With an increasing number of older patients presenting for surgery, make use of our #BJAEducation article to optimise your pre-operative assessment and offer the best care:
Address #frailty , physiology, and cognitive decline
https://t.co/jqfooJDqFO
#anaesthesia#anesthesia
Spent (only) 10 minutes talking and explaining to a patient about anaesthesia. When asked if she had any questions, she told me she had never met an anaesthetist who gave her so much info.
"I feel very comfortable with you".
#smallwin#anaesthesia#preopconsult
Managed care lets insurers control what healthcare patients receive. Not something we want in Australia!
Write to ACCC by Friday 11th June and say NO to #managedcare
More info here: https://t.co/VBVkIPuOdl
Aust Govt Safety & Quality Commission for Healthcare not mucking about.
It’s airborne precautions all the way for covid now folks - on page 1 - or you’re not in the healthcare game any more.
Put that in your committee & minute it.
https://t.co/Ud0yb7nbxw
Yesterday there were 0 new locally acquired cases reported, and 0 new cases in hotel quarantine. Thanks to all who were tested, 18,139 test results were received. #EveryTestHelps More later: https://t.co/lIUrl0ZEco #COVID19VicData
@MikeCarlton01@KArandjelovic It feels a bit rich for a media personality to complain to doctors about missing out on some part of their kid’s life, when that's often an everyday occurrence for a lot of healthcare workers.
@DrGetafix Yeah you are right, it mentions nothing about ampoule shaking, my bad. Might have been recommended during thr M&M but I have been doing it ever since.
I'm pleased to announce that after extensive discussion between the Department of Health and the Department of Elf, Santa will be permitted entry to Victoria this Christmas.
@COVID_questions @DrEricLevi The round bit at the front is an unfiltered expiratory valve, so it is correct that wearing the Halo only doesn't prevent the clinician's source of infection. This can be quite easily addressed by wearing a tier 3 surgical mask over it, which makes the device more discrete too