Thomas Piraino @respresource
Respiratory Therapist FCSRT FAARC, and Web Developer. These views are my own. Toronto, Ontario Joined May 2012-
Tweets1K
-
Followers2K
-
Following279
-
Likes911
I normally speak about cool mechanical ventilation stuff. This time, I’m speaking about my journey. Come to the RTSO Inspire Conference 2025, Blue Mountains, ON, Canada. October 17th and 18th. Hope to see you there! More information at rtso.ca
0
0
1
44
0
Download Video
There's still time to register for today's free Inspire RT event! live.zoho.com/izsy-grk-cdk
Free online discussion tomorrow! streamyard.com/watch/uYAXrBnE…
RT Inspire online panel discussion today! streamyard.com/watch/bQz2a5Td…
You can find me on BlueSky bsky.app/profile/tpirai…
I was recently invited on to the Critical Care Scenarios podcast to speak with Brandon and Bryan about airway closure during mechanical ventilation. Here’s a link to the episode! icuscenarios.com/lightning-roun…
Thomas Piraino retweeted
Really enjoyed completing the Patient-Ventilator interaction Masterclass #AARCCongress2024 with outstanding faculty @Sherry2517 @respresource @ecgoligher @FipeDamiani @aarc_tweets @respcare @NBRC_tweets
Attending AARC 2024 in Orlando? There’s still time to register for our masterclass workshop!
Attending AARC 2024 in Orlando? There’s still time to register for our masterclass workshop!
Thomas Piraino retweeted
Among critically ill adults who received invasive mechanical ventilation for more than 24 hrs, screening frequency and SBT technique did not change the time to successful extubation. ja.ma/4gVdngG #LIVES2024
Thomas Piraino retweeted
Join us at the Patient Ventilator Interaction masterclass at AARC Congress 2024 in Orlando. With @FipeDamiani @ecgoligher @respresource and Sherry Babic! Lots for us to discuss. @aarc_tweets @OfVentilation search.app/MR1bLHvkW9rU3s…
Free Webinar next week streamyard.com/watch/VUp5Y9jm…
Free webinar discussing EIT and transpulmonary pressure measurements. streamyard.com/watch/KSysXpR2…
Thomas Piraino retweeted
Great RT Week, finished off RESERVE, and my last participant was the one and only Ewan Goligher. Thank you for this tremendous opportunity @ecgoligher and @jdianti #reserve #respiratoryeffort #respiratorydrive #criticalcareresearch #criticalcareweek #rtweek
Thomas Piraino retweeted
@teddyhla @GeorgieRom @jdianti Every card-carrying physiologist needs to have swallowed a balloon at some point (and maybe more than once). Fortunate to work with a great RT researcher @GeorgieRom Happy RT week to all the RTs out there in the twitter-verse and beyond! @respresource
Me: I don’t dance. Me after 3 days in Costa Rica:
Very excited to speak in Costa Rica this week! 5 lectures in one day. 🇨🇦🇨🇷 #lungnerd #respiratorytherapy
Centre of Excellence ... @SMHCoEMV
3K Followers 172 Following The Toronto CoEMV at St. Michael’s leads in personalized evidence-based acute mechanical ventilation through collaboration, education, research, and innovation.
Fede Gordo-Vidal @ventilacionmeca
25K Followers 2K Following Medicina Intensiva. Soporte respiratorio. Rock. Pádel y Pickleball.
RESPIRATORY CARE @respcare
13K Followers 1K Following The official peer-reviewed science journal for the American Association for Respiratory Care since 1956. Indexed in MEDLINE. Editor: Rich Branson MSc RRT FAARC
CCCF @CCCForum
3K Followers 635 Following The Critical Care Canada Forum is a conference focusing on topics relevant to those involved with the care of critically ill patients.
Gustavo Plotnikow �... @GAPlotnikow
3K Followers 628 Following Respiratory & Physical Therapist #RespiratoryCare 🫁 Hospital Británico de Bs. As, ICU. Argentinian Critical Care Society. #HFNC #MV #NIMV #Weaning
Canadian Journal of R... @CJRTeditor
2K Followers 2K Following The CJRT is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal owned and published by the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT)
J Gordon Boyd @jgordonboyd
4K Followers 2K Following neurologist, neuroscientist, and critical care physician. Part time drummer. My tweets are opinion only, and not intended to be medical advice. He/him
Laveena Munshi @laveenamunshi
2K Followers 649 Following Critical care physician, Oncologic and immunocompromised critical care, Views are my own
Brian Walsh PhD RRT @BrianKWalsh
3K Followers 5K Following Leader in respiratory therapy, educator and cardiopulmonary researcher @UTMBSHPResearch Co-founder of fluidIQ. https://t.co/UEppRRZivN
Andrew Miller MSc RRT... @AGMRRT
1K Followers 1K Following Respiratory therapist, ECMO specialist. Researcher. EBM fan. Views are my own. Member of @AARC_tweets, @SCCM, @CVCSCCM, NCSRC. #pedsICU #respiratoryICU
Giacomo Bellani @GicoBellani
6K Followers 3K Following Professor at @UniTrento and head of Anesthesia and Crit Care at S. Chiara H @ApssTn Trento, Italy. Interest in MV, ARDS, NIV. Father of three. Lazy. Loves Alps
Ariel J Garnero @ArielG_RRT
2K Followers 899 Following "I cannot teach you anything, I can only make you think". Respiratory Therapist / Physiotherapist / Thought Provoker Disclaimer: "My opinions/tweets are my own"
J. Martin Nunez silve... @JmNunezSilveira
3K Followers 2K Following Msc(c)health informatic/Respiratory therapist Especialista en cuidados críticos, Docente Universitario. #POCUS #CriticalCare #learn #physiotherapy
Orlando R. Pérez-Nie... @OrlandoRPN
93K Followers 14K Following ICU Consultant | Research in Low-Resource Settings | Theory-free, Evidence-based
Brady Scott PhD RRT @JBradyScott
3K Followers 3K Following #Girldad. Hubster. Respiratory Therapist. PhD. Professor (Full). Kentuckian. Peloton'r. Views expressed are my own. https://t.co/PRndoVzqxx
Mohammed Megri. MD @MegriMohammed
4K Followers 582 Following Husband, Father, and physician. Interested in pulmonary HTN, & mechanical ventilation, coffee addict, tweets are my own
Dr. Shawna Strickland... @ShawnaStricklnd
2K Followers 737 Following Association professional, educator, and respiratory therapist. All opinions are my own. #PhD #CAE #RRT #FAARC 📚 Pronouns: she/her
Eduardo Mireles-Cabod... @emireles_c
5K Followers 612 Following MICU Director / Sim Center Director / SEVA @clevelandclinic. Interested in mechanical ventilation and simulation #FOAMed, #VentRounds. opinions are my own
Reebui @Reebui868354
46 Followers 1K Following
Timothy Myers @RespRecon
4 Followers 27 Following Intelligence from the front lines of respiratory care - where clinical expertise meets cutting-edge innovation
Olivia - @_ssocks
0 Followers 13 Following
Bengek Boy @BengekBoy
1 Followers 84 Following
Bryanne-Leigh Brosseu... @LeighBryanne
1 Followers 19 Following
Gerardo Amilivia @GerardoAmilivia
190 Followers 3K Following
M rehman @Mrehman1318024
1 Followers 77 Following
murali krishna @Openkyber962
1 Followers 77 Following
Mohammed Abudaya @Mohammed6011m
4 Followers 106 Following
Amanda Bloom @asbloom1364
5 Followers 283 Following
Mahmoud Hammash @hammash_ma25394
188 Followers 3K Following
Kineaut @KineautA9fd
59 Followers 7K Following
de_j @dej54835644
39 Followers 883 Following
Rajasekar Periyasamy @kprdvk1972
84 Followers 2K Following
Ster @EYKTC
13 Followers 323 Following
Pulmonary Fiction @Pulm_Fiction
1 Followers 36 Following Interested in all things 🫁 #FOAMed #ICU #POCUS #TWDFNR
Mommy @Mommy1976114927
3 Followers 42 Following
Josh Cushing @JoshCushin94090
0 Followers 5 Following
Jerónimo Xavier Cass... @xass76
5K Followers 807 Following Internista - Intensivista, Magister Gerencia Hospitalaria y Salud Pública 🇪🇨🇦🇷🇺🇾🇮🇹
Against_COPD @___Against_COPD
21 Followers 448 Following report me as much as you want but I always end up appearing and denouncing the strict truth about this disease forgotten for 3 centuries (300 years).
ICYU @GoodOmen111
126 Followers 672 Following
Chris Mulberry @MedicMulberry
230 Followers 793 Following
Damián @damianstein_
26 Followers 240 Following
Brunofrias @drfriaschile
347 Followers 8K Following
KOLKonnector @kol_konnector
6 Followers 201 Following Professional MSL making meaningful connections!
منصور بن عب�... @AlabdalazizM
72 Followers 3K Following
Shaul Eisenberg @ShaulEisenberg
3 Followers 60 Following
ICRC - International ... @IRCCouncil
439 Followers 84 Following Official account of International Council for Respiratory Care
elcorrector @el_correctorr
23 Followers 661 Following
Veena Marta🎨🎿 @VeenaMarta
2 Followers 98 Following It's not hard to give up, but it must be cool to persist. The harder you work, the luckier you get#life#entrepreneurship#pilates#travel 🇺🇸🇨🇦
SKP @SKP259733757203
0 Followers 9 Following
Ian Ayles @IanAyles
1 Followers 41 Following Specialized Physician Assistant | Anesthesia Educator | Business Consultant | Leader | Entrepreneur | Hockey Dad | Writer
Bryann-leigh @bryanne_leigh
0 Followers 30 Following
Mahmoud Hammash @MahmoudHammas13
366 Followers 7K Following إلى القدسِ تهفو وترنو القلوب .. وتُنزعُ في راحتيها الخطوب بها نَستدِلُ ولسنا نُذَلُ .. وفي الروح ظِلُ إليه .. فلسطيني الروح والهوية
Francisco Mandiola A @FrMandiola
166 Followers 1K Following Kinesiologo, aprendido día a día de cuidados intensivos. , deportista.🙌🏻🏀📚🩺 “Lo simple rara vez se ve, y lo que se ve rara vez se comprende”
PRRMOJ - Openventio P... @Prrmojeditor
896 Followers 4K Following #PulmonaryResearch & #RespiratoryMedicine – Open Journal (e-ISSN 2377-1658) openaccessjournal deals #pulmonaryhypertension #asthma #acutelunginjury #COPD, etc.
Riley O'Neal @RileyONeal100
2K Followers 7K Following 🇺🇸 America Rocks! 🤎 Christ offers salvation to ALL 💒 Bittersweet Victory 🏥 Link: https://t.co/QmRgqMxkAO 🏨
Intensive Care Medici... @yourICM
75K Followers 146 Following International peer-reviewed medical journal for all involved in Intensive Care #FOAMed #FOAMcc 🖋 Write https://t.co/j4p0oZF5XA 📨 Submit https://t.co/BJMsQ4rNz3
Centre of Excellence ... @SMHCoEMV
3K Followers 172 Following The Toronto CoEMV at St. Michael’s leads in personalized evidence-based acute mechanical ventilation through collaboration, education, research, and innovation.
RESPIRATORY CARE @respcare
13K Followers 1K Following The official peer-reviewed science journal for the American Association for Respiratory Care since 1956. Indexed in MEDLINE. Editor: Rich Branson MSc RRT FAARC
Gustavo Plotnikow �... @GAPlotnikow
3K Followers 628 Following Respiratory & Physical Therapist #RespiratoryCare 🫁 Hospital Británico de Bs. As, ICU. Argentinian Critical Care Society. #HFNC #MV #NIMV #Weaning
Canadian Journal of R... @CJRTeditor
2K Followers 2K Following The CJRT is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal owned and published by the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT)
J Gordon Boyd @jgordonboyd
4K Followers 2K Following neurologist, neuroscientist, and critical care physician. Part time drummer. My tweets are opinion only, and not intended to be medical advice. He/him
Laveena Munshi @laveenamunshi
2K Followers 649 Following Critical care physician, Oncologic and immunocompromised critical care, Views are my own
Brian Walsh PhD RRT @BrianKWalsh
3K Followers 5K Following Leader in respiratory therapy, educator and cardiopulmonary researcher @UTMBSHPResearch Co-founder of fluidIQ. https://t.co/UEppRRZivN
Andrew Miller MSc RRT... @AGMRRT
1K Followers 1K Following Respiratory therapist, ECMO specialist. Researcher. EBM fan. Views are my own. Member of @AARC_tweets, @SCCM, @CVCSCCM, NCSRC. #pedsICU #respiratoryICU
Giacomo Bellani @GicoBellani
6K Followers 3K Following Professor at @UniTrento and head of Anesthesia and Crit Care at S. Chiara H @ApssTn Trento, Italy. Interest in MV, ARDS, NIV. Father of three. Lazy. Loves Alps
J. Martin Nunez silve... @JmNunezSilveira
3K Followers 2K Following Msc(c)health informatic/Respiratory therapist Especialista en cuidados críticos, Docente Universitario. #POCUS #CriticalCare #learn #physiotherapy
Brady Scott PhD RRT @JBradyScott
3K Followers 3K Following #Girldad. Hubster. Respiratory Therapist. PhD. Professor (Full). Kentuckian. Peloton'r. Views expressed are my own. https://t.co/PRndoVzqxx
Dr. Shawna Strickland... @ShawnaStricklnd
2K Followers 737 Following Association professional, educator, and respiratory therapist. All opinions are my own. #PhD #CAE #RRT #FAARC 📚 Pronouns: she/her
Eduardo Mireles-Cabod... @emireles_c
5K Followers 612 Following MICU Director / Sim Center Director / SEVA @clevelandclinic. Interested in mechanical ventilation and simulation #FOAMed, #VentRounds. opinions are my own
CHEST @accpchest
47K Followers 5K Following Official account of the American College of Chest Physicians® Advancing lung health through education, advocacy & research since 1935 #CHEST2025 @journal_CHEST
Dr. Miguel Ibarra-Est... @DrMiguelIbarra1
2K Followers 62 Following Clinical Research; Mechanical Ventilation; Septic Shock; Critical Care Ultrasound; Awake Prone Positioning; Sistema Nacional de Investigadores 🇲🇽. LIVEN
Isaac Bogoch @BogochIsaac
178K Followers 993 Following Infectious Diseases physician and scientist, with thoughts on Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine, HIV Prevention, Public Health, and Global Health issues.
Adrian Wong @avkwong
13K Followers 1K Following Consultant ICM/Anaes @KingsCritCare PhD candidate @KCLDocStudies @KingsCollegeLon Views my own.
Alison Fox-Robichaud,... @drfoxrob
3K Followers 3K Following Prof @McMasterU @MacDeptMed #CCM Scientific Director @SepsisCanada @CanSepsisFdn, 2018 GSA award, HEWS Lead, Dir of #MedEd @HamHealthSci, Chair @WCICC2025
PRACTICALPlatform @PRACPLATFORM
222 Followers 12 Following We're studying novel interventions to improve outcomes for patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.
MS in Respiratory Car... @MSRC_TexasState
774 Followers 936 Following Post-professional, online graduate degree in Respiratory Care. Providing advanced education to respiratory therapists to further their personal or career goals.
rehutiar 🇦🇷 @santisaavedra08
715 Followers 1K Following Coordinador Clínica rehabilitación Otamendi IG @rehutiar
Intensive Care Societ... @ICS_updates
40K Followers 2K Following We are the oldest intensive care professional body and charity in the world. The home of the UK's #intensivecare community since 1970.
Prof Carol Hodgson @chodgsonANZICRC
3K Followers 511 Following Professor of ICU research/ specialist ICU physio/ clinical trialist/ NHMRC investigator/ wife & mum #ICUrehab #FOAMed #TEAMtrial #EXCELoutcomes #MegaROX
Antenor Rodrigues @Anter_Rodrigues
147 Followers 336 Following Respiratory and muscle clinical physiology | Breath, brain, and the space in between
yiehl @yiehl
220 Followers 312 Following Anaes & Intensive Care. Director, SICU, TTSH. ❤️POCUS & Simulation. ICM APD(NHG), FUSIC @SG. 🇸🇬🇲🇾Working mother. Clarity and brevity.
FluxMed @flux_med
21 Followers 7 Following FluxMed respiratory mechanics monitors provides the most complete information on ventilated patients.
McMaster Critical Car... @CritCareUpdate
166 Followers 126 Following McMaster Critical Care Update. An annual half-day, in-person CPD conference with a networking dinner.
Jonathan Laxton MD, F... @dr_jon_l
10K Followers 924 Following 🇨🇦 Internal Medicine physician and asst. professor of medicine 🏳️🌈. My views are my own. Star Wars 🤓. He/Him.
bad_stats 🕜💵�... @thebadstats
35K Followers 339 Following making IDW content accessible to those with average IQs and below
Limestone District Sc... @LimestoneDSB
20K Followers 1K Following See Yourself in Limestone. Limestone DSB serves 20,500 students in Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington. Twitter guidelines at https://t.co/A9A2KHL0jn
Matthew Jefkins @m_jefkins
296 Followers 974 Following Queen's University Alumnus '09, U of T 1T3, NOSM 2018, Queen’s CCM PGY5
Dr. Tara C. Smith @aetiology
112K Followers 5K Following Infectious disease epidemiologist, writer, mom. Antibiotic resistance, zoonotic disease, scicomm, zombies. She/her. Same handle @ bsky
Kingston 🇨🇦 Cov... @CovidKfla
3K Followers 26 Following Hundreds of people died in Kingston 💔 Tuesday updates for @KflaPH region Suggestions? Mistakes? Know helpful information? Get in touch! @covidkfla.bsky.soc
Jenna Spring @JennaSpring
554 Followers 692 Following Intensivist @SinaiHealth and @UofTMedicine | QI, MedEd, Oncologic Critical Care
Ken Parhar @KenParhar
553 Followers 447 Following Intensive Care Physician - Department of Critical Care Medicine @UCalgaryMed. Delivering ABCs on a daily basis. Father. Husband. @Canucks fan in the 403. #ECLS
Sarina Sahetya @SarinaKS
2K Followers 285 Following Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine. Johns Hopkins Hospital. Research Interests: ARDS, VILI, end of life communication. All tweets are personal opinion.
Ryan Reynolds @VancityReynolds
21.3M Followers 2K Following owner: @aviationgin - @MintMobile - @maximumeffort - @Wrexham_AFC
Ontario Hospital Asso... @OntHospitalAssn
32K Followers 2K Following Serving Ontario’s hospitals to build a better health system.
Ed Tubb @EdTubb
24K Followers 1K Following Toronto Star editor. I am on BlueSky under the same handle. Journalism is a discipline of verification. [email protected] (Partly greyhound content)
Tracy Walsh @WalshPippster63
7 Followers 11 Following Respiratory Therapist, amateur triathlete and knitting aficionado
Jordan Hutson @jhutson29
277 Followers 266 Following Critical Care Fellow @OttawaHospital | Cardiologist trained @HeartInstitute | @UofT_DOM alum
Andrew Althouse @ADAlthousePhD
11K Followers 3K Following @TartanFB (2004-07); Statistician @Medtronic; statistical methods for clinical trials, kettlebells, deadlifts, pull-ups, food, whiskey & craft beer
Dr. Martín Hunter �... @interconsulta
3K Followers 2K Following Médico especialista universitario en Medicina Interna y Terapia Intensiva 💡#FOAMed 🎓#MedEd 🩺#PhysicalExam 🔊#POCUS 🫁#SoMe4MV 🧠#ClinicalReasoning
Katrine Wallace, PhD @DrKatEpi
12K Followers 883 Following scientist for the resistance. I don’t post here anymore because Elon Musk is an enemy of democracy
Jennifer Byrne @jbyrneRN
157 Followers 462 Following Proud Newf • Registered Nurse • Bicyclist • Home Baker • Baseball Fanatic • Cat Lover
Sissi Cao @caosissi
66 Followers 175 Following Critical care medicine @uoftmedicine | Tennis player and fan
Bessi Gennerit @MissP186
90 Followers 230 Following She/her Mom - art educator - photography- music - dogs - unlearning Settler, 1st gen Italo-Cdn
Philip Ma @thatRTphil
28 Followers 52 Following Respiratory therapist triggering inspiration 🫁. Primary focus on Critical Care, Critical Care Response Teams, Education and Simulation. MEd candidate 👨🎓
JustSteveKing @JustSteveKing
11K Followers 927 Following The API Guy, Father, Husband, Vida 🦋🤍 Freelance developer and content creator Livestreams at https://t.co/Yq7yZDvqSj
Braden Keith @bradenkeith
1K Followers 163 Following christ follower | 3 x girl dad + 1 x boy dad. dev. saas maker. sass taker.
Andre Madarang @drehimself
5K Followers 596 Following Full Stack Web Developer. PHP/Laravel, Vue, Tailwind. Youtube: https://t.co/lCndcKQnL2.
Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing
696K Followers 14K Following Health & economic warnings. Health policy, epidemiology & nutrition info. Chair/Faculty @NECSI. Fmr @Harvard @JohnsHopkins. 📚 https://t.co/XTchMZVqd2. 👉See BlueSky.
Flare @flareappio
4K Followers 287 Following Flare instantly notifies you when your application breaks. Laravel & JS error tracking by @spatie_be. Service status: https://t.co/d0c6fqa8Jp
David Hersey @DartmouthDave
132 Followers 254 Following Proud Father / Life Flight Nova Scotia / Nova Scotia Health Authority
Shannon Theune @shannontheune
204 Followers 301 Following Intensivist and emerg doc. Medical education enthusiast. Fan of dogs, naps, coffee, adventure and laughter.
Judy Schloss @JudySchloss
753 Followers 2K Following Respiratory Therapist- mom of three crazies- dog lover -hobby farmer - crafter. Opinions are my own! #RespiratoryTwitter
KFLA Public Health @KFLAPH
21K Followers 431 Following Local #PublicHealth agency for Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington. This account is not monitored on a 24 hour basis.
Jon Inkrott @FlightRT145
37 Followers 34 Following Proud and passionate Flight RT from Orlando, Florida.
R. Mellado-Artigas @eRReeMe1
149 Followers 242 Following MD, PhD. Anesthesia & Intensive Care. European Diploma in Intensive Care (EDIC). Main research interest in respiratory critical care using causal inference.
David Vega @DavidJVegaMD
69 Followers 83 Following PGY3 @ Jackson Memorial/University of Miami - Emergency Medicine - IUSM Class of 2020
Jackson EM Residency @jacksonmiamiEM
1K Followers 396 Following Home of the Jackson Memorial/University of Miami Emergency Medicine residency! Tweets are not to be considered medical advice, JHS/UM policy or views.Trends for United States
18,6 B posts
32,1 B posts
26,3 B posts
9.852 posts
37,1 B posts
8.935 posts
164 B posts
7.202 posts
3.887 posts
2.292 posts
1.255 posts
2.118 posts
5.085 posts
22,5 B posts
8.609 posts
20 B posts
13,8 B posts
7.068 posts
You might like
RESPIRATORY CARE
@respcare
13K Followers
RT Magazine
@RTmagazine
5K Followers
Ewan Goligher
@ecgoligher
2K Followers
CCCF
@CCCForum
3K Followers
Canadian Society of R...
@CSRT_tweets
2K Followers
Brian Walsh PhD RRT
@BrianKWalsh
3K Followers
Brady Scott PhD RRT
@JBradyScott
3K Followers
Aaron Light
@AaronLight_RT
319 Followers
Dr. Niall Ferguson
@nialldferguson
2K Followers
Fabio Varon MD. MsC. ...
@FABIOVARON
3K Followers
Eddy Fan
@efan75
2K Followers
Douglas S. Laher MBA,...
@douglas_s_laher
613 Followers