Mark ZY Tan (陈政逸）
@markzytan.bsky.social
www.markzytan.com
Anaesthetist/Intensivist 🩺. GM #POCUS.
Award-winning author✍🏼📘: Scars & Stains (Hawksmoor 2024). Broadcaster.
Naturalist/aspiring smallholder: 🐓🐝🍄🌱 Musician: 𝄢🎸🎻✝️
Anaesthetist/Intensivist 🩺. GM #POCUS.
Award-winning author✍🏼📘: Scars & Stains (Hawksmoor 2024). Broadcaster.
Naturalist/aspiring smallholder: 🐓🐝🍄🌱 Musician: 𝄢🎸🎻✝️
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Mark ZY Tan (陈政逸）
@markzytan.bsky.social
· Nov 25
AIRWAY. BREATHING. CIRCULATION. DISABILITY. EXPOSURE. Perhaps five of the most misunderstood words in life support.
Scars & Stains: Lessons from Intensive Care.
Amazon UK: amzn.eu/d/aVEQTTW
Rest of World: hawksmoorpublishing.com/book/scars-a...
#ICU #booksky 📚💙 #science #medicine #medhum
Scars & Stains: Lessons from Intensive Care.
Amazon UK: amzn.eu/d/aVEQTTW
Rest of World: hawksmoorpublishing.com/book/scars-a...
#ICU #booksky 📚💙 #science #medicine #medhum
Our biblio analysis of research published in SCImago top5 ICM journals: 75% focused on “in ICU” phase of care. Some improvement in post-ICU representation. Huge dominance of infection/sepsis and resp/vent topics.
Very timely considering ICS/JLA PSP now.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/med...
Very timely considering ICS/JLA PSP now.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/med...
Frontiers | A cross-sectional bibliometric analysis of care phases in SCImago’s top five intensive care journals in 2012 and 2022
BackgroundThe critically ill patient’s journey can broadly be divided into three phases; events prior to admission, during the ICU stay, and following discha...
www.frontiersin.org
September 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Our biblio analysis of research published in SCImago top5 ICM journals: 75% focused on “in ICU” phase of care. Some improvement in post-ICU representation. Huge dominance of infection/sepsis and resp/vent topics.
Very timely considering ICS/JLA PSP now.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/med...
Very timely considering ICS/JLA PSP now.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/med...
Almost forgot about this podcast interview with #GP trainer Avril Danczak exploring a range of topics around uncertainty in medicine, from investigations, communications, and shared decision making. Check it out:
talctalks.podbean.com/e/12-23-unce...
talctalks.podbean.com/e/12-23-unce...
12-23 Uncertainty in Hospital Practice/ICU Discussion With Dr Mark Tan | TALC Talks
Uncertainty happens in all areas of practice. Here we discuss what happens in intensive care when things are uncertain.
For a comprehensive understanding of uncertainty management and to access addi...
talctalks.podbean.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Almost forgot about this podcast interview with #GP trainer Avril Danczak exploring a range of topics around uncertainty in medicine, from investigations, communications, and shared decision making. Check it out:
talctalks.podbean.com/e/12-23-unce...
talctalks.podbean.com/e/12-23-unce...
@dyslexicmedic.bsky.social and my Perioperative Medicines Management paper can be accessed via @fbmh-uom.bsky.social research explorer.
Loads of diagrams and tables - super useful for exam preparations. Check it out and repost!
research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
Loads of diagrams and tables - super useful for exam preparations. Check it out and repost!
research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
June 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
@dyslexicmedic.bsky.social and my Perioperative Medicines Management paper can be accessed via @fbmh-uom.bsky.social research explorer.
Loads of diagrams and tables - super useful for exam preparations. Check it out and repost!
research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
Loads of diagrams and tables - super useful for exam preparations. Check it out and repost!
research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
My essay: Rivers of Life - a brief history of circulation in life support, that won the 2025 C. Ronald Stephen, M.D. Anesthesia History Essay Contest, has been accepted for publication in A&A practice @iarsjournals.bsky.social
Should be able to share a link very soon!
#anaesthesia #history
Should be able to share a link very soon!
#anaesthesia #history
May 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
My essay: Rivers of Life - a brief history of circulation in life support, that won the 2025 C. Ronald Stephen, M.D. Anesthesia History Essay Contest, has been accepted for publication in A&A practice @iarsjournals.bsky.social
Should be able to share a link very soon!
#anaesthesia #history
Should be able to share a link very soon!
#anaesthesia #history
Signed this copy of Scars & Stains in MFT library. Thanks for adding to your collection!
May 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Signed this copy of Scars & Stains in MFT library. Thanks for adding to your collection!
Love how on this Mayo clinic book, faith and hope come before science.
April 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Love how on this Mayo clinic book, faith and hope come before science.
Presented prize-winning essay, toured Mayo clinic, saw Gibbons CPB machine I mentioned in talk, met some fantastic colleagues, made professional connections.
Great day at Anesthesia History Assoc meeting!
Great day at Anesthesia History Assoc meeting!
April 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Presented prize-winning essay, toured Mayo clinic, saw Gibbons CPB machine I mentioned in talk, met some fantastic colleagues, made professional connections.
Great day at Anesthesia History Assoc meeting!
Great day at Anesthesia History Assoc meeting!
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Opening quote for my essay Rivers of Life that won the Anesthesia History Association competition. Explores 3 “streams” of circulation in life support, challenges Eurocentric origins of CPR, and raises esoteric Qs about survival.
#AnSky #MedSky #ICUSky #Booksky💙📚
#AnSky #MedSky #ICUSky #Booksky💙📚
February 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Opening quote for my essay Rivers of Life that won the Anesthesia History Association competition. Explores 3 “streams” of circulation in life support, challenges Eurocentric origins of CPR, and raises esoteric Qs about survival.
#AnSky #MedSky #ICUSky #Booksky💙📚
#AnSky #MedSky #ICUSky #Booksky💙📚
Great to see this published @elsevierconnect.bsky.social after lots of work with @dyslexicmedic.bsky.social.
Almost 20 pages of drug tables, pathways, and peri operative guidances. Just look at these beautiful diagrams. Fantastic resource for exam prep!
doi.org/10.1016/j.mp...
Almost 20 pages of drug tables, pathways, and peri operative guidances. Just look at these beautiful diagrams. Fantastic resource for exam prep!
doi.org/10.1016/j.mp...
April 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Great to see this published @elsevierconnect.bsky.social after lots of work with @dyslexicmedic.bsky.social.
Almost 20 pages of drug tables, pathways, and peri operative guidances. Just look at these beautiful diagrams. Fantastic resource for exam prep!
doi.org/10.1016/j.mp...
Almost 20 pages of drug tables, pathways, and peri operative guidances. Just look at these beautiful diagrams. Fantastic resource for exam prep!
doi.org/10.1016/j.mp...
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Our article (with excellent diagrams) provides clinicians with practical guidance on perioperative medicines management, highlighting biochemical pathways & key recommendations to enhance patient care with a systematic approach. @markzytan.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Our article (with excellent diagrams) provides clinicians with practical guidance on perioperative medicines management, highlighting biochemical pathways & key recommendations to enhance patient care with a systematic approach. @markzytan.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Join me tomorrow at 8am (UK) or 3pm (SG) for an overview of intensive care - the mortality, morality and ministry. It will cover some concepts and ideas from the my book Scars & Stains, and about humanising intensive care.
soh.school/medhum-tan
soh.school/medhum-tan
April 8, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Join me tomorrow at 8am (UK) or 3pm (SG) for an overview of intensive care - the mortality, morality and ministry. It will cover some concepts and ideas from the my book Scars & Stains, and about humanising intensive care.
soh.school/medhum-tan
soh.school/medhum-tan
How might #Christians think about critical illness and dying? Listen back to this talk I did for Platt church:
www.plattchurch.org/sundays/talk...
www.plattchurch.org/sundays/talk...
Talks - Holy Trinity Platt Church
Catch up on the latest sermons from Holy Trinity Platt.
www.plattchurch.org
March 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
How might #Christians think about critical illness and dying? Listen back to this talk I did for Platt church:
www.plattchurch.org/sundays/talk...
www.plattchurch.org/sundays/talk...
March 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Hand a great convo with @drhannahlscott.bsky.social at MMH network seminar this afternoon about music in ICUs.
So busy in the last few weeks I forgot to advertise beforehand! Fortunately part of talk was recorded so hopefully will share that soon.
#medhum #music #ICU
So busy in the last few weeks I forgot to advertise beforehand! Fortunately part of talk was recorded so hopefully will share that soon.
#medhum #music #ICU
March 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hand a great convo with @drhannahlscott.bsky.social at MMH network seminar this afternoon about music in ICUs.
So busy in the last few weeks I forgot to advertise beforehand! Fortunately part of talk was recorded so hopefully will share that soon.
#medhum #music #ICU
So busy in the last few weeks I forgot to advertise beforehand! Fortunately part of talk was recorded so hopefully will share that soon.
#medhum #music #ICU
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AIRWAY. BREATHING. CIRCULATION. DISABILITY. EXPOSURE. Perhaps five of the most misunderstood words in life support.
Scars & Stains: Lessons from Intensive Care.
Amazon UK: amzn.eu/d/aVEQTTW
Rest of World: hawksmoorpublishing.com/book/scars-a...
#ICU #booksky 📚💙 #science #medicine #medhum
Scars & Stains: Lessons from Intensive Care.
Amazon UK: amzn.eu/d/aVEQTTW
Rest of World: hawksmoorpublishing.com/book/scars-a...
#ICU #booksky 📚💙 #science #medicine #medhum
November 25, 2024 at 10:06 AM
AIRWAY. BREATHING. CIRCULATION. DISABILITY. EXPOSURE. Perhaps five of the most misunderstood words in life support.
Scars & Stains: Lessons from Intensive Care.
Amazon UK: amzn.eu/d/aVEQTTW
Rest of World: hawksmoorpublishing.com/book/scars-a...
#ICU #booksky 📚💙 #science #medicine #medhum
Scars & Stains: Lessons from Intensive Care.
Amazon UK: amzn.eu/d/aVEQTTW
Rest of World: hawksmoorpublishing.com/book/scars-a...
#ICU #booksky 📚💙 #science #medicine #medhum
Reposted by Mark ZY Tan (陈政逸）
A talk from last year on the importance of an ecological health humanities @drkopacz.bsky.social @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social @syjameel.bsky.social @upf.edu @durhamimh.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social @drgavinfrancis.bsky.social @drmattmorgan.bsky.social #ecology #medicine #humanities
Composing Worlds 2024 - Jonathan McFarland - An Ecological Health Humanities: Hope for the future
YouTube video by Universidade Fernando Pessoa - UFP
youtu.be
March 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
A talk from last year on the importance of an ecological health humanities @drkopacz.bsky.social @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social @syjameel.bsky.social @upf.edu @durhamimh.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social @drgavinfrancis.bsky.social @drmattmorgan.bsky.social #ecology #medicine #humanities
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Global South countries should never rely on charity for essential medicines, vaccines and tools
The 'trickle down' model has failed, repeatedly
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
The 'trickle down' model has failed, repeatedly
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
Global Health Technologies: Time To Re-Think The ‘Trickle Down’ Model
Technologies are critical for addressing global health needs, but the ‘trickle down’ model has limitations. If the end goal is to save lives and do it quickly, then innovations from the Global South m...
www.forbes.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Global South countries should never rely on charity for essential medicines, vaccines and tools
The 'trickle down' model has failed, repeatedly
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
The 'trickle down' model has failed, repeatedly
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
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“My Flight Arrives at 5 am, Can You Pick Me Up?”: The Gatekeeping Burden of the African Academic
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“My Flight Arrives at 5 am, Can You Pick Me Up?”: The Gatekeeping Burden of the African Academic
Over the past decade, there has been increased awareness and discourse around the inequalities which structure North–South academic collaboration. The purpose of this discussion is to look at the o...
www.tandfonline.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
“My Flight Arrives at 5 am, Can You Pick Me Up?”: The Gatekeeping Burden of the African Academic
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Shameful and pathetic
“largest cut to UK overseas aid in history”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“largest cut to UK overseas aid in history”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer to carry out largest cut to UK overseas aid in history
NGOs accuse prime minister of following US by accepting ‘false choice’ of cutting aid to fund defence
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Shameful and pathetic
“largest cut to UK overseas aid in history”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“largest cut to UK overseas aid in history”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Mark ZY Tan (陈政逸）
Reposted by Mark ZY Tan (陈政逸）
A message from me about our brand new, first episode ever @accpchest.bsky.social Humanities podcast ❤️🩹
February 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A message from me about our brand new, first episode ever @accpchest.bsky.social Humanities podcast ❤️🩹
Reposted by Mark ZY Tan (陈政逸）
closler.org/connecting-w...
The power of words @drkopacz.bsky.social @upf.edu @drmattmorgan.bsky.social @markzytan.bsky.social @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social @doctoroxford.bsky.social @drgavinfrancis.bsky.social
The power of words @drkopacz.bsky.social @upf.edu @drmattmorgan.bsky.social @markzytan.bsky.social @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social @doctoroxford.bsky.social @drgavinfrancis.bsky.social
Kindly words - CLOSLER
“The kindly word, the cheerful greeting, the sympathetic look, trivial though they may seem, help to brighten the paths of the poor sufferers and are often as ‘oil and wine’ to the bruised spirits ent...
closler.org
February 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Delighted to see the front cover of our new book - coming out on 11 May - now on the webpage link.springer.com/book/9783031... @drkopacz.bsky.social @drgavinfrancis.bsky.social @juliomayol.bsky.social @upf.edu @uam.es @hospitaldelmar.bsky.social @miriamcolleran2.bsky.social @closler.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Delighted to see the front cover of our new book - coming out on 11 May - now on the webpage link.springer.com/book/9783031... @drkopacz.bsky.social @drgavinfrancis.bsky.social @juliomayol.bsky.social @upf.edu @uam.es @hospitaldelmar.bsky.social @miriamcolleran2.bsky.social @closler.bsky.social
Opening quote for my essay Rivers of Life that won the Anesthesia History Association competition. Explores 3 “streams” of circulation in life support, challenges Eurocentric origins of CPR, and raises esoteric Qs about survival.
#AnSky #MedSky #ICUSky #Booksky💙📚
#AnSky #MedSky #ICUSky #Booksky💙📚
February 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Opening quote for my essay Rivers of Life that won the Anesthesia History Association competition. Explores 3 “streams” of circulation in life support, challenges Eurocentric origins of CPR, and raises esoteric Qs about survival.
#AnSky #MedSky #ICUSky #Booksky💙📚
#AnSky #MedSky #ICUSky #Booksky💙📚
My favourite post nights food! Makes me (and my girls) very happy :)
And when dipping sauce is homemade tamari it is even better.
And when dipping sauce is homemade tamari it is even better.
February 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
My favourite post nights food! Makes me (and my girls) very happy :)
And when dipping sauce is homemade tamari it is even better.
And when dipping sauce is homemade tamari it is even better.