Reposted by Simon CraigDad Jokes @dadsaysjokes.com · 18/12/2024Can you all please stop asking santa for the perfect man. I nearly got kidnapped 3 times today 0292
Simon Craig @drsimoncraig.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Happy NHMRC “Not For Further Consideration” Day for all those who celebrate. More than 80% of submitted grants will not be funded. If you missed out, you’re in the majority!media.tenor.coma woman stands in front of a white board with the words " there 's very little chance of success " below herALT: a woman stands in front of a white board with the words " there 's very little chance of success " below her 040
Simon Craig @drsimoncraig.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Teenager: "I think these pants need a wash. I sat down on the couch in the common room and now there's a brown stain." "I'm pretty sure there was some chocolate where I sat..... it tasted like chocolate anyway." 120
Reposted by Simon CraigJennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 05/12/2024If you are an author, a publisher, or a “literary agent” and you are FOR banning books, may I humbly suggest you FIND A NEW JOB? 🙃 532597234
Reposted by Simon CraigBluesky @bsky.app · 03/12/2024Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪 456294874995
Simon Craig @drsimoncraig.bsky.social · 03/12/2024This is a worry... www.theage.com.au/national/dod...theage.com.auDodgy science in crosshairs as fraud audit censures Australia’s top research agencyThe National Health and Medical Research Council has been criticised over its lax approach to scientific misconduct in an audit that lays the groundwork for changes in the way bad science is policed. 011
Reposted by Simon CraigProf Kate Curtis @katecurtis.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Read to the end Aussie researchers, and don’t eat room temperature chicken 022
Simon Craig @drsimoncraig.bsky.social · 03/12/2024It's that time of year when most of the NHMRC / MRFF grants are submitted, and time for a period of reflection before trying again next year. Let's take a quick look at the odds of success... Remember - most applicants are serious researchers, many have PhDs and impressive track records.media.tenor.coma man is standing next to a robot that says never tell me the oddsALT: a man is standing next to a robot that says never tell me the odds 130
Simon Craig @drsimoncraig.bsky.social · 30/11/2024For those who regularly write large grant applications, what is your "secret ingredient"? - chocolate? - coffee? - good clean living? Mine varies between dark chocolate bullets and peanut M&Msmedia.tenor.coma person is reaching for a bag of m & m 's in a storeALT: a person is reaching for a bag of m & m 's in a store 020
Reposted by Simon CraigKen Milne MD @thesgem.bsky.social · 30/11/2024#SEGMHOP @dennisrenmd.bsky.social www.saem.org/publications... 132
Simon Craig @drsimoncraig.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Dr Erin Mills with an excellent presentation on the role of caregiver concern for clinical deterioration - listen to the parents! #ACEM2024 020
Reposted by Simon CraigDennis Ren MD @dennisrenmd.bsky.social · 24/11/2024#Thanksgiving2024 is coming up. Is that bellyache from too much turkey 🦃or maybe it's...appendicitis! How do you know? #MedSky #PedSky #EMedSky #EMSky #SurgSky #FOAMed #EBM #SGEMHOP thesgem.com/2024/11/sgem... @thesgem.bsky.social @drsimoncraig.bsky.social @ffolliet.bsky.socialthesgem.comSGEM#461: If You’re Appy and You Know It…Do You Need a Clinical Prediction Score? - The Skeptics Guide to Emergency MedicineDate: November 13, 2024 Reference: Lee WH, et al. Study of Pediatric Appendicitis Scores and Management Strategies: A Prospective Observational Feasibility Study. Academic Emergency Medicine. Dec 2024... 152
Reposted by Simon CraigDavid Anderson ASM @expensivecare.bsky.social · 20/11/2024It takes a system to save a life in cardiac arrest. I’m proud to have played a small part in this paper in The MJA which shows how survival has incrementally improved in Victoria over 25 years and highlights the value of a registry. If you don’t measure, you can’t improve 🤓 🚑 01110
Simon Craig @drsimoncraig.bsky.social · 19/11/2024How common is this phenomenon? Child presents to ED with fever and tachycardia. Appears comfortable. **needs** treatment for tachycardia because vital signs are "abnormal" and the child is "breaching" the local early warning tool Given TWO different antipyretics (usually paracetamol + ibuprofen)media.tenor.comkermit the frog is standing in front of a red curtain with the words fever alert written on itALT: kermit the frog is standing in front of a red curtain with the words fever alert written on it 120
Reposted by Simon CraigJoel Topf @kidneyboy.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Honey, stop what you're doing, new hyponatremia research just dropped! What's it say? It looks like slow correction is associated with worse outcomes, like death and length of stay! Was it just a small study? No, it was a meta-analysis of almost 12,000 patients! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comCorrection Rates and Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Adults With Severe HyponatremiaThis systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the association of sodium correction rates with mortality among hospitalized adults with severe hyponatremia. 45335133