Paediatrician | ID Physician | NHMRC Fellow. Living a life inspired by development economics, global health, neonates, AMR, and my own 4 kids. Be kind.
My 8yo daughter bought this sketch on antimicrobial resistance home from enrichment (nerd) camp today. I’ve been proud of her ‘I love you drawings’ but this was a new level of tear-jerking-I-might-explode-with-pride moment! #amr#idtwitter#WomenInSTEM#nextgen ❤️🧫🦠❤️
🌟LIVE | APUA Webinar🌟
Dr Phoebe Williams & Dr Gayana Gunaratna are presenting on "Improving the management of lower respiratory tract infections in children in Sri Lanka" which won an ISAC grant.
Members will soon discuss what they want from APUA:
https://t.co/1KfQLrcoad
We call for urgent consideration of the needs & voices of children in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our 10 key recommendations for planning for future pandemics in this @@TheLancet commentary. @ASIDANZ https://t.co/AjbNTp5vYF #pandemicpreparedness#paedsID
Are the traditional 'early' and 'late' onset neonatal sepsis definitions outdated? Our meta-analysis suggests its time to reconsider the empirical regimens used to treat these syndromes, in the context of rapidly changing sepsis epidemiology and AMR 👶🧫🌍https://t.co/wiaDjwPU2H
We are currently ~8 fold above the WHO target for Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission of Syphilis @phoebwill & there are issues at every stage of the care cascade #IUSTI2024
#NeonatalSepsis remains a challenge, especially in regions with limited resources, where #AMR puts the youngest lives at risk.
Dr. @phoebwill shares how AMR limits treatment options for newborns. Tune into Superbugs and You, Episode 11, to learn more: https://t.co/1m3a8D7Tnt
Although meningococcal disease can occur all year round, in Australia this infection occurs most commonly in late winter and early spring. @phoebwill and colleagues explain what to know about this serious infection. https://t.co/UiMGHZPxEU
Strep A usually causes a relatively mild infection or no symptoms at all. But in rare cases, it can cause severe illness. Read more from @phoebwill (@Sydney_Uni ), @JoshOsowicki & Yara-Natalie Abo (Murdoch Children's Research Institute). https://t.co/bKl9fDBYqj
Incredible launch of the @SydVietInst in HCMC and Hanoi this week. Inspiring words from @ThuAnhNguyen_ , amazing to see the vision from @foxsimile come to life, and the energy of researchers as collaborations launch is palpable. Looking forward to seeing this institute grow 🇻🇳
Next @ASIDANZ INTREPID webinar is Thurs 1 Feb 2024 6:30 PM AEDT "How to be an effective #ID advanced trainee" with Tim Gray, Gemma Reynolds, Coen Butter, @phoebwill, @danyeoh, Craig Boutlis.
Register: https://t.co/5PvrWDXw8g
Also Dr Phoebe Williams @phoebwill showing the power of a clinical story about the impact of AMR on children to a room with lots of non-clinicians. @biomelb @ANZPID#AMRinKids#WAAW2023#AMR
Really interesting to attend the @biomelb forum on Rethinking AMR with proposed solutions of access @phoebwill, improved approval processes @MTPConnect_AUS, prevention @TrevorLithgow , innovation @CARB_X and de-linking payments @RenaeBeardmore.
#WAAW2023 @VicGov_DJSIR #AMR
Countless newborn and children worldwide don't have access to tailored medicines made specially for them.
The Global Accelerator for Pediatric Formulations is working to address this problem and ensure children have timely access to treatments and parents don't live in fear.
#WorldChildrensDay
Today @WHO led a very high risk @UN assessment mission to Al-Shifa hospital in #Gaza.
The team saw a hospital no longer able to function: no water, no food, no electricity, no fuel, medical supplies depleted.
Given this deplorable situation and the condition of many patients, including babies, health workers requested support to evacuate patients who cannot receive lifesaving care there anymore.
We are working with partners to develop an urgent evacuation plan and ask for full facilitation of this plan.
We continue to call for protection of health and of civilians. The current situation is unbearable and unjustifiable.
Ceasefire. NOW.
Evidence of why this matters. $95 for the full schedule is too high in 2023. Innovation and equity need to work together to achieve fairer prices and optimise the benefits of vaccination for all children @WSPID@Fiona_M_Russell@anzpid@afspid@PIDSociety@SLIPEsociedad@espid