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Michael Fralick
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Clinician Scientist @SinaiHealth | amateur golfer/gardener/barista | fralicklab.com | medicinepods.com | jrnowl.com | trialfiles.substack.com
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    Michael Fralick
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    May 28, 2025
    📬 Stay in the Loop with Medicine Pods! Sign up for our monthly newsletter at medicinepods.com to get the latest podcast episodes, medical infographics, and our monthly blog (qMonthly)—delivered straight to your inbox! 📷@InternAtWork @roundstable
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    Michael Fralick
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    Sep 29, 2024
    Need a power/sample size calculation for a study or upcoming grant? Led by @emil_hs, we built a simple, free, and pain-free (!) shiny app. feedback welcome plz share with interested parties. check it out: powercalc.ca 🦾🤓 @sholzberg @kieranrcampbell @JeffsLianne
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    Michael Fralick
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    Dec 18, 2021
    Anyone else feel like it is outrageous for @ShopprsDrugMart to charge $45 per rapid antigen tests when [1] they are needed now more than ever, and [2] they are, uh, free for the public ?!
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    Michael Fralick
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    Mar 12, 2021
    The available data suggest that among 5 million people who received the AZ vaccine, 30 developed a blood clot. So, 30 in 5 million. Our research team has shown that among those with COVID about 2% developed a blood clot. So about 100,000 in 5 million. cmaj.ca/content/193/1/…
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    Michael Fralick
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    Jan 14, 2022
    Done 2 weeks on the wards. Below is a thread of 1 pagers for common stuff you will see on GIM. First: a one page summary on infections. Pearl: 5-7 days of abx is often the right answer, except for infections that “hide” (eg, endocarditis, osteomyelitis) which req 4-6wk. 🧵 1/9
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    Michael Fralick
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    Aug 14, 2020
    Me: submits research letter. Journal: We cannot review until you decrease word count form 744 words to 700 words and delete 2 references. Me: Can I do this after the decision is made for it to be sent out for peer review? J: No. Me: Updates manuscript. J: Desk reject. 🤨
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    Michael Fralick
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    Oct 8, 2022
    On-call this weekend? Me too! Here's a one pager on the most common pages you will get on-call in hospital. Feedback always welcome.
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    Michael Fralick
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    Sep 3, 2019
    Tomorrow is my first day as a Clincian Scientist @SinaiHealth and Assistant Prof @UofT and I’m so fricken’ excited to start!! 👨🏻‍🔬🕺🏻🏨💊
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    Michael Fralick
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    Jan 9, 2022
    Wrapping up 2 weeks on team @SinaiHealth. Here is a new one pager on "common pages you might receive overnight". It is meant for off-service residents or staff docs that find themselves on a GIM ward and haven't been there in a while 😄
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    Michael Fralick
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    Mar 4, 2022
    How come there is no Choosing Wisely for yearly modules like Fire Safety, WHIIMIS, etc ?
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    Michael Fralick
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    Apr 30, 2021
    I’m coming up on 5 years of locuming in the @SaultAreaHosp and i've loved every minute of it. What follows is a brief thread on what I’ve learned and why it is so incredibly important that trainees spend time outside of downtown tertiary care hospitals during their training. 1/9
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    Michael Fralick
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    Apr 19, 2020
    .@CBCToronto i love your frontline hero series. Please feature these resident docs @JulietteDupre, Anh Nguyen, @bernarddho. None are internal medicine residents, they volunteered to look after patients with COVID19 on a long-weekend. If that is not a hero, i don't know what is
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    Michael Fralick
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    Mar 12, 2020
    I received an MD and PhD (epidemiology) from @UofT. Based on everything I've learned as a result of this terrific education, we must implement social distancing. Please reconsider your decision to continue classes. CC: the 91,286 students @UofT
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    Michael Fralick
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    Oct 4, 2020
    Back on team and seeing patients in hospital with COVID-19. Here's a one-pager i've created for my house-staff on managing patients on the ward with COVID-19. Friendly feedback welcomed. 😁