jadoust

[QLDCountry GP @QLDCountryGP]

This right here @healthgovau, is why GPs don't like you.

Box-ticking BS.

Making life harder for elderly, rural, and disadvantaged Australians in particular.

@Mark_Butler_MP & @AlboMP - this is where you can show you support #generalpractice

#health
#Medicare
#auspol
#rural

[Adj Prof Karen Price, 20-22 RACGP Past Prez @brookmanknight]

Written consent from a patient for a remote/virtual Telehealth is about the most ridiculous thing yet from the bureaucrazy

Worse-it has the potential to shut out the most vulnerable from Telehealth.
Those who can’t afford technology or who can’t use it=the most disadvantaged.

[QLDCountry GP @QLDCountryGP]

@RACGPPresident @RACGP Gov should be providing funding to imbed pharmacists IN general practice to use the skills they ALREADY have to improve medication use etc.
@PharmGuildAus won't like that though because pharmacy owners can't make money out of that and pharmacists would have employment options.

[Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) President @RACGPPresident]

The @RACGP has re-iterated its concern about the North Queensland Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot in light of the Government’s announcement of the pilot’s expansion. The initial pilot has not yet begun, let alone been evaluated. Patient safety must come first. #pharmacy

[Dr Kate Gregorevic @DrKGregorevic]

The problem with the term ‘lifestyle’ diseases, is that they are so highly linked with poverty. People only have the choices available to them, which is why it is so key to make health about community not individuals @sarzberry https://t.co/BpPvQW11l5

[Margaret McCartney @mgtmccartney]

dear @bbchealth :GPs access to testing is abysmal.

I could fecking weep.

[Adj Prof Karen Price, 20-22 RACGP Past Prez @brookmanknight]

Preventive health checks in Australian general practice for women during mid‐life | The Medical Journal of Australia

General Practice works when patients are well funded to access care. https://t.co/S3i4rhYO3W

[MJA @theMJA]

Preventative health checks for women in mid-life are being provided to those who are most in need, contrasting with trends where those who are more disadvantaged tend to receive less primary health care.

https://t.co/so8sLJzgJH

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

Many diagnostic tests are not 100% accurate – even in the era of big data and machine learning, they never will be.

As @aidybarnett + Nicole White (@QUT) write, it's partly because people are inherently variable, and tests can be built on limited samples. https://t.co/By4DkgII90

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

People who fall for false information tend to be overconfident in how they think—not just what they think.

Data: those who overestimate their math & reasoning skills are more susceptible to conspiracy theories.

Critical thinking requires a healthy diet of intellectual humility.

[The National Gathering @yes23au]

Yes23 campaigner Jade Ritchie joined Narelda Jacobs for a rapid fire question round on the Voice!

#yes23

[Rita Redberg @RFRedberg]

Strong collection of articles in @JAMAInternalMed show that despite the popular tag line, most cancer screening does not save lives, including mammography and colonoscopy. Does Cancer Screening Actually Extend Lives? https://t.co/fBnKv5UyrY

[Dr Kate Gregorevic @DrKGregorevic]

Having spent a lot of time studying the biology of ageing and frailty, I firmly believe that people do die of old age. Excellent article on why we need to recognise this as the population ages.

[Venk Murthy MD PhD @venkmurthy]

For years, I raised concern treating AFib detected by watches may not avert stroke/save lives.

RCT out now shows anticoag after detection by implanted devices (more accurate & higher risk pop) leads to more bleeding without significant benefit.

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https://t.co/9zKywY6Xlz

[David Caldicott @ACTINOSProject]

Suggesting that training up a whole bunch of new doctors to address this issue is only one half of the coin.
You need to ‘retain’ those who know how the system works too, rather than just throwing ‘fresh meat’ on The Grinder.
https://t.co/73PEUs6sJ0 via @ABCaustralia

[Louise stone @GPswampwarrior]

In the world of metastasing item numbers, over-governance & underfunding there is a proposal to add an item number for domestic violence. Adding item numbers with tiny carrots in them won't work. Here's why. https://t.co/CO9K3AxoMi

[Adj Prof Karen Price, 20-22 RACGP Past Prez @brookmanknight]

Scope of practice: Education matters | American Medical Association

USA AMA describing differences in training in various craft groups pushing for scope creep. Many 1000’s of hours and years differences in training. https://t.co/jdPDNrJbEA

[Raina MacIntyre @Globalbiosec]

I do hope countries that deny vaccination to children <5 years take heed of this study and so many others showing vaccines protect young kids. Vaccine was 80% effective vs no vaccine in preventing emergency department or urgent care encounters. Bivalent vaccine more protective than monovalent. https://t.co/LbHIjyEoQA

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

About one in six pregnant women in Australia are now diagnosed with gestational diabetes.

According to @PaulGlasziou (@BondUniversity) + @jadoust (@UQ_News), rates have more than doubled since the thresholds for diagnosis were changed. https://t.co/5ImKpLMyMM