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peter coombs

@improbablepedro

Sonographer /Educator/ Manager - Knowledge is for sharing. Views are my own.

 Melbourne, Victoria
Joined December 2015
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I just helped ensure the Heard and McDonald Islands Marine Park protects important seafloor habitats and feeding grounds for millions of penguins, seals and seabirds. Take action here: saveourmarinelife.org.au/act…
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A worthwhile "spotlight". @tristanreddan Benchmarking non-attendance patterns in paediatric medical imaging: A retrospective cohort study spotlighting First Nations children - Radiography radiographyonline.com/articl…
Benchmarking non-attendance patterns in paediatric medical imaging: A retrospective cohort study...

Benchmarking non-attendance patterns in paediatric medical imaging: A retrospective cohort study...

Non-attendance at Medical Imaging (MI) appointments can result in inefficiencies in healthcare resource allocation, increased financial burdens, and lead to potential barriers to effective healthcare...

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@bmj_latest18 Dec 2023
Study finds that placing a chair by a patient’s bedside makes physicians more likely to sit during patient encounters, receiving higher patient communication and satisfaction scores 💺 👍🏽 Includes a #VisualAbstract summarising the study #BMJChristmas bmj.com/content/383/bmj-2023…
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Thanks ASMIRT for supporting this work facebook.com/share/gfZxYPNSF….
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Such a truth
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Academic deadlines. @phdcomics
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Brilliant to be working within these folk in Tonga #canonmedical #asum – at Tonga
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Ultrasound Training 2023 | The 2h Project donorbox.org/ultrasound #butterflyiq #2hproject #trainingmidwives #MakingADifference

Ultrasound Training 2023 | EveryMum (Powered by Donorbox)

Ultrasound - more than meets the eyeUltrasound scans are a powerful tool in providing high-quality antenatal care - they can make the difference. They can save lives. Help support this incredible...

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glendamclean@gl_mclean27 Aug 2023
Yesterday’s @MonashHealth paediatric ultrasound workshop was a brilliant morning of education from #sonographers radiologists and surgeons. Good to have the opportunity to present some of my PhD research in ‘Cranial ultrasound why and when’ to over 200 registrants live.
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@asasonography8 Jul 2023
The ASA is urgently calling on the national Health Chief Executives to agree to regulate sonographers under APHRA when they meet this week #patientsafety #healthcare #regulation #quality smh.com.au/healthcare/if-the…
‘If they don’t take the right images, the doctor can’t draw the right conclusions’

‘If they don’t take the right images, the doctor can’t draw the right conclusions’

Tomika Caruana’s family was devastated when they learned poor quality sonography had led to doctors missing their father’s pancreatic cancer, which led to his death.

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South Australian charity embarks on ultrasound program to make childbirth safer in Cambodia abc.net.au/news/2023-07-02/c… #butterflyultrasound
'A real gift': The Australian volunteers delivering free pregnancy ultrasounds in Cambodia

'A real gift': The Australian volunteers delivering free pregnancy ultrasounds in Cambodia

A midwife conducts an ultrasound, then uploads the scan to be examined by volunteer sonographers thousands of kilometres away. This team effort is helping improve antenatal care in Cambodia.

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ASUM@asumultrasound27 Jun 2023
ASUM is privileged to administer a student #sonographer scholarship for Dr. Delwyn Nicholls estate. The scholarship is designed for rural Australian sonographers in their 3rd-4th year of study, giving $5000 to support their education. Read more here: ow.ly/IaI250OXI93
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BJOG@BJOGTweets6 Jun 2023
Women with a high risk of preterm pre-eclampsia, according to first trimester screening, also have an increased risk of other placenta-mediated adverse outcomes such as preterm birth, fetal growth restriction and stillbirth. obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.co…

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Objective Uteroplacental dysfunction may not only result in pre-eclampsia (PE) but also in preterm birth (PTB), small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth and stillbirth. The aim of this study is to...

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High rates of casual staff in academia is a blight on this sector. ‘Poor swots who have to beg’: The great divide for casual university staff theage.com.au/national/victo…
‘Poor swots who have to beg’: The great divide for casual university staff

‘Poor swots who have to beg’: The great divide for casual university staff

Staff at Victorian universities are fighting to overhaul what they say is a two-tiered employment model in which some are stuck on insecure contracts for years.

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glendamclean@gl_mclean28 May 2023
Congratulations @asasonography on #ASABRIS2023 conference what a great scientific program and social events. Thrilled to get an award!!
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Congratulations @Becho2106! @asasonography Pru Patten award winner for 2023. Incredible achievement for an incredible sonographer I’m not crying…. You’re crying 😭 #SoProud
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ASUM@asumultrasound20 May 2023
Congratulations to the team in Tonga! 🎉 4 days of #ultrasound #education and 'hands-on' training have been highly valuable. We look forward to our next online discussion and visit later in the year. Thank you @CanonMedicalANZ.
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Such a gift to share the last four days with the remarkable US team in Tonga. Such a phenomenal enthusiasm to learn. Shout out to Karen Le, @JoMcCannUS @CanonMedicalANZ @asumultrasound
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So fortunate to be sharing the teaching in Tonga with these two incredible people @JoMcCannUS Karen @ #canonmedical Lee. #asumoutreach
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Jo McCann@JoMcCannUS18 May 2023
Day 2 of ⁦⁦@asumultrasound⁩ & ⁦@CanonMedicalANZ⁩ #UltrasoundOutreach included #ultrasoundeducation on the wards at #VaiolaHospital #Tonga ⁦@improbablepedro⁩ #sonographers
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Jo McCann@JoMcCannUS17 May 2023
Great to be up at #VaiolaHospital in #Tonga teaching #obstetricultrasound to the amazing group of local #sonographers. Thanks to ⁦@asumultrasound⁩ @CanonMedicalANZ⁩ ⁦for their support which enables us to deliver #ultrasoundeducation ⁦@improbablepedro⁩
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