In my latest "Talking Point" column @bmj.com, I challenge the stereotype of GP work as simple or trivial, and introduce Anna Beug's brilliant metaphor of "mosaic care." www.bmj.com/content/394/...

Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon on why cancer is no longer a special case https://bit.ly/4uZKExl @SarahFitzWiMIN #cancer

I had an unpleasant experience this week of being talked over and silenced in a meeting. I would keep quiet but this happens repeatedly to women in science, on a small and large scale. This paper accurately describes how women continue to be excluded in science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Unpopular opinion - there are worse things that can happen to you than being diagnosed with cancer... (*takes cover*) www.medicalindependent.ie/comment/opin...

Q. What do you call a room full of innovative colposcopists and cytopathologists? A. The transformation zone! Come and join us in Cork May 13-15 to learn more abut the advances, challenges and new horizons in cervical cancer screening, treatment & prevention. #cervicalcancerelimination

Turns out, it's probably not cake. adventuresofasickdoctor.blogspot.com/2026/03/um-p...

Glass ceiling smashing... @sarahfitzwimin.bsky.social will present the #WiMIN26 hammer to Dr Marion Broderick for delivering the annual Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon lecture.

@sarahfitzwimin.bsky.social chairing the afternoon session. Standing ovation for new #WiMIN chairperson Dr Kate McCann #WiMIN26

My grandmother Kathleen Ryan starred alongside Stewart Granger in a great movie about Captain Boycott - I love the poster ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsBo...

Women are at least as capable as men at doctoring, but continue to have more demands on their time, according to Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon https://bit.ly/411vU40 @WomenMedIreland @SarahFitzWiMIN #WIMIN #MedEd #GP #NCHD

Delighted to have the opportunity to pay tribute to all the inspiring women in my life, including colleagues @nsshse.bsky.social and of course my indomitable Mum ❤️ (sneaking in Mothers Day brownie points well in advance 😉)

Which is better - to think you have cancer when you don't, or to have cancer and not do anything about it? The balance between safe and sorry (and sanity). adventuresofasickdoctor.blogspot.com/2026/02/is-i...

#OTD: Jocelyn Bell Burnell made the first discovery of a pulsar, a rapidly rotating neutron star, on 24 February 1967 - but it was her supervisor who won the Nobel. Read about her at infinite-women.com/women/jocelyn-bell-burnell #science #history #sciencehistory #physics #astronomy #astrophysics

In today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social Dr Rachael Comer, Education & Training Manager with #CervicalCheck talks about her passion for women's health and how her role "brought together everything I value - women’s health, prevention, and professional education." www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he...

An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation

@abeba.bsky.social Hi Dr Birhane, I’d like to contact you about a conference please

Join us on Cervical Cancer Prevention Week for this free webinar with Dr @sarahfitzwimin.bsky.social and catch up on the latest clinical insights to support high-quality patient care. If you're involved in providing cervical screening in primary care, register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds. By MJA member @andrewgregory.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Dr @sarahfitzwimin.bsky.social tells us that the goal of eliminating cervical cancer in Ireland can be achieved within the next 15 years. Choose vaccination. #ChooseScreening. Go for early treatment if it is offered. #TogetherTowardsElimination 👇 www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

I am constantly bouncing from imminent death to endless life (mostly metaphorically, but sometimes literally) and the push and pull of it is exhausting. www.medicalindependent.ie/comment/opin...

Q1. Is there any contraption more irritating AND useless than a leaf blower?

#Breaking: On June 17, the bodies of 59 killed Palestinians and over 200 wounded were brought to Nasser hospital. People were injured while they tried to receive flour rations in Khan Younis, southern #Gaza, according to the Ministry of Health.

Doing Cancer Wrong: I have an innate tendency to do precisely the opposite of what society expects from me. adventuresofasickdoctor.blogspot.com/2025/06/doin...

We're delighted to have won best poster at the #BSCCP2025 conference. Pictured is lead author Micheál Rourke, #CervicalCheck data analyst, with the winning poster - An analysis of screening results of first screened CervicalCheck attendees aged 63-69 and regular screened attendees aged 60-65.

A walk down memory lane in front of the TV took a darker turn

Our membership survey closes today - check your membership email for the link and please let us know what you think of WiMIN!

❤️ 5 in 6 boys think andrew tate is a prick ❤️

NYT published a claim that young Chinese women have small fingers and are therefore useful in constructing iPhones. If you don’t know why that’s problematic, this letter explains it very clearly. “Race science” isn’t real—race is a social, not a biological, construct.

I highly recommend Flipping Patriarchy from @manwhohasitall.bsky.social - here is my own attempt at imagining a gender-swapped world... www.medicalindependent.ie/comment/opin...

Oh how we laugh…

I have written about that feeling when a woman is interviewed about her achievements and she wishes people would stop focusing on her gender. (I have also tried Substack for the first time!) sarahfitzwimin.substack.com/p/jockey-rac...

We’ve developed a toolkit for local community health workers who take part in our community champions project. The toolkit will help communities to plan and implement interventions that make screening more equitable and accessible for everyone. 📖 tinyurl.com/NSS-interven... #ChooseScreening

Join us on Thurs 15th May for an exquisite formal dinner @downingcollege.bsky.social with after-dinner speaker, @doctoroxford.com - author and palliative care doctor sign up here: medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/...

Some doctors are better than others (or so we are led to believe). #JustaGP #JustaHuman www.medicalindependent.ie/comment/opin....

Ahead of #HPVAwarenessDay tomorrow, we’ve put together 6 of our best blogs to get you up to date on #HPV, vaccines, #cervicalscreening and how together, we can eliminate #cervicalcancer. 👉 tinyurl.com/6-blogs-hpv-... #CervicalCheck #ChooseScreening #TogetherTowardsElimination

This is a great idea. Please spare a kind thought for Sarah and consider what your own 'GoFunMe' would look like.. It is really long overdue for so many of us! <3 Thank you Sarah!

Thanks for all the contributions to my GoFunMe! It prompted a blog update, which clarifies that I don't currently need any outrageously expensive care, but many people do need to resort to actual GoFundMe, and I don't begrudge them one bit for it. adventuresofasickdoctor.blogspot.com/2025/01/stil...

I am reluctant to ask for help, but like so many cancer patients before me, I feel I have no option. I need something, and I want someone else to give it to me. For free. Because I have cancer. If you can spare a moment, please support my GoFunMe below 👇 😉

📢 Calling all historians and researchers! The Women's History Network is now accepting abstracts for its 33rd Annual Conference, themed "Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums, and Personal Collections." More info: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c... #WomensHistory #GLAM

I was delighted to chat with Louise and Aoife on the LadyBites Podcast talking all about cervical cancer and HPV screening and saying "absolutely!" waaayyy too often... open.spotify.com/episode/3fnC... Check if your test is due: hse.ie/cervicalcheck #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek @nsshse.bsky.social

Cervical screening is free and so are any follow up tests as needed! #choosescreening

Any serious diagnosis can trigger an endless search for the ‘why’. Why did this happen to me? What did I do wrong? Whose fault is it? Shouldn’t someone have been able to prevent it? www.medicalindependent.ie/comment/opin...

The food served in hospitals can range from sublime (post-op tea and toast) to slime (cold lumpy omelette), but I am always grateful for the great medical care I have received over the years. m.independent.ie/irish-news/d...

I wasn't expecting Etsy to be the first listing when I googled "social determinants of health"....

I have never received a more beautifully presented parcel than this one from @ciaraioch.bsky.social! Bought some prints as presents but it will be very hard to give them away…

I am a GP, and an occasional writer. I write about very serious, important healthcare issues, and try to cover complex, challenging and occasionally controversial topics. Like handbags. And pockets. www.medicalindependent.ie/comment/opin...

Last week, along with our partners, we published a national #CervicalCancerElimination Action Plan. Our vision is for an Ireland where #cervicalcancer is rare in every community. Join us on the journey 👉 tinyurl.com/5n8df9py #TogetherTowardsElimination

Now I can start properly using this account, with the smug assuredness of the early adopter welcoming the masses 😆