Nick Paterson
@NickPat9
MD, MSc, FRCSC Urology. Renal Transplant, MIS and Stone disease. Dalhousie University.
I will be closing down my Twitter in 2 weeks. Meanwhile: My Transplanted Heart and I Will Die Soon nytimes.com/2023/04/18/opi…
Gonna miss this beauty. We had some fun too in between all his incredibly hard work. Welcome Dr. Kohei Kinoshita to the team.
Proud of our fellows, Dr. Santiago Rubio (Kidney Transplant) and Dr. Zuhaib Mir (HPB/Liver Transplant) on successfully completing their training with us. With 300+ transplants, you have helped change so many lives in Atlantic Canada! @ASTSChimera @AHPBA @CHPBAsurg
Kidneys from donors with acute kidney injury requiring dialysis (AKI-RRT) can be safely transplanted with outcomes comparable to AKI donors not on dialysis. Careful selection expands the donor pool without compromising graft survival. @ucdavis #TXPforAll tinyurl.com/mr3njaf3
Was a real treat to have @AlpSener2 visit us to give a masterclass on how to mitigate burnout in surgical training/practice and present exciting innovations happening across Canada in the world of renal transplant. @DalHPB
Data suggesting more people with PrCa (current or treated) should be getting timely organ transplants. Zero evidence (to my knowledge) immunosuppression alters natural history of PrCa. @twattskristof @AaronDahmen @wandering_gu bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bj…
Great pickup. This guy rocks
Another Congratulations to our 2025 Endourology and Minimally Invasive Urological Surgery fellowship match in Phoenix, AZ! @cystopapi will join us following residency @uOttawa! #EndouroMatch
Seems fitting finishing off a marathon five kidney transplants in 30 hours on #GreenShirtDay here @DalUrology @DalHPB
Because of Logan Boulet, April 7 has become known as #GreenShirtDay. A day to remember and celebrate our organ donors and the many gifts they have given. It is also an important reminder for people to register their wishes and to share their wishes with their loved ones.
That’s a wrap to 2023! We took a page from @Spotify and did a wrapped for our transplants.
In 2023, our small but mighty program performed: - 116 kidney transplants 28 living donors - 23 liver transplants Looking forward to a new year of transplants in Atlantic Canada!! @ASTSChimera @LegacyofLifeNS @cst_transplant @CNTRP @boris_gala @nickpat9 @ZuhaibMir
Being a lifelong learner isn’t about taking pride in your knowledge. It's about having the humility to know what you don’t know. My top 23 insights from 2023 🧵
One last kidney in the bag. Gonna miss the people the most. Forever grateful for the amazing mentorship of @jwatterson8 @JeffWarren99 @BrianBlew and JM. Thankful for the reps, the tips, the patience, the country playlists, the banter and your friendships. Next stop @DalUrology
Can’t tell if I like the musings or the .GIFs better but always appreciate people reflecting on the challenges adopting new techniques and pushing outside comfort zones.
In 2023, our small but mighty program performed: - 116 kidney transplants 28 living donors - 23 liver transplants Looking forward to a new year of transplants in Atlantic Canada!! @ASTSChimera @LegacyofLifeNS @cst_transplant @CNTRP @boris_gala @nickpat9 @ZuhaibMir
"One of the most selfless things someone could do." How a special guest of Luke Richardson serves as a life lesson for Blackhawks players. trib.al/hMEjYvZ
New one-day testing program for #LivingKidneyDonors helps “super sister” speed to her brother’s rescue fal.cn/3tNdL Un nouveau programme d’évaluation d’un jour des donneurs de rein potentiels permet à une sœur de voler au secours de son frère fal.cn/3tNdM
This is easily one of the dummest and most fixable problems in the Canadian healthcare system.
‘Not worth the hassle’: Out-of-province doctor details bureaucratic nightmare trying to work in Vancouver Island hospital. Despite shortages, docs face weeks of delays, mountains of paperwork and high fees, by @brish_ti capitaldaily.ca/news/doctor-de… via @CapitalDailyVic #cdnhealth
The @OttawaHospital #LivingKidneyDonation website has been launched! An awesome resource for potential kidney donors. Led by @annlbugeja, it includes donors' stories; detailed info about the entire process from members of LD team incl. @yownurse & others! tohlivingkidneydonation.com
Study fills knowledge gaps about surgery outcomes for Inuit in Canada. @DKimmaliardjuk @mcisaac_d @dylanbould @jwnickerson @AlanaPoon @JustineOShea1 medicalxpress.com/news/2022-05-k…
For 10 years, I’ve been involved in the design of healthcare systems, spaces and products If you’re a designer, builder, clinician or user, here’s 10 insights to ensure that your healthcare product or space leads to outstanding clinical care 🧵: #design #UX #healthcare
More data…..should be very rare to let PrCa screening or diagnosis get in the way of a life-prolonging/saving solid organ transplant @gorejohn @yawnyame sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Creating universal #Organs for #Transplant. Study from @UHNTransplant shows promising results to prioritize transplant by medical urgency, independent of a patient’s blood type via @statnews. @MarceloCypel @uoftmedicine statnews.com/2022/02/16/by-…
terry fox sacrificed everything for people with cancer. shameful as there are now thousands without access to cancer treatments as our hospitals care for the unvaccinated.