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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Apr 25

Baked a batch today in honor of the efforts of women during the war.

Here’s a good read about the history of women during the war and the story of the ANZAC biscuit - theconversation.com/the-origin-s...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Mar 24

If you’re still masking…thank you

If you’re trying to educate others on the benefits of masks…thank you

If you’re standing in solidarity with disabled & vulnerable people who’ve been cast aside for the last 5 years…thank you

Its not easy being the lone masker in 2025, but we see & appreciate you

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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Mar 19

Long shadows. 🌞

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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Mar 19

Long shadows. 🌞

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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Mar 19

Long shadows. 🌞

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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Mar 12

Very excited to see this week’s #SpeakUpPod ep🎙️
@tlpslt.bsky.social
@arlenemccurtin.bsky.social
👏
👉 bit.ly/3Flku3E

Rethinking thickened liquids S7E06

In this week’s episode SPA’s Jessica Kaplonyi speaks with Tracy Lazenby-Paterson from the National Health Service and Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists in the UK, and Dr Arlene McCurtin fr

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stokee62.bsky.social @stokee62.bsky.social · Mar 6

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Our take on thickened liquid and modiﬁed texture diet #challenges. Originally @ewidera.bsky.social - and still if used correctly - a valuable role in highlighting the impact of modified diets and encouraging staff to reﬂect on the appropriateness of their use

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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stokee62.bsky.social @stokee62.bsky.social · Mar 6

Recent posts show a shift to promoting empathy and even being primarily performative. Back to basics! The real challenge is changing current practice.
Another stimulating and painless collaboration
@arlenemccurtin.bsky.social
@lindsey_UoB
@DominikaLis007
@tlpslt.bsky.social
@profpleslie

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Mar 11

Five years on and we’re still going round and round with whether Covid is airborne. There’s no scientific doubt. Denial broke us.
healthydebate.ca/2025/03/topi...

How denial of airborne COVID transmission broke the world - Healthy Debate

Five years later, the greatest basic science failure in generations caused the pandemic harms highlighted by people across the political spectrum, and broke our social cohesion.

healthydebate.ca

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 2

A concern about medical A.I. is that its reliance by physicians could lead to degradation of performance. Here is one such example of de-skilling with GI doctors and colonoscopy for detection of polyps (preprint) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Endoscopist De-Skilling after Exposure to Artificial Intelligence in Colonoscopy: A Multicenter Observational Study

Background: Randomized trials show that artificial intelligence (AI) improves adenoma detection rate (ADR) in colonoscopy. However, it is unknown if continuous

papers.ssrn.com

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Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · Mar 2

Is PubMed just down temporarily? I hope so just tried to access from UK. Is it down elsewhere? See below. In meantime go to @europepmc.org and use their resources which includes all current PMC records. Spread the word. #MedLibs

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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Mar 2

What’s going on with PubMed? Anyone else getting messages that site can’t be reached? 🤔

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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Feb 4

One of my kids just showed me Notebook LM and my mind is completely blown.

a man in a red jacket is making a surprised face and saying whoa .

ALT: a man in a red jacket is making a surprised face and saying whoa .

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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Jan 23

A reminder about the IALP Dysphagia Committee free webinar next Wed Jan 29 3pm AEDT.

The event will be recorded.
Please see the attached flyer for more details.

Please reserve your spot via the link below.

www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-cl...

#dysphagia

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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Jan 18

True story.
Just found an ad for these rocks on marketplace.
Ad says “never used but stored outside”.
😂

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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Jan 18

I don’t u’stand why there’s such a strong desire to stratify the risk based on the activity/situation if the disease is airborne, and well… in the air.

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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Jan 18

Not “situationally” airborne. I like it. I’m going to use that when I have another go at explaining the limitations of the AGP paradigm.

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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Jan 18

I’m seeing another “special” category of transmission precautions being used in relation to the precautions needed for COVID-19… “respiratory precautions”… because IPC could not possibly classify as airborne.

Do we call this cognitive dissonance? Or something else?

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Jan 17

No, SARS-CoV-2 isn’t a little bit airborne. It’s not “situationally” airborne. It’s an AIRBORNE VIRUS, spreads via the air. I’m granting an amnesty on people who said (5y ago) that it wasn’t. I won’t say I told you so if you finally acknowledge the evidence. Let’s just get this right and move on.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Jan 17

*drumroll* 🥁

Independent SAGE website has had a revamp. Now easily searchable with all reports and briefing sessions neatly archived. Take a look!

@independentsage.bsky.social #medsky #episky #healthpolicy #academicsky

independentsage.org

Independent SAGE – Independent scientific advice on the COVID-19 crisis, for the UK government and public.

Independent SAGE: Independent scientific advice on the COVID-19 crisis, for the UK government and public.

independentsage.org

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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Jan 16

Is this document still being used to inform IPC practices?
@jljcolorado.bsky.social @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
www.nipcm.hps.scot.nhs.uk/media/1740/2...

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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Jan 16

Anyone else still finding it difficult to shift hospital mgt /IPC away from the risk stratification that came with the aerosol-generating procedures paradigm?

@jljcolorado.bsky.social
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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AQL - Groningen 2025 @aql-conference.bsky.social · Jan 6

Abstract submissions are open for the 16th AQL Conference!

🌍 Groningen, NL
⏰ Conference: June 24 - 27, 2025
📥 Abstract submission: aqlconference.com
📆 Abstract deadline: Jan 31st, 2025

We welcome submissions on topics related to quantitative laryngology, voice, & speech research ⬇️

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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Jan 15

Where would I find a trustworthy, evidence-based source describing modes of transmission for diseases such as rubella, influenza, RSV, mumps, pertussis, meningococcal?
… devoid of the droplet dogma.
#infectioncontrol

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Michelle Cimoli @michellecimoli.bsky.social · Jan 7

The IALP Dysphagia Committee is pleased to announce this free webinar.

The event will be recorded.
Please see the attached flyer for more details.

Please reserve your spot by scanning the QR code on the flyer or via link below.

www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-cl...

#dysphagia

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