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drpolarbird.bsky.social
Semi-nomadic FACRRM with a love of Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic, and all places wild, remote, and beautiful | rural generalist | she/her | Denman Terrestrial Campaign doctor 2024-25 | #polardoc #maccadoc #medsky #GPsky #wildmed #remotemed
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Been back a month but Bunger Hills will always be in my heart Deep field work is a particularly special privilege in remote medicine

submitted 44 days ago • 3 comments

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submitted 44 days ago • 1 comment

18 days in the deep field at Bunger Hills and it was definitely time to wash my hair: at this point it has gone from festival hair (with dry shampoo) to festy hair Now I’m fresh, glam and fruit scented #polardoc

submitted 142 days ago • 0 comments

The rocks out here are just incredible. So much morphological drama This is tafoni - wind erosion holes in rocks The geologists out here are working hard with their science and generously teaching us #BungersHills #polarmed

submitted 147 days ago • 0 comments

Reading “Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow” while sitting in a camp chair in the lee of the medical melon Outfit is UV protection on this beautiful -4C slightly breezy sunshine day in the Bunger Hills Yes, that is my laundry between the flags #polardoc #wildmed #antarctica

submitted 153 days ago • 1 comment

A23a has finally escaped the vortex! 🏊‍♀️🌀 The biggest iceberg in the world is on the move again after a casual half-year sabbatical spent spinning in circles. Our @magic.bas.ac.uk colleagues have illustrated A23's super circuitous 2024 journey via satellite imagery ⬇️ www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/w...

submitted 156 days ago • 5 comments

Deep field camp life is all hands on deck working together, regardless of your job I spent the morning setting up tents with our comms operator and the afternoon pumping water to primary and secondary tanks with the electrician and camp manager #polardoc #remotemed

submitted 158 days ago • 3 comments

Let’s vaccinate against COVID. It reduces the risk of long COVID. This should be a no-brainer.

submitted 161 days ago • 18 comments

Read about the incredible work of @nighatdad.bsky.social "In 2012, Dad established the Digital Rights Foundation, an NGO that aims to address the digital divide and fight online abuse of women and other gender minorities in Pakistan." www.wired.com/story/nighat...

submitted 162 days ago • 1 comment

Phew…flying out to Bunger Hills tomorrow after a crazy week and a bit at Casey station prepping our team’s cargo with the ops and science folk, and checking all my medical kit Excited to be heading to the deep field #polardoc

submitted 161 days ago • 6 comments

Here is a penguin It’s an Adélie penguin It’s my placeholder penguin til I can sort my photos from an epic day out walking on the sea ice around the Swain Island group ~40 minutes away from Casey station #polardoc

submitted 169 days ago • 10 comments

I want this on a shirt I feel like there's so many work teams and expeditions this is applicable for

submitted 171 days ago • 2 comments

Today I learnt that icicle is tautology

submitted 171 days ago • 2 comments

Under-resourced child/adolescent mental health services lead to many secondary consequences, not least a significant impact on young people's sleep which is difficult to compensate for without adequate CAMHS assessment/support Early intervention is essential www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

submitted 171 days ago • 0 comments

Researchers found a 62% drop in cervical cancer deaths in young women over the last decade due to HPV vaccination! That’s huge!  www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill... #MedSky #BlueSky 🧪 #medtwitter #IDSky #EMSky #EMedSky #nursesky #MedEd #fmsky #pedsky #publichealth

submitted 172 days ago • 9 comments

The unseen but critical aspect of wilderness and expedition medicine: preparing and packing your kit before you go No matter how large or small trip, prior preparation determines your success and safety #wildmed #remotemed #polardoc

submitted 172 days ago • 2 comments