Making impossible normal
Kampala, Uganda
Joined October 2013
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PPH (severe bleeding after childbirth) remains a leading cause of maternal mortality. Today’s run is all about raising funds for a critical cold storage facility at the Mengo Rotary Blood Bank to ensure life-saving blood is always available when a mother needs it most.
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In light of the ongoing misinformation, we wish to clarify and set the record straight.
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Advanced Trauma Life Support simulation skills session for the medical students with Dr. @ErasmusMD
The next session will focus on Basic Life Support and Advanced Critical Care Life Support.
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✅ Day One of #AAUxICSU2025 was a success!
Insightful sessions, engaging discussions, and great connections all around.
See you tomorrow for Day 2 of 3 — more learning, sharing, and innovation ahead! 🙌
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The anaesthesia fraternity, friends, and partners united at the #AAUxICSU2025 — sharing knowledge, strengthening collaborations, and celebrating progress in anaesthesia and critical care.
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During critical illness, the body shifts into survival mode — shutting down non-essential functions like skin renewal, hair growth, and fertility. Weight loss, dry skin, darkening, and brittle nails are common. These changes often reverse with recovery.
#DearPatientSeries
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In the ICU, the body is already under intense stress — and life-saving tubes and catheters can open doors for infection. That’s why strict infection control, like limited physical contact, is essential to protect your loved one during this critical time.
#DearPatientSeries
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The brain, heart, lungs, and kidneys are vital organs, working together to sustain life. Dysfunction in one can lead to a chain reaction — timely care is essential.
#CriticalCare #DearPatientSeries
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They switched him off” is a painful, misleading phrase. Discontinuing life support isn’t cruelty—it’s a shift from futile suffering to comfort. It’s mercy when machines cause more harm than help. Let’s change the language around dying with dignity.
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Today, AAU, in partnership with @TroikaaPharmac1, BBraun, and @EmedUg, conducted a Regional Anesthesia Workshop. The focus was “A Recap of Common Nerve Blocks for the Upper Limb, Chest Wall, Abdominal Wall, and Lower Limbs.”
Here are some pictorial highlights from the workshop.
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Life support in ICU uses machines & drugs to sustain vital functions—breathing, circulation, toxin removal—when organs like the lungs, heart, or kidneys fail.
It’s a bridge to healing, not a cure.
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It is the end of the road! Join us this Friday, April 4th, 2025, at 5 PM as we discuss End-Stage Lung Disease.
To sign up, go to bit.ly/4lbMNSs.
#SWACCS
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The year is still young—have you had a health screening yet? Let’s start with the basics: Do you know your blood pressure? Have you visited the dentist recently? If not, now is the perfect time to schedule an appointment. Take charge of your health today!
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Dear Patient: Your clinician shares your fears and wants you to get better. They worry about lawsuits, harm, or being discredited if treatment fails. They know you prefer hope over harsh truth. Sometimes, you are the strength they need to open up.
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The SWACCS discussions are now in their eleventh segment. Join our upcoming Critical Care Seminar this Friday by registering below. ⏬
bit.ly/3FCsvkZ
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Join us this Friday for the 9th segment of the Statewide AAU/ICSU Critical Care Seminar (SWACCS), focusing on the neonatal lung. To register, visit shorturl.at/1VUBi.
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Join us this Friday, February 28th, at 5 PM for the weekly Statewide AAU/ICSU Critical Care Seminar (SWACCS). This week's topic is "Pulmonary Madness: Cross-Specialty Diagnostic Consult." To register, visit shorturl.at/MMNbu
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Can brain death be reversed? Find out more in today's "Brain Death" discussion in the infographic attached below.
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Dear Patient: Cardiac arrest can happen unexpectedly or as part of the dying process in advanced illness. CPR aims to restore life, but in terminal cases with multiple organ failure, it may only cause suffering.
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