Jennifer Flemming
@Jenn_Flemming
Associate Professor, GI and Hepatology @queensu, AE @AmJGastro, @ICESOntario Queens Site Director. Tweets are my own.
Rates of alcohol-associated hepatitis have increased significantly in adolescents and young adults with the risk of developing cirrhosis almost 50% higher for females compared to males. @Jenn_Flemming ja.ma/40dcMjW
Love this collab with my therapeutic endoscopy colleagues @DrMandipRai and @RobertBechara @QueensuDOM @Queens_HSPRI
Gastrointestinal complications from alcohol are increasing in adolescents and young adults at rates much higher than in other organ systems. ja.ma/3EXohE8
Pts w #Hepaticencephalopathy get a raw deal for #Livertransplant priority. Does MELD3.0 help? 🔑 we need to do more! In @AmJGastro @VAResearch #cirrhosis pts 🔑inpt HE adds >4-5 MELD3.0 points for 90D & 6-7 points for 1Y mortality 🔑HE needs priority!⤵️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39836914/
Please watch this!
At the heart of health care is the patient. Remember that, and remember they are incredible. We recently had the privilege of sharing the story of the founder of @LiverAwareness at Hepatology Update hosted by @UHN Toronto Centre for Liver Disease. Check this out: 👇🏽
People with cirrhosis are more likely to wind up in the emergency department and die after their ED visit than people with heart failure and lung disease Important study in @AGA_CGH
Highly recommend this amazing program! #livertwitter @AST_LICOP @whcop @LiverFellow
The AASLD 2024 Women’s Leadership Program is accepting applications for its 12-month mentorship program, designed to empower and equip women in hepatology with leadership skills, knowledge, and confidence. Application deadline is August 16, so don't delay! survey.alchemer.com/s3/7875718/Pro…
Diabetes and glycemic control impact the risk of liver cancer From two independent cohorts @HepCommJournal 1. UK Biobank: journals.lww.com/hepcomm/fullte… 2. US veterans: journals.lww.com/hepcomm/fullte… Editorial from Chen and @Jenn_Flemming: journals.lww.com/hepcomm/fullte… #livertwitter
New: Do social factors affect hepatitis C screening in children exposed to the virus in utero? Read the study ices.on.ca/publications/j… @Jenn_Flemming @queensu @PPE_Journal
So proud of @mfoleymed on this project! Also shoutout to @QueensUHealth MD program for supporting MD student projects!
The AASLD 2024 Women’s Leadership Program is accepting applications for its 12-month mentorship program, designed to empower and equip women in hepatology with leadership skills, knowledge, and confidence. Application deadline is August 16, so don't delay! survey.alchemer.com/s3/7875718/Pro…
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According to data 📈 at #TLM23: Female adolescents, young adults have higher rates of liver-related mortality and a 50% higher risk for cirrhosis and decompensation after surviving their first presentation of alcoholic #hepatitis. @Jenn_Flemming bit.ly/3GpsbCY
Great interview @TatyanaKushner!
I spoke with @NBCNightlyNews to shed light on an often unrecognized women’s health issue @MountSinaiLiver @DOMSinaiNYC nbcnews.com/nightly-news/v…
Congratulations to PhD Candidate Dr. Kristel Leung (@KristelLeung) on her receipt of a prestigious @CIHR_IRSC Vanier Scholarship to support her work on the epidemiology of autoimmune liver disease in Ontario @ICESOntario @UHN @AutoImmuneLiver @Jenn_Flemming @DrAliyaMD @UofT_DoM
Important study by the TSwift of hepatology @ebtapper published in @AmJGastro
Do PPIs cause harms in cirrhosis? Observational data say yes. But causality remains a question. What about deprescribing? How about a trial? We emulated one: journals.lww.com/ajg/Abstract/9… 1⃣Small benefits possible 2⃣Return to PPI common 3⃣Deprescibing is a continual process
So proud to see the @EASLnews Guideline for Liver Disease in Pregnancy is now out, chaired by @cathwilliamson5 Covering: ⭐️ Pre-existing liver disease ⭐️ Gestational liver disorders ⭐️ Drug Safety tables ⭐️ Management flowcharts Link to full guideline: journal-of-hepatology.eu/action/showPdf…
To support their work, we are providing them with up to $500,000 in additional funding to help expedite the update of the breast cancer screening guideline. 📰: canada.ca/en/public-heal…
With 12% of women in 🇨🇦 expected to be diagnosed with #breastcancer in their lifetime, having breast cancer screening guidelines that are based on the latest science is essential. We support @cantaskforce expedited review process to release the draft guideline this fall.
KHSC has become North America’s premier centre for advanced endoscopy procedures. Known as ‘third space endoscopy,’ this type of minimally invasive care, lead by @RobertBechara, is changing the lives of patients in Southeastern Ont. More: kingstonhsc.ca/khscconnect/ne… #onhealth #ygk
#CLEARED consortium @LancetGastroHep cover! 👀doi.org/10.1016/S2468-… 👂podcast w @HepatologyHugh thelancetgastrohep.buzzsprout.com/1728646/129957… #cirrhosis & disparities @ashok_doctor @AASLDtweets @EASLnews @AmCollegeGastro @alehlatam @GESAorg