Passionate about gender equity in surgery? Want to shape the direction of a national organisation? Love writing? Submit your application to author ASSA's first policy on gender equity. Applications due by Feb 20! More info: bit.ly/calloutinfo Form: bit.ly/calloutapp

Surgical leaders, now & then. This is what #equity looks like; love for the art should always be enough. Thanks Rhea Liang for addressing this - 'dude walls' need to go Australasian Students' Surgical Association (ASSA) RACSurgeons #diversity #ILookLikeASurgeon #OperateWithRespect #anzsurgsocs

Spent my afternoon off catching up with this legend Dr Rhea Liang. Talking about all things research, diversity, racism, culture and training. Love having you in Sydney-town. ✊🏽💯

Excited about AOA new policy: Female Members Inclusion in AOA Scientific & Educational Meetings🎉 This policy mandates that a female Convenor will also be sought for all AOA meetings where a male Convenor has been nominated.

Wow! The whole of the Journal of Trauma & Orthopaedics is dedicated to #diversity for #IWD2020 Lots of great articles eg pregnancy and surgeons. And ours on page 20. Well done BOA ! BOTA The Royal College of Surgeons of England Women in Surgery #ILookLikeASurgeon boa.ac.uk/resources/know…

For International Women’s Day, we at AAHKS and WIA invite you to watch our video on inclusion of women in our field. #aahks #InternationalWomensDay #wia youtu.be/Rt_Q6GA2pvc

The mighty team: Dr Kate Barrett, anaesthetist (who has a 2 month old baby at home together with her 5yo); Dr Rebecca Young, surgical assistant extraordinaire; Naomi, Amanda and Sam, top notch nurses. No chances without them! #IWD2020 #ILookLikeASurgeon @StVHealthAust

Wait- a single GP is irresponsible for seeing 70 patients, but an entire contingent from Lombardy is here for an event that attracts thousands and it's all rainbows and unicorns? I thought we were trying to *prevent* a pandemic, not laying out the welcome mat! #COVID19 #AusGP

Thoughts on #COVID19 after a busy telehealth shift: 1. Vast majority of folks very low risk, mostly want to know if they need to change their behavior. The answer is YES. We will all have to change our habits- if we haven't already- to mitigate spread of disease. 1/x thread

The World Health Organization has announced that dogs cannot contract Covid-19. Dogs previously held in quarantine can now be released. To be clear, WHO let the dogs out.

Day 5 after #COVID diagnosis. Less cough & tired, still no dyspnea/chest pain. #POCUS update: Effusion resolved, as subpleural consolidations spread bilaterally on both posterior lower lobes. Started on HCQ yesterday. #mycoviddiary Tomas Villen Marta Mora

Brave and essential decision to cancel the physical RACSurgeons #RACS20 conference. An online/remote option may still proceed. My heart goes out to convenor Professor Wendy Brown and organising team, and all the many presenters. #COVID19

I am an orthopaedic surgeon. No one needs a joint replacement now. Use my theatres, use the beds in my ward, use ME: I would make the worst intensivist, but I can put a drip, transport patients, clean the floor, triage patients... #StopElectiveSurgery #flatteningthecurve

Dear Australasian Students & Junior Health Professionals, Please review the below link from the ASSC 2020 Committee and ASSA addressing the current circumstances of COVID-19. Yours sincerely, ASSC 2020 & ASSA drive.google.com/file/d/1VOXE_W…

Thanks for the inspiration, Dr. Glaucomflecken. Here are some tips for EAR CARE in the ICU.

1391 kids tested. 12% positive for #COVID19. Average age 6.7. 48.5% had no fever. 15% no symptoms. Kids can be carriers of the diseases, many without fever and some without cough or other symptoms. nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.105…

Gordon Ramsey as the post-take consultant: a thread

At almost 6 months pregnant I just did a BUSY 48 hours of orthopedic trauma call including hours and hours of surgery under hot OR lights wearing double thick lead vest (for baby protection). Masked the entire time. If I can do that, you can wear a mask to the store. #COVID19