Patients discharging against medical advice on evening shifts make me feel so useless as a junior doctor - hate having to call the team to tell them :( #MedTwitter

We could all use this- not just interns! And now that I'm answering gensurg consults I really appreciate when we start with urgency (sick/not sick) and the consult question (ie r/o chole, eval for peritonitis, refractory c diff) before jumping into the presentation #medtwitter

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study is put on hold. This just highlights the importance of monitoring safety in vaccine trials . No scope for rushing things statnews.com/2020/09/08/ast…

My father-in-law had an episode of acute back pain several weeks ago and spent a couple of weeks in a private hospital. He was offered a facet joint injection, but declined it and was discharged home on a COX 2 inhibitor and a proton pump inhibitor (both new). 1/

Day 1 of vacation: - Woke up at 7am in sheer panic thinking I slept through rounds - Ate Halloween candy for breakfast - Realized I haven’t done laundry in a month - Unpacked some boxes from moving *4 months ago* - Chart-lurked my patients from home

‘Don’t tell anyone I did your cannula’, he whispered, and left. This small act would become central to my philosophy and practice of medicine. #civilitysaveslives #tipsfornewdocs Coral Laski onthewards.org/interdependenc…

Very proud to publish "Australian medical student expectations of work-life balance as a doctor" Please read and review! mededpublish.org/manuscripts/33…

#TipsForNewDocs Want to be an outstanding intern (and beyond)? Knowing the reason for every medication on your patient list and the criteria/barriers to discharge will get you 90% of the way there. #kittlesonrules

Kim Rees hcrp Rhea Liang Different people resonate with different metaphors. Makes me think of Lakoff and Johnson's classic, "Metaphors We Live By." I very much agree - using only one shared metaphor for cancer survivorship is....risky at best....dangerous, even cruel, at worst.

I'm trying to stop saying 'great work today, thanks your help" Instead, I'm aiming for 'Great work today. The way you handled that challenging case + took the time to really listen to the family made a huge difference to their care' Feedback is more meaningful if it's specific

This is gold #VaccinesWork

Statement on the Doherty Institute modelling: The Doherty Institute understands how extremely challenging lockdown restrictions are for everyone.

I think often about this note from an absolutely over it intern

Disregarding the obvious polypharmacy (😱) this is gorgeous. It's a patient being organised and empowered, taking control of how they prefer to communicate with the doctor. You can bet if you changed any meds they would be aaallll over it. (Takes out red pen...🤣)

How to speak internal medicine

Congratulations Sarika Suresh and Dr Angela Au presenting A multimodal approach to improving advance care planning and resuscitation plans in a tertiary hospital at #RACPcongress2022 auditing innovations such as accessible eMR #ACP documentation at Concord Hospital Sydney Local Health District

The neurologist takes call

4/ So although AF was a potential etiology, small vessel disease was felt to be more likely given the location/ size of the stroke + the poorly controlled risk factors. Rivaroxaban was continued. Shadi Yaghi provides an awesome chart for how to think through stroke-on-a/c

🤧🗣️Cough may be more complex and more serious than you thought! This newly published paper led by Sarika Suresh and Dr. Dinh Bui reveals the disease burden, comorbidities, and antecedents of chronic cough. 👉bit.ly/3rjuWSK #TAHS Melbourne School of Population and Global Health @UniMelbMDHS Shyamali C Dharmage