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Philip Pearson
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NHS respiratory consultant & associate medical director, Northampton. Tweeting in personal capacity. #HelloMyNameIs, always. Dysgwr Sylfaen: meddyg anadlol.
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pauljbelcher.bsky.social
🚭 WHO #WorldNoTobaccoDay event:

Exposing lies, protecting lives: Unmask the appeal of tobacco and nicotine products

“the marketing tricks, design features and strategies that make #nicotine and #tobacco products appealing, including flavours”

With @drtedros.who.int

www.who.int/news-room/ev...
World No Tobacco Day event: Exposing lies, protecting lives: Unmask the appeal of tobacco and nicotine products
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, WHO will host an online event exploring the marketing tricks, design features and strategies that make nicotine and tobacco products appealing, including flavours, which...
www.who.int
May 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
respirologist.bsky.social
Reflecting on the @rcphysicians.bsky.social Council results, I’m grateful for the confidence that over 600 Fellows had in me

I wish Dr Mumtaz Patel(PRCP), Dr Hilary Williams(Clinical VP), & @copddoc.bsky.social, Drs Sarah Logan,Dilesh Lakhani & Rasha Mukhtar(Council) very well over the next 3 yrs
April 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
respirologist.bsky.social
Dr Mumtaz Patel PRCP is, I think, the fifth woman and also the first South Asian and first Muslim elected President of @rcphysicians.bsky.social

Commiserations to the other candidates: I understand this election has had the largest turnout in years
rcphysicians.bsky.social Royal College of Physicians @rcphysicians.bsky.social · Apr 14
The votes are in and we’re happy to announce that Dr Mumtaz Patel has been elected as the 123rd president of the Royal College of Physicians👏

Learn more about Dr Patel: ow.ly/kk3050VAmpo

An official start date will be determined as soon as possible.
Dr Mumtaz Patel
April 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
respirologist.bsky.social
Voting has closed. In less than four hours (1830hrs BST), @rcphysicians.bsky.social will have a new President

#RCPTimeForChange
April 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
respirologist.bsky.social
Request from @rcphysicians.bsky.social to all resident doctors:
The RCP & its RDC are running a Next Generation campaign:
www.rcp.ac.uk/nextgen

They want to hear from *all* resident Drs (not limited to MRCPs or future physicians):
www.rcpworkforce.com/se/253122AC0...

#NextGenPhysicians
April 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
respirologist.bsky.social
Very good news from @nlca-natcan.bsky.social this week: lung cancer median survival was 180 days c.2005; & now it’s 358 days (2023).

Better treatment & the introduction of lung cancer screening are making a difference
www.hqip.org.uk/resource/nlc...

cc @rcphysicians.bsky.social @btog.bsky.social
April 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Dear RCP Fellows,

Only 2 days left to vote - the future of your college is in your hands.

For integrity, for strong leadership, pls consider voting for:

🩺 Dr Asif Qasim for President
🩺 Dr Louella Vaughan for VP
🩺 Dr Philip Pearson for Council
🩺 Prof Nick Hopkinson for Council

#TimeForChange
drasifqasim.bsky.social drasifqasim.bsky.social @drasifqasim.bsky.social · Apr 6
One week to go in the RCP election - an opportunity to revitalise the College

It really is time for change - Vote Asif Qasim

Let's make our College something we can be proud of!

Your endorsement sends a powerful message to your FRCP colleagues - please encourage them to vote before 14th April.
April 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
respirologist.bsky.social
In one week, we’ll have a new @rcphysicians.bsky.social President & other elections will close. Please vote for:
PRCP: @drasifqasim.bsky.social
Clinical VP: @drlkvaughan.bsky.social
Council: @copddoc.bsky.social, @respirologist.bsky.social (me!), Dr Barry Monk, Dr Dilesh Lakhani

#RCPTimeForChange
April 7, 2025 at 6:02 AM
respirologist.bsky.social
I missed this yesterday, but it’s significant: @RCPhysicians Council has called for PAs to be renamed physician assistants, not associates.

I think this will require an amendment to the AA & PA Order 2024; what other changes are required?

#RCPTimeForChange
March 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
respirologist.bsky.social
One of the (very many) ways in which the tobacco industry has sought to mislead (and also to market their products)
Flavours; filters; celebrity & academic endorsement; ignoring / suppressing the science

What else…?

@btsrespiratory.bsky.social
@ashorg.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
respirologist.bsky.social
Thanks for your support, David; and yes, I agree

@drasifqasim.bsky.social for PRCP
@drlkvaughan.bsky.social for Clinical VP
@copddoc.bsky.social, @drbarrymonk1.bsky.social & @respirologist.bsky.social (me!) for Council

#RCPTimeForChange
drdavidnicholl.bsky.social Cllr Dr David Nicholl @drdavidnicholl.bsky.social · Mar 16
Attention FRCPs!

Polls open tomorrow for RCP elections

These are all excellent candidates who will restore the #VoiceOfPhysicians

It’s #TimeForChange
Follow & 🗳️
@copddoc.bsky.social @drbarrymonk1.bsky.social @respirologist.bsky.social @drlkvaughan.bsky.social @drasifqasim.bsky.social
March 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
respirologist.bsky.social
Fellows of @rcphysicians.bsky.social will receive voting instructions next week. I believe we need a change in direction to restore the integrity & reputation for excellence lost in the events of the last 18 months

For that reason, I will be voting for @drasifqasim.bsky.social for President 1/4
March 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
respirologist.bsky.social
“Our focus is on ensuring that patient safety and high-quality medical training are prioritised...”
Ye-es, but that’s only because of the #RCPEGM, opposed by the @rcphysicians.bsky.social senior leaders.

We can do better.
#RCPTimeForChange
March 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
respirologist.bsky.social
For those wanting an evidence-based review of physician associates, this one by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social & @martinmckee.bsky.social is a good, measured paper

TL:DR? No evidence that the PA role is safe in practice, & more work needs to be done

www.bmj.com/content/388/...

#RCPTimeForChange
https://bmj.com/content/388/bm…
March 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
respirologist.bsky.social
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant Hapus! | Happy St David’s Day!
@londonwelsh.bsky.social
@dysgucymraeg.bsky.social
#DyddGwylDewi #DysguCymraeg
March 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
respirologist.bsky.social
These are the summary candidate statements for @rcphysicians.bsky.social elections:
1. President: www.rcp.ac.uk/membership/e...
2. Clinical Vice-President: www.rcp.ac.uk/membership/e...
3. Council: www.rcp.ac.uk/membership/e...
(No BlueSky links for equity: not all on here)
#RCPTimeForChange
RCP elections - president
www.rcp.ac.uk
February 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
respirologist.bsky.social
Two more roles at @rcphysicians.bsky.social for FRCPs interested in #QI & #PatientSafety:
* Clinical Dir for Pt Safety & Clinical Standards: www.rcp.ac.uk/membership/c...
* Clinical Dir for Improvement Programmes: www.rcp.ac.uk/membership/c...
https://rcp.ac.uk/membership/col…
February 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
respirologist.bsky.social
Good candidates needed for these three @rcphysicians.bsky.social roles to deepen the College’s international reach & reputation:
* Global VP
* Assoc Global Dir, the Americas
* AGD, Middle East & N Africa

www.rcp.ac.uk/membership/c...

www.rcp.ac.uk/membership/c...
Vacancy: Global vice president
www.rcp.ac.uk
February 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
respirologist.bsky.social
There have been a number of papers on #PhysicianAssociates over the last few years, many of poor quality. I think the best three are:
1. McKee M (@martinmckee.bsky.social): The Sovietisation of British Medicine JRSM 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
1/3
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
February 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
respirologist.bsky.social
I’ve worked with @copddoc.bsky.social and @drbarrymonk1.bsky.social over the last year, before & since the #RCPEGM; the three of us believe it’s #TimeForChange in @RCPhysicians after the issues we’ve seen play out since March 2024.

#RCPTimeForChange
February 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
respirologist.bsky.social
With Prof @parthaskar.bsky.social having withdrawn honourably, there are two candidates for Clinical VP: both can be assets in @rcphysicians.bsky.social , so I recommend voting for @drlkvaughan.bsky.social
#TimeForChange #RCPTimeForChange
February 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
respirologist.bsky.social
I’ve had the pleasure of working with @drasifqasim.bsky.social over the last year: he has struck me consistently as a compassionate communicator, with the honesty & integrity required to be a breath of air in @rcphysicians.bsky.social
#TimeForChange #RCPTimeForChange
February 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
respirologist.bsky.social
A little late, but one for #DyddMiwsigCymru: open.spotify.com/playlist/7AE...

My eclectic selection including Dafydd Iwan’s “Yma O Hyd”; the macaronic raps of Sage Todz; and some of the best modern Welsh music from Adwaith, HMS Morris, Pedair, Yws Gwynedd & others 🎵🎶
Caneun Cymraeg
Playlist · resp_dr · 29 items
open.spotify.com
February 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
respirologist.bsky.social
Arguably, one of the most important papers on the evidence around physician associates, hot off the press from the irrepressible @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
This ought to be a cornerstone of the #LengReview report
Physician Associates and Anaesthetic Associates in the UK: A Rapid Systematic Review of Published Research to Inform the Leng Review
<span>This paper describes a systematic literature review of UK-based empirical research on physician associates (PAs) and anaesthetic associates (AAs), publish
papers.ssrn.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
Woooooooo ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Someone’s done it - archived the entire datasets of the US CDC before the orange toddler could destroy them.
#episky #medsky #academicsky
altcdc.altgov.info Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · Feb 1
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.

HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻

archive.org/details/2025...
February 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM