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On the fear of death - “The eternal silence of infinite terrifies me.” Blaise Pascal, 17th century French philosopher.

Voltaire (1694-1778) - described the art of medicine as ‘entertaining the patient while nature effects the cure’.

This is an interesting population based study that looked at smokers ⩾40 years - 23% smokers <10 pack years still develop #COPD within 5 years of follow up. (Çolak et al ERJ 2024) bit.ly/3Rq6Gb9

Beautiful video by Dr Gemma Taylor’s group on how nicotine addiction together with mental health, and how smoking cessation improves mental health. #smokingcessation #mentalhealth #stopsmoking youtu.be/GHZXsvrL270?si…

EMBARC publication alert! In 16730 patients from 28 countries we found Co-diagnosis of bronchiectasis and COPD was associated with worse outcomes- BUT COPD label is often applied to patients without airflow obstruction pointing to widespread misdiagnosis atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.116…

Was fortunate to be able to learn about CAMH’s Smoking Cessation efforts and share the Singapore experience. The team from Intrepid Labs and STOP partners are so dedicated and passionate. Thanks so much for your warm and wonderful hospitality. @PSQuitSmoking

"Progress over perfection" - heard in a consultation.

Trust and inspire - the way to unleash greatness, a book by #StephenMRCovey. To command & conquer has often been the leadership (and parenting) style by most. Its time to reflect and learn to move people not by dangling carrots but through igniting internal fires. #leadership

“Train people well enough so that they can leave. Treat them well enough, so they don’t want to.” @richardbranson #leadership #quotes #leadingforgood #TheresaGoh

“Leadership needs direction, alignment and commitment.”#theresakoh #leadingforgood

New #ARDS Guidelines from @ATSBlueEditor . I think these strategies, both being applied and avoided, are already being done. Still, some personalization will always be required depending on the lung that’s in front of you.

Cystic lung diseases are confusing! Here's a OnePager guide to the differential of cystic lung disease that includes: 🫁Upper vs lower lobe predominance 🫧Shape/morphology of cysts 🚬Disease/exposure associations 🧬Genetic associations 🔍Other findings onepagericu.com/cystic-lung-di…

We're back with another #RadiologyRounds by Pulm PEEPs Associate Editor @TessLitchman @BWHPulmCCM An immunosuppressed 65-year-old man presents with neutropenic fever. He is started on empiric broad spectrum anti-biotics with vancomycin and zosyn. Serum beta-D-glucan is positive

Dedicated to all of us who look at our inboxes more than we should. #emails #work #WorkLifeBalance instagram.com/reel/CzAwoAstl…

Good summary article. Frankly, i am a believer of steroids especially in ARDS. Need to keep an eye on its use in the subphenotypes (hypo vs hyperinflammatory) to see if it benefits (or cause more harm) in either. #ARDS #ICU #Steroids

My bronchiectasis tutorial looks more and more like the vicious vortex. Maybe should have used the green marker for all phlegm related words and drawings. #meded #bronchiectasis #medtutorial

Congratulations to all attendees selected for Oral Presentation! We hope you had an enriching experience learning from peers, leaders in the field! Photo taken at Respiratory Infection Oral Presentation Session with Co-chairs. #apsr2023 @APSRapsr

Definitions of COPD have evolved over time - showing the advancement in science and knowledge of the disease but yet it still feels that we are still only at the tip of the iceberg. Credit: Prof Fernando Martinez @sgthoracicsoc @APSRapsr #APSR2023 #COPD

Sputum colour - the greener the meaner the disease. Slide Credits to Prof Yeon-Mok Oh. @APSRapsr @sgthoracicsoc #APSR2023

The results of studies for inhaled antibiotics have been heterogeneous and with frustrating mixed signals.Pooling them together shows a very good signal towards benefit. An important area we need to pay attention to.Excellent talk be @ProfJDChalmers @sgthoracicsoc #APSR2023