Rachel Wiseman

Palliative care and respiratory physician with a love of mountain biking and tea drinking

[Rachel Wiseman @RlwisemanRachel]

@jowoodSW @drleeroyw We have a ‘swear box’ in the office for anyone that avoids the ‘d’ word. Most new registrars learn quickly!

[Jo Wood @jowoodSW]

I use the words “death, dying, sick enough to die” as a pall care SW. However, I’ve frequently observed colleagues using the phrase “passed away” in the medical record...and yes, I’ve seen this in the palliative care space as well! We’ve still got a long way to go!

[Mohamed Hassan @mohamedwashere]

New Zealand feels like this strange reality TV show that the whole world's watching as a form of escapism

[Taryn Schuelke, MS, CT, CCLS @TXgriefgirl]

📦 Today a box arrived on my doorstep. It was my “author box” of A Kids Book About Death. I felt equal parts relieved and nauseous.

🧵 1/x

[Rachel Wiseman @RlwisemanRachel]

Yay! Nurse Practitioners are indeed awesome 😀

[#ACNPnational @acnp_national]

Some say we may be blowing our own trumpet, but this is just in case anyone has not told you lately... #NursePractitioners are great! Enjoy your Sunday.
https://t.co/TTimNnSluO
#np #nursepractitioner #npmuchmore #healthcare #connect

[Miriam Johnson @MJJohnson_HYMS]

This is a useful and balanced commentary interpreting the evidence for use of low dose morphine for breathlessness

[Ryan Radecki, MD MS @emlitofnote]

New Zealand:
"We have one new case of COVID-19. Based on genetic sequencing, its novel lineage suggests its original source is a country without the resources to routinely test and sequence its infections. We have identified 29 close contacts ...."

USA:

[Dr Linda Dykes has moved to Bluesky @DrLindaDykes]

I think this ⬇️ is my first half-a-million-impressions tweet... thank you to everyone who’s shared it, and I hope people have found it helpful! However, given that every single person on Twitter will die at some point, can we send it round the globe again and pick up a few more?

[Rachel Wiseman @RlwisemanRachel]

@laurajoycenz @KateGrundyNZ Sounds like a randomised trial. In situ vs sim centre Comms skills training @KateGrundyNZ

[Rachel Wiseman @RlwisemanRachel]

What do you think @KateGrundyNZ @laurajoycenz ?

[Dr Sarah Edwards @drsarahedwards]

This was joint work with lots of people here is the winning poster

Well done team! @skrauze

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The best conversation partners are unafraid of awkward silence.

Rapid responses might build rapport, but they run the risk of staying superficial.

I'm happy to trade comfort for depth. Pausing to reflect—even for a few seconds—makes space for more thoughtful discussions.

[andrearg @Andrearzg]

“Death isn’t a medical failure, it’s a biological certainty. But poorly managed death IS a medical failure.” —Dr. Kathryn Mannix

[Rachel Wiseman @RlwisemanRachel]

@from_bedside 90 year olds, almost universally cute. And @AileenCollier15 for inspiring me to get more vocal on Twitter!

[Dying2Learn @dying2learn]

A heart-warming piece from one of our participants this year 👇👇👇 thanks @CarersCircle 💕

[Dr Ben Bowers @Ben_Bowers__]

Robust nurse and GPs relationships + good communication essential in providing safe and quality EOL care. 'Just in Case Drugs' care @BJGPjournal

@SamSherrington @RCNPainPall @AileenCollier15 @clairehenry_ @gemmamitchell92 @prideinnursing

https://t.co/Lo6AGBCmh4

[Charlie Jones @charlie_psych]

Conversations I have with people in our hospital wards seem to have two key themes:

Reconnecting people with who they are as people; not just ‘patients’.

Supporting people to make sense of what’s going on.

It feels like having familiar conversations, in an unfamiliar world.

[Leeroy William @drleeroyw]

https://t.co/3AhfTYjXFp

[Dying2Learn @dying2learn]

We all need to be able to talk about #PalliativeCare, dying & death.

[Rachel Wiseman @RlwisemanRachel]

Euthanasia referendum: Let's change the way we think about death, before we change the law https://t.co/7JPmrHk18a

[Rachel Wiseman @RlwisemanRachel]

Assisted suicide and non-assisted suicide ‘Any theoretical bright line between the two disappears at the coal-face.’