Dr Ruth Vilayil
@ruthvmd.medsky.social
Gynecologic Surgeon & OB. Passionate about MIGS, advancing surgical excellence,#SurgSky #MedEdSky #ObGynSky #globalsurgery, #QISky. Clin Assoc Prof UBC, Dual 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 | Based in Canada | Opinions my own.
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Dr Ruth Vilayil
@ruthvmd.medsky.social
· Sep 29
Quick reintro:
👋 I’m a global surgeon, educator & OBGYN.
Passionate about the nontechnical side of surgery (leadership, negotiation, comms) plus wellness & global surgery.
Here to share ideas on making surg care safer & more human.
#MedEd #GlobalSurgery #PhysicianWellness #MedSky #ObGynSky
👋 I’m a global surgeon, educator & OBGYN.
Passionate about the nontechnical side of surgery (leadership, negotiation, comms) plus wellness & global surgery.
Here to share ideas on making surg care safer & more human.
#MedEd #GlobalSurgery #PhysicianWellness #MedSky #ObGynSky
"The future of healthcare lies not in silos, but in synergy."
Yes! also shout-out to #prehab
#ObGynSky
Yes! also shout-out to #prehab
#ObGynSky
🧠 Beyond repair, beyond Kegels
From prehabilitation to post-operative care, this piece highlights how multidisciplinary teamwork restores not just anatomy, but function, dignity, and confidence.
👉 buff.ly/VRy9zNX
#surgsky #medsky
From prehabilitation to post-operative care, this piece highlights how multidisciplinary teamwork restores not just anatomy, but function, dignity, and confidence.
👉 buff.ly/VRy9zNX
#surgsky #medsky
BJS Academy
As a pelvic health physiotherapist, I’ve spent my career standing at the intersection of two worlds—where conservative rehabilitation meets surgical expertise. Working alongside surgeons has taught…
www.bjsacademy.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
🧠 Beyond repair, beyond Kegels
From prehabilitation to post-operative care, this piece highlights how multidisciplinary teamwork restores not just anatomy, but function, dignity, and confidence.
👉 buff.ly/VRy9zNX
#surgsky #medsky
From prehabilitation to post-operative care, this piece highlights how multidisciplinary teamwork restores not just anatomy, but function, dignity, and confidence.
👉 buff.ly/VRy9zNX
#surgsky #medsky
BJS Academy
As a pelvic health physiotherapist, I’ve spent my career standing at the intersection of two worlds—where conservative rehabilitation meets surgical expertise. Working alongside surgeons has taught…
www.bjsacademy.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🧠 Beyond repair, beyond Kegels
From prehabilitation to post-operative care, this piece highlights how multidisciplinary teamwork restores not just anatomy, but function, dignity, and confidence.
👉 buff.ly/VRy9zNX
#surgsky #medsky
From prehabilitation to post-operative care, this piece highlights how multidisciplinary teamwork restores not just anatomy, but function, dignity, and confidence.
👉 buff.ly/VRy9zNX
#surgsky #medsky
Every org has three sets of intentions:
➡️what it openly declares
➡️what it quietly practices
➡️what it actively discourages
Surgical safety improves best when these are ALIGNED, not when policies mask conflicting incentives and expectations.
#SurgSky #PatientSafety #Leadership
➡️what it openly declares
➡️what it quietly practices
➡️what it actively discourages
Surgical safety improves best when these are ALIGNED, not when policies mask conflicting incentives and expectations.
#SurgSky #PatientSafety #Leadership
December 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Every org has three sets of intentions:
➡️what it openly declares
➡️what it quietly practices
➡️what it actively discourages
Surgical safety improves best when these are ALIGNED, not when policies mask conflicting incentives and expectations.
#SurgSky #PatientSafety #Leadership
➡️what it openly declares
➡️what it quietly practices
➡️what it actively discourages
Surgical safety improves best when these are ALIGNED, not when policies mask conflicting incentives and expectations.
#SurgSky #PatientSafety #Leadership
Christmas activity achieved! Live theatre “A Christmas Carol”
Photo taken by my 8 yo ❤️
#OlympicVillage #Vancouver
Photo taken by my 8 yo ❤️
#OlympicVillage #Vancouver
December 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Christmas activity achieved! Live theatre “A Christmas Carol”
Photo taken by my 8 yo ❤️
#OlympicVillage #Vancouver
Photo taken by my 8 yo ❤️
#OlympicVillage #Vancouver
Seems telling that the ShameLab started out in #OBGYN context. We desperately need a culture change in how we handle emotional reactions to adverse events / complications.
www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
These doctors want to break the cycle of shame and blame in medicine
Shaming is common in medical school and unfortunately, sometimes in the doctor's office. Some doctors are trying to teach medical students awareness of the problem so they don't perpetuate the cycle.
www.npr.org
December 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Seems telling that the ShameLab started out in #OBGYN context. We desperately need a culture change in how we handle emotional reactions to adverse events / complications.
www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
There is the work you do.
And then there is how that work is perceived.
In surgery and leadership, both determine outcomes.
A metaphor I use often:
The stage and the lighting.
1/
And then there is how that work is perceived.
In surgery and leadership, both determine outcomes.
A metaphor I use often:
The stage and the lighting.
1/
December 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
There is the work you do.
And then there is how that work is perceived.
In surgery and leadership, both determine outcomes.
A metaphor I use often:
The stage and the lighting.
1/
And then there is how that work is perceived.
In surgery and leadership, both determine outcomes.
A metaphor I use often:
The stage and the lighting.
1/
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
If you work in the NHS, it’s likely that your workday is sometimes or often unpredictable. At a senior level, we are seeing more and more the VUCA Framework being used for handling fast-changing, messy and confusing situations, but it can equally be applied to any job in the NHS. 👇 👇 👇
December 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
If you work in the NHS, it’s likely that your workday is sometimes or often unpredictable. At a senior level, we are seeing more and more the VUCA Framework being used for handling fast-changing, messy and confusing situations, but it can equally be applied to any job in the NHS. 👇 👇 👇
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Canada’s new government is investing big to attract world-class talent in science and technology — and become an innovation powerhouse.
December 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Canada’s new government is investing big to attract world-class talent in science and technology — and become an innovation powerhouse.
“Even if our individual memories are stuck in our own heads, the trauma – and the healing – are collective.”
@glaucomflecken.bsky.social @lglaucomflecken.bsky.social
We (individuals, surgeons, family members) heal in connection!
@glaucomflecken.bsky.social @lglaucomflecken.bsky.social
We (individuals, surgeons, family members) heal in connection!
🫂 Coping with adverse events in surgery: the need for tailored support (developed with surgeons, for surgeons) - SUPPORT Trial
➡️ buff.ly/6smHIM8
"This needs to be everyone’s business and should be a core part of surgical training."
#surgsky #medsky
➡️ buff.ly/6smHIM8
"This needs to be everyone’s business and should be a core part of surgical training."
#surgsky #medsky
BJS Academy
Surgeons will inevitably face an adverse event at some point during their careers. Adverse events can be conceptualised broadly as âany serious or significant event during surgical care that causes…
www.bjsacademy.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
“Even if our individual memories are stuck in our own heads, the trauma – and the healing – are collective.”
@glaucomflecken.bsky.social @lglaucomflecken.bsky.social
We (individuals, surgeons, family members) heal in connection!
@glaucomflecken.bsky.social @lglaucomflecken.bsky.social
We (individuals, surgeons, family members) heal in connection!
Personal record for writing reference letters this year - 4 for residency, 1 for med school and 1 for grad school! Proud of them and wish them all the best 💪
December 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Personal record for writing reference letters this year - 4 for residency, 1 for med school and 1 for grad school! Proud of them and wish them all the best 💪
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Thank you! Nurse not physician but so helpful to be reminded of this!!
December 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Thank you! Nurse not physician but so helpful to be reminded of this!!
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
SOGC President Elect Dr. Nicholas Leyland spoke with CBC Radio about the long wait women endure before accessing gynaecological care and explained that women’s health is a lower priority in the health care system across Canada. Listen: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca
December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
SOGC President Elect Dr. Nicholas Leyland spoke with CBC Radio about the long wait women endure before accessing gynaecological care and explained that women’s health is a lower priority in the health care system across Canada. Listen: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
When I was 15, I was a camp counsellor.
One camper got so homesick she asked to be pickd up early.
I was devastated. I cried so hard I sat on the steps behind the dining hall to catch my breath.
A camp leader put a hand on my shoulder and said, “It’s the good ones who cry.” 1/
One camper got so homesick she asked to be pickd up early.
I was devastated. I cried so hard I sat on the steps behind the dining hall to catch my breath.
A camp leader put a hand on my shoulder and said, “It’s the good ones who cry.” 1/
December 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
When I was 15, I was a camp counsellor.
One camper got so homesick she asked to be pickd up early.
I was devastated. I cried so hard I sat on the steps behind the dining hall to catch my breath.
A camp leader put a hand on my shoulder and said, “It’s the good ones who cry.” 1/
One camper got so homesick she asked to be pickd up early.
I was devastated. I cried so hard I sat on the steps behind the dining hall to catch my breath.
A camp leader put a hand on my shoulder and said, “It’s the good ones who cry.” 1/
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
December 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
60' - GOAL - Ali Ahmed, take a bow!!!!!
Sabbi plays the ball from the right to White at the edge of the 18-yd box. White, with his back to goal, finds Ahmed streaking in from the left.
American striker to Canadian winger annnnnnnnd GOAL!
#VWFC
Sabbi plays the ball from the right to White at the edge of the 18-yd box. White, with his back to goal, finds Ahmed streaking in from the left.
American striker to Canadian winger annnnnnnnd GOAL!
#VWFC
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
60' - GOAL - Ali Ahmed, take a bow!!!!!
Sabbi plays the ball from the right to White at the edge of the 18-yd box. White, with his back to goal, finds Ahmed streaking in from the left.
American striker to Canadian winger annnnnnnnd GOAL!
#VWFC
Sabbi plays the ball from the right to White at the edge of the 18-yd box. White, with his back to goal, finds Ahmed streaking in from the left.
American striker to Canadian winger annnnnnnnd GOAL!
#VWFC
The "Identity Quake" in Healthcare-
In healthcare, we strive for excellence. But what happens when something shakes our perception of ourselves , typically as "good" doctors, nurses, or educators? This is the "identity quake." And how to redirect this for learning and growth? 🧵
In healthcare, we strive for excellence. But what happens when something shakes our perception of ourselves , typically as "good" doctors, nurses, or educators? This is the "identity quake." And how to redirect this for learning and growth? 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The "Identity Quake" in Healthcare-
In healthcare, we strive for excellence. But what happens when something shakes our perception of ourselves , typically as "good" doctors, nurses, or educators? This is the "identity quake." And how to redirect this for learning and growth? 🧵
In healthcare, we strive for excellence. But what happens when something shakes our perception of ourselves , typically as "good" doctors, nurses, or educators? This is the "identity quake." And how to redirect this for learning and growth? 🧵
Say you have an 8 yo in your house without saying you have an 8 yo in your house
#spotifywrapped
www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar...
#spotifywrapped
www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar...
My Top Album of 2025
Spotify
www.spotify.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Say you have an 8 yo in your house without saying you have an 8 yo in your house
#spotifywrapped
www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar...
#spotifywrapped
www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar...
“Women’s health is still equated with reproduction.”
Women deserve equitable care across their lifespan, not just for reproduction.
Women deserve equitable care across their lifespan, not just for reproduction.
Canada’s women’s health strategy ended in 1999. It shows. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/12/03/c...
Canada’s women’s health strategy ended in 1999. It shows.
Misdiagnoses. Blind spots. Worse outcomes for things we know how to treat.
canadahealthwatch.ca
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“Women’s health is still equated with reproduction.”
Women deserve equitable care across their lifespan, not just for reproduction.
Women deserve equitable care across their lifespan, not just for reproduction.
Even the best surgeons can only reach about 10^⁻2 reliability.
That’s one in 100 opportunities for error.
To get to 10^⁻3 or better, we need more than skill.
We need systems, just culture, and teams designed for reliability.
#SurgicalSafety #HumanFactors #QI
That’s one in 100 opportunities for error.
To get to 10^⁻3 or better, we need more than skill.
We need systems, just culture, and teams designed for reliability.
#SurgicalSafety #HumanFactors #QI
December 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Even the best surgeons can only reach about 10^⁻2 reliability.
That’s one in 100 opportunities for error.
To get to 10^⁻3 or better, we need more than skill.
We need systems, just culture, and teams designed for reliability.
#SurgicalSafety #HumanFactors #QI
That’s one in 100 opportunities for error.
To get to 10^⁻3 or better, we need more than skill.
We need systems, just culture, and teams designed for reliability.
#SurgicalSafety #HumanFactors #QI
Reposted by Dr Ruth Vilayil
Our most-used words this year aren't a big surprise: 'community', 'building', and 'conversations'. Find out your own most-used words using Bluesky Harvest: bsky.app/profile/anis...
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Our most-used words this year aren't a big surprise: 'community', 'building', and 'conversations'. Find out your own most-used words using Bluesky Harvest: bsky.app/profile/anis...
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "surgsky"
2. "medsky"
3. "surgery"
4. "mededsky"
5. "obgynsky"
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Very cool!
1. "surgsky"
2. "medsky"
3. "surgery"
4. "mededsky"
5. "obgynsky"
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Very cool!
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
anisota.net
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "surgsky"
2. "medsky"
3. "surgery"
4. "mededsky"
5. "obgynsky"
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Very cool!
1. "surgsky"
2. "medsky"
3. "surgery"
4. "mededsky"
5. "obgynsky"
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Very cool!
Why we advocate for the 33 million individuals facing catastrophic health expenditure due to payment for #surgery and #anaesthesia care each year.
Surg can be highly cost-effective, saves lives, and promotes economic growth
#GlobalSurgery #FinancialToxicity
Surg can be highly cost-effective, saves lives, and promotes economic growth
#GlobalSurgery #FinancialToxicity
Surgical procedures led to a 16% increase in financial hardship and an 8-fold rise in out-of-pocket spending for US working-age adults, especially the uninsured and those with private insurance. ja.ma/4i8rMHm
December 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Why we advocate for the 33 million individuals facing catastrophic health expenditure due to payment for #surgery and #anaesthesia care each year.
Surg can be highly cost-effective, saves lives, and promotes economic growth
#GlobalSurgery #FinancialToxicity
Surg can be highly cost-effective, saves lives, and promotes economic growth
#GlobalSurgery #FinancialToxicity
We talk a lot about “lifelong learning” in medicine, but we quietly act like it only flows in one direction from senior to junior.
That mindset costs us knowledge, and slows innovation. 1/
That mindset costs us knowledge, and slows innovation. 1/
December 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
We talk a lot about “lifelong learning” in medicine, but we quietly act like it only flows in one direction from senior to junior.
That mindset costs us knowledge, and slows innovation. 1/
That mindset costs us knowledge, and slows innovation. 1/