Peter G Pockney

Colorectal Surgeon and Academic, University of Newcastle, Australia

[Belinda Solomon #🟦❌️ @BelindaSolomon]

Emeritus Professor Wendy Atkin. This amazing lady died yesterday. You probably won't have heard of her and never will but her work as head of the team responsible for bowel cancer screening is likely to have saved thousands of lives. RIP Wendy.

I was proud to call her my aunt.

[Peter G Pockney @JMPSurg]

@CMOliver_ @lotusgav @BJAJournals @BJA_Research @GeriSoc @NELANews @ELCSavingLives Hi Matt,
We have v few dedicated acute CoElderly teams, or eg ortho geri, or emlap geri etc. Acute CoE seems (from a non-physician view, may be entirely wrong) to get covered by “Gen Med”. Interesting idea, funding for acute CoE to support v vulnerable pts post op

[Matt Dun, PhD @MattDun17]

Super proud, my B.Biomed Hons student awarded Faculty of Health & Medicine Medal and Dunkley Research Medal.
#DunLab strikes again.
Project investigating leukaemic transformation in children w Shwachman–Diamond syndrome @UON_research @HMRIAustralia @cancerNSW @MedResearchNSW

[Mahsa Sarrami @MahsaSarrami]

Grateful of the privilege to work with an amazing team that creates opportunities and advocates for surgically inclined medical students across Australasia.

[Joe Williams - TEW @joewilliams_tew]

Adam Goodes was called a bully by 3/4 of white Australia for singling out a young girl who called him an ape - @PaulineHansonOz says a 9 yr old needs a ‘kick up the backside’ for not standing for an outve date racist poem and.......

Crickets 🦗 🦗🦗

#ISitWithHarper

[Lesley Barron MD, MPhil, FRACS @drlesleybarron]

Based on stuff that has happened in the last couple of weeks, it occurs to me we need fewer women specific events in medicine to review gender bias research as most 🚺 are well aware of the issue. Need more coed/male only events to explain #GenderPayGap &why it’s important.

[Dr. Laura Duggan @drlauraduggan]

I’m frequently called ‘airway expert’
Never embraced it
Not b/c I suffer imposter syndrome
I don’t
B/c those I’ve seen embrace ‘expert’ stop moving forward & defend their set believes much to the eventual discomfort of those around them
Misquoting Hamilton:
Stay hungry & scrappy

[Totally Brain Dad @Totallybraindad]

@MattDun17 @PNOCFoundation Matt, I’m running a marathon for children with brain tumors on Oct 7th in the US. I carry a list of kids with me during the run. May I carry Josephine with me also? I send good wishes for your race, I send bigger wishes for your research. & I send everything for your daughter.

[The Dad @thedad]

An 88-year-old dad is reunited with his 53-year-old down syndrome son after spending a week apart for the first time ever.

[Ricky Gervais @rickygervais]

How the fuck is this entertainment? Or art? Or Culture? If you choose to fight a bull, I hope it kills you.

[Kon Karapanagiotidis @Kon__K]

You know what’s the real crisis in #auspol today?

A woman will be beaten by a male partner every 2 mins

A family will sleep rough tonight

A farmer will lose his home to drought

A single parent will not be able to afford to put the heater on

A child on #Nauru will self - harm

[Bill Egerton @Edgonewc]

Respek!

[Peter G Pockney @JMPSurg]

@donttrythis He is running against Cruz, Republican current sitting Senator for Texas. Difference in class, decency and values could hardly be greater.

[Vahagn C. Nikolian, MD @VNikolian]

Thyroid nodules can get confusing. We try to simplify it in the final podcast of our @BehindTheKnife miniseries dedicated to students & junior residents. It was an absolute honor to contribute to BTK. Thank you, BTK crew & the listeners! #DominateTheDay https://t.co/UEG2GlW0dx

[Disgruntled Doctor @disgruntled_med]

Can't stand it when the consultant is like "sorry, I don't take students". Seriously mate, how do you think you learned all the stuff you know? I somehow doubt your first words were 'scaphoid non-union'.