claire butler

A marked rise in hospital admission rates for asthma among young people occurs during September and 'week 38' specifically. This is also known as the 'September Surge'. Take some time to prepare ahead of the surge with our clinical resources on #asthma🔎 ow.ly/K3Oo50T0Sgw

@deux_knees Well done superstar x

QRISK3 underestimates the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with COPD. thorax.bmj.com/content/79/8/7… @mo_safavi

Breathless and heart broken in COPD, or why it’s important to be as interested in the blood pressure as the oxygen saturation. doi.org/10.1111/resp.1…

🌏Respirology Home oxygen guidelines: We do not know enough about LTOT- an expert view on the topic and linked to a recent TSANZ Clinical Practice Guideline in #Respirology #FreeAccess & #OpenAccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/re… linked to onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/re…

@DublinAirport @AirCanada @alib67390152

Happy #CanadaDay2024! To celebrate our friends at @AirCanada have offered us return flights for you and a friend to fly from Dublin Airport to any destination in Canada. To enter simply: - Follow @DublinAirport - Like this post - Tag a friend

@rosie_hogg @OBsleepmerchant I’d always call you @rosie_hogg

I use this slide and your quote in nearly every lecture I give @OBsleepmerchant Never a truer word was said #anaesthesiatotherescue

@ehega1804 The Respiratory take doesn’t know it’s spring either

@timnx44 @NIJDC @bbcradioulster @BMA_NI @BMA_JuniorDocs @Doctors_Vote Well done Tim

🔸 Spoke to (and got grilled by 😬) @bbcradioulster Good Morning Ulster this morning. Listen from ~37 mins 🧡 📢 🎧 🪧 @BMA_NI @NIJDC @BMA_JuniorDocs @Doctors_Vote #PayRestoration bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

‘I can’t get air in’ We report the experience of living with #asthma and #vcd / #ilo ⁦@maj_ele⁩ ⁦@nessiewil⁩ ⁦@AnneAldrid87576⁩ ⁦@traitsCRE⁩ ⁦@HMRIAustralia⁩ ⁦@Uni_Newcastle⁩ jaci-inpractice.org/article/S2213-…

@rosie_hogg @Assoc_Anaes @Anaes_Trainees @COAIrl @_NIMDTA @AnaesTrainees @clairenestor1 @davejohnston24 @ProfEllenO @mmonaghan07 @ryan_howle @aislinn_sherwin @ObsAnaesNetwork @RCSICritCare @CritCareReviews @NIRASociety Can I come!!

🚨 We've had an overwhelming response to the upcoming @Assoc_Anaes Belfast Core Topics Day 23/02/24 🌟 Stellar faculty line up 🌟 Opportunity for discussion & debate 🌟 Book now to secure your place at anaesthetists.org/Home/Education… @Anaes_Trainees @COAIrl @_NIMDTA @AnaesTrainees

European Respiratory Review: Smoking in people who are otherwise eligible for home oxygen therapy poses a clinical challenge, where management should include a risk–benefit evaluation and medical, practical, legal and ethical considerations. bit.ly/3GDzXtm

ERJ: After initial therapy termination, resumption and continuation of CPAP therapy was associated with lower all-cause mortality risk than therapy resumption followed by a second termination. This highlights the value of offering a second CPAP trial. bit.ly/3N3RJcU

New paper! How effective is Pseudomonas eradication treatment in people with bronchiectasis and new isolation of PA? Answer: 40% will clear PA at 1 year. Much more effective (48% vs 27%) if you include an inhaled antibiotic Limitations: observational data only. We need RCTs

🔥🔥Applying the treatable traits approach in bronchiectasis-A scoping review of traits, measurements and treatments @ProfJDChalmers @EvaPolverino @AlibertiStefano @OSibila @FionaMosgrove @TobWel @Beika_Physio @MichalShteinbe1 @Shoemelia @nessmcd ➡️bit.ly/3tzDFBl

Protect our kids from #vaping. They are #cigarettes disguised in new wine skin.

Really helpful to have everything in one place- thanks to the Respiratory Futures team for all their work on this!

Phenotypes, Etiotypes, and Endotypes of Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 🔗 bit.ly/49zYblo

Even more relevant today now that we will have a #biologic therapy available for patients with #COPD in the near future.

@ciaran_mmooney Who gets the fancy striped one?

Christmas cards to medical friends be like…