Aaron Heffernan

Junior doctor, PhD candidate, pharmacist - interested in all things sepsis

[Aaron Heffernan @Critcare_bear]

Urine E.coli isolate. Sens to cefalexin, ceftriaxone, meropenem. Resistant piptaz, gent, amox/clav. What is the mechanism of resistance??

[CRE RESPOND @CRE_RESPOND]

CRE RESPOND AMO Seminar Obese Patients - our first speaker, Jack Cross, is currently speaking on "Antibacterial dosing in obesity - clinical cases". #UQCCR @jasonroberts_pk @GileadSciences @pfizer @UQPharmacy @ABsteward @UQMedicine

[CRE RESPOND @CRE_RESPOND]

Join us tomorrow at AMO Obese Patients seminar to hear about optimising antibacterial & antifungal dosing with Chair, Dr Hafiz Abdul-Aziz & speakers Jack Cross & Haifa Lyster. Register: https://t.co/eTO88sNnN8
#UQCCR @jasonroberts_pk @HaifaLyster @CHUNimes @pfizer @GileadSciences

[Aaron Heffernan @Critcare_bear]

@TPP_MD The wool series is a must read for any fan of the dystopia genre.

[Aaron Heffernan @Critcare_bear]

@jimdpm @TPP_MD Great book

[Aaron Heffernan @Critcare_bear]

@HaifaLyster @cathymac40 @DrAnnaReed @jasonroberts_pk @paulrutter10 Congratulations!!

[Aaron Heffernan @Critcare_bear]

@YukiKotani5 @ABsteward @Inox94 Good point. Thank you for highlighting that to me.

[Josh Farkas MD 💊 @PulmCrit]

Nurses save lives.

I see this all the time in the ICU.

It's a curious thing - both obvious, yet also frequently overlooked.

🙏Thank you for everything that you do.

#NursesWeek

[Aaron Heffernan @Critcare_bear]

Such a good book. Many lessons that can be applied in the context of clinical decision making for medicine and patient care.

[Annie Duke @AnnieDuke]

Thinking in Bets: Zoom AMA February 20th https://t.co/nP6fEFOtHI

[Aaron Heffernan @Critcare_bear]

Additionally, domain experts are paradoxically more susceptible to the confirmation bias as they can better contort reality to conform to their prior beliefs.

An important reminder to appreciate outliers and 'skepticism' - it may just keep you grounded in reality.

[Aaron Heffernan @Critcare_bear]

We change our perspective or analysis to suit the outcome or hypothesised outcome. Quite an important consideration when we think about how most research analysis is performed and how morbidity/mortality meetings are conducted.

[Aaron Heffernan @Critcare_bear]

@DoverMarian @RACGPPresident @PharmGuildAus @Dom_Perrottet And why do GPs want to dispense? This one I have no idea a out because dispensing is time consuming and challenging. I can understand in remote areas where there is no pharmacy, but otherwise this seems to detract from medical care rather than enhance due to the added pressures.

[Aaron Heffernan @Critcare_bear]

@DoverMarian @RACGPPresident @PharmGuildAus @Dom_Perrottet The question we should be asking is why pharmacists think they should prescribe? I suspect it has more to do with the difficulties in accessing a GP in a timely manner, which is frustrating for patient and pharmacist alike.

[SCCM Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Section @SCCM_CPP]

#CCPLU Highlights
Continuous enteral nutrition leading to less continuous BMs? This @Crit_Care trial found ↑ risk of constipation with continuous EN compared to intermittent feeds, & no other significant differences in ADE’s #PharmICU @Critcare_bear https://t.co/YYWWi94A5s

[Aaron Heffernan @Critcare_bear]

It is a journey that only ends when you stop. One must enjoy the journey and not just the end product (consultancy) - the end product is more training.

[The Emergency Mind Project @TheEmergMind]

Let go of the idea that your training will ever be complete.

Let go of the idea that you will ever be “finished.”

Just keep training.

[The Emergency Mind Project @TheEmergMind]

Let go of the idea that your training will ever be complete.

Let go of the idea that you will ever be “finished.”

Just keep training.

[Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) President @RACGPPresident]

Just like the Queensland trial, this is a recipe for disaster. I urge the NSW Government in the strongest possible terms not to expand the scope of pharmacists to allow them to prescribe antibiotics. Patient safety and wellbeing is at stake. #PatientCare https://t.co/H692zeP4Bk

[Aaron Heffernan @Critcare_bear]

@HannahKWebster1 @DavidKuICUMelb So true. Any AWS issues there?