A possum in the fork of a tree looking straight at the camera.
Shouldnโt still be up!
11.03.2026 21:05
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A possum in the fork of a tree looking straight at the camera.
Shouldnโt still be up!
A photo of a woman in an older classroom with wooden benches.
I got to teach in the Quadrangle Building at the University of Sydney - maybe my great great grandfather sat in this very room as a student 113 years ago.
So weird. Couldnโt access it yesterday on phone or desktop! Now can access on phone!
out of pocket expenses for surgery: *eyes water*
cost benefit analysis: better quality of life and able to work more
๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป: ๐ ๐ฎ๐
๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐ช๐ฎ)
An exciting opportunity for outstanding researchers ready to lead an independent research group and shape the future of multimodal language research.
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What happened to this paper? It's missing from the journal website... @anaesjournal.bsky.social
This is coming up fast! The self-paced modules I run through bedside manners will still available to enrol in while Iโm off, so if you need to do some CPD and want to learn more about an evidence based approach to communication, check them out!
The make up on the ANTM documentary is, as a friend put it, โhigh definition karmaโ.
Our dishwasher has been broken for a week and itโs definitely made me a more efficient cook! Just like tweeting made a more succinct writer ๐
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and for the communication in healthcare and #emca folk, here's my paper where I put a bunch of pieces of the puzzle together: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Had a slight panic where I realised I've cited this anthropologist but then @notalawyer.bsky.social said it was an ok book at the start.
David Graeber wrote a great paper on the violent simplification of bureaucracy and whenever I talk about the term, people audibly react to the feeling of it!
"We aim to help doctors improve diagnosis by paying more attention to how patients describe their symptoms. By closely analysing conversations between doctors and patients, we can identify specific details of patient talk that can indicate a specific diagnosis. We will focus on endometriosis and sub-acute pain. We will use what we find to design training to support doctors to rely on these details to help improve diagnosis. We will then assess whether such training improves practice."
And then there's the 2024 NHMRC applicaiton on pain, including endometriosis. Which would've also be very cool.
How well a conversation goes can make or break a relationship. A conversation that goes wrong can sour a relationship, which in health and social care, leads to complaints and to disengagement from services. Therefore, making sure each conversation has a positive impact on the relationship is vital, particularly for those who need care the most. There is little known about how conversations impact how a relationship develops over time. This project is designed to identify the features of conversations that are found in good relationships. Understanding how relationships unfold between clients and providers โ from first meeting until the end of the clientโs care โ will help make conversations between service providers and clients better. This knowledge will help anyone who is involved in service provision, as a client or a provider, to have more meaningful conversations and build better relationships. This project involves developing new strategies and tools for research, helping future researchers to analyse how relationships are developed through conversations in any other setting. The research outcomes will be shared with policymakers and professional organisations, and through social media, to help improve conversations in social and health care services. This will make services more trustworthy and more efficient.
I had reason to revisit my 2025 ARC Fellowship application. It was not awarded and that's a bit sad becuase I still reckon it would have been a cool project.
Who trains cold callers to keep speaking when a person has clearly closed the conversation? We need to talk.
1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health
Went through that about a month ago ๐
Hopefully more will sign up! ๐
It was a surgeon today and he was interested in it too, so lots of talk about it!
If I talk about my work at a medical appointment, is it tax deductible given my work is about healthcare communication?
There was a guest speaker at my childโs high school recently. When he asked for questions, my 12yo raised her hand and said "this is more of a comment than a question" and proceeded to correct him on something. Never been more proud ๐ฅฒ๐
As my 12 year old said in response to this news, no parent should ever have to bury a child.
When at uni I did the Europe via USA trip as it was cheaper to fly that direction. Will folks now be going to Europe via Canada/Mexico?
Iโve seen muppet beauty and beast suggested where the beast is the human actor that turns into a muppet at the end. This would be my favourite movie.
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Letโs start a podcast ๐คช
Oh that would be very cool. โAround the world in 80 pastiesโ ๐
I love that too - an exploration of food and language!
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