Iain Buchan
@profbuchan.bsky.social
W.H. Duncan Chair in Public Health Systems, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Innovation, University of Liverpool @LivUni; public health physician; data scientist; social impact seeker; views own
Papyraceous poppy petals, unfurled this morning
May 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Papyraceous poppy petals, unfurled this morning
Gifts of Spring aglow
April 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Gifts of Spring aglow
Inspired by Vietnam’s vision and ambition for health and care evolution with civic data approaches. We hosted colleagues from Ho Chi Minh twice at CHIL @livunichil.bsky.social in the past year and have the pleasure of detailed work with colleagues here this week #DataSavesLives
March 17, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Inspired by Vietnam’s vision and ambition for health and care evolution with civic data approaches. We hosted colleagues from Ho Chi Minh twice at CHIL @livunichil.bsky.social in the past year and have the pleasure of detailed work with colleagues here this week #DataSavesLives
An honour to pay my respects at Liverpool’s #COVID19 remembrance today in our secular ‘cathedral’ St George’s Hall. An apt reflection of the grit and grace that delivered so much by and for so many in this City’s response to the pandemic. Humbled to serve this true collective heart of #PublicHealth
March 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
An honour to pay my respects at Liverpool’s #COVID19 remembrance today in our secular ‘cathedral’ St George’s Hall. An apt reflection of the grit and grace that delivered so much by and for so many in this City’s response to the pandemic. Humbled to serve this true collective heart of #PublicHealth
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome site visit: great people, great science, great impact #PublicHealth
January 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome site visit: great people, great science, great impact #PublicHealth
Birch genetics redirected by hormonal effects of a fungus en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taphrin... - complex cohabitat or gall / witch’s broom. Nature never ceases to make me understand more of the world we should care for and learn from.
December 30, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Birch genetics redirected by hormonal effects of a fungus en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taphrin... - complex cohabitat or gall / witch’s broom. Nature never ceases to make me understand more of the world we should care for and learn from.
Delighted this little one’s sight is saved after a month of ofloxacin, own-serum, and lubricant eye drops. Cone off and tail wagging. Best Christmas present.
December 14, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Delighted this little one’s sight is saved after a month of ofloxacin, own-serum, and lubricant eye drops. Cone off and tail wagging. Best Christmas present.
Mother Nature's flourish before Winter's sleep: daffodils in a sheltered spot, aptly facing Wales from Wirral; carp still coming to say hi when most of his shoal-mates have submerged to sleepier depths
December 8, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Mother Nature's flourish before Winter's sleep: daffodils in a sheltered spot, aptly facing Wales from Wirral; carp still coming to say hi when most of his shoal-mates have submerged to sleepier depths
Friendly carp, even comes to say hi when most have slowed and submerged with winter’s advance
December 8, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Friendly carp, even comes to say hi when most have slowed and submerged with winter’s advance
Looking forward to speaking about purpose- and data-driven testing at the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin today #DataSavesLives @livunichil.bsky.social @thepandemicinst.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Looking forward to speaking about purpose- and data-driven testing at the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin today #DataSavesLives @livunichil.bsky.social @thepandemicinst.bsky.social
Exploring #CivicAI at #AISummitLCR today - purpose led, data savvy engineering of AI solutions for better health, better care and better value public services: the technology of we > me - essence of Liverpool’s grit and determination to innovate for the right reasons
November 21, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Exploring #CivicAI at #AISummitLCR today - purpose led, data savvy engineering of AI solutions for better health, better care and better value public services: the technology of we > me - essence of Liverpool’s grit and determination to innovate for the right reasons
Giving our Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust service users a practical right to benefit from participation in research through their data #DataSavesLives - www.mric.uk seeking more #InclusiveTrials and greater fairness in health research www.merseycare.nhs.uk/count-me-in
November 20, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Giving our Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust service users a practical right to benefit from participation in research through their data #DataSavesLives - www.mric.uk seeking more #InclusiveTrials and greater fairness in health research www.merseycare.nhs.uk/count-me-in
Warming mix on a chilly night; thanks @profcalumsemple.bsky.social and bees
November 17, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Warming mix on a chilly night; thanks @profcalumsemple.bsky.social and bees
Who could say no?
November 16, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Who could say no?
Liverpool had very high uptake of mass screening for TB in 1959 - 75% tested in five weeks uncovering 1045 latent cases: see Sally Sheard's (public health historian) interview with the Liverpool Echo on this during the Covid-19 mass testing pilot of 2020: www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
November 9, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Liverpool had very high uptake of mass screening for TB in 1959 - 75% tested in five weeks uncovering 1045 latent cases: see Sally Sheard's (public health historian) interview with the Liverpool Echo on this during the Covid-19 mass testing pilot of 2020: www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Great to welcome Chandra Hart and Eldrid Jordaan to the Civic Health Innovation Labs to share experiences of enabling data and AI to work for society, efficiently and fairly e.g. www.govchat.org #DataSavesLives
November 8, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Great to welcome Chandra Hart and Eldrid Jordaan to the Civic Health Innovation Labs to share experiences of enabling data and AI to work for society, efficiently and fairly e.g. www.govchat.org #DataSavesLives
Great to welcome HDRUK technical team to CHIL and explore how to multiply insights across a national grid of civic data-action using local and national data sources with a commons of code and a cooperative of engineers and analysts #DataSavesLives
November 6, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Great to welcome HDRUK technical team to CHIL and explore how to multiply insights across a national grid of civic data-action using local and national data sources with a commons of code and a cooperative of engineers and analysts #DataSavesLives
Garden colours and scents are a such a gift in November
November 2, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Garden colours and scents are a such a gift in November
Privilege to serve on Advisory Board supporting Switzerland’s bold journey in mobilising data for patient and public health over the past 7 years. Challenging starting position and structural obstacles but solid progress. Watch this space. #DataSavesLives sphn.ch
October 31, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Privilege to serve on Advisory Board supporting Switzerland’s bold journey in mobilising data for patient and public health over the past 7 years. Challenging starting position and structural obstacles but solid progress. Watch this space. #DataSavesLives sphn.ch
Building a Swiss national grid of action-ready data for health care, planning and research; looking forward to progress update #DataSavesLives sphn.ch
October 31, 2024 at 7:54 AM
Building a Swiss national grid of action-ready data for health care, planning and research; looking forward to progress update #DataSavesLives sphn.ch
Guyana’s potential for #PublicHealth public innovation linked to rapid economic development in a place of global environmental importance is striking - good to see a strong multi-agency approach to realising this
October 23, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Guyana’s potential for #PublicHealth public innovation linked to rapid economic development in a place of global environmental importance is striking - good to see a strong multi-agency approach to realising this