Rebecca C Grossman @rebgross Twitter profile

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

3 years

Thread about babies in professional settings 1. Baby at a transplant conference speech

Meredith Barrett

@sparklyscalpel

7 years

This needs to go viral because its awesome Yes @SandraDiBrito is presenting at #ATC2017Chicago w/ her baby. Too cool. #ILookLikeASurgeon

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Should this be mandatory viewing for all junior trainees before learning how to insert ports?

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"Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I've found it is the small things; everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay... simple acts of kindness, and love." – Gandalf, The Hobbit.

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10. Baby helping with typing and baby at a speech at the Capitol

Connie Schultz

@ConnieSchultz

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1988: I’m on deadline with baby Cait in my lap. “What am I doing to her?” I used to wonder. 2016: My Cait fights for families, baby Milo strapped to her chest. Feeling guilty about our ambition is such a waste of time. You’re doing all that you can. It’s enough. #breathe

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7. Baby feeding during speech at Australian Parliament

Australian senator Larissa Waters breastfeeds while addressing parliament – video

Greens senator becomes the first woman in Australian parliament to put forward a motion while breastfeeding

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@rebgross

3 years

THREAD: ♀️Delighted and honoured to have been invited to guest edit the special issue of the @RCSnews Bulletin celebrating 30 years of @WomenSurgeonsUK . I am grateful to the publishing team and the authors for their hard work putting this issue together.

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2. Baby simulation training at a surgical conference

Kat Baker 💙 (née Gash)

@DrKatOxford

7 years

Surgical trainees are getting younger! @ACPGBI @EduTrain_ACPGBI @Dukes_Club #dukes2017 #colorectalsurgery

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4. Baby scrubbed in to surgery

KMPDU

@kmpdu

7 years

Dr. Swabrah Swaleh Breik conducting surgey with child on her back. Circumstances dont stop us from helping our patients

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6. Baby at the UN general assembly

Jacinda Ardern makes history with baby Neve at UN general assembly

New Zealand prime minister is the first female world leader to bring an infant to the meeting in New York

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@rebgross

2 years

🪡🪢After a laparotomy, who closes the abdominal wall? 👀Whoever is closing, make sure you read the latest @BJSurgery guidelines to prevent abdominal wall #hernias : 🔗 ☕️And remember: closing time is not coffee time! 🔗 #SoMe4Hernia

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11. Baby helping with computer coding

Asim Hussain

@jawache

5 years

How to code with a newborn - Buy a standing desk - Learn how to use a baby wrap - Play ambient music - Dance

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Some personal news: I am overjoyed to share with you that I have been awarded the MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship to study for a DPhil at @OCDEM @RDMOxford on the role of circadian mechanisms in obesity and metabolic disease.

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If I’ve been quiet lately, it’s because I’ve been busy looking after my newborn son while home schooling my older two, alone, while my husband works in the NHS and lives in hospital accommodation to protect our children.

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3. Child simulation training at a Western Thoracic Surgical Association conference

Dr. David Tom Cooke

@DavidCookeMD

7 years

I guess I need to put my daughter in the call schedule. Western Thoracic Surgical Association. #TSSMN #Ilooklikeasurgeon

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5. Baby simulation training at a surgical course

RACSurgeons

@RACSurgeons

7 years

A picture paints a thousand words: #Surgery & #Motherhood : #WomenInSurgery

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9. Baby testifying at the EPA

Gretchen Goldman, PhD

@GretchenTG

6 years

I'm on maternity leave but this felt important enough to show up for. Today I'm at the EPA testifying against the agency's proposed restricting science policy. #sciencenotsilence

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Surgeon mums are awesome. #ILookLikeASurgeon #surgerymentoring #surgtweeting #Simulation #MedEd #surgicaltraining @wis_italia @WomenSurgeons @womeninsurgery @WomenSurgAfr @medicalwomenuk

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2 years

✍️ Very proud to have written this piece with my colleagues on the @BJSurgery editorial team. My first leading article in BJS, and the topic could not be more important. Harassment in surgery must stop. 🔗 #SoMe4Surgery #ILookLikeASurgeon

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6 years

I am so proud of my juniors. A mistake was made (no harm done), they informed me and volunteered to tell the patient. We talked about the factors that contributed to it, acknowledged that to err is human and focused on how we can learn from it and prevent it from happening again.

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13. Baby feeding at a scientific conference

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12. Babies at an @RCSNews surgical conference

Prof Scarlett McNally

@scarlettmcnally

5 years

With some #surgeons and their babies. At the @RCSnews conference for @WomenSurgeonsUK . Lots of great talks. #LiftAsYouClimb = tap someone on the shoulder, value yourself, others and the team. Work-life balance for everyone & phases of career. #ChangeTheNorm #HeForShe

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This is so, so wonderful. The 90s nostalgia, the respect for the women’s game, the dry humour. Well done.

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@Baddiel

1 year

Before this website goes down...Happy Christmas.

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5 years

This @BJSurgery #systematicreview of the management of incidental #gallbladder #cancer after cholecystectomy has a beautiful illustration of the pT categories. #FOAMed #surgicalresearch #scicomm #hpb #upperGIresearch #lapchole #surgicaloncology #MedEd 🔗

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The world is very beautiful.

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🙌🏼 Delighted to have co-authored this review of social media use among surgeons with the fantastic @oliviawriting @HalletJulie and @ksoreide , published in the world's oldest surgical journal, @LAOS1860 ! 🔗 #SoMe4Surgery #OpenAccess 🔓 #NetworkScience

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14. Babies presenting posters

Prof Liz Lightstone PhD FRCP FISN 🇬🇧🇮🇱🇺🇦💙💜

@kidneydoc101

3 years

Fabulous thread - #babieswelcome #lookslikeadoctor reminds me of @hannahksb & @paditabi setting the scene #UKKW2019 #IWD2021 @womeninnephro @ISNkidneycare @RenalAssoc @BritRenalSoc

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This is phenomenal. “For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” #VanGogh #LovingVincent

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15. Twin babies receiving the FRCS Gold Medal

Zoe Barber

@MsZoeBarber

4 years

@asgbi @RCSnews cannot believe it’s been a year since I and my 5-week old twins (they took the exam with me at 28 weeks pregnant) had the pleasure of accepting the Gold Medal for #FRCS #ILookLikeASurgeon #womeninsurgery

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👀I highly recommend reading this article by the @plato_project in @BJSurgery : 🤔"Does surgeon personality influence anastomotic decision-making?" Short 🧵 🔗 @cam_colorectal @susanmoug #SoMe4Surgery

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2 years

I am in awe of Ms Jackson’s bravery and selflessness in publishing this letter. The behaviour she reports sounds criminal but due to lack of witnesses, it was the survivor, not the alleged perpetrator, who suffered the consequences after reporting. #TimesUp #MeToo #SoMe4Surgery

Simon Fleming 🛠

@OrthopodReg

2 years

A brave, powerful & humbling response to the article written by @beckybeckyfish & myself around #sexualassault , #sexualharassment & #rape in #surgery Read this & perhaps reflect how you, your colleagues or your specialty is working to change our culture

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Here’s my ✨golden rule✨ for doctors on Twitter. It’s very simple: ✨Don’t mock patients on Twitter.✨ I repeat: ✨ Don’t EVER mock patients on Twitter.✨

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@rebgross

5 years

👀‼️ @BJSurgery mentioned in the House of Commons and Scottish surgical teams congratulated by MPs! What an achievement, well done @georamsay et al! #WHOchecklist #SoMe4Surgery @ProfG_Edinsurg @des_winter @JJEarnshaw 🔗

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3 years

This remains the best ever title for an academic paper. I'm only annoyed I didn't think of it first! 👏👏👏👏👏👏 @ksoreide ! "Numbers needed to tweet" 😆

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4 years

If anyone ever wants to chat to someone who has had a very positive experience working #LTFT during surgical training, send me a DM - I’ve been doing it for nearly 4 years and it’s been brilliant. @WomenSurgeonsUK @SurgeryWomen @medicalwomenuk

Dr Tanya

@veggieequallife

4 years

The latest National Trainee Survey (2018) confirmed that surgical trainees feel least supported to work LTFT compared to trainees in other specialities. Inflexibility in surgical training, what does this mean for women in surgery? 🤔😐😥 @UKWENTs @WomenSurgeonsUK @WomenSurgeonsUK

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@svig2 @doctor_oxford @RoshanaMN @RCPCHPresident This is why women's rights campaigners never take anything for granted. Suddenly an unelected party becomes threat to reproductive autonomy.

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8. Baby evicted from Kenyan Parliament

Samira Sawlani

@samirasawlani

5 years

Kenyan Lawmaker Zulekha Hassan was ordered out of Parliament today when she arrived with a baby. Ms Hassan stated that she did not have a choice due to an emergency & that the issue wld not have arisen if childcare facilities were available at Parliament.

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5 years

THREAD A #tweetorial on our @BJSurgery paper with @SJ_Chapman @DoctorFitz & @researchactive on our randomized controlled trial of #PlainEnglishAbstracts and #VisualAbstracts for disseminating surgical research on Twitter 👀You can read the paper here: 🔗

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@rebgross

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Using benchmarking to elevate the standard of care among surgeons - learning from the best. From the January issue of @BJSurgery : ➡️ #surgicalresearch #SoMe4Surgery #patientsafety #qualityimprovement

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@rebgross

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🤚Calling all left-handed surgeons! ✂️Do you know about the "coiled middle finger scissor technique"? Snapshots in surgery: #SoMe4Surgery

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@rebgross

4 years

I keep thinking of Dr Muhanad Noward Eltayib, the 36 year old surgical registrar who died while following the rules and self-isolating at home alone.

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5-year-old just asked if boys can be surgeons... @WomenSurgeonsUK @SurgeryWomen

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I am absolutely delighted & humbled to have been selected to join the @WomenSurgeonsUK Forum! This is such an exciting opportunity to #ChangeTheNorm . I continue to be inspired by all the incredible #WomenInSurgery ! #ILookLikeASurgeon @DrFBE @scarlettmcnally @svig2 @SurgeryWomen

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@rebgross

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People are still being admitted to hospital with covid. Most are unvaccinated. Vaccinated people are not being admitted with vaccine-related complications. The vaccine is safe and effective. Covid admissions are now largely preventable - if you get the vaccine.

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@rebgross

5 years

The December @BJSurgery is now online! Absolutely thrilled that BJS is championing equality and representation in the leading article "Reducing gender bias in surgery". So proud to have been a part of the editorial process! #ILookLikeASurgeon

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@rebgross

3 years

You can bring your baby to most places.

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6 years

Brilliant illustration of the Todani classification in @BJSurgery 's paper: "Meta‐analysis of risk of developing malignancy in congenital choledochal malformation" #surgicalresearh #HPB

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@rebgross

4 years

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

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@rebgross

5 years

I wrote a piece for The Guardian on junior doctor morale and choosing a career in medicine. I hope it's helpful for anyone thinking of following such a path.

Medicine was my calling, but knowing I could quit made dark days bearable

The job can be emotionally and physically tough. Every day I choose to stay, I reaffirm my commitment to my profession

www.theguardian.com

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@rebgross

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🎉 It’s here! Our @BMJ_innovations paper charting the rise of #SoMe4Surgery - from inception to impact! Thank you to my amazing co-authors, especially @juliomayol ! 🔗

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@rebgross

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"Sexual assault in surgery: a painful truth" by @OrthopodReg & @beckybeckyfish : @altmetric score 204 in 1st week of publication in @RCSnews Bulletin. "The authors hope this paper is a call to action; that it sparks further uncomfortable conversations..."

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@rebgross

4 years

Doctors haven’t trained for this. This is disaster medicine, field medicine, & combat all rolled into one. I am deeply concerned we will see high rates of PTSD & other mental health issues in the aftermath. What can we learn from military training & NGOs such as @MSF_uk ?

Dr Mike

@EmergMedDr

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Is it normal to keep bursting into tears? Driving home last night, I welled up. At work, several of us were crying. I am not as resilient as some of my tweets make me out, or as hard. #Covid_19

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Outstanding news, I'm so proud of this amazing team!! 👏🍾🎊 @BJSurgery

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@BJSurgery

3 years

We are very happy to announce the new Impact Factor for BJS of 6.939! 🎉🥳

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I wrote this article for the @RCSnews Bulletin about the concept of a surgical personality, and why it shouldn't affect the career decisions of medical students and junior doctors. #ILookLikeASurgeon #IAmASurgeonAnd #WomenInSurgery #surgtweeting

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@rebgross

2 years

Moving speech by @des_winter where he recognises the hard work of editors, reviewers, publishers and authors during the challenging past couple of years. Many exciting changes at @BJSurgery , including @young_bjs and @BJSAcademy , and diversity very much a priority

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@rebgross

5 years

📖 Absolutely delighted to have two book chapters accepted to “Gender Equity in the Medical Profession”! Looking forward to seeing the published book. #ImposterSyndrome #GenderPayGap @medicalwomenuk @SurgeryWomen @WomenSurgeonsUK

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@rebgross

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Very depressing - but sadly not surprising - to hear that the first male surgical registrar to take extended paternity leave received abuse from his peers & supervisors. Men deserve time with their children too! #HammerItOut #ChangeTheNorm #LiftAsYouClimb @WomenSurgeonsUK

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@rebgross

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I can't quite believe this needs to be said in 2019, but here we are: No, it’s not ok to publish a paper hypothesising the “inferiority” of a group of people in a medical journal 🔗 #ownviews #newblogpost #ILookLikeASurgeon #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine

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Coming soon! #SoMe4Surgery #SurgicalResearch @BMJ_innovations

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Fantastic first @WomenSurgeonsUK meeting at @RCSnews in London. Very privileged to be a part of such a group - together we can smash through glass ceilings and #ChangeTheNorm . #ILookLikeASurgeon #LiftAsYouClimb #WomenInSurgery

Women in Surgery

@WomenSurgeonsUK

5 years

A productive afternoon discussing all things Women in Surgery at our Forum with @DrFBE @scarlettmcnally @mbailey87 @WingSum_Lao @leedsmurph @ClaudiaEichen @rebgross

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There’s an orthopaedic surgeon running for senator in Alaska with his own theme song... @OrthopodReg have you seen this? 👀

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@rebgross

5 years

Thank you so much @JJEarnshaw and team for the opportunity. Working for @BJSurgery has been a dream come true and I am absolutely delighted to take on this new role! ☺️

Jonothan Earnshaw

@JJEarnshaw

5 years

Congratulations @rebgross who has accepted new post on the @BJSurgery editorial team: Associate Editor (SoMe). Expect her to bring innovation and excitement to BJS SoMe policy. Editorial team for 2020 now complete.

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2 years

Delighted to see that our #OpenAccess @BMJ_Open paper with @shellkryan & Chris Begeny has been published! 🔗 Both 🚹and🚺 overestimate 🚺's representation in medicine, but 🚹's overestimation is associated with ⬇️ support for #GenderEquality initiatives

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@rebgross

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Whenever I am performing a procedure (whether surgical, or in the lab), I'm always reminded of the people who taught me the technique. Mentors, trainers, teachers - you may not know this, but you're never forgotten.

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@rebgross

6 years

Truly honoured to feature in the Women in Medicine and Health issue of @WomanthologyUK . It’s always a pleasure to talk about #WomeninSurgery & @medicalwomenuk . #ILookLikeASurgeon

Becoming a surgeon: If men can do this, why not me? - Rebecca Grossman, Specialist Registrar in...

Rebecca Grossman, Specialist Registrar in General Surgery at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, tells Womanthology about becoming a surgeon

www.womanthology.co.uk

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@rebgross

4 years

Medical organisations are doing the responsible thing and cancelling conferences, despite the cost and inconvenience. Because they know that social distancing is the best way to avoid overburdening the health services. The government should listen to doctors.

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@rebgross

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So happy to be here in beautiful Madrid for the first in-person @BJSurgery Council meeting in a long time! #SoMe4Surgery @BJSAcademy @young_bjs

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#SoMe4Bariatrics must read 👉 Perioperative care of the obese patient #OpenAccess From the @BJSurgery joint special issue with @Anaes_Journal

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@rebgross

5 years

This article by @bottomdoc and @Neil_J_Smart “In support of #mesh for #hernia repair” is really well-written. It highlights the controversies and patient concerns about mesh use & applies peer reviewed evidence to an issue clouded by misinformation. 🔓🔗

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@rebgross

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The @BJSurgery social media team at the @CaledonianClub #BJSconnect #SoMe4Surgery

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@rebgross

4 years

Well this is exciting... and much needed! Beautiful artwork too: "International classification of abdominal wall planes (ICAP) to describe #mesh insertion for ventral #hernia repair" 🔗 #SoMe4Hernia #ItsNotJustAHernia #Delphi #SurgicalResearch

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@rebgross

5 years

Don’t trust everything you see online (Watch to the end...)

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@rebgross

3 years

👀Have you read this @bjsurgery paper by @ClaireDonohoe6 & @HelenMohan1 ? 😷Fantastic insight into the life of a surgeon who's pregnant or parenting!🤰👶 🔗 @WomenSurgeonsUK @SurgeryWomen @wis_italia @WomenSurgeons @medicalwomenuk #ILookLikeASurgeon

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@rebgross

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Saying goodbye to lovely Edinburgh as I travel back down South after a lovely weekend with the @BJSurgery Council and editorial team - not only inspirational surgeons but also the nicest group of people! Thank you @ProfG_Edinsurg & @CamEObrien !

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@rebgross

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💟Delighted to see that my paper with @MedCrisis , "The Way to Man's Heart Is through the Stomach", is now published in @TCSurgeon ! 🔗 Many thanks to @thomasngmorris & @doc_ccc for inspiring us! #SoMe4Surgery #SoMe4CT #UpperGI

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. @HelenMohan1 discussing the importance of support for surgeons returning from maternity leave. She mentioned her own inspirational story of taking on role as @ASiTofficial president when her baby was 8 wks old! #BawaGarba #iwd2018 #IAmASurgeonAnd #WomenInSurgeryUK @RCSnews

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19. Baby supervising field work

Tara Imlay, PhD

@TaraImlay

3 years

Baby field assistant makes sure mama measures wing cord correctly...

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@rebgross

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Is there such a thing as an emergency general surgeon? #SoMe4Surgery #NELA #colorectalresearch #upperGIresearch #laparotomy @roux_group @Dukes_Club @me4_so @colo_research @ASiTofficial

BJS

@BJSurgery

5 years

🆕 #VisualAbstract 🖼️➡️Early view in BJS "Association between surgeon special interest and mortality after emergency laparotomy" Using #NELA data to assess the impact of special interest on #mortality after emergency #colorectal and #upperGI procedures 🔗

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Seven keys to success in academic surgery. @BJSurgery

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5 years

The March issue of @BJSurgery is out! 🤸🏻‍♀️ And I am absolutely delighted to share this:

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5 years

Appendicectomy to treat ulcerative colitis⁉️

BJS

@BJSurgery

5 years

🆕 Early View BJS #VisualAbstract 🖼️ ➡️ Prospective cohort study of appendicectomy for treatment of therapy‐refractory ulcerative colitis 🔗 #UlcerativeColitis #ColorectalResearch #ColorectalSurgery #SoMe4Surgery

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

3 years

Fascinating to look back on this thread now! December 2019...

Prof. Devi Sridhar

@devisridhar

4 years

What do you think will be the biggest issues facing global & national public health in 2020? I'd love to hear...

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@rebgross

5 years

A tremendous honour to present the findings of our study on #PlainEnglishAbstracts & #VisualAbstracts to such an esteemed group of surgeon scientists. Very grateful to @BJSurgery Society Council & editorial team and to co-authors @SJ_Chapman @DoctorFitz & @researchactive

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

2 years

This was posted by a male Professor of Computer Science in the US. Sadly a lot of people still think like this. Most other people believe we have reached full equality (or are “too equal”, whatever that is) and no longer need equality initiatives. This shows why still need them.

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18. Baby at an interfaith panel

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

@TheRaDR

3 years

Love this thread, will add my own; my youngest’s (the now-5yo) first feminist speaking gig, on an interfaith panel in England on women in religion. (Yes, Limmud UK). That’s me, her & other panelists. Other 2 attended lots of conferences like that but afaik there aren’t photos.

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

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The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives might be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the...

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

6 years

This is such an important & timely review from @BJSurgery . Some shocking figures: ❗️% surgeons experiencing bullying, undermining behaviour & harassment reportedly as high as 50% ❗️Worse in 🚺 ❗️12-18% of surgeons experienced suicidal ideation in a 12-month interval

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@BJSurgery

6 years

🖼️ *NEW* BJS #VisualAbstract : "Systematic review of the prevalence, impact and mitigating strategies for #bullying , undermining behaviour and #harassment in the surgical workplace" #systematicreview #hammeritout 🔨 #cutitout 🔪 #ILookLikeASurgeon

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

6 years

I wrote about the institutional sexism and racism in the case against Dr #BawaGarba . #iamhadiza

Institutional sexism and racism in the case against Dr Bawa-Garba

A lot has been written about Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba, who was struck off the Medical Register on the 25th January, following the tragic death of six-year-old Jack Adcock under her care in 2011. It is …

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

3 years

@RCSnews @RACSurgeons I voted no, because I like the historical context of losing the Dr title after passing surgical exams in the UK. However I don't think female surgeons' titles should reflect their marital status (unless they want it to) so default should be Ms/Mr/Mx as appropriate.

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

4 years

The #SoMe4Surgery hashtag - still going strong & providing a valuable depository for #SurgicalResearch on Twitter. In the last month: ➡️48 million impressions ➡️12,308 tweets ➡️3,160 tweeters Read about the creation & rise of this surgical ecosystem: 🔗

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

6 years

🚨 Don't miss the upcoming @BJSurgery Tweetchat on #bullying & #harassment . 😷 All surgical care practitioners welcome from all over the globe. 🌍 🗓️ 2nd August 8pm BST/ 3pm EST #bjsconnect #ILookLikeASurgeon #hammeritout #cutitout #LetsRemoveIt 🔗

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

3 years

17. Baby as co-author

Elly Knight

@ellycknight

3 years

Baby adds citations to a manuscript

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

2 years

⏰Time for another #SurgicalPoll ?🗳️ 🧳Do you pack perianal abscess cavities? 🤔Has your opinion or practice changed after reading the PPAC2 RCT in @BJSurgery ? 🔗

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

2 years

🗳️ DRAINS! Are you pro-drain or anti-drain in elective colorectal surgery? Does this matched prospective cohort study in @BJSurgery change your mind? 🔗 #colorectalsurgery #SoMe4Surgery

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

5 years

The most ambitious crossover since Avengers Infinity War

BJS

@BJSurgery

5 years

We are excited to announce a Call for Papers for our next Special Issue in association with @Anaes_Journal on the subject of Perioperative Care. This will be published jointly online in January 2020. Submissions deadline is 31 July 2019.

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@rebgross

2 years

From the very first issue of @BJSurgery in 1913: "Gall-stones: a plea for easier operation" by Sir D'Arcy Power - in which he argues to skip medical therapy (which at the time was olive oil!) in favour of early surgical intervention to ⬇️complications. 🔗

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

5 years

📹 Black box recording devices in the operating environment - Big Brother for surgeons or vital for patient safety?👁️ 🔗 @BJSurgery #privacy #surgicalresearch #SoMe4Surgery #patientsafety #surgery #review #medicallaw #medicolegal

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

7 years

Publishers, be inspired by #NYerORCoverChallenge to improve diversity on surgical textbook covers & increase identity fit. #ILookLikeASurgeon

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

2 years

I just sent in my ballot for the 🇺🇸 midterms elections! #VoteFromAbroad #IVoted #Midterms2022 @vfaglobal

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

5 years

A new Robin Hood film is coming out. Yes, that’s right - another one. There are over 70 films and TV shows about Robin Hood, and not a single one about Jeanne de Clisson.

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Rebecca C Grossman

@rebgross

5 years

“If people aren’t laughing at your goals then your goals are too small!” 🚺 rally driver @NabilaRally at @WomenSurgeonsUK #LiftAsYouClimb #ChangeTheNorm @SurgeryWomen @medicalwomenuk

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