Twitter Conference: Charing Cross Vascular Symposium #cx2017 Day Two

Since my paper is being presented and I am unable to be there, I will be 'attending' the Charing Cross Vascular Symposium through the wonderful medium of twitter. Following the hashtag #CX2017  I hope to catch as much as possible here on my blog. This is what I caught from Day 2:

Again the organisers continued with there fantastic ask the audience sections

And the results were interesting...

thanks to the twitter warriors: @cookEVAR @claudicant @perealtes @ozvascdoc @veryanmed1 @torbjornlundh @cxsymposium @vascularMD

Twitter Conference: Charing Cross Vascular Symposium #cx2017 Day One

Since my paper is being presented and I am unable to be there, I will be 'attending' the Charing Cross Vascular Symposium through the wonderful medium of twitter. Following the hashtag #CX2017  I hope to catch as much as possible here on my blog.

#timelapse at the very busy #CX2017 @CXSymposium pic.twitter.com/Ob8w7NfqbN

— BIBA MedTech (@BIBAMedTech) April 25, 2017

The first day was all about peripheral artery disease and the audience were asked some interesting questions regarding the their views on PAD, here are the results:

Dr Hauton alongside Dr Mastracci with her wonderful video in my last post addressed concerns on radition exposure, pointing out that 1 DSA image is roughly equal to 500 fluoro images:

 Mr Weinberg posted the following, pointing out that PAD patients receive better outcomes when combining exercise with revascularisation (linkhere):

Lucky man Dittmar Bockler loves his DynaCT:

What about smoking cessation in vascular patients, try try again:

 Dr Anders Wanhainen on the need for a disease specific solution for type B dissection.

Currently watching closely the twitter-web today, following todays focus on Abdominal aortic aneurysms... watch this space. 

Thanks to @PereAltes @Angiologist @CXsymposium @CookEVAR @ozvascdoc 

How to stay well this winter, a short video by the NHS choir explaining exactly that.

The chart-topping @Choir_NHS are here to help everyone to #StayWellThisWinter – show your support and share their song! pic.twitter.com/VHlwVJR49R

— NHS Choices (@NHSChoices) December 5, 2016

September Round-Up (Medical Student gems)

Youtube Channel: Vsauce

It has to be the most interesting video channel on the internet. Michael Stevens the main host has become an internet personality and star as a result of his fascinating channel, in fact Vsauce now is spread over four channels on Youtube; Vsauce1 (linked above), Vsauce2 (hosted by Kevin Lieber), Vsauce3 (dedicated to virtual worlds and Wesauce. There are often videos about medical themes or ancient medical practises for those looking for most medically related content. I absolutely love this channel and it never fails to leave me in a completely pensive state about the universe or nature of things. 

Book: Doctors Dissected

Doctors dissected is an incredibly honest insight into the lives of Doctors. Jane Haynes (a psychotherapist) asks various British doctors (a few of them London based GP's) about the reasons they chose medicine and how they feel about the profession today. The answers are often incredibly heartfelt and you feel you really are experiencing a side of these doctors that very few people would get to see. I finished this book with a feeling that Medicine has changed dramatically over the last forty years both for the better and for the worse (its often mentioned the loss of continuity of care has been the worst loss to current medical practice). 

Twitter accounts: @NEJM @Qikipedia

The New England Journal of Medicine and The QI elves, the Kings/Queens of interesting facts (Not strictly medical account but very entertaining nonetheless). 

Webpage: Sporcle

This website, although its full of games, is a fantastic site for educational time killers. I found myself addicted to trying to name all the countries in Europe, Africa and eventually the world. So again not strictly medical, however, if you want something medical there are some medically related quizzes. For example try naming all the eponymous syndromes..

Film: The Doctor

Ok the choice is obvious and it may seem like a boring movie but this movie was the centre of my course on professionalism and there are some lessons to learn. The main character, an arrogant heart surgeon, gets laryngeal cancer and the movie follows his journey through the patient experience. 

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April round-up (Medical student gems)

Youtube Channel: theedexitvideo
TheEDexitvideo channel run by Dr Carlo Oller gives great insight into life as an emergency department physician. It's a wonderful educational resource with the personal touch of a real down to earth honest doc.

Book: How Not to Die
Dr Michael Gregers book has been a long time in the works. Finally released last autumn, how not to die is a must read for anybody with an interest in nutrition. It even got me munching on plants more often.

Twitter accounts: @HansRosling @ShaunLintern 
Professor of global health at the Karolinska institute, creator of Gapminder.org and the Gapminder foundation, Hans Rosling. Sign up for his entirely free online introduction to global health course at eDX. Shaun Lintern a patient safety correspondent and a good one to follow to keep in touch with various issues with the UK health system.

Webpage: Global burden of disease
This interactive website run by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, is just fantastic. You can play around with the various graph styles, regions and income groups to have a really clear world view on the impact of diseases in the different groups. 

Film: Sicko
This famous Michael Moore documentary looks gives insight into the drawbacks and horrors of the American health system, although slow to start it is quite shocking. His latest documentary ‘where to invade next’ flopped, however Sicko is iconic Michael Moore at his best.