Jo Best

RT @EricTopol: Just published @Nature 1st major large language model in medicine Self-supervised #AI of 2 million retina images to predict…

If the govt wants to improve patient care (and the lot of doctors), rather than increasing medical school places, it needs to increase the number of speciality training jobs. More about the growing shortage of training posts for doctors @bmj_latest 👇

The BMJ @bmj_latest

Rising disparity between medical school and specialty training places is damaging doctors’ lives, careers, and health. @forthebest hears from doctors about their experiences and how the problem is contributing to consultant shortages and waiting lists https://t.co/RIIkD0JxAP

Why is that my last run of night shifts falls on the only night @_PATRICK_WOLF is playing in Brighton? *weeps in orthopaedics*

Writing an article on the use of *paper* notes and drug charts in the NHS. Having gone from an all electronic trust to all paper one, I know which I prefer. Puzzling out someone's terrible handwriting at 2am for a sick patient? No thanks. Do you love or loathe paper notes? Why?

Did I imagine it, or is there a country where, if a shift isn't filled, the wages are shared between the rest of the doctors covering that shift, as they're having to pick up extra work? I would so love to see that introduced here

Looking for doctors to be interviewed forthe BMJ: Are you a UK doctor that moved abroad and loves it? Regrets it? Left for abroad and came back to the NHS? Whatever your experiences, I'm keen to hear from you #medtwitter

Thanks to @chris__carey for talking with me today about bottlenecks in #anaesthetics training for a @bmj_latest article. If you're one of the hundreds of anaesthetists that have struggled to get an ST place due to bottlenecks, drop me a line - I'd love to hear your experiences

Morning #MedTwitter. I'm working on an article about bottlenecks in core/specialty training. If you've been affected by them - spent years waiting for a training number or ditched your dream specialty because of them - drop me a line

Heartfelt thanks to @Eurostar Assist in both Paris and London. After sustaining a knee injury on holiday that meant I couldn't walk, they got me from Gare du Nord to a London cab and home safely. Thanks all.

Any #NHS trusts out there that enable doctors to work (wholly or partially) from home? If so, would love to hear from you for an article. Similarly, any secondary care docs with good/bad experiences of remote working, please get in touch! #medtwitter #ukmedtwitter

I find brain computer interfaces absolutely fascinating. Here's a piece I wrote about how BCIs could one day be used to turn thoughts into written or spoken language

ZDNET @ZDNET

How brain-computer interfaces are turning thoughts into text https://t.co/zyGylp1hBY by @forthebest

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Amazon, the healthcare provider. It's a fascinating move on a number of levels. By me on @ZDNet 👇

ZDNET @ZDNET

Why Amazon's push into healthcare could be its most important project yet https://t.co/Wf0ofyi2sx

I think I've been away too long - I caught myself thinking, 'yeah, #MWC21 was fun, I kind of miss it'.

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We've been looking forward to saying it... 👋👋Good morning everyone, welcome to #MWC21! https://t.co/GM1Zic7uu2

Has anyone ever had or seen an arm get broken by a swan, because everyone (at least of my age) believes it can happen or has happened. I'm not convinced. If so, I expect a case report in the @bmj_latest ASAP to settle the matter

I see a lot about about AI for CTs, Xrays etc but relatively little on ECGs - is there any reason why that's the case?

Any breweries out there using Internet of Things tech? If so, drop me a line (or if you're an IoT company with brewery customers!) #journorequest