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Nicolas Chin-Yee @nchinyee

Palliative care physician and clinician investigator @pmcancercentre @uoftmedicine

Joined July 2017
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On June 7-8, I will be riding from Toronto to Niagara Falls as part of Team Supportive Care in the 2025 @thePMCF Ride to Conquer Cancer! Please consider supporting my ride: supportthepmcf.ca/ui/Ride25/…
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Department of Supportive Care@UHN_Supportive
21 Jan 2025
#NewPublication from @HannonBreffni @ZimmTeamLab @nchinyee and colleagues in @JPSMjournal: "Malignant hematologic oncology referrals to an outpatient palliative care clinic at a tertiary cancer center." #SupportiveCare #PalliativeCare pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3982…

Malignant Hematologic Oncology Referrals to an Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic at a Tertiary...

Patients with hematological malignancies experience at least similar symptom burden to those with solid tumor malignancies referred to a palliative care clinic, and worse performance status, factors...

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Department of Supportive Care@UHN_Supportive
28 May 2024
#NewPublication from @nchinyee @ZimmTeamLab et al. "Putting Methylphenidate for Cancer-Related Fatigue to Rest?" pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3877…

Putting Methylphenidate for Cancer-Related Fatigue to Rest? - PubMed

In the article that accompanies this editorial, Stone et al. present a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of individually dose-titrated methylphenidate for treatment of fatigue in...

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Putting Methylphenidate for Cancer-Related Fatigue to Rest? @JCO_ASCO ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO…

Putting Methylphenidate for Cancer-Related Fatigue to Rest?

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Farewell, and thanks to my friends at St Mike's @UnityHealthTO for an incredible few years. Today, I begin a new role as a clinician investigator in palliative care @pmcancercentre @UHN. I'm honoured and thrilled to be joining this amazing team!
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CMAJ@CMAJ
12 Sep 2022
Physician preference may play an important role in anticoagulant discontinuation for older patients receiving home palliative care. New research: cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/c… @nchinyee @Tara_Gomes @PTanuseputro @AndreasLaupacis #PalliativeCare
Almost 1 in 6 older adults in Ontario is on therapeutic anticoagulation at referral to home palliative care.

ALT Almost 1 in 6 older adults in Ontario is on therapeutic anticoagulation at referral to home palliative care.
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Excited to share our study on anticoagulant use in home #PalliativeCare @CMAJ. Many thanks to @AndreasLaupacis @Tara_Gomes @PTanuseputro for the mentorship and support. @ihpmeuoft @ICESOntario cmaj.ca/content/194/35/E1198

Anticoagulant use and associated outcomes in older patients receiving home palliative care: a...

Background:The benefits and harms of anticoagulants for people near the end of life are not well understood, nor is it known what proportion of patients discontinue these medications. We aimed to...

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Practice review: Evidence-based and effective management of anaemia in palliative care patients @PalliativeMedJ A collaboration with friends at @stgemmashospice @LeedsMedHealth @NHSBT journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Practice review: Evidence-based and effective management of anaemia in palliative care patients -...

Background: Anaemia is a common sequela of advanced disease and is associated with significant symptom burden. No specific guidance exists for the investigation...

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Well done @skaka135! Our systematic review on #transfusion in #MDS featured in the @TransfusionLib top articles of the month. Transfusion Evidence Alert (February 2022) createsend.com/t/t-4557D2FA4…
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The impact of getting to know our patients and truly listening is way more profound than any one medicine. A good read. nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…

The Doctor’s Oldest Tool | NEJM

For a primary care physician, widespread Covid denialism triggers memories of a patient dying of AIDS who insisted that HIV was not the cause of the disease. Getting through to him had turned out t...

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Kudos to @skaka135 for her hard work and persistence with this project. See our review of outcomes associated with RBC #transfusion in #MDS patients @BritishBloodTS onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

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Andreas Laupacis@AndreasLaupacis
17 Dec 2021
The speed of Omicron has not yet been matched by the speed of our response. Thanks to @COVIDSciOntario for making the consequences of non-action so clear. A must read - covid19-sciencetable.ca/wp-c… Here's my blog cmajblogs.com/omicron-we-can…
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Three Stories About the Value of Advance Care Planning ja.ma/3dEFbGB via @JAMA_current part of @JAMANetwork

Three Stories About the Value of Advance Care Planning

In this narrative medicine essay, a critical care palliative care physician shares how 2 family members could not communicate their end of life wishes but had engaged in discussions to help guide the...

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St. Michael's Hospital Foundation@StMichaelsFdn
30 Nov 2021
In memoriam: Dr. Rob Sargeant. St. Michael’s Hospital has lost a respected physician, beloved mentor and staunch patient advocate. Our condolences to his family, colleagues, friends and patients. Donate in his memory: smh.convio.net/site/TR?fr_id…
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Naheed Dosani@NaheedD
23 Sep 2021
The Quebec government is introducing a bill that will ban anti-vaccine protests near schools and hospitals. It's about time the Ontario government does the same. RT if you agree
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Sharing our cohort study on #Transfusion in #PalliativeCare & remembering my late mentor/friend @ESaidenberg — the inspiration & driver for me to complete this work (thx @AABB for keeping her a coauthor). Elianna, your legacy lives on... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

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And, of course, thanks to the amazing study team @marym_scott @jamesdownar @PTanuseputro et al. @OttawaHospital @bruyerecare @ICESOntario
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Appalled & deeply saddened by the heinous hate crime that occurred in my hometown #LdnOnt Serious discussion & action needed to eradicate this type of extremism & prevent future tragedies. In such times, I've always taken comfort in the thoughtful coverage @CBCNews @cbcradio
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Ben Chin-Yee@BenChinYee
31 May 2021
Surely need some @CanadiensMTL fans amongst the 550? 😉 @MapleLeafs #GoHabsGo Nominating my brother @nchinyee who's on the frontlines @UnityHealthTO @StMichaelsFdn
Miranda Anthistle@Mirandanthistle
31 May 2021
#BREAKING: 550 fully vaccinated frontline health care workers will be allowed to attend tonight’s Game 7 of the playoff series between the @MapleLeafs and @CanadiensMTL at Scotiabank Arena. #LeafsForever
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As expected, physicians are conflicted about whether to continue or stop. All the more reason to explore this important question further. @SemThrombHemost Physicians' Opinions on Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients with a Limited Life Expectancy thieme-connect.com/products/…
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