Angus Finlay

Psychiatrist - Consultation-Liaison & General. Interests: Mental Health | Society | Environment & Conservation | Outdoors. Views = mine

[Dr Cybele Dey @DrCybeleDey]

So fantastic that #RANZCP22 is bringing together leading clinicians, researchers and stakeholders from @AustPsych @RACGP @TheRACP @PsychologySafe @healthy_climate @RANZCP on 15th May to respond to mental health impacts of climate change #togetherwecan @DocsEnvAus @DrJackiSmall

[Angus Finlay @DrAngusFinlay]

@Qantas need to pick up your customer service game. International flight departing in 48h cancelled today, with no contact from you. I've now been waiting 215 minutes to talk to a customer service consultant.

[RANZCP @RANZCP]

Don't forget to wear your #crazysocks4docs this Sunday 2 June in support of good mental health in the medical profession. The RANZCP team will be getting on board by wearing their #crazysocks this Friday.

https://t.co/2w5TGyBKK3

[💧Ingo Weber @madrugada007]

⁦@ScottMorrisonMP⁩ and ⁦@LiberalAus⁩ say they “burn” for Australia &want more coal fire. Doctors & health professionals ⁦@healthy_climate⁩ & ⁦⁦@DocsEnvAus⁩ will keep on reminding you that you are burning Australian lives & our children’s future!

[The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) @TheASMR1]

Polling day is this Saturday! ASMR has prepared a summary of the major political party election policies with direct relevance to health and medical research.

[Dr Philip Mosley @DrPhilipMosley]

Lots of things to consider when making your vote this Saturday in #auspol. But here is an interesting infographic about the positions of the major parties on health & medical research. Thanks for advocating on our behalf @TheASMR1!

[Angus Finlay @DrAngusFinlay]

Air pollution correlated with higher rates of adolescent psychotic experiences - perhaps a contributor to the long-known higher rates of schizophrenia in urban settings? @DocsEnvAus, @WePublicHealth. @RANZCP Mental health and environment could be a possible topic for #ranzcp2020?

[JAMA Psychiatry @JAMAPsych]

https://t.co/OmHV5Vt78t

[Australia Institute @TheAusInstitute]

"The time to act is now. Not 2050 or 2030, but now," - @SackettPenny, fmr chief scientist for Australia & open letter signatory @abcnews #auspol

@TheAusInstitute research shows current emission reduction targets are incompatible with the #ParisAgreement > https://t.co/NvRFE1doiE

[Angus Finlay @DrAngusFinlay]

Go Canberra! 👏👏

[Shane Rattenbury @ShaneRattenbury]

As the first Australian state or territory to declare a climate emergency, we're setting the standard for climate action across Australia, and the world. #auspol #climate #actpol

[Benjamin Veness @venessb]

Very thoughtful session by Paul Bailey on clinical supervision at #RANZCP2019. He argued strongly for the need to disentangle line management from supervision; and to allow the supervisee to choose their supervisor. I agree, and it seemed the rest of the audience did, too.

[Angus Finlay @DrAngusFinlay]

@jodietrembath Seems pretty simple to me...their loss not yours! 😉

[💧Ingo Weber @madrugada007]

Thank you ⁦@guardian⁩ for taking a stand. There is #notimeforgames . When you vote ask yourself what future you want for your children. A livable one or hell. This is a health emergency. It will affect us all. https://t.co/ct3w7bBjz3

[Angus Finlay @DrAngusFinlay]

Thanks @RANZCP for an excellent #RANZCP2019 Congress. Already looking forward to Tasmania in 2020!

[Andy Teodorczuk @andyteodorczuk]

Fascinating findings from PBS data analysis of Antipsychotic prescribing (2013 - 2017) in Australia 🇦🇺 Still have many patients on typical LAI. Atypical orals prescribing reduced despite new drugs introduced to the market. Reduction in clozapine prescribing #RANZCP2019

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

Strong discussion at #RANZCP2019 session among psychiatrists: “I plead for psychiatrists to take back the psychosocial ground. Let’s not just focus on the biology.” 1/2

[Angus Finlay @DrAngusFinlay]

@sanilrege Thanks will check it out

[Angus Finlay @DrAngusFinlay]

Thanks @venessb & @mbismark for your insights today at #RANZCP2019 into complaint patterns against health professionals across Australia. Very important to better understand this area, both from patients' and practitioners' perspectives. Eagerly awaiting publication. @RANZCP

[Benjamin Veness @venessb]

Fantastic to hear from Dr Daniela Vecchio at #RANZCP2019 about mental health in Trieste 🇮🇹 and their efforts to make treatment more humane. There’s a conference there this September featuring the @WHO QualityRights Programme https://t.co/ijQIG2PJe4 @MichelleFunk3 @SimonStafrace

[Angus Finlay @DrAngusFinlay]

A new paradigm in use of antipsychotic medication? Packed session to hear Prof David Castle and team discuss recent advances in treatment for schizophrenia #RANZCP2019 @RANZCP. Excellent insights.

[Angus Finlay @DrAngusFinlay]

@DrPhilipMosley @RANZCP I will follow progress of the trial over the next few years with interest. Thank you for the excellent presentation and panel discussion.

[Angus Finlay @DrAngusFinlay]

World-leading research occurring in our own backyard, making a difference for the severely impaired. Update on Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder provided by @DrPhilipMosley and team. #ranzcp2019 @RANZCP