Health + Human Rights Researcher turned Doctor (MD, FRACGP). Board Director at @ACONHEALTH Appreciate good coffee + salt water. He/they 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
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Individual NPs do not, on average, have 21+ years of experience. Nor do they do 11+ years of study including post grad fellowship exams with a 60% pass rate to provide medical advice to undifferentiated patients. NPs are not equivalent to GPs. This patient’s frustration is valid.
In view of this platform’s increasingly transphobic policies I am disengaging from here for the foreseeable future (it’s been a slow decline ever since the sale, really!). Ciao amigos 👋
@4cytePathology trying to get through for a critical result and your clinician telephone line is down!
“I was just given an honorary doctorate, so I’m happy with “doctor”; I was relieved to have something other than “she” and “her”.” This MD relates @Hannahgadsby 😂 Loved this interview @mrbenjaminlaw 👏 smh.com.au/national/trying-t…
Things were looking so bright at first… also can’t believe I’m posting about wordle after swearing I wouldn’t
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Atari Metcalf, BSc, MD, FRACGP retweeted
“The idea that health considerations had to be balanced with economic interests was always a false dichotomy. A healthy economy requires healthy workers and healthy consumers.”
Rapid tests increasingly shaping up as the key tool to managing omicron (esp for identifying people who are likely to be infectious). Nice summary from @fabian_kong on which kits work best *now if only supply and cost weren’t such big barriers (thanks ScoMo 🙄) – at Sydney, New South Wales
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This is good news, but milder doesn’t mean everybody; a small proportion still fall very ill & a huge surge will translate into a large number of the very ill. Sensible public health measures including masks and social distancing remain so important as does being fully vaccinated – at New South Wales, Australia
Atari Metcalf, BSc, MD, FRACGP retweeted
‘We’re all going to get COVID’ is not an excuse to abandon preventive policies. With precautions the incidence will take place over longer time period which reduces likelihood that health services will be overwhelmed
Excellent thread - highlights limitations with generalizing UK data on Omicron and vaccine effectiveness to Australia not least because of differences in prevalence of past infections between the two populations (less past infection in Aust = likely more severe illness) – at Sydney, New South Wales
Massively appreciate this groundbreaking work by @MoniqueSchafter with ABCQueer helping young LGBTQIA+ people feel less alone, but also so buoyed to learn about Omar and his role in making it happen! abc.net.au/news/backstory/20…
Thanks @abc_everyday for picking up the convo around navigating whether to disclose sexuality and gender in the workplace: abc.net.au/everyday/why-some… – at Sydney, New South Wales
Thanks @cristyn_davies Was a total pleasure chatting with @MoniqueSchafter about coming out / staying in, in medicine and beyond.
A very powerful episode 2 of Innies and Outies. Thanks @MoniqueSchafter & team for such an excellent podcast. Take note colleagues who teach medical students! @atari84 @WellbeingYouth @AusAAH @syd_health @srachelskinner @DrMelissaKang Choosing to stay in abc.net.au/radio/programs/in…
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'I can't change what was done to me': Noah was operated on without his consent. He wants things to be different abc.net.au/news/2021-10-17/i…
Part 2 in NSWHealth's Q&A series with the awesome Shoilee touches on finding inclusive health services and how to start convos with people who are going through tough times #TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZSeL77Tdj/ – at Sydney, New South Wales
Finally caved and signed up to TikTok - had a great chat with Anhaar about keeping mentally well during COVID. Thanks for having us @NSWHealth #TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZSeR7Gx5S/ – at Sydney, New South Wales
Public health nerd alert! Happy to report nothing other than pure relief and liberation knowing I’m well protected, 5 months post vaccination against COVID-19. This cute shirt is by local illustrator Beck Feiner - check out their equally adorable tributes to our CHO!
What an inspiring Wiradjuri woman! "Pioneer of NSW regional Aboriginal health, Aunty Joyce Williams fighting fit at 94" abc.net.au/news/2021-08-12/a…
Atari Metcalf, BSc, MD, FRACGP retweeted
Delighted to have led a fantastic team to contribute a chapter on culturally safe healthcare for people of diverse sexual orientations & gender identities. @Kerryhrob @atari84 @kaydeeye @JMooneySomers @kanerace @srachelskinner. Thanks to @DrTMDune @wanderingmcleod @MillnerMaggy.
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