Kate Oakland
@kateoakland.bsky.social
Got very close to being an academic surgeon, but then turned left and went to leadership land. It’s good fun over here🦩
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Kate Oakland
@kateoakland.bsky.social
· Nov 16
a bald man wearing a blue suit is sitting at a table
ALT: a bald man wearing a blue suit is sitting at a table
media.tenor.com
Is there a #starterpack for misunderstood doctors who’ve gone to the dark side?
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February 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
February 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
Great stuff
Oakland score to identify low-risk patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding performs well among emergency department patients - International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background The Oakland Score predicts risk of 30-day adverse events among hospitalized patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) possibly identifying patients who may be safe for discharge....
intjem.biomedcentral.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Great stuff
Any other Brits initially scratching their heads wondering why wait until May… oh.
February 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Any other Brits initially scratching their heads wondering why wait until May… oh.
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Vaccines do not cause autism.
Keep saying things that have been demonstrated by robust science and are the subject or organised disinformation. Don’t just ignore the attempts to brainwash.
#academicsky
Keep saying things that have been demonstrated by robust science and are the subject or organised disinformation. Don’t just ignore the attempts to brainwash.
#academicsky
January 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Vaccines do not cause autism.
Keep saying things that have been demonstrated by robust science and are the subject or organised disinformation. Don’t just ignore the attempts to brainwash.
#academicsky
Keep saying things that have been demonstrated by robust science and are the subject or organised disinformation. Don’t just ignore the attempts to brainwash.
#academicsky
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DEI in the federal government. At DOJ, I worked on "DEI" because I did a lot of recruiting and hiring. What that *actually* meant was finding ways to speak with diverse POTENTIAL applicants about the work of DOJ to encourage them to APPLY and to have our job openings reach broader communities. /1
January 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
DEI in the federal government. At DOJ, I worked on "DEI" because I did a lot of recruiting and hiring. What that *actually* meant was finding ways to speak with diverse POTENTIAL applicants about the work of DOJ to encourage them to APPLY and to have our job openings reach broader communities. /1
This is what I’m here for.
Was so ready for a parasite anecdote…. Was i disappointed… well read for yourself….
I just asked my pharmacist if my ear was a bit blocked and he had a look and SCREAMED and told me to go to A&E immediately so off I go, gang!
January 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This is what I’m here for.
The door to the shed with the bike in is frozen shut. OH WELL
January 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The door to the shed with the bike in is frozen shut. OH WELL
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Dominic Grieve, ex Conservative Attorney General, excoriates Elon Musk for his baseless accusations against Keir Starmer.
January 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Dominic Grieve, ex Conservative Attorney General, excoriates Elon Musk for his baseless accusations against Keir Starmer.
Lots of posts this morning re social care. My mother is in care, despite it being eye-wateringly expensive am I controversial in thinking that individuals *should* pay for their social care.. aging is a privilege?
January 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Lots of posts this morning re social care. My mother is in care, despite it being eye-wateringly expensive am I controversial in thinking that individuals *should* pay for their social care.. aging is a privilege?
The first green shoots of the bulbs I put in at the end of summer. Snowdrops but also confused tulips (go back to sleep!)
January 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The first green shoots of the bulbs I put in at the end of summer. Snowdrops but also confused tulips (go back to sleep!)
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This is amazing: it’s incredibly windy in the UK right now, so only about 10% of the National Grid is currently being powered by fossil fuels.
January 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This is amazing: it’s incredibly windy in the UK right now, so only about 10% of the National Grid is currently being powered by fossil fuels.
Slippers on, fire crackling, champagne poured. We will not see midnight hopefully! Happy New Year 🥳
December 31, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Slippers on, fire crackling, champagne poured. We will not see midnight hopefully! Happy New Year 🥳
My fav beach!
this is probably my favourite photograph of 2024, taken on a long May evening at the shipwreck on Rhossili beach in the Gower, Wales
December 31, 2024 at 5:15 PM
My fav beach!
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Surgeons showed significantly greater manual dexterity compared with physicians, nurses, and non-clinical staff when assessed using a buzz wire game.
But had the highest rates of swearing
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
But had the highest rates of swearing
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
December 31, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Surgeons showed significantly greater manual dexterity compared with physicians, nurses, and non-clinical staff when assessed using a buzz wire game.
But had the highest rates of swearing
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
But had the highest rates of swearing
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Great piece - ‘Rookie factor’ for doctors is an interesting one. Always wondered about the efficiency of how we manage ‘the take’. On one hand you need frequent, repetitive exposure to build up experience, but on the other trainees tell us there’s too much service provision..
“Rookie factor”: why healthcare workforce policy needs to embrace experience
What price experience? I have been working across several safety critical industries for years and in terms of the approaches that these industries take to workforce issues there are some stark differ...
www.bmj.com
December 28, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Great piece - ‘Rookie factor’ for doctors is an interesting one. Always wondered about the efficiency of how we manage ‘the take’. On one hand you need frequent, repetitive exposure to build up experience, but on the other trainees tell us there’s too much service provision..
OH YES
Merry Xmas Skywalkers!
On the first day of Altmetric Christmas
Highest scoring article containing A Partridge in a Pear Tree thanks to this literary flourish within a letter next to the article by Richard Lawson of Wollstonecraft
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On the first day of Altmetric Christmas
Highest scoring article containing A Partridge in a Pear Tree thanks to this literary flourish within a letter next to the article by Richard Lawson of Wollstonecraft
www.altmetric.com/de...
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December 26, 2024 at 10:47 AM
OH YES
Final day of #ResearchAdvent
I’m looking forward to writing. Because this means I’ve nearly completed something.. and I have the time to write. Not something I’ve been able to do this year. Or the last!
But for now Merry Christmas
I’m looking forward to writing. Because this means I’ve nearly completed something.. and I have the time to write. Not something I’ve been able to do this year. Or the last!
But for now Merry Christmas
#ResearchAdvent
Join in by quote posting or replying with your response to each prompt during December. Don’t forget the hashtag!
(Please use this original post with its alt text 😃 Repost or reply ✅ using #ResearchAdvent)
Join in by quote posting or replying with your response to each prompt during December. Don’t forget the hashtag!
(Please use this original post with its alt text 😃 Repost or reply ✅ using #ResearchAdvent)
December 24, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Final day of #ResearchAdvent
I’m looking forward to writing. Because this means I’ve nearly completed something.. and I have the time to write. Not something I’ve been able to do this year. Or the last!
But for now Merry Christmas
I’m looking forward to writing. Because this means I’ve nearly completed something.. and I have the time to write. Not something I’ve been able to do this year. Or the last!
But for now Merry Christmas
#ResearchAdvent Day 23
In 6 months we will have gone live with our new EHR and when the dust has settled we’ll be basking in our DATA DATA DATA
and probably wishing we’d done a couple of things differently
In 6 months we will have gone live with our new EHR and when the dust has settled we’ll be basking in our DATA DATA DATA
and probably wishing we’d done a couple of things differently
#ResearchAdvent
Join in by quote posting or replying with your response to each prompt during December. Don’t forget the hashtag!
(Please use this original post with its alt text 😃 Repost or reply ✅ using #ResearchAdvent)
Join in by quote posting or replying with your response to each prompt during December. Don’t forget the hashtag!
(Please use this original post with its alt text 😃 Repost or reply ✅ using #ResearchAdvent)
December 23, 2024 at 6:53 PM
#ResearchAdvent Day 23
In 6 months we will have gone live with our new EHR and when the dust has settled we’ll be basking in our DATA DATA DATA
and probably wishing we’d done a couple of things differently
In 6 months we will have gone live with our new EHR and when the dust has settled we’ll be basking in our DATA DATA DATA
and probably wishing we’d done a couple of things differently
Found ma people
Do you want to put a tube in
This dude can't oxygenate
He says he can't breathe anymore
His sats are poor
He isn't looking great
This dude can't oxygenate
He says he can't breathe anymore
His sats are poor
He isn't looking great
December 23, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Found ma people
GUESS WHO’S WATCHING FROZEN AGAIN 🫠
December 22, 2024 at 5:33 PM
GUESS WHO’S WATCHING FROZEN AGAIN 🫠
#ResearchAdvent Day 22. Is it snoring to say a really good citation management tool?!
December 22, 2024 at 3:13 PM
#ResearchAdvent Day 22. Is it snoring to say a really good citation management tool?!
Is this a thing?!
December 22, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Is this a thing?!