Prof Marie Bismark
@mbismark.bsky.social
Weaving threads of ideas together. Psychiatrist, public health physician, health lawyer, company director, researcher, mother of three. Professor at University of Melbourne. Mother of three.
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I'm also 5'1", although slightly heavier than Laura, at 40kg. I, a surgeon, have had to argue with health professionals to give me 500mg paracetamol, like a child the same weight. 'But you have adult liver *function*' they'll say.
PLEASE individualise patient care. It matters.
#PatientCentredCare 🙏
PLEASE individualise patient care. It matters.
#PatientCentredCare 🙏
Every day last week I attended the inquest into the death of 30-year-old Laura Higginson. It has taken her husband Antony 7.5 years, 4 coroners & £80k to expose how she was repeatedly overdosed with paracetamol by NHS staff.
The inquest was jaw dropping.
Read: www.thetimes.com/article/22ec...
The inquest was jaw dropping.
Read: www.thetimes.com/article/22ec...
I’ve spent 7 years convincing the NHS paracetamol killed my wife
An army veteran who says his six-stone partner was repeatedly overdosed in hospital has put £80,000 into his fight prove failings led to her death
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 2:10 PM
I'm also 5'1", although slightly heavier than Laura, at 40kg. I, a surgeon, have had to argue with health professionals to give me 500mg paracetamol, like a child the same weight. 'But you have adult liver *function*' they'll say.
PLEASE individualise patient care. It matters.
#PatientCentredCare 🙏
PLEASE individualise patient care. It matters.
#PatientCentredCare 🙏
People receiving compulsory care under the Mental Health Act are unwell & at risk of harming self or others. They have a legal right to a Responsible Clinician overseeing their care. Yet across NZ, >100 compulsory patients have no Responsible Clinician. This is not OK. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Psychiatrist shortages putting compulsory patients at risk, doctor warns
Gaps in care mean vulnerable patients may be "at increased risk of harming themselves or harming others".
www.rnz.co.nz
December 8, 2024 at 5:49 PM
People receiving compulsory care under the Mental Health Act are unwell & at risk of harming self or others. They have a legal right to a Responsible Clinician overseeing their care. Yet across NZ, >100 compulsory patients have no Responsible Clinician. This is not OK. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
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If you’re a company that advertises your service by saying how crap GPs are and promise patients instant access:
DON’T tell those same people to then see us for all the things you can’t be bothered doing
Don’t erode trust in GPs while simultaneously expecting us to be your safety net
DON’T tell those same people to then see us for all the things you can’t be bothered doing
Don’t erode trust in GPs while simultaneously expecting us to be your safety net
a little girl in a white dress is dancing and says i said what i said
Alt: a little girl in a white dress is dancing and says i said what i said
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:02 AM
If you’re a company that advertises your service by saying how crap GPs are and promise patients instant access:
DON’T tell those same people to then see us for all the things you can’t be bothered doing
Don’t erode trust in GPs while simultaneously expecting us to be your safety net
DON’T tell those same people to then see us for all the things you can’t be bothered doing
Don’t erode trust in GPs while simultaneously expecting us to be your safety net
My dad and his 90-year-old best friend doing wheelies in the car park with dad’s new walker.
November 24, 2024 at 9:16 PM
My dad and his 90-year-old best friend doing wheelies in the car park with dad’s new walker.
My mum’s garden in Rotorua, New Zealand
November 23, 2024 at 11:41 PM
My mum’s garden in Rotorua, New Zealand
I drove from Wellington to Rotorua (a 5 hour drive) for a surprise visit with my mum & dad this weekend. My daughter - who lives 10min from me - spontaneously did the same thing arriving at Ouma and Oupa’s house less than an hour before I did. So now we have 3 generations together for the weekend!
November 23, 2024 at 6:48 AM
I drove from Wellington to Rotorua (a 5 hour drive) for a surprise visit with my mum & dad this weekend. My daughter - who lives 10min from me - spontaneously did the same thing arriving at Ouma and Oupa’s house less than an hour before I did. So now we have 3 generations together for the weekend!
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ChatGPT alone did better (LOTS better) than doctors USING ChatGPT. What does this mean for PATIENTS who use AI and bring the results TO the doctor??
It was a tiny study (n=50) but a bigger follow-up is underway. #PatientsUseAI
open.substack.com/pub/patients...
It was a tiny study (n=50) but a bigger follow-up is underway. #PatientsUseAI
open.substack.com/pub/patients...
ChatGPT outperforms docs who *using* GPT: NYTimes. (Small study.)
Doctors *overruled* the AI if they disagreed with it. Will they overrule *patients* who use it?
open.substack.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:07 PM
ChatGPT alone did better (LOTS better) than doctors USING ChatGPT. What does this mean for PATIENTS who use AI and bring the results TO the doctor??
It was a tiny study (n=50) but a bigger follow-up is underway. #PatientsUseAI
open.substack.com/pub/patients...
It was a tiny study (n=50) but a bigger follow-up is underway. #PatientsUseAI
open.substack.com/pub/patients...
“CPR mannequins with no breasts are emblematic of healthcare practices being optimised for the white male body; with detrimental and sometimes deadly implications for anyone who doesn’t fit this mould.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Learning CPR on manikins without breasts puts women’s lives at risk, study finds
Analysis of training models on global market found all had flat torsos with just one having a breast overlay
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:50 PM
“CPR mannequins with no breasts are emblematic of healthcare practices being optimised for the white male body; with detrimental and sometimes deadly implications for anyone who doesn’t fit this mould.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.
November 19, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.
“I will not rescue you,
For you are not powerless.
I will not fix you
For you are not broken.
I will not heal you
For I see your wholeness.
I will walk with you through the darkness,
While you remember your light.”
For you are not powerless.
I will not fix you
For you are not broken.
I will not heal you
For I see your wholeness.
I will walk with you through the darkness,
While you remember your light.”
November 19, 2024 at 10:42 PM
“I will not rescue you,
For you are not powerless.
I will not fix you
For you are not broken.
I will not heal you
For I see your wholeness.
I will walk with you through the darkness,
While you remember your light.”
For you are not powerless.
I will not fix you
For you are not broken.
I will not heal you
For I see your wholeness.
I will walk with you through the darkness,
While you remember your light.”
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Nine-day hīkoi to uphold the Treaty of Waitangi and Māori rights – in pictures
Nine-day hīkoi to uphold the Treaty of Waitangi and Māori rights – in pictures
A protest march has travelled for nine days across New Zealand, culminating at Wellington and parliament on Tuesday Continue reading...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Nine-day hīkoi to uphold the Treaty of Waitangi and Māori rights – in pictures
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The migration of MedTwitter, along with a large cohort of science journalists, to BlueSky is striking in its scale and rapidity. In a short time, this shift has effectively transformed BlueSky into the essential hub for breaking medical news and vibrant scientific discourse.
November 17, 2024 at 8:21 PM
The migration of MedTwitter, along with a large cohort of science journalists, to BlueSky is striking in its scale and rapidity. In a short time, this shift has effectively transformed BlueSky into the essential hub for breaking medical news and vibrant scientific discourse.
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Come work with me in Sydney at @childlightgcsi.bsky.social! Three year research fellowship on child sexual abuse and exploitation - applications close 20 Nov external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/52...
Research Fellow (Childlight UNSW Hub)
As the Research Fellow, you will be responsible for engaging prospective research partners and sourcing collaborative opportunities in the APAC region, as well as facilitating culturally appropriate k...
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au
November 18, 2024 at 6:13 AM
Come work with me in Sydney at @childlightgcsi.bsky.social! Three year research fellowship on child sexual abuse and exploitation - applications close 20 Nov external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/52...
Project “rip up all the lawn and replace with boardwalks and NZ native plants” is going well!
November 18, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Project “rip up all the lawn and replace with boardwalks and NZ native plants” is going well!
For anyone in Melbourne this is a fun (and free) thing to do. And having a wardrobe of clothes - in colours that make you happy - and where everything goes with everything, leaves more time for the important stuff in life.
November 17, 2024 at 11:04 PM
For anyone in Melbourne this is a fun (and free) thing to do. And having a wardrobe of clothes - in colours that make you happy - and where everything goes with everything, leaves more time for the important stuff in life.
Good morning from Kapiti Island, New Zealand
November 17, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Good morning from Kapiti Island, New Zealand
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Good morning.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
November 14, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Good morning.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
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Another long clinic day, another reminder that what my patients need most is access to mental health care and some semblance of a social safety net. Things I can’t give them. 💔
November 13, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Another long clinic day, another reminder that what my patients need most is access to mental health care and some semblance of a social safety net. Things I can’t give them. 💔
Chairing panels of smart, interesting people is one of my favourite things to do - and this morning’s panel on “Psychosocial Hazards in the Workplace” was no exception.
I quoted Dr Louise Stone on the resilience myth: “Even the bounciest ball can’t bounce in a swamp”.
I quoted Dr Louise Stone on the resilience myth: “Even the bounciest ball can’t bounce in a swamp”.
November 14, 2024 at 5:33 AM
Chairing panels of smart, interesting people is one of my favourite things to do - and this morning’s panel on “Psychosocial Hazards in the Workplace” was no exception.
I quoted Dr Louise Stone on the resilience myth: “Even the bounciest ball can’t bounce in a swamp”.
I quoted Dr Louise Stone on the resilience myth: “Even the bounciest ball can’t bounce in a swamp”.
Good morning from New Zealand. Thank you for inviting me to join you here.
November 13, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Good morning from New Zealand. Thank you for inviting me to join you here.
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I love how much of #ScienceSky (is that a thing yet?) is currently folks sharing increasingly specific scientist starter packs
if there’s one thing scientists love it’s collecting and categorizing things with esoteric labels ❤️
if there’s one thing scientists love it’s collecting and categorizing things with esoteric labels ❤️
November 13, 2024 at 5:05 AM
I love how much of #ScienceSky (is that a thing yet?) is currently folks sharing increasingly specific scientist starter packs
if there’s one thing scientists love it’s collecting and categorizing things with esoteric labels ❤️
if there’s one thing scientists love it’s collecting and categorizing things with esoteric labels ❤️