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Great work @acemonline SA team including @AWalterPerry organising tonight’s #COVID19 update with updates from Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide 
Tips from Dr Andrew Cooke, St George:
* Tolerate uncertainty - lesson 1
* an iterative approach to determining hot/cold zones, PPE etc
* workshopped training to build muscle memory
* accessible, continually updated guidelines via internal website
* Tolerate uncertainty - lesson 1
* an iterative approach to determining hot/cold zones, PPE etc
* workshopped training to build muscle memory
* accessible, continually updated guidelines via internal website
* getting used to proning; which patients qualify for HFNO
* Covid shuttle bus helped with ED flow for discharges from the ward/ED
* grief & disbelief when family members not allowed to visit
* stigma of being #COVID19 (+) delaying seeking care
* a lot of anxiety in patients
* Covid shuttle bus helped with ED flow for discharges from the ward/ED
* grief & disbelief when family members not allowed to visit
* stigma of being #COVID19 (+) delaying seeking care
* a lot of anxiety in patients
@KBrookeGolisch Ha, ok!
In spring of 2014, I was an aspiring pediatric surgeon (and a categorical surgical intern) wondering whether surgery was for me. I liked taking care of sick surgical patients, but didn’t love the rest - the culture.
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In spring of 2014, I was an aspiring pediatric surgeon (and a categorical surgical intern) wondering whether surgery was for me. I liked taking care of sick surgical patients, but didn’t love the rest - the culture.
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@KBrookeGolisch Prior to being an intern, I wasn’t sure how much this stuff mattered. I thought I could handle most things, which wasn’t untrue.
But I fantasized about leaving. I even wrote myself a letter through @futureme that winter, timed for my graduation from surgical residency…
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But I fantasized about leaving. I even wrote myself a letter through @futureme that winter, timed for my graduation from surgical residency…
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@KBrookeGolisch @futureme I discussed considering leaving with my family. My dad (also a physician) said two things that helped me make my decision:
1) if you don’t love it now, you’re not going to love it in 40 years
AND (when I protested that - well, I was kind of good at being a surgical resident)…
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1) if you don’t love it now, you’re not going to love it in 40 years
AND (when I protested that - well, I was kind of good at being a surgical resident)…
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