Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand)

Happiness is an empty beach, the wind in your ears, your best friend by your side, and 0/8 feet on the ground

Today our 2026 @ANZUPtrials Idea Generation Workshops continue with #ProstateCancer today led by #ProfLisaHorvath & #DrTahliaScheinberg with 10 concepts being presented #ANZUPconcepts @PCFA @CancerAustralia @Prof_IanD

Just said to someone, "Today's news is tomorrow's fish and chips wrapper" and then realised (a) that has not been literally true for years, and (b) most people will have no idea what I'm talking about (probably as per usual).

@DrPareto2025 @m_janelee It would be interesting to see how they stuff the animals though.

@m_janelee Ever been to a taxonomy conference? Three days of hard drinking and arguing about the names of crap no one cares about.

academic conferences are crazy because it’s like Let’s go to the most beautiful place in the world and then look at powerpoints for 12 straight hours

@MaccaPolitical Not bad but I’d probably rank below a nice fresh Jazz or Sundowner

@Prof_IanD If they have 10% of the flavour of a Cox's Orange grown in NZ or Pommyland, we will be doing well. Oz isnt known for crisp, tangy, flavourful apples.

I bought some of these at the local supermarket yesterday but they didn’t have the annoying little identifier stickers on them. Checkout lady: Are these sassy apples? Me: Well to be fair I haven’t heard them say anything yet.

Below the Belt Research Fund Grant applications are officially open! All necessary information and important details can be found on our website - anzup.org.au/awards-and-gra… @Prof_IanD

@marklewismd @ANZUPtrials specifically described Gr2 fatigue in #ENZAMET even knowing that it might make the toxicity appear worse than other agents. Grade 2 is "limiting instrumental ADL" ie a significant impact on independence. We cannot continue to minimise these things as "manageable."

@Prof_IanD One of the biggest mistakes of my fellowship was describing a patient as “only” having grade 2 neuropathy My attending — rightly — admonished me to never minimize a toxicity I wouldn’t be willing to endure myself

Oh, nicely done Mark.

What was the most famous one again?

@DrYukselUrun Diagnosing bubonic plague.

What was your first real “aha” moment in your medical career?

@ChristosArgyrop What, no kale? But I bet your 5G reception is now fantastic!

Stopped at CVS to buy some milk, the floor was wet, I was distracted by a chemtrail that appeared through the window, I slipped and fell on a Nuvaxovid vaccine and this is how I was #JabbedSuddenly

@DrAndrewLoblaw That means we need to explain to them why we ourselves have equipoise. And if we don’t have it then they made the right decision not to be randomised, and we shouldn’t be doing the trial. @kamrava_md

It’s my experience that if a patient can choose either treatment off protocol they will rarely consent to randomization.

(PRIMARY2 Trial) 🚨 @ButeauJames: PSMA-11 PET scan after an equivocal mpMRI (PI-RADS 2/3) cuts TP prostate biopsies by 50%. By using PRIMARY score, avoiding biopsies for PSMA-ve men and only targeted biopsies for PSMA-positive men—was non-inferior🔬👨‍⚕️ #ProstateCancer #EAU26 #pcsm

2/ The key finding: adding PSMA PET/CT to current standard-of-care halved the number of prostate biopsies. Biopsy was avoided in 49% of men, without missing clinically significant prostate cancer.

Proud moment and HUGE news from #EAU26: #PRIMARY2 shows PSMA PET/CT can safely halve prostate biopsies in men with equivocal MRI, avoiding biopsy in 49% without missing cancer. uroweb.org/news/scan-that…

@A_MacLullich And do not even get me started on “acopia”…! doi.org/10.1111/j.1445…

@A_MacLullich Absolutely agree. Same for “not coping” and “functional decline” - those are outcomes, not diagnoses.

Sedated for "agitation." Pelvic fracture found 2 days later. The agitation was pain. It very often is, especially in surgical patients. When someone is agitated & delirious, the first question isn't "what do we give them?" - It's "what's causing this?" Pain. Infection. Urinary retention. Constipation. Hypoxia. The list of treatable causes is long.  ↳ A systematic head to toe approach is always needed when evaluating the possible triggers. #delirium #medtwitter

@MerriamWebster Are we in agreement that “agreeance” is an egregious word, and totally unnecessary because there is a perfectly good existing alternative; or are we in disagreeance?

God starting to get a bit careless with his brushwork.

Today I managed to tangle my belt buckle in my shoelace while on the toilet, if you want to know how my day is going.