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Generalist anaesthetist. Fingers in many pies. Stoic/humanist Memento mori/carpe diem. 2000 years old and still true… Livinginthepause on instagram
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@drjessicaknurick.bsky.social can I make a suggestion to follow this PhD - she’s doing stirling work on presenting evidence based nutrition advice on instagram and should be reposted and supported by every sensible medic on earth imho…

Come join me at the NZ Anaesthesia ASM in November 2025 at Hamilton, Waikato New Zealand! There's gonna be international and local speakers and a gala dinner at Hobbiton (used for some of the Lord of the Rings trilogy)!

Very good! Although some in the thread are really niche 😵‍💫

A friendly reminder about peri-operative steroid replacement! Here's a summary of the AoA recommended supplementation regimen for adult patients receiving potentially adrenosuppressive doses of corticosteroid (≥ 5 mg oral prednisolone equivalents for ≥ 28 days). #AnSky doi.org/10.1111/anae...

Nice little thread - a gap in my knowledge I need to fix

You've got until midnight tomorrow to benefit from the early bird discount for #Anaesthesia2025 It is shaping up to be a great conference. Join us in person or online Belfast 20-22 May. Book using code EARLY10. ow.ly/BYpr50V47qx

A New Site put together by Dr. W. Denehan It Is more Final than primary oriented, but given the solo efforts its a pretty amazing set of notes https://buff.ly/4iiQovX #FOAMed #ansky #medicaleducation #anaesthesia #ansky #FRCA

Nice

Just rewriting/updating my interview skills course and referencing this excellent book: (Other bookstores available) and it’s stark how similar my outlook after 15 years in the antipodes line up with this NHS focussed book. Interview skills are generic and learnable… #medsky

Once again Newcastle a great place to live 👍

Any thoughts on asmof suggesting we’re going to need to go on strike in NSW to get a contract that isn’t 20 years old that doesn’t reflect our current working practices?

Considering I wanted to work a quiet life in a DGH and have never worked other than in a tertiary centre, I’m now apparently not surprised by much anymore… this week has been mainly “difficult airways” and I didn’t need an app to tell me ;-)

The Royal Institution Christmas lectures are 200 years old this year! There will be lots of events to celebrate, but if you're in or near London, this is a good start - a live show with the best science demos from two centuries. I'm sure it'll sell out quickly. Tickets here: www.rigb.org/whats-o...

So this is my son’s career currently…

#skywatch just beginning to cool off this week (relative term)

@bilih.bsky.social in another moment of marvellous concinnity this finished exactly as I took the dogs’ leads off after their walk. They were very interested to hear about harlequin syndrome - wh I’ve seen but didn’t know it was this at the time! #anksy

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Anybody else able to point me towards the one page TIVA checklist that was floating around recently?

I initially got study leave but had to pull it 😫

Seems to me a lot of early adopters who believe in climate science probably have liberal leanings. Not going to be pretty for Tesla methinks…

I don’t know who needs to know this but if you’re having hand surgery, you can leave your underwear on

This year the @RegionalAnaesUK #RAUK25 meeting will be in Leeds! 8-9th May It will be incredible & you will not want to miss it! Lectures, Demonstrations & Workshops galore- Plus Social events! Have you registered yet? 👇🏼 www.ra-ukmeetings.com #RAsky #AnSky #POCUSky #MedSky

It’s taken me far too long to realise the reason I go on holiday is not to explore lovely new places and cultures. I’s so I don’t have to do the bloody daily chores… Sigh.

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

Anybody got some resources for difficult conversations which are specifically applied to medicine? This is the most important education I’ve had in my whole career. Although I have seen this one below which I think I’ll do to see if it’s any good and then I can recommend it on.

Good listen. @elboghdadly.bsky.social @maryannturner.bsky.social discussing GLP’s SGLTi.

I love how my kids think that a plane will wait for them when they’re constantly dicking around and not actually leaving the house😤

Ooh never been to Noosa🤔

My life is a parenting meme. 5+ hours in the car for the little darlings’ Saturday fun 😮‍💨 (yes, yes my choice yada-yada)

Join our brilliant team of examiners. The application window for FRCA and FFICM examiner recruitment is now open. Find out more about being an examiner: FRCA 👉 ow.ly/50Sb50UUGfY FFICM 👉 ow.ly/BeTW50UUGfX Closing date: 21 March 2025 @ficm.bsky.social

GasGasGas is the latest #foamed podcast, It is Content for the FRCA Primary Exams. The most popular episode is an extravagant jaunt into Volatile Anaesthetic Agent Kinetics splitting it into several compartments, Re-Post if you can! #ansky #drGas#medsky #resussky #foamed #anaesthesia

A new version of the Green Theatre Checklist and Compendium will be released on 19 February. Created by the intercollegiate sustainability in surgery groups & endorsed by the College and @assocanaes.bsky.social. Learn more at this @rcsed.bsky.social webinar 👇 ow.ly/xk8V50UTSRx

If I read this I suspect I might feel bad about myself…

This is a super interesting 30 minute podcast about demographics of ageing in Australia and how it’s gonna affect healthcare worth a listen

I’ve done it twice when I couldn’t find a radial to much consternation!

Rob is a gem so the AEP is in good hands. Reminds me I need to actually do it!

Not crowing (well a tiny bit) but I got a compliment from a pt recently. This is the relevant bit: “How you listened to everything that he said and didn’t treat him like an idiot.” This is all your patients want from you, ever. #medsky #ansky