Kath Woolfield

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Kath Woolfield

Kath Woolfield

@Lanafeld

Emergency physician. Interests in toxicology, emergency cardiology and everything else. Action on Climate change now! #FOAMed #climatecrisis #climateemergency

Sunshine Coast, Queensland Katılım Temmuz 2012
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Kath Woolfield
Kath Woolfield@Lanafeld·
So much this! Op-ed : my view on why there is an obvious problem with management of the Aus #covid crisis response, and how we can improve. Why are front line docs not buying the plan from the boffins? How to fix this? A cracking read. drajm.blog/2020/03/21/op-… via @drajm
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Kath Woolfield@Lanafeld·
@trentyarwood Does Australia have the requisite PPE stocks so see this thing out and keep healthcare workers safe? (The answer cannot be they are coming from China)
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Kath Woolfield@Lanafeld·
@MDaware There may be a role for DIY surgical masks to cover N95s to make them last longer. Also potentially a role for DIY surgical masks for patients. BIG risk is that folks feel safe with a mask. And improper use. DM me and I'll put you in touch with some USA folks.
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Kath Woolfield@Lanafeld·
@MDaware Hi Seth, lots of people in USA, Australia looking into this. Our feeling so far is that homemade N95s won't cut the mustard. BUT if push came to shove and that's all you had then maybe. The limiting 2 factors are 1) filter 2) fit.
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Seth Trueger
Seth Trueger@MDaware·
crowdsourcing: I'm hearing from a lot of non-med folks who want to help & sew us N95 masks. anyone know info on materials etc to make N95s that actually work? thanks!
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Kath Woolfield@Lanafeld·
@simonahac @AlphWilliams Also 3) do we have simple oxygen tubing? 4) do we have enough oxygen? I think COVID will show how vulnerable we really are relying so heavily on global supply chains. It will also show how incredibly resilient our whole healthcare workforce is.
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💧simon holmes à court 🦋
can anyone point to some #COVID19au answers for: 1. how many ICU beds and ventilators do we currently have? 2 how many of each are we projected to need at peak? 3. what has the gov’t been doing to ensure there are sufficient numbers if each? many thanks. 🙏
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Kath Woolfield@Lanafeld·
@simonahac @AlphWilliams Also: 1) how will we staff with a depleted workforce (planning is underway) 2) how will we maintain supply chains for consumables like PPE? (already rationed - I'm sure Australia has enough and can safely rely on supply chain from China in a global pandemic....)
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Kath Woolfield@Lanafeld·
@wrongdorey Have you looked at the government's own emissions data? If you had, you wouldn't believe the lies that we are on track to meet our (weak) Paris targets. To suggest in this commentary that we are strong on climate policy and have a good track record is deliberately misleading.
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Kath Woolfield@Lanafeld·
@albericie Having met with Bert Van Manen I can confirm that he thinks the changing climate is due to the angle of the sun. My local member Andrew Wallace told me he thinks the science isn't settled that climate change is due to human activity. It's depressing
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Emma Alberici
Emma Alberici@albericie·
PM says he wants to set the record straight - that his Govt has always made the connection between climate change and extreme weather conditions
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Michelle Dickinson PhD
Michelle Dickinson PhD@medickinson·
It’s 2pm in Auckland yet it feels like the sun is about to set. An eerie, dark orange tinted sky filled with smoke from the #Australia bushfires over 2000km away. Climate Change Knows No Borders
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Kath Woolfield@Lanafeld·
@drhumki I march because it is the greatest threat to global human health. I march because I cannot stay silent. I will march until our leaders stop playing politics and listen to the science. The world is waking up to #ClimateEmergency #ACEM19
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