Currently in Philadelphia at the AHAs Resus science symposium.. my second time (Chicago last year). Amazing to hear from the giants of resus science giving the most up to date advances. Worth the long trip from Oz

Also... how nice is Philly??? Great town, nice food

Amazing glimpses into the future of medicine with talks on Stem cells from Martin Schreiber and AI from Paul Parizel #WAtrauma19

I dunno if this opportunity still exists, but there were 2 infilled spots on Rich Levitans airway course in Sydney 21/22 Jan, available. Best 2 day course in the world... not kidding

Uugggh.. 0330 wake up for a 0530 flight.... bumped at the gate (along with many others) cos they changed plane at last minute. Kill meee... now 0930 flight. Some VERY unhappy qantas customers in queue!

Just finished Levitans Sydney course. As always, amazing. This cadaveric airway course has no equal. Lovely to do it with good friends from Perth, and always grateful to be taught by Rich... extraordinary teacher, hilarious and inspiring

Staff development day...’what will you do in a resus if your colleague bursts into tears’. Registrar: ‘replace them. Trainer: ‘why?’ Registrar:’because they can’t see anymore?’

From a well respected friend and intensivist/A&E consultant who is currently in northern Italy: 1/ ‘I feel the pressure to give you a quick personal update about what is happening in Italy, and also give some quick direct advice about what you should do.

The message that PPE works is so loud that it’s deafening.... it’s the cases we DONT think are Covid positive that will get us. Time for EVERY medical consultation to be conducted with a mask on the patient, and a mask on me???

I am lucky to live in Perth.... one of the last places on earth to get completely hammered by Covid... and despite overwhelming evidence from the rest of the world about the need to change our behavior, some people are living life unchanged. Stay At Home

Another weekend with staff being assaulted by those we care for... in this case a wonderful trainee. Very confronting, and sad, and NEVER to be considered ‘just part of the job’

Just starting my professorial partnership with the amazing Michelle Johnston at SJOG Murdoch .... Tuesday morning is about an interactive ‘chat’ with trainees ... good for them, great for me!

...and she just coined a new phrase... ‘pneumodrome’, for the different clinical pneumonia syndromes

Tox tut to trainees by Michelle Johnston...’as far as I’m concerned, the only useful thing about toxicology is knowing who you need to wee on at the beach’

...again,@Eleythius gold... ‘Irukanki bites.... they’re like the Meth of the sea ‘

ABG day with Michelle Johnston ‘...it’s as complex as a pregnant Sherpa with a PE’

Was a demonstrator on a cadaveric procedures course in CTEC Wednesday ... amazing opportunity for the participants.. every conceivable procedure in 10 hours. Exhausting. Superb... up there with Rich Levitans stuff

Sad day on the weekend…Ron Hirsch, one of the giants of EM in WA at the start of the profession, died in hospital. Irreverent, pugnacious, hilarious… but way ahead of his time. Half our staff were women when most depts had none. Vale Ron

So pleased for my mate #DonLiew that the Dees are in the grand final… and so sad he can’t come to see the game…what a weird crazy couple of years

Last clinical shift of my career at RPH Emerg on Xmas day… lots of trauma, lots of Meth, and physically wrestled an aggressive man in his underpants out to the pavement… a nice touch to finish!