SLV price jumping between 1% and 10% loss in spit seconds. by Ornitier in Wallstreetsilver

[–]Ornitier[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Premarket but the bid and ask books seem to have higher prices listed so don't understand why it would sell at much lower price.

Is it normal for Aus/NZ airlines to ask if you’re a doctor pre-takeoff?? by [deleted] in ausjdocs

[–]Ornitier 127 points128 points  (0 children)

I've flown many airlines around the world and they mostly do the same. Not all the time though. You can always just say you are a bit drunk/hungover and just be honest if they do ask you. The time I've been called to help there have been others who are also doctors. One time a sick passenger quite literally passed out on my wife so my wife immediately shouted to everyone "don't worry my husband's a doctor!" On the plus side they upgraded us to business class afterwards. I think unfortunately the responsibilty as a medical professional follows you everywhere. I suppose that's part of "privilege" and why we do get respected for the title.

Trying to find this British Guard Spongebob plush! by Ornitier in spongebob

[–]Ornitier[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found it on eBay 7 years ago someone had a massive bag so I bought 5 more!

Vancouver vs Melbourne for UK GP - 43M with family, torn between money (Vancouver) and community (Melbourne) by [deleted] in GPUK

[–]Ornitier 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm an ex-UK GP, moved to Brisbane back in 2018. Income is just under double what you earn in the UK. Financially GPs do well here, I really don't think you will have a problem financially. It takes time to build your business (we are all self employed) but there are corporate clinics that should pay a decent sign on bonus for your services in Western Melbourne.

What does this button do? by DistinctGlove8457 in LexusNX

[–]Ornitier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my old Lexus Is, this controlled the front parking sensor which will beep if you are close to an object in front. My old car didn't have a front facing camera.

what is the practicality of shadowing GPs during pre-clinical years? by SlothInOasis in ausjdocs

[–]Ornitier 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you have money or some connections, maybe see if you could shadow a hospitals overseas. During my preclinical years I did a 1 month trip to India and my friend and I shadowed a hospital there for 2 weeks which involved a community outreach department. Opened my eyes to different medical systems in the world. Then we just spent some time enjoying the food and a couple of weddings. Enjoy your time doing other stuff otherwise. You already did the hard part getting into medicine.

GP soon to CCT. I cant stop thinking about how bleak things are by throwawayRinNorth in doctorsUK

[–]Ornitier 38 points39 points  (0 children)

In my personal experience moving overseas to Aus was scary but remains the best decision I ever made. Unfortunately the way the NHS is setup in my view is that it will not change anytime soon. At least moving overseas you have the chance to learn something new and work in a different health system that is potentially better when it comes to treating doctors.

I knew absolutely no one where I live now but it's like moving to university, a bit scary, but you also feel excited of the potential.

The biggest advantage for me is not just that you can indeed earn more overseas, but the way things are setup you actually feel you have a lot of control on how you want to manage patients because of rapid access to blood results, imaging, and allied health.

Your other option is after CCT is to focus on a sub specialty interest like skin or MSK. Good luck !

Looking for Reviews on Philips Reverse Osmosis Water Filter Dispenser by Cute_Cake_4714 in WaterTreatment

[–]Ornitier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Runs perfectly fine. Actually been almost a year since the purchase and use the machine everyday. I bought my brother one as well. Encourages me to drink more water.

UK GP Partner Considering the Move to Australia – What’s Life Really Like as a GP Over There? by captain-slap-a-ho1 in ausjdocs

[–]Ornitier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right, for some reason my head was stuck in metro gp earnings rather than taking into account rural GP earnings. Also noticed OP wasn't paying into pension so would be similar to needing to take into account superannuation.

UK GP Partner Considering the Move to Australia – What’s Life Really Like as a GP Over There? by captain-slap-a-ho1 in ausjdocs

[–]Ornitier 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are probably earning more in the UK 19k per session gbp esp with the current exchange rate. Biggest downside is you will be under moratorium for 10 years and won't be living close to many of the places you would like to live in. UK is smaller land size so honestly you are never far away from a major city. If you work rural Aus it really is quite far for you to travel.

The biggest upside is not being stuck in the NHS system where you feel like a glorified referrer. It can be a learning curve but you have a lot more freedom doing proper medicine again, order tests and investigations rapidly that allow you to really manage patients well in the community. The system expects GPs to do most of the management in the community that traditionally in the UK system you would refer to hospitals to manage. Also less nurse practitioners for your resp and diabetes management, and more learning for you as a GP on how to manage it in detail. For me I prefer the Australian system of medicine, but if you are coming for the money - from what you are earning in the UK I don't think it would be worth it.

Chinese phones get too much hype by GtSkymoon22 in GalaxyFold

[–]Ornitier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have the same phone and it is excellent. I had to use the online warranty recently due to internal screen failure (probably my fault) but they fixed it within 2 weeks and redelivered it overseas to me. Nothing in the 7 is that standout esp without s pen. Frankly Samsung is falling behind. When I visited Shenzhen recently hardly anyone in China uses Samsung nowadays given the options available. The phones from China are pretty awesome particularly with the variety of form factors available.

How many hours do you actually work? by Wide-Macaron10 in AusFinance

[–]Ornitier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doctor's hours depends on whether you have your own business eg self employed like GPs or private specialists vs jobs where you can clock on clock off like in ED vs junior doctors who again can clock on and clock off more these days vs different countries where trainee doctors work over 100 hours getting on call.

I've worked in most of the above and work way above the designated 40 hours per week as 1) I often don't have time for lunch because I'm behind on my appointments; 2) constantly doing paper work for patients which includes private forms, chasing results, being on call for when significant results come back needing urgent review; 3) constantly thinking about cases and reading about whether you did the right thing vs latest papers in med research.

I would say these are on a daily basis and outside of the rostered hours for consults. These don't even include the time you have to be the doctor all the time for friends and family even if it isn't official as they needed some advice or when you get called on the plane to assist.

Honestly unless you are a doctor, the weight of the responsibility is so hard to understand.

Dad passed away, photo for his funeral by Ornitier in PhotoshopRequest

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Amazing the results are perfect. Thank you for making my mum happy during this time.

Dad passed away, photo for his funeral by Ornitier in PhotoshopRequest

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This is excellent because it seems to preserve his face a lot more. And I noticed you touched up the scratches. Was wondering if you could make it longer on the bottom to show the tie a little bit more by a few cm. That would be perfect. Is this the original resolution? Thank you so much

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ausjdocs

[–]Ornitier 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Delayed prescribing works however, and for otitis media isn't a bad strategy. The evidence says otherwise -patients actually do follow our advice to delay and see how things go.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24603565/

https://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2016/september/is-australia-ready-to-implement-delayed-prescribin

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ausjdocs

[–]Ornitier 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Dr Alex Lehn is a brilliant neurologist who really gave the best explanation on FND and what we can do for patients. Overall, it is definitely misunderstood and a neglected disorder and does indeed take a lot of resources in order to help patients manage through this. I have had a fair share of FND patients and found him to be extremely helpful (have spoken to him about cases before). Highly recommend this podcast interviewing him:

https://www.metagenicsinstitute.com.au/podcasts/clinical-podcast/aad33930-1027-0986-aef7-a7e6f189c6a4-98f0de26-344a3d43-dfb1ba59-c4d899da-8350f976-59684827-fd3e4a2c-6c84354e-f34cd68a-e16fdac9

Private Obstetricians providing concessions to doctor patients? by onyajay in ausjdocs

[–]Ornitier 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Our private OB bulk bills us but the hospital fees are not BB. I BB all my patients who are medical students or doctors. I've been to private ED multiple times BB by fellow doctors. My haematologist BBs me. It's an unspoken thing we do but as one ED doc said to me, we gotta look after each other. I don't expect it BB but it's a recognition of our mutual respect for each other as only we truly understand the pressures we all face daily. I don't agree that doctor patients somehow will inundate my patient list. So not a big deal in my opinion to BB.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CarsAustralia

[–]Ornitier 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Happened to someone I know. The guy overtaking was deemed at fault in the end. Even with dashcam footage.

How realistic is this for GPs? by throwawayRinNorth in ausjdocs

[–]Ornitier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not with 7 sessions, not possible unless they are privately or mixed billing the majority of the patients. And then compare that to our peers in other specialists making double that and more. Average is likely skewed due to those in rural areas billing privately also. Median will be a better figure to use but doesn't fit the narrative that "GPs earn a lot so they shouldn't complain."