“Denial of the science of epidemiology is widespread, even among ‘experts’. We are told repeatedly that SARS-CoV-2 will become ‘endemic’. But it will never be endemic because it is an epidemic disease and always will be.” | Professor Raina MacIntyre https://t.co/EocfLNJWGc
Our amazing Earth - today's eruption of of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano, from space. The shockwave through our atmosphere amazes me.
(from https://t.co/zPzA8IWzjg)
The impact of climate change on health is getting worse & it is exacerbating existing health & social inequities. The 2021 Lancet Countdown Report gives a code red for the health of people in every region of the world.
Read the full report https://t.co/v9H5XZpNpB #LancetClimate21
Let’s keep the big picture here.
A young child died. Truly heart breaking.
Context: understaffed emergency department that has pleaded for more support. Morale crashed long before this tragic event. It’s called moral distress and burnout (2 separate work-related conditions).
The @ANZCA Environmental Sustainability Working Group is hosting another webinar and this time it features Life-cycle assessments (LCAs).
Tune in to hear @GreeningDoc (A/Prof Jodi Sherman) and @ForbesMcGain speaking on their important work on 10 June
https://t.co/uZEeTR2RVD
#Operationcleanup is tomorrow - Earth Day.
How will you support environmental change?
Will you start a convo about Des with your colleagues?
Will you brainstorm about reduce/reuse/recycle with the team at the start of your list?
Will you read some evidence for enviro change?
Just 0.2%
We need to change this.
The only way to end the pandemic is to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are available to everyone, everywhere.
#VaccineEquity#PeoplesVaccine
In undertaking Operation Clean Up this year we ask trainees (and anyone) to investigate reusing drug trays. This is a great example as they are either washed or wiped out. Drug trays are a non-critical item (spaulding) and don’t need to be sterile.
20 days til #OperationCleanUp
"Recycling 11 tonnes of plastics, paper, etc. from a six-theatre operating suite produced approximately 15 tonnes less CO2e emissions pa (120 000 km driven) than the manufactureof new plastics"
Actions can have big impacts
https://t.co/YPatOnwN3S
So wonderful to see!
Get on board with @tra2sh1 ‘a #OperationCleanUp - can your department take on our bundle challenge to refuse, reduce, reuse and recycle???
Use #CleanUpAustraliaDay to start the conversation
If your patient saw that post, would they know you are talking about them?
Have you ever wondered what your patients would think of sharing clinical cases online? 1/
#NurseTwitter#MedTwitter
We are hosting an online meeting for our trainees this Monday 18th Jan at 7pm AEDT via Zoom. Send us a DM or email at [email protected] to get the invite details.
It's aimed at trainees so we can establish our steering committee and project goals for this year.