Alison Fox-Robichaud, MD

Interested in becoming a #Sepsis expert? Whether you are grad student, PDF, health care professional or a patient or caregiver with lived experience here is your opportunity. @SepsisCanada is now taking applications for our training program sepsiscanada.ca/training-progr…

See our disability application guide for sepsis survivors and their families in BC! This guide includes tips from our patient partners & resources from @DisabAllianceBC. 🔗View here: shorturl.at/pI2Zy

Become a member or renew your Canadian Critical Care Society (CCCS) membership today and continue advancing excellence in critical care. 👉 Join or renew now! Become a member by clicking this link: canadiancriticalcare.org/Become-A-Member

Get your CUSTOMIZED CCCS Scrub Top today!⚕️ canadiancriticalcare.org/Scrub-Tops

Sunday Highlight Read 📚 What does ICU delirium actually feel like for patients? Meta-synthesis of 9 qualitative studies exploring ICU patients’ memories, perceptions and coping during delirium. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/nicc.7… #ICUdelirium @BACCNUK

Today we recognize the women who advance critical care through leadership, research, education, and patient care. Happy International Women’s Day. 💜 #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInCriticalCare

Remimazolam Besylate Versus Dexmedetomidine As a Sedative in ICU Patients Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation: A Multicenter, Single-blinded, Randomized, Noninferiority Trial tinyurl.com/4k3h5ssk #icurehab #A2Fbundle

Every province and territory has a national park. In all, there are 37 national parks and 11 national park reserves covering 343,377 sq-km equaling 3.3% of Canada's total land area. But what was the first park in each province and territory? 🧵 1/15

✅ We all say non-pharmacological treatments for ICU delirium are good… …but what about this one? @drsiddhuu & colleagues plan to study this novel device… 🤓 read their protocol just out in #journal_CHESTCritCare: chestcc.org/article/S2949-…

Prevention is the best protection. Vaccines are your ally in staying healthy. Get your recommended vaccines today!

Vaccines save lives and have protected millions of people. Choosing to vaccinate is a simple step to safeguard your health and that of your loved ones. Check out today’s daily dose by @DrTedros

Tommy Douglas was one of the most important politicians in Canadian history. The premier of Saskatchewan, he later led the federal NDP and was instrumental in bringing in Universal Healthcare. In 2004, he was named The Greatest Canadian. This is his story. 🧵 1/12

Physician variation in early sepsis treatment (substantial), causal inference methods on potential overtreatment with faster antibiotic practices (none), and understand how some physicians go faster (proactive, parallel processing care/team management) jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

@DocPriyamMD Plastic bronchitis

A 36-year-old male with end-stage heart failure had a violent coughing fit in the ICU. He expectorated this intact specimen. As a doctor, what is the first diagnosis that comes to your mind?

The battle for recovery begins at discharge. Sepsis survivors share their stories to advocate & educate because #Sepsis kills & does not discriminate. It can happen to anybody. #SepsisReform #sepsissurvivors #septicshock #sepsisdisables @SepsisCanada @GovCanHealth

Dr. Hude Quan was a brilliant researcher, the most generous mentor and a deeply beautiful human. *Every* interaction w/ Hude left you feeling better about your science, your person and the world. I feel so blessed to have known him. May he rest in peace & love.

Measles vaccine: Protect your children, protect yourself, protect your community | Indigenous Services Canada | sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1572296191… #measles #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives #GetImmunized

Canada had just 16 measles cases from 2020–23. In 2025 alone, cases surged past 5,000. This has cost Canada its measles-free status.

Applications Open! Dr. Jack Hirsh Research Fellowship. 🇨🇦 McMaster University & Hamilton Health Sciences invites trainees for bench-to-bedside fellowship in immunothrombosis research. Apply by January 31, 2026. jobs.isth.org/job/dr-jack-hi…

It’s #MythbustingMonday! Let’s tackle some misinformation. immunize.ca/sites/default/… #pertussis #WhoopingCough #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives #GetImmunized #TogetherAgainstMisinformation

When Jessica’s son Eitan was just 4 weeks old, he contracted RSV. RSV can become very serious for newborns; he ended up in the ICU on a ventilator. “We were very close to losing him,” she says. #jessica" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">patientvoice.io/a-resurgence-i… #RSV #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives #GetImmunized