Chris McKinnon

Academic Clinical Lecturer Neurosurgery & Neuroscientist. All views and tweets are my own.

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

Glioblastoma is a primary brain cancer which can arise anywhere within the central nervous system but is most commonly located in the frontal or temporal lobes.

What should you know about its clinical presentation, investigation, and management?
https://t.co/Mle6CtJRYn

[Chris McKinnon @mckinnon_chris]

Neurosurgery Junior Clinical Fellow programme in Oxford now open to applicants. Come join our great team! Check out https://t.co/WgDGBmTMkD for more info #Neurosurgery #ouh

[ᒪᗩᖇᗩ ᑭᖇIᔕᑕO @PriscoLara]

Useful collection of resources re #covid19 for all healthcare workers around the globe!

No need to reinvent the wheel in such short time!
Most guidelines developed so far here.

@FICMNews @ICS_updates @RCoANews @AAGBI

No COI

Ping @matthewjrowland

https://t.co/JeAYDQyjsu

[richard horton @richardhorton1]

Laura Kuenssberg says (BBC) that, “The science has changed.” This is not true. The science has been the same since January. What has changed is that govt advisors have at last understood what really took place in China and what is now taking place in Italy. It was there to see.

[Annabelle Collins @HSJAnnabelle]

NEW: LETTER from NHS England to NHS staff/trusts confirms:
- For staff affected by PHE’s 14 day household isolation policy, staff should - on a voluntary basis - be offered the alternative option of staying in NHS-reimbursed hotel accommodation while they work

[Chris McKinnon @mckinnon_chris]

Congratulations - very well deserved!

[UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre @UCLHD]

Prof Sarah Tabrizi highlights ‘tireless efforts’ of those affected by Huntington’s disease in receiving double award for her research: https://t.co/Nyln3P4F1g

[Oxford Skullbase Unit @OxfordSkullBase]

Our excellent trainee @mckinnon_chris presenting a trainee led quality improvement project to improve junior doctor satisfaction in the department @FMLM_UK @LeadersHealth #LeadersHealth19 @OUHospitals

[Oded Rechavi @OdedRechavi]

The co-author who didn’t do anything

[Bryan D. Choi MD PhD @BryanDChoi]

Just out in @NatureBiotech, we engineered CAR T cells that secrete BiTEs to more effectively tackle tumor heterogeneity in #glioblastoma. Special thanks to @WTCNeuroscience, @bobcartermd and most of all @MarcelaMaus for making this possible.
https://t.co/gb4zZrxZYo

[Laura Lippa, MD @sparklingcsf]

It’s finally here!

#TBI #craniectomy #Consensus

[Frank Gaillard @frankgaillard]

Nice brachial plexus anatomy annotated scrollable study! Author Maxime St-Amant. https://t.co/LT1e5edeIS

#anatomy #neurorad #FOAMed #FOAMed #radiology #mri

[Chris McKinnon @mckinnon_chris]

Interesting strategy to avoid wasting time and effort on drugs which don’t show enough promise in treating brain cancers. Maybe good things don’t come to those who wait after all...

[Barrow Neurological Foundation @SupportBarrow]

"Our philosophy is that it is as important to fail fast as it is to succeed quickly," said @NaderSanai, the director of the @IvyBrainCenter.

Thank you to @medcitynews for highlighting the great work happening at the Ivy Brain Tumor Center. #BTAM
https://t.co/oou1VFIJuJ

[Paul Johnson @paul__johnson]

Latest:
-May barricaded in Downing Street refusing to come out
-Farage reportedly 'trapped' on a bus surrounded by people armed with milkshakes

Strange day

[Chris McKinnon @mckinnon_chris]

Thanks to @AaronCohenGadol. Neurosurgical Atlas app is what modern neurosurgical education looks like

[Neurosurgical Atlas @neurosurgatlas]

Please check out the Neurosurgical App for iOS and Androids. Enjoy!

[OUH @OUHospitals]

Welcome to Bree, the newest member of the Neurosciences Therapy Team from @PetsAsTherapyUK . First visit today making both staff and patients smile. #ouhtherapies #petsastherapy #rehab

[Chris McKinnon @mckinnon_chris]

Inspiring week at the 45th Barrow Neurological Institute Symposium in Phoenix. Impressed by all the innovation taking place @BarrowNeuro #neurosurgery

[Michael T. Lawton, MD @mtlawton]

In the excitement with Canyon Hike & Bypass Course, almost forgot 45th BNI Symposium. Great update from Barrow experts. Thanks to intl guests for coming. Join next May when Intl Conference on Cerebrovascular Surgery & International Meningioma Society combine with BNI Symposium.

[UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre @UCLHD]

Results of our landmark oligonucleotide treatment trial in HD published in @NEJM
https://t.co/L3Iue6iiPj

[NANSIG (Neurology and Neurosurgery Interest Group) @NANSIG1]

***Message for junior doctors - Neurosurgery JCF opportunity***

The Department of Neurosurgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford is recruiting Junior Clinical Fellows for 2019-2020.

Applicants must be... https://t.co/5f9sTVPhtd

[EU Medicines Agency @EMA_News]

Today, EMA staff lowered the 28 EU flags and symbolically said goodbye to their London offices. Guido Rasi expressed his thanks to the UK for its contribution to the work of the Agency and for having been a gracious host of EMA since 1995.

[Peter Vajkoczy @vajkoczy]

@Neurosurgery A recommendation for 2019. Stop believing that what is ‘technically feasible‘ is necessarily the best for our patients. Strive for excellence (which may hurt) #aneurysm #braintumor #spine