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Completed this year’s first half-marathon!! Quite a bit faster than last year!! πŸ’ͺ

Was at the #TorontoSymphony on Friday evening for Bizet’s Carmen Suites No 1 and 2. Very thankful for the rousing rendition of O Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ at the start. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

πŸ“£ Lovely comprehensive new review on #histoplasmosis and #blastomycosis by @mikescolarici.bsky.social & @germatologist.bsky.social Climate change means these #fungi are growing & spreading. πŸ™ to these experts for keeping us up to date! #IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...

Congrats to Prof Karin Thursky from our Infectious Diseases team for a brilliant keynote on the future of antimicrobial stewardship at #ESCMID2025 in Vienna! Her key message was that it needs to be reframed away from antimicrobial resistance & focus on patient quality & safety.

The β€œAI aiding AMS” session at #ESCMIDGlobal is totally worth staying for!! All the presentations are informative and stimulating! πŸ‘πŸ’•

β€œRespect #antimicrobialstewardship principles” πŸ’• #ESCMIDGlobal Prof Mikulska

Greatly appreciate the ECIL 10’s emphasis of #antimicrobialstewardship in FN of hemato-oncology patients by Prof Mikulska and others Collab w/ hematologists and pharmacy Know when to use new abx and time ⏳is of the essence. #ESCMIDGlobal πŸ™

I’ve long admired the approach of #ECIL on febrile neutropenia in hemato-oncology/HSCT patients which informed our local guidelines. So grateful to hear Prof Averbuch re: updates to ECIL FN GL πŸ™ De-escalate early beneficial Know colonization hx and local epi #ESCMIDGlobal #antimicrobialstewardship

I love πŸ’• learning about improvement ideas in study designs! The BALANCE follow up study presented by @seanong.bsky.social is so enticing and intriguing! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Excited about this! πŸ‘ #AMR #transplant #ESCMIDGlobal

Such a treat to learn from the patient directly from his experience w/ medication (inclu antibiotic) management in chronic lung disease. #ESCMIDGlobal Guidelines should be including patients’ perspective. β€œGet patient involved sooner.” Thank you. πŸ™ πŸ™πŸ™

Glad to hear how #Epic EMR data are being handled to support #antimicrobialstewardship @ncas.bsky.social #ESCMIDGlobal

Appreciate the shoutout by Prof Thursky on the key role played by #pharmacists in #antimicrobialstewardship and the importance of prescriber providing indication to facilitate appropriateness assessment. @ncas.bsky.social #ESCMIDGlobal

Feeling grateful that our #antimicrobialstewardship program at @uhntoronto.bsky.social is under the leadership of quality and safety portfolio.

Excited about this! πŸ‘@ncas.bsky.social Prof Karin Thursky #ESCMIDGlobal

Advice from Prof Fishman re: #antimicrobialstewardship in #transplant - protocols and manage exceptions individually - make yourself available / indispensable - establish duration (something that HSCT and hemato-oncology have done well) πŸ‘ #ESCMIDGlobal

Phenomenal keynote on #transplantID by Prof Jay Fishman. A masterclass in translating cutting edge bench science to clinical care application. #ESCMIDGlobal

Totally feeling my age when I made a reference to the *original* #TopGun movie to individuals who were not yet around and have no idea what I was talking about. Mind you, I wasn’t old enough to see it (bc of specific adult content) in the cinema. πŸ˜… www.britannica.com/topic/Top-Gun

I like the vertical format of posters at #ESCMIDGlobal. Would like to see more of this at conferences!

Thoroughly enjoying this master class Keynote Lecture by Professor David Paterson #ESCMIDGlobal @escmid.bsky.social

I still hear clinicians, presenters and researchers say "the patient failed therapy." Although this phrasing is the convention taught down the generations, it pricks myπŸ‘‚ bc it implies patient did something wrong or was inadequate -far from the truth and not patient-centred. Why do we still say that?

I have to endure this in Toronto πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ ALL THE TIME. A few weeks ago, on a commuter train the whole car had to listen to a woman gossiping about her former classmates like #WhiteLotus3. Now I’m at the airport lounge the guy next to me is on speaker w/ his gf. πŸ™ƒ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Finally got a motion-sensor water fountain for our cat. What a cool gadget.

I make pour over coffee daily. I love it. Good to know the physics behind making the best cup! β˜•οΈ www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ap...

Had a good 11K run today. Very different weather than yesterday when it was raining ice pellets!

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First long run in two weeks due to inclement weather in parts of Ontario and Toronto area. Beautiful spring conditions for πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈ Also my favourite lakefront route is open again. πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

Nice commentary accompanying the study to remind me of the common issues related to study design of the original paper. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Iron deficiency anemia is not a topic I think a lot about, but the discussion of oral iron supplements and their GI side effects came up in a discussion related to C difficile infection (in the context of triggers for testing). This review is timely: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Well, I do have a half-marathon πŸƒcoming up at the end of April. This is reassuring, I suppose, in spite of the title!πŸ˜… jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Appreciate this episode of "The Studies Show" dissecting attributable and associated #AMR burden reported in several notable pubs in the last decade. First came across similar criticisms against the UK's O'Neill report during one of my MPH #EpiSky courses. www.thestudiesshowpod.com/p/episode-51...

Excellent article myth-busting on issues in #antimicrobial and infectious diseaes management in transplant patients #TransplantSky #IDSky academic.oup.com/ofid/article...

Went on a long hike today. Be thankful for access to parks and nature. #spring

Impact of VRE-active perioperative prophylaxis in liver transplant patients colonized by Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci VRE infections often complicate liver transplants. Does screening & 🎯 peri-op ppx help? This multicenter, retrospect. study suggests no academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... #TxID

#caturday