Katie Smith

Consultant in Public Health and MBBS Clinical Facilitator.
Tweeting in a personal capacity

[Andrew Lee is heading to @andrewleedr.bsky.social @andrewleedr]

Years ago when I left paediatrics to train in public health medicine, quite a few clinical colleagues thought it was a retrograde step. Public Health is seen by some as a backwater for failed doctors. Public Health was not sexy.
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[Katie Smith @drkatiecsmith]

@KateClanchy1 Sorry to delete, it's strange what makes us feel vulnerable isn't it?! Thank you again for such a brilliant book, it has been a great read.

[Katie Smith @drkatiecsmith]

@KateClanchy1 I did, seemed only right! Thank you for replying.

[Andrew Lee is heading to @andrewleedr.bsky.social @andrewleedr]

DISASTER MANAGEMENT 101:
In my time I've been in a few disaster zones: Asian tsunami, Typhoon Haiyan, Zimbabwe cholera epidemic, Nepal earthquake, Afghanistan war zone. What characterises all disasters is that they exceed the capacity of the local system to cope.
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[Katie Smith @drkatiecsmith]

@doctor_oxford @louiseckenny Thank you - a timely reminder of what matters in both medicine and life 🙂

[Katie Smith @drkatiecsmith]

Brilliant to see @doctor_oxford in conversation with @louiseckenny tonight. A humbling, moving, entertaining and inspirational evening, and I cannot recommend #dearlife highly enough, essential (and emotive) reading.

[Katie Smith @drkatiecsmith]

Fascinating article on palliative care as a public health issue, and Kellehear's compassionate cities approach https://t.co/FlWNL0fKsc

[Will Welfare @WillWelfare]

2 separately imported cases of monkeypox to the UK in September 2018 and the public health response in @Eurosurveillanc @PHE_NorthWest
https://t.co/GxbOI4yKsg

[UKHSA North West @UKHSA_NorthWest]

With less than a week to go until Christmas, here’s a few simple steps to avoid spreading winter bugs over the festive period.

[Katie Smith @drkatiecsmith]

@benthebray Try @HealthySTH if you haven't already been directed that way

[Dr Ros Taylor 💜 @hospicedoctor]

A must read : A doctor's grandmother & a dog called Bilirubin https://t.co/yfKW06glBK #hpm @WeEOLC @APMPostTweets @GeriSoc

[Katie Smith @drkatiecsmith]

Fascinating presentation by @pathogenomenick reminder of the crucial role of genomics in infectious disease diagnostics, epidemiology and surveillance - inspiring example of real time in situ application in ebola outbreak @genomicsedu #HEEgenomics #publichealth

[Katie Smith @drkatiecsmith]

Great slide from Joanne Mason of @WMRGL - brilliant analogy for impact of small sequence variations @genomicsedu #heegenomics #publichealth

[Katie Smith @drkatiecsmith]

Dr Tom Fowler from @GenomicsEngland: The #100kgenomes project will produce 21 petabytes of data - 1 petabyte equivalent to 2000 years of music - data management huge consideration of genomics work @genomicsedu #HEEgenomics #PublicHealth

[Katie Smith @drkatiecsmith]

So wonderful to hear such open, positive, moving discussions about #death on @BBCRadio2 #jeremyvine excellent broadcasting #PalliativeCare

[Katie Smith @drkatiecsmith]

An interesting blog on #death by Louis Profeta,the challenges of life prolonging medicine and knowing when is enough https://t.co/fShDRT8gJI

[Katie Smith @drkatiecsmith]

@hospicedoctor I think that should gain extra marks! Human experience is described by more than just "science". Thanks for the chat!

[Katie Smith @drkatiecsmith]

@AmyProffitt5 @hospicedoctor if you ever need friendly #publichealth support I'd be happy to assist!

[Katie Smith @drkatiecsmith]

@hospicedoctor I love the Leonard Cohen quote opening the paper have you read Bruce Dawe's poem: https://t.co/GtvcSfTrXy

[Katie Smith @drkatiecsmith]

@hospicedoctor @StAnnsHospice @docian exactly as you say about systematic, esp at UG level I sought it out rather than a routine offer