https://player.vimeo.com/video/243970927 This talk was recorded live on the second day at DFTB17 in Brisbane. If you missed out in 2017 then why not book your leave for 2018 now. Tickets are on sale for the pre-conference workshops as well as the conference itself at http://www.dftb18.com. Josh is a paediatric infectious disease specialist from Darwin in the…Continue reading “Rheumatic Heart Disease”
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Australian biters and stingers with Professor Isbister
NEW podcast! Our newest host Dr Justin Coleman interviews clinical toxicologist Professor Geoff Isbister about Australian biters and stingers, and the latest evidence on how to treat them. https://t.co/mHYHXYrIOt @drjustincoleman @geoff_isbister pic.twitter.com/Tko23BgW2l — AustralianPrescriber (@AustPrescriber) December 21, 2017
Doctors call for action to prevent suicide in medical profession
It's a tragic reality that doctors are at greater risk of suicidal ideation than other professionals. A forum of 82 doctors have handed down their recommendations to help turn this around https://t.co/8xWZhu2ORh — AMA Media (@ama_media) December 19, 2017
Preoxygenation and intubation in ICU
An awaited trial on intubation in ICU. NIV definitely better than NRM for preoxygenation and intubation in ICU (SpO2<80% 16.6% vs 41.3% P=0.006) in @BJAJournals https://t.co/kRlRUMhWxp pic.twitter.com/Me07qZE8Rc — Lascarrou (@JBLascarrou) December 21, 2017
Prehospital antibiotics matter?
In short, probably not, but still not completely disproven. This randomised controlled open-label trial looked at giving 2 grams of IV ceftriaxone to patients that met SIRS criteria (save for WBC- testing unavailable to EMS) with suspected infectious illness. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to the intervention group or usual care group using block-randomisation withContinue reading “Prehospital antibiotics matter?”
A Christmas Fairytale
I put pen to paper to describe some of the realities (and unrealities) of Christmas on-call as a doctor. A dark wee tale to peruse & share if you get a moment over the next few days…#MH4Docs https://t.co/dt95ZuDAEn — Craig Mitchell (@Anaesthesia_AGB) December 21, 2017
LifeFlight Rock
We hope you enjoy singing along to "Life Flight Rock" as much as we enjoyed putting it together. Have a safe and happy holiday, everyone!https://t.co/8wq6qBwTQ5 — Life Flight (@lifeflightnz) December 21, 2017
Anaesthesia in Disaster zones
RCoA ARIES Talk: Anaesthesia in Disaster Zones by Rachael Craven https://t.co/500TTRgrMC via @YouTube — Safe Anaesthesia WW (@Safe_4_all) December 20, 2017
National registration of Australian paramedics ! Have your say!
Ping @aweber73 @BillLord2 @ketaminh @Cotts01 @iParamedic National registration of Australian #paramedics @AckerJoe https://t.co/fGiRnLd5ld — arban70 (@arban70) December 20, 2017
Ventilation strategies for the critically ill asthmatic
Having a bad air day? Ventilation strategies for the critically ill asthmatichttps://t.co/VUTsCR1urH pic.twitter.com/2YZw3iXN1K — Paediatric FOAMed (@PaediatricFoam) December 14, 2017
Virtual Reality Fibreoptic Intubation trainer improves success!
Virtual Reality Simulator Improves Intubation Successhttps://t.co/09QnpIZQE9 — Anesthesiology News (@anesthesianews) December 5, 2017
Older patients do better when treated by female doctors
Older patients tend to fare better with female doctors, study shows https://t.co/ttGTmfnFpA via @statnews If male doctors achieved the same outcomes as female doctors, annual deaths of Medicare patients alone would drop by 32,000 — Anesthesiology News (@anesthesianews) December 14, 2017
RFDS Dubbo base Dr Peter Brendt
Learn more about our Dubbo Base Emergency Services Team Leader @brendt_p https://t.co/FRUAsFOTin and consider joining our team as Medical Team Leaderhttps://t.co/YKtBJbStYT Apply @seekjobs #TweetMyJob pic.twitter.com/ebJyVazkXd — Royal Flying Doctor (@RoyalFlyingDoc) December 18, 2017
Flying Doctor Road landing
This is in the region where I work, Mount Isa base. I know this road landing strip well!
Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine - THE PHARM dedicated to the memory of Dr John Hinds 