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That an opthalmologist looking after patients with macular degeneration would want to be able to keep treating them so they don’t go blind while helping on frontline with covid-19 response is in keeping with our duty of care as doctors
That @IrishTimes would misrepresent that(1) https://twitter.com/rheum2improve/status/1247275058294403075
That @IrishTimes would misrepresent that(1) https://twitter.com/rheum2improve/status/1247275058294403075
(2) is unfortunately something we have come to expect as Consultants
It’s as if for some people the possibility of admitting their original take was wrong is so threatening to their being
They must consistently peddle false narrative to avoid the reality that they were wrong
It’s as if for some people the possibility of admitting their original take was wrong is so threatening to their being
They must consistently peddle false narrative to avoid the reality that they were wrong
(3) as a doctor we can never do this
Medicine keeps you humble
You live & work every day knowing that even when practicing at the top of your game
There is an inherent error rate
It is an art not an exact science
So we always have to keep our minds open to changing when
Medicine keeps you humble
You live & work every day knowing that even when practicing at the top of your game
There is an inherent error rate
It is an art not an exact science
So we always have to keep our minds open to changing when
(4) the evidence shifts
It’s one of the fundamental aspects to the patient doctor relationship
That we can admit uncertainty & acknowledge the limitation of every test, every intervention
It’s one of the fundamental aspects to the patient doctor relationship
That we can admit uncertainty & acknowledge the limitation of every test, every intervention
(5) at a time when we are literally risking our lives for our patients
It would be nice to think the lad on the computer cocooned at home would be fair
But we haven’t time to waste on bitterness or taking in that negativity
Our patients need us focussed on the task at hand
It would be nice to think the lad on the computer cocooned at home would be fair
But we haven’t time to waste on bitterness or taking in that negativity
Our patients need us focussed on the task at hand
(6) I work only in public hospitals & it’s my intention to stay in the public sector
Listening to my colleagues in the private sector this past week they have been very clear: they want to play their part & they don’t want harm to come to their existing patients
Listening to my colleagues in the private sector this past week they have been very clear: they want to play their part & they don’t want harm to come to their existing patients
(7) seeing them pilloried, mocked & othered by people who will never put on PPE & walk into the line of fire themselves is hugely frustrating
Also disappointed to see people in power leak info to media about contracts without the respect to share those contracts with the people
Also disappointed to see people in power leak info to media about contracts without the respect to share those contracts with the people
(8) expected to sign them
No leadership in that
No collaboration
No psychological safety
For this to work we need all 3
No leadership in that
No collaboration
No psychological safety
For this to work we need all 3
(9) non Ebola mortality goes up 4 fold during Ebola outbreaks
If your eyes are focused only on COVID-19 & not on an integrated response that includes addressing urgent medical conditions now & chronic conditions now & in aggressive targetted fashion as we come out of covid-19
If your eyes are focused only on COVID-19 & not on an integrated response that includes addressing urgent medical conditions now & chronic conditions now & in aggressive targetted fashion as we come out of covid-19
(10) along with finally addressing capacity in our health service so that everyone has access to care within a max of 6 weeks
You are missing the wood from the trees
So crack on othering consultants & selling old rope
We are too busy in the arena to give you a second thought
You are missing the wood from the trees
So crack on othering consultants & selling old rope
We are too busy in the arena to give you a second thought
(11) we always step up
Despite having the lowest Consultant numbers in EU
Which makes us personally vulnerable in this fight
We step up every time
We know our values
We know what we bring
No amount of spin can undermine substance
We are substance
Despite having the lowest Consultant numbers in EU
Which makes us personally vulnerable in this fight
We step up every time
We know our values
We know what we bring
No amount of spin can undermine substance
We are substance
