Chi Li

Friendliness isn't always a sign of trustworthiness. Warmth is easy to fake. The foundations of trust are reliability and integrity. What counts isn't courtesy in the moment—it's keeping commitments over time. The best way to inspire confidence is to consistently walk our talk.

Amazing plenary by Professor Myra Bluebond-Langner on the dance of mutual pretence when communicating with children and parents facing a life-limiting illness #25OPCC #PalliativeCare #PallANZ

@StellaMelbs happy birthday stella! 🎂

Birthday Selfie. This is 59.💙

War is a life-threatening illness and those caught up in it experience total pain #EAPC2025 #PalliativeCare

Dr Mhoira Leng: our #PalliativeCare colleagues in Gaza tell us the hardest thing for them is feeling abandoned #EAPC2025

Prof Andrew Davies: the word “constipation” means different things to different people, so just asking “Are you constipated?” is not enough to exclude change in or distress from bowel habits #EAPC2025

Prof David Currow: chronic dyspnoea is largely invisible but nevertheless causes measurable (aka ‘real’) suffering #EAPC2025

Prof Reino Pöyhiä quoting Dr Robert Twycross & Dr Anne Merriman during the opening session at #EAPC2025 with delegates honouring the two giants of #PalliativeCare with a standing ovation

"We know we need more specialists and we need more doctors in our rural and regional areas and we believe that one of the best ways is a grow-your-own program” #RuralHealth #RRIPM Ping ⁦@ANZSPM⁩ ⁦@RuralDoctorsAus⁩ abc.net.au/news/2025-04-2…

Emotion regulation is not about denying your feelings. It's about choosing a constructive response. Victimhood is blaming others for what you feel. Regulation is taking responsibility for how you react. A key to resilience is expanding the space between stimulus and response.

Clonidine in palliative care- A thread 🧵 Clonidine is not a new drug. Developed in the 1960’s it has been used to manage hypertension, hot flashes, migraine and even ADHD. Use perioperatively and in ITU for pain relief has been fairly common inc via spinal and epidural route

"The fact that we don't produce medications in Australia, particularly these critical medicines … I think that's one of the reasons we've got ourselves into trouble” ⁦- Dr Michelle Gold @ANZSPM⁩ #PalliativeCare #PallANZ ⁦@Pall_Care_Aus⁩ abc.net.au/news/health/20…

Psychological safety is not about withholding criticism. It’s about enabling people to speak up without fear. The goal is not to lower our standards. It’s to replace knee-jerk reactions with open-minded consideration. All ideas are welcome. Not all views are equally valid.

#Kindness makes the world go round ⁦@LaTrioli⁩ abc.net.au/news/2025-02-1…

“I don’t know” is not an admission of ignorance. It’s an expression of intellectual humility. “I was wrong” is not a confession of failure. It’s a display of intellectual integrity. “I don’t understand” is not a sign of stupidity. It’s a catalyst for intellectual curiosity.

GP shortfall forecast to grow to 8,900 by 2048, and is likely to disproportionately impact rural, regional and remote areas #RuralHealth ⁦@RuralDoctorsAus⁩ abc.net.au/news/2025-01-2…

Many people mistake warmth for integrity. The fact that someone is nice to us doesn't mean they'll do right by us. Trustworthiness can't be judged in one interaction. It has to be observed over time. People with strong principles honor their commitments to us and to others.

“Some start crying because they haven't seen anyone for a week…” #loneliness #MentalHealth #CompassionateCommunities abc.net.au/news/2025-01-1…

One of the most reliable ways to improve our mental health is to help others. After being randomly assigned to do just 3 acts of kindness a week, people felt significantly less depressed, anxious, and lonely. Lifting others up elevates us too. Giving shows us that we matter.

“[S]he was the only psychiatrist that ever lived between Townsville and Darwin” #RuralHealth #dementia ⁦@RuralDoctorsAus⁩ ⁦@DementiaAus⁩ abc.net.au/news/2024-12-2…