Fergus Stafford

Cardio genomics research | Centre for Population Genomics at @GarvanInstitute | Medical student @UNSW | he/him

[Lucas Mitchell @LucasAMitchell]

Had a fantastic time at #icg2023 🧬🌏 and it was my first time presenting at a conference!! 📣 Great to meet many people and see all the excellent work happening in genetics! 🙌🏻 @Genetics2023

[Tracey Holmes @TraceyLeeHolmes]

"For years I've been a media target for racism and paid a heavy price. For now, I want no part of it – I'm walking away" https://t.co/UVQDMKnBO5 via @ABCaustralia

[A/Prof Jodie Ingles @jodieingles27]

TWO YRS ago this wk, I made one of those huge life changing, leap of faith career decisions. I moved my team of 10, research &grants to @GarvanInstitute and it’s been so BRILLIANT. So thankful for @dgmacarthur who is convinced I can do anything 👊 and for all of my new friends ❤️

[Patrick McGorry @PatMcGorry]

1/ From the Mental Health of the World Report 2021: "Perhaps a system that relentlessly sorts us into
performers and non-performers in the singular service of economic growth is not the path to human
wellbeing" @JEChalmers @timpallas

[Paul Wappett @PaulWappett]

It’s vindicating to see that an independent review found no evidence of systemic Medicare fraud by doctors. GPs just want to deliver great healthcare to a community in which chronic conditions are on the rise. …/1 https://t.co/o2VjWbjJMf

[A/Prof Jodie Ingles @jodieingles27]

The next phase of @ClinGenResource cardiac gene curation has been underway, with the Hereditary Cardiovascular Disorders Gene Curation Expert Panel tasked with some cardiac re-curations, as well as taking on new curations! /1 https://t.co/JjGb0zz3bh

[A/Prof Jodie Ingles @jodieingles27]

Starting the year with a BANG 💥 Our second paper is now online! Huge congrats to co-first authors @FergusS13 @neeshakrishnan for this work out in @GenomeMedicine where we show the value of cardiac genetic testing BEYOND family screening https://t.co/Hon9IUbRp9 /1

[A/Prof Jodie Ingles @jodieingles27]

Completely overwhelmed by the love in this big #hgsa2022 genomics room. In 2002, I attended my first HGSA as a wide eyed GC student. Couldn’t have imagined being the first GC to present the Sutherland lecture 20 yrs on. So grateful to everyone, especially my amazing team 🤩🥹🫶🏻

[Dr Neela Janakiramanan @NeelaJan]

I’ve been thinking about the ‘doctors defraud Medicare’ piece for hours.

It’s my considered view that it’s a shitty piece of investigation.

Not because doctors don’t defraud Medicare - a minority do; this is abhorrent.

But because most of what’s in the piece isn’t fraud.👇🏽

[AMA Vice President @ama_vice]

A phone consult today lasted 45min. The rebate-$39.75 ($25.80 after paying the practice).I can’t hang up after 20min on someone in crisis. I can’t charge someone living on a pension under the poverty line. (1/2)

[Dr. Carmen Brown FACOG FRANZCOG @AutismDrMom]

Is it me or am I being too sensitive? This was a question on a reference I was asked to do by a public hospital on a colleague
My answer below

[Sophie Keen @soph_keen]

Have just learnt that my grandmother’s nursing home waited 8 hours between recognising stroke symptoms and calling an ambulance. They left her for a whole day unable to speak or move. I am so angry. In what world is this acceptable aged care? #MedTwitter #agedcare @Mark_Butler_MP

[A/Prof Jodie Ingles @jodieingles27]

In our NEW PREPRINT, we show the value of cardiac genetic testing BEYOND family screening in our 18 years of specialised clinic experience. Awesome work by @FergusS13 @neeshakrishnan #cardiogen #CardioTwitter #GeneChat
https://t.co/ZIg4GFfs0N /1

[A/Prof Jodie Ingles @jodieingles27]

The BEST team in the world ❤️ Spending the last few days together presenting our work, learning, connecting and even dancing! Super proud PI #ICCG2022 #cardiogen

[Dr Ari Horton @heartfulpaeds]

Thanks @jodieingles27 @alexbutters25 Research needs to benefit everyone - we must achieve true inclusion and diversity in #CardioGen research! Great work!!! #ICCG2022

[Sophie Keen @soph_keen]

AusGov: spends 4 years developing an evidence-based 100 page national medical workforce strategy with extensive consultation and community input
Also AusGov: completely ignores entire strategy and assigns workforce budgeting by throwing darts in the dark #auspol #Budget2022

[Rhea Liang @LiangRhea]

- med students being told their role is to carry the hand sanitizer
- a dr reporting sexual harassment nicknamed 'The Reporter' by teammates
- being advised not to report unacceptable behaviour because nothing would be done
😱 @soph_keen💔
#GatheringOfKindness
#OperateWithRespect

[Daniel MacArthur @dgmacarthur]

After nearly a decade (!) of iterative development on the seqr platform for management and analysis of rare disease genomic data, we have a preprint up describing this critical piece of our rare disease infrastructure: https://t.co/bHDV0N6s59

[A/Prof Jodie Ingles @jodieingles27]

Gender equity in medicine and academia 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

[Dr Laura Yeates @LauraYeates1]

Our qualitative study on decision making and experiences of PGD in inherited heart diseases is out in @ejhg_journal you can view it here https://t.co/JBBji8eDPl
@stacymcarter @Charlotteeburns @CSHeartResearch @jodieingles27 @CentenaryInst @Sydney_Uni #gcchat