#CSCwgtn2022 DL NOT DEAD YET! We still don’t have good evidence for its use in *paediatric* airways and sceptics in certain situations.

Surgeons who promise the world without inviting palliative care teams to be part of the discussion and multidisciplinary team should be consulted with caution. Hope should be encouraged, but the truth should be told and expectations managed.

Listening to hipsters discuss Billy Joel like he’s some sort of genius and how they listened to “An Album” like it was a novel concept. Also: I missed this valuable opportunity by not checking my emails early enough. #OLD

Hey, surgeons/proceduralists: it costs nothing to arrive at the front desk of theatre to say “Hi, I’m Mx XYZ, I’m a (insert specialty here), I’d like to update my list on (day)”. Because if we have to say “sorry, who are you and what day is your list” you’ll feel stupid too.

#OBSIG23SYD inspiring talk by Alicia Dennis on the goals for obstetric anaesthesia- aiming for all levels of Maslow’s needs for our pregnant people and for our clinicians.

#obsig23syd - interesting: people love their remi PCAs, N2O, even PCEA over other forms of analgesia and rate them high, despite often equivocal (at least for the two non-neuraxial techniques) evidence. Is it due to the patient-centred “ownership” of administering analgesia?

Fab presentation by James Griffiths on seizures in labour. All that seizes on birth suite is definitely NOT eclampsia

I like the idea of TXA in 100mL bags: you can’t put it into a spinal, and it means you can’t bolus dose it inadvertently James Griffiths

I’ve lived in Australia for 48 years, and have never before heard the creation story of Sydney/Gadigal land. #ASM23SYD

Day two of the conference: it’s time to wear it…

#ASM23SYD apparently the streaming isn’t working just now…?

if anyone is wondering: can confirm Rhea Liang is just as awesome in person as she is on Twitter #ASM23SYD

Clinic… gahhh

Interesting article by Adele Ferguson and the ABC News Four Corners team today in their series on #Medicare Billing that makes some interesting claims. abc.net.au/news/2024-04-0…

Hey John Barrowman MBE : I really liked seeing you at comicon Melbs, but sorry, but Australia is the home of the oldest continuing culture in the world. Not a “young” country at all.