Access to safe #abortion protects the health and promotes the human rights of women and girls bit.ly/3kA2Z1P

Women should always have the right to choose when it comes to their bodies and their health. Restricting access to #abortion does not reduce the number of procedures — it drives women and girls towards unsafe ones. Access to safe abortion saves lives. x.com/who/status/152…

Resistance to #qualresearch in mainstream clinical journals matters because: "By centering patient voices, qualitative research can thoughtfully challenge collective biases and blind spots embedded within current guidelines, epidemiological research and clinical trials".

Thanks @drCarolynH for sharing your research on video-telehealth for acutely unwell older people in aged care at #GEMSEMGOLD22. Looking forward to reading and digesting bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

“Capacity and quality of care building are more important than diversion. This is not about ‘decision not to transfer.’ It is about equity of access to the same level of care.” @MyaCubitt Nemat alsaba #GEMSEMGold2022

“We seem to find it appropriate to provide aspirin when we discharge patients post-cardiac event, but we don’t necessarily send geriatric falls patients home with any intervention. Why not?” Warwick Isaacson Nemat alsaba #GEMSEMGold22

Thank you ACEM President for highlighting the great ACEM infographics we can share to help people make #changingagedcare a priority at this Australian federal election. #GEMSEMGold22

Learning about Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment from Heidi Bourke on the panel with Christa and the #GEMSEMGold22 team.

Is it time to go home after that fall? Ellen Burkett’s 3 goals when assessing a stable elderly patient in Short Stay after initial care in ED. 1. Complete tertiary survey. 2. Multidisciplinary team review - try to prevent the next fall. 3. Stop unnecessary treatment #GEMSEMGold22

Christa challenge is to share Zooper Doopers with at least 3 older persons on our next shift. Learning about dry mouths with Cherie Hugo, dietician and polypharmacy with Elizabeth Oliver, pharmacist, and when to order an ED@medication review #GEMSEMGold2022

“Defaulting to supplements in elderly persons who have lost weight can be detrimental. A food first approach decreases malnutrition and improves resident quality of life.” 🅲🅷🅴🆁🅸🅴🅷🆄🅶🅾 #GEMSEMGold2022

Learned a new term today - #dopaminedressing, thanks to Sarah Grainger and ACEM President! Everyone needs a little colour in their life! #GEMSEMGold22 #emergencylife

How can we reduce stress on medical Mums and Mums-to-be? Maybe more flexibility for part time work and training program time would be a good place to start. #medicalmums surgeons.org/News/media-rel…

Happy International Nurses’ Week! I am so grateful to work alongside you. I am in awe of your skills, the things you notice that I don’t, your care & professionalism, & the laughs and life moments we share along the way. You’re the best. #internationalnursesday #edlife #thankyou

ACEM recognises 31st of May as World No Tobacco Day. The College acknowledges tobacco as the largest single preventable risk factor for mortality and morbidity in both Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. More here: who.int/campaigns/worl…

10 years ago, at #ICEM 2012 in Dublin two significant events changed #EM and #medED It was the birth of #FOAMed and #GEMSIG ! Happy 10th anniversary to all #MedED and #GEM folks I can only see more amazing #EM global collaboration and projects at #ICEM22 International Federation for Emergency Medicine LITFL

“They are our right hand, our left hand, and all of our hands!” Dr Maria Del Carmen, Bolivian Emergency Physician on our relationship with emergency nurses, presenting @ global EM education stream. Enjoying fascinating stories from around the world! #icem2022 #EmergencyMedicine

“How to combat structural racism - at an individual level we are set up in a system where we are likely to be influenced by our implicit biases. Reflect - believe - do not deny.” - Papaarangi Reid #ICEM2022 #ICEM22 #emergencymedicine ACEM

“It’s very easy to be courageous if we have skin in the game. But we must remember that we all live in unequal societies, and therefore we all have skin in the game. We must take courageous further and become dangerous” - Papaarangi Reid #ICEM22 #ICEM2022 #emergencymedicine