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Dr Nav Sidhu

9 months

Other anaesthetists to me: “What’s with this #GastricUltrasound stuff you keep going on about? Never needed it. It’s all hocus #POCUS . Just stick the tube down. Are you a man or a mouse?” #Anesthesiology #Anaesthesia #MedTwitter

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2 years

Fixed it for you, @nzherald

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@nardinderias "Yours isn't too bad either" is my usual response

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1 year

1/ Spent the last 30 min on the phone with a UK junior doc and family friend, giving advice on whether to move to NZ or Aus. They suggested I write a 🧵 .... so here goes. #JuniorDoctorsStrikes #JuniorDoctorsStrike #juniorDoctorStrike @BMA_JuniorDocs

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New Zealand is standardising its approach to treating acute blood loss - now called the Massive Haemorrhage Pathway. Single national protocol with 3 pathways: trauma, surgical, obstetric. @TeWhatuOra #Anaesthesia #Anesthesiology #EmergencyMedicine

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1 year

Honest question. When a recipe says ‘thumb-sized’ do they mean the distal phalanx onwards or does it include the proximal phalanx?

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2 years

Studying for the #anaesthesia primary exam

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1 year

1/n GLP-1 receptor agonists slow gastric emptying. This has significant implications for #anaesthesia care as it potentially increases the risk of pulmonary aspiration. #Anesthesiology #Surgery #PerioperativeMedicine A brief thread 🧵👇

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3 years

Auckland is witnessing an unprecedented Level 5 lockdown. They have closed the Planet Espresso coffee kiosk in Auckland City Hospital.

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7 months

Ciprofol. New IV anaesthetic agent. Prof Jin Liu at #WCA2024 #Anaesthesia #Anesthesiology

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2 years

TIVA. Better for the environment. But maybe not so good for colorectal surgery. @BJAJournals #Anaesthesia #Anesthesiology

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11/ On the other hand, NZ completely reimburses you for all costs of training. And I mean all costs. College fees, exam fees, textbooks, travel & accom. for courses and exams, annual registration, indemnity insurance, etc. There is no limit, even with multiple exam attempts.

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IV dexamethasone is the best intervention for preventing rebound pain after regional anaesthesia. Prof Patricia Lavand’homme at #ESRAworld2023 #Anesthesiology #Anaesthesia

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Genicular blocks are an emerging regional #anaesthesia technique for knee surgery. Assoc Prof Enrique Goytizolo at #ASURA2023

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13/ Parking monetary incentives aside, both have very similar work cultures. Almost all colleges are binational. Both are trying desperately to attract junior docs, esp from comparable health systems. In NZ, docs now get permanent residency on arrival.

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2 years

@Robert_E_Kelly You know you and your kids will have to recreate the scene on the 10th and 20th anniversaries, right?

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1 year

Look, we know the placebo effect is a thing, but I suspect this wouldn't have made it into the guideline to treat testicular torsion pain. #GenderEquity UK national guidelines advice on using sterile water as pain relief for women in labour 👇

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Shame on you @NICEComms . Agreeing that healthcare professionals can offer pseudoscientific pain relief to women in labour is nothing short of a scandal. Shame on you. New NICE intrapartum guidelines 1/

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6 years

Not a doctor, and apparently not spellable.

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1 year

Addendum: How could I forget?! Junior docs in NZ also get all meals free while on duty. (Breakfast is usually available after a night shift)

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@AlexYoungling

1 year

@DrNavSidhu @BMA_JuniorDocs In NZ we also have meals included! Except breakfast for some reason. And you can claim the money instead if you want, but then you have to sort your own lunch and I CBA.

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17/end Moving from ur land of birth is hard. Been there, done that. Some move and choose to return. Many stay. I always tell people it's a personal choice, as my reasons won't carry the same weight or meaning as yours. We are privileged in that we have a choice - not many do.

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5 years

When supervising residents, I find that men need to dial down their confidence ‘cos it makes them and others think they’re competent when they’re not. What’s perceived as ‘low confidence’ in women is just them being rational and safe. Society has set the wrong reference point

Tessa Kennedy

@drtessak

5 years

I call bullshit. This article is less how to be assertive and sell yourself, and more how to tiptoe around gender bias. It’s like the ‘don’t wear short skirts and don’t walk home alone and carry your keys in your fist’ of career advice. #genderequity #bias #systemsthinking

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6 years

What is the optimal dose of bupivacaine for a Caesarian section spinal? The answer is here!

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1 year

Having 100% of anaesthetists competent in 5 basic blocks is better than 1% of anaesthetists competent in 100 niche blocks - @LloydTurbitt @EMARIANOMD at #ESRAWorld2023

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@DrNavSidhu

5 years

Healthcare workers worry about keeping our families safe. #Covid_19 #DontBringItHome info sheet for #Anesthesiology staff. Adapted for our dept by @morganckelly #Covid_19nz #Anaesthesia

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4 years

Congratulations @CasDamian on being awarded the @ANZCA Steuart Henderson Award for excellence in #anaesthesia education. We couldn't hear @Jenbwoods 's citation on stage, but here it is printed in full. Truly a world leader in this field. #Anesthesiology #MedEd

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@DrNavSidhu

5 years

New Zealand Prime Minister @jacindaardern has announced new measures to control #CoVid19 spread. All travelers to NZ have to self-isolate for 2 weeks, apart from the pacific islands. Has been labeled as the strictest travel restrictions in the world thus far.

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3 years

@glennmul @RichardHills_ There should be a law against them approaching or intimidating ppl outside vaccination centres, just like the one for anti-choice protestors outside abortion clinics.

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@DrNavSidhu

5 months

“Do we select the wrong trainees, or did we destroy the right trainees?” Powerful words. I think about that every time I hear of a trainee ‘leaving’ our @ANZCA training programme

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@LiangRhea

5 months

Dr Sarah Giutronich, Chair of Paeds surgery training board, challenges us to think about 'attrition'- do we select the wrong trainees, or did we destroy the right trainees? We need to consider intersectionality and a wider range of diversities, including neurodiversity. #RACS24

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2/ Firstly, agree that the term 'junior doctor' is not perfect and is misconstrued to mean young. A lot of junior docs in UK/NZ/Aus are well into their 30's and have families. All are qualified and trained doctors, who happen to not be consultants

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@shond3

1 year

The idea that ‘junior’ is equivalent to ‘young’ or even ‘inexperienced’ in the phrase ‘junior doctor’ does not tend to be true. They are all qualified doctors - many in their 30/40 and 50s. Speaking as a 50yr old - not what my children would define as ‘young’!

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5 years

“The name’s Adam. Adam Gammadex. I think you’ve already met my wife, Su.” Scene from latest Netflix special: Sux, Drugs, and Rocuronium #Anesthesiology #Anaesthesia

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5 years

I really thought this was a typo 😉New kid on the block - adamgammadex

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1 year

1/n When should we label our syringes? a) At the start, on the empty syringe before anything is drawn up OR b) At the end, as the final step after drug +/- diluent drawn up A brief thread 🧵 #anaesthesia #anesthesiology #PatientSafety #DrugError

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@DrNavSidhu

2 years

“Focus on the why, not the what.” Swearing because of a frustrating situation that is adversely affecting patient care is not the same as swearing at a person. @LiangRhea at #CombiSIG22

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@DrNavSidhu

7 years

A quote from @drjfrank that resonates: "Doing clinical work to fund your medical education hobby." #MedEd #amee2017 #ANZCAedu

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@DrNavSidhu

1 year

During obstetric cardiac arrest and resuscitation, focus on the mother and ignore foetal monitoring. Assume that what is good for the mother is good for the baby. Dr Christiane Hadassin at @ANZCA #ASM23SYD #anaesthesia #anesthesiology

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1 year

Flash mob at #ESRAWorld2023 @thisgirlblocks

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1 year

Epidural waveform analysis is one way to reduce the failure rate of thoracic epidural catheter placements. Dr Sean Dobson at #ESRAworld2023 #Anesthesiology #Anaesthesia

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@DrNavSidhu

5 years

If I ever write a textbook on neuromuscular blocking drugs, the title will be: Sux, Drugs, and Rocuronium

David Harker, MD, FAAD

@HarkerDavid

5 years

If I ever write a dermatology textbook the title will be: How to Make Rash Decisions

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@DrSandman11 My personal favourite, a good 15 seconds after the surgical resident/registrar has done the incision without telling me: “you can start now”

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@DrNavSidhu

2 years

Many doctors call out quackery, I’ve done it myself. It would be insane not to. This is beyond belief. @theliverdr

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@drvyom

2 years

Shocking - a GP is being sued for defamation and is already $350K out of pocket. Why? He made youtube videos refuting claims by an overseas doctor, who said she could treat stage four cancer with herbs and vitamins.

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4 years

That. And not do ward rounds. #anaesthesia #anesthesiology

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@DrNavSidhu

5 years

If you have to perform tracheal intubation on a patient with suspected #2019nCoV , you should probably read these guidelines. #CoronaVirus #WuhanVirus #Anesthesiology #EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare

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1 year

@techpriest Not just doctors (who need to be eligible for registration). Nurses, midwives, dentists, anaesthetic technicians, etc. Any role on this ‘green list’

Straight to Residence Visa

Apply for this visa if you currently work, or you have a job offer, from an accredited employer, and your role is on Tier 1 of the Green List in-demand.

www.immigration.govt.nz

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5 years

Gender effects in #anaesthesia training in Australia and New Zealand Congratulations @GretaPearceNZ @AlanaCavadino @archiecurium @rseglenieks for the publication #AdvanceAccess in @BJAJournals

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@DrNavSidhu

1 year

@felicitydevere @RCoANews Applications for NZ anaesthesia posts open in 1-2 months. You get residency on arrival.

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@DrNavSidhu

1 year

1/ Spent the last 30 min on the phone with a UK junior doc and family friend, giving advice on whether to move to NZ or Aus. They suggested I write a 🧵 .... so here goes. #JuniorDoctorsStrikes #JuniorDoctorsStrike #juniorDoctorStrike @BMA_JuniorDocs

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1 year

Just 3 months short of being 20 years since completing med school at @AucklandUni Grateful and honoured to start new role here as Director of Medical Admissions.

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4 years

This whole thread ...🤣😂

Classic Pics

@Classic_picx

4 years

Happy Birthday to the legend Kurt Cobain, who would've been 54 today

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7 months

A new short acting non-depolarizing muscle blocker is undergoing early phase trials. Quicker onset than suxamethonium. #ByebyeSux Prof Jin Liu at #WCA2024 #Anaesthesia #Anesthesiology

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1 year

18 months since @OrthopodReg and I began this project. Published in @MedTeachJournal #MedEd #SMITHSEx (DM if full-text link stops working) Re-examining single-moment-in-time high-stakes examinations in specialist training: A critical narrative review.

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@DrNavSidhu

7 months

Fospropofol was launched in 2021. Water-soluble version of propofol Prof Jin Liu at #WCA2024 #Anaesthesia #Anesthesiology

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@DrNavSidhu

1 year

Patient on GLP-1 RAs for weight loss, presented for surgery. They "did their research" so only had a small meal and fasted for 18 hrs. Gastric ultrasound comfirmed empty stomach. #anaesthesia #anesthesiology Sometimes doing your own research can be good. (posted with permission)

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16/ There are other differences that are harder to quantify: political leanings, treatment of indigenous peoples, social outlooks, levels of misogyny, attitudes to climate change, levels of religiosity, etc There are not all important to everyone to the same degree

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Mixing short- and long-acting local anaesthetics gives you the worst of both drugs in terms of onset and duration of action! Dr Pia Jæeger at #ESRAworld2023

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5 years

Did my first sphenopalatine ganglion block for postdural puncture headache. Tears gone, patient smiling and able to cuddle baby. Thanks @BuddicomEmily for introducing this to the department. #RegionalAnesthesia #DidntEvenUseUltrasound

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3/ In trying to compare and contrast NZ and Aus, will try to present pure facts. Both places and pros and cons, and there will be nuances and exceptions. I have worked as a junior doc in both countries as an immigrant.

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3 years

Rocuronium takes longer to wear off in diabetic patients. Another compelling reason to always use NMT monitoring. Published in @Anaes_Journal #Anesthesiology #PatientSafety

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2 years

If you dread going to work because some colleagues are dickheads, you do not have a psychologically safe workplace. - paraphrasing @DrJaneMunro at #CombiSIG22

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1 year

Addendum 2: Both NZ and Aus have study leave for junior docs, on top of annual leave. Aus - 1 week per year (some states may be different) NZ - 12 weeks for entire specialty training, but only once you get on training (i.e. not in PGY1-2)

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@DrNavSidhu

2 years

Would not have passed my @ANZCA primary if not for Dr Annette Turley, who gave #anaesthesia basic science teaching EVERY WEEK. @TheNZSA President 2000-2002 and examiner for 15 years. Inspired me to do #MedEd . Absolute legend. #CSCwgtn2022 #anesthesiology

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Whatever your communication style is, never be rude in a team. Do this for the patient. @AndyHiggsGAA at #WCA2024 #Anaesthesia #Anesthesiology

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@DrNavSidhu

7 months

What is your communication style in a crisis? @AndyHiggsGAA at #WCA2024 #Anaesthesia #Anesthesiology

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Dr Lara Hopley is the new Chief Clinical Informatics Officer for @TeWhatuOra . She is also an #anaesthesia specialist in our dept. Already developed a suite of electronic resources in-house, making our hospital probably the most tech-advanced in the country. #anaesthesiology

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2 years

Stop talking about resilience when discussing #burnout . Doctors are some of the most resilient ppl out there - paraphrasing @BethanRichards3 at #CombiSIG22

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@DrNavSidhu

6 years

Hi, I’m an anesthesiologist in a movie. You probably won’t know I exist cos the surgeon intubates patients, observes their vitals, leads the resus when the inevitable life-threatening bleed occurs, with 90% DC shock success. If I am there, am the 1st to exit when a bomb shows up

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Hi, I’m a radiologist in a movie. You probably won’t see me or know I exist. But you’ll see my name in the credits along with a substantial bill. Not all heroes wear capes.

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Honest post-publication review by @GongGasGirl 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I think we have to own this one @GretaPearceNZ @AlanaCavadino @archiecurium @rseglenieks

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@DrNavSidhu

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The appointment of an orthogeriatrician reduced mean length of stay for hip fracture patients in our institution, from 10.5 to 7.5 days. There is close routine communication btw them and the anaesthesiology dept. #PeriOpMed #anaesthesia #anesthesiology

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@DrNavSidhu

7 years

@AtheistRepublic Circumcision ... both male and female

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@DrNavSidhu

1 year

@thomaswoodcock Aus is not a 'privatised health service.' There is a public healthcare service that pays very well. For context, roughly 60% of all surgeries in Aus are private. 30% in NZ, 10 % in the UK. @OrthopodReg is doing a fellowship, not in private practice

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@DrNavSidhu

2 years

Overheard ppl complaining about black Ariel. FFS, they had an animal as Robin Hood but a black mermaid is where you draw the line? It's all fiction. Mermaids don't actually exist. They can be any colour the writers want them to be.

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1 year

Our narrative review on gastric ultrasound has just been published in @ANZCA Australasian Anaesthesia 2023. Great to coincide with #ESRAWorld2023

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@DrNavSidhu

5 years

Gastric ultrasound in practice. Last patient on list had can of coke 3 hrs ago. Point-of-care ultrasound in RLD showed empty antrum (grade 0). Case proceeded as planned. Slim patient, note shallow location and flattened discoid shape. #POCUS #GastricUltrasound

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@DrNavSidhu

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Cardiac micro-emboli in hip fracture surgery can be observed with echo. Not a far stretch to think this contributes to post-op cognitive dysfunction. @Nadia_Hdz_MD at #WCA2024 #Anaesthesia #Anesthesiology

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@DrNavSidhu

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@LeeDixon2 Congrats @Joshua_Dixon

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@DrNavSidhu

2 years

So great to meet and learn from a regional #anaesthesia leader like @rosie_hogg #ASURA2023

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@DrNavSidhu

6 years

How to cite social media references in your publications @DrMStiegler @SocraticEM #CombiSIG18

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@DrNavSidhu

1 year

Goodbye Marsh, Schneider, & Eleveld. A patent application for a propofol antibody has been filed. Potential use for direct plasma concentration measurement. #anaesthesia #anesthesiology

Somnus files patent application for world-first propofol antibody - Somnus Scientific

Somnus files patent application for world-first propofol antibody - Somnus is utilising state-of-the-art biosensor technology

somnus-scientific.com

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@DrNavSidhu

5 years

This is pretty messed up. Why do I bother?!

Tairāwhiti Doc 🏳️‍🌈

@DocPNW

5 years

Ugh, I’m done Twittering for the day!

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@EM_RESUS Scene from a Filipino soap but you've missed the excellent written sarcasm in that post (in Malay): "Watching the efforts of the government in dealing with the pandemic"

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@DrNavSidhu

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Trust. “Do you trust this resident/registrar with doing ....... ?” The ultimate assessment of competence. #CBME #MedEd #Ottawa2020 #ANZCAedu

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@olletencate Modifying Miller’s triangle to account for competence. #Ottawa2020

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15/ In terms of geography, both are beautiful countries. Aus is so much bigger of course, and in NZ you're never more than 125 km from a beach. Owing to its vast size, there is more diverse wildlife in Aus, but also more dangerous. This is really down to personal preference.

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@OrthopodReg @RobJimFleming @ajc8691 @clujinmyheart @SAS_gas_Thomas @JoanneYounge @rcpsych @LingardLorelei @gmcuk Colleges can't simultaneously claim a competency-based system whilst saying to trainees that ‘all prior competence assessment does not count if you cannot pass this exam.’ #SMITHSEx

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5 years

@matttnz @katy_skier Never get tired of posting this #ASM19KL

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And that was the story of how Dr Charming failed his #anaesthesia placement. The end. #anesthesiology

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20 Whakaari volcanic explosion victims had their tracheas intubated in the ED at Whakatane Hospital. The entire hospital has only 7 ventilators. Huge response from local healthcare community to help. Talk by Dr Tamsin Davies (ED Lead) at #NZSA2020 #theNZinANZCA

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1/ Our paper has been allocated an issue in @Anaes_Journal . A brief thread on our study:

The association between labour epidural case volume and the rate of accidental dural puncture

Accidental dural puncture is a recognised complication of labour epidural placement and can cause a debilitating headache. We examined the association between labour epidural case volume and accide...

associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Boom! Another masterpiece from @DGlaucomflecken Too many great lines to quote here … watch for yourself. (The last one had me cracking up) 😂😂 #Anesthesiology #anaesthesia

Dr. Glaucomflecken

@DGlaucomflecken

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The anesthesiology residency interview

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5/ Aus pay is different in each state. Each has its own 'award' and some are better than others. You can google these yourself. Generally, they all have an hourly rate (or a rate for 40 hrs/week) that increases each year, and then loadings for time >40 hrs, e.g. 1.5x or 2x.

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Auckland provisional fellow #JeeYoungKim receives her @ANZCA research paper prize #ASM19KL

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@AjvictoryMD I feel you ...

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@DrNavSidhu

2 years

@nardinderias "Yours isn't too bad either" is my usual response

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Provocative question from the floor: Should we have professional educators in specialty training? Much like nurses have dedicated Nurse Educators. @ANZCA #MedEd #EduSIG19

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Competency domains of educators in medical, nursing, and health sciences education: An integrative review Co-authors @ergopropterdoc @CivilNina @sleepfairy @HennessyMaurice et al. Supported by @ANZCA Edu Unit. Full-text @MedTeachJournal via link below:

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7/ When reading these contracts, note that one can be a registrar as early as PGY3 in NZ and Aus. This is different from the UK.

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5 months

Real-time plasma propofol concentration monitoring. A game-changer for target-controlled infusions. Goodbye Messrs Eleveld, Schneider, Kataria, and Marsh. #Anaesthesia #Anesthesiology #TIVA

Anaesthesia Propofol Monitoring Devices - Somnus Scientific

Somnus is utilising state-of-the-art biosensor technology to develop its point-of-care sedation and anaesthesia propofol monitoring devices

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Some tips on how to reduce the impact of systemic bias in interviews. We don't learn enough about this in our specialty training. Source:

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5 years

Food allergies and propofol - no increased reaction risk with eggs, peanuts, soy allergies. Editorial in @Anaes_Journal by Prof. Anderson from @AucklandUni and Dr J Sinclair (Immunologist). @AucklandGassers #theNZinANZCA #Anaesthesia #Anesthesiology

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@DrNavSidhu

3 years

Every single contract renegotiation with medical unions @ASMSNZ

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4 years

#GenderBias in medical decision-making. If inexperienced & giving advice to other doctors, women less likely to be relied upon compared to men (p=0.04). Men's advice valued by other docs regardless of experience, but experience was prerequisite for women

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@DrNavSidhu

2 years

Welcoming current and new @ANZCA Educators Program facilitators to the AEP workshop #MedEd #Anaesthesia #ANZCAedu

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Dr Nav Sidhu

@DrNavSidhu

1 year

4/ Everyone wants to know about pay. Aus does pay higher wages but that's not the whole picture. Both places have different tax rules and perks. A$1 = 0.54 pounds and NZ$1 = 0.50 pounds.

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12/ For balance, the cost for items listed above are tax-deductible in Aus and they do give junior docs an annual CPD allowance. Additional CPD allowance (over and above cost of training) is given to senior trainees in NZ.

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It’s called a question session, not a “I have a comment” session. #WCA2024 #Anaesthesia #Anesthesiology

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