Medical Angels @MedAngels_AU lead investor. Medical doctor & PhD doctor. Research fellow at @MQ_DRC.
Sydney, Australia
Joined May 2020
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Bi, Mian - MBBS PhD retweeted
Utrecht University @UniUtrecht in the Netherlands has withdrawn itself from the World University ranking @THEworldunirank provided by @timeshighered. As this has generated quite some reactions - praise, questions, some doubts, I want to provide some context. Hence a thread 🧵1/16
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How decisions by physicians are affected by left-digit bias (like retail pricing of $7.99 instead of $8.00)
—ED diagnosis of heart attacks age <40
—Decision to do heart surgery age >80
—Opioid prescription for age <18
From Random Acts of Medicine by @AnupamBJena & @Chrisworsham
Bi, Mian - MBBS PhD retweeted
I just tested it to make sure I'm not crazy on a new device on iOS 17, and from first visiting HeyDATA.org, through Gumroad/Apple Pay checkout, all the way through initializing and installing.
The ENTIRE process to get to the point of having a conversation with DATA installed on your device where it knows your calendar?
10 Minutes. Exactly.
And 3 minutes of that is waiting for the output of HeyDATA.org :P I'm so proud of how simple the process is for new customers now!
Bi, Mian - MBBS PhD retweeted
The head of one of the top political donors in the country has been touted as a future Senator, while the Liberals he would join back him in on a major debate.
It's high time we shine a light on the murky world of lobbying and political donations. smh.com.au/politics/federal/…
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Here’s a re-cap of what various inquiries/reviews/experts have said about the Pharmacy Guild Agreement and its anti-competitive provisions which benefit providers over consumers.
insidestory.org.au/wrong-med…
Bi, Mian - MBBS PhD retweeted
Still doubling down. Wow. No clinician I know believes the current system or level of funding is working. We all said that. We are all still saying it.
Yet instead of working together this vendetta continues.
A sad day for patients & workforce. theage.com.au/politics/feder…
Bi, Mian - MBBS PhD retweeted
This was recommended in a @GrattanInst report a few years ago. It has been assessed by independent experts as safe, ↓ copays, ↓ GP workload but also ↓ pharmacy owner income. I still support this theage.com.au/politics/feder…
Bi, Mian - MBBS PhD retweeted
Heart attacks, strokes and other major adverse outcomes doubled in people post-Covid at 1 year compared with matched uninfected controls #LongCovid, replicating previous reports
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… @JAMAHealthForum
Bi, Mian - MBBS PhD retweeted
Another major problem with pharmacists prescribing drugs, is that a very important principle, is those who prescribe drugs should not sell them. It’s why doctors should not prescribe and also sell antibiotics etc.
Will we now let GP’s set up their own small areas to sell drugs?
As I told @3AWNeilMitchell - pharmacy prescribing may seem like a quick and easy fix. But it when comes to patient safety, it's a recipe for disaster. Australia's leaders should not go down this path. 3aw.com.au/gps-and-pharmacis…
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There is a reason why we have always separated the prescribing and dispensing of medicines. If pharmacists dispense the very drugs they are writing a script for, it’s a massive conflict of interest. Pharmacy prescribing also makes combating antimicrobial resistance much harder. – at Melbourne, Victoria
There's growing pressure to allow pharmacists to prescribe medications for common illnesses as Victorians are forced to wait hours, or even days, to see a GP. To discuss, @Rebecca7Maddern spoke with @RACGPPresident. 7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS
Bi, Mian - MBBS PhD retweeted
There are very vexing issues in Medicare right now. Sadly.There is a continual erosion of trust. Its deliberate because there are careers to be made & fortunes to be made on the back of the Medicare carcass.
Most Drs value their integrity above all else.
Don’t fall for the BS./1
Bi, Mian - MBBS PhD retweeted
Brief thread on that "masks in schools" article in @nejm. It's a very well done article that I think many people have not actually read...
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Sadly, COVID-19 itself has been associated with an increase in out of hospital cardiac arrest and sudden deaths in young people.
Bi, Mian - MBBS PhD retweeted
It has, in fact, been bipartisan neglect. No avoiding that fact. Also, the freeze was started by Labor so rhetoric is not enough to show your commitment to sustainable, equitable access to healthcare.
Bi, Mian - MBBS PhD retweeted
To understand the problem of Medicare 'rorts', you have to look beneath the hood of the system - please read and share @ama_media @amapresident @RACGPPresident @CHFofAustralia #medicare abc.net.au/news/2022-10-23/d…
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Interviewed the head of the MBS review and the former director of the Medicare watchdog. Both say the ABC/Nine $8 billion fraud claim is completely implausible bit.ly/3ESBUlW
Bi, Mian - MBBS PhD retweeted
didn’t provide one for my area. I work parttime because it protects me against burnout (been there, not going back). And today I read that GPs are accused of being greedy whinging fraudsters. Before you say “oh we didn’t mean you”, tell me, which GPs exactly do you mean? #justagp
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Also suggesting some oncology treatments are wasteful for dying patients.
I’d say that’s a decision for a patient and their family. Not a lawyer.
Medicare fraud of up to 30%? Have doctors lost their credibility? If it is fraud why no criminal charges?
shorturl.at/bdpGP
There is another side to this important story that must be told. Doctors are refusing to provide needed treatment.
@brookmanknight @DrMukeshH
