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AUSTRALASIAN PLEURAL SEMINAR August 6 1pm AWST ZOOM MEETING LINK us06web.zoom.us/j/81128628592?… Meeting ID: 811 2862 8592 Passcode: 224072

Great day out in London with ex-pleural fellows: THX those who made the special trip from Dublin @db_fitzgerald, Belfast @MichDonaghy, Brighton @SophieKriv. Those couldn't come missed out on fun++. Always proud to see what our fellows have achieved @tsanz_thoracic @kristiwithaB @pleuralfellow @Char_les_Wong @BRONCHOLOGISTS @LuiMacy @CarolynPeddle @nc_huan @ChloeCharl49409

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Lung Foundation Australia Legends Award 2025 - CONGRATULATIONS Prof. Lee and Prof. Nguyen!!! Living legends indeed! 😎 #TSANZSRSASM2025 @tsanz_thoracic @APSRapsr @accpchest @TOGAANZ @wabipconnect

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Delighted to meet on-line the many respiratory trainees at the Irish #Pleural Study Day @TUH_Tallaght! @db_fitzgerald & Prof Laura Gleeson doing a marvellous job in promoting standards of pleural medicine in Ireland. @irishthoracicS @stjamesdublin @RCPI_news @NCARD_research

Fantastic multidisciplinary expertise & integrated care @copdoutreachtuh @MullEm80 @ElaineBarker77 @GillieLoughlin @COPDSupportIre @GOLD_COPD @HSEDubMidlands @TUH_Tallaght #knowyourfunction

Congratulations to ⁦@db_fitzgerald⁩ & the team involved in the Green Inhaler project, winners of the Best in Sustainability Award

🟢WHY BREATHLESS WITH PLEURAL EFFUSION? @db_fitzgerald will correct misconceptions at The Australasian Pleural Series on Sept 4. You'll think differently after this succinct 15min summary. RT Link in 🧵@tsanz_thoracic @PleuralPOCUS @TheRACP @PulmPEEPs @AAB_IP @irishthoracicS

Australasian Malignant PLeural Effusion (AMPLE) trial-3 (IPC vs VATs pleurodesis) has completed enrolment! Amongst most difficult pleural RCTs to recruit. Big Thx to @CalvinSidhu @db_fitzgerald @AiLingTan16 who run the trial; steering panel @dfellerk @Nickmaskell1 + Yasufuku 🧵

Fantastic Pleural Symposium! 1 of best ever! Evidence based + expert experience. All talks most engaging; full of energy + enthusiasm & on time! Thx to speakers @Nickmaskell1 @db_fitzgerald @JasonAkulian #yasufuku #ErinGillespie + chairs @carlalambWiIP @dfellerk @cbroaddus53

5-minute SURVEY ON #MALIGNANT #PLEURAL #EFFUSION practice (esp trapped lung) for #respiratory physician + #cardiothorac #surgeon (includ those in-training @RACSurgeons) in Australia/NZ. Pls help. Data will help prioritize future research. Go to ampletrials.com or scan QR.

@doc_pickering @LancetRespirMed Thank you @doc_pickering! So grateful for everyone’s support to get here

Ipsilateral and contralateral hemidiaphragm dynamics in symptomatic pleural effusion: The 2nd PLeural Effusion And Symptom Evaluation (PLEASE-2) Study published in #Respirology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/re… @db_fitzgerald @YCGaryLee

Re: physiology of effusion, we all focus on mechanics of ipsilateral hemi-Thx. Congrats to @db_fitzgerald Muruganandan @CarolynPeddle + Singh for PLEASE-2; open up thoughts to impact on contralateral hemi-Thx. doi.org/10.1111/resp.1… @AAB_IP @atscommunity @UKPleura #Physiology

Congratulations @estee_lau on excellent presentation at PhD proposal @EdithCowanUni and to co-supervisors Nat Popowicz @CarolynPeddle. Looking forward to your work on ADAPT-3 + other means to reduce pleural infection. Need more #allied health in pleural research #Pleural #Empyema

@DrHallifax @avinashaujayeb @PulmPEEPs @NIHRresearch Would love an answer to this debate @DrHallifax - is the protocol published? Are you looking for centres?

@avinashaujayeb @db_fitzgerald @PulmPEEPs Thanks, @avinashaujayeb. We are testing this exact premise in the upcoming RASPER study (suction Vs no suction for PSP) in the UK @NIHRresearch

We are excited to bring you another #RadiologyRounds which applies some of the knowledge from our most recent episode. A patient in her 20s presents with shortness of breath at rest, left sided pleuritic chest pain and increase in cough and sputum production.

@PulmPEEPs Curious about the "initially to suction in most cases" - can you elaborate?

She is presenting with her first pneumothorax which is a small, spontaneous pneumothorax secondary to her underlying cystic lung disease. She was managed conservatively and followed closely outpatient with ultimate resolution of her pneumothorax.

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