Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Just used ChatGPT to explain my HMRC tax calculation to me - brilliant! who needs accounting friends anymore…. 010
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Those of you who have had a close friend/loved one with depression, what would be your top tips for supporting them? Struggling with someone close to me. Thank you 🙏🏻 120
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiEmma Wilkinson @emmajourno.bsky.social · 24/09/2025We needed some good news - this is a staggering breakthrough Huntington’s disease treated successfully for first time in UK gene therapy trial www.theguardian.com/science/2025...theguardian.comHuntington’s disease treated successfully for first time in UK gene therapy trialSurgical procedure to treat devastating illness slowed progress of disease by 75% in patients after three years 181
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Back in polo necks and the heating on and it’s only September 🥶 010
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiMark Brown @markoneinfour.bsky.social · 01/09/2025It turns out the 'death' of printed newspapers is turning everyone mental. Printed newspapers don't demand attention. Printed newspapers don't follow you around. Printed newspapers don't prod you in the ribs and demand you respond. www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...theguardian.comWhy more and more people are tuning the news out: ‘Now I don’t have that anxiety’Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to ‘doomscrolling’ has led to record-high news avoidance 3309
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiThe BMJ @bmj.com · 26/08/2025New living clinical practice guideline: Cardiovascular, kidney related, and weight loss effects of therapeutics for type 2 diabetes See our #BMJInfographic for a visual summary of the recommendations www.bmj.com/content/390/... 0810
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiKen Milne MD @thesgem.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Adopting a mindset of learning transforms hardship from a punishment into a lesson. This makes you resilient and endlessly adaptable. #MedSly 032
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiAustin Camp @austincamp.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Sorry albumin, ICU pharmacists ACTUALLY reduce mortality 🤓👏💊 journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/f...journals.lww.comEffect of Comprehensive Medication Management on Mortality... : Critical Care Medicineional, propensity-matched cohort study. Setting: Adult ICUs at the Oregon Health Sciences University. Patients: Consecutive adults admitted to an ICU greater than or equal to 24 hours between Ju... 053
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiSwapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 23/08/2025Plus the metaanalysis is also live now www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... From @lonniepyne.bsky.social et al Watch out for the #NephJC discussion in Septemberthelancet.comSafety and efficacy of steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with kidney failure requiring dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trialsOur findings suggest that steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists have little to no effect on cardiovascular mortality in patients requiring dialysis. There is insufficient information on the... 041
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiSwapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · 15/08/2025Spironolactone does not work for dialysis ACHIEVE published in @thelancet.com @lastwalsh.bsky.social and colleagues www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Coming soon to a #NephJC near youthelancet.comSpironolactone versus placebo in patients undergoing maintenance dialysis (ACHIEVE): an international, parallel-group, randomised controlled trialAmong patients receiving maintenance dialysis, spironolactone 25 mg daily orally did not reduce the composite outcome of cardiovascular mortality and hospitalisation due to heart failure compared with... 53119
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Day 2/3 oncall for ITU. It’s depressing how much Costa has me in a chokehold for ‘just a little treat’ during these bank holidays. 020
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Witnessed my first cardiac arrest yesterday. I guess it was bound to happen at some point in my line of work. But still. Nothing can prepare you for that 😓 240
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Not your average summer holiday reading. Second time revisiting this brilliant book. @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social 140
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Off to wedding 2/5 for this year on Friday…….and 3/5 on Saturday. 😅 What a busy but special time of life! 030
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiThe Aural Apothecary @auralapothecary.pharmsky.app · 12/08/2025🚨 Exciting news! Our very own Aural Apothecary host Jamie Hayes has taken to the @TEDx stage 🎤 🎥 Prescription to Ocean: The Hidden Impact of Medicines A must-watch on how what we prescribe can shape our environment. Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=swCL...youtube.comPrescription to Ocean: The Hidden Impact of Medicines | Jamie Hayes | TEDxSwanseaYouTube video by TEDx Talks 156
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 10/08/2025I believe we really are in an age of wonder drugs at the moment. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....nejm.orgFinerenone with Empagliflozin in Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes | NEJMLimited evidence exists to support the simultaneous initiation of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and finerenone, a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, in persons with chr... 030
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiDr Kate Womersley @katewomersley.com · 06/08/2025Henry Marsh lays out what he thinks are the paths for the NHS to survive, in @theobserveruk.bsky.social: A) A dedicated health tax B) A hybrid insurance system C) Making wealthier people pay to use the NHS observer.co.uk/news/opinion...observer.co.uk‘I worked in the NHS for decades – here’s how to fix it’Britain’s demoralised doctors and nurses must be rallied with better job satisfaction and fair pay 152
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiCritical Care Reviews @criticalcarereviews.com · 24/07/2025Neurotoxicity of sedative drugs: a matter of concern in adults? CCR Journal Watch - tracking the critical care literature daily criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evid… 021
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 23/07/2025How do you deal with feeling constantly under appreciated or compared to another colleague at work? Feel like some people are never satisfied! 000
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 17/07/2025If you are a Londoner I hope you will become completely obsessed with this game as I have! ttps://metrodle.com 000
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 08/07/2025The most relaxing summer evenings are a round of Pilates followed by returning to dinner outside in the garden. Simply sublime after a long day at work! 010
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiAnthony Cox @anthonycox.info · 04/07/2025‘If—as I do—you view social media as of little value but are also—as I am—mildly addicted to it then Bluesky is the best because it is the worst.’ open.substack.com/pub/rbnmcken...open.substack.comWhy Bluesky Is the Best Social Media PlatformI’m an academic philosopher. 013
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiJane Shanahan @janeshanahan.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Happy 77th birthday NHS. Wishing you many more birthdays ❤️ 011
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiIntensive Care Medicine Journal @intenscaremed.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Sodium bicarbonate use in ICU patients with metabolic acidosis was linked to a 1.9% mortality reduction at 30 days, with benefits seen across key subgroups including those with acute kidney injury and severe acidosis. zurl.co/Uok4E 011
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Also I want to know the psychology behind why I absolutely hate presenting with a passion, to the point where I have to psych myself up the whole week even for a 10 min talk. Yet everyone around me says I’m so good at it, why does this happen?? 😂 000
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Celebrating the end of a pretty stressful week made up of difficult patients, on-call and a presentation to many senior pharmacists today, cheers to the weekend! 030
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 01/07/2025I’ve learnt a lot about Toxicology and antidotes this past week. Enough to fill my CPD for the year 😂 010
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 30/06/2025On-call for the next 3 nights. Hoping for peace and quiet 🫣 010
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 27/06/2025I would give my right leg to have seen The 1975 at #glastonbury 000
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiSarah Jones @sarahjpharm.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Thank you @amywski.bsky.social especially for navigating my multi-part questions! It was great to speak with you and Nic (not on Bluesky?) about your roles in #CriticalCare - your love for your specialism was evident 💚 We look forward to sharing the resulting episode with you all soon. 221
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Many thanks @sarahjpharm.pharmsky.app for interviewing me and fellow guest for your Podcast this evening to chat all things #criticalcare !! Great fun! 🎙️💊 Watch this space #pharmsky 140
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiAndy Conway Morris @andymoz78.bsky.social · 23/06/2025This is preventable, but it will involve addressing child and family poverty, improving active travel and deprioritising cars and car travel…..which means I fear it won’t be prevented.theguardian.comMajority of children will be overweight or obese in nine areas of England by 2035, study showsExclusive: Analysis by Royal Society for Public Health suggests obesity rates will rise in 90% of the country 001
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Why does ltrly everything feel so overwhelming right now? 110
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Mediterranean/European girls without makeup: 😍 Me without makeup:media.tenor.coma close up of a woman 's face with a slight smileALT: a close up of a woman 's face with a slight smile 030
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Well, wasn’t expecting this many people to be that interested in my 31st but appreciate the support 030
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Can I have one lame birthday wish of getting 5 more followers to bring me to 800? 021
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 15/06/2025This time last year I was terrified of turning 30. I’m reflecting back on probably the best year of my life so far: 1) Got married 2) Secured my dream job in ITU 3) Bought my first car 4) Continued my love of travelling visiting 3 countries in the past year Looking forward to 31 tomorrow! 91104
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiThe Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Chronic heart failure deaths in England could be cut by around 3,000 per year following the introduction of updated guidance on treatment for the condition, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has said #ukpharmacy #chronicheartfailurebuff.lyChronic heart failure deaths could fall by 3,000 per year following updated guidance, says NICEChronic heart failure deaths in England could be cut by around 3,000 per year following the introduction of updated guidance on treatment for the condition, the National Institute for Health and Care… 002
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 10/06/2025We FINALLY move to electronic notes today. I could cry with happiness.media.tenor.coma man and a woman are dancing in a room with their hands in the air .ALT: a man and a woman are dancing in a room with their hands in the air . 350
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiProf Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 09/06/2025This is the rule: don’t post on social media while too tired unless the post is about being too tired 😆 1152
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Grrr what is the point of furniture companies giving a time slot if they then deliver ahead of time because they ‘finished others early’ and then have the cheek you make you reschedule delivery! 010
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiJane Shanahan @janeshanahan.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Interesting podcast on #delirium, possibly caused by #anticholinergics. Also delirium may be misdiagnosed as depression, in people with, or who have had delirium. Is there more chance of delirium being missed during night time admissions? www.psychiatrypodcast.com/psychiatry-p... #pharmsky #medskypsychiatrypodcast.comAnticholinergic Burden: Understanding Medication Impacts on Cognition and Delirium | Ep. 102 — Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastExplore the dangers of anticholinergic medications on cognitive function and their role in delirium and dementia. In this episode, Dr. David Puder and team discuss the anticholinergic burden scale, me... 054
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Fantastic talk on the use of respiratory meta genomics, sequencing respiratory pathogens in just 6 hours! Completely removing the need for empirical antibiotics. Really inspiring stuff. Key message: Don’t wait for someone else to do it. Just do it @ukcpa.bsky.social 140
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 06/06/2025A dreary London morning but a view that never gets tiring. Looking forward to a day of talks @ukcpa.bsky.social critical care symposium! 060
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiUK Clinical Pharmacy Association @ukcpa.bsky.social · 02/06/2025💡 It is Intensive Care Week Did you know ICU pharmacists play a vital role in medication safety and decision-making in critical care? This week, we celebrate every member of the multidisciplinary team. #ICUWeek2025 @UKCPACritCare @ICS_Updates buff.ly/c5SPACebuff.lyIntensive Care Week 2025Get ready for Intensive Care Week 2025! 053
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Was listening to a podcast about about anxiety which talked about how the incessant need these days of people feeling like they always need to be ‘doing’ can actually worsen anxiety. So today I took my Sunday much slower. More reading, less chores. Result? I feel a lot less of the Sundays now! 240
Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · 31/05/2025I’m not sure what the correct response is when the next door neighbour peers over the fence and catches you playing ‘chase the string around the grass’ with their cat…..#butlookhessocute 160
Reposted by Amy WieckowskiShai @shaiuk.bsky.social · 29/05/2025The benefit of having an informal chat with older, wiser heads cannot be underestimated. We all often have clinical/work related complex problems that we don’t know how best to approach. Others will at some point have experienced the same. Talking your thoughts and getting their insights is gold. 074