viremic is a great educational podcast - basically a mini-curriculum covering the care of HIV-positive individuals. highly recommended.

viremicpodcast.bsky.social@viremicpodcast.bsky.social · 11h ago

☑️ NEW EPISODE: Case 26. A Weighty Challenge: Elevated Liver Enzymes Listen now at viremic.org | New episode every other Tuesday #HIV #podcast #health #healthcare #InfectiousDisease #ID #PublicHealth #IDSky #HIVSky #idmeded

New World screwworm has returned to the U.S. after more than 40 years, threatening livestock & wildlife (including potentially billions in economic losses). This is a solvable "one health" issue. Link: tinyurl.com/y3k8hc7p, with Jason Andrews and J. Scott Weese.

a few pearls about fever that i find myself repeating to trainees (and patients): - fevers often resolve on their own, and it can be hard to know if any intervention changed the course - fevers tend to come at night. "afebrile so far today" is not always reassuring - fever ≠ infection #idsky

FirstcallID@firstcallid.bsky.social · last wk.

New episode of The Host Response: Fever Is Not the Disease Fever isn't a diagnosis. It's a signal. A practical look at how this ID physician interprets one of medicine's oldest clinical clues. 🎧 Listen on Apple or Spotify #IDSky #MedEd

i have had the privilege of caring for people who lived through the darkest years of the HIV epidemic. listening to their stories has changed me. this episode is an invitation to reflect on those stories and, perhaps, your own. #HIV #IDsky

FirstcallID@firstcallid.bsky.social · 3w ago

New episode of The Host Response - HIV: Reconstructed Memories of the Bad Old Days I wasn't really there for the early HIV epidemic. But many of my patients were. A reflection on what they've taught me, and why this history still matters. 🎧 FirstCallID.ca #IDSky #HIV #MedED

this one took a bit longer to write, and i'm not sure i got it exactly right. i've met people who can captivate a room, and i've met others who quietly make everyone around them better (and a select few who do both). this episode is really just my attempt to recognize both kinds of excellence.

FirstcallID@firstcallid.bsky.social · last mo.

New episode of "The Host Response": A reflection on reputation, clinical excellence, and why visibility isn't always the best measure of value in medicine. #IDsky #MedEd #AcademicMedicine

we offer you a 30 minute glimpse into the mind of brooke fraser in the latest episode of the bundle. particular thanks to our co-host, who prepared and recorded this episode while navigating several major life events (all positive). listen, share, follow, and enjoy.

FirstcallID@firstcallid.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Bundle 5.0 is live! Brooke Fraser returns (with some exciting news) as we discuss: 🎙️ Candidemia & ophtho screening 🎙️ Vanco tapers for C. difficile 📚 Febrile infographics & This Podcast Will Kill You 🧠 Diagnostic bias, drug fever, and why penG isn't "G" for gold standard #IDsky #MedEd #FOAMed

ever since recording this episode, i've noticed "translocation" showing up everywhere. maybe it's availability bias. maybe it's confirmation bias. or maybe translocation has quietly become the leading cause of infection in modern medicine.

FirstcallID@firstcallid.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🪄✨ New episode: The Mystique of Translocation Patient has an infection. Source unclear. Someone confidently says: "Translocation." But is it a mechanism... or a medical version of "then a miracle occurs"? We explore one of ID's' most beloved explanatory shortcuts. 🎙️ #IDsky #MedEd #FOAMed

this episode was prompted by a colleague who reminded me, during an inpt consult, that she might be the one left sorting through unresolved issues after d/c. sometimes i inherit the loose ends. and, being honest, sometimes i create them. my aim here was more reflection than criticism.

FirstcallID@firstcallid.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New episode of The Host Response 🎙️ D/C summaries often contain phrases like: “repeat imaging” “drain to be R/A” and several new medications with no stop date. 🤞 Episode 28 explores what happens when no one is assigned ownership, but someone ends up holding the bag. 👜 #MedEd #IDsky #PrimaryCare

New episode of The Host Response 🎙️ D/C summaries often contain phrases like: “repeat imaging” “drain to be R/A” and several new medications with no stop date. 🤞 Episode 28 explores what happens when no one is assigned ownership, but someone ends up holding the bag. 👜 #MedEd #IDsky #PrimaryCare

Episode 28 - Holding the Bag: Discharge, Follow-Up, and Lost Ownership in Medicine

Podcast Episode · The Host Response: A FirstcallID Podcast · May 17 · 6m

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Also highlighted in the latest Bundle 4.0: "Towers of Silence," from 99percentinvisible. 99percentinvisible.org/episode/579-... A haunting story of Mumbai’s Towers of Silence, where the disappearance of vultures puts an ancient funerary tradition on the brink of collapse.

Towers of Silence - 99% Invisible

Situated right near downtown Mumbai, India is an area of about 55 acres of dense, overgrown forest. In one of the most populous cities in the world, this is a place where peacocks roam freely — a spac...

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FirstcallID@firstcallid.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Host Response: Bundles 4.0 is out 🎙️ Co-hosted by Dr. Brooke Fraser. Sepsis updates, cryptococcal treatment questions, case-based learning, seasons that don’t behave… and a few things we’re still figuring out. 🧠 Listen on Spotify or Apple. #idsky #meded

We covered a lot of material in Bundles 4.0 of The Host Response. Here is the link to the Gorgas Course "Case of the Week" - a great resource for those wanting to brush up on their tropical medicine knowledge. #idsky #tropmed

FirstcallID@firstcallid.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Host Response: Bundles 4.0 is out 🎙️ Co-hosted by Dr. Brooke Fraser. Sepsis updates, cryptococcal treatment questions, case-based learning, seasons that don’t behave… and a few things we’re still figuring out. 🧠 Listen on Spotify or Apple. #idsky #meded

don't miss our latest episode of bundles (feat. brooke fraser). perfect for listening on your commute, as you relax before sleep, or during your workout. i was so excited to have brooke back that i had to re-record my opening line to dial back the intensity. link below:

FirstcallID@firstcallid.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Host Response: Bundles 4.0 is out 🎙️ Co-hosted by Dr. Brooke Fraser. Sepsis updates, cryptococcal treatment questions, case-based learning, seasons that don’t behave… and a few things we’re still figuring out. 🧠 Listen on Spotify or Apple. #idsky #meded

inspiring to see another potential HIV “cure”; this time led by local colleagues and mentors, sharon walmsley and mario ostrowski. #hiv #idsky #cahr

In a Canadian first, a Toronto man's HIV is in sustained remission. Here's what's giving scientists hope

Cancer patient’s bone marrow was replaced with donor cells that have a rare natural resistance to HIV.

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the latest episode of the host response is out: liars who lie. this is probably the best episode we've done yet...but you should make sure for yourself, rather than taking my word for it. #idsky #meded #goodshow

FirstcallID@firstcallid.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Trust, but verify. If it matters, confirm it yourself. And beware of liars who lie. ⚠️ 🎙️ New episode of The Host Response, a FirstcallID.ca podcast. #idsky #meded

😶‍🌫️🫥🫣 Imposter!!! Who me? #ImposterSybdrome is extremely common and something to recognize and work on if you experience it. Take it from me, I’ve totally felt this way more times than I can count!! 😆 … #ESCMIDglobal2026 … 7/n #meded #pharmed #pharmacist @escmid.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social

i enjoyed this discussion, including the antibiotic that everyone loves to hate (and hates to say the full name of).

IDSA@idsainfo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New #LetsTalkID out now! @paulsaxmd.bsky.social and guest Rebeca Plank, MD, MPH, share their picks for infectious diseases “love/hates," discussing the tools, tests and clinical strategies that inspire both enthusiasm and hesitation in everyday ID practice. Transcript: bit.ly/48ECIJ8

as a regular consumer of ID-related podcasts, i was surprised (and saddened) when i recently tried to share a podcast series with a trainee, who asked me to find the show because they had never used a podcast app before. how exactly are current trainees accessing digital learning resources? #meded

a good piece from CBC-the current on how the r-word is creeping back into use (and why it matters)

The R-word was taboo as a slur for people with disabilities. Now it's being normalized again | CBC Radio

The R-word has been considered taboo for several years, as a slur against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Now, the word appears to be undergoing a resurgence and normalization...

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Excellent review on diabetes-related foot infections. Reassuring that not everything in our 2013 @cmaj.ca paper has aged terribly...and the updates here are well laid out. @yasmoayedi.bsky.social www.cmaj.ca/content/198/...

A 67-year-old man with diabetes presenting with a foot ulcer

A 67-year-old man with a history of type 2 diabetes, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension presents to the emergency department with a skin ulceration on the bottom of his great toe ([Figur...

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it's one thing to be told that you are right. but when Open Evidence comes back with: “You're absolutely correct, and I apologize for the error.” it lands a different kind of satisfaction.

JOB OPPORTUNITY! adult immunocompromised id clinician position at uhn / university of toronto. amazing clinical work, wonderful colleagues...and (if they turn things around) a world series contenting baseball team. share widely. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... #idsky

as a med student on a NSx elective, a hair fell from the fellow’s head onto the OR field. as they irrigated the area i contemplated my career options. after ~30s i said aloud “i’m not sure if he’s more upset about contaminating the field…or that he’s losing his hair.” i am now an internist.

sometimes there are 10 possibilities: ddx, tests, treatments you don’t need to say them all at once. good consulting can be as much about timing as it is about knowledge. listen here to the latest episode of The Host Response. #idsky

FirstcallID@firstcallid.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New episode 🎧 The Host Response Not every thought needs to be said out loud. In ID, timing matters. What you say, when you say it, and what you hold back. Don’t mistake silence for ignorance. Listen on Apple or Spotify #idsky #meded

Hi everyone! this is IDHub. #IDsky #idmeded #meded #infectiousDiseases A space for Infectious Diseases learning through: • cases • teaching essays • clinical tools to make clinical reasoning FUN! If you're a student, resident, or clinician, I hope this is useful! infectiousdiseasehub.com

IDHub | Infectious Diseases Education, Cases & Clinical Tools

Free interactive clinical cases, diagnostic reasoning tools, and ID teaching essays.

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saddened to hear of the passing of Stephen Lewis. i was fortunate to have met him, and like so many, my wife and i were inspired by his words, conviction, and work. he leaves a remarkable legacy.

Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician, diplomat and journalist, dead at 88 | CBC News

Former politician, diplomat and activist Stephen Lewis has died at age 88.

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another consideration i neglected to include: the salt load associated with various IV antibiotics. you can't cure heart failure associated edema with IV antibiotics (but you sure can make it worse).

Sodium Content of Intravenous Antibiotic Preparations

To the Editor—We read with great appreciation the recent publication by Frisbee et al [1], which examines a common and perhaps underappreciated phenomenon

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FirstcallID@firstcallid.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🎧 New episode of The Host Response Choosing definitive antibiotic therapy isn’t just about picking the narrowest option. It’s a balance of spectrum, dosing, route, toxicity, patient factors, cost, and more. How do you decide? #idsky #meded #antibiotics Listen here:

I tried to illustrate the balancing act behind choosing destination antibiotics… this is my best attempt. the point is that the decision (ideally) takes a variety of factors into account.

FirstcallID@firstcallid.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🎧 New episode of The Host Response Choosing definitive antibiotic therapy isn’t just about picking the narrowest option. It’s a balance of spectrum, dosing, route, toxicity, patient factors, cost, and more. How do you decide? #idsky #meded #antibiotics Listen here:

A very cool application of smartwatch data, used here to identify patients at risk of heart failure decompensation before clinical deterioration. (admission: my wife is one of the authors...but it's still fascinating) @yasmoayedi.bsky.social

Can your smartwatch predict heart failure before it happens? Toronto scientists say it can

Scientists from Toronto’s University Health Network developed an AI algorithm capable of accurately predicting heart failure based on smartwatch data.

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look what came in the mail today! if only they were available as audiobooks….

is there a better day to decide to learn the irish language? here is a cbc story on those who have decided to take up the challenge.

An bhfuil Gaeilge agat? Why the Irish language is ‘having a moment’ | CBC Radio

Do you speak Irish? A growing number of people are picking up Ireland’s native language, both inside the country and here in Canada.

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