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 with blocks […]
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 