Tim Senior
@timsenior.bsky.social
Deep End GP & Churchill Fellow working on Dharawal Country in Aboriginal Community Control. Complex clinical care, policy, education, writing on Indigenous Health, Health Equity, that sort of stuff. Play viola and football, but not at the same time.
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Tim Senior
@timsenior.bsky.social
· Nov 18
As didn't have room for links in my bio I've pinned this post in case your interest is sufficiently piqued to do some clicking.
Here's me as a Churchill Fellow
What I wrote for Croakey on my Fellowship travels
I was interviewed by Medics Voices
Of course I'm on LinkedIn
And my Google Scholar
Here's me as a Churchill Fellow
What I wrote for Croakey on my Fellowship travels
I was interviewed by Medics Voices
Of course I'm on LinkedIn
And my Google Scholar
Hey, since we're making up nonsense about paracetamol, did you also know that it increases risk of being taken up in The Rapture, so there's a dilemma for some people now.
September 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Hey, since we're making up nonsense about paracetamol, did you also know that it increases risk of being taken up in The Rapture, so there's a dilemma for some people now.
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Learnt the myotomes and dermotomes through dance back in the day.
*eternally grateful to Nik Bogduk for teaching not only the material, but also for giving a lesson on alternative ways of learning
*eternally grateful to Nik Bogduk for teaching not only the material, but also for giving a lesson on alternative ways of learning
August 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Learnt the myotomes and dermotomes through dance back in the day.
*eternally grateful to Nik Bogduk for teaching not only the material, but also for giving a lesson on alternative ways of learning
*eternally grateful to Nik Bogduk for teaching not only the material, but also for giving a lesson on alternative ways of learning
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Hundreds of Medieval Medical Manuscripts with Strange Cures Get Digitized & Put Online: From Leeches to Crushed Weasel Testicles
Hundreds of Medieval Medical Manuscripts with Strange Cures Get Digitized & Put Online: From Leeches to Crushed Weasel Testicles
If any discussion of medieval medicine gets going, it's only a matter of time before someone brings up leeches.
www.openculture.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hundreds of Medieval Medical Manuscripts with Strange Cures Get Digitized & Put Online: From Leeches to Crushed Weasel Testicles
I wrote about not being paternalistic as a doctor, for the @bjgp.bsky.social, and wondered if we might be maternalistic instead.
bjgplife.com/paternalistic/
bjgplife.com/paternalistic/
On not being paternalistic
...maybe thinking of ourselves as being maternalistic acknowledges existing authority, and allows us to aim for our patients to thrive, to be in control of their destinies, guided by caring, wise prof
bjgplife.com
August 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I wrote about not being paternalistic as a doctor, for the @bjgp.bsky.social, and wondered if we might be maternalistic instead.
bjgplife.com/paternalistic/
bjgplife.com/paternalistic/
Yes, I did, and I still wonder how we might music.
Original article here: bjgp.org/content/62/6...
Love to hear other's ideas.
Original article here: bjgp.org/content/62/6...
Love to hear other's ideas.
@timsenior.bsky.social asked the question in 2012 [which I confess I overlooked at the time] :
How can music be used in med ed ? - or something similar
Great question - and here's a starter :
Peter Grimes and child protection [and much else besides]
Any other thoughts out there?
#meded #opera
How can music be used in med ed ? - or something similar
Great question - and here's a starter :
Peter Grimes and child protection [and much else besides]
Any other thoughts out there?
#meded #opera
August 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Yes, I did, and I still wonder how we might music.
Original article here: bjgp.org/content/62/6...
Love to hear other's ideas.
Original article here: bjgp.org/content/62/6...
Love to hear other's ideas.
Reposted by Tim Senior
@timsenior.bsky.social asked the question in 2012 [which I confess I overlooked at the time] :
How can music be used in med ed ? - or something similar
Great question - and here's a starter :
Peter Grimes and child protection [and much else besides]
Any other thoughts out there?
#meded #opera
How can music be used in med ed ? - or something similar
Great question - and here's a starter :
Peter Grimes and child protection [and much else besides]
Any other thoughts out there?
#meded #opera
August 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
@timsenior.bsky.social asked the question in 2012 [which I confess I overlooked at the time] :
How can music be used in med ed ? - or something similar
Great question - and here's a starter :
Peter Grimes and child protection [and much else besides]
Any other thoughts out there?
#meded #opera
How can music be used in med ed ? - or something similar
Great question - and here's a starter :
Peter Grimes and child protection [and much else besides]
Any other thoughts out there?
#meded #opera
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One million excess deaths were linked to #deprivation between 2009 and 2020, says Professor Sir @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
Marmot calculated 148 000 can be directly linked to #austerity measures introduced by the coalition government in 2010
@bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Marmot calculated 148 000 can be directly linked to #austerity measures introduced by the coalition government in 2010
@bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
One million excess deaths linked to deprivation over a decade, Marmot tells conference
One million excess deaths were linked to deprivation between 2009 and 2020, Michael Marmot has told the Royal College of Physicians annual conference.
Speaking at a discussion on health inequalities,...
www.bmj.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
One million excess deaths were linked to #deprivation between 2009 and 2020, says Professor Sir @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
Marmot calculated 148 000 can be directly linked to #austerity measures introduced by the coalition government in 2010
@bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Marmot calculated 148 000 can be directly linked to #austerity measures introduced by the coalition government in 2010
@bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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In a world where GP is bashed, a lot, @timsenior.bsky.social finds the value bjgp.org/content/75/7...
This line in particular got me: The consultations I have had with these patients aren’t consultations of 15 or 30 minutes. They are consultations of 2, 5, 10 years, split up into 15-minute chunks.
This line in particular got me: The consultations I have had with these patients aren’t consultations of 15 or 30 minutes. They are consultations of 2, 5, 10 years, split up into 15-minute chunks.
bjgp.org
May 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
In a world where GP is bashed, a lot, @timsenior.bsky.social finds the value bjgp.org/content/75/7...
This line in particular got me: The consultations I have had with these patients aren’t consultations of 15 or 30 minutes. They are consultations of 2, 5, 10 years, split up into 15-minute chunks.
This line in particular got me: The consultations I have had with these patients aren’t consultations of 15 or 30 minutes. They are consultations of 2, 5, 10 years, split up into 15-minute chunks.
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Wow. Curious to hear what GPs and patients think about this?👇🏾
@timsenior.bsky.social @kangaroobeach.bsky.social @lizsturgiss.bsky.social @karenmagraith.bsky.social
@brookmanknight.bsky.social
@racgp.bsky.social
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
@timsenior.bsky.social @kangaroobeach.bsky.social @lizsturgiss.bsky.social @karenmagraith.bsky.social
@brookmanknight.bsky.social
@racgp.bsky.social
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Private equity-backed GP chain a winner from Labor health spending
The BGH Capital-owned medical centre operator ForHealth has been a big beneficiary of the government’s increased spending on Medicare and urgent care clinics.
www.afr.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Wow. Curious to hear what GPs and patients think about this?👇🏾
@timsenior.bsky.social @kangaroobeach.bsky.social @lizsturgiss.bsky.social @karenmagraith.bsky.social
@brookmanknight.bsky.social
@racgp.bsky.social
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
@timsenior.bsky.social @kangaroobeach.bsky.social @lizsturgiss.bsky.social @karenmagraith.bsky.social
@brookmanknight.bsky.social
@racgp.bsky.social
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
I've worked in the same clinic for 20 years now. I never thought I'd be in one place for so long. I had a few thoughts on being a GP for a long time in the @bjgp.bsky.social
bjgplife.com/how-long-doe...
bjgplife.com/how-long-doe...
How long does general practice take?
"... to my surprise, I’ve become the sort of doctor that has been in the same clinic for 20 years. I’ve never been bored, I’ve often been anxious, and I’ve been privileged to witness some of
bjgplife.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I've worked in the same clinic for 20 years now. I never thought I'd be in one place for so long. I had a few thoughts on being a GP for a long time in the @bjgp.bsky.social
bjgplife.com/how-long-doe...
bjgplife.com/how-long-doe...
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Timely call to act on child poverty. Dr Louis Peachey: "We are more frightened that we may give a benefit to a parent we consider undeserving than the consequences of letting their child grow up in poverty. Child poverty shames and diminishes us all."
www.croakey.org/a-timely-cal...
#SDOH
#AusPol
www.croakey.org/a-timely-cal...
#SDOH
#AusPol
A timely call for action on child poverty
Introduction by Croakey: When infectious diseases specialists gathered for their annual scientific meeting in Canberra recently, a senior Indigenous medico
www.croakey.org
April 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Timely call to act on child poverty. Dr Louis Peachey: "We are more frightened that we may give a benefit to a parent we consider undeserving than the consequences of letting their child grow up in poverty. Child poverty shames and diminishes us all."
www.croakey.org/a-timely-cal...
#SDOH
#AusPol
www.croakey.org/a-timely-cal...
#SDOH
#AusPol
I can't read this article, because paywall, but I can read The Guardian, because not paywall, so who knows?
April 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I can't read this article, because paywall, but I can read The Guardian, because not paywall, so who knows?
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Sometimes when people don’t know how to analyse or evaluate a skill they call it an art #communication
April 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Sometimes when people don’t know how to analyse or evaluate a skill they call it an art #communication
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Truly wish the world's media could be even half as outraged at Israel's extermination of the Palestinian people, as they are at trade tariffs.
April 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Truly wish the world's media could be even half as outraged at Israel's extermination of the Palestinian people, as they are at trade tariffs.
Things that *should* be a big issue in the Australian election but sadly won't be:
- Climate change (even though our election was delayed by massive floods)
- Indigenous rights
- Inequality
- Poverty
- Our treatment of asylum seekers
- {NEW!} Our relationship with the US
- Climate change (even though our election was delayed by massive floods)
- Indigenous rights
- Inequality
- Poverty
- Our treatment of asylum seekers
- {NEW!} Our relationship with the US
March 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Things that *should* be a big issue in the Australian election but sadly won't be:
- Climate change (even though our election was delayed by massive floods)
- Indigenous rights
- Inequality
- Poverty
- Our treatment of asylum seekers
- {NEW!} Our relationship with the US
- Climate change (even though our election was delayed by massive floods)
- Indigenous rights
- Inequality
- Poverty
- Our treatment of asylum seekers
- {NEW!} Our relationship with the US
Hello new followers.
It's a while since I've posted. But we have an election coming up in Australia (yeah, rmember them America?).
Health is going to be a big issue in the election - well, how much people pay to see a GP is going to be a big issue in the election - so I'll try to post a bit more.
It's a while since I've posted. But we have an election coming up in Australia (yeah, rmember them America?).
Health is going to be a big issue in the election - well, how much people pay to see a GP is going to be a big issue in the election - so I'll try to post a bit more.
March 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Hello new followers.
It's a while since I've posted. But we have an election coming up in Australia (yeah, rmember them America?).
Health is going to be a big issue in the election - well, how much people pay to see a GP is going to be a big issue in the election - so I'll try to post a bit more.
It's a while since I've posted. But we have an election coming up in Australia (yeah, rmember them America?).
Health is going to be a big issue in the election - well, how much people pay to see a GP is going to be a big issue in the election - so I'll try to post a bit more.
Hey, yeah, you should write something for the GP Life blog/journal @bjgp.bsky.social
A wonderful @bjgp.bsky.social conference last week. Loads of great ideas for articles shared. bjgplife.com/write-for-bj... fyi @euanlawson.social @nadakhan.bsky.social @sammerriel.bsky.social @drtomround.bsky.social @timsenior.bsky.social
Write for (BJGP) Life
I reflect on the journey to (and from) the BJGP conference. Sometimes the writing is already there, and only needs a home. Sometimes it needs an invitation to be written. Writers for (BJGP) Life, I lo
bjgplife.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Hey, yeah, you should write something for the GP Life blog/journal @bjgp.bsky.social
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A wonderful @bjgp.bsky.social conference last week. Loads of great ideas for articles shared. bjgplife.com/write-for-bj... fyi @euanlawson.social @nadakhan.bsky.social @sammerriel.bsky.social @drtomround.bsky.social @timsenior.bsky.social
Write for (BJGP) Life
I reflect on the journey to (and from) the BJGP conference. Sometimes the writing is already there, and only needs a home. Sometimes it needs an invitation to be written. Writers for (BJGP) Life, I lo
bjgplife.com
March 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A wonderful @bjgp.bsky.social conference last week. Loads of great ideas for articles shared. bjgplife.com/write-for-bj... fyi @euanlawson.social @nadakhan.bsky.social @sammerriel.bsky.social @drtomround.bsky.social @timsenior.bsky.social
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And I was pleasantly surprised the Facebook memories reminded me of something useful!
March 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
And I was pleasantly surprised the Facebook memories reminded me of something useful!
I still think this
March 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I still think this
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Evergreen tweet by @timsenior.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Evergreen tweet by @timsenior.bsky.social
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Good luck researching head trauma/ traumatic brain injury/ blunt trauma.
The word "systemic" is on the banned list, so if I study systemic inflammation & health, flagged. If I study political science, flagged. If I study trauma, flagged. Keep in mind that the largest mental health provider in the country is the Veteran's Administration, but we can't study trauma now?
February 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Good luck researching head trauma/ traumatic brain injury/ blunt trauma.
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#evidencebasedmedicine under threat with partial inclusion and reporting embeddding scientific bias and political interests above population health
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
#evidencebasedmedicine under threat with partial inclusion and reporting embeddding scientific bias and political interests above population health
I'm sure I'm not the only person to post this, but it does seem relevant *right now*.
February 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I'm sure I'm not the only person to post this, but it does seem relevant *right now*.
We've got repeated claims in Australia of $8bn of Medicare fraud, which are totally wrong, but that doesn't matter if it can be grist to this particular mill
A very real thing that can definitely be done at a glance by skimming a spreadsheet in a computer system you're unfamiliar with
February 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
We've got repeated claims in Australia of $8bn of Medicare fraud, which are totally wrong, but that doesn't matter if it can be grist to this particular mill