David King

Paediatric oncologist. Interested in DNA repair in childhood cancer.

[David King @davidking83]

Please have a read of our newest paper "Increased Replication Stress Determines ATR Inhibitor Sensitivity in Neuroblastoma Cells": https://t.co/pj7myCBj9e. Thread explaining it below 1/n

[David King @davidking83]

@CCLG_UK @Bham_Childrens Congrats 🎉

[David King @davidking83]

@kls_kat @DennisRenMD @DFTBubbles @Damian_Roland And as an anecdote saw a neonate once crying/unsettled. Admitted for obs. Did bloods - all normal but sent a blood culture. Didn't start abx. Seen on morning w/r, had been well and was going to be d/c'd until lab phoned through blood culture ? Strep (was GBS bacteraemia).

[David King @davidking83]

@kls_kat @DennisRenMD @DFTBubbles @Damian_Roland I've seen a lot of people 'hold' them until starting abx. Depends on whether you think BC stand alone as a useful investigation without necessarily treating. I think they do.

[Leni Green @Leni_Green]

📢 PhD position! Interested in studying mechanisms of cancer dormancy and chemotherapy-resistance? We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated researcher to join our team as a PhD student! Learn more about the position in the link below 👇
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[David King @davidking83]

@AuntyEmesis Looks better from further away 👍

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

💥 NHS STAFF 💥

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[David King @davidking83]

@mstotty88 @ldwijesinghe @NHSE_WTE Totally. But if one SHO is on a NWD and one is post nights who else is there to do the routine stuff. It's an imperfect system. I've been through it.

[David King @davidking83]

@mstotty88 @ldwijesinghe @NHSE_WTE I agree completely. Except for the procedure lists.

[David King @davidking83]

@mstotty88 @ldwijesinghe @NHSE_WTE Yes, it's consultant led and delivered. But it's probably not the role of the consultant to be doing ward admin, routine procedure lists, clerking chemo admissions etc. Generally consultant expansion would be justified by increased activity not covering other roles.

[David King @davidking83]

@mstotty88 @ldwijesinghe @NHSE_WTE Do you think that sort of consultant expansion is required in your specialty? Eg. radiology might accommodate but my own probably doesn't. But we need more people to staff the rotas.

[David King @davidking83]

@mstotty88 @ldwijesinghe @NHSE_WTE I suppose it's 20% people who are post CCT. The concern would be ending up like neurosurgery with lots of people unable to get consultant jobs and having to do lots of fellowships etc.

[David King @davidking83]

@mstotty88 @ldwijesinghe @NHSE_WTE This is conflating the view that trainees = service providers. Do we need 20% more consultants? I'd argue not.

[David King @davidking83]

@DrDonSharkey @RCPCHtweets Problem is trainees always provided vast majority of service esp. at middle grade level. LTFT breaks this link. But we don't necessarily need more CCT holders. So who covers the service? Fellows, SAS doctors etc are hard to find.

[David King @davidking83]

@dr_woodall @DrRJWebb Ah yes, clogs. Only to be found in 19th century Holland and operating theatres. A quaint tradition.

[David King @davidking83]

@jess_wan1 Brilliant, well done Jess.

[David King @davidking83]

@jonathan_davis3 @drbretty So in certain units in the UK, CRP>40 = LP. NICE say > 10 or used to, which I followed for a while. It's a low yield investigation for sure.

[Anestis Tsakiridis @a_tsakiridis]

Our newly funded project looking at the role of copy number alterations in embryonic development/paediatric tumour initiation (a collaboration with @bryantlab1) has just kicked off-we are grateful to @CCLG_UK/@LPTrustUK for their continuous support: https://t.co/hRsEt5zMny

[David King @davidking83]

@DrNickTwit @apsmunro @timricketts_ @Louisdebernard Lansoprazole is a disappointing choice here.

[David King @davidking83]

@doctorhelgi @Oesophagusuk Also career average pension will make it worth more.

[David King @davidking83]

@jakepmann This is all very true. The only other thing I'd add, is that it needs to be fundable, however that is defined. You can't do research without money.