#Triage

Chris Salisbury

prof_tweet

In 2019 we wrote a modelling paper predicting that ‘digital first’ would increase GP workload. https://www.jmir.org/2020/6/e18203 By the time it was published, digital first was the norm, and our assumptions

Esther Choo MD MPH

choo_ek

I will go on record with my (potentially unpopular) opinion that we should protect residents from highest risk procedures (eg, intubation) while we have the ability to. They make a

roger

Roger_Xanth_Day

So Cummings is focus-grouping the @piersmorgan interviews and the government are coming off well.It's the sympathy vote, what is Piers doing to that poor little ... etc.The curious thing isn't

Petrie-Flom Center

PetrieFlom

HAPPENING NOW! "Disability, COVID-19, and Triage: Exploring Resource Allocation and the Framing of Disability," w/ @CohenProf, @GovindPersad,@OmarSHaqueMDPhD, Leslie Francis & Michael Ashley Stein of @HLSPOD.https://petrieflom.law.harva

Dr Murphy (aka David Watkins)

DrMurphy11

This is utterly absurd! The dangerously flawed unvalidated @babylonhealth Chatbot, continues to put WOMEN at risk of #DeathByChatbot #GenderBias. A 60yr old 20/day Smoker with Sudden Onset Central Chest Pain

Patrick Chovanec

prchovanec

Here’s how it works with a vaccine that’s 90% effective, like polio: when nearly everyone gets the shot, it’s extremely hard for the virus to spread, so the effectiveness jumps

Paul Nuki

PaulNuki

1/ Super interesting new info coming out on Exercise Cygnus, the 2016 dry run for a UK outbreak, since its formal publication was forced least week. Raises some important questions

Stephanie deGiorgio

DrSdeG

I am a GP working in urgent care. Because hospital (here) and 111 triage thinks covid is only a possible diagnosis with a temp/cough, I have seen lots and lots

Yulan Lin

y3l2n

Intern season is starting up in a lot of places, so today's tweets will be dedicated to my former interns. Search on Google or Stack Overflow for something before asking

MediumGreySky

NoMediaPlayer

"She saved me. I tried my best to save her."Not sure if I'll finish an unrelated scene in time for the 23rd, but wanted to share this smaller scale one

Harley Street

HarleyHealth

This week we wrote to our patients with urgent coronavirus health advice because there has been little or no reporting of “red flags”. Ie. When you need to immediately dial

David Cochrane

DavidWCochrane

New recommendation from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization:AstraZeneca can be used in people 30+ This is where the supply crunch will become an issue.Canada has only received 2.3-million doses

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

nntaleb

Aside from the pathetic modeling behind the "herd immunity": it is morally repulsive.Civilization RESIDES in the enforcement of intergenerational golden (actuallly, silver rules): don't treat your parents the way you

Red Army Duck

IronProle

Most of us aren't combatants.It takes 25+ supporters to keep one frontline fighter fighting.If you are looking toward a grim future and you think your only two options are flee

Professor Karol Sikora

ProfKarolSikora

I don't want to just criticise, so here are a few realistic suggestions I think could help.- Regular reviews of restrictions, not 6 months from the start- Weekly press conferences

Maria Town

maria_m_town

Comprehensive piece by the @latimes editorial board on crisis standards of care & med rationing. It highlights these policies history, the disability community's advocacy, and notes that disabled people are