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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 08/08/2026

Spotted this one whilst hiking in Norway

Troll statue near Dovregubbens Hall in Norway

Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 10/07/2026

The historic Notre Dame Cathedral in #Die #France Unfortunately that is not cloud in the sky but instead was smoke arising from the massive forest fire in the Drome to the south of Die #feudeforet

The historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Die France. Restored after it sustained damage during the wars of religion back in time. The smoke in the air was coming from the massive forest fire to the south of the Ville (image taken during the ongoing Drome feu de foret July 2026).

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 01/07/2026

The information contained in the link within the reposted post below is a must read if you have been trying to beat the heat in Europe this last week (which I have been doing whilst staying in France and experiencing some of the associated travel disruptions)……

View from a side street of the front of the Notre Dame cathedral in Grenoble France, along with a nearby Pharmacie electronic sign depicting a temperature of 42C!!!

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 30/05/2026

The humidity around Sydney is leading to a number of interesting fungi appearing. Which in the case of this Anemone stinkhorn ( Aseroe rubra), was only overnight #gardening

Photo of the brightly coloured red Anemone stinkhorn fungus that was taken in the Sydney metropolitan region

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 20/04/2026

Good on you. As an avid hiker I know how much training etc is required to get over a far lesser injury so that you can get back on the trail.

Hiking along a trail in a valley south of Yarramalong on the Great North Walk in New South Wales, Australia

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 01/03/2026

Samurai Beach (part of the Tomaree Coastal Walk), located in the central coast of New South Wales here in Australia #hiking

Looking south along Samurai Beach on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. This beach forms part of the Tomaree Coastal walk which can hiked in sections over 2-3 days.

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 19/02/2026

People need to be banned from entering those areas and only allowed in under some king of management system where they go on a supervised tour. I have just read this book (it is really eye opening around penguin tourism)

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 07/12/2025

From a recent hike in the Royal National Park near Sydney. A view across the lower Kangaroo Creek valley from the Engadine trail. #hiking #australia

Looking across the kangaroo creek valley with a view of the gum trees and of the unique rock platforms in the western part of the Royal National Park near Sydney Australia

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 31/10/2025

When you discover that a serious manuscript which was previously published in the New England Journal of Medicine @NEJM.org for which you are one of the coauthors, has been turned into a comic via an #AI tool #academicsky

Screenshot of a message from an academic research sharing type digital platform informing that their AI tool has turned a serious scientific manuscript into a comic

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 19/10/2025

Hiking in Heathcote National Park marvelling at some of the vegetation including the flowers on these Gymea lilies

Gymea Lilies amongst the vegetation including Heathcote National Park which is to the south of the city of Sydney in Australia

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 27/07/2025

Above the tree line whilst hiking in Dovre Nasjonal Park Norway. Note the alpine vegetation including all that lichen!

Alpine scenery in Dovre Nasjonal Park in Norway, above the tree line. Lots of lichen plants.

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 12/07/2025

I was recently in Norway doing some hiking. Here are some of the hytter above the tree line in Reinheiman Nasjonal Park

Hytter above the tree line in Reinheiman National Park, Norway

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 02/07/2025

When you receive an email notification that an AI tool has now written a review of one of your previously published scientific manuscripts!

Notification via email of the fact that an AI program has written a review of a previously published manuscript for which you are a coauthor.

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 08/06/2025

To mark world oceans day here is a view of the Pacific Ocean taken from the coast near Sydney Australia #hiking

View of the ocean including ofthe swell breaking over a rock platform from the coast near Sydney Australia

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 04/05/2025

So much of the scenery in Tasmania is absolutely picturesque on a fine day. This is Mount Roland

Mount Roland Tasmania as seen from the north looking across the intervening agricultural fields

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 17/04/2025

This is wonderful, spotting moose in the wild via a live stream from Sweden

Image of a moose in a forest in Sweden in spring

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 13/04/2025

I recently hiked some of the trails in the Rocky Cape National Park in northern Tasmania. The scenery is spectacular when the sun is out #BlueSkyMonday #hiking

Looking east along the coast line of the Rocky Cape National Park in northern Tasmania, Australia

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 30/03/2025

Here are some of the peers (as well as some of my collaborators) from Physician Just Equity at the @amwa-doctors.bsky.social 110th annual meeting which has a focus on women in leadership

Information about Physician Just Equity and their work on mitigating workplace injustices

The Physician Just Equity booth at the AMWA meeting

Meeting delegates interacting with some of the Physician Just Equity team at the booth. This is a good way of disseminating information about the organization as well as the work that it is undertaking

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 24/03/2025

Watching out for slippery surfaces whilst crossing a creek down in a valley in Kuringai Chase National Park #hiking

Mossy creek crossing. Kuringai Chase National Park, New South Wales, Australia

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 14/03/2025

Of note the research study mentioned below (which is open access), was carried out using tweet data that was obtained from X in 2016 (prior to the milieu inexorably worsening on that site). The results speak for themselves

Summary findings from a research study looking into the nature of the messaging of tweets that were posted onto X back in 2016. The findings are indicative that some subgroups in the community are more frequently being targeted with hateful type messaging.

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 13/03/2025

It is really good to see this push back coming from a number of black physicians and surgeons in the US to those vile comments that were made. I collaborate professionally with some of these individuals. They do not benefit from any so-called pass when it comes to their career progression.

Quote from US based ENT surgeon Dr Tonia L Farmer who is a black woman and sets about clarifying that no black physician receives any kind of pass when it comes to progressing up the career ladder. DEI- Definitely Earned It!

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 12/03/2025

Thomas Carlyle-The French Revolution is a very good read

Cover of the book titled The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 06/03/2025

Over the Edge of the World Ferdinand Magellan #BookSky

Cover of the book titled Magellan Over the Edge of the World, about the seafarer Ferdinand Magellan who circumnavigated the world in a wooden ship in the middle ages

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 01/03/2025

This photo of the first light of dawn was taken whilst overlooking Wallagoot lake here in southern New South Wales during one of my #hiking trips

The first hint of overlooking the Wallagoot lake in southern New South Wales, Australia

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 17/02/2025

It is always good to spot some gum tree flowers whilst out #hiking

Some dark pink coloured flowers on a gum tree in Australia

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 26/01/2025

If you see this, quote with flowers from your gallery Waratah, Blue Mountains, Australia

Waratah flowers, Blue Mountains, Australia

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 04/01/2025

This is a really good read, if you are a fan of root cause analysis, particularly into the factors that lead to disasters such as this. You would like to think that this could not happen again! #bookMedSky #bookSky

Image of the cover of the book titled Challenger by author Adam Higginbotham, which delves into the background context to the Challenger space shuttle blowing up shortly following lift off

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 23/12/2024

Having a break and spending Xmas with family out in rural New South Wales away from home. Happy holiday season to everyone checking out my posts on #BlueSky

Koala sculpture near the Guulabaa Sanctuary (part of the Koala Conservation Australia network. This sculpture also forms part of the Port Macquarie Koala #Sculpture Trail

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 15/12/2024

If you are looking for a fun lighthearted type of read, then this is worth checking out. From British actor Hugh Bonneville-who is known for his acting roles in Downton Abbey and the Paddington Bear movies (amongst others). #bookMedSky #bookSky

Image of the cover of the book titled Playing Under the Piano, a biopic on British actor Hugh Bonneville

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 03/12/2024

The problem with following everyone on a starter pack is that you may end up seeing content that you are not really interested in. Hence, it is worth building lists (to focus on what you really want). Also, you can mute some specific words etc-see attached

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 24/11/2024

Here is a pic of some #BlueSky (from Australia)!

North Durras Beach, New South Wales on a fine sunny day

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 20/11/2024

If you want to understand why Stanford is like it is, then this is a good read (because I too have been wondering why things have been allowed to slide). NB I have contacts in the US

The cover of the book by Malcolm Harris title Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism and the Word.

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 18/11/2024

You need to click on the posts tab of the labeler and then scroll down the posts until you find several which encompass your specialty interests, then you click the like button. The labeler does the rest. This is what the posts tab looks like

Screenshot of the MedSky labeler posts tab

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 16/11/2024

Time to head off outside. See what I can spot nearby. This photo of some whale sculptures is from a previous trip into Kamay Botany NP

Whake sculptures Kamay Botany National Park, New South Wales, Australia

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 15/11/2024

After you subscribe to the #MedSky labeler, you click on the posts tab and this is what should appear on your screen. Of note there is a long list of options (you have to scroll right down to see them all). Click on the like button for only the labels you wish to attach. Do not click on the top post

Screen shot of what the posts tab looks like on the MedSky Labeler

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 13/11/2024

Welcome to all of my new followers. This site is building quickly, hence there are glitches and challenges as everyone finds their niche. We will get there! This image is from the south coast of NSW, Australia (from one of my hiking trips).

Dark Bay, Murramarang NP, New South Wales, Australia

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 02/10/2024

It is not often that I post about #books but this is a real goodie for anyone interested in the environment, oceans or marine life. There are so many interesting as well as sobering facts contained within this one titled Deep water. FYI more about the author www.penguin.com.au/authors/jame...

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 08/09/2024

How is this possible? I tried to explain how this operative case could have unraveled via another platform

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 05/02/2024

A short documentary type #film with the title 1001 cuts will have its world premier at the Washington DC independent film festival later this month. This film explores the barriers that women #surgeons face during their careers. More info here dciff-indie.org #MedSky #academicsky 🧪#STEM

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 02/01/2024

Data on the gender ratios of surgeons in academic leadership positions in the United States have just been published. Unsurprisingly that data reveal that there are still some significant disparities. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Deb Verran @debverran.medsky.social · 22/11/2023

This #GivingTuesday please consider donating to Physician Just Equity which provides peer-support to #physicians in the United States who experience workplace conflict and/or are facing career attrition. Donations help fund ongoing advocacy, education and research. www.paypal.com/donate?hoste...

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