Candy Cheng

👫 Wifey to ICU trainee 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 girly Mumma 👧👶

👩‍⚕️ General surgical registrar GSET 2022

[Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg]

In medicine, we were taught

See one
Do one
Teach one

Perhaps, we should

See kindness
Do kindness
Teach kindness?

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

I see you! Going through similar rough patch, we will get there!

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

Congratulations @COXdaniel ! Inspirational!

[Vijayaragavan Muralidharan @Murali_HPBSurg]

The research juggernaut called @COXdaniel continued to plough ahead… the latest victim is TSANZ.. 😅

@UniMelbMDHS @GutFailure @TGEG_ResDx @sukahgoh

Great achievements Dan 👏🏽👏🏽

[Cris Cuthbertson @DrCris]

Nice to hear a talk at #RACS23 about how terrible selection processes at @RACSurgeons lead to prolongation of non-training time, increased mental stress and waste of years of young doctors’ lives #wecandobetter #meded

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

Congratulations again! Another great surgeon in training :)

[Dr Sonia Gill @drsoniagill]

Grateful for the peers & mentors who’ve inspired & pushed me this far. I could never thank you enough. General Surgical Training 2023, let’s do this! 🥂

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

@skyekinder So true! The hospital has a strange definition of what is safe working hours too, and the other half claims never heard of such thing because of "back in the days..."

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

It is a fine balance, isn't it. We introduced safe working hours, add night unaccredited registrars. They have their perceived disadvantages as less consultant contact, less operating and training time etc.

[Dr Eric Levi @DrEricLevi]

By the time I graduated from training I had about 4000+ operations under my belt.

If we wanted to train more surgeons but there’s no increase in theatre time, then each trainee will have a reduced number of cases, reduced exposure to supervisors and reduced clinic experience.

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

Yes we are seeing the downside of ssfeworking hours - people simply not confident being independent post fellowship, leads to more post fellowship training. But is that really a downside? I hear both side of the story, but being a mamma-training-surgeon, I'm happy where i am.

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

But overall, we are working towards better trainee well-being, emphasising recuperate outside work, promoting a balanced life, or at least attempt in that goal.

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

What are you experiences with telehealth? #MedTwitter

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

*telehealth*

One of the positive things COVID brought along was development of telehealth. I find it difficult at the start. Now two year down the track, I'm starting to love it.

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

Most of the community clinic now has access to telehealth, and consultation is done over video calls in the clinic with a nurse in attendance. I'm able to engage with indigenous patients much better this way, instead of signing off their "fail to attend" file to F2F clinic.

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

Best choice I've made to be a trainee at the Austin. 🥰

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

Have you had moment in life where you look back, and feel privileged and happy to be in the organisation you are working in? Recently I had that moment. @Austin_Health and @northernhealth_ have been amazingly supportive since I was a wee intern.

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

I can always pick up the phone and call my supervisor or consultant for advice. And not to mention the amazing workforce that treat us not just as a pawn in the battlefield, but with humanity and support. Thank you @Morgansmad @Murali_HPBSurg @ozproudy and @KrinalMori

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

Great steps to the culture change! Normalising flexible training! Be inclusive and diverse!

[George Ridd @DrGERidd]

Humbling & honest talk on flexible surgical working by Dr Adele Burgess, Head of CR Unit this mane. @Austin_Health driving change @Murali_HPBSurg @MarcosPerini3 @Morgansmad with 8/11 PT training positions in whole of Aus within Austin/TNH training hub #noonesizefitsall

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

In time of crisis, we need to support each other. But most importantly, we need a system that will listen to our cry for help, and willing to support when we are in desperate need.

[George Ridd @DrGERidd]

Burnout is a very real issue. In the last few weeks I have spoken to consultants, residents and interns all experiencing burnout. It is affecting all levels. Balancing personal need for rest vs saying yes to additional shifts to support colleagues is v hard. No easy solution.

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

#juniordoctors #exploited #burnout @ama_media

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

I had a cough on Monday, RAT negative. Symptoms continued.. I was oncall yesterday and felt i was dying. Finally had time to do a PCR in ED.. long be hold, it came back positive. 🧵(1/)

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

Everyone is at risk of burnout, especially since the Pandemic. I can't see a way out of this yet, and I don't have a solution. Be kind to each other, be kind to yourself.

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

I understand we are short staffed in a country town, but our good will is not to be exploited. Thankful for the supportive admin and supervisor from our base hospital. But this still feel like a lone battle for us to fight. #MedTwitter

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

#burnout at the time when workforce is most needed, we are not being protected. Since being in isolation, my good friend has become the only person working in the whole entire unit. When he voiced concerns about doing 24 hour oncall for four days straight.. (1/)

[Candy Cheng @drcandycecheng]

"It is a waste of money and time to try to orientate someone new just for a weekend". As a leader of the service, is this the way to treat your employee at time of need? How do you expect us to continue to work in this environment?