army infectious diseases consultant interested in tropical medicine, diarrhoea and global healthcare engagement; military physicians’ head of school
Joined July 2018
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27 Apr 2023
Fantastically useful article and bravo to the authors for collecting and publishing the data - v difficult in conflict zone
27 Apr 2023
Critical care in conflict zones is more than just trauma care.
Read this #MSF commentary in @yourICM on the unique challenges presented by conflict zones👇
link.springer.com/article/10…
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2 Apr 2023
📃A selection of #Publications exploring unusual presentations from British Forces in Brunei 📃
▶️ Lightning Strike Affecting 29 Personnel ↔️ bit.ly/3JNajU0
▶️ Cutaneous Larva Migrans ↔️ bit.ly/3G59sNo
▶️ Immersion Hand ↔️ bit.ly/3G5YF5N
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28 Mar 2023
Sgt Toriro presenting his poster on a cryptosporidia outbreak in Kenya, with genomic analysis and help from the cryptosporidia team at Swansea
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1 Mar 2023
Great description of the importance of testing for HIV (and hepatitis b &c) from a fab colleague. Disappointed the tie wasn’t claret & blue though @DocSteveTaylor
27 Feb 2023
As part of LGBTQ History Month, I spoke with @DocSteveTaylor about the story behind HIV / Aids & other blood borne viruses.
Testing saves lives is the message - it’s loud and clear - not just for HIV but for other blood borne viruses like Hepatitis B & C.
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21 Dec 2022
Hot off the press (a bit different this time!):
In this article we’ve had a detailed look at what *really* killed The Black Prince in 1376…. The greatest English warrior of his time, who died from disease and not trauma
militaryhealth.bmj.com/conte…
@militaryIDdoc @MilitaryH_BMJ
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1 Dec 2022
Say hello to the Birmingham AIDS & HIV Memorial.
Just unveiled today, on #WorldAIDSDay, it’s the biggest of its kind in the UK.
We’re just that proud, bab. ♥️
@BAHMemorial
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1 Dec 2022
My recent placement on the tropical and infectious disease unit at W28 heartlands @uhbtrust was incredible.
I felt challenged, my clinical skills improved vastly, all levels worked together whatever the task and they always made me feel part of the team. 1/x
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30 Nov 2022
Looks fab Alex - sadly am in ID clinic! But will try to catch some livestream if I can
28 Nov 2022
Excited for my inaugural lecture on 7th December! “The Wicked Game - an exploration of why we are vulnerable” going to be live streamed 😱 birmingham.ac.uk/university/…
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28 Nov 2022
Excited for my inaugural lecture on 7th December! “The Wicked Game - an exploration of why we are vulnerable” going to be live streamed 😱 birmingham.ac.uk/university/…
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23 Nov 2022
Well worth a read for all acute medics
23 Nov 2022
New subarachnoid haemorrhage NICE Guidance out.
3 key points.
nice.org.uk/guidance/ng228/c…
@RCollEM @ExRCEMprof @EddCarlton @mattreed73
1) If you aren't already, stop doing LPs if CT brain done within 6 hours of headache onset.
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11 Nov 2022
Fabulous unexpected gift from a friend and a cryptic teaser for a paper we have coming out soon @davidnnaumann
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9 Nov 2022
They had me at the title! Just need to find a full version/pdf
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5 Nov 2022
Weekend Digest
Name the Pathogen
Five Clues
1. Undercooked fish, snake, poultry
2. Localized skin swelling with erythema
3. Visceral tissue migration
4. Eosinophilic meningitis
5. Ivermectin
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6 Oct 2022
Quince recipes gratefully received! We had a single lonely quince last year so this feels bountiful
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6 Oct 2022
Great work!!
28 Sep 2022
Huge advances in opt out #HIV and #BloodBorneVirus testing in #EmergencyDepartments The first 100 Days are amazing 🤩
102 new HIV diagnosis 328 New Hep B
137 New Hep C
This IS POSSIBLE If there is the will
#Birmingham we must move this forwards #IDtwitter #EmergencyMedicine
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26 Aug 2022
Completed Liz. Hopefully this means a trial coming to UHB?
We want to learn about current practice for antibiotic duration for Community Acquired Pneumonia hospital admissions, and the shortest duration people would feel comfortable with. Please can you fill out this short survey monkey poll? Thank you!
bit.ly/Short-Course-Antibiot…
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25 Aug 2022
Great trip to hamburg for the military ID symposium brilliantly hosted by our German colleagues wmm.pic-mediaserver.de/index…
Will try to post some of the stuff I’ve learnt after another bier und wurst
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8 Aug 2022
More on long-acting cabotegravir-rilpivirine for people not on ART. Because no one today should die of AIDS without our doing everything we possibly can to get them on treatment -- even if that includes an unapproved use of this regimen. @MonicaGandhi9
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obse…
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2 Aug 2022
militaryhealth.bmj.com/conte… @DMS_ComdJHG @DMS_DPHC_Comd @DMS_DG @DMS_SurgGen @DMS_MilMed @JHubMED_Defence @JHubDefence #Telemedicine to close sophistication gap @hello_pando @MedIS_Oli
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