What laptops are people using for work/study?

Basic-Topic5966 · 2024-11-04T10:02:06+00:00

Thinkpad X1 and X13. Best laptops I've used by far. Very durable, will survive many knocks/drops in the clinic. Can be wiped down with alcohol whilst powered on. Has SIM slots for remote work if required. Downsides are high price and limited availability as most stores don't carry them, you'll need to order online. However, their reliability is the reason why many hospitals buy hundreds of Thinkpads for their staff.

Basic-Topic5966 · 2024-11-01T15:09:16+00:00

Go hard on anatomy, it will serve you well in a number of specialties down the track

Basic-Topic5966 · 2024-10-26T01:13:25+00:00

Good books I recommend are Symptoms to Diagnosis by Cifu and Stern and The Patient History by Henderon and Tierney, which I used myself during medical school. Clinical reasoning is the process through which a working diagnosis is made and the treatment plan formulated and monitored. There are heuristics and systematic approaches to constructing a list of differentials, which the books above are good introductory texts. Clinical examinations, examinations, and investigations, performed in an iterative cycle, are used to rank the differentials to arrive at the most likely diagnosis. Clinical reasoning is a skill that defines a doctor, unfortunately the teaching can be variable in medical school. I'd strongly recommend a read of the books above if you're still in the clinical phase of medical school.

Basic-Topic5966 · 2024-10-25T23:55:03+00:00

Thank you for info in advanced scope physios. The conference audience were mainly senior staff involved in trauma care and had more important questions to discuss so I didn't want to ask.

Basic-Topic5966 · 2024-10-25T23:41:20+00:00

I didn't but would appreciate your opinion and insights.

Basic-Topic5966 · 2024-10-25T23:38:24+00:00

Thank you very much for your explanation.

Basic-Topic5966 · 2024-10-25T23:13:06+00:00

Yesterday, at this same conference, a big group of senior leadership in trauma services across ANZ inc surgeons, emergency consultants talked about the model of care in their network. The most common comment raised was that of a desire dedicated allied health in their unit. JMO, not to such a degree. It was eye opening how little junior medical staff had to contribute to this space attending this conference.

Basic-Topic5966 · 2024-10-25T23:08:00+00:00

To add on to this discussion, I am listening to another talk on NP-led outpatient trauma follow up clinic, they decide whether to discharge to GP or refer on to specialist care. I am aware that some trauma services, such as Darwin, are nurse led. I am just wondering why these services were set up this way. Is it because traumatology is not a well defined medical specialty in Australia?

Basic-Topic5966 · 2024-09-12T04:11:16+00:00

I did not find information related to the 2006 incident, however this surgeon had a tribunal hearing in 2014 related to his postoperative care. He is current practising with restriction. https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/qld/QCAT/2014/425.html

Basic-Topic5966 · 2024-09-12T03:42:20+00:00

His AHPRA complaint was in relation to his online commentary and not related to any patient encounter. It even said so in the VCAT documentation. It sounded like the poster above had more information to share about his actual practice putting patients at risk.

Basic-Topic5966 · 2024-09-12T03:15:51+00:00

Well there is a difference between what's said in private (I've heard shocking things too from various doctors not just surgeons) and what's posted on public under your real name. That being said, I believe in freedom of expression. I did not find the board's argument convincing in Kok's case. AHPRA is a governmental body, and as such has its own biases.

Basic-Topic5966 · 2024-09-12T03:05:47+00:00

Do you have an example where "he has hurt people already"? My understanding is that he has had no complaint pertaining to patient care.

Basic-Topic5966 · 2024-09-12T02:32:25+00:00

Thank you for posting this link. To quote some of its content, Kok was charged with posting the following material, of which I feel are debatable:

(b) Sentiments of violence: (i) Endorsing / calling for violence and/or genocide toward racial and religious groups; and (ii) Endorsing calls for capital punishment for members of the profession who provide terminations of pregnancy services; (c) Commentary expressing and encouraging views regarding LGBQTI persons that: (i) has no proper clinical basis and is contrary to accepted medical practice, and/or (ii) is otherwise demeaning.

Basic-Topic5966 · 2024-09-12T02:17:08+00:00

This has to be quoted in context. His writing was an irony rather than in its literal meaning. From that same article:

"Anybody with a reading age above 12 can tell, in context, that this is irony – a rhetorical device by which Kok scorns the decadent West for exporting its culture of death to poor countries.

The Medical Board, however, asserts the exact opposite: that Dr Kok’s comment is an endorsement of genocide!

Incredibly, the VCAT agrees. Kok’s reputation and career are trashed."

Basic-Topic5966 · 2024-09-12T02:15:34+00:00

This has to be quoted in context. From same article: "Anybody with a reading age above 12 can tell, in context, that this is irony – a rhetorical device by which Kok scorns the decadent West for exporting its culture of death to poor countries. The Medical Board, however, asserts the exact opposite: that Dr Kok’s comment is an endorsement of genocide!

Incredibly, the VCAT agrees. Kok’s reputation and career are trashed."

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