Dr Laura O'Sullivan

#hotoffthepress Ever wondered if POCUS leads to more work for radiology departments? The answer is no! Read the clear evidence that an internal medicine POCUS service dramatically reduces downstream radiology requests, by @NHSmallwood and colleagues 👇 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

From Wembley to Ipswich - the footballing community has come together to walk 178 miles visiting 26 grounds - to raise awareness for MND. Family and friends of Marcus Stewart and Stephen Darby set off on #BBCBreakfast for 'March of the Day 2' bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Latest from me: this is a fragile & fretful moment for people caught up in the Special Educational Heeds system. But if the govt wants a fight, it'll get one theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@TaquaDahab That scoreline SHOULD have been an arm in the recovery trial 😆

What is the future of ultrasound as a part of undergraduate medical education? Great panel discussion featuring @AcutemedSarbc @ButterflyNetInc @ultralearnpocus

Introducing The UltraLearn Project! After a little rebrand, we’re better supported and have an updated vision🤩 We’re a bunch of students passionate about POCUS, we’d love you to join in this journey of continual learning and education🤝 #pocus #meded #ultrasound

@NHSmallwood Thanks Nick. We are very lucky to have you at @HHFTnhs too. With a supportive cardiology team, loads of great kit, and an exciting case-mix, this place has everything an ICU POCUS Fellow could ever need. And the applicant doesn’t have to be an anaesthetist either!

Want to learn #POCUS from scratch? Fancy extending your skillset to include the #wholebody? Or even crack #FUSICHD? Then look no further. @HHFTnhs has one of the best critical care ultrasound training ecosystems in the UK. And we are hiring. jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

Bristol Rovers is infuriated by racist abuse directed at Shaq Forde in the aftermath of Saturday’s match at Reading.

Here's K.Badenoch, who thinks an autism diagnosis entails "economic advantages and protections". She also queries providing school transport for autistic kids & has no idea what neurodiversity/divergence are, and why they have abs nothing to do with, say, anxiety. Pls retweet

Where else could you get several hours of fascinating CPD covering clinical practice, education and leadership AND a great night out with an ABBA tribute band? Yet more reasons to choose Acute Medicine as a career! #SAMBrighton #Flowchella

Fantastic talk from @LukeFlower1 summarising the findings from a great piece of observational work on echocardiography in shock management in ICU. 54% of scans influencing patient care in some way. More motivation to get the probe on the chest! @FICMNews

Neuro POCUS Train the Trainer courses for Neuro POCUS experienced clinicians/AHP interested in standardizing practices nationally and becoming mentors for the new FUSIC & CACTUS neuro modules that launch in Jan 2025. Visit @QS_SimCentre for registration.

A new piece in the guardian on how science can take the shame out of parenting / motherhood theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I can’t describe how excited I am about our next #POCUS club… Ever wanted to move on from basic echo to haemodynamic assessment but were too afraid to ask? Need to know what is & isn’t OK in the minefield of intermediate echo? Or just want to know what all the fuss is about?

Very happy to share our first paper from NEAT-ECHO published in @yourICM. 🏥 178 ICUs & 1015 shocked patients 🫀 54% received an echo 💉 50% of echos altered management 📋 25% followed guidelines @TRICNetwork @ICS_updates @FICMNews @BSEcho @ICUDocAP link.springer.com/article/10.100…

YESSSSS! 🚨 next webinar coming up! 🚨 ⏲️1930-2100 📅18th Sept 2024 🖊️Critical care in pregnancy All welcome, please share with friends and colleagues! Link to register below.