Rhea Liang
@liangrhea.bsky.social
General + breast surgeon, MedEd, DiversityAndInclusion, #KnittingLady (IT'S CROCHET). Bond University Clinical Curriculum Lead. Posts own opinion.
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Too many quote posts are jumping to conclusions and badmouthing QLD parents without reading the article.
'Professor Leask said the problem, particularly in regional areas like Cairns, was driven by system strain rather than ideology.'
#MedSky
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'Professor Leask said the problem, particularly in regional areas like Cairns, was driven by system strain rather than ideology.'
#MedSky
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Cairns Public Health Unit says students are increasingly missing their school HPV vaccinations because they do not have parental consent.
School HPV vaccination rate drops to 56pc in Far North Queensland
Cairns Public Health Unit says students are increasingly missing their school HPV vaccinations because they do not have parental consent.
www.abc.net.au
February 14, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Too many quote posts are jumping to conclusions and badmouthing QLD parents without reading the article.
'Professor Leask said the problem, particularly in regional areas like Cairns, was driven by system strain rather than ideology.'
#MedSky
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'Professor Leask said the problem, particularly in regional areas like Cairns, was driven by system strain rather than ideology.'
#MedSky
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Question for med students, recent grads, and trainers/supervisors- this is what is taught to students for the first nerve-wracking after-hours shifts as an intern/PGY1/FY1.
What else needs to be in there? ('Non-clinical' suggestions also welcome).
#MedEd
What else needs to be in there? ('Non-clinical' suggestions also welcome).
#MedEd
February 14, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Question for med students, recent grads, and trainers/supervisors- this is what is taught to students for the first nerve-wracking after-hours shifts as an intern/PGY1/FY1.
What else needs to be in there? ('Non-clinical' suggestions also welcome).
#MedEd
What else needs to be in there? ('Non-clinical' suggestions also welcome).
#MedEd
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Unable to sleep in hospital? It's not just a horrible zombie feeling- it increases postop complication rates. 😱
'...each 10-minute reduction in change in total sleep duration was associated with higher odds of Clavien-Dindo grades I and II complications.'
#MedSky
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'...each 10-minute reduction in change in total sleep duration was associated with higher odds of Clavien-Dindo grades I and II complications.'
#MedSky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Postoperative Sleep Dynamics Across Surgical Risk Using Wearable Device Technology
This cohort study among participants in the All of Us Research Program database characterizes postoperative alterations in sleep stages and determines how these trajectories vary across different surg...
jamanetwork.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Unable to sleep in hospital? It's not just a horrible zombie feeling- it increases postop complication rates. 😱
'...each 10-minute reduction in change in total sleep duration was associated with higher odds of Clavien-Dindo grades I and II complications.'
#MedSky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
'...each 10-minute reduction in change in total sleep duration was associated with higher odds of Clavien-Dindo grades I and II complications.'
#MedSky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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banks +taylor r both stark raving mad !!
They have no idea what the situation is in all rural areas. Malaysian,Nigerian,Syrian,Iranian, Singaporean +that list doesn't cover the nationality of nurses,radiographers,porters ect. That's just some of medics 4 3towns 30km apart and all r vital +respected
They have no idea what the situation is in all rural areas. Malaysian,Nigerian,Syrian,Iranian, Singaporean +that list doesn't cover the nationality of nurses,radiographers,porters ect. That's just some of medics 4 3towns 30km apart and all r vital +respected
February 15, 2026 at 9:34 AM
banks +taylor r both stark raving mad !!
They have no idea what the situation is in all rural areas. Malaysian,Nigerian,Syrian,Iranian, Singaporean +that list doesn't cover the nationality of nurses,radiographers,porters ect. That's just some of medics 4 3towns 30km apart and all r vital +respected
They have no idea what the situation is in all rural areas. Malaysian,Nigerian,Syrian,Iranian, Singaporean +that list doesn't cover the nationality of nurses,radiographers,porters ect. That's just some of medics 4 3towns 30km apart and all r vital +respected
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I've nearly finished my nursing course, and several students i know have been seriously questioning whether they want to continue after their final practical placement. Not to mention the difficulty of finding a graduate training year. The system could definitely be improved.
February 15, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I've nearly finished my nursing course, and several students i know have been seriously questioning whether they want to continue after their final practical placement. Not to mention the difficulty of finding a graduate training year. The system could definitely be improved.
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“Vote for us, we’ll deport all your health care workers!”
Too many commentators equate 'overseas' with 'non-white' instead of 'non-Indigenous'.
Many local students do medical school overseas due to insufficient domestic places.
The fix is not 'less overseas doctors' nor 'more domestic places'. It is better workforce retention.
Many local students do medical school overseas due to insufficient domestic places.
The fix is not 'less overseas doctors' nor 'more domestic places'. It is better workforce retention.
February 15, 2026 at 7:45 AM
“Vote for us, we’ll deport all your health care workers!”
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I feel sorry for the seat of Farrer. During my cancer treatment, I have been looked after by mostly nurses from overseas! All of them compassionate, caring and extremely capable. What is their problem with this? Just seems like they are racist to the core.
February 15, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I feel sorry for the seat of Farrer. During my cancer treatment, I have been looked after by mostly nurses from overseas! All of them compassionate, caring and extremely capable. What is their problem with this? Just seems like they are racist to the core.
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"Well I'm alive, that was a close one and I'm thankful to those who saved me. Still it's a pity my Doctor wasn't white."
Too many commentators equate 'overseas' with 'non-white' instead of 'non-Indigenous'.
Many local students do medical school overseas due to insufficient domestic places.
The fix is not 'less overseas doctors' nor 'more domestic places'. It is better workforce retention.
Many local students do medical school overseas due to insufficient domestic places.
The fix is not 'less overseas doctors' nor 'more domestic places'. It is better workforce retention.
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 AM
"Well I'm alive, that was a close one and I'm thankful to those who saved me. Still it's a pity my Doctor wasn't white."
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You know, I've been receiving treatment for cancer for 8 yrs in 2 major Sydney hospitals.
When anyone is administering chemo/ canulating/ drawing blood/ prescribing meds/ recommending treatment/ reading scans etc. I hope it's the BEST person for the job. Could. Not. Care. Less where they were born.
When anyone is administering chemo/ canulating/ drawing blood/ prescribing meds/ recommending treatment/ reading scans etc. I hope it's the BEST person for the job. Could. Not. Care. Less where they were born.
February 15, 2026 at 3:49 AM
You know, I've been receiving treatment for cancer for 8 yrs in 2 major Sydney hospitals.
When anyone is administering chemo/ canulating/ drawing blood/ prescribing meds/ recommending treatment/ reading scans etc. I hope it's the BEST person for the job. Could. Not. Care. Less where they were born.
When anyone is administering chemo/ canulating/ drawing blood/ prescribing meds/ recommending treatment/ reading scans etc. I hope it's the BEST person for the job. Could. Not. Care. Less where they were born.
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Why the heck would you ban overseas doctors
That doesn’t sound sensible at all
That doesn’t sound sensible at all
February 15, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Why the heck would you ban overseas doctors
That doesn’t sound sensible at all
That doesn’t sound sensible at all
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I live in Farrer.
My GP is Syrian and my specialist is Chinese.
I spent some time in hospital last year and was cared for by people from a wide range of backgrounds.
It beggars belief that people hold these views. They are utterly destructive and will decimate regional and rural healthcare
My GP is Syrian and my specialist is Chinese.
I spent some time in hospital last year and was cared for by people from a wide range of backgrounds.
It beggars belief that people hold these views. They are utterly destructive and will decimate regional and rural healthcare
February 15, 2026 at 4:38 AM
I live in Farrer.
My GP is Syrian and my specialist is Chinese.
I spent some time in hospital last year and was cared for by people from a wide range of backgrounds.
It beggars belief that people hold these views. They are utterly destructive and will decimate regional and rural healthcare
My GP is Syrian and my specialist is Chinese.
I spent some time in hospital last year and was cared for by people from a wide range of backgrounds.
It beggars belief that people hold these views. They are utterly destructive and will decimate regional and rural healthcare
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So doctors, nurses and healthcare practitioners are the ‘bad’ migrants??? They are making no sense (well less sense than usual)
February 15, 2026 at 4:56 AM
So doctors, nurses and healthcare practitioners are the ‘bad’ migrants??? They are making no sense (well less sense than usual)
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I’m angry! 👇 Not only is it morally wrong, but surely it is illegal. Do you mean no workers from NZ? England? Ireland? Italy? Not even if they have a working visa, or are Australian citizens? So you want to staff your seat with HC workers who are born here? Hmmm 🤔 I think there is a word for that…
Too many commentators equate 'overseas' with 'non-white' instead of 'non-Indigenous'.
Many local students do medical school overseas due to insufficient domestic places.
The fix is not 'less overseas doctors' nor 'more domestic places'. It is better workforce retention.
Many local students do medical school overseas due to insufficient domestic places.
The fix is not 'less overseas doctors' nor 'more domestic places'. It is better workforce retention.
February 15, 2026 at 3:35 AM
I’m angry! 👇 Not only is it morally wrong, but surely it is illegal. Do you mean no workers from NZ? England? Ireland? Italy? Not even if they have a working visa, or are Australian citizens? So you want to staff your seat with HC workers who are born here? Hmmm 🤔 I think there is a word for that…
Speaking as a journal editor, the pause in US-based research and parallel rise in AI slop from high income sites means high quality submissions more often come from LMICs.
And oh gosh do we have a problem. Too much of this-
Reviewer 1: <sensible feedback👍>
Reviewer2: <colonialism intensifies👎>
😱
And oh gosh do we have a problem. Too much of this-
Reviewer 1: <sensible feedback👍>
Reviewer2: <colonialism intensifies👎>
😱
February 15, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Speaking as a journal editor, the pause in US-based research and parallel rise in AI slop from high income sites means high quality submissions more often come from LMICs.
And oh gosh do we have a problem. Too much of this-
Reviewer 1: <sensible feedback👍>
Reviewer2: <colonialism intensifies👎>
😱
And oh gosh do we have a problem. Too much of this-
Reviewer 1: <sensible feedback👍>
Reviewer2: <colonialism intensifies👎>
😱
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Did someone solve the healthcare worker shortage in rural and regional areas while I wasn't watching? Why would anyone think this is a good idea?
February 15, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Did someone solve the healthcare worker shortage in rural and regional areas while I wasn't watching? Why would anyone think this is a good idea?
Too many commentators equate 'overseas' with 'non-white' instead of 'non-Indigenous'.
Many local students do medical school overseas due to insufficient domestic places.
The fix is not 'less overseas doctors' nor 'more domestic places'. It is better workforce retention.
Many local students do medical school overseas due to insufficient domestic places.
The fix is not 'less overseas doctors' nor 'more domestic places'. It is better workforce retention.
February 15, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Too many commentators equate 'overseas' with 'non-white' instead of 'non-Indigenous'.
Many local students do medical school overseas due to insufficient domestic places.
The fix is not 'less overseas doctors' nor 'more domestic places'. It is better workforce retention.
Many local students do medical school overseas due to insufficient domestic places.
The fix is not 'less overseas doctors' nor 'more domestic places'. It is better workforce retention.
Um... what's not good is when science is used to justify 'right' actions such as slavery, forced sterilisation, and industrial disasters 'for the greater good'. We must remain alert to misuse of science everywhere; this supersedes any simplistic left:right binary.
February 14, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Um... what's not good is when science is used to justify 'right' actions such as slavery, forced sterilisation, and industrial disasters 'for the greater good'. We must remain alert to misuse of science everywhere; this supersedes any simplistic left:right binary.
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Went to put the recycling in the bin. Discovered a Tawny Frogmouth.
February 14, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Went to put the recycling in the bin. Discovered a Tawny Frogmouth.
'...the ruling means transgender men could join WI groups.
“That is likely to be far more confronting and alarming for women than a trans woman,” she said.
“...we also haven’t been contacted about this and given any guidance... the WI just haven’t thought any of this through properly at all”
“That is likely to be far more confronting and alarming for women than a trans woman,” she said.
“...we also haven’t been contacted about this and given any guidance... the WI just haven’t thought any of this through properly at all”
The Women’s Institute was pressured to exclude trans women by the threat of litigation brought and paid for by JKR’s legal fund.
So now the newly trans-hostile WI groups are haemorrhaging members and many groups are folding, closing opportunities for all women.
Well done JK and the GCs, eh?
So now the newly trans-hostile WI groups are haemorrhaging members and many groups are folding, closing opportunities for all women.
Well done JK and the GCs, eh?
‘Carnage of concern and upset’: Women’s Institute groups close after transgender ban
Members warn NFWI decision has opened up toxic culture that deters younger women from joining
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:44 PM
'...the ruling means transgender men could join WI groups.
“That is likely to be far more confronting and alarming for women than a trans woman,” she said.
“...we also haven’t been contacted about this and given any guidance... the WI just haven’t thought any of this through properly at all”
“That is likely to be far more confronting and alarming for women than a trans woman,” she said.
“...we also haven’t been contacted about this and given any guidance... the WI just haven’t thought any of this through properly at all”
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Who is that fabulously enthusiastic and multilingual man doing the announcements onsite at Livigno #MilanoCortina2026? He should get a medal too 🤗🥇
February 14, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Who is that fabulously enthusiastic and multilingual man doing the announcements onsite at Livigno #MilanoCortina2026? He should get a medal too 🤗🥇
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You know when things started to go wrong with in the world?
When we stopped carving good puppers onto our furniture.
When we stopped carving good puppers onto our furniture.
February 14, 2026 at 9:45 AM
You know when things started to go wrong with in the world?
When we stopped carving good puppers onto our furniture.
When we stopped carving good puppers onto our furniture.
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Celebrating the anniversary of the opening of New Zealands National Museum - Te Papa Tongarewa - with a video filmed by Capital Kiwi.
This video features a Kahukiwi woven by my mum, Erenora Puketapu-Hetet, especially for Te Papa
This video features a Kahukiwi woven by my mum, Erenora Puketapu-Hetet, especially for Te Papa
February 14, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Celebrating the anniversary of the opening of New Zealands National Museum - Te Papa Tongarewa - with a video filmed by Capital Kiwi.
This video features a Kahukiwi woven by my mum, Erenora Puketapu-Hetet, especially for Te Papa
This video features a Kahukiwi woven by my mum, Erenora Puketapu-Hetet, especially for Te Papa
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Bottom line: “PRISMA-compliance” can mask questionable practices. For complex evidence, we need better training/oversight, methods + topic expertise, and new synthesis approaches designed for complexity—combining formal tools with interpretive, context-rich judgment.
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February 8, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Bottom line: “PRISMA-compliance” can mask questionable practices. For complex evidence, we need better training/oversight, methods + topic expertise, and new synthesis approaches designed for complexity—combining formal tools with interpretive, context-rich judgment.
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