Angie Bone
@angbone.bsky.social
Planetary health | Physician | Systems | Boundary spanning | British-Australian | A/Prof Monash Sustainable Development Institute
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An important piece in @mja.com.au InSight by DEA's NSW Chair, Dr Shaun Watson:
"As doctors, we must use our powerful voices to communicate climate threats and solutions clearly, and demonstrate how deeply we care about addressing the climate impacts on the health of Australians."
#health #auspol
"As doctors, we must use our powerful voices to communicate climate threats and solutions clearly, and demonstrate how deeply we care about addressing the climate impacts on the health of Australians."
#health #auspol
This is our lane: why doctors must care about climate change
As doctors, we must use our powerful voices to communicate climate threats and solutions clearly,
insightplus.mja.com.au
December 10, 2024 at 12:21 AM
An important piece in @mja.com.au InSight by DEA's NSW Chair, Dr Shaun Watson:
"As doctors, we must use our powerful voices to communicate climate threats and solutions clearly, and demonstrate how deeply we care about addressing the climate impacts on the health of Australians."
#health #auspol
"As doctors, we must use our powerful voices to communicate climate threats and solutions clearly, and demonstrate how deeply we care about addressing the climate impacts on the health of Australians."
#health #auspol
Reposted by Angie Bone
World Bank: "Developing countries spent a record $1.4tn to service their foreign debt…in 2023…squeezing budgets of many…in critical areas such as health, education, & envt"
Perspective on developing countries' unmet request at #COP29 for $1.3tn in annual climate finance…
Perspective on developing countries' unmet request at #COP29 for $1.3tn in annual climate finance…
December 9, 2024 at 9:21 AM
World Bank: "Developing countries spent a record $1.4tn to service their foreign debt…in 2023…squeezing budgets of many…in critical areas such as health, education, & envt"
Perspective on developing countries' unmet request at #COP29 for $1.3tn in annual climate finance…
Perspective on developing countries' unmet request at #COP29 for $1.3tn in annual climate finance…
And I'll add unnecessary healthcare means unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and waste, and consequent illness.
And more
- Accuracy / calibration
- Screening v monitoring
- False reassurance v anxiety ?
- False pos and neg results
- Poor predictive value in real life
- Figures by themselves need nuanced interpretation - everyone goes to see GP
@zsk.bsky.social
- Accuracy / calibration
- Screening v monitoring
- False reassurance v anxiety ?
- False pos and neg results
- Poor predictive value in real life
- Figures by themselves need nuanced interpretation - everyone goes to see GP
@zsk.bsky.social
Excellent additions here from @stevensenior.bsky.social . I’ll add a few more:
- ⬆️ psych load for wearers
- fosters attitude of more monitoring = better healthcare
- furthers spurious personalisation of healthcare, widens health inequalities & overlooks social/commercial determinants of health
- ⬆️ psych load for wearers
- fosters attitude of more monitoring = better healthcare
- furthers spurious personalisation of healthcare, widens health inequalities & overlooks social/commercial determinants of health
December 2, 2024 at 9:44 AM
And I'll add unnecessary healthcare means unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and waste, and consequent illness.