Mika Nonoyama
@mikarrt.bsky.social
Respiratory therapist & academic @ontariotechu.bsky.social, SickKids, to help everyone breathe w/ ease. #TruthandReconciliation. Canadian music lover. Posts are my own.
Important survey about home respiratory support technology.
Less than 1% of surveys are from a Canadian perspective‼️
Come on 🍁 colleagues, let's boost that number!
👉 www.shorturl.at/vDuBs
Less than 1% of surveys are from a Canadian perspective‼️
Come on 🍁 colleagues, let's boost that number!
👉 www.shorturl.at/vDuBs
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Important survey about home respiratory support technology.
Less than 1% of surveys are from a Canadian perspective‼️
Come on 🍁 colleagues, let's boost that number!
👉 www.shorturl.at/vDuBs
Less than 1% of surveys are from a Canadian perspective‼️
Come on 🍁 colleagues, let's boost that number!
👉 www.shorturl.at/vDuBs
As Canada wakes up on this #WorldCOPDDay the #COPDBatonPass is live in Europe about to be passed to the Americas at 8am (to 4pm!) Eastern.
Check it out 👉 copdbatonpass.org/live-event-2...
Check it out 👉 copdbatonpass.org/live-event-2...
Live Event 2025 - World COPD Day BIG BATON PASS
This event will be delivered with technical support provided by Southampton Solent University, and Sonar Events. Beginning in New Zealand, and passing the baton to Europe This link will be the first 8...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
As Canada wakes up on this #WorldCOPDDay the #COPDBatonPass is live in Europe about to be passed to the Americas at 8am (to 4pm!) Eastern.
Check it out 👉 copdbatonpass.org/live-event-2...
Check it out 👉 copdbatonpass.org/live-event-2...
Post Extubation Noninvasive Respiratory Support for PARDS. Even ~10 yrs ago lots of use. Type differed by region w/ HFNC N.America & NIV Europe, Middle East/Asia/New Zealand.
Great working w/ some of the #PARDIE team on this!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Great working w/ some of the #PARDIE team on this!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Post Extubation Noninvasive Respiratory Support for Pediatric ARDS
Background
Pediatric ARDS (PARDS) survivors may need postextubation noninvasive respiratory support (NRS) via high-flow nasal cannula, CPAP, or noninvasive ventilation (NIV). We hypothesized that NR.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Post Extubation Noninvasive Respiratory Support for PARDS. Even ~10 yrs ago lots of use. Type differed by region w/ HFNC N.America & NIV Europe, Middle East/Asia/New Zealand.
Great working w/ some of the #PARDIE team on this!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Great working w/ some of the #PARDIE team on this!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Want to learn about innovative🫁tech & how EIT can be used to find optimal PEEP levels?
QR code or go here to register 👉https://duke.zoom.us/meeting/register/UQDYBirYRr-JEK5Yro9-0Q
@sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social #RespiratoryCareCommittee
QR code or go here to register 👉https://duke.zoom.us/meeting/register/UQDYBirYRr-JEK5Yro9-0Q
@sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social #RespiratoryCareCommittee
November 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Want to learn about innovative🫁tech & how EIT can be used to find optimal PEEP levels?
QR code or go here to register 👉https://duke.zoom.us/meeting/register/UQDYBirYRr-JEK5Yro9-0Q
@sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social #RespiratoryCareCommittee
QR code or go here to register 👉https://duke.zoom.us/meeting/register/UQDYBirYRr-JEK5Yro9-0Q
@sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social #RespiratoryCareCommittee
Last day of #RespiratoryTherapyWeek2025 . Lucky to live in Treaty 13 / Toronto with easy access to #StLawrenceMarket Shirt courtesy of #RespiratoryTherapySocietyofOntario
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October 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Last day of #RespiratoryTherapyWeek2025 . Lucky to live in Treaty 13 / Toronto with easy access to #StLawrenceMarket Shirt courtesy of #RespiratoryTherapySocietyofOntario
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Day 6 #RespiratoryTherapyWeek2025. A quiet day at home to catch up. Including in my wild backyard. Shirt courtesy of #BOMImed
#RTSO
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#RTSO
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October 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Day 6 #RespiratoryTherapyWeek2025. A quiet day at home to catch up. Including in my wild backyard. Shirt courtesy of #BOMImed
#RTSO
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#RTSO
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Squeezing in Day 5 of #RespiratoryTherapyWeek2025 on the rooftop of PSC @sickkidsto.bsky.social ahead of the RT awards ceremony. Awesome views!
#RTSO
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#RTSO
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October 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Squeezing in Day 5 of #RespiratoryTherapyWeek2025 on the rooftop of PSC @sickkidsto.bsky.social ahead of the RT awards ceremony. Awesome views!
#RTSO
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#RTSO
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Day 4 w/ my fellow RT peeps #SickKids for #RespiratoryTherapyWeek2025. Love doing the amazing work there. Design by Tiffany Leung.
#RTSO
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@sickkidsvs.bsky.social
#RTSO
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@sickkidsvs.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Day 4 w/ my fellow RT peeps #SickKids for #RespiratoryTherapyWeek2025. Love doing the amazing work there. Design by Tiffany Leung.
#RTSO
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@sickkidsvs.bsky.social
#RTSO
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@sickkidsvs.bsky.social
Day 3 of #RespiratoryTherapyWeek2025 🦖shirt taken this past summer on beautiful Brady's Beach in Bamfield BC (that's a lot of Bs 😁). Courtesy of Novus Medical Inc.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Day 3 of #RespiratoryTherapyWeek2025 🦖shirt taken this past summer on beautiful Brady's Beach in Bamfield BC (that's a lot of Bs 😁). Courtesy of Novus Medical Inc.
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Day 2 of #RespiratoryTherapyWeek2025. A beauty Fall day at the most dynamic & diverse Uni that is my home base #OntarioTechUniversity. This is one of many shirts from #SickKids RT dept.
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#RTSO
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@sickkidsto.bsky.social
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#RTSO
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@sickkidsto.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Day 2 of #RespiratoryTherapyWeek2025. A beauty Fall day at the most dynamic & diverse Uni that is my home base #OntarioTechUniversity. This is one of many shirts from #SickKids RT dept.
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#RTSO
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@sickkidsto.bsky.social
@ontariotechu.bsky.social
#RTSO
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@sickkidsto.bsky.social
OK folks Day 1 of #RespiratoryTherapyWeek2025. My newest shirt courtesy of the #RTSO and designed by Jenna Swan RT.
October 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
OK folks Day 1 of #RespiratoryTherapyWeek2025. My newest shirt courtesy of the #RTSO and designed by Jenna Swan RT.
Learned and networked w/ a bunch of #RespiratoryTherapists at the RTSO's 2025 conference in the Blue Mountains.
October 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Learned and networked w/ a bunch of #RespiratoryTherapists at the RTSO's 2025 conference in the Blue Mountains.
Created BY Respiratory Therapists FOR Respiratory Therapy
Kudos 👍 @csrt.bsky.social
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September 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Created BY Respiratory Therapists FOR Respiratory Therapy
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SQuach & MZaccagnini leading the identification of priorities for a RESPIRATORY THERAPY-driven research agenda. Now the work begins for future research, continuing professional development, and policy advocacy work.
👉 CJRT: cjrt.ca/article/1437...
w/AWest, sponsored by @csrt.bsky.social
👉 CJRT: cjrt.ca/article/1437...
w/AWest, sponsored by @csrt.bsky.social
Establishing research priorities for the Respiratory Therapy profession in Canada: A modified Delphi study | Published in Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy
By Shirley Quach, Marco Zaccagnini & 2 more. RTs have limited influence in shaping the research agenda that guides their profession. This study aims to identify research priorities grounded in the uni...
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September 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
SQuach & MZaccagnini leading the identification of priorities for a RESPIRATORY THERAPY-driven research agenda. Now the work begins for future research, continuing professional development, and policy advocacy work.
👉 CJRT: cjrt.ca/article/1437...
w/AWest, sponsored by @csrt.bsky.social
👉 CJRT: cjrt.ca/article/1437...
w/AWest, sponsored by @csrt.bsky.social
Happy to share projects on #Pediatric HFOV w/ KReise at #WCICC2025 in Vancouver.
Representing CDubsky, @sickkidsvs.bsky.social, @ontariotechu.bsky.social and #RespiratoryTherapists
Representing CDubsky, @sickkidsvs.bsky.social, @ontariotechu.bsky.social and #RespiratoryTherapists
September 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Happy to share projects on #Pediatric HFOV w/ KReise at #WCICC2025 in Vancouver.
Representing CDubsky, @sickkidsvs.bsky.social, @ontariotechu.bsky.social and #RespiratoryTherapists
Representing CDubsky, @sickkidsvs.bsky.social, @ontariotechu.bsky.social and #RespiratoryTherapists
Don't miss the Canadian Thoracic Society / Société canadienne de thoracologie's Research Forum at #CanadianRespiratoryConference2026
✨ Awards, networking, bragging rights, and the inaugural Beaver's Den 🦫
Visit cts-sct.ca/crc/ and see 👇 for more info.
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✨ Awards, networking, bragging rights, and the inaugural Beaver's Den 🦫
Visit cts-sct.ca/crc/ and see 👇 for more info.
@cts-sct.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Don't miss the Canadian Thoracic Society / Société canadienne de thoracologie's Research Forum at #CanadianRespiratoryConference2026
✨ Awards, networking, bragging rights, and the inaugural Beaver's Den 🦫
Visit cts-sct.ca/crc/ and see 👇 for more info.
@cts-sct.bsky.social
✨ Awards, networking, bragging rights, and the inaugural Beaver's Den 🦫
Visit cts-sct.ca/crc/ and see 👇 for more info.
@cts-sct.bsky.social
Congrats to Tiffany Leung & team for winning an Inaugural Moez and Marissa Kassam #PICU Innovation Dragon’s Den! @sickkidsto.bsky.social
Love seeing young dynamic #RespiratoryTherapists leading the way in innovations.
🙏 Kassam Family for the gift: www.sickkidsfoundation.com/aboutus/news...
Love seeing young dynamic #RespiratoryTherapists leading the way in innovations.
🙏 Kassam Family for the gift: www.sickkidsfoundation.com/aboutus/news...
September 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Congrats to Tiffany Leung & team for winning an Inaugural Moez and Marissa Kassam #PICU Innovation Dragon’s Den! @sickkidsto.bsky.social
Love seeing young dynamic #RespiratoryTherapists leading the way in innovations.
🙏 Kassam Family for the gift: www.sickkidsfoundation.com/aboutus/news...
Love seeing young dynamic #RespiratoryTherapists leading the way in innovations.
🙏 Kassam Family for the gift: www.sickkidsfoundation.com/aboutus/news...
Another great Journal Club hosted by the Society of Critical Care Medicine led by Dr. Shane George, lead author of the article.
Register here: duke.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Article here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Register here: duke.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Article here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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September 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Another great Journal Club hosted by the Society of Critical Care Medicine led by Dr. Shane George, lead author of the article.
Register here: duke.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Article here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social
Register here: duke.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Article here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Want to learn or re-learn about the important of #DrivingPressure as part of mechanical ventilation management? This @sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social journal club for you. QR code or duke.zoom.us/j/92845053563 to join.
August 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Want to learn or re-learn about the important of #DrivingPressure as part of mechanical ventilation management? This @sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social journal club for you. QR code or duke.zoom.us/j/92845053563 to join.
Worked on a report w/ a fab & diverse group from the @atscommunity.bsky.social on non-invasive upper respiratory tract sampling. Super interesting, a much needed area of research. Susan Toth & I were the only #RTs. Thanks for #1 leadership & opp Dr. William Bain!
www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10....
www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10....
August 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Worked on a report w/ a fab & diverse group from the @atscommunity.bsky.social on non-invasive upper respiratory tract sampling. Super interesting, a much needed area of research. Susan Toth & I were the only #RTs. Thanks for #1 leadership & opp Dr. William Bain!
www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10....
www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10....
How has mechanical ventilation changed in neonates post ❤️ surgery between 2000 & 2020? ⬇️Vt and DP & earlier liberation (⬆️NIV). Awesome working w/ LRGuerineau,
A.Floh, VMasy, BFerreyro, LBrochard
@sickkidsto.bsky.social @unityhealthto.bsky.social
journals.lww.com/pccmjournal/...
A.Floh, VMasy, BFerreyro, LBrochard
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journals.lww.com/pccmjournal/...
Evolution of Mechanical Ventilation Practices in Neonatal... : Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
1, and 2020.
Setting:
Quaternary institution with a dedicated cardiac PICU in Toronto, ON, Canada.
Patients:
Neonates (≤ 28 d) receiving MV after cardiac surgery.
Interventions:
None.
Measur...
journals.lww.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
How has mechanical ventilation changed in neonates post ❤️ surgery between 2000 & 2020? ⬇️Vt and DP & earlier liberation (⬆️NIV). Awesome working w/ LRGuerineau,
A.Floh, VMasy, BFerreyro, LBrochard
@sickkidsto.bsky.social @unityhealthto.bsky.social
journals.lww.com/pccmjournal/...
A.Floh, VMasy, BFerreyro, LBrochard
@sickkidsto.bsky.social @unityhealthto.bsky.social
journals.lww.com/pccmjournal/...
There IS an underappreciation & insufficient funding of respiratory disease research & advocacy. NEED👉 good health provider communication, national strategies & patient-driven advocacy.
www-sciencedirect-com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/science/arti...
www-sciencedirect-com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/science/arti...
July 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
There IS an underappreciation & insufficient funding of respiratory disease research & advocacy. NEED👉 good health provider communication, national strategies & patient-driven advocacy.
www-sciencedirect-com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/science/arti...
www-sciencedirect-com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/science/arti...
📣Another fab Society of Critical Care Medicine Respiratory Care Section Journal Club on July 23, 2pm EST. Join Dr. Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila discussing Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony.
Register here👉 duke.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Register here👉 duke.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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July 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
📣Another fab Society of Critical Care Medicine Respiratory Care Section Journal Club on July 23, 2pm EST. Join Dr. Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila discussing Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony.
Register here👉 duke.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social
Register here👉 duke.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
More evidence showing the important of #RespiratoryTherapists in the care of children & adults using #HomeMechanicalVentilation. But more research and evidence is needed to continue demonstrating this!
S.Quach, L.Istanboulian, J.Walker, D.Brooks, R.Goldstein
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
S.Quach, L.Istanboulian, J.Walker, D.Brooks, R.Goldstein
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Respiratory Therapists’ role in caring for ventilator assisted individuals in the community: A scoping review
Optimal patient flow, which frees critical care beds for those most in need, is improved when ventilator-assisted individuals (VAIs) can efficiently transition to safe environments such as complex ...
www.tandfonline.com
July 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
More evidence showing the important of #RespiratoryTherapists in the care of children & adults using #HomeMechanicalVentilation. But more research and evidence is needed to continue demonstrating this!
S.Quach, L.Istanboulian, J.Walker, D.Brooks, R.Goldstein
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
S.Quach, L.Istanboulian, J.Walker, D.Brooks, R.Goldstein
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....