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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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The BMJ
@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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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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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…
OBGYN

OBGYN

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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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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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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ASUM@asumultrasound22 Apr 2023
ASUM #Outreach is thrilled to be collaborating with the Tonga team to provide #ultraosund education. This initiative has been made possible with the generous support of @CanonMedicalANZ. Thank you to our volunteers presenting today - Brett Ayres, @JoMcCannUS & @improbablepedro.
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ASUM@asumultrasound11 Mar 2023
Specialist #sonographer Rebecca Long presents symptoms and #ultrasound features of ureteric #endometriosis.
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NSW Health
@NSWHealth1 Dec 2022
The Last Days of Life: Paediatric & Neonatal Toolkit has won the Transforming Patient Experience Award! The toolkit recognises the human experience & best practice interventions required to ensure the patient & family remain the central focus leading up to a death of a child.
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Chris Edwards@edchris_18 Oct 2022
Lovely article by @DrJTJohnson for #MUAM and the important work #sonographers do to humanise technology.
Judith Johnson (@DrJTJohnson) profile pictureJudith Johnson@DrJTJohnson17 Oct 2022
The interpersonal work of sonographers is so important-but uniquely challenging! Just a few reasons why I ❤️ working with sonographers✨ Great to see my blog on @BMUS_Ultrasound & wonderful to have been invited to contribute! bmus.org/education-and-cpd/m… #muam2022 #muam #ultrasound
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According to #Medicare, imaging a woman's ovaries is worth less dollars than imaging a mans testicles (despite the latter being significantly easier and quicker!) @Mark_Butler_MP @SenKatyG when can Australian women expect better than this? @asumultrasound @asasonography @ranzcog
Women's Agenda (@WomensAgenda) profile pictureWomen's Agenda@WomensAgenda11 Aug 2022
An ultrasound of the scrotum attracts a higher government rebate than an ultrasound of a breast. It's just one example of the Gender Medicare Gap, that is seeing women paying more for health services. Dr Kara Thompson shares more. womensagenda.com.au/latest/t…
The Gender Medicare Gap is seeing women pay more for ultrasounds and other health services

The Gender Medicare Gap is seeing women pay more for ultrasounds and other health services

Women are often charged more for products and services than men -- including health services, as the Gender Medicare Gap shows.

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Andrew Hewat@AndrewHewat9 Aug 2022
Excellent. 🙏
Dan Andrews (@DanielAndrewsMP) profile pictureDan Andrews@DanielAndrewsMP9 Aug 2022
We're making N95 masks free - starting today. Over the next few weeks we'll be handing out over 3 million free N95 and KN95 masks at testing sites, on public transport and through community health services.
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Hot off the press 🔥 Q: What happens when you get #sonographers performing #ultrasound for #endometriosis with radiologists reporting? A: They do it well! Read it free and open access here 👇@JMIRO_Journal onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enha…

What is the accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for endometriosis mapping prior to surgery when...

Introduction This study aimed to assess the accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) for the mapping of endometriosis before surgery when performed by sonographers in an outpatient women's imagin...

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RANZCOG - O&G@ranzcog24 Jun 2022
In the light of the #RoeVsWade ruling we reiterate: The College strongly supports the availability of abortion being an essential aspect of safe healthcare delivery, and stands with healthcare professionals across the world in protecting patients’ access to care.
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glendamclean@gl_mclean14 Jun 2022
Congratulations @cazcormack you really deserve this recognition 👏
Monash Health (@MonashHealth) profile pictureMonash Health@MonashHealth14 Jun 2022
We are proud to announce that our senior sonographer Carolynne Cormack has been awarded the title of Victorian Sonographer of the Year. She was chosen due to her significant achievements in publication and teaching, particularly through the Point of Care Ultrasound Program.
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Ok Australia let's advocate for this... >99% pelvic #ultrasound scans are for women (#MBS data) I can get an irradiating CT out of hours: not what I need Stop #bedblock provide equal care! @asumultrasound @RANZCRcollege @RANZCOG @ACEMonline #genderedmedicine
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