Welcome back. It has been a long time between drinks as I have been away on long-service leave and enjoying life outside of Medicine. If you want to see a bit of my “work” that involves cameras and animals then please check out my other site: CaseyParker.org for a taste of the artistic side. I […]
Old Doc, New Drug: Ticagrelor
Posted on September 10, 2018 · 3 Comments
We all love to interfere with the clotting cascade in modern medicine, and this is a new way to do so! Yet another unpronounceable new drug. Ti-CAG-re-lor is the latest in the family of drugs [cyclopentyltriazolopyrimidines.. forget that word immediately ] that stop clots and start bleeding. I like to call it “tiger claw” and everyone around […]
ConSEPT Trial: Phenytoin vs. Levetiracetam in Status Epilepsy
Posted on September 1, 2018 · 6 Comments
Hi All, Just got home from the excellent, engaging and enjoyable experience that was Don’t Forget the Bubbles 2018. It was really a fun event and the vibe was very relaxed. There was a lot of “soft stuff” with patients, families and advocates talking to the clinicians. However, there was also a good measure of […]
Old Doc, New Drug: Umeclidinium
Posted on August 20, 2018 · 3 Comments
When I first saw the name of this medication… I honestly thought that some smart physicist had discovered a new element way down the bottom of the period table. Naturally, being a total chemistry nerd, I was excited… until I realised that it was in fact just another boring drug to treat the most mundane […]
SMACC SYDNEY… the Ultimate SMACC DownUnder
Posted on August 19, 2018 · Leave a Comment
It is one of those happy-sad, bittersweet moments. The last SMACC is being planned for the 25th – 29th March, 2019. The ticket ballot opens tomorrow – 20th August. This is promised to be the best SMACC ever, which is a big statement – kinda like saying: “longer then War and Peace” or “Funnier than […]
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