🧵Female athletes please read: 1. The menstrual cycle does NOT have a dropsies phase 2. There is no high-quality evidence to say that your reaction time will be decreased in Phase 1 (when oestrogen and progesterone are low) & 4 (when oestrogen and progesterone are high)

3. If you experience adverse symptoms in phase 1 or 4 these symptoms might affect you but we can help alleviate these - this is an individual response 4. Not all sportswomen are affected by their menstrual cycle 5. There is no evidence to support universal phase-based responses

Female athletes please do not fear any phase of your menstrual cycle. World records, PBs, world cup finals, etc. have been won by women across all days of the menstrual cycle We can help with cycle-related symptoms but otherwise there is no blueprint for performance across the MC

...& use of a single induction agent Intubation doses of rocuronium (1.2 mg/kg) have been validated in OR settings using multiple co-induction drugs that will contribute to airway relaxation For rapid neuromuscular block in prehospital & ED patients our local services use 2mg/kg

Via American College of Sports Medicine And Dr. Lenny Kaminski (BSUHealth) "This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) policy statement ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.11…..." "It is now clearly understood that CRF is one of the most important markers of health..."

In fact, CRF outperforms many isolated blood biomarkers as risk indicators for numerous chronic diseases, most notably CVD. "CRF is a potentially stronger predictor of mortality than established risk factors such as smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol, and T2D

I am returning to clinical medicine ☺️ (While everyone else seems to be leaving…) I’m so grateful and excited! But I’m also apprehensive 😟 Imposter syndrome. If anyone has returned and has any advice, I’m all ears 👂 Never give up on your dreams 🏆

🚨Excited to see our latest online ahead of print in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 😀 Female Athlete Research Camp: A unique model for conducting research in high performance female athletes A collaboration between MacKillopInstitute Australian Institute of Sport Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance & NRL journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/abst…

Two weeks of being back in ED and loving it 😍 So grateful to work in such a great department and hospital ❤️ While so many have become disenchanted with medicine, taking time out to do my PhD turned out to be a blessing in so many ways.

Our data on hormonal contraceptive use and skeletal structural and metabolic responses to military training now published in Bone Julie Greeves OBE - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Lessons - 1. Pain referral patterns ie history / subjective (see my cheat table) - are super important - in power athlete women lower abdominal / pelvic pain strongly suggestive of pubic related driven groin pain, either joint or derived from pre-pubic tissues (in men add in

Day off from the hospital well spent at the Women in Sport Congress 😍 There’s never been a better time for women’s sport - and it’s only going to get better 💪🏼 #WISC24

Standing next to my PhD supervisors at #WISC24. Two people that have impacted my life significantly. Such a great day being around so many women in sport 🥰 Women In Sport Congress 2025

Two days spent here getting certified to provide Immediate Care in Rugby ✅ Fantastic course, brilliant faculty/educators 🤩 A lot more prepared to provide pitch side care now but also applies to trauma in general

SA Rugby is calling on all former national and provincial women players to make contact in a major drive to identify and create more female rugby coaches in the county - more here: tinyurl.com/377kzbaw 📝

Possibly the best summary of snake bites I’ve read 👌🏼

Well after 3 years, 700+ hours in the lab, 220 ovulation kits, 158 blood samples and the cooperation of 5 test centers across Norway... I'm very excited to share that the first publication of my PhD is now available in pre-print Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/abst…

Want to train in emergency medicine in my ED on the Northern Beaches of Sydney? Here are job ads for junior & senior trainees jobs.health.nsw.gov.au/jobs/trainee-s… jobs.health.nsw.gov.au/jobs/advanced-… Closing date 14 April for August posts Any questions contact [email protected] (NOT me!)

So he technically failed a HIA but passed his SCAT 6. He will now follow NRL concussion protocols and be looked after tonight and reviewed in 48 hours. Will miss minimum 11 days. Hope that clears up any confusion that he ‘passed’ a HIA.

One of the greatest renditions of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika ever! 🇿🇦 #RSAvIRE