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On my way home from Canberra. Lake George is still there, though down a bit further over just the last couple of weeks.

and if i had not resigned from being the elected president of the RCP London i am well aware that i would have spent 4 years being personally attacked for all kinds of shit, whether or not i believed it, had done it, had any power to do it etc

Sorry, no. This is for you too. What a wonderful role model you are. You are their mum. I bet most fathers wouldn’t say, oh no, I was away working. They take the credit always, as should you Dr. 🙏

Retweeting, because we MUST keep bearing witness. '...the physical witness written on the bodies of these patients was that the ceasefire really has not meant the cessation of hostilities, of violence against the bodies of the people of Gaza. It’s ongoing.' #genocide💔

Statement from the International Hantavirus Society and members of the international hantavirus research and clinical community regarding Andes virus transmission and the current outbreak investigation zenodo.org/records/2007...

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforReflections

Sat plan: Ease into the weekend; some chores and administrivia but not too many; 1300 AEST errand, Hurlstone Park; awkward gap; 1500 birthday drinks per the attached; remainder TBA, if there is any remainder at all.

Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday ends in about 20 minutes so you’ll need to read this NOW. ;)

Education is not only for the young. If we want to avoid cognitive decline that isn’t pathological from an unavoidable cause—even when it is using the brain well can help— it’s necessary to cultivate novel learning opportunities. Education should be free and easily accessible. It’s a human right.

There's nothing like a winter dip in the ocean

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Virginia is heading to Brisbane for two weeks to be with her mum who has Alzheimers - I'll miss her desperately, as I always do and have done since tragedy struck her family with her beautiful sister's death in 1992, if you've been a partner in these extremes keep up the good work - they love you.

As in… listening to an expert saying you are feeling anxious, when in reality you or your kids are being infected by a lot of stuff, disrupting your life and causing real, practical anxieties…

On “BBC health check” Apparently we are “post pandemic” and “health anxious” because we are noticing things like the recent hMPV outbreaks… 1) bugs are behaving differently for various reasons, so we should notice that, & 2) The repetition of saying we have health anxiety can’t be good for us.

Dismantling your first baby’s crib comes with a special mixture of joy and sadness. Why am I smiling and crying at the same time?

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It's 10 degrees C outside at choir 🥶

This is also a gendered issue. Women take longer to pay off their HECS debts due to the gender pay gap AND they make up two-thirds of arts graduates! #AusPol

Walking home after Pilates and crikey! Autumn in Canberra is dazzling :)

I took my mum to the shops to get groceries. One of her former customers called out Beris! I haven’t seen you for ages. Bought her these flowers and said Happy Mother’s Day.

Happy International Day of the Midwife! Glasgow was the first place in the UK to examine & license women to practice midwifery. Our College set up the midwifery exam in 1740. These minutes show the first to qualify - Helen Baxter, Elizabeth Boyd, Mary Dinning & Jean Scott #IDM2026

Connections 😲

Down in beautiful Jervis Bay yesterday afternoon, with the Beecroft Peninsula as backdrop. (For those playing along, I passed the depth requirements for Wave 2 freediving – got to 26m/85ft. Wonderful feeling! Topped off, as darkness fell, by the vision of a rising moon.)

Australia’s most popular street on social media! The street we designed more than 20 years ago now a TikTok & Instagram frenzy of activity, Tasman Drive in Gerringong tops the pops. Slopes down straight on line of Werri Beach 1/2 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

This study proves what many of us on the frontlines of health care intuitively know. Hospitals are not corporations. Applying corporate metrics to hospital operations does not necessarily translate into better outcomes. Clinicians are the key to hospital functions.

A life well lived And then to go quietly into the night Such a beautiful story vale #JamesValentine Watching S2026 A Year of Living Gratefully - James Valentine in iview iview.abc.net.au/show/austral...

Just booked a collection of clothing & household bits & pieces by Diabetes Vic. In case you didn’t know, they will pick up your donations, although no furniture or appliances these days.

Budget Tree is not looking good at all to have leaves by budget day next week. It is raining today, but apparently a lack of recent rain has contributed to this. #auspol #budget2026 #budgettree

I’m a President now. @acog.org @acogd2.bsky.social

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I've gone 'modern trad' for the Congress dinner 🤗

Latest data from outgoing Women in Surgery Chair @peckydesilva.bsky.social. Red line is gender parity (50%), green line the 2021 target (40%). We failed to meet it then, and for some specialties, even now. Um... do ortho, ENT, urology and neurosurgery not care about pt outcomes? 🤔 #RACS26

For everyone sitting comfortably thinking “my kid doesn’t have long COVID, so I don’t have to worry about these things”… Your kid doesn’t have symptomatic long COVID YET.

'More surgeons named David than women in some UK private hospitals'- grim laughter at the Women in Surgery keynote by Clare McNaught, first woman president @rcsed.bsky.social since the year FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND FIVE. (Link- www.heraldscotland.com/news/2592567...). And ooh look- #ItMe too 🤗 #RACS26

Latest edition! #TheHealthWrap: COVID and vaccination updates, iconic species at risk – and more on changes to NDIS and aged care – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/the-health-w... By @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social

I’ve spent 20 years being a doctor learning to navigate the information overload and learning to read nuances in every patient so that I could provide a tailored plan for the right patient.

This last weekend was our 2026 survivors celebration. Everyone at least 5 years out from their lung cancer diagnosis gets invited. I’m only 4 years but as I’m the director of the program I think I get my invite through other criteria 😘

My current whereabouts

Hey team, here’s me in a piece about Gaza’s hospitals. youtu.be/pL1sp87iDic?...