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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

Honestly would choose a good colleague with me, over most ‘essential’ pieces of equipment #HealthcareisPeople

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

‘Im just a nurse’ A nurse working in #PedsICU >19 years had nowhere to park for her shift on Tues morning Leaves hospital at 8.15pm, 13 hrs after arriving, car has been towed by clampers Phone charge runs out, walks 3km in pouring rain to Garda station

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

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2 years

Basically you’ve got to work like you don’t have kids…and try to parent like you don’t work A colleague’s summary of their life rn #working #family

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

My lovely Granda brought me here for an interview to get into medical school in ‘89 He’d worked in the Post Office all his life and was mad with excitement and pride to walk into @RCSI_Irl I sent him up a thank you smile 😃 as i went in to give a lecture yesterday #family

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

4 years

#COVID ー19 This is a ventilator. It is not intensive care. Intensive care is medical care delivered by trained and experienced staff. #weareintensivecare @WFPICCS @SvuhIcu @ICU_Ireland @PedsICU @COAIrl

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

‘I’m up at 5:45 and would love to say I run or do yoga but I’m straight into housework’ ⁦ @ttlovescc ⁩ #life /work balance

‘I’m up at 5:45 and would love to say I run or do yoga but I’m straight into housework’

A home full of love

www.independent.ie

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

Although this isn’t over, and many remain vulnerable I hope @CMOIreland Dr Tony Holohan and Dr Ronan Glynn get some peace and relaxation this weekend They didn’t do everything right, wrong - they’re human - but it’s been a VERY long oncall shift for them #COVID19

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

My colleague recounted this to me today, how she cried with cold and fatigue while waiting for phone to charge But mostly she spoke about how small, insignificant and undervalued it made her feel ‘Just a nurse’ #ICU #icunurse

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

My choice of role model to emerge from the pandemic Can’t wait to see what he does next, fingers crossed it’s a prominent leadership position in Ireland ;-) Dr Mike Ryan: ‘It’s very hard to bullsh*t me’ via @IrishTimes

Dr Mike Ryan: The Irish man leading the WHO Covid response

Dr Ryan is appearing at the Irish Times Winter Nights festival

www.irishtimes.com

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

8 months

Hats off to the medical student who got a bus at 7.30am to shadow me on shift in #PedsICU - on soggy Saturday Dec 30th Her company enhanced the day 🤩 🙄 we both forgot it was a Saturday when we made the arrangement a few weeks ago - but she decided to come anyway 😊 #MedEd

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

@kelly_welles Mary Manning, 21 yo supermarket worker who took a stand against apartheid in 1984, the strike went on 3 years

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

18 days

This sunny day our daughter Beatrice was born Prematurely I never imagined that neither she nor her father would be alive for her 13th birthday So as a family we live and love today, holding tight, making meaning, not knowing tomorrow⭐️ #carpediem #LoveToday #babyloss

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

In the hours following my return from the supermarket my teenagers attempt to eat the entire week’s food before nightfall Am i safe in assuming this is in keeping with the species? #family #teenagers

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

11 months

Yes hospital porters are unsung heroes 😍 I have found them to possess a ready supply of jokes to relax nerves, experience that makes everyone feel calmer, solid opinions on football and are generally kind people who just want the patient to be ok #healthcare #teamwork

Mater Transplant

@MaterTransplant

11 months

Our hospital porters bring our patients from the ward to theater on the night of a transplant. Even in these unsocial hours they make every effort to make these nervous patients feel at ease. #MaterTransplant

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

Our nurses touch so many lives with their skill and kindness - i have seen many swap shifts to stay with a family in their worst hours It should be possible to do better and look after the people who care for our sick loved ones #healthcareworkers #safeworkenvironment

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

My ancient volvo puncture tackled by crack carpark team of GI surgeon, eye surgeon, ENT surgeon, scrub nurse and anesthesiologist… 😂🙄seriously what could go wrong??😂🤣 #teamwork #MedTwitter

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Some days you notice certain things… Children on today’s surgery list from Sligo, Limerick, Wexford…travelling thru the very early hours on icy roads to get here for 7am ❄️ hungry, waiting Not ONE complaint ‘Im glad to get fixed’ - one brave kid #hope #brave

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

I asked about medications and a young mum gave me a lesson on keeping seizure and pain meds separate from where she has their food…and safely away from 2 small kids…in a hotel room w twin beds, a cot, rucksacks and a buggy And a lesson in humility #Homeless #Children

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

ICU in 🇮🇪 couldn’t exist without Anaesthesia trainees - most aren’t training to work in #ICU long term - but they work long demanding shifts, make difficult decisions, break terrible news We should be grateful to them, for their #courage in the #COVID19 storm #Anesthesiology

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Small son sleeping beside me while on call…hears me on the phone during the night - next morning with a worried face: ‘Was that little girl ok Mummy?’ Our families absorb much of the hidden impact of being a doctor #MedTwitter #PedsICU

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

4 months

The pain of loss is worth the love this man gave us Loved by everyone who knew him❤️ My Dad had much adversity in his 83 years, but he carried it with grace & inspirational strength, using his fine mind & big heart to be positive always 🥰 Rip Dad

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

Garda locate her car 5km away She walks back to hospital, charges phone, pays release fee, walks to the car, soaked and freezing Gets home to her worried family at 11pm

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

1 year

Dr Austin O’Carroll has inspired many a medical student to become a GP! Tireless in his fight against health and social inequality, and for disability rights, he is a genuine man for others

They call me Dr Chaos on occasion. I’m quite at home in a waiting room when people are acting out

What I Do: Dr Austin O’Carroll, who has worked as a Dublin city GP for 26 years, said he was first told he couldn’t do medicine because of his disability. After meeting Mary McAleese that changed

www.irishtimes.com

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

60 hours in house AND 74 hours on call this wk Yes i chose this life, am privileged & ❤️ my job But if this work can only be done by clocking these hours, it’s a flawed unsustainable model Intensity of demands on doctors in work & home have changed Our system needs #change

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

There’s nothing like the fury of a toddler in #PedsICU as they start to get better! I got told to ‘GO AWAY’ this morning and it was terrifying 😂

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Honestly staff working in Emergency Departments right now deserve massive support, it’s beyond challenging #healthcare

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Extraordinary times when recruiters from abroad for healthcare staff are platformed on @rte Can we pull together as a nation to improve conditions and retain staff who have trained here?

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

We have thousands of doctors in training! They deserve a central HR division managing contracts, pay, tax, garda clearance… Beginning with first employment and continuing through until permanent appointment with hospital/GP practice, with flexibility re. leave etc #change

Robert Murphy

@robmurph8

2 years

Not paid today by UHG a month after changeover. HR not responding to emails or answering calls to explain. This is not good enough for #NCHDs ! @HSE_HR will have to do better if they want to entice me back after my fellowship next year. #twofingerstodoctors

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

Real worries for our frontline staff: 1. Not enough of us 2. Not enough beds for sick people 3. Huge waiting lists 4. Staff getting sick 5. Staff resigning 6. Winter is coming Taoiseach ‘concerned’ about welfare of frontline healthcare staff

Taoiseach ‘concerned’ about welfare of frontline healthcare staff as Niac considers boosters

Harris says he is surprised at lack of decision on Covid-19 booster shots for healthcare staff

www.irishtimes.com

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

✨Angel Trip Home from #PedsICU There is a v special transport team who take a dying child home, on their intensive care support…and gently discontinue icu support there So that the family go home together ❤️ Siblings, grandparents, cousins, can share time at home with baby

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

This story of the cailleach is beautiful- ive never heard it before - really captures the imagination

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Deep down in the doldrums last night about a small disappointment…which i raged about at some length 😂…when i got home this eve the much put-upon daughter had made me a cake ❤️ #family

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

when is the next General Election? My mum used to keep her questions in a notebook by the front door, to grill canvassing local politicians She logged their promises in writing, in front of them We were mortified 😆 My fingers itch for that notebook #politics

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

#healthcare staff leave the job because they are NOT able to provide good safe care They want to DO the work If we don’t offer exit interviews we miss this issue - and assume that staff leave because they DON’T want to work This disconnect is important, and real

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

4 years

New normal in PICU... communicating in full Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) using walkie-talkies! Walkie-talkies arrived thanks to Smyths toystore. #COVID19 #StayAtHome @WFPICCS @pedsicu

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Got referral of a very sick little one last wk - doctor sending them so worried, many anxious calls to set up #PedsICU admission Called today to let them know baby now recovered, discharged to ward Cue wobbly voice, relief and happiness So much care ❤️ in healthcare

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Perhaps some don’t know that it’s not the norm for doctors to leave a health service en masse In France/Sweden/Canada/Australia doctors leave for training but they come back Our doctors are not coming back

Better work conditions sole solution to hospital-doctor shortage

Doctors struggle with long hours, being on-call and a lack of staff and resources

www.irishtimes.com

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

Parenting solo the phone call from the school to come pick up a virally child is heart sink :-(( The worry about your child and the sudden stress of covering a list of patients or a shift asap - when there is NO cover, NO spare capacity in the system #family #COVID19

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

1 year

Thank you for your vote! It’s a huge honour to return with a strong mandate for change from our profession Genuinely touched by support, including from my nursing and allied health professional colleagues who who got in touch to say they’d vote if they could 😊

Medical Council

@MedCouncilIRL

1 year

In the category of "Specialist Division – Anaesthesia" the independent returning officer has deemed Dr Suzanne Crowe elected.

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

#PedsICU yes it’s crazy busy 🔥 but our team always make time for festive scrubs and smiles @DSemple5 #LateLateToyShow

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

Biggest worry beyond wretched #COVID19 is the current culture in healthcare We don’t have a culture of care for HCWs, and inevitably this erodes the culture of care for patients I can’t understand why many don’t see the connection 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

This problem exists for healthcare staff throughout our major urban areas. Addressing it would help greatly with morale and retention, especially at present

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

*Patients will be looked after *Everything will be slower *Staff will absorb the anger of those waiting Our health service has super people, working in chaos, pulling together no matter what We’re asking for change Solidarity with colleagues #medicalscientists

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

🎉 Celebrate!🌤🎈 When a baby recovers and gets stronger…it’s time to get them off the ventilator…and take out the tube! Sometimes even hearing a little cry for the first time 😍 One of the loveliest tasks on #PedsICU 😊😍

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Just a decade ago it would have been unthinkable that both presidents of @RCSI_Irl and @MedCouncilIRL would be women - progress…but lots more to be done @WomenMedIreland A pleasure working w Prof Viani on a range of projects to improve patient care

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

All week carrying the burden of giving terrible information to families Knowing that the words don’t always come out as i want them Going back over these meetings in my mind Knowing how much pain flows from these days #PedsICU

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

Anyone else leave the morning radio on in the kitchen for the dog? Nope? Ok carry on 😂

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

1 year

So grateful for the privilege of re-election! A vote for continuing the important changes taking place 👍 ⭐️I’m delighted that @MaryDavoren is elected to Vice President, her measure and values will bring a lot to the role ⭐️Two women doctors chairing Council for first time

Medical Council

@MedCouncilIRL

1 year

We are delighted to announce that today the Medical Council has re-elected Dr Suzanne Crowe as President and has elected Dr Mary Davoren as Vice President. Read more here

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

We are talking about the tide of viral sick young children - we aren’t talking enough about the flood of anxiety and depression in teenagers It’s everywhere in child and adolescent services right now #mentalhealth #PedsICU #Children

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

In our cities there are often derelict sites relatively close by hospitals - these could be surfaced and given over to hospital parking until more sustainable solutions developed

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

11 months

It seems contradictory and disingenuous to run #patientsafety and #OpenDisclosure campaigns…then freeze recruitment of doctors in training, which health service relies on for patient care Not recruiting essential staff in winter is like leaving Keith Earls on the bench today

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Many doctors in training finishing rotations today Some will work the weekend before moving, which is challenging These doctors will care for us, our children, grandchildren - how we look after them now is important ⭐️ All brilliant committed people, wishing them well!

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

8! missed landline calls from small son during meeting in work… Me: for sure house is on fire/burgled/dog ran away…😩😩??? Boy: hi mum Me: ok love??? Boy: just sayin’ hi #family #whatsfordinner

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

‘Make more ICU beds’ Each ICU bed needs nursing and medical staff - It takes years to plan and scale up @NDTP_HSE Safe patient:nurse and doctor ratios set out by @HSELive Model of Care and international ICU/PICU standards #ICU #PedsICU

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

I know nothing about HR…but this summer my teenager had 1st ever job in a noodle takeaway…with portal to see shifts, log hrs, pay - all there She learnt to be on time, work - and got paid Pay for work is basic value exchange in our society! Why are doctors not being paid?

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

This little #PRIDE pin brought about a super chat w a teenager and their parent this week

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

Mater is one of the finest hospitals in our country Their medical staff say it as it is ICU doctors speak out: ‘There’s no optimistic scenario. There’s only pessimism and carnage’ via @IrishTimes

ICU doctors speak out: ‘There’s no optimistic scenario. There’s only pessimism and carnage’

Doctors at Dublin’s Mater hospital say the system is on the brink and lockdown looks likely

www.irishtimes.com

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

On the eve of #IWD2022 how wonderful to read a fitting tribute to Dr Mandiwanza :-) Women surgeons rock, and in Ireland we have many who are truly fantastic! ‘I have to remind myself on a daily basis that I am a neurosurgeon’ via @IrishTimes

‘I have to remind myself on a daily basis that I am a neurosurgeon’

The first female paediatric neurosurgeon in Ireland has just started in Temple St Children’s Hospital

www.irishtimes.com

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

Speaking to GP colleagues today - huge sadness & concern about working conditions & viability of community based medical care, esp rural areas Many healthcare issues right now but we - the public - urgently need a plan to address this GP crisis It’s real #change #health

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

No matter how you slice and dice the numbers and strategies we just don’t have enough beds in our healthcare system Our population is 5m, more 65+ than ever before, w more medical problems, more medical interventions possible We’ve less beds than 1995, population 3.5m

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

This is wonderful idea But Id really like to see a review of HPAT - 12 yrs after it started, where is the evidence it has been of benefit? It created an extra financial barrier to medical education And i remain unconvinced it has changed the people who become doctors #MedEd

AccessMed Ireland

@AccessMedIre

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AccessMed are delighted to announce our HPAT scholarships for 2022/2023! The deadline is December 8th and any student in secondary school or on an access course in college who is sitting the HPAT in February can apply. We can't wait to see your applications! @MedisecIreland

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

10 months

Some people believe visible tattoos in healthcare staff are a problem…and that should be covered up…? I don’t In my mind there is no conflict between body art and competence, no conflict between body art and respect for everyone, patients and staff #healthcare

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

1 year

When a doctor or other HCW raises concerns about resources, they may find, - their practice is scrutinised - their complications are emphasised - their waiting list is examined - they become ‘the problem’ This is a recurrent form of silencing & intimidation in #whistleblowing

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

4 years

#COVID19 #weareintensivecare @djcribbin @WFPICCS This is a ventilator. It is a complex piece of equipment, and supports recovery of diseased and injured lungs. It is not intensive care medicine. @rte @Independent_ie @med_indonews @HSE_CDI

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

This red stuff is magic 🪄 at helping big people and teenytiny people survive surgery #Blood Not a day goes past that i don’t marvel at the difference it makes But it’s in really short supply rn So if you are well, please consider donating #donateblood #RetweeetPlease

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Listen to @INMO_IRL Sylvia Chambers Imagine this in your workplace…!? We will have no one left working in health and social care if a hard line isn’t taken on abusive behaviour

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

8 months

Spending #NollaignamBan with my tribe Women (mothers & staff) caring for children ❤️ #PedsICU

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

Unanticipated effect of taking up role of President of IMC has been nasty anonymous letters, at work & home Anti-vaccines, pandemic denial, anti-feminist, anti-medicine… Get in touch no bother #health But please sign it and leave contact details 😊 or…

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Our medical scientists go the extra mile for #PedsICU patients From following through on infections and antibiotic sensitivity to ensuring there is blood for our sick babies Never have i heard the word ‘no’ from them #MedicalScientists

Nicola Walsh

@NicolaMAmelia

2 years

#MedicalScientists together are picketing today. @MedLabAssoc @HSELive @DonnellyStephen

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@itsthatgirlsuzi

8 months

Seeing medical staff, paramedics and Gardai comforting each other outside the Resus room reminds me of the real solidarity between public services ❤️ #publicservice

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

I disagree We have plenty of wonderful medical and nursing students entering college It’s what happens after qualifying that causes the difficulties in service delivery ‘There aren’t enough good people out there’: Why can’t the HSE find more staff?

‘There aren’t enough good people out there’: Why can’t the HSE find more staff?

Young staff emigrating and older staff retiring early part of complex chain of problems

www.irishtimes.com

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

‘every member of the Oireachtas, every senior official in the HSE and the Department of Health should be forced to experience this. By themselves. In pain’ Seán Moncrieff: A car park of trolleys, people screaming ... just another Friday in A&E

Seán Moncrieff: A car park of trolleys, people screaming ... just another Friday in A&E

Seán Moncrieff: It’s only when you’ve spent a night in A&E that you realise what a wreck our health system is

www.irishtimes.com

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

How did ‘resources’ come to mean ‘people’?!? We need more well-trained people in our health services We need to keep the good people that we have ‘Resources’ depersonalises and it’s awful, it’s not office furniture we’re talking about ‘We need another WTE’ is even worse 😂

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

9 months

Please don’t post or share video footage of children injured this afternoon in city centre incident 🙏 #RETWEEET

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@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Quick scan of other media and @IrishTimes only article on this problem..? Are the public aware of how big retention/recruitment issues are in healthcare? …and what it means for patient care …and how each further breach of fair working conditions is taking us over the cliff

The Irish Times

@IrishTimes

2 years

HSE apologies for payroll issues that delayed payments to trainee doctors

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@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

Unfortunately true for families attending hospital as well as staff Parents leaving seriously children in hospital to find a cold sandwich in Spar Many parents can’t leave

Eoin Kelleher

@EoinKr

3 years

@AlanMarrinan @HSELive A situation repeated in many hospitals. Canteen and coffee shop closed after 3pm and at the weekends (nothing to do with covid). Vending machines empty. Simply no understanding on behalf of management that many hospital staff don’t keep office hours.

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

5 months

This weekend 20 yrs ago I realised with a shock that I’d have to shelve my ambitious fellowship plans…because this beautiful person was on the way Life happens, plans change ❤️ #lifeisbeautiful

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

8 months

In children’s hospitals everywhere this week there’s a race to get small people home in time for the big man 🎅 There’s a lighthearted atmosphere 🎅 We never forget our families who won’t have their special child home for Christmas especially those who never will #PedsICU

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

When your #holiday bestie is gone, each new trip is bittersweet Flooding with memories from hols in the past… and at the same time, creating new fun 🤩 memories with the children 🥰

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Parents working in #healthcare find it difficult to source childcare for 12+hr shifts Without family support or solo parents especially Childcare needs to form part of retention strategy ‘Childcare costs are the new glass ceiling’

Setting up businesses, working flexitime and even bringing children on site – mothers reveal...

When Karen O’Reilly was a young mum living in France, childcare bills were the last thing on her mind.

www.independent.ie

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

6 months

Europe-wide post-pandemic we have a wave of early retirements, graduates not staying in healthcare, absenteeism & quietly quitting This is not coincidental ‘Recognition justice’ means we must give space & time for people to tell their story - and for it to be heard

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Why should the public care about the working conditions of doctors? Patient safety! Excess of 40 hours/wk impacts on focus, judgement, motivation, energy, mood…decades of research in many types of job has shown this (via @thejournal_ie )

'The belief that being a doctor is a vocation and all else must be sacrificed… that mentality is...

Non-consultant hospital doctors are currently balloting on whether to take industrial action over their working conditions.

www.thejournal.ie

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Several of our little patients got a special hairwash and nails painted pink for celebrating NYE this eve 🥳 Never too small for a bit of sparkle ✨ #PedsICU #makingmemories

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

8 months

New mural painted by Dr Gillian Crowe, talented SpR in Anesthesiology!

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

Penneys Christmas jumper at least 5 years on the go 🎅🏼🎅🏼🎅🏼 brightens up the scrubs and brings a few smiles 😊😊🎅🏼 #PedsICU #childreninhospital

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

8 months

We ❤️ #PedsICU There is an intubated Elf on the Christmas tree 😂

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

Systemic issues that impact on doctors caring for patients: -not enough doctors -too many hours -insufficient training opportunities -inadequate career progression - failure to integrate International med grads ? Solution Workforce plan from med student to retirement #change

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

4 years

#weareintensivecare #COVID19 The ICU /PICU / NICU have cleaners taking pride in their work. Now more than ever before do we know their value. This is Janet. She never stops moving as far as I can see. @PriscillaLynch @paulreiddublin @ClaireByrneLive @BreakfastNT @paulcullenit

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

1 year

lil’ guy in #PedsICU said he’d sing a song for me cos i told him he was well enough to leave.. ..intense whispering w his mammy as he picked the song… Tiny serious face, big eyes, high voice ‘It’s a small world after all, It’s a small small world…’🎵 Me:😭 #meaning #hope

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

1 year

Recognition of a critically sick patient is a vital skill A core competency which needs regular practice- along with symptoms and signs, there is a ‘look’ that accompanies serious illness Experienced staff know the ‘look’ I wish there was a more concrete way to describe it..?!

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 months

I told a colleague I don’t know well that their work today had made a huge difference to a particular child Their eyes filled with tears It is so easy to completely underestimate how much our work means to each other, and how a tiny morsel of recognition helps ❤️

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

1 year

In my class in school, 2 students were offered a place in medicine on the #CAO Many years later…. there are 4 doctors graduated from same Leaving Cert class, 2 GPs, one palliative care doctor and one #PedsICU We all did it our own way There’s many paths to what you want!

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Seeing many women doctors exiting specialties or postponing having their families, left a lasting impression on me when in the early part of training A compromise made under pressure of training is not the same as a choice freely made imo #WomeninMedicine

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

Entry to a career in medicine should be equitable Entry via HPAT needs reform Healthcare staff should be as diverse as the patients they care for! ‘Medical aptitude test fee is unfair’

Medical aptitude test fee is unfair

Students who cannot pay the fee cannot apply for medicine courses

www.irishtimes.com

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

4 years

#muchmorethanaventilator The best intensive care, with good outcomes, is delivered by 5-6 intensive care nurses PER BED. Compassionate, knowledgeable and skilled, ICU nurses are valuable to society and should be paid well. @traceywall001 @djcribbin #Covid19

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

1 year

Every healthcare worker should meet the principle of providing a good death, no matter what their specialty or level of experience A good death is a basic right! Brendan Gleeson: ‘This concept of your parent’s death being a good death is monumental’

Brendan Gleeson: ‘This concept of your parent’s death being a good death is monumental’

Actor happy to be an ambassador for €30 million expansion of St Francis Hospice in Dublin

www.irishtimes.com

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

5 years

Had meltdown last night cos washing machine broke... came home this eve to find 12 yr old daughter cleaning up having got door open, emptied blocked filter and changed fuse in plug. ‘Machine’s back on’ she says. #youtube #wondergirl

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

3 years

With #OmicronVariant arrival comes the realisation for many healthcare workers that they won’t be visiting family abroad for a 2nd year Crazy hours and heartbreaking experiences w limited annual leave during the pandemic - many had finally booked trips over the coming months

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

10 months

Last night in #PedsICU I saw parents expecting their babies w #RSV to be cared for, to live So we suctioned, rested on ventilation, gave antibiotics & oxygen, fed milk into tired tummies It’s the right thing to do 💕 How can babies in #Gaza be seen differently?

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Suzanne Crowe (she/her)

@itsthatgirlsuzi

2 years

One of our doctors who worked 25* hours shift yesterday couldn’t be at home with her children for #MothersDay2022 Lots of mums working yesterday obvs…but in 2022 a 24 hour shift is a problem *9am-10am #healthcare #family

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