PonderMed

I chat to Professor Hugh Montgomery about what has surprised him most about COVID 19. We also discuss the implications of this crisis for evidence-based medicine and the climate emergency, and touch on the PPE situation.

Sending love and positivity to everybody at this challenging time.

Robbie @Ponder_Med

Dr. Oliver Flower is a British Intensive Care Consultant based at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He is one of the creators of the SMACC conference which has been a driving force for the social media-driven revolution in medical education. He is passionate about Neurocritical Care, graphic design and Mixed Martial Arts (he practices jiu jitsu and has worked as a cage-side doctor). He also runs the educational and networking site Intensive Care Network.

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Dr. Chris Odedun is a senior emergency medicine trainee in London. He is involved with clinical leadership and is currently on the Royal College of Physicians Chief Registrar scheme.

Chris is also a DJ and Radio Host. He creates and produces Music Takes Me Up, which is played on Netil Radio. He curates old and new music from a range of genres with descriptive interludes. The aim is "to bring new music to your ears, and connect it to the music of your personal and auditory youth".

Accompanying blog post at pondermed.com

Henry May is a social entrepreneur based in Bogotá, Columbia. He is the CEO and co-founder of Coschool, an organisation that transforms the lives of young people across the Colombia by building their character and leadership skills.

He is also the founder of The Huracan Foundation which provides financial support to a selection of grassroots initiatives in low income communities that use football to inspire children and improve education. Projects are currently being supported in Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Nepal and the Philippines.

Accompanying blog post here.

Dr. Fatima Ahmed is an obstetrics and gynaecology registrar based in Birmingham. She is also an NHS Clinical Entrepreneur with an interest in digital health. She is currently working on a project using immersive technology to train obstetrics and gynaecology doctors with a focus on procedural and emergency skills.

Accompanying blog post here.

Simon Flemming is a senior orthopaedics trainee and former President of the British Orthopaedics Trainee Association (BOTA). He is currently working on his Medical Education PhD.

He is the man behind the #HammerItOut campaign which tackles bullying, undermining and harassment in orthopaedics. The campaign has been so successful that other specialties are now following suit and Simon has become a leading voice for culture change in the NHS and global healthcare. Accompanying blog post here.

Dr. Liz O'Riordan is a Consultant Breast Surgeon. In July 2015 she was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer at the age of 40. She started a blog after her diagnosis to document her experiences as a patient. The blog has become a hugely popular (and award-winning) resource, paving the way for a "Woman of the Year" nomination in 2016. Liz is now a regular keynote speaker and media personality. She had a local recurrence of her cancer in May 2018, and completed her treatment in September.

Liz co-authored "The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control" with Professor Trisha Greenhalgh- a GP and fellow breast cancer survivor. The book was published in September 2018.

Her latest project is cancerfit.me - a website providing a range of resources regarding exercise for people living with cancer. She has plans to run an Iron Man triathlon in the near future.

Accompanying blog post here.

Adnan is a junior doctor and medical film producer. He is the producer of Nora, a film that premiered at the BFI IMAX cinema as part of TEDxNHS 2018. The film is set to be shown at several international film festivals over the course of the next year.

He is an NHS Clinical Entrepreneur and graduate of the Darzi Leadership Programme.

Full accompanying blog post here.

Dr. Rosie Riley is a Junior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine and NHS Clinical Entrepreneur based in London.

She is the Founder and CEO of VITA Training which delivers evidence-based training packages designed to equip frontline healthcare professionals to identify and support potential victims of modern-day slavery.

You can find the accompanying blog post here.

Nick Adkins is a healthcare executive and serial healthcare entrepreneur from Nashville, Tennessee. He is the creator of the exponentially growing #pinksocks movement. #pinksocks is a global community trying to the positively affect the world, largely through a variety of missions within healthcare and #digitalhealth.

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