Zachary Sum

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Zachary Sum

@zach_sum

GP Pharmacist & Nutritionist • BPharm MPH PDipDerm FANZCAP (Derm., Surg.,) FASLM • Board Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional • Preventive Health Promotion

Victoria, Australia Katılım Ağustos 2020
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Zachary Sum
Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
One of the gifts from my recent travels. Singapore caricaturist Diana Lim drew this to say thanks for our efforts during COVID-19. It's the little things in life that makes me feel cherished for what I do. I thank fellow Melbourneans for letting me protect you and your family.🫶
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Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
🇦🇺 Today marks the first weekday of the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPiP) — a great step toward equitable healthcare for all Australians. A long-awaited incentive empowering GPs & practice owners to deliver primary care with no out-of-pocket cost. #MedicareForAll
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Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
Provided life-saving GTN and aspirin before calling the ambulance for ED referral; co-administered a biologic therapy to a woman afraid of needles; and assisted in repairing a circumcision wound. A big day of emergency, chronic and acute care in primary care General Practice!
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Zachary Sum
Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
A great privilege to be the inaugural pharmacist to receive a Fellowship into @ASLMLifeMed. Many find it unusual to have a pharmacist in lifestyle medicine, but it integrates so well into minimising the harms of unnecessary medication use. See you all in my home Melb next year!
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Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
With so much evidence on the benefit of a COVID-19 4th dose vaccine (2nd booster), only half of my patients are getting it. Aus media and our doctors should start collaborating effectively in promoting uptake once again. No fear mongering required. Just care and concern.
Eric Topol@EricTopol

There are 5 studies that show reduction of mortality for a 2nd booster (vs 1st booster), in people ranging from age 50+ to 80+, as I've tried to summarize here. All during Omicron and subvariants.

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Zachary Sum
Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
I've seen three boys in school uniform enter a tobacco shop and were sold both cigarettes, e-cigarettes and vaping devices. The problem is not the boys but the unscrupulous sales and profit-seeking behaviour of tobacconists owners. @SandroDemaio @ToddHarperAUS @DrSarahLWhite.
MJA@theMJA

Failure to enforce e-cigarette regulation now will fail us all … Dr @SandroDemaio, @ToddHarperAUS & @DrSarahLWhite write #freeaccess in InSight+ … "If we fail to act now we will fail to protect the health of current and future generations" insightplus.mja.com.au/2022/27/failur… #medtwitter

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Zachary Sum
Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
@mbismark I couldn't agree more. I've heard of elderly patient that 'gave up' on living during VIC strict lockdowns. Dying because there was no meaning to staying at home. No coffee meetups. No fresh air. We need to think of new social & health services if such hard measures occurred again
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Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
Free flu vaccinations for Victorians ends today 10 July. Rush in to your GP or pharmacy to get your vaccinations NOW! Please use this opportunity to protect yourself!
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Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
A busy day of 4th COVID-19 vax doses! This diagram couldn't come at a better time for AUS. It clearly shows the demand for healthcare based on the value of health and it's other influences. People that I spoke to today wanted the 4th dose to feel safe. Most are HCW & our elders.
Paula Lorgelly@PaulaLorgelly

Shout out to creative #healtheconomists - or anyone with some graphic design skills. Speaking to the classic plumbing diagram tomorrow and realise it is doesn't really resemble plumbing nor is it pretty. Can anyone do better?

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Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
It's time like this that we must try to encourage the general public to receive their winter COVID-19 dose. With the expanded age groups now eligible, make sure you have that conversation with them. Let's protect others. Let's protect Australia 🇦🇺
newsGP@newsGPau

Australia’s winter #booster program will be dramatically expanded from Monday, with everyone aged 30 and above becoming eligible to receive a fourth #COVID-19 vaccine dose. bit.ly/3bVjGUe

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Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
Saw this great ad from @RACGP. With MBS telehealth items reduced, it might be a good time patients lost to follow up reconnect back with their GP. Blood pressure checks save lives and can only be performed in-person. Find your local GP today.
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Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
I am sure well-trained nurses/practice pharmacist can assist in test kit demonstration, and thus can reduce time pressures for our GPs. 2/2
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Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
Wonderful news for Aus. This would benefit many patients from conservative backgrounds who have difficulties in finding the right female GP. Just like self-testing bowel cancer kits, this initiative will detect early issues and save lives. 1/2 m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…
RANZCOG - O&G@ranzcog

Australia has become the first country to offer self-testing swabs for cervical cancer screening. As of today, all eligible women just need to visit their GP and can choose to perform a self-test at the practice without a doctor present. ow.ly/mNXz50JMe99

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Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
@DrEricLevi If only I can print out this tweet and hand it over as patient medicines information. This goes to show our pharmacy patients are not listening to us at all. I hope I can change that for you, one patient at a time. Thanks, doc!
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Dr Eric Levi
Dr Eric Levi@DrEricLevi·
Not all nasal sprays are the same. Saline, sesame seed sprays, etc are great topical washes. Intranasal corticosteroids (mometasone, etc) are great preventers (like asthma preventers for the nose). Nasal decongestants (oxymetazoline, etc) are BAD BAD BAD.
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Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
Great advice for pharmacists by Melb's top ENT surgeon. Rhinitis medicamentosa is caused by nasal drug dependency (i.e. oxymetazoline) and cost the healthcare system 💸💰 to rectify. Pharmacist intervention is still the most cost-effective option if we provide correct med advice.
Dr Eric Levi@DrEricLevi

Not all nasal sprays are the same. Saline, sesame seed sprays, etc are great topical washes. Intranasal corticosteroids (mometasone, etc) are great preventers (like asthma preventers for the nose). Nasal decongestants (oxymetazoline, etc) are BAD BAD BAD.

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Zachary Sum
Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
Choosing the right "pill" for women with mental health co-morbidities. Great lessons from Prof Kulkarni. We need her to teach our pharmacy students!
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Zachary Sum
Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
Never though that I would learn so much in @RACGP #GPPracticeOwner conference as a GP pharmacist-practice manager! A definite yearly event for me. I hope for more pharmacist to be embedded into these environments to support GPs in enhancing the infrastructure of primary care.
RACGP@RACGP

We’re off and running! The #GPPracticeOwner Conference has started in Hobart this morning with hundreds joining in person and online!

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Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
Thank you to @TheLifestylePsy panel at @ASLMLifeMed conference. I liked how methods such as mental health consults via side-by-side walking outdoors can be as beneficial and less risky than pharmacotherapy.
Lifestyle Medicine@ASLMLifeMed

Charlotte Marriott @TheLifestylePsy reminds us how to make people feel more "human" in practice. How? Methods like walking groups and hosting appointments outside rather than in a clinic can help. She says "recovery is more than symptom reduction." #mentalhealthreimagined #ASLM

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Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
When student 👨‍🎓becomes the master! Thank you 🙏 to my personal RN 🧑‍⚕️ friend for teaching me 💉skills prior 🇦🇺 COVID-19 vaccination rollout. I am extremely priveledged to provide you your booster shot today. Interprofessional collaboration is key to our pharmacy 🏥 profession.
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Zachary Sum@zach_sum·
I'm seeing many first doses come in for Novovax. When you hear accounts of why some people have waited till now to receive their Novovax vaccine, you will then realise barriers to equitable and fair choice of medicines still exists.
Pharmacist Melissa@melsmedicines

I'm seeing lots of first doses in the vaccine centre lately. I always make sure to say thank you to them, they often seem nervous that they’ll be in trouble or judged for their delay. I can’t stress this enough: I'm grateful to every single person who walks through the door. 🙏

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@ASLMLifeMed @SandroDemaio @ToddHarperAUS @mbismark @RACGP @DrEricLevi @elonmusk @BarackObama