Respiratory and pleural physician. classic car and food enthusiast https://xitter.cf/t.co/HHr37MId69
Joined November 2012
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Please check out and point patients/carers to this resource - mypleuraleffusionjourney.com. The fruit of a national collaboration between patients/carers and HCPs. A huge step forward in facilitating shared decision making in managing malignant pleural effusion.
📢Hot off the press! Our paper in @BMJOpen_Resp explores the psychosocial impact of Indwelling Pleural Catheters in patients with malignant pleural effusions.
Access the full paper here: bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/conte…
#PleuralDisease #IPC #PatientExperience
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THE AUSTRALASIAN PLEURAL SEMINARS (TAPS) topics for 2024. Join us Mar 6: 6pm (NZ) 4pm (NSW) 1pm (HKG/SG/MAS). @d33pan will discuss OPTIMUM trial result: indwelling pleural catheter on QoL
us06web.zoom.us/j/8787394541…
Meeting ID: 878 7394 5415
Code: 720098
@PleuralPOCUS @pocus_today
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Alternate way to put it: IPC improves QoL as much as conventional chest drain/pleurodesis; as also shown in TIME-2 & AMPLE-1 with different instruments of assessment. Key message: choose IPC vs chest drain on other considerations eg procedure avoidance etc. @d33pan @Charlies_Resp
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European Respiratory Journal: IPCs are not superior to chest drain and pleurodesis at improving quality of life in patients with malignant pleural effusion bit.ly/478HTOc
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Indwelling pleural catheters or chest drains for managing malignant pleural effusions: a distinction without a difference? erj.ersjournals.com/content/…
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Thank you to all who joined today's TAPS: Excited by the overwhelming response! Next Seminar on March 6th @4pm AEST @6pm NZ by Dr Deepan Sivakumar on 'Indwelling #Pleural Catheter: Improving care' (+ OPTIMUM trial results). Mark it in diary! @PleuralPOCUS #MedEd #MedTwitter
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@HMRIAustralia Asthma & Breathing Research Symposium 2023: #Pleural session featuring @d33pan showing highlights of OPTIMUM trial results (in press ERJ); @JohnHar67438702 on implementation hurdles of tPA/DNase; @vin_george2 on new studies to streamline pleural diagnosis/Rx. #PCCM
Fantastic to hear from @vin_george2 at today's @HMRIAustralia Asthma and Breathing meeting about the STREAMLINE study, aimed at improving the time to definitive diagnosis and treatment in those with suspected malignant pleural effusions
An incredibly inspiring lecture by Professor @YCGaryLee at the @HMRIAustralia Inaugural Asthma and Breathing programme meeting on why research is so important with insights on how to start. The smallest projects with minimal resources can have a huge impact on patient care!
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This Fellowship suits those wishing to develop specialist skills to become a #pleural lead clinician. Full time looking after pleural patients in an intellectually stimulating environment. See pleura.com.au for list of past fellows. Pls RT to anyone else interested
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Rate of pneumomediastinum of about 0.64% in the second wave of COVID-19 in the UK
Resp Trainee and want to sub-specialise in pleural? 12 month fellowship at St Thomas', London. -jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/91635…
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First article with the OUH gang! @naj_rahman and Radhika Banka, great to learn about the latest developments in the management of pleural infection in bringing it together, open access so do check out for some #RespEd 😊
Authors @OxfordRespTrial review recent advances in the management of pleural infection, summarising the evidence to date and outlining best practice in the management of empyema in adults: ow.ly/b4IL50CH0fG @ASundaralingam @naj_rahman #openaccess
Such an important area to look at
PIONEER trial (RCT surgical multimodality treatment vs non-surgical multimodality treatment in potentially resectable N2 #lungcancer with QoL primary outcome) opened last week @WythenshaweHosp & @SalfordRoyalNHS. 1st patient & caregiver recruited today!! 6 more centres to open!
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Implementing a standardised electronic logbook for respiratory procedures with outcomes & automated performance metrics - the pulmonary passport. Huge potential to scale up! @BTSrespiratory @UKPleura @respfutures @lung_doc_ @achengUK @RCPLondon @JRCPTB
bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/conte… – at Cheadle, England
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Is it just me, or is this vaguely reminiscent of a medical student at their first conference presenting a poster... both in terms of delivery and the quality of analysis. Actually, I apologize future medics, I know that YOU atleast appreciate that the denominator matters!
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Good morning, it’s #MCQMonday! Time to exercise the lung-related part of your brain... #RespEd #RespisBest 1/n