Advanced Paramedic Practitioner in primary care. MCPara #communityparamedic #Prescriber
N Ireland/ Donegal
Joined May 2011
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Honoured to be invited to celebrate my @NIAS999 20 year long service and good conduct record with colleagues last night. Pictured with just a few of my ex West Division female friends and colleagues.
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Great morning with Donegal GPs discussing PeacePlus funding for cross border obesity programme that will be delivered in Northwest by @NIPCIRELAND Thanks @AlexanderMiras for insightful talk on obesity and to GPs for their feedback. Exciting times ahead!
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Storytelling is an essential leadership skill. Stories help us make connections, build meaningful relationships with others & retain information. We're 7x more likely to remember a fact when it's wrapped in a story. As leaders we should build skills in telling five kinds of stories:
1) Vision stories which inspire a shared one.
2) Values stories that model the way.
3) Action stories that spark change & progress.
4) Teaching stories that transmit knowledge & skills to others
5) Trust stories that help people understand, connect with & believe in us.
hbr.org/2023/09/5-types-of-s… By @NickWestergaard in @HarvardBiz. Graphics: @pearltrees
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I know Ozempic & other semaglutide injections are all the rage right now, but you need to know it can bring serious health consequences in the long term.
For both weight loss & Type 2 Diabetes, the root cause is actually made worse long-term with Ozempic.
I'll explain.
THREAD
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I had a conversation today about the difference between "kindness" & "niceness" in leadership so I decided to post about it. The article & graphic explain why, as leaders, we should choose kindness over niceness. Kindness is about caring enough to push people toward greatness, even when it’s uncomfortable. It’s a harder path but better in the long run:
learningandleadershipconsult…. By @emb928
Graphic: @thejustinmecham via @dangrimes1980
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How do we influence others? Recent research shows that the approach most commonly used by leaders is "selling" - getting others to agree by showing them your idea is the best/most beneficial. However, influencing by "selling" produces suboptimal compromises. Leaders who adopt a more collaborative influence approach (enlisting the support/cooperation of others, without relying on formal authority, to achieve individual or common goals, especially in the face of conflicting priorities/perspectives) get better outcomes from decisions.
sloanreview.mit.edu/article/…. Via @mitsmr.
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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3956… Multi Professional Consultant Practitioners are identified as key players, acting as expert practitioners and embedded researchers to enhance patient and staff experiences
#advancedpractice
#consultantpractice
#systemsleadership
#mentalhealth
#nursing
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All the way from Clare Island to Maynooth, Community Paramedics William and Oisín presented at the PHECC Research Conference this week.
Their study explored the deployment of Community Paramedics to rural islands off the coast of Ireland.
Amazing work, well done👏
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My husband talking at @Carfestevent earlier this year about how my perimenopausal symptoms were affecting him and our family.
I met Paul when I was 18 in our first week at medical school and he is the most important person in my life. However, the uncontrollable rage I had when I was perimenopausal affected him to the extent he thought about leaving me.
Thankfully he didn’t but many people’s relationships do break down which is so sad. Access to evidence based treatment in the form of hormones should improve as currently globally only 5% of perimenopausal and menopausal women are prescribed HRT and even less are prescribed testosterone.
Taking the right dose and type of hormones can improve mood, reduce irritability and increase happiness.
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Paramedics recognised for palliative care scheme bbc.in/3Y7QtLt
The book arrived! @sirensandstories. A cathartic experience for sure!! A book with underlying universal themes of humanity, empathy and connections.
What a great celebration of Paramedicine and life in general!
#PCPC24 @JamieScott_Para and @tennysonCAHPO representing Northern Ireland. Great programme of events regarding Paramedics and prescribing in primary care. Great to meet up with @AnnMcD9 , @HealthRegLawyer and @georgette_eaton . Day 2 tomorrow.
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📢Now available to pre-order! Sirens and Stories is a powerful collection of short stories and poetry, capturing the resilience, humanity and humour required of #paramedics whilst delivering care in the most challenging situations.
Pre-order your copy here: bit.ly/SirensandStories
@thereadingpara @TASCharity
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A few days ago I posted about "Hope for cynics", the new book by the neuroscientist @zakijam. Here's another article he's written: news.stanford.edu/stories/20…. People don't typically have "cynical personalities". Rather, the social environment significantly shapes our willingness to give & earn trust. Cynicism spreads socially in poor work environments. Some people think it's a good thing to have cynics in a group as they bring different thinking. But this author would question that. He says cynicism is a tool for sustaining the status quo, as it shuts down new ideas & opportunities for trust, collaboration & community. I know multiple people who are curious & creative but they didn't get supported or listened to in the past so they stopped taking risks. Hope matters.
Hopefully I will get to attend this next week, all being well. A great programme of events. @ParamedicsUK
Curtain call for @NIAS999 colleagues after combined 60 years service.
Our paths might have diverged in recent years but our bond stays strong.
Here's to a long and healthy retirement Ann, Gillian and Victor
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I end up speaking to paramedic friends and collages every few months about doing medicine. Is it worth it? What’s the process like?
“Should I do it?”
And my answer is essentially these three things I’ve discovered and learned from others
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Great to meet with local PHN & CRGNs this morning; highlighting the role of Pathfinder and building pathways between the services to benefit the patient's of Donegal.
@PathfinderACP @AmbulanceNAS @slaintecare @LetterkennyEM @saoltagroup
