Interesting article by @adele_ferguson and the @abcnews @4corners team today in their series on #Medicare Billing that makes some interesting claims. abc.net.au/news/2024-04-0… Firstly they say it is wrong to bill a consultation item on an intubated ICU patient - this is something I do routinely as I continue to be actively responsible for their care whether they are conscious or not. Admittedly I can get paid a princely sum of almost $50 for this.

The thing that really shocks me most is that after listening to these antivax conspiracy theorists talk amongst each other, it is quite clear that there are 1-2 people like Adam and Julz who are gradually radicalising the others.

https://twitter.com/ozvascdoc/status/1441985717714833411

There are a number of people who clearly are uncomfortable with what is being said. They start objecting but are spoken over and just inundated with crazier and crazier stories about cults and brainwashing and Illuminati.

Listening to the antivax conspiracy chat from Telegram being streamed on Twitch and I am absolutely amazed at the stamina of these people. They have seriously been going nonstop especially Julz who only stopped for the Grand Final. Julz on Telegram has just said that she loves the Japanese culture and sushi but that Asians a have genetic predisposition to being brainwashed and programmed. 😵‍💫

Wow @PRGuy17 and @manjusrii. I started listening and I'm hearing Julz T going nuts at Freemasons, the Illuminati, the 9th Circle, her nurse friends that want to protest, human rights, Mark Zuckerberg. The conspiracy theories run deep and I don't think I can handle any more.

https://twitter.com/PRGuy17/status/1441633695132123137

Now they are on about neo-communists, deliberate infection, population reduction, anti-climate change... #crazytalk.

When @JoshFrydenberg says that “our health system is built to cope” he is not entirely wrong. But he’s also not entirely right. 🧵👇 /1 thenewdaily.com.au/news/coronavir… It is true that we have an amazingly resilient and world class health system in Australia. We deliver some of the best outcomes in the world with a relatively meagre 9.3% of GDP spent on healthcare. /2 data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.X…

Currently many hardworking individuals are making, importing, selling & donating facemasks, respirators and #PPE to protect healthcare workers & the community from #COVID19 transmission. This thread aims to explain some of the standards and regulatory issues around this. #Thread So why is it that everyone suddenly wants to have facemasks? Mostly it is not a fashion statement, though with companies from Prada, Gucci and LV "making" facemasks (generally this just means importing from China), it does make you wonder. theguardian.com/fashion/2020/m…

Despite @JennyMikakos’ appalling disrespect of Victorian GPs, her statements in this #thread are correct. This signals a change in how we must approach potential illness at work as HCWs. Patients will need to understand when their appointments or surgery are cancelled. #covid19

https://twitter.com/jennymikakos/status/1236159759348150272

Doctors are human too. Our health system is fragile and stretched to the limit by funding constraints, growth in disease burden, ageing population and unrealistic and unsustainable expectations of health outcomes.