With breast cancer claiming the lives of more than 3,000 Australians each year - specialists and patients are urging Queenslanders not to put off their free mammogram screening.
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Great to be back to “in-person” events! The RACS Annual Scientific Congress 2022 begins!
I’m honoured to be both an invited speaker and a session chair at this year’s congress. #racs22
If you’re not afraid to take a flight, ride a bike/scooter, or have a flu jab-you shouldn’t be worried about Covid Vax (Astra or otherwise) - no zero risk in life - just go and get what’s available for you ASAP #AMA#COVID19Aus
#FlashbackFriday...the Mater Archives show Mater doctors and nurses amidst the Spanish flu epidemic – the influenza outbreak that began overseas in 1918 and struck Queensland in early 1919, and saw St Lawrence’s school transformed into St Lawrence’s Isolation Hospital.
Crazysocks4docs Day raises awareness of the mental health of doctors and health practitioners, in effort to reduce the stigma for those experiencing mental illness #CrazySocks4Docs
Weekend ‘home school’ in action! The girls keeping dad company while he works on his Masters degree in Advanced Breast Surgery. Being a surgeon involves lifelong learning and continual upskilling. Scientific… https://t.co/47O1NfKzLt
In response to the rapidly changing coronavirus environment BCNA has released a new special edition podcast discussing the impact of COVID-19 on those with breast cancer. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or follow this link https://t.co/RD2cDTNSh7 #BCNAPinkLady#COVID_19
@jocelippey@DrMelMoore We are trialling 2 of our MDMs via "Zoom" tomorrow. First time for all involved - and should be interesting. We came up with a set of guidelines around speaker etiquette, muting of microphones, getting attention, and wearing pants 🤔😏
Mater and @qut_ihbi have established a breast cancer biobank to improve the outcomes of breast cancer patients. Donated breast tissue from Mater patients is transported to researchers within the hour to work on the next generation of treatments. https://t.co/Jpxk91WUx1 #Mater
Our Breast Cancer Trials researchers are committed to finding new and better treatments for women and men with breast cancer. We currently have three clinical trials open to male patients: CHARIOT, DIAmOND and PATINA.
Learn more here: https://t.co/YLVyWRRf6x
In January: A substantial number of patients (19.2%) with tumor size >1 cm and high-risk features undergo thyroid lobectomy for PTC.
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@TulchinskyMark @snrazdan @GlandSurgery@NorthShoreWeb#VisualAbstract#ThyroidCancer
Expert panel discussions with "real-life" cases are the best way to learn and improve our clinical practices - at The 8th Multidisciplinary Update on #Thyroid and #Parathyroid Surgery #thyroidcancer