It's taken me a while to figure out how to write an #Introduction. Here goes:
I’d appreciate a boost to help meet like-minded here.
I’m a professor of medicine at McMaster University #MacDeptMed, #McMasterU
Clinically, I work as a #KidneyDoctor (#Nephrology)
I’m an associate member of #HEI (#Epidemiology) at #McMasterU
I’m a member of the Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials (#PPE, #N95, #CEPEM) at #McMasterU
My #ClinicalResearch is in #KidneyDisease #KidneyEpi (#CKD, #Potassium, #CKDProgression) and #Masks
I’m editor-in-chief of #CJKHD (@CanJKHD on the birdsite, not here yet) an #OpenAccess kidney journal with #PublishingPolicy:
#SupportiveReview (#Kindness, #KidneyKindness) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20543581221080327
https://theconversation.com/peer-review-can-this-critical-step-in-the-publication-of-science-research-be-kinder-182142
#PortableReview (was your hard work rejected by a journal with IF>=4? Submit clean, redline, point-by-point response-to-reviews, and tell us which journal and undertake that you responded to all reviews received)
https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/canadian-journal-of-kidney-health-and-disease/journal202590#aims-and-scope
I’m editor-in-chief of https://maskevidence.org/ which curates evidence on #BetterMasks and #MasksWork
For the pandemic, we need #SystemsApproaches because #CovidIsAirborne and #CovidIsNotOver. #DoAllTheThings #ventilation #filtration #PaidSickDays #BringBackMasks #WearAMask #MasksSaveLives #MaskeAuf #MaskUp #MaskMandate #MaskMandateNow #CovidLong #LongCovid
I’d like to see #KidneyVerse as the tag to find others with interest in #KidneyHealth and #KidneyDisease. #AskKidney #AskRenal
Also trying to be #LGBTQ #LGBTQ2 ally, working on #EDI #equity #diversity #inclusion, interested in #SocialJustice #UrbanPlanning.
Treaty 3|Dish with One Spoon, Turtle Island; Hamilton ON Canada. She/her
@nancylwayne Thank you! great to be here!
@cmclase Well, that got you a follower!
I've been putting #reusable #P100 #elastomeric #respirator tags whenever I talk about #masks because *practically nobody has heard of them* and they are cheap and really good #PPE
@cmclase (one of many citations for the value of elastomeric P100s : https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/03/health/covid-ppe-masks-health-care.html )
@neroden Good point, I agree. They aren't front-and-centre in our writing because the up-front costs and the appearance are barriers. Hoping to normalize mask-wearing for as many as possible
@cmclase Not in medicine, but an academic at university of Manitoba, so welcome!
@barney6063 thank you so much, very nice to meet you
@cmclase @nancylwayne crikey. My introduction seems terribly meagre and mundane by comparison Thank you for joining us on here and sharing your wisdom.
@auscandoc @nancylwayne I did a lot of lurking and learning before I posted. Maybe a bit over-the-top :) but very much appreciate all the people I've just met.
@cmclase @nancylwayne no modesty required. 😉
@cmclase welcome!
@allthingspit thank you! I feel very welcome!❤️🙏
@noam interestingly in medicine single-masking (anonymized reviewer) is the norm, with the odd high-impact journal using signed reviews.
@cmclase
Hello and Welcome to Qoto doctor
@mur2501 I have to say it is very civil here! Thanks to all who've boosted and said hello!
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Yeah in general mastodon has approachable people compared to birdsite
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@lydiaschoch thank you so much for the warm welcome!
@cmclase you’re welcome. 😊
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@cmclase Hi, and welcome!💐
@Miragee thank you!
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You sound like some I’d be stupid not to follow!
BTW, I’m still a masker. I know covid isn’t over, not by a long shot!
@cmclase Welcome to Mastodon!