This is a global issue, and an agenda being pushed by politicians worldwide….without adequate resource it risks harm to patients and to healthcare professionals

Beautiful morning for the start of the 2023 ANZSGM retreat in Hawkes Bay! We look forward to welcoming all our delegates! (And it’s going to hit 28 degrees today ☀️) Adam Gordon MBE Robert O'Sullivan ANZSGM

Great to see a really engaged and enthusiastic audience for day 1 of #anzsgm retreat ANZSGM And the hot pools are ready next door for some post learning relaxation…

Gasps in the NZ audience as Adam Gordon MBE describes the 30,000 excess deaths in care homes in the first 6 months of covid. It was a different beast in the UK #anzsgm

Dr Adele Pope’s excellent talk on TAVI - Importance of collaborative working - Need to advocate for early intervention in patients to get the best outcomes - Not all older patients get typical “syncope/ angina/ sob”….fatigue may well improve substantially post TAVI #anzsgm

CASCADE study - showing that #delirium is associated with future cog decline. Importantly, people with baseline higher cog who developed delirium had steeper cog decline from baseline, & higher neuro filament light at follow up. #declared2023

Delirium occurs due to inability to make sense of the environment around us. Disrupted functionaloty when connectivity is lost #Declared2023

Huge thanks to County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Dad referred for cataracts in July, had operation yesterday - only a 4 month wait. And he says excellent care. From a grateful daughter on the other side of the world 👍🏼

Merry Christmas from Mahia Peninsula 🌲 So nice to see this part of the country after all it has suffered this year with cyclones and storms. Beautiful remote paradise.

As a Geriatrician who works primarily in ED and sees how hard my ED colleagues work, I wholeheartedly agree

Come and work in sunny Queensland........... Applications are open! Resident Medical Officer (RMO) and Registrar campaign | Careers (health.qld.gov.au)

Rishi Sunak - The Movie🇺🇸

Lady in blue, "I've been in the NHS for 37 years.. You've had 14 years to sort out social care.. It's been decimated" "There are patients in our hospital in beds while there are ten beds outside.. They are patients in corridors.. There are patients dying in corridors" "If you

Well, I’ve read the Conservatives manifesto on health so you don’t have to. Aside from the expected unfunded nonsense on those 40 fictitious new hospitals, cutting managers & using AI to ‘free up’ doctors & nurses etc, here’s a stand out out example of its vacuousness. 🧵

We’ve received a lot of messages in the last 24hrs, sorry I couldn’t reply to everyone but I’m sure you understand why. Thank you for your kindness and support, it means a lot. Teddy my 7 yr old daughter was at the horrific incident in Southport yesterday. She went in with

Arrived in Newcastle (NSW!) for the Hunter Geriatric conference. Excited for a fantastic programme Padma and looking forward to speaking in the perioperative medicine day tomorrow. Such a beautiful evening here.

@victoriamgibson #HunterGeriatrics2024 City of Newcastle explains how to better represent frailty when assessing surgical risk through the #CARESClinic Comprehensive Assessment REview & Shared-decision making experiences #HawkesBay Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission #Tewairuhi #TeaoMaori #kaumatua

Huge thanks to Padma and the organising committee for an excellent, clinically relevant, and superbly organised conference #HunterGeriatrics2024 A wonderful venue to speak at and an inspiring faculty to learn from. Until next time Newcastle!

Dr Ranjana Srivastava Ranjana Srivastava emphasising the importance of doctors using their expertise to help patients choose wisely. Don't just hand them a menu of options without guidance. Add to this compassion and empathy. Great advice! #PERISIG24 ANZCA The Australian Society of Anaesthetists Guardian Australia

Professor David Watters: using the term Preparation List instead of Waitlist once a patient decides to have surgery encourages use of the time to optimise and prehab to get the best possible outcomes #proactivenotreactive #periSIG24 ANZCA ANZSGM