"Maybe we can't cure people or entirely remove symptoms, but we can give people the sense that they're being listened to and that their opinions and needs are being, taken seriously.” by Havi Carel

And this is a byproduct. Kato K. (2024). Creating an international community of practices to support newly qualified GPs. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 75(750), 12. bjgp.org/content/75/7...

I have long said the role of a professor isn’t to introduce knowledge; every student has access to the world’s information online. Our role is to facilitate opportunities for practice engaging w information & developing wisdom re: the application of knowledge & methodologies. #AcademicSky

Loving this new paper on complexity in medicine, using pediatrics as the worked example. Too many medical authors (and the MRC) run fast and loose with the terms 'complexity' and 'complex interventions'. They should read this paper. #medsky #academicsky #philsci 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#AcademicSky, researchers have to face this: research writing needs to persuade more than other researchers. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Celebrating a Successful 5-Day Workshop! ✍️ Our workshop, "Writing for Different Audiences: Journals, Funders, and Community Stakeholders", funded by the NIHR, brought together participants from nine countries. A heartfelt thank you to our facilitators! #AcademicWriting #WritingForImpact

In new pub with @lndanderson.bsky.social , we give practical recommendations for explaining difficult concepts to patients #FMSky #medsky #healthcommunication

This is a handy tip! But, having just gone to find my ORCID, I can now only think of this... bsky.app/profile/andy...

Another account all researchers can benefit from following is @dorassessment.bsky.social Championing research quality and striving to vanquish our sector's insufferable, unsustainable hypermetricisation. #AcademicSky #PhDSky #postdoc

Seeing lots of fascinating #ShutUpAndWrite content coming out of the Community in Writing symposium over in the UK. And it's definitely got me thinking about "Why I hate Shut Up And Write" again! #SUAW redalert.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/2024/04/why-...

Ooooooh, and that time I saw you can out-horse your email. Thanks Iceland! I do plan on trying it over the holiday break this year www.visiticeland.com/outhorse-you...

That time I stumbled across this really lovely thing about thesis acknowledgements: science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

Unexpected joys of collaborative writing (by @drmeagantyler.bsky.social) "it’s not always the publications that stay with me...it’s the enduring & very human connections that come from collaborating on writing & research." - Tyler researchwhisperer.org/2022/11/01/t... #AcademicSky #AcWri #PhDSky

Ensure that you can clearly talk about the most important aspects of your research in terms that a wide range of readers can understand 👇 My 4 top tips to improve your writing: https://buff.ly/4fv6kK8 #AcademicSky #NewPI #PhDchat

A too short visit to Dar, but a wonderful introduction to Tanzanian hospitality. Snapshots from last weekend's visit to Aga Khan University as an external examiner. My sincere appreciation to the team. #familymedicine #primarycare #academicexcellence #collaboration