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Robin Conibere @pharmrj.pharmsky.app · 9h

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UK Clinical Pharmacy Association @ukcpa.bsky.social · 11h

"Heart Failure: Back to Basics" Webinar

This is your last chance to book! Registration closes MIDNIGHT 15th October 2025.

Speakers: Lynne Davidson
Paul Forsyth

Book now before it's too late -

Heart Failure: Back to Basics - UKCPA

This webinar will outline the management of heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction and will be supported by case studies.

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Robin Conibere @pharmrj.pharmsky.app · 1d

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 2d

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'Absurd': Hotez responds to RFK Jr. claims of autism-circumcision link

RFK Jr.'s statements about autism are “increasingly untethered to reality,” says Peter Hotez.

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Robin Conibere @pharmrj.pharmsky.app · 2d

BMA ⬇️

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Robin Conibere @pharmrj.pharmsky.app · 2d

Apparently not the BMA www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/bma-dis...

BMA distances itself from controversial Pharmacy First letter

A draft letter sent in “error” to GP practices suggested they should not refer patients to pharmacies, claiming that the Pharmacy First service could “undermine” doctors.

www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk

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Andy Cowper @hpiandycowper.bsky.social · 2d

Stunning irresponsibility from leaders in the BMA.

Somebody needs to go after them for this, very publicly and very, very hard: www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

BMA leaders suggest GPs ‘overwhelm A&Es’ in revolt against NHS reforms

A letter sent by senior members of the union has been condemned for advising doctors to sabotage the Pharmacy First scheme, which they claim undermines them

www.thetimes.com

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Steve Senior @stevensenior.bsky.social · 4d

Bit nerdy, but it's worth having a skim over the number needed to vaccinate figures here. E.g. to avoid one hospitalisation in otherwise healthy people JCVI estimated 60-100k would need to be vaccinated (based on Autumn 2024 data).

www.gov.uk/government/p...

Appendix A: estimating the number needed to vaccinate to prevent a COVID-19 hospitalisation in autumn 2024 in England

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Helen Hương Kilminster @hpillminster.pharmsky.app · 4d

Day 1 @bestpracticeshow.bsky.social ✅

Highlights for me:
- packed out session by @drkevinfernando.bsky.social on abnormal LFTS. Who knew that clinical diploma module on hepatic med would be handy?
- Meeting some @nhsconfed.org Alumni
- Catching with ex PCCLEs & my BFF @pharmrj.pharmsky.app

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Robin Conibere @pharmrj.pharmsky.app · 4d

Great to see @drkevinfernando.bsky.social in real life talking us through the "potpourri" of diabetes @bestpracticeshow.bsky.social #bestpracticeshow check out his hacks and pearls ➡️ medscape-uk.co/Hacks

Dr Kevin Fernando at best practice show talking to a large audience about diabetes

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Self-Care Forum @selfcareforum.bsky.social · 5d

October is #healthliteracymonth. Health literacy is the knowledge, skills, understanding & confidence to use health info. Poor health literacy directly impacts health outcomes. @pharmacistdaz.uk @pharmrj.pharmsky.app @helendon-rn.bsky.social @helensalisbury.bsky.social @helenebedford.bsky.social

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wormbuxx @wormbuxx.bsky.social · 5d

Now I’m falling asleep and she’s calling a cob

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Andy Cowper @hpiandycowper.bsky.social · 6d

One must have a heart of stone not to laugh.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 6d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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PharmacistDaz (He/Him) @pharmacistdaz.uk · 6d

Great to see this important report published by the RPS. I was proud to join the roundtable alongside experts from across the system. Digital and AI skills must become core competencies for all healthcare professionals — and this report makes that case clearly.

www.rpharms.com/about-us/new...

We're calling for digital and AI skills to become a core competency for healthcare professionals | Royal Pharmaceutical Society | RPS

www.rpharms.com

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Robin Conibere @pharmrj.pharmsky.app · 6d

The fesser said glARSEtonbury rather than glASStonbury

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Dr Farbod @emergencybod.medsky.social · 7d

Never let anyone tell you that small acts of resistance don’t matter.

This is a remarkable story of 2 Irish women who stood up against injustice & stood tall. Their courage & defiance, for strangers they would never meet, is a reminder that even the smallest light can burn through the darkest times

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 8d

Most fragility fractures occur in patients without osteoporosis. Should we rethink who gets treated? On the latest episode of Beyond Journal Club from @coreimpodcast.bsky.social and NEJM Group, the hosts address this question and more. Listen now: nej.md/4q7hOK3

#MedSky #OrthoSky

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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 11d

How might AI, data & digital tech support NHS staff & patients to enhance rather than replace the human side of care? Our goal is to produce high-quality evidence that explores the potential of AI to fit into healthcare practice. Watch our short animation:

AI, data and digital technology | THIS Institute

AI, data, and digital technology have the potential to reshape healthcare. Our research aims to find out how AI can support healthcare and what the challenges might be. Ultimately, we want to enable…

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Andy Cowper @hpiandycowper.bsky.social · 8d

“This was meant to be the NHS Ten-Year Plan: what has been delivered is the NHS Ten-Year Intention.”

www.healthpolicyinsight.com/cowpers-cut-...

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Robin Conibere @pharmrj.pharmsky.app · 8d

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Medsky Network & Labeler @medsky.social · 8d

Hey #Medsky!

Say hello to our new main feed. Hit the “like” & “pin” button & share this post so your colleagues see it too.

You can post to the feed with #Medsky or another community hashtag like #IDsky & #Pedsky. You can also add a @medsky.social label to have posts added as well.

Happy posting!

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 9d

This story is now big news all over the world... except in the UK.

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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 10d

If I see another 'AI will let HCWs treat more patients' claim, I think I'm going to scream.

Burnout rates are already too high. AI should not be used to increase in-hours work density; instead it should reduce the amount of wellness-destroying work we already do out-of-hours. 🤨

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ShinyBlackShoe (Calum Polwart) @shinyblackshoe.bsky.social · 8d

Didn't get a chance to mention it at yesterday's #BOPA2025 SC #Nivolumab session...

The amazing guys at #OpenPrescribing have built a SC Nivo tracker. Want to know if you are ahead of the cure - check this out:

hospitals.openprescribing.net/measures/niv...

Measures · Uptake of nivolumab subcutaneous | OpenPrescribing Hospitals

What is this measure?

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doctor eek [free link arc] (alt decorative gourd season) @absolutely-not.bsky.social · 9d

i looked at the methodology for this and it is
a. sex addiction counseling group in texas did a surveymonkey and extrapolated the results to the entire us population which is the sort of research design that earns you an ff on an intro methods class (the extra f is for extra effort), and
b. p-hacked

The Independent @the-independent.com · 10d

Nearly a third of Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

1 in 3 Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

www.independent.co.uk

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