Those who don’t experience racism find it easy to say there’s no need for public efforts to combat it. Unfortunately racism does harm to many people. In 2017, 20% of Australians say they experienced discrimination during the past 12 months https://t.co/g0LDDblX7r
"If we could turn the benefits of exercise into a pill … it would be seen as a major breakthrough in cancer treatment": Experts call for #exercise to be prescribed to all #cancer patients https://t.co/mz4uuwqqRT
Patriarchy is a social system that defines men as being inherently violent, dominant and controlling while rewarding them with power for being that way.
Why are we continually surprised when a man takes up arms and commits mass murder? https://t.co/U0F42FlaCn via @CNNOpinion
We see many patients who have ++++ Ix by many clinicians; they come to ED for an answer. Taking a history is important( I can’t believe I had to say that!) Ordering lots of tests can make anxiety worse(“I have something bad no-one can find!!”) 15 mins listening solves/saves a lot https://t.co/khoIjH4zUS
@acemonline Another weekend at Albury... great staff, diverse / challenging patient mix. If a “mature” EP like me can do it, great opportunity for a new FACEM. Regional and rural hospitals/ communities need EPs in their EDs...
"The odious Peter Dutton seems to revel in treating refugees with cynical brutality.. White South African farmers and.. European au pairs are to be (given) the red carpet, but a suicidal 10-year-old Iranian boy ... on Nauru has to be rescued by a judge..."
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USA discovers drinking as alternative to i.v. fluids. Authors generously share protocol include use of a device called ‘straw’. https://t.co/GCKlC7yHC9
Everyone who wants be a better doctor should read this...then sit down next to a patient and listen to their concerns, answer their questions and make them feel like a person. You know, a real person....not a patient... https://t.co/lQvzSlarBq
Resus has come a long way since crappy manual CPR standing on a stool while the team leader struggles through a non-structured list of Hs & Ts & someone else fixates on the exact timing of 1mg of iv adrenaline, with a "well done team" when you call it after 20 mins of no-ROSC. https://t.co/hWqd0fBUPk