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Welcome to Wikipedia,
Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers: Here are some handy tips: Jokermage "Timor Mentum Occidit" 03:28, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
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Invite to CLINMED et al.
I've noticed that you've been editing medicine related articles -- from your contributions. We have a place where the medically minded people hang out: WikiProject "Clinical Medicine". You are invited to join or just browse the talk page, which is also known as the doctors' mess.

Seeing that you're in cardiac surgery-- if you have some time, the CABG article could use some expert eyes. :) If you're looking for info on how to do references see WP:CLINMED/Writing_medical_articles.

Feel free to ask me any questions you may have. Other helpful people (and actual doctors) are Samir (who also happens to be in T.O. like yourself), QRS (a retired cardiac surgeon -- that's around occasionally) and Jfdwolff. I look forward to more of your edits. Nephron T|C 03:21, 10 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Welcome Daniel!


 * I noticed you've added yourself to the participants list, so I wanted to give you a warm welcome. Surgery is generally covered very poorly here on Wikipedia, so I hope you can change that a little with your edits. If you're interested, I've been working with User:Ksheka to improve myocardial infarction; since he's an interventional cardiologist, maybe a surgeon's view can provide some counterweight [[Image:smiley.png|15px]]. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me, or anyone else on WP:CLINMED / the doctor's mess (I can assure you they're the friendliest group of Wikipedians on the planet [[Image:smiley.png|15px]]).


 * Enjoy Wikipedia,
 * grtz, Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:43, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Pumphead
Thanks for the welcome and the links; the link on editing medical articles is quite helpful. I've noticed how poorly some of the surgery articles are written; there are a few I plan to update as I find time. Right now the #1 is pumphead - the plagiarized text from the National Enquirer prompted me to start editing the wikipedia pages. Dlodge 20:46, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I read through the pumphead article. Funny and interesting at the same time.  I bet the editors of the NEJM are now kicking themselves for publishing Newman's study... with the National Enquirer's use of the article for entertainment purposes. Nephron  T|C 22:57, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
 * It's isn't like the NEJM to publish such a study without a control group. However CABG has been the most studied procedure in the history of surgery, and Newman's study made Type II neurocognitive deficits a hot topic in cardiovascular research.  (maybe I should define type I & II neurological injury somewhere).  Awareness of the issue has been much of the driving force behind the recent innovations in OPCAB.  Unfortunately, the whole "pumphead" issue has been used extensively by physcians and corporations promoting stenting as superior to cardiac surgery.  A PCI vs. CABG would be a good wiki page, undoubtedly subject to lots of editing and likely a NPOV tag a few times.
 * I have started a CABG vs. PCI page in my sandbox. Dlodge 01:39, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
Hello Daniel & thanks for the suggestion on my talk page. Although I have 3 layers of spam protection I've elected to take your advice & delete my email address from my home page. When I initially registered I ticked the box "Enable e-mail from other users", but haven't yet worked out how to use templates to tag the home page. May I compliment you on your initiative in gaining both B.Eng & MD degrees which will be of great benefit in furthering the application of computer science to the science & art of surgery. As a personal observation, there needs to be better dialogue between those in clinical practice with those who design instruments, for all from nurse upwards, in order to restrict the ever increasing complexity of operation which allows 'the hand of Murphy' to be of potential danger. Happy to correspond. Geoff Geoffrey Wickham 02:46, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you kindly for the compliment on my combined degree. I took the liberty of restoring the email text on your homepage, but replacing the Wikipedia email link instead of your actual address. Dlodge 06:04, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

re: Glasair Aviation
The articles are looking good, and I am interested. I'll see what I can add over the next few days; while I used to go to the Arlington Fly-In yearly and hang out at the S-H factory, things have changed over the years and they're no longer as public-friendly as they once were. I wasn't aware that New Glasair and New GlaStar had merged, for example. Anyway, I'll add what I can, and scrounge around for photos of Glasairs and GlaStars. ericg &#9992; 23:04, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I don't have much of a background in airplanes, so any help is appreciated. I'm not certain the companies have merged, but both the Glasair and Glastar are now sold by Glasair Aviation, LLC. Dlodge 23:21, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Surgical staples
Thanks for creating the article; I fixed a typo (the kind I seem to skilled in making), & added some info I stumbled across in my searches the other night. Now I just need to play model. -- llywrch 23:13, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

RE: removed link from warfarin page
Hi Daniel - I just want to let you know that the link to warfarin-related postings on ClotCare is not a spam link. The site has a wealth of resources for patients and healthcare professionals relating to warfarin. ClotCare is a free resource, does not sell anything, subscribes to the HONCode, and all information is presented by leading anticoagulation/antithrombotic therapy experts from the US and Canada. The author of each posting is clearly identified, and you can review the credentials of each editorial board member at http://www.clotcare.com/clotcare/eb.aspx. If you have any questions you can contact me directly at mariewalker@clotcare.com.


 * Further discussion at Talk:Warfarin. Dlodge 21:36, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of E. Converse Peirce 2nd/Publications
I've nominated E. Converse Peirce 2nd/Publications, an article you created, for deletion. We appreciate your contributions, but in this particular case I do not feel that E. Converse Peirce 2nd/Publications satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion; I have explained why in the nomination space (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and the Wikipedia deletion policy). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Articles for deletion/E. Converse Peirce 2nd/Publications and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of E. Converse Peirce 2nd/Publications during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Resurgent insurgent 11:13, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
 * See my comments and discussion at the AfD page. Dlodge 17:27, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Since I'm on cardiac surgery at the moment...
If you have a sec you can double check/perhaps enhance my description of the  (image) in angiogram and angioplasty. Nephron T|C 03:56, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

CPSO
Hi, If you could, add the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) to your watchlist. It seems to attract a lot of POV-driven commentary. I've been there a couple of times to clean-up... it could use another set of eyes watching. Nephron T|C 19:21, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Renaming of the minimaze page, etc.
Dr. Lodge, would you have time to revert some of your edits on the minimaze page? It's now entitled Maze procedure (which I think we agreed needs its own page), and begins with "The maze procedure is a collection of cardiac surgery procedures...", which is not gramatically correct. The part about the Maze is intended only to give background regarding development of the various minimaze procedures. To highlight this, perhaps the heading that now reads "The Cox maze procedure" should read "Origins of the minimaze procedures: The Cox Maze" or similar. Thanks. jamesmcclelland 21:35, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the prompting, I've been quite busy lately and haven't been doing much Wikipedia editing lately. I met Jim Cox a few weeks ago and I've been meaning to fix the Maze pages.  Dan. Dlodge 00:25, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Dr. Lodge, there are now separate pages for the minimaze procedures and for the Cox maze procedure. Everything was moved correctly so previous history is intact. The Cox maze page is mostly a "stub" but feel free to buff it up when you have time! jamesmcclelland (talk) 23:01, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

MCOTW
JFW | T@lk  11:23, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Template
Nice work on setting up Template:Vascular surgery procedures - that was an elegant solution. --Arcadian 18:35, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Hey
I saw you milling about in the cardiac ICU last weekend-- if I hadn't been busy with a consult I'd have said hello. Nephron T|C 20:46, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

In Remembrance...
--nat Alo! Salut! Sunt eu, un haiduc?!?! 00:09, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

drug eluting stent towards consensus
have a look at the DES page where I hope we're coming to a consensus Donsmokem (talk) 02:19, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

template:interventional cardiology
you seem to be knowledgeable about making and deploying templates. I have started a Template:Interventional Cardiology and would be glad for tips how to get it incorporated into the superstructure. Also invite you to build consensus at the drug-eluting stent discussion page. Can the advert and cleanup tags go? I think so. thx Donsmokem (talk) 03:20, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

thanks
Thanks for your help, I didn't know where to submit the page and thank goodness for my ignorance; you're right, I need to poll for its usefulness. Take care, Koko —Preceding unsigned comment added by Koko larue (talk • contribs) 22:50, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Cardiology task force
-- Addbot (talk) 00:08, 7 January 2013 (UTC) Maen. K. A. (talk) 09:40, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

request for communication re graft sequelae
What happens as when venous grafts deteriorate? Do they do so slowly or fail quickly at the end? This should be an important detail as to whether or not “revascularization” should be examined after 10 or 15 years. I imagine that the vascular architecture (anastomoses, calibers, etc.) would be able to adjust to some extent if the process is slow. If the actual “closure” is abrupt, that might argue for a wait and see approach or a alternatively necessary intervention (even if the procedure as an original intervention has not been demonstrated to be efficacious).

Theravadaz 04:21, 13 February 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Theravadaz (talk • contribs)

JMIR article
Hi,

I've sent you an e-mail on your gmail, please let me know if you haven't received it.

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:43, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Great Lakes Gliding Club


A tag has been placed on Great Lakes Gliding Club requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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 * Great Lakes Gliding club was a linked page without content on a "Did You Know" article today - UTIAS Snowbird. The speedy delete tag was placed on the stub page before the reason for notability was included. See the article's talk page. Dlodge (talk) 19:05, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

New medical organization
Hi I'm contacting you because, as a participant at Wikiproject Medicine, you may be interested in a new multinational non-profit organization we're forming at m:Wikimedia Medicine. Even if you don't want to be actively involved, any ideas you may have about our structure and aims would be very welcome on the project's talk page. Our purpose is to help improve the range and quality of free online medical content, and we'll be working with like-minded organizations, such as the World Health Organization, professional and scholarly societies, medical schools, governments and NGOs - including Translators Without Borders. Hope to see you there! --Anthonyhcole (talk) 07:25, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Library now offering accounts from Cochrane Collaboration (sign up!)
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Proposed deletion of Cardiothoracic Surgery Network


The article Cardiothoracic Surgery Network has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
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The Pulse (WP:MED newsletter) June 2014
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Peer review invitation
Hello Daniel,

I am editor-in-chief of a project in development in Wikiversity called Wikiversity Journal of Medicine (more information at Wikiversity Journal of Medicine/About).

I'd very much appreciate if you did a peer review of an article that was recently submitted to this journal:
 * Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

This is essentially a shortened version of the Wikipedia article on that subject, in own words.

The peer review is preferably written in the corresponding talk page, and should include a declaration of any conflicts of interests. Comments should be constructive, include both strengths and areas for improvement, and be referenced whenever possible. Otherwise, the journal has no strict rules regarding the structure and length of a peer review. Still, more guidelines for peer reviewers can be found at: Wikiversity Journal of Medicine/Peer reviewers.

We prefer peer reviews to be returned within 3 weeks, and appreciate in any case a reply regarding whether you are interested or not in this contribution.

Best regards,

Mikael Häggström (talk) 08:18, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Respectfully decline
I have no expertise on FAS, but I am able to peer review articles related to cardiac surgery. Dlodge (talk) 14:25, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting me know anyways. I'll keep that in mind in case we get a cardiac surgery article submitted. Mikael Häggström (talk) 08:34, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

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