Dermot McGuckin (@dermotmcguckin) 's Twitter Profile
Dermot McGuckin

@dermotmcguckin

Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine @uclh (He/Him)

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calendar_today20-04-2009 21:29:56

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Anaesthetics and Climate Emergency (ACE) Team (@aceteamuclh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Over 300 learners signed up from 57 countries in the first weekšŸŒŽ Want to join them in learning how to drive sustainable healthcare and make a difference? Join now! futurelearn.com/courses/how-to… #FLSustainableHealthcare

Dermot McGuckin (@dermotmcguckin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm really enjoying this MOOC from colleagues UCLH! It is opening my eyes to the crisis facing us, encouraging me to examine my own carbon footprint both at work & home, inspiring me to think of changes I can make to deliver more sustainable healthcare! #FLSustainableHealthcare

Ashley Winter MD || Urologist (@ashleygwinter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Instead of asking, "what if the patient doesn't want pain medication for childbirth," we should be asking, "why is childbirth the only exquisitely painful acute physical process where individuals think success is defined by the omission of pain medication?

Charlotte Summers (@charlot_summers) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There is a crisis in clinical academia in the UK. We talk of the need to expand medical schools, embed research into the NHS to improve care, & the importance of a vibrant life sciences sector for the economy of the UK, & yet we seem unable to tackle the underlying issues 1/9

There is a crisis in clinical academia in the UK. We talk of the need to expand medical schools, embed research into the NHS to improve care, & the importance of a vibrant life sciences sector for the economy of the UK, & yet we seem unable to tackle the underlying issues 1/9
Charlotte Summers (@charlot_summers) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We cannot wait any longer for action to be taken to address the issues in clinical academia that we all recognise need fixing. If we delay/continue to ignore the issues, there will no longer be anything left to save…

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC (@caoilfhionnanna) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Glad to see that this inane post by Merriam-Webster has been deleted. Once more for the people at the back: Irish names *are* pronounced the way that they are spelled. In *Irish.* It’s another language…

Glad to see that this inane post by <a href="/MerriamWebster/">Merriam-Webster</a> has been deleted.

Once more for the people at the back:

Irish names *are* pronounced the way that they are spelled. In *Irish.* It’s another language…
Jakob Mathiszig-Lee (@willtube4food) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I think one of the saddest things about recent events in UK medical training is how badly foundation doctors are thought of by many decision makers. These are highly qualified physicians who are monsters of general medical knowledge. My breadth of understanding of medicine and

FPM (@facultypainmed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

FPM, The British Pain Society, PPA, The Patient Voice of The BPS & Pain UK have just published key messages highlighting the burden of chronic pain in the UK & aiming to ensure consensus and consistency over the facts and figures used. Read the UK Pain Messages 2024: fpm.ac.uk/patients-what-…

FPM, <a href="/BritishPainSoc/">The British Pain Society</a>, <a href="/PhysioPainAssoc/">PPA</a>, <a href="/PatientBps/">The Patient Voice of The BPS</a> &amp; <a href="/Pain_UK/">Pain UK</a> have just published key messages highlighting the burden of chronic pain in the UK &amp; aiming to ensure consensus and consistency over the facts and figures used.

Read the UK Pain Messages 2024: fpm.ac.uk/patients-what-…
Simon Fleming šŸ›  (@orthopodreg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

*Top tip* If your work place actually bans rainbow lanyards (or badges or socks or whatever), your work place is not a safe place Best not to work there #medtwitter

*Top tip*

If your work place actually bans rainbow lanyards (or badges or socks or whatever), your work place is not a safe place

Best not to work there

#medtwitter
Tom Lawson (@vapourologist) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Gotham Anaesthetic Department: a 🧵 #MedTwitter Batman : he gives you the anaesthetic you need, criminals should be thankful they don’t get the anaesthetic they deserve

Ben Lovell (@drbenlovell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Some might remember my proposed education initiative to improve feedback and the general education experience for doctors in acute medicine last year. Well, I have now been running the ā€˜feedback clinic’ for a year, and I wanted to share my learning/experiences

The BMJ (@bmj_latest) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In 2023, only 1.66% of black candidates who applied to anaesthetics were successful. For white candidates, 47% were successful. Stark inequalities exist in the number and distribution of ethnic minority doctors in specialty roles, writes Sethina Watson bmj.com/content/388/bm…