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Deb Verran
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Surgeon Interests include #equity #transplantation #SurgSky #PhysicianJustEquity #socialmedia #bookMedSky #hiking
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When you discover that a serious manuscript which was previously published in the New England Journal of Medicine @NEJM.org for which you are one of the coauthors, has been turned into a comic via an #AI tool #academicsky
Screenshot of a message from an academic research sharing type digital platform informing that their AI tool has turned a serious scientific manuscript into a comic
October 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Hiking in Heathcote National Park marvelling at some of the vegetation including the flowers on these Gymea lilies
Gymea Lilies amongst the vegetation including Heathcote National Park which is to the south of the city of Sydney in Australia
October 19, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Above the tree line whilst hiking in Dovre Nasjonal Park Norway. Note the alpine vegetation including all that lichen!
Alpine scenery in Dovre Nasjonal Park in Norway, above the tree line. Lots of lichen plants.
July 27, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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I was recently in Norway doing some hiking. Here are some of the hytter above the tree line in Reinheiman Nasjonal Park
Hytter above the tree line in Reinheiman National Park, Norway
July 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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When you receive an email notification that an AI tool has now written a review of one of your previously published scientific manuscripts!
Notification via email of the fact that an AI program has written a review of a previously published manuscript for which you are a coauthor.
July 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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To mark world oceans day here is a view of the Pacific Ocean taken from the coast near Sydney Australia #hiking
View of the ocean including ofthe swell breaking over a rock platform from the coast near Sydney Australia
June 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Now this does look interesting #booksky
May 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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So much of the scenery in Tasmania is absolutely picturesque on a fine day. This is Mount Roland
Mount Roland Tasmania as seen from the north looking across the intervening agricultural fields
May 4, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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This is wonderful, spotting moose in the wild via a live stream from Sweden
Image of a moose in a forest in Sweden in spring
April 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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I recently hiked some of the trails in the Rocky Cape National Park in northern Tasmania. The scenery is spectacular when the sun is out #BlueSkyMonday #hiking
Looking east along the coast line of the Rocky Cape National Park in northern Tasmania, Australia
April 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Here are some of the peers (as well as some of my collaborators) from Physician Just Equity at the @amwa-doctors.bsky.social 110th annual meeting which has a focus on women in leadership
Delegates at the AMWA dinner Information about Physician Just Equity and their work on mitigating workplace injustices The Physician Just Equity booth at the AMWA meeting Meeting delegates interacting with some of the Physician Just Equity team at the booth. This is a good way of disseminating information about the organization as well as the work that it is undertaking
March 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Watching out for slippery surfaces whilst crossing a creek down in a valley in Kuringai Chase National Park #hiking
Mossy creek crossing. Kuringai Chase National Park, New South Wales, Australia
March 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Of note the research study mentioned below (which is open access), was carried out using tweet data that was obtained from X in 2016 (prior to the milieu inexorably worsening on that site). The results speak for themselves
Summary findings from a research study looking into the nature of the messaging of tweets that were posted onto X back in 2016. The findings are indicative that some subgroups in the community are more frequently being targeted with hateful type messaging.
March 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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It is really good to see this push back coming from a number of black physicians and surgeons in the US to those vile comments that were made. I collaborate professionally with some of these individuals. They do not benefit from any so-called pass when it comes to their career progression.
Quote from US based ENT surgeon Dr Tonia L Farmer who is a black woman and sets about clarifying that no black physician receives any kind of pass when it comes to progressing up the career ladder. DEI- Definitely Earned It!
March 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Thomas Carlyle-The French Revolution is a very good read
Cover of the book titled The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
March 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Over the Edge of the World Ferdinand Magellan #BookSky
Cover of the book titled Magellan Over the Edge of the World, about the seafarer Ferdinand Magellan who circumnavigated the world in a wooden ship in the middle ages
March 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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This photo of the first light of dawn was taken whilst overlooking Wallagoot lake here in southern New South Wales during one of my #hiking trips
The first hint of overlooking the Wallagoot lake in southern New South Wales, Australia
March 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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It is always good to spot some gum tree flowers whilst out #hiking
Some dark pink coloured flowers on a gum tree in Australia
February 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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If you see this, quote with flowers from your gallery

Waratah, Blue Mountains, Australia
Waratah flowers, Blue Mountains, Australia
January 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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This is a really good read, if you are a fan of root cause analysis, particularly into the factors that lead to disasters such as this. You would like to think that this could not happen again! #bookMedSky #bookSky
Image of the cover of the book titled Challenger by author Adam Higginbotham, which delves into the background context to the Challenger space shuttle blowing up shortly following lift off
January 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Having a break and spending Xmas with family out in rural New South Wales away from home. Happy holiday season to everyone checking out my posts on #BlueSky
Koala sculpture near the Guulabaa Sanctuary (part of the Koala Conservation Australia network. This sculpture also forms part of the Port Macquarie Koala #Sculpture Trail
December 23, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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If you are looking for a fun lighthearted type of read, then this is worth checking out. From British actor Hugh Bonneville-who is known for his acting roles in Downton Abbey and the Paddington Bear movies (amongst others). #bookMedSky #bookSky
Image of the cover of the book titled Playing Under the Piano, a biopic on British actor Hugh Bonneville
December 15, 2024 at 1:12 AM
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I like a good walk in nature! #hiking
Kangaroos in amongst the gum trees Murramarang National Park, New South Wales, Australia
December 6, 2024 at 9:56 PM
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The problem with following everyone on a starter pack is that you may end up seeing content that you are not really interested in. Hence, it is worth building lists (to focus on what you really want). Also, you can mute some specific words etc-see attached
How to mute words and tags on BSky
December 3, 2024 at 1:19 AM
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Here is a pic of some #BlueSky (from Australia)!
North Durras Beach, New South Wales on a fine sunny day
November 24, 2024 at 4:52 AM