Made it 🙌
BSc Mathematics
@QUBelfast
2002-2005
Medicine
@QUBelfast
2005-2010
FY 2010-2012
@_NIMDTA
A dabble in Core Surgical training 2012-2013
Core Anaesthetics 2013-2015
@NI_GAT
ST Anaesthetics 2015-2023 @ South East Scotland School of Anaesthesia ❤️ 🙌
CCT incoming 🎉
@jcshad
I'm asking on behalf of all emergency care staff - can you please make it possible for all of us to have free parking in
@NHS_Lothian
to come to work? We are facing a very difficult time and everything to help morale, team work, wellbeing, and financial security will help
Thank you so much to the
@RCSEd
@surgeonsnews
for a beautiful room, a comfy bed, and a dark quiet space to sleep between nightshifts in ICU. Warm and generous hospitality free of charge while working busy on calls during
#covid19
for any
#NHS
workers
#FightFatigue
@NHS_Lothian
So delighted to come back to
@NHS_Lothian
to find that our Anaesthetics dept have revamped a tired and disused coffee room to make it a space for
#CoffeeAndAGas
every day! ☕ Every department needs a safe space to talk, share, and ask for advice.
@AAGBI
@AAGBI_GAT
#CoffeeandaGas
at Post-Fellowship Group teaching: what could be better 🧁
Preparing for consultant life and planning your future - cake needed to settle the anxiety of what to do after life as a trainee 😱
@Anaes_Trainees
@Assoc_Anaes
As a UK anaesthetic trainee I am truly warmed, encouraged and optimistic about my future in the NHS as I listen to so many consultants colleagues engaging and prioritising
#Wellbeing
@AAGBI
#ACGlasgow19
Thank you from us!
Oh my - the baking day was strong in St John's Hospital in Livingston today. Brownies, panna cotta, ginger/banana/lemon breads and so much more. Rolling home this avo after a lovely afternoon catching up and having
#CoffeeAndAGas
☕🎂
@AAGBI
@AAGBI_GAT
Enjoying a day off & reflecting on the awesome team spirit
#TeamWGHICU
have shown in the face of
#covid19
. An exceptional bunch of nurse managers, inspirational
#ICM
consultants, and all the smiling, hardworking+devoted nurses, doctors, physios, pharmacists+cleaners👏
#Fugifilm
And just like that, it's all over.
#TC2021
#TCIntheToon
you were awesome!
After the toughest 16 months it was fitting to end it on such a high albeit with some tough goodbyes but excited welcomes to our new committee 😁
Can't wait for 2021
@Anaes_Trainees
and beyond!
#GATfam
Congratulations to Dr Susan Nimmo
@susanmnimmo
on receiving her well deserved Evelyne Baker Award
@Assoc_Anaes
#WSM2022
Such an inspirational doctor, leader, mentor, innovator and female role model.
@WghLothian
SE Scotland Anaesthesia have been very lucky to work with you
What a great day at the
@Assoc_Anaes
#ManagementAndLeadership
course.
Thank you to all the faculty & delegates for tuning in for our 1st distance based course.
Definitely missed F2F networking but thanks to everyone it was really interactive. Polls, break out rooms & chats 👍
I am an anaesthetic registrar and I am triple vaccinated during my maternity leave - to protect myself, my family, my friends, my patients, and the public. Vaccines work. They are safe and effective.
#GetVaccinatedNow
#VaccinesWork
We didn't have an official baby and toddler room at
#TC2021
this year due to covid but we usually do.
Such an important date in my diary that there was no way I was going to miss it
@Anaes_Trainees
Very thankful to my husband
@MichaelAllen13
for tagging along with the kids
We start them off young here at the Trainee Committee.
Continuing with our family and personal lives is vital while we train in order that we can live a full life.
All types of families always welcome at
#TC2021
#TCintheToon
@EireannAllen
Excited about
@Anaes_Trainees
#TC2022
Bristol
👩🏫Packed programme of stellar speakers
👨🎓Oral presentations+poster prizes
🍹 Day 1 drinks+chats
💃 Day 2 dinner+dancing
👭 Meeting Old friends+new for
@Anaes_Trainees
Committee meeting
🏃♂️ 5k Fun Run
🛌Child free sleep!
Say hi 👋
Excellent first day
@AAGBI_GAT
#ManagementAndLeadership
course in Edinburgh.
Day 1: NHS structure & finance, how to deal with negotiations & conflict, types of leadership styles, making measurable QI changes. All delivered by Anaesthetists for anaesthetists.
Day 2 coming up!
#COVID_19uk
@AAGBI
webinar:
Question re: pregnancy & Covid19 - lots of valid concerns out there!
Answer from
@AAGBI_President
: no evidence that pregnant colleagues at increased risk BUT her opinion is this group should not be first intubators - plenty of other work that is vital
Manchester you were fab - thanks for hosting the
@AAGBI
#ConsultantInterview
course.
We met a lovely bunch of Consultants-To-Be.
Top tips on how to score that coveted Consultant job that you've been working long and hard for. Putting the icing on your Anaesthetic career cake 🎂
🔐Time to extinguish burnout.
@RooMccrossan
and
@karenstacey82
argue looking after our own and our colleagues’ well‐being should be a core element of training and demonstrated by all of us in our everyday work.
🔗
Clear guidance from
@Assoc_Anaes
for pregnant anaesthetists. Anaesthetists should be in non-patient facing roles in the third trimester (>28/40wks)
@Assoc_Anaes
+
@Anaes_Trainees
hope that you can use the guidance in conjunction with your clinical leads + occupational health🤰
“Clinical managers should work with occupational health professionals to assess risk to pregnant colleagues and make appropriate and mutually agreed adjustments to working patterns and job plans”
Statement on Pregnancy, healthcare workers, and COVID-19:
A great day discussing WORKFORCE ISSUES with our
@Assoc_Anaes
Links and Trainee Network Leads within departments all over the UK & ROI
Looking after basic wellbeing is where we need to start 🆘
If you would like to become an
@Assoc_Anaes
@Anaes_Trainees
Links/TNL get in touch
#CoffeeAndAGas
will be running this year from Mon 18th - Thurs 22nd November.
Whichever department you work in, pick a date & make time to have A Coffee And A Gas ☕
We all need time to talk, and a safe place to do it. And of course coffee and cake 🍵🎂
Shift work is BAD!! So how can we optimise our sleep and improve our health. Great Ted talk - listen to the effects of sleep and sleep deprivation 😱
I've personally found white noise to be really helpful when I sleep.
#FightFatigue
@AAGBI_GAT
Having a chat about LTFT training, maternity leave, and return to work while on night shifts with
@critchley_julia
and reminiscing about
@AAGBI_GAT
Trainee conference in Glasgow. The best way to get back into training after mat leave was to bring the kids to a conference!
#TraineeConf19
Every anaesthetist in training is welcome: parents and babies. We have set a precedent. There has always been lots of room.
Book your place here:
We want YOU 🙌
Hands down the best career decision I've made after choosing Anaesthetics as a Specialty
Be part of the bigger picture
Be part of change
Stand up for Anaesthetists in Training & be an advocate for them
If you're passionate about trainee welfare - WE NEED YOU
Nominations are now open for the Trainee Committee Elections.
Interested in getting involved? Find out what being a committee member entails and how you can become part of it here:
Anaesthetists are thought to be at increased risk of suicide amongst the medical profession
These guidelines aims to increase awareness of suicide; emphasise ways to respond to individuals in distress; and support in coping with a suicide:
#WSPD2020
I've written this so many times - and always had a reply.
I've replied to this text so many times - but one night I didn't reply.
Instead, I was found unconscious having been spiked with GHB (a date rape drug). It was bad, but it could have been so much worse.
#TooManyWomen
What an unbelievablely impressive line up
@Anaes_Trainees
#TC2021
@EE_McL
our very on Trainee Committee military coopt leading from the front! 👌
Serious fan girling
@EE_McL
and Elspeth Hulse 🙌
👋We are your
@Anaes_Trainees
committee
We are elected volunteers that work to represent the trainee membership of
@Assoc_Anaes
💉 We are all practicing Anaesthetists in the 🇬🇧 & 🇮🇪
We each have own own interests as well as sitting on committees, which helps direct our work 💻
It may be virtual but I can't wait to see my chums
@Anaes_Trainees
today for our Committee meeting - here goes some hard work, exciting ideas & an epic 2021 on the horizon.
A BIG THANK YOU to all the Anaesthetic Trainees in UK, ROI and beyond for your hard work in a tough 2020
Today will be a day filled with mixed emotions for everyone at a critical point in their training.
Don't despair.. The
@AAGBI_GAT
Trainee Committee understand how stressful this year has been with curriculum changes and
#covid19
. Ask for help, we're here..
Congratulations to all those who received an offer of an NTN.
For those that didn't, there is support there for you. Speak to someone: your ES or RA, your
@AAGBI
TNL or
@RCoA
ATRG rep, or even just a friend. It’s OK to feel disappointed.
More info 👇
The most important piece of wellbeing work as per
@bmj_latest
!!
Congratulations & well done to
@RooMccrossan
and
@Anaes_Trainees
and the previous
#GATFam
that contributed their ideas, research, hard work, and promotion around the country.
#FightFatigue
- as important as ever
🛌
#FightFatigue
started out in 2017 as a
@Anaes_Trainees
piece of work. Since then it has become an important campaign that has crossed the specialty barrier.
☺️ We are delighted & proud to hear it has won a
@bmj_latest
award for
#wellbeing
. So much hard work by so many 👏👏👏
Bristol we're coming!!
Just a tad excited!! This is going to be one epic return to conferencing for anaesthetic trainees across the country!
If you haven't booked yet, it's not too late
Can't wait to see you all there
Tues 12th - Thursday 14th July
Trainee Conference 2022 will be delivered as a physical conference in Bristol 12-14 July and will also be live streamed online.
All delegates will have priority online access to conference content, to watch back at their leisure 👉
#Anaesthetists
in training - we want to hear from you. The last several months have been incredibly challenging and we want to listen to and address the issues you may have.
You don't have to be an
@Assoc_Anaes
member to complete the survey
There have been significant changes to the anaesthetic training experience
@Anaes_Trainees
is here to support you through this. If you have been affected by exam/recruitment changes,please fill out our online form👇
Please share outside of twitter too ☺️
Gone are the days of see one, do one, teach one.
High fidelity simulation with the expert performance approach is the new model for training
Dr Mel McKendrick from
@HeriotWattUni
discussing 'Optical learning enhancements'
@EAFestival
#eafest22
#COVID19
Intubation plan:
1. ETT
2. NG tube
3. CVC line
4. Arterial line
5. Urinary catheter
6. White board+marker on inside & outside of room for communication
7. Pre-made grab bags for all above
8. Stationary in room
9. Permanent marker for names
@riecriticalcare
@rosieICM
"It is good at last to see a set of long-term goals for the National Health Service which present a vision of increased staffing and increased capacity to provide care for our patients."
Our response to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan 👉
I'm <40s mother of 2 kids currently on maternity leave with a 3month old. I can't wait to socialise + hug but I feel I'm more vulnerable now than ever. It only takes one case as seen in Moray
How long to wait for a vaccine?
@scotgov
@NicolaSturgeon
@jasonleitch
@DrGregorSmith
ICYMI, we now have a salad-making robot at
@TJUHospital
and it’s awesome!
🥗 24 hrs a day great for overnight staff
🥗 Refilled multiple times a day
🥗 Stored at 38 degs F
#fresh
@AAGBI
have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to fight the corner for all
@AAGBI_GAT
especially those at critical points in their training.
Disappointly the lobbying hasn't helped but we are here for you. Get in touch if you need us