Dr Lucy Deng

Paediatrician @westmeadkidsed | Researcher @ncirs

[Dr Lucy Deng @drlucydeng]

To all those who’ve worked night/day behind the scenes to make this happen – from reviewing trial data, writing guidance documents, evidence summaries, polices, education modules, communications to logistics, post-vax safety surveillance and so much more – THANK YOU!!

[Rebekah Fenton, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her) @RFentonMD]

When talking to teens, I complete my HEADS screening with a strength-based approach, which I learned as a med student from Dr. Ginsburg at CHOP. My opening question: "what is something about yourself you're proud of?"

How do you respond if a teen says "I don't know"?
A THREAD

[Stephanie Hicks, PhD @stephaniehicks]

I taught two 8-wk courses this fall @JohnsHopkinsSPH and wanted to share the resources (built in #quarto!) in case others starting in #Rstats #DataScience find it useful

🤩 Intro to R
https://t.co/TIM5vwtET5

💃 More adv R #Git #CommandLine #SQL #APIs
https://t.co/mQG0tUWyQG

[Dr Cameron Webb @Mozziebites]

A case of Japanese encephalitis has been reported from western NSW, please take steps to protect yourself and family from mosquito bites. Follow @NSWHealth for updates https://t.co/Ik3aoWTZkc #keepmozziesaway

[Dr Lucy Deng @drlucydeng]

Super proud of the AusVaxSafety team! 🎉

[Research Australia @ResAustralia]

The Data Innovation Award goes to the AusVaxSafety Team at the National Centre for Immunisation Research @NCIRS for their work which enabled nationally consistent vaccine safety surveillance to be delivered in near-real time from the first day of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

[ASIDANZ @ASIDANZ]

‘Management of Perinatal Infections’ Third Edition. Assist medical practitioners caring for pregnant women and/or newborn infants. Three additional infections, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoea and Zika virus. See @ANZPID Publications in https://t.co/nBHd6XFb71
@ranzcog

[ANZPID @anzpid]

BREAKING NEWS-Tell your friends! The long awaited @ASIDANZ #ANZPID Management of Perinatal Infections (3rd edition) is now available. Access via- https://t.co/SjR910w2GJ
@TheRACP @ranzcog @mypsanz #paedsID #IDTwitter #MedTwitter #infectionsinpregnancy #congenitalinfections

[Dr Cameron Webb @Mozziebites]

Announced today that @NSWHealth has widened access to free Japanese encephalitis vaccine https://t.co/68QDl8fwZc

[Dr Lucy Deng @drlucydeng]

A voice of reason from infectious disease and immunisation expert @peter_2611. Always so beautifully articulated. https://t.co/7rvLFOh1lb

[NCIRS @NCIRS]

Active #JYNNEOS #monkeypox #vaccine safety data published by AusVaxSafety shows more than half of participants (54%) experienced no side effects following dose 1. Read more: https://t.co/oAmXjDzrw5

[Dr Lucy Deng @drlucydeng]

Sickening tragedy. Despite systematic safety nets such as Bedside Paediatric Early Warning Score, we (doctors) failed her. One shouldn’t have to argue/challenge/insist to get care. Our privilege to treat and care for patients must come with humility.

https://t.co/QXkN0XuEY5

[Dr Lucy Deng @drlucydeng]

Inspirational @clara_chow! #WomenInSTEM

[Rhea Liang @LiangRhea]

Such a thrill to be at @clara_chow's first presentation as immediate past president of @thecsanz at the #CSANZ2022 #WIC dinner.

Her amazing journey started at an HIV conference when many Asian countries claimed HIV did not exist, and seeing the impact of science communication.

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

NEW—#COVID19 mRNA vaccines are safe in pregnancy, confirms a large Canadian study published in @TheLancetInfDis: https://t.co/tmzlYuYFLi

[Dr Lucy Deng @drlucydeng]

So refreshing (and fascinating) to read about non-medical studies conducted during COVID times!

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

Birds give up the complexity of song for volume in noisy places - so they sing louder but less interesting (to both humans & mates) songs in cities. When traffic noise in San Francisco fell due to COVID, birds began to sing more complex, quieter songs like they did 50 years ago!

[Dr Lucy Deng @drlucydeng]

This is a beautiful reminder that post-natal depression and anxiety can happen to any parent (mums and dads!)

[Zack Ferguson @zackferguson]

I’ve been meaning to write a thread about this for a while so here goes… for the benefit of anyone who’s struggling as a new dad, here’s a frank account of my first few weeks of parenthood. It was difficult to write so I’m afraid it’s a long one! 🧵

(TW: post-natal depression)

[NCIRS @NCIRS]

Reassuring data from AusVaxSafety on the safety of #mRNA #COVID19 #vaccines in more than 200,000 Aussie kids. Read more: https://t.co/naZTni2lJT

[Dr Lucy Deng @drlucydeng]

Sage advice for academics and non-academics

[Oliver Müller, Ph.D. @VoltarCH]

Yesterday was my last day of working at Google. Perhaps this comes as surprise to you twitter folks, as I haven't widely announced that I left academia to try something new. Here's what I learned in 9 months as a Data Analyst who (temporarily) left Astronomy for Big Tech. 1/n

[Dr Lucy Deng @drlucydeng]

The end of an epidemic involves more than disease rates (medical end)… it also encompasses the end of the crisis and regulations (political end), and the return to normalcy (social end) – and they can be at odds with one another.

https://t.co/4XNtW3Bzli

[Dr Lucy Deng @drlucydeng]

Sad to see the stigma attached to MPX. Awareness and education is vital so thanks @basophil_brett for sharing your experience!

[Dr Lucy Deng @drlucydeng]

Aussie kids and teens are tough – AusVaxSafety surveillance show they report fewer side effects following COVID vaccines compared to in clinical trials and in older Australians 💪 https://t.co/RIVnGcSfCM

[Shamez Ladhani @ShamezLadhani]

Isn’t this interesting?! Adults w/out kids had 15%⬇️ #covid19 but 49%⬆️ hospitalization & 76%⬆️ ICU than adults with 0–5y kids. Authors suggest seasonal coronavirus exposure from kids might ⬇️ severe covid - yet some still want to keep kids isolated…🤷🏻‍♂️

👉https://t.co/U4ZF7clSKM