David Owens
@drdowens.bsky.social
Dad, Doctor, Chief Medical Officer Hong Kong Rugby. Views forged by two great port cities but remain my own. Hong Kong YNWA
30 years ago today TimTrodd and I opened the doors of the clinic that would become OT&P. Lots of water under that bridge.
Thank you to Tim, to all my colleagues past and present and especially to everyone who has allowed me the privilege of being their doctor.
Thank you to Tim, to all my colleagues past and present and especially to everyone who has allowed me the privilege of being their doctor.
December 4, 2024 at 7:07 AM
30 years ago today TimTrodd and I opened the doors of the clinic that would become OT&P. Lots of water under that bridge.
Thank you to Tim, to all my colleagues past and present and especially to everyone who has allowed me the privilege of being their doctor.
Thank you to Tim, to all my colleagues past and present and especially to everyone who has allowed me the privilege of being their doctor.
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So much potential
So little imagination
So much potential
So little imagination
HK’s micromanagement of public space has for long been a major hurdle for sustainable bottom up culture to flourish. It’s kind of ironic how govt is lamenting the need to attract tourists, if they actively suppress the “edge” that is wanted nowadays. Hawkers, cyclists, surfers, artists, buskers…
3 reasons why this policy makes no sense
1) Banning surfing will increase fatalities on HK beaches
2) HK is trying to establish itself as a hub for sports/ sports medicine
3) HK is a stunning location for outdour sports
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1) Banning surfing will increase fatalities on HK beaches
2) HK is trying to establish itself as a hub for sports/ sports medicine
3) HK is a stunning location for outdour sports
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November 18, 2024 at 3:42 PM
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So much potential
So little imagination
So much potential
So little imagination
3 reasons why this policy makes no sense
1) Banning surfing will increase fatalities on HK beaches
2) HK is trying to establish itself as a hub for sports/ sports medicine
3) HK is a stunning location for outdour sports
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1) Banning surfing will increase fatalities on HK beaches
2) HK is trying to establish itself as a hub for sports/ sports medicine
3) HK is a stunning location for outdour sports
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Hong Kong’s Leisure & Cultural Services Department doubled down and said it would not allowing surfing at public beaches “because they think there will be complaints from the public,” said Adrian Pedro Ho of the New People’s Party
www.scmp.com/sport/other-...
www.scmp.com/sport/other-...
November 18, 2024 at 2:46 PM
3 reasons why this policy makes no sense
1) Banning surfing will increase fatalities on HK beaches
2) HK is trying to establish itself as a hub for sports/ sports medicine
3) HK is a stunning location for outdour sports
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1) Banning surfing will increase fatalities on HK beaches
2) HK is trying to establish itself as a hub for sports/ sports medicine
3) HK is a stunning location for outdour sports
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Reposted by David Owens
HK's reaction to any perceived or actual safety risk is never to address those risks intelligently, respecting the needs of all, but to outright ban one group altogether, or make it almost impossible for them to continue. Look at TransitJam's battles on behalf of cyclists, for example.
November 16, 2024 at 11:00 PM
HK's reaction to any perceived or actual safety risk is never to address those risks intelligently, respecting the needs of all, but to outright ban one group altogether, or make it almost impossible for them to continue. Look at TransitJam's battles on behalf of cyclists, for example.
Big Wave Bay. A beautiful Hong Kong beach with great surf at this time of year
Who are the people who sit in committees and propose these regulations. What possible motivations drive them to make these insane laws which inhibit physical activity and damage population health.
Who are the people who sit in committees and propose these regulations. What possible motivations drive them to make these insane laws which inhibit physical activity and damage population health.
November 16, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Big Wave Bay. A beautiful Hong Kong beach with great surf at this time of year
Who are the people who sit in committees and propose these regulations. What possible motivations drive them to make these insane laws which inhibit physical activity and damage population health.
Who are the people who sit in committees and propose these regulations. What possible motivations drive them to make these insane laws which inhibit physical activity and damage population health.
My first article on the impact of wearable technology👇
I am already seeing patients who have had their diagnosis made or confirmed by smart watch Increasing accuracy and impact will be driven by advances in technology in addition to AI driven algorithms
www.otandp.com/blog/impact-...
I am already seeing patients who have had their diagnosis made or confirmed by smart watch Increasing accuracy and impact will be driven by advances in technology in addition to AI driven algorithms
www.otandp.com/blog/impact-...
The Impact of Wearable Technology on Healthcare by Dr David Owens
Explore how wearable technology is transforming healthcare through personalised data, improving diagnostics, and enhancing personal health management.
www.otandp.com
April 24, 2024 at 10:05 AM
My first article on the impact of wearable technology👇
I am already seeing patients who have had their diagnosis made or confirmed by smart watch Increasing accuracy and impact will be driven by advances in technology in addition to AI driven algorithms
www.otandp.com/blog/impact-...
I am already seeing patients who have had their diagnosis made or confirmed by smart watch Increasing accuracy and impact will be driven by advances in technology in addition to AI driven algorithms
www.otandp.com/blog/impact-...
My second article on AI in healthcare 👇
AI will disrupt and accelerate change but ultimately how it is used as a tool will determine maximal impact
IMO it will be in administrative and system based processes that AI will have the greatest early impact
www.otandp.com/blog/ai-and-...
AI will disrupt and accelerate change but ultimately how it is used as a tool will determine maximal impact
IMO it will be in administrative and system based processes that AI will have the greatest early impact
www.otandp.com/blog/ai-and-...
AI and Machine Learning: The Evolving Reality of Predictive Healthcare by Dr David Owens
Exploring AI's impact on healthcare, focusing on challenges and solutions in data integration, ethics, and regulation for better patient care.
www.otandp.com
April 24, 2024 at 10:04 AM
My second article on AI in healthcare 👇
AI will disrupt and accelerate change but ultimately how it is used as a tool will determine maximal impact
IMO it will be in administrative and system based processes that AI will have the greatest early impact
www.otandp.com/blog/ai-and-...
AI will disrupt and accelerate change but ultimately how it is used as a tool will determine maximal impact
IMO it will be in administrative and system based processes that AI will have the greatest early impact
www.otandp.com/blog/ai-and-...
The contrast between the cityscape and the natural beauty of the surrounding mountains is one of the many things I love about Hong Kong
West dogs tooth to Lantau Peak is probably my very favourite Hong Kong hike
West dogs tooth to Lantau Peak is probably my very favourite Hong Kong hike
November 13, 2023 at 5:16 AM
The contrast between the cityscape and the natural beauty of the surrounding mountains is one of the many things I love about Hong Kong
West dogs tooth to Lantau Peak is probably my very favourite Hong Kong hike
West dogs tooth to Lantau Peak is probably my very favourite Hong Kong hike
For anyone interested in head injury assessment (HIA) in elite rugby here is a summary:
Concussion is a brain injury. It is the single greatest time loss injury in elite rugby The HIA process has significantly reduced the incidence of concussed players remaining on the field post injury....
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Concussion is a brain injury. It is the single greatest time loss injury in elite rugby The HIA process has significantly reduced the incidence of concussed players remaining on the field post injury....
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October 21, 2023 at 2:38 AM
For anyone interested in head injury assessment (HIA) in elite rugby here is a summary:
Concussion is a brain injury. It is the single greatest time loss injury in elite rugby The HIA process has significantly reduced the incidence of concussed players remaining on the field post injury....
1n
Concussion is a brain injury. It is the single greatest time loss injury in elite rugby The HIA process has significantly reduced the incidence of concussed players remaining on the field post injury....
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Reposted by David Owens
Perhaps the most important lesson of the pandemic:
For epidemic disease, small reductions in transmission have an *exponentially magnified* effect on infections.
For endemic disease, small reductions in transmission are *reduced* to an even smaller effect on infections.
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For epidemic disease, small reductions in transmission have an *exponentially magnified* effect on infections.
For endemic disease, small reductions in transmission are *reduced* to an even smaller effect on infections.
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October 12, 2023 at 12:02 AM
Perhaps the most important lesson of the pandemic:
For epidemic disease, small reductions in transmission have an *exponentially magnified* effect on infections.
For endemic disease, small reductions in transmission are *reduced* to an even smaller effect on infections.
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For epidemic disease, small reductions in transmission have an *exponentially magnified* effect on infections.
For endemic disease, small reductions in transmission are *reduced* to an even smaller effect on infections.
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There are 2 cities that I truly love
Terence Davies may be less celebrated than John, Paul, George or Ringo but Of Time and the City was a cinematic masterpiece to the city in which I was born
What movie would best celebrate the love that so many of us feel for Hong Kong?
Terence Davies may be less celebrated than John, Paul, George or Ringo but Of Time and the City was a cinematic masterpiece to the city in which I was born
What movie would best celebrate the love that so many of us feel for Hong Kong?
A poet of pain, ecstasy and epiphany, Terence Davies is a colossal loss to British cinema
Thank goodness Davies experienced his late-career appreciation – he was a director of high seriousness and singularity and a man of vulnerability and true good humour
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2023 at 12:49 PM
There are 2 cities that I truly love
Terence Davies may be less celebrated than John, Paul, George or Ringo but Of Time and the City was a cinematic masterpiece to the city in which I was born
What movie would best celebrate the love that so many of us feel for Hong Kong?
Terence Davies may be less celebrated than John, Paul, George or Ringo but Of Time and the City was a cinematic masterpiece to the city in which I was born
What movie would best celebrate the love that so many of us feel for Hong Kong?