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MedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 63 Aussie COVID19 Vaccination starts. Bring it on.Australian CoVID19 vaccination starts bringing GongGasGirl to tears that the reality of the beginning of the end is here. Bring it on.2021-02-2110 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 62 We're Back .....2021It's been a long while ...since September 2020 to be exact and to our one or two listening thank you...we're back. 2021 Bring it on.2021-02-2107 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 61 The PPE (Poo Plume Episode)Tanya and Bec are distressed to learn about what happens to virus particles found in poo when the toilet is flushed. The search for the toilet aerosol expert has begun...2020-09-0500 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 60 Dial For CervixBec and Tanya discuss problems with intergenerational differences... and Pam still hasn't seen Dirty Dancing yet!2020-09-0200 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 59 Bye Bye BoxThe perspex box hits the headlines again but this time we might be saying goodbye to it for good. Tanya and Bec review the new FDA advice2020-09-0200 min
MedEd StuffNNonsensestate of disaster but we're all in this togetherTanya calls Bec to check in on Melbourne where a state of disaster has been declared, one level up from a state of emergency.2020-08-0200 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 57 Rename The MasksFrom the hilarity of bra-masks in January, the reality that they might be a good idea and now the revelation that the design of N95 masks comes from a bra cup design - Tanya and Bec start a campaign to get the inventor recognised.2020-07-2700 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 56 MedBikiniBec and Tanya unpick the MedBikini movement and the paper that sparked it all off2020-07-2700 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 55 Poking And ProddingNo it's not a black eye, just mascara, although Tanya's poking and prodding of the twitterati could certainly cause that!2020-06-2800 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 54 How To Communicate ScienceTanya and Bec are joined by Michelle Gallaher to talk about her work communicating science to the masses2020-06-2800 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 53 the airwayGongGasGirl talks inquisitiveGyn through intubating a manikin2020-05-2900 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 52 Preparing For The WorstBec and Tanya discuss the COVID situation in Australia and how even routine clinical work seems to be changing for the better.2020-05-1800 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 51 The Perspex PodiumLaura, Bec and Tanya discuss intubation boxes and what to do with them after the COVID crisis2020-04-1300 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 50 What Would Hippocrates Say Now?Bec and Tanya are joined by Laura Duggan to talk about fit testing and first doing no harm by health professionals looking after themselves.2020-04-1300 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 49 TransitionsWe all seem to be doing different things and doing things differently in the last few weeks. Tanya and Bec reflect on these changes and the news (and possibly future)from friends, family and colleagues overseas.2020-04-0400 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 48 The COVID Coffee PlanBec has a stern word with Tanya about her phone calling habits2020-03-2900 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 47 IWD2020Bec and Tanya celebrate International Women's Day in Sydney, but how to greet each other?2020-03-0800 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 46 Not Happy JenTanya and Bec discuss the furore after a doctor in Melbourne gets attacked by the health minister for going to work sick with Coronavirus2020-03-0800 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 45 Prone ComplicationsBec and Tanya are joined by Neurosurgeon, PhD candidate, Nobel Laureate, sister to Dr Sheona Mitchell and friend of the team, Dr Ruth Mitchell to talk about complications related to prone positioning during surgery. For Dr Sheona Mitchell’s description of her magnificent Halloween costume see our Halloween episode, episode 35 Pube Slippers and the scariest Halloween costume where Bec and Tanya are joined by Canadian OBGYN Sheona Mitchell. A halloween costume becomes a talking point and teaching aid.2020-03-0200 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 44 The Easy MixTanya has the perfect day at the office.
Butterflies, Cyndi Lauper and the MH cart - what could be better?!2020-02-2700 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 43 Monkey BusinessBaboons loose in the middle of Sydney? Is this a joke? Apparently not, the Hazzard is real.2020-02-2600 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 42 The CrownBec and Tanya get up to speed on the Coronavirus COVID 192020-02-2600 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 41 when the lights go outBec and Tanya talk about power outages in the operating theatre. What are the challenges now where electronic records, anaesthesia delivery and communications are all affected?
Episode dedicated to @maffygirl and team who thankfully work in a fabulous environment & advanced hospital. Power went out but at no point did she lose power to her anaesthetic equipment & the overhead surgical lights remained on. Not everyone is as lucky to worked in such an advanced environment with back ups if power is lost. Do you know what you would do if your hospital lost power?2020-02-0200 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp40 Bushfires and the new normalTanya and Bec discuss the effects of the Australian bushfires2020-01-1700 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 39 New Year from London and ThailandEp 39 New Year from London and Thailand by @MedEdStuffNN2020-01-1700 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseEpisode 38 GongGasGirl met Santa IRL - no really!More serious nonsense stuff and more elf on the shelf and joy. Plus GongGasGirl still believes in Santa because like her eldest said "some people don't believe in Santa but that's just because they haven't met him." AND GongGasGirl has actually met Santa IRL in Lapland so you know he's real!!2019-12-0800 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseEpisode 37Joy to the world and pew pew lasers!Bring us joy or bring us nothing. The first of two festive episodes sort of about nonsense and sort of pretty serious because we just can't take the serious stuff anymore. Twitter please give us joy in baby Yoda, pew pew and MaccaDoc or just don't bother. Merry Christmas, Happy Channukah, Happy Festivus and joy to all.2019-12-0800 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseEpisode 36 live from Giant Steps 19Tanya calls in to chat to Nisha and Bec live in Melbourne at Safer Care Victoria Giant Steps who've listened to Christine Nixon, Bronwyn King and Lyn Swinburne.2019-11-2200 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEpisode 35 Pubeslippers And The Scariest Halloween CostumeBec and Tanya are joined by Canadian OBGYN Sheona Mitchell. A halloween costume becomes a talking point and teaching aid.2019-11-0400 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEpisode 34 It's almost Christmas (after halloween) and we're sorry to the chicken.Tanya has just read @amateuradam Adam Kay's new book "T'was the night before christmas" just in time for christmas which is only 8 weeks away ...... but who's counting! US!! On we go rambling and spewing forth MedEd Stuff n Nonsense including Bec's similar experience to Adam of working many Christmases thanks to also having the holy trinity of being jewish, single and childless. We also cover Tanya hiding from Halloween and on it went. Guess that's what happens when you've been off air a month! Sorry chicken.2019-10-2600 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEpisodes 32 & 33 JAMA No good reason article and good reason for responsibility double episode.Tanya outlines this weeks JAMA Surgery article and commentary on No Good Reason about long sleeved sterile gowns for everyone in the operating theatre. The study showed no benefit but significant waste and cost. Interesting intersection with the good reason why hospitals and health corporations need to start to look at their own corporate social responsibility and impact.2019-10-2600 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEpisode 30 ..... yup, we're back!Well after a month hiatus we're back. Tanya survived her multiple flights with 3 children to Europe and back. Managed to get her coffee situation sorted plus find some pastries and sunshine. She also managed to squeeze in a trip to London sans children for an emergency bridal wardrobe issue a la the hangover goes to Europe pre-Brexit😬. Meanwhile Bec was busy in Melbourne with the RANZCOG ASM, meeting Melissa Davey from The Guardian and Amy Coopes from Croakey. Plus mention of the RANZCOG gender equity report. Its jam packed with lots of stuff n nonsense but hey, we've been gone a m...2019-10-2600 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEpisode 31 intrathecal morphine and itchTanya watched the Women's Grand Round presented by pain team CNC Sarah Grant and anaesthetist Dr Nam Le on intrathecal morphine from 1000km away and comments on her observations plus management of itch.2019-10-2600 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseEpisode 29 Tanya Flies AwayBefore GongGasGirl flies away to Croatia solo parenting for 30 odd hours on a plane with 3 children she thought she'd check in. Tanya is spinning out of control having left all the packing to the last minute but in true #medtwitter fashion has googled a check list .... that involves a drone and in #medfoodtwitter classiness has prioritised food, coffee and a frother.... who cares about clothes for the soon to be free range wog children 😂at least the passports are valid! Back to our usual micro podcast 9 minutes of nonsense. Enjoy.2019-09-2600 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseEpisodes 27 & 28 MDANZ19 stuff episode with Dr Charlotte Durand & Rachel Lewin in spirit....😳Dr Charlotte Durand @char_durand and Rachel Lewin @MedEdUnicorn join Tanya and Bec to discuss Bec speaking to the medical deans of Australia and New Zealand about disruption and medical education in a digital age and social media. There was so much to unpack we've once again broken our micro-podcast rule. Feel free to turn off at 9 minutes or listen to the whole thing! If you listen closely you might even hear MedEdUnicorn.2019-09-2300 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseEpisode 26 - the orthopedic textbook twitter storm@Orthopodreg Dr Simon Fleming joins Bec and Tanya for a special edition live from #BOAA in Liverpool to discuss the orthopaedic textbook twitter storm, progress the power of the people and the response by the orthopaedic community and Cambridge University Press.2019-09-1100 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseEpisode 25 broken systems, broken peopleDr Nisha Khott joins Bec and Tanya to discuss the ABC 4corners expose on health inequities in rural, regional and remote healthcare in Australia. Some very serious and heartbreaking stuff.2019-09-1100 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseEp24 Nisha joins a revolution!Dr Nisha Khott joins Bec and Tanya after joining the compassion revolution, meeting Gill Hicks and Helen Clark all in the space of 24 hours. What do you get when a NZ, Aussie and Indian walk into a podcast ...... ???? A lot of the word arsehole 😏authentic much!2019-09-1100 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEpisode 23 MedEd millennial reporting in from Vienna #AMEE2019@GongGasGirl phones in from Australia in bed in her pyjamas joining powerhouse millennial @MedEdUnicorn Rachel Lewin and @inquisitiveGyn in Vienna at #AMEE2019. They discuss the zombie, ostrich head in the sand view that Dr Google, social media, online information isn't as rigorous as textbooks and previous ways we accessed information. With special reference to Hippocrates and if you're not in the conversation you don't know what's happening.2019-08-2800 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp22 It’s bloody cold nonsense & Tanyasplaining 🙄Some absolute utter nonsense for the weekend. @GongGasGirl Tanyasplaining live tweeting to @inquisitiveGyn before she goes to Vienna for #amee2019 Plus fangirling of @Dr_Polarbird, we’re bloody cold IRL & even colder thinking about her on gorgeous Macca.2019-08-1700 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 20&21 Attractiveness & endometriosis WTAF 🤬!!We break our 280sec each rule for an extra looooooong double episode for a pretty important stuff serious topic that is being spoken about by the healthcare and general communities worldwide 7 years later! Our #MedEd #stuffnnonsense take on this paper on attractiveness & #endometriosis WTAF, commentary on both the general twitter & #medtwitter storm 7 years later & journal ethics. We're also wondering if @FertStert Journal or @ASRM & the authors will respond 🤷🏻♀️ 2019-08-1700 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp19 Deja vu of the deja vu of the deja vuTanya tells the Harvard Business Review to 'shut their cake hole'. 1 week after the #BarbieChallenge and coinciding with the 6 month anniversary of The Lancet issue on #WomenInMedicine issue. When can we move on to a systems wide approach to gender and unconscious bias and away from telling women to just be more confident?2019-08-1200 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 18 The MedEdSNN Wedding IssueDr Laura Duggan joins Bec and Tanya from Vancouver, Canada where it's the night before! Tanya’s only ever time in Vancouver was for a wedding. So of course the three end up chatting about planning a wedding as a doctor with 48hrs notice when you’re oncall the night before your own wedding and that time Bec met Brad Pitt. Truly this really is MedEd stuff ‘n’ nonsense!2019-07-2300 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEP17 Hippocrates Would Be On TwitterDr Laura Duggan joins Bec and Tanya from Vancouver, Canada where it's the night before! @drlauraduggan anaesthesia airway researcher, previous paediatric emergency doctor, current member Anaesthesia editorial board, Emcrit contributor, outdoor and # MedEd enthusiast and Canadian Royal College examiner. Talking about why, despite some negatives, social media is now an essential tool for all clinicians and maybe even a moral imperative. Unsurprising having formed #teamlaura at SMACC that the MedEdStuffNN team wholeheartedly agree and also get to have a serious chat with our Canadian mate on the other side of the world.2019-07-2200 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEP16 ChurrotalkMinh joins Bec and Tanya from Far North Queensland to talk about the world of Med-Food-Twitter. What's the deal with the Churros Minh? ...and why are you forcing junior doctors to become experts in the medium of fried chicken, Tanya?2019-07-1700 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 15 Kudos RACGP. A masterclass in admitting you're wrong and saying "we know we can do better"Here's our follow up to an intense few weeks on gender matters and how to reflect and say you're wrong. Within less than one business day RACGP show us how it's done. Comprehensive statement including an apology, protection of the wellbeing of the speakers and that they listened to the feedback and have said "we know we can do better." Be reassured we are giving RACGP a cheering ovation a l a Meryl Streep at the Oscars. An example of leadership to other institutions and colleges of how to actually do better and the power of engagement and social media...2019-07-0800 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 14 GroundHog Day - the deja vu RACGP keynote manel with special guest Minh Le CongEp 14 GroundHog Day - the deja vu RACGP keynote manel with special guest Minh Le Cong by @MedEdStuffNN2019-07-0800 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseEps 12 & 13 anzahpe19 #MedEdDangerousIdeas symposium wrap upA feature length double episode @GongGasGirl still in Wollongong checks in on @inquisitiveGyn and her #MedEd friends A/Prof Anne Powell and Dr Elke Hendrich in Canberra after they ran a symposium on #MedEdDangerousIdeas at #anzahpe19. The teams #MedEdDangerousIdeas are Disruptive communities of practice, Do you want fries with that? value adding to healthcare for the undifferentiated group of doctors and mind the gap between clinicians and academics. ANZAHPE or Anne's Happy as @GongGasGirl pronounces it - the Australian and New Zealand Association of Health Professions Educators Conference. The conversation and dangerous ideas continue over on #medtwitter #NurseTwitter #AcademicTwitter and...2019-07-0300 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 11 Dirty Dancing the sequelWhat happens when the 'chicks go to the flicks'?
...we get a sequel to Pam's Swayze deficiency...2019-06-2900 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 10 The female non-inferiority trial & a lesson in humilityGongGasGirl and inquisitiveGyn discuss a controversial study looking at gender in tracheal intubation, the role of editorial boards in shepherding research and protecting authors, standards and ethics and a Master Class in humility, role modeling and leadership from the senior author of the paper from Korea.2019-06-2900 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEps 8 & 9 Not a job for a man, a job for all. Let's work together.GongGasGirl and inquisitiveGyn discuss the opinion piece by Nikki Gemmell in The Australian 15 June 2019 Not a job for a Man and the responses over the past week. A double long feature episode away from our usual 4 - 9 minute format to cover a breadth of some serious MedEd stuff. Thoughts on why we do what we do including why inquisitiveGyn chose O&G training when she never thought she would. A discussion on why gender should just not come into it at and and perhaps the real issue of how we can all do better together. Let's work together.2019-06-2300 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 7 Pam's Patrick Swayze DeficiencyHow Pam's Patrick Swayze deficiency turned into a 5-hour #medtwitter tweetorial on the feminist lens and Dirty Dancing and taught @GongGasGirl a lot more than she ever knew before.2019-06-2200 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 6 Gizmo Idolatory with PingGizmo Idolatory and the machine that goes ping!2019-06-2200 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEpisode 5 Chalk talkWith guest Anne Powell. Bec and Tanya talk about chalk, and inadvertently discover that chalk beats powerpoint in a head to head competition.2019-05-3000 minMedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 4 - the angry undercarriageWith Special Guest, Anne Powell talking about tribalism, draining of abscesses 'down there'...2019-05-3000 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseMedEd Stuff and nonsense Intro (Episode 1)Tanya and Bec introduce the podcast and themselves - in this double length episode2019-05-1500 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 3 Famous peopleEp 3 Famous people by @MedEdStuffNN2019-05-1500 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseEp 2 Urbansplaining"The urbansplaining has to stop" - Bec and Tanya discuss the recent Twitter topic of bullying and tribalism using their self imposed limit of only 280 seconds or fewer, each.2019-05-1500 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseMedEd Stuff and nonsense pilotBec and Tanya explain the podcast and some recent news2019-05-1500 min