The Oid

Bio: degradable. Junior neonatologist. Evangelist for nasal High Flow Therapy. England cricket & rugby fan 🏏🏉😎

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

@DrHWazir Dr Wazir, You remain a junior doctor until you grow up as a public servant and face the responsibility of looking after the tax payers who fund your adequate salary and generous pension.

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

@MikketC @TheBMA What a riculous question from the grumpy cardiologist. The Consultant Neonatologists will all be working, but they need a Junior Doctor to fill in the EPR and make them coffee.

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

Congratulations to Norwich @drpaulclarke and team. I recall your presentation at #REASON about a decade ago. What happened to the Birthday Cuddle? If there has been a PC shift don’t attempt to explain to me. Wake me up again when DRC reaches the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

[Paul Clarke @drpaulclarke]

@Emmaallen1980 @_9vite_ @PaulCawleyUK @LeosNeonatal

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

@drbretty @thewomens Well done. @drbretty. The loud sigh of relief @thewomens is audible in Oxford. Joking mate. Pastures and projects new. Keep up the great work. Kevin Ives

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

Two very talented Professors of Neonatology and an old man who appears to be dancing with himself. Another fabulous Reason Conference. Many thanks to @Med_EventsCFS @NeonatalEthics @MckeonCarter and the the ever popular guest of honour- Professor Ian Laing.

[Roisin @MckeonCarter]

A first for me in my 25+ years attending ReASoN neonatal conference- traditional music played by 2 neonatal professors @NeonatalEthics & Prof Ian Lang @Med_EventsCFS @NNAUK1

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

Honoured to be presented with a Neonatal Nurses Association Badge at #REASON2024 Roisin, your input in the past and now Diane’s as committee members have been key to the success of this unique event as it enters its 31st year. Many many thanks. @Dianemk8 @MckeonCarter @NNAUK1

[Roisin @MckeonCarter]

#REASON2024 Dr Kevin Ives sporting his @NNAUK1 badge 🥳 @Dianemk08

[Rosie Holt @RosieisaHolt]

Very emotional to do my last ever interview before this momentous election with @JonathanPieNews
#VoteTory

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

#neotwitter friends and @drbretty @ccroehr @neonataldoc @calumtheroberts @FionaT453 struggling to decide how to answer this poll as I approach my 70th birthday next week whilst on service. Any suggestions?

[Dr. K. S. Gautham @Dr_KSGautham]

Question for #medtwitter and #neotwitter. Please add comments as well. As physicians grow older, to ensure high-quality and safe patient care, after a certain age, they should be subjected to:

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

‘Nobody does it better, Makes me feel sad for the rest, Nobody does it half as good as Oxford, Our Experience is the best.’ Been doing this for years. Keep up guys! @drbretty @calumtheroberts @neonataldoc @ccroehr @amitguptabliss

[Nathan Sundgren, PhD, MD @natetexsun]

OK #NeoTwitter, Who did it better? The SHINE trial by @drbretty et al or this @NEJM paper in adults? Non-invasive ventilation before intubation. Less hypoxemia and less cardiac arrest. @EBNEO https://t.co/nRXqnj2T9B

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

And the neoGASTRIC Premiership as of today: Monash drop to 3rd and Oxford battling with Melbourne Royal Women’s in mid-table. @drbretty @calumtheroberts

[neoGASTRIC Trial @neogastric]

👏👏A huge thank you to all our sites for helping us reach the 1⃣5⃣0⃣0⃣ milestone! Also, congratulations to @EvelinaLondon on recruiting our 1500 baby 💜💜@NPEU_Oxford @NPEU_CTU @DrCGale

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

I would ask why they had been intubated and not received LISA or MIST in the DR whilst on nHFT, transferred to the NNU on nHFT and thereafter maintained on nHFT. Or am I too New Age?

[Brett J. Manley 🤷🏼‍♂️ @drbretty]

#neotwitter poll:

I would normally extubate a stable 28w 1.2kg infant who was intubated in the DR, received surfactant and is now breathing well, with a good gas and in air at 4 hours of age to:

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

We all know you Rowena, but who is Charles? Hi Rowena! x

[Rowena Ferguson @rowenaferg]

@drbretty @ccroehr Hi Charles!

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

@drbretty @ccroehr I asked for that! Have great fun at PAS.

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

Call me old fashioned, but I consider it cautionary to define which precise orifice you are applying the therapy to. @drbretty @ccroehr

[Peter Reynolds @neonataldoc]

@TheAnondroid3 For once, I'm with my Aussie mates. Not HHHFNC, not HFNC, not nHFT, just HF = High Flow!

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

Quite right Peter. I was corrected on the spelling of fetusby Prof Andrew Wilkinson the first day I stepped into the Oxford (English) Neonatal Unit. But it is time you learned the correct abbreviation nHFT rather than the shortened slang on the streets of Chertsey and Melbourne.

[Peter Reynolds @neonataldoc]

@drbretty @afif_elKhuffash Final word, BMJ Feb 1967
Fetus is "less ugly in print," the version "Cicero would have used" and was already correctly used by half the global English-speaking population.
Done, 57 years ago. @StNicu @TheAnondroid3

https://t.co/bEwzQRvgHD

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

To be highly recommended (getting fit for the future)….Great posts Peter. I’ll spread the word amongst the youngsters.

[Peter Reynolds @neonataldoc]

We have 3 full-time Consultant Neonatology posts on offer, expanding our workforce and getting fit for the future. Please see link for eligibility and contact details. Feel free to share, thank you. @StNicu
https://t.co/G24cr99Wbr

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

@drbretty Works within 12-24 hours without changing anything else. If feeding, feeds continued. One week IV probably over the top but part of the mysticism. French very keen on it. Big trial v caffeine in progress? You are very New Age Brett.

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

Used in Oxford on up to 10 babies a year with apnoea resistant to caffeine of up to 20mg/Kg/day. Having ruled out other causes of apnoea, it almost invariably works. IV for 1 week. Can switch to oral at 30% higher dose. Keep up @drbretty

[Brett J. Manley 🤷🏼‍♂️ @drbretty]

@nambaf1107 How high do you go with caffeine maintenance dose before doxapram?

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

Lunch! You should be so lucky. When I were lad on’t surgical firm, I’d go days without a meal. Good to hear you are having fun @livray_ but don’t be tempted away from your career path towards a Chair in Neonatology.

[Olivia Ray @livray_]

Is it just me or is this rubbish.
This cost me £9 for lunch because the canteen shut at 2pm. I know it’s a Saturday, but on-call in general surgery sometimes you can’t go earlier than that!

[The Oid @TheAnondroid3]

The weekend workers and Barista Bretty? @drbretty @thewomens

[Brett J. Manley 🤷🏼‍♂️ @drbretty]

Weekend workers @thewomens 💪
#neotwitter