
Lupe Taumoepeau
@doclupenz
Tongan Kiwi vascular & transplant surgeon, mum, dog lover, coffee addict, part time runner, equity advocate
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10-08-2020 09:47:02
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UK deaths per million: 2,249. NZ deaths per million: 10. UK total deaths: 153,916. If the UK had NZโs Covid death rate, their total deaths would be 684 -- yes, under 1,000 -- not 153,916. I donโt see how the UK can tell anyone how to โlive with Covidโ when so many are dead.


Inspiring stories and insight into public health at the Pasifika Medical Association webinar tonight. Thank you to our amazing speakers Dr Aumea Herman Josephine Herman, Dr Siniva Sinclair and Dr Ainsleigh Laumatia. Pasifika Medical Association Group #pasifikahealthprofessionals #publichealth


Great to see another successful Pasifika trainee. Congratulations Neal Pasifika Medical Association Group #growingthepasifikaworkforce




Congrats to our postgraduate candidates Odette Hart studying diabetic foot disease & CLTI Chey Haran studying aortic dissection in AoNZ & Anantha Narayanan assessing the impact of music on surgeons-recipients of โ23 RACS scholarships to support their research RACSurgeons ANZSVS


Less than 1 week to go until the sold out Pasifika Medical Association conference in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Looking forward to reconnecting with colleagues and sharing in this important talanoa on workforce equity. Pasifika Medical Association Group #pacifichealthprofessionals #ILookLikeASurgeon

๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง โผ๏ธ We look forward to our Conference kicking off tomorrow, followed by our Charity ball in Wellington!



โ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐น ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ปโ โ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐ Full story: bit.ly/3qRoHBO ๐ท View the Conference Day 2 Gallery here: membership.pacifichealth.org.nz/pma-conferenceโฆ



Facing a potential measles epidemic this is an insightful piece from Dr Suitafa Debbie Ryan. โIt seems for every new infectious disease outbreak we have to relearn these lessons and develop workarounds for systems that are designed for majority populations e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-anโฆ