Deepan Sivakumar

Respiratory and pleural physician. classic car and food enthusiast

[Deepan Sivakumar @d33pan]

Please check out and point patients/carers to this resource - https://t.co/Fwk11IsTMz. The fruit of a national collaboration between patients/carers and HCPs. A huge step forward in facilitating shared decision making in managing malignant pleural effusion.

[Deepan Sivakumar @d33pan]

📢Hot off the press! Our paper in @BMJOpen_Resp explores the psychosocial impact of Indwelling Pleural Catheters in patients with malignant pleural effusions.

Access the full paper here: https://t.co/mvxipNruJ9

#PleuralDisease #IPC #PatientExperience

[Y C Gary Lee @YCGaryLee]

THE AUSTRALASIAN PLEURAL SEMINARS (TAPS) topics for 2024. Join us Mar 6: 6pm (NZ) 4pm (NSW) 1pm (HKG/SG/MAS). @d33pan will discuss OPTIMUM trial result: indwelling pleural catheter on QoL

https://t.co/bAwyg6532a

Meeting ID: 878 7394 5415
Code: 720098

@PleuralPOCUS @pocus_today

[Y C Gary Lee @YCGaryLee]

@ERSpublications Alternate way to put it: IPC improves QoL as much as conventional chest drain/pleurodesis; as also shown in TIME-2 & AMPLE-1 with different instruments of assessment. Key message: choose IPC vs chest drain on other considerations eg procedure avoidance etc. @d33pan @Charlies_Resp

[ERS publications @ERSpublications]

European Respiratory Journal: IPCs are not superior to chest drain and pleurodesis at improving quality of life in patients with malignant pleural effusion https://t.co/X1alYpU9PP

[José Manuel Porcel Pérez @JoseMPorcel]

Indwelling pleural catheters or chest drains for managing malignant pleural effusions: a distinction without a difference? https://t.co/XSjXI7UGcv

[Y C Gary Lee @YCGaryLee]

Thank you to all who joined today's TAPS: Excited by the overwhelming response! Next Seminar on March 6th @4pm AEST @6pm NZ by Dr Deepan Sivakumar on 'Indwelling #Pleural Catheter: Improving care' (+ OPTIMUM trial results). Mark it in diary! @PleuralPOCUS #MedEd #MedTwitter

[Y C Gary Lee @YCGaryLee]

The AUSTRALASIAN PLEURAL SEMINAR (TAPS) SERIES starts 31 January 2024 @ 18:00 NZ; 16:00 AEDT; 13:00 (WA). #pleura #MedEd
Dr Dhaval Thakkar: Secondary Pneumothorax

[Deepan Sivakumar @d33pan]

@YCGaryLee @irishthoracicS @db_fitzgerald @NCARD_research @UWAresearch @Charlies_Resp @uwanews @GrantWaterer @tsanz_thoracic @UKPleura @EuroRespSoc Congrats!

[Y C Gary Lee @YCGaryLee]

@HMRIAustralia Asthma & Breathing Research Symposium 2023: #Pleural session featuring @d33pan showing highlights of OPTIMUM trial results (in press ERJ); @JohnHar67438702 on implementation hurdles of tPA/DNase; @vin_george2 on new studies to streamline pleural diagnosis/Rx. #PCCM

[Deepan Sivakumar @d33pan]

Fantastic to hear from @vin_george2 at today's @HMRIAustralia Asthma and Breathing meeting about the STREAMLINE study, aimed at improving the time to definitive diagnosis and treatment in those with suspected malignant pleural effusions

[Deepan Sivakumar @d33pan]

An incredibly inspiring lecture by Professor @YCGaryLee at the @HMRIAustralia Inaugural Asthma and Breathing programme meeting on why research is so important with insights on how to start. The smallest projects with minimal resources can have a huge impact on patient care!

[Y C Gary Lee @YCGaryLee]

This Fellowship suits those wishing to develop specialist skills to become a #pleural lead clinician. Full time looking after pleural patients in an intellectually stimulating environment. See https://t.co/7xossKAyd2 for list of past fellows. Pls RT to anyone else interested

[Deepan Sivakumar @d33pan]

@naj_rahman @NDMOxford @OxfordRespTrial @OxfordBRC Congrats Naj!

[Deepan Sivakumar @d33pan]

@eihab_bedawi @lauramcnaughto8 @DrsteveWalker @BTSrespiratory You and Laura were fantastic chairs! I really enjoyed that session

[Deepan Sivakumar @d33pan]

@DonnaWakefield_ @kevingblyth @EleanorKMishra @avinashaujayeb Thanks!

[Deepan Sivakumar @d33pan]

@kevingblyth @EleanorKMishra Thank you both! Really enjoyed having a detailed conversation about this work and the future. None of this possible without the unwavering support of @lijuahmed

[Deepan Sivakumar @d33pan]

@ChestConsultant @NIHRcommunity Congrats!

[Pleural Research Day @PleuralResearch]

Rate of pneumomediastinum of about 0.64% in the second wave of COVID-19 in the UK

[Bristol Academic Respiratory Unit @BristolARU]

Lovely EMG data from @d33pan pre and post therapeutic pleural aspiration. Neural respiratory drive is high pre-drainage - higher than for many COPD patients. Mostly figures improves after fluid removal, but small numbers. Interesting work. #PRD2021 @UKPleura

[Deepan Sivakumar @d33pan]

@Dr_Allie_Hare @jp_jespark @addy_charlotte @BTSrespiratory @BTSchair @BTSchief @RespTrainees @AHPLeader @e_sapey @drphilmol @ProfHurst @Isteefer This is Remy 😍 #btswinterdogs