Artesunate: the epic history of our best malaria drug, explained – Vox — Read on http://www.vox.com/platform/amp/future-perfect/2023/6/18/23762606/artesunate-malaria-drug-history-vietnam-war
Category Archives: #UGH CAFE
Regional GPs: What it’s like working in middle of nowhere.
Regional GPs and GPs in remote areas are hard to come by, Australia having a GP shortage. Here’s what one doctor has to say about working in the Pilbara. — Read on http://www.mamamia.com.au/regional-gps/amp/
‘If the plane breaks down, it’s just you’: the pressure and awakening of one city GP in the outback | Australian books | The Guardian
Dr Sonia Henry was looking to escape her Sydney life when she signed up to work in remote hospitals. What she encountered was amazing beauty – and terrible suffering — Read on amp.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/03/if-the-plane-breaks-down-its-just-you-the-pressure-and-awakening-of-one-city-gp-in-the-outback
Bush communities farewell renowned RFDS doctor Don Bowley OAM as he reflects on nearly 30 years of service – ABC News
Whether he was delivering babies in the middle of the bush or performing a procedure atop a pool table in a pub, Dr Don’s medical career has been nothing short of epic. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-22/doctor-don-bowley-rfds-outback/101858776
Dr Don Bowley – A Flying Doctor legend hangs up his wings after 3 decades of dedicated service to Outback
Today marks the end of a 3 decade long aeromedical career for Dr Don Bowley , my mentor in Royal Flying Doctor Service . He finally retires after a long distinguished career providing prehospital & retrieval medicine as well as remote GP service to the folks of Outback Queensland . It was an honour servingContinue reading “Dr Don Bowley – A Flying Doctor legend hangs up his wings after 3 decades of dedicated service to Outback”
Extreme medicine: What it’s like being a medic in the world’s most dangerous places
Extreme medicine: What it’s like being a medic in the world’s most dangerous places — Read on http://www.readersdigest.co.uk/inspire/life/what-its-like-being-a-medic-in-the-worlds-most-extreme-places
Tiny Uncertain Miracles
How an 11yr addiction ends for me
Mental health and well‐being of anaesthetists during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a scoping review – Paterson – Anaesthesia – Wiley Online Library
Mental health and well‐being of anaesthetists during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a scoping review – Paterson – Anaesthesia – Wiley Online Library — Read on associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.15879
On the trajectory to a life-changing diagnosis, one story tells so many more – Croakey Health Media
On the trajectory to a life-changing diagnosis, one story tells so many more – Croakey Health Media — Read on http://www.croakey.org/on-the-trajectory-to-a-life-changing-diagnosis-one-story-tells-so-many-more/
The Best Bad News | Humanities | JAMA Neurology | JAMA Network
This essay describes the author’s symptom progression and eventual diagnosis of cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. — Read on jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2787972
Cyberbullying by medical practitioners: respect your peers | InSight+
Bullying: We are after all a caring profession and need to practise what we preach when engaging with other medical practitioners, writes Vicki Kotsirilos — Read on insightplus.mja.com.au/2021/23/cyberbullying-by-medical-practitioners-respect-your-peers/
Quarantine Down Under — Adventure Medic
Dr Millie Wood / Foundation Year 3 / Perth, Western Australia How does one survive without fresh air for 14 days? Dr Wood recounts her experiences of quarantine between the four walls of her hotel room in Perth, Australia back in the summer of 2020. The year is 2020. To obtain the luxury of a… QuarantineContinue reading “Quarantine Down Under — Adventure Medic”
Pacific Island Playlist 5: Mental Health | Coda Change
From #SMACC2019, the incredible Jess Morton speaks candidly about her own mental health journey. Eliminating the stigma that surrounds mental health starts with us as healthcare professionals. — Read on codachange.org/coda-change/pacific-island-playlist-5-mental-health/
Joint Statement – COVID vaccination only pathway to more normal life | Australian Medical Association
The AMA and members of the Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges (CPMC) have said getting the COVID vaccination is the only pathway back to a more normal life. — Read on ama.com.au/media/joint-statement-covid-vaccination-only-pathway-more-normal-life
Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine - THE PHARM dedicated to the memory of Dr John Hinds 