Brian Fernandes

Australia is at a crossroads - unable to halt the spread of the latest Delta variant and pursue a summer of Covid zero. Australians must get vaccinated and prepare for the Covid normal of tomorrow. With @Eddie_Cliff @nytimes nytimes.com/2021/09/08/opi…

Pleased to share our paper, now published in Heart, Lung and Circulation 🫀📄 An Australian study describing the symptom burden of patients with end-stage heart failure referred to a cardiac supportive care service, using patient-reported outcome measures. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The NSW mental health system is in crisis under the Minns Labor Government. But for Queensland, “never let a crisis go to waste” as they now start to poach our state’s staff psychiatrists - with ads in today’s @smh and @dailytelegraph

150 NSW public sector psychiatrists have tendered their resignations to take effect on Jan 21. With one third of public sector jobs already vacant, this going to be an absolute decimation of an already desperate sector. @angelo_virgona #psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychtwitter

@sofiaremason @cogno_trials Well done Sofia 🎉🎉

Honoured to receive the 2024 Hubert Stuerzl Memorial Education Award at the @cogno_trials ASM! Thank you to COGNO, MSD and the Stuerzl family for this award - grateful for your support for my future in neuro-oncology.

"But I can’t help thinking that at least some of the problems our patients face don’t need more money, technology or beds – they simply require us to use our moral compass." Another poetically poignant piece by the talented @docranjana. Thank you.

Huge potential to cross pollinate these ideas around overuse of Dexamethasone in palliative medicine @Eddie_Cliff

Quality end of life care should be available to everyone when they need it. It’s not too late for Chris Minns to reverse his cuts to palliative care in NSW. smh.com.au/national/nsw/i…

Interesting article on Medicare reform discussions. But at the heart of this is an inescapable fact; that in order to arrest the decline in bulk billing the current MBS fee schedule requires: 1. Increased funding 2. A mechanism to depoliticise future increases.

A simple effective measure to improve the efficiency of our health system. The argument about compliance and monitoring can be obviated by doctors reducing the quantity/repeats provided if necessary.

“Medicare reimbursements will continue to be the bedrock of our health system for years to come.” @Eddie_Cliff @toriberquist & Dr Holt provide the most incisive analysis of Australia’s health system ahead of Medicare reform tomorrow. smh.com.au/national/can-t…

@sofiaremason @SABCSSanAntonio Amazing! Well done @sofiaremason 🙌

Does platinum chemotherapy improve overall survival in early triple negative breast cancer? According to our meta-analysis - yes! But, at the cost of more delays, dose reductions and toxicity. Proud to have our poster presented today at @SABCSSanAntonio

"GPs with more time to invest in patients’ care, and more support from specialists to look after complex cases" General Practitioners are specialists. Through the whole report, there's a clear preference to refer to non-GPs as specialists. @RACGP

@GrattanInst Page 78: "When their patients go to other practices, or emergency departments or primary care-type services, their usual general practice should have to pay part of the costs, up to a cap" Controversial. Who will define primary care-type services? Why penalise General Practice?

Just getting my head around the @GrattanInst's new proposal to move Medicare to a blended fee for service + capitation model. #auspol smh.com.au/healthcare/med…

So proud of all the amazing work presented by members of the @MdokSlhd team at the #adhc2022 conference. Well done team! #wellbeing #burnout

@DrJoeWei @DKarikios What an iconic duo!

Meeting the handsome #MOGA president for the first time! #Starstruck @DKarikios

Is there anything @SamuelXStevens can’t do? Medical oncology whiz kid, musically talented, dad of the year. The man has it all. @MdokSlhd

cc @martin_sen @Eddie_Cliff @zachztan

Super interesting! Would love to know about this. Is NSW hospitals ready for a complete overhaul of Powerchart EMR to Epic?

“So where did the $8 billion come from? We can only guess. If you take the Medicare budget ($31.4 billion) and multiply it by 25%, you get $7.85 billion.” FINALLY. The maths every doctor in Australia has been dying to see.