Author Archives: ketaminh

Wild Nepal — Adventure Medic

Following the devastating earthquake of 2015, Dr Nathasha Basheer was inspired to return to Nepal, a country she first visited following her foundation years. Despite her ongoing commitment to paediatric training in the UK, she organised to spend two weeks volunteering with The Wild Medic Project. Here she recounts her trip as a ‘Wild Medic’… viaContinue reading “Wild Nepal — Adventure Medic”

STOP CHILD DETENTION NOW!

We are down to 50 kids on #Nauru! Let's keep the pressure up people. We cannot stop calling, tweeting, speaking up, pressuring your local MP, calling talk back, asking your place of worship, union or workplace to take a stand now! Lets get the job done, get all #KidsOffNauru. pic.twitter.com/1dIydg0hkd — Kon Karapanagiotidis (@Kon__K) OctoberContinue reading “STOP CHILD DETENTION NOW!”

PORTABLE POCUS REVIEWS —

It’s hard to know what machine to pick, and hard to find good reviews, especially reviews of the machines in daily clinical use. Luckily a bunch of ultrasound nerds, the #ultrascoundrels, have taken it upon themselves to remedy this. Currently, … Continue reading → via PORTABLE POCUS REVIEWS —

Living my elective dream in Fiji — Adventure Medic

Dr Millie Wood / FY1 Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust With the world’s population becoming increasingly interconnected, an understanding of global health is an important component of undergraduate medical education. In recognition of this, medical students in the UK are required to undertake an elective placement as part of their bachelor’s degree. Throughout my training… viaContinue reading “Living my elective dream in Fiji — Adventure Medic”

Be Brave

Like my tat says.. pic.twitter.com/Hkw3CnJSAl — Maureen ferrari (@maureen_ferrari) October 21, 2018 This is another one.. it’s in Hebrew it says “I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders “ pic.twitter.com/pyuQjbsGIv — Maureen ferrari (@maureen_ferrari) October 21, 2018

Cricoid Continues Confounding!

The use of cricoid pressure during RSI by @EMNerd_ https://t.co/9q2aRcPXDM pic.twitter.com/PJDOxb0wPZ — the EMCrit Crew (@emcrit) October 18, 2018 JC: Cricoid Pressure and RSI, do we still need it? St Emlyn’s https://t.co/nTYVihnkLp pic.twitter.com/Bk4uOiX3pR — Saint Emlyn's (@stemlyns) October 20, 2018 https://t.co/osbbyUFgYT John Hinds' original talk about cricoid pressure from SMACC. — mike hurley (@m1kehurley) October 18,Continue reading “Cricoid Continues Confounding!”