David Plume

GP, Medical Examiner, GPwSI Pall Care & Cancer and Red Whale Cancer Course lead. Tweets in a personal capacity! All views my own!

[Earth_Wanderer @earth_tracker]

10. David Zinn's temporary street drawings are composed entirely of chalk, charcoal and found objects, and are always improvised on location through a process known as “pareidolic anamorphosis” or “anamorphic pareidolia”.

[📹 davidzinn]
https://t.co/LyfnO5S6Pi

[David Plume @palldoc]

@DrPeterWeeks1 Thank you Peter, this is what I needed to see this morning !

[Shaun Lintern @ShaunLintern]

Screening for prostate cancer is not as simple as you might think:
https://t.co/bq2vAG98Bg

[Red Whale @Red_Whale_CPD]

This autumn, sign up to our Pearls list to receive our weekly Primary Care pearls of wisdom into your inbox every Thursday.. completely free of charge! Sign up here https://t.co/AiejgQzeFT

[Robert Howard @ProfRobHoward]

Looking for a version of the MoCA that can be administered over the phone and was reminded of the Impossible MoCA, which is always fun to give to anxious colleagues. "Just a standard test I give to all my patients".

[Cait O'Ryan @_CaitlinORyan]

The response to this poem across all platforms has blown me away.

Thank you to everyone for sharing and for your kind words. The fact it has resonated with so many people is incredibly moving.

So much love ❤️❤️❤️

[David Plume @palldoc]

ME and MEO teams this morning.
Good luck to everyone!

[David Plume @palldoc]

@drol007 If we all just wish it hard enough……😖😖😖..anything is possible! It would be much easier for your wishes to come true however if you send me £500 for the “WishMaximiser 2000” my clinically evaluated Wish Activator and Negativity Destroyer (W.A.N.D).

[David Plume @palldoc]

Leaving aside the offensive immorality of selling “snake oil” to those with cancer. Placing the onus for recovery onto the individual with cancer sets up an unfair and highly inappropriate pressure on individuals with cancer and their loved ones.

[David Oliver @mancunianmedic]

https://t.co/wfAWFeUB5b

[David Oliver @mancunianmedic]

https://t.co/J47FHr5gY4

[Dame Suzy Lishman @ilovepathology]

The @RCPath has published a handy one-page summary of the death certification reforms that come into force on Monday September 9th: https://t.co/627rdTGydA

[David Plume @palldoc]

Whether you’re struggling to get your head around the new Medical Examiner system, or just need a refresh before next Monday, we have you covered!
We have a shiny new pearl to help.
@RCPath @ilovepathology @rcgp

[Red Whale @Red_Whale_CPD]

The national Medical Examiner System – England, Wales are you ready? If you're not feeling so confident, we're help to help with a handy Pearl summarising everything you need to know https://t.co/E9a3QrkBUo

[David Plume @palldoc]

We are excited to debut this pearl.

[Red Whale @Red_Whale_CPD]

The national Medical Examiner System – England, Wales are you ready? If you're not feeling so confident, we're help to help with a handy Pearl summarising everything you need to know https://t.co/E9a3QrkBUo

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

Big promises have been made for the Galleri blood test, which its maker says can detect 50+ types of cancer.

The NHS is running a £150m trial of the test, but experts believe that Galleri has been overhyped and the trial is unethical, finds The BMJ
https://t.co/MtCsvk749O

[David Plume @palldoc]

For now an aspiration rather than a useful approach to Earlier Diagnosis.

[Jane Maher💙also on Bluesky @Maherjane]

The holy grail of a blood test to detect multiple cancers at such a point that they can be cured seductive but sadly we are still a very long way from achieving this , however much the hype @mgtmccartney @AggarwalOnc @pash22 @SullivanProf

[Dame Suzy Lishman @ilovepathology]

Very excited to receive our new medical certificates of cause of death (MCCDs) today after years of working on the upcoming reforms. Although the new certificates are being distributed now, please don’t use them until the reforms become statutory on September 9th.

[@DrKatie.BSky.Social @doctor_katie]

We have now published our #GPsAreOnYourSide video from @BMA_GP complete with additional subtitles which can be activated for screen reading:

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https://t.co/NnTO1JGmAh
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It’s also on https://t.co/ybIyyBi6Th

PS: it is 💥💥💥

Let’s make it go viral 🦠

[Tony Duffy @Existential_Doc]

Buprenorphine- the only “British opioid” 🧵

Invented by John Lewis in Norwich while working for Reckitt and Coleman (yes, the mustard people)
First tested in the Glasgow Western Infirmary on 3 volunteers one of which was John Lewis - that’s belief in your own invention folks!

[David Plume @palldoc]

@fimacnab1 Congratulations Fiona!