Hi, ER Doc here. RT if you’ve ever done CPR on someone and they survived. Trying to prove something.

🧵regarding the idea that the 1st assistant in a surgical case should always try to have *both* of their hands in use at all times. Like many of my 🧵's, this is oriented toward people early in their surgical careers. I will try to argue that this is an important concept. (1/ )

The trial findings are important, but I still get the giggles thinking about the trial committee going 'yes, perfect, let's call it FRAIL-AF' 🤣

I can’t stop stewing about this. ‘…such statistics were the result of “survey bias” and that overall incidents of sexual assault were “not high”.’ Oh yeah? What ‘low’ prevalence of sexual assault are you happy with then? 20%? 10%? It should be ZERO. 😡#TheStandardWeWalkPast

Always amazing to catch up with the one and only Rhea Liang! It has been far too long!

Mateo Marín-Cuartas Justin Robinson Rebekah Boyd, MD Alvaro Perazzo, MD, MChir, MBA Charles Jenkinson @eid_maroua Yihan Lin MD MPH

Compare the two; 7NEWS Melbourne going for Mum blaming, while 9News Melbourne accurately quotes the researchers in calling for better workplace accommodations to prevent preterm birth. Seven network hardly covering themselves in glory tonight. 😖

RACSurgeons #anzsctsasm2023

Had this thought on the plane: Assessment drives learning, but does it drive the right type of learning? How do we get assessment to drive excellence? (I don't think it does in many cases.)

Dr Liz Allen Australian Bureau of Statistics It's not just childcare; it's childcare *and* societal #GenderBias. Because, if it were just the lack of childcare, and men and women held equal obligation as parents, the lack of childcare would impact us equally.

It must be a Christmas time weekend ward round! (Wait until you see what Sunday will bring!) Dr Eric Levi Michael Ray Rhea Liang

🎼 Last Christmas, my shirt wasn’t so loud… 🎶

Sunday ward round - told you today would be louder! Rhea Liang Dr Eric Levi Michael Ray

This 🙌 Best email signature I've ever seen: "It is normal for me to take 2 days to read my emails and 2 more days to reflect on the matter and respond calmly. The culture of immediacy and the constant fragmentation of time are not very compatible with the kind of life I lead."

Impact of fatigue in surgeons on performance and patient outcome: systematic review ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… The aim of this systematic review was to assess the effect of non-muscular fatigue on surgical outcome. Almost half of simulator studies, along with one-third of

Excellent video Dr Luis Felipe Cabrera Vargas MD FACS and I totally agree- pen grip, not knife grip. We (mostly) operate like we are writing a poem, not like we are cutting a steak. #MedEd 🤗 (*mostly, because there are some occasions the overhand grip is correct, especially when handling the blade)

Today’s “in between cases” read “Rates of #Burnout in Female Orthopaedic Surgeons Correlate with Barriers to #Gender #Equity” #medtwitter #orthotwitter #diversity #inclusion

Fab work from Laurie A Hiemstra, MD, PhD, FRCS(C) Marcia Clark 👏. Burnout isn't just highly prevalent (50.5%), it correlates positively with gender inequity and negatively with age and job satisfaction. Want workforce retention? Address #GenderEquity. #ILookLikeASurgeon journals.lww.com/jbjsjournal/ab…

Cora made a YouTube video - apologies for some seasickness 😂 Edited herself in her first effort - more videos about making sourdough and axolotl care are in the line-up. youtu.be/KOfpA5foqrk?fe…

Cora (my oldest daughter) is at her YouTube hobby again. So glad they are coming over for three weeks! Please help her out by liking and subscribing to her channel. Ten year old me wishes he had the technology to be so creative today. youtube.com/shorts/BcYnFMl…