Podcasts about medical scientists

Teaching and Learning: In the Lab featuring Chetan Bettegowda, MD, FAANSDr. Chetan Bettegowda is currently the Jennison and Novak Families Professor of Neurosurgery and Oncology and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His clinical focus is on the surgical management of brain tumors and directs and metastatic brain tumor center, meningioma center and trigeminal neuralgia. He directs the Reza Khatib Brain Tumor Center and the Physician Scientist Training Program at Johns Hopkins. As Medical Director of the Ludwig Center for Cancer Genetics and Therapeutics, his laboratory efforts have focused on the applications of cell free tumor derived DNA for the early detection and monitoring of a myriad of cancers. His research has been funded by the Burroughs Wellcome Career Award for Medical Scientists, Doris Duke Clinician Scientist Award, Department of Defense and the National Cancer Institute. He has been recognized with numerous awards including being named the 2022 William Baumgartner Johns Hopkins Physician of the Year. He has published widely with over 250 articles including in journals such as Science, Science Translational Medicine, Nature Genetics, Nature Communications, Cell Reports Medicine and PNAS. 

In Episode 269, Daniel Pullin and Maria Kopilas discuss the changes to the Medical Scientists Agreement that deal with Annual Leave, Personal Leave & Parental Leave.  Click here to view the video version of the podcast. Click here to sign up to the VHIA Yammer Network. For more information, visit the VHIA website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 268, Daniel Pullin and Maria Kopilas discuss the changes to the Medical Scientists Agreement that deal with Redundancy & Associated Entitlements. Click here to view the video version of the podcast. Click here to sign up to the VHIA Yammer Network. For more information, visit the VHIA website.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Medical technicians and scientists at one of the country's largest laboratory service providers will walk off the job today in Wellington and the South Island, demanding a better pay offer from Awanui. The company has more than $700 million worth of public contracts with Te Whatu Ora and is half-owned by the government superannuation fund. Among other things the workers take blood, cross-match transfusions, run urgent lab services and test for everything from cancers, to meningitis and covid. The strike action is being organised by the APEX union. Senior lab scientist Rachel Roth spoke to Charlotte Cook

In Episode 262, join Maria Kopilas and Madeleine White as they unpack Clause 11 and 26 under the new Medical Scientists Agreement.   Click here to view the video version of the podcast. Click here to sign up to the VHIA Yammer Network. For more information, visit the VHIA website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 261, join Maria Kopilas and Madeleine White as they unpack Clause 30 and 30A under the New Medical Scientists Agreement. Click here to view the video version of the podcast. Click here to sign up to the VHIA Yammer Network. For more information, visit the VHIA website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 254, Maria Kopilas and Madeleine White discuss the changes to Pharmacy related entitlements in the new Medical Scientists, Pharmacists and Psychologists Agreement. Click here to view the video version of the podcast. Click here to sign up to the VHIA Yammer Network. For more information, visit the VHIA website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 250, Stuart McCullough and Maria Kopilas discuss the amendments to key clauses affecting Psychologists under the Medical Scientists Agreement. This podcast will explain changes to clauses within the Medical Scientists Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding to assist employers with implementation. Click here to view the video version of the podcast. Click here to sign up to the VHIA Yammer Network. For more information, visit the VHIA website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 243, join Maria Kopilas and Madeleine White as they unpack Clause 12 under the new Medical Scientists Agreement.   Click here to view the video version of the podcast. Click here to sign up to the VHIA Yammer Network. For more information, visit the VHIA website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this interview with Dr. Richard Urso, we dig into two of the main topics at this time: Covid-19 and the American midterm election. Dr. Urso, who has worked with The White House under President Donald Trump, gives us a unique insight to the politics of the coronavirus, his medical expertise and his view of what happened in this election season. Dr. Richard Urso is a board-certified ophthalmologist, co-founder of the International Alliance of Physicians and Medical Scientists and until previously one of America's Frontline Doctors.   Alternative ways to donate can be found here: https://www.document.no/donate

What Are They Hiding?—Dr. Robert Malone on the Pfizer Documents and the Rise in All-Cause Mortality. “They knew of many of these risks and adverse events… and yet never formally disclosed them to patients,” says mRNA vaccine pioneer Dr. Robert Malone. “I think there are many in the legal profession that are looking at this and raising questions about whether, in fact, this does meet the criteria of fraud in terms of withholding information.” I sit down with Dr. Malone, co-founder of the International Alliance of Physicians and Medical Scientists, to discuss the Global COVID Summit's recent declaration to “end the national emergency, restore scientific integrity, and address crimes against humanity.” Watch this interview at- https://youtu.be/yZfBC6Pnblo 33,981 views Oct 26, 2022 American Thought Leaders - The Epoch Times 348K subscribers ～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～ *This episode originally premiered on

In Episode 236, Maria Kopilas and Madeleine White discuss the new Long Service Leave clause in the new Medical Scientists, Pharmacists and Psychologists Agreement.  Click here to view the video version of the podcast. Click here to sign up to the VHIA Yammer Network. For more information, visit the VHIA website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 234, Stuart McCullough and Maria Kopilas unpack the amended ‘Planned and Unplanned Absences' term that concerns backfill of absent employees. The podcast focuses on the changes to this term arising from the most recent negotiation.  Click here to view the video version of the podcast. Click here to sign up to the VHIA Yammer Network. For more information, visit the VHIA website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 229, join Stuart McCullough and Maria Kopilas as they discuss amendments to key clauses concerning workload and backfill for the next Medical Scientists Agreement. This podcast will explain changes to clause 33 in depth to ensure familiarity before the Agreement goes to ballot. Click here to view the video version of the podcast. Click here to sign up to the VHIA Yammer Network. For more information, visit the VHIA website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Richard G. Urso, Co-Founder with Dr. Malone of the International Alliance of Physicians and Medical Scientists (18,000 strong) brings disturbing facts about the dangerous outcomes from shots for C-19 in children. A must listen for all adults and important information for your family.

A Joint Statement, representing 17,000 Physicians and Medical Scientists to end the National Emergency, Restore Scientific Integrity, and Address Crimes Against Humanity.  

Our Work and Technology correspondent Brian O Donovan reports on how thousands of procedures are being cancelled today and tomorrow due to a strike by medical scientists.

Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly visited striking medical scientists outside University Hospital Kerry this morning. He speaks to Jerry about this and about the impact of a closure of a unit for children and teenagers with mental health challenges, particularly those with eating disorders. He also discloses the connection between the famed travel writer Dervla Murphy who has died at the age of 90 and the executed IRA activist Charlie Kerins from Tralee. Finally, in marking the passing of Dervla Murphy, Jerry also offers his condolences to the family and friends of Nick Ryan in Kenmare. Nick was an extremely gifted musician, writer and performer. As an ad executive in the UK, he created one of the most famous ad campaigns of all time, ‘Just One Cornetto’. Nick also worked in Radio Kerry.

Yvonne Murray was among the medical scientists picketing outside Tullamore Regional Hospital today. She spoke to Midlands 103's Ellen Butler about what's caused the sector to take industrial action for the first time in decades...

The COVID-19 vaccine makers “knew of many of these risks and adverse events … and yet never formally disclosed them to patients,” says mRNA vaccine pioneer Dr. Robert Malone. “I think there are many in the legal profession that are looking at this and raising questions about whether, in fact, this does meet the criteria of fraud in terms of withholding information.” I sit down with Dr. Malone, co-founder of the International Alliance of Physicians and Medical Scientists, to discuss the Global COVID Summit's recent declaration to “end the national emergency, restore scientific integrity, and address crimes against humanity.” “There are many people now that have vaccine damage, and they are not able to get compensated. And there's no money being invested in trying to understand their disease and come up with ways to mitigate it,” says Dr. Malone. At the same time, the majority of people hospitalized for COVID-19 now are vaccinated individuals, says Dr. Robert Malone. “The more doses of these products that you receive, the higher your risk for infection, disease, and death, compared to those that remain ‘unvaccinated,'” says Dr. Malone—with of course, the key caveat that most who are “unvaccinated” probably have natural immunity. Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/EpochTV Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@EpochTV Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/epochtv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EpochTVus Gab: https://gab.com/EpochTV Telegram: https://t.me/EpochTV

Medical Laboratory Scientists at Ennis General and University Hospital Limerick are calling on the Health Service Executive to come to the table and negotiate pay conditions to avoid further industrial action. Today's twelve hour strike has led to the cancellation of many inpatient and day-case elective procedures as well as some outpatient appointments in the MidWest. Clare FM's Rebecca O'Sullivan reports. Picture (c) Clare FM

A 'Disturbing Uptick' in Cancers and Viral Disorders. https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-american-thought-leaders PART 1: Dr. Richard Urso: Alarming Post-Booster Trends and the Censorship of Treatments for COVID-19 “All of a sudden when the word COVID-19, coronavirus, came up, there was no treatment for inflammation, no treatment for respiratory compromise, no treatment for blood clotting. How is that possible? It's completely absurd.” PART 2: Dr. Richard Urso: Big Pharma Makes Billions by Rebranding Existing Drugs as ‘New' Products During the COVID-19 pandemic, standard protocols for finding treatments were thrown out of the window, says Dr. Richard Urso, a co-founder of the International Alliance of Physicians and Medical Scientists, which organizes Global Covid Summit events. “There is a way to mitigate damage in every disease, whether it's COVID, whether it's cancer … We look for the things that have the most evidence, the most biologic plausibility, and then we go from there,” says Urso. Urso is a drug design and treatment specialist, an ophthalmologist, and former chief of orbital oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. We discuss how science has been corrupted and we also take a look at many alarming trends he's seen primarily in individuals who have received their third or fourth vaccine booster shot. Here's the link to PART 2: Dr. Richard Urso: Big Pharma Makes Billions by Rebranding Existing Drugs as ‘New' Products.

“We have seen the ultimate demise of our health care system when it's in the hands of bureaucrats,” says Dr. Richard Urso, a co-founder of the International Alliance of Physicians and Medical Scientists. Previously, in part one of our interview, we discussed alarming post-booster trends he's seen and how usual protocols for identifying treatments were thrown out during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now in part two, we discuss how big pharmaceutical companies can make billions by essentially repackaging existing products. “Basically they took almost the exact same drug as Kaletra, dressed it up, they put a box around it, and they're selling it for what, [$]5 billion?” says Urso, referring to the Paxlovid COVID-19 pill. We also discuss Urso's work with other prominent doctors to create both a national telehealth system as well as an entirely new infrastructure of doctor-led medicine, where power is decentralized and less easily corrupted. “Once doctors became employees during this pandemic, it made them very reluctant to speak out,” Urso says. Urso is a drug design and treatment specialist, an ophthalmologist, and former chief of orbital oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Follow EpochTV on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EpochTVus Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/EpochTV Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/epochtv Gab: https://gab.com/EpochTV Telegram: https://t.me/EpochTV

Sponsor special: Up to $1,500 of free silver on your first order for all American Thought Leaders listeners - Call 855-862-3377 or text “AMERICAN” to 6-5-5-3-2 “All of a sudden when the word COVID-19, coronavirus, came up, there was no treatment for inflammation, no treatment for respiratory compromise, no treatment for blood clotting. How is that possible? It's completely absurd.” During the COVID-19 pandemic, standard protocols for finding treatments were thrown out of the window, says Dr. Richard Urso, a co-founder of the International Alliance of Physicians and Medical Scientists, which organizes Global Covid Summit events. “There is a way to mitigate damage in every disease, whether it's COVID, whether it's cancer … We look for the things that have the most evidence, the most biologic plausibility, and then we go from there,” says Urso. Urso is a drug design and treatment specialist, an ophthalmologist, and former chief of orbital oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. We discuss how science has been corrupted and we also take a look at many alarming trends he's seen primarily in individuals who have received their third or fourth vaccine booster shot. Follow EpochTV on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EpochTVus Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/EpochTV Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/epochtv Gab: https://gab.com/EpochTV Telegram: https://t.me/EpochTV

David Nutt is a neuropsychopharmacologist specialising in the research of drugs. He is the chairman of Drug Science, a non-profit which he founded in 2010 to provide independent, evidence-based information on drugs.  He is professor of neuropharmacology at Imperial College London is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Academy of Medical Scientists and was formerly the President of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology.  He has worked closely with the UK government to provide an evidence-based approach to classifying drugs based on their harms and was famously fired for stating the facts of drug harms as they are known to science.  He has written several book on the topic, Drugs Without the Hot Air: Minimising the Harms of Legal and Illegal Drugs, Drink?: The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health and most recently Cannabis: Seeing through the smoke.  In addition to this work he has been a key figure in the revival of psychedelic research across the world. Today we discuss the harms and benefits of alcohol, cannabis & psychedelics as well as both rational and irrational approaches to drug policy.

 January 10, 2022Censored mRNA Platform Inventor Tells All on Rogan Show·   December 30, 2021, Joe Rogan interviewed Dr. Robert Malone, the inventor of the mRNA gene transfer technology. YouTube and Twitter promptly deleted the interview·   Google has also been caught red-handed manipulating search results such that Malone's Rogan interview won't show up when searching for “mass formation psychosis”·   Malone was permanently banned from Twitter December 29, 2021, likely triggered by a post that included a video by the Canadian COVID Care Alliance, which reviewed Pfizer data showing the COVID jab causes more illness than it prevents, and that the Pfizer trial was flawed both in design and construction·   Alternatively, Malone may have been banned due to a post showing how the World Economic Forum controls the global media narrative·   A Physicians Declaration by the International Alliance of Physicians and Medical Scientists, signed by more than 16,000 doctors and scientists, states that “healthy children shall not be subjected to forced vaccination” as their clinical risk from SARS-CoV-2 infection is negligible and long term safety of the shots cannot be determined prior to such policies being enactedDecember 30, 2021, Joe Rogan interviewed Dr. Robert Malone, the inventor of the mRNA gene transfer technology. YouTube and Twitter promptly deleted the interview and mainstream media published a rash of articles attacking Malone and Rogan in the most disparaging terms possible.1In addition to censoring Malone, Google has also been caught red-handed manipulating search results such that Malone's Rogan interview won't show up when searching for “mass formation psychosis.”2 That search term also won't give you any of the interviews given by psychologist Mattias Desmet, who was the first to use that term as a diagnosis for why so many are buying an obviously flawed, if not ridiculous, COVID narrative.In response to the obvious Big Tech censorship, Congressman Troy Nehls, R-Texas, entered the transcript of the podcast (the Joe Rogan Experience #17573) into the Congressional Record with the following statement:4“By deplatforming Dr. Robert Malone for voicing opposition and removing the interview, Twitter and YouTube are once again proving that they don't work for their users but for big Pharma, big media, and the elites.When we stray away from our core principles of freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and freedom of debate, democracy is lost. Today, I entered the transcript of the Joe Rogan Experience #1757 into the Congressional Record to preserve the podcast forever. Big Tech may be able to censor information on their own platforms, but they cannot censor the Congressional Record.”Malone Permanently Banned From TwitterMalone had been permanently banned from Twitter the day before, December 29, 2021. He suspects his ban was triggered by one of the two last posts he made. One was a link to the Canadian COVID Care Alliance's website,5 with the comment:6“Pfizer 6 month data which shows that Pfizer's Covid-19 inoculations cause more illness than they prevent. Plus, an overview of the Pfizer trial flaws in both design and execution.”The video, featured on the Canadian COVID Care Alliance's website, reviews that Pfizer data. We will feature this excellent video later and go into far more details of how they exposed the fraud of Pfizer's clinical COVID jab trial.Support the show (https://paypal.me/dryohoauthor?locale.x=en_US)

Briana Christophers is a 4th year MD-PhD student at the Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD program. Though early in her academic and scientific career, Briana has already established herself as a thought-leader and a strong advocate for diversity in the physician-scientist pathway. As an undergraduate at Princeton University, she worked in organizations such as Princeton Latinos y amigos, the Latinx Collective and initiatives including Project Welcome Mat: A Guide for First-Generation students, all work that was recognized by the Frederick Douglass Service Award, the Spirit of Princeton Award, and the Santos-Dumont Award for Innovation. Now, in addition to the demands of MD-PhD training, Briana continues this work by co-running the Association of Diverse Physician-Scientists in Training, as a co-author and lead editor of the Free Guide to Medical School Admissions, and by developing the Mini-lessons by Medical Scientists video series. She also recently wrote a piece for the behind the microscope blog which can be found at www.behindthemicroscope.com. Credits: Our thanks to Briana for being on the podcast. Follow her on Twitter at @brichristophers. Check out her website: www.brianachristophers.com Mini Lessons by Medical Scientists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nau58li4gKU Free Guide to Medical School Admissions: tiny.cc/MedAppGuide Host: Bejan Saeedi Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson Twitter: @behindthescope_ Instagram: @behindthemicroscopepod Facebook: @behindthemicroscope1 Website: behindthemicroscope.com

Bri Christophers (she) is an aspiring physician-scientist interested in bringing social justice to the lab bench and hospital bedside. Born and raised in Miami, Bri found herself moving to New Jersey to attend Princeton University, where she fell in love with developmental biology while staring at fish hearts down a microscope in the lab of Rebecca Burdine, PhD. Much of her advocacy work as an undergraduate focused on amplifying the voices of Latinx, BIPOC*, and first-generation/low-income students through organizations like Princeton Latinos y Amigos, the Latinx Collective and initiatives like Project Welcome Mat: A Guide for First-Generation Students. Her work was recognized with the Frederick Douglass Service Award given during graduation ceremonies, the Spirit of Princeton Award, and the Santos-Dumont Award for Innovation. She continued her journey in developmental biology by working in the lab of Robert Heuckeroth, MD, PhD at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, moving from the heart to the enteric nervous system. Now as an MD-PhD student at Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, she is pursuing graduate training with Mary Baylies, PhD, studying muscle development. Briana has continued to bring together her passion for scientific discovery and advocacy, serving as diversity representative on the Weill Cornell Medical Student Executive Committee, co-running the Association of Diverse Physician-Scientists in Training (ADePT), and developing the Mini Lessons by Medical Scientists video series aimed at introducing children and adolescents to physician-scientists. More recently, Bri has turned to writing as a way of communicating science and advancing social causes. Her works have been published in Academic Medicine, the Journal of Clinical Investigation, The Lancet Global Health, Pediatric Research, Scientific American, and in-Training magazine. She co-authored and was lead editor of “The Free Guide to Medical School Admissions,” an e-book in its second-edition available at tiny.cc/MedAppGuide. You can follow her reflections on being a Latina growing into a pediatrician-scientist on Twitter, where she is also the co-leader of @LatinasInMed and @MedStudentChat.

Gavan Reilly was joined by Marie Culliton, Laboratory manager at the National Maternity Hospital on Holles Street & the president elect of the International Federation of Medical Scientists and Kevin O’Boyle, senior medical scientist at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda & Chairperson of the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association, to discuss Covid testing: the different types of testing done in Ireland, how it’s done, what to expect, how we could improve, Airport testing and more.

Jane Ferguson:                Hi everyone. Welcome to Getting Personal: Omics of the Heart, the podcast from Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine. I'm Jane Ferguson and this is episode 30 from July 2019.                                            First up we have a paper, the Subtype Specificity of Genetic Loci Associated With Stroke in 16664 cases and 32792 Controls, from Matthew Trailer and colleagues on behalf of the NINDS Stroke Genetics Network and the International Stroke Genetics Consortium.                                            They were interested in understanding whether genetic loci previously found to be associated with stroke have distinct associations with stroke subtypes, specifically ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. They compiled data sets through an international consortium to analyze 16664 stroke cases and 32792 controls, all of European ancestry. The cases were subtyped using two different stroke classification systems: the Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment, or TOAST system, and the Causative Classification of Stroke, or CCS system.                                            They selected genetic loci for consideration based on previous association with stroke in general or stroke subtypes in the MEGASTROKE consortium, which had included a large number of the subjects included in the present study. They used a Bayesian multinomial logistic regression approach to evaluate the association of snips at each locus with stroke subtypes identified under the TOAST and CCS classifications, giving five different case groups compared with a set of controls.                                            16 loci were taken forward for further analysis. There were seven loci which associated with both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes subtypes, four which clearly associated with either ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, with the rest showing less consistent effects. One locus, EDNRA, showed opposite affects for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. Overall, the findings indicate a large degree of genetic heterogeneity, but some overlap, suggesting common underlying pathophysiological pathways in different stroke subtypes, potentially related to small vessel disease. More detailed phenotyping and further analysis in large samples is required to fully understand genetic mechanisms underlying the risk of different stroke subtypes.                                            And, just to add, this paper was previously submitted to the pre-print server Bio Archive. We support open science and are always happy to consider papers that have been submitted to pre-print servers. So, if you have a particularly cool paper on Bio Archive that fits our scope, do feel free to send it our way.                                            Next up, we have a paper from Fabiola del Greco, Cristian Pattaro, Peter Pramstaller, Alessandera Rossini, and colleagues, from Eurac Research Institute for Biomedicine. This paper, entitled Lipidomics, Atrial Conduction, and Body Mass Index, Evidence from Association, Mediation, and Mendelian Randomization Models, aims to investigate the mechanisms underlying associations between circulating lipids and atrial conduction. They used mass spectrometry measurement of 151 sphingo- and phospholipids in plasma or serum from individuals who had undergone electrocardiogram measurements to ascertain P-wave duration.                                            They first looked for associations in 839 individuals from the micro islets in South Tyrol, or MICROS study, based in Italy, and replicated in 951 participants of the Orkney Complex Disease Study, ORCADES, based in Scotland. They identified and replicated an association between levels of phosphatidylcholine 38-3 and P-wave duration, which was independent of cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose levels.                                            However, the association was mediated by BMI, and suggested that increased BMI may cause both increased levels of PC38-3 and longer P-wave duration, suggesting a role for body mass in altered lipids in atrial electrical activity.                                            The next paper is a research letter from Hana Bangash, Iftikhar Kullo, and colleagues from the Mayo Clinic on Use of Twitter to Promote Awareness of Familial Hypercholesterolemia.                                            Scientists and health professionals are increasingly using Twitter to communicate. This team wondered whether organized awareness campaigns, including Twitter events like Tweetathons, really make a different. They analyzed Twitter activity related to familial hypercholesterolemia in September 2018, during national cholesterol education month, which included an international familial hypercholesterolemia awareness day and Tweetathon. They also analyzed tweets from August and October 2018, where there was no formal awareness campaign and compared the FH Twitter activity with that of colorectal cancer, which did not have any formal awareness campaigns at that time.                                            In September, FH-related tweets increased by 152.9% compared to August, and then declined by over 58% in October. The topic reach for familial hypercholesterolemia was 11.1 million in August, and increased over 250% in September to 37.7 million. The reach declined by over 71% in October to just over 10 million. In comparison, the reach for colorectal cancer declined from 453 million in August to 300 million in September and then increased to 677 million in October, which happened to be breast cancer awareness month.                                            These data suggest that awareness campaigns like national cholesterol education month do lead to an increase in Twitter activity. However, this increase isn't necessarily sustained during the following month, and it remains unclear whether Twitter activity actually translates into a wider awareness amongst providers or patients, which could translate into clinical benefits. Nonetheless, as the use of Twitter increases, this may be a promising avenue to promote awareness and to disseminate knowledge.                                            And, of course, I have to take this opportunity to mention that Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine is on Twitter and you can follow us @Circ_Gen to keep up with what's going on at the journal.                                            Next up, we have a letter entitled B-iallelic Mutations in NUP205 and NUP210 Are Associated with Abnormal Cardiac Left-Right Patterning from WeiCheng Chen, Yuan Zhang, Sunhu Yang, Xiangyu Zhou, and colleagues from Tongji University.                                            They set out to understand the genetic underpinnings of cardiac left-right patterning and to probe why individuals with situs inversus totalis, or SIT, where the chest organs are in a complete mirror image to typical, have almost no symptoms or complications, while individuals with heterotaxy, who have abnormal organ arrangement that is not a mirror image, typically have severe phenotypes including congenital heart disease.                                            They performed whole exome and whole genome sequencing in 61 family trios with SIT or heterotaxy and identified ballielic missense mutations in nucleoporins NUP205 and NUP210. Nucleoporins comprise the main components of the nuclear pore complex in eukaryotic cells. The team generated induced pluripotent sense cells from peripheral blood cells of an affected patient and a healthy control, and found that there were impairments in protein interactions in the variant cells, particularly interactions with another crucial nucleoporin, NUP93.                                            In zebra fish, NUP205 knockdown resulted in left-right assymetry and defects in heart looping formation in a subset of fish embryos. Knockdown of both NUP205 and NUP93 resulted in impairments in cilia and human retinal pigment epithelial cells. Gene expression analysis revealed affects in known cilia genes NEC2 and NEC3.                                            Overall, this study provides evidence that mutations in nucleoporins NUP205 and NUP210 may cause defects in cardiac left/right patterning, potentially through effects on ciliary function.                                            This issue closes with a letter and response conversation around a recent article on missense mutations in the FLNC gene, causing familial restrictive cardiomyopathy. Hisham Ahamed and Muthiah Subramanian from Amrita Institute of Medical Scientists write to share a case of a woman presenting with features of heart failure and muscular weakness consistent with distal myopathy who was found to carry a deletion in exome 37 of the FLNC gene. This case adds to the previous evidence published by Alvaro Roldan Sofia and Julian Palomino-Doza in March 2019 in our journal, Highlighting Mutations in the FLNC Gene in Cardiomyopathy.                                            That's all for this month. Come back in August for your roundup of the next issue. Thanks for listening!                                            This podcast was brought to you by Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, and the American Heart Association Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine. This program is copyright American Heart Association, 2019.  

In Episode 62, Stuart McCullough invites Workplace Relations Consultant Rem Richards to discuss Safe Work Australia’s Guide to Managing the Risk of Fatigue at Work. This is an external document which is linked to Clause 56 of the Medical Scientist Agreement.  Specifically, the reference is located at clause 56.1(b).  It references the guide as a way for Members to achieve safe rostering practises. The guide also discusses what fatigue is, how it occurs, and why fatigue is a problem. It provides guidance on identifying contributing factors to fatigue and how to best manage and control the risks associated with fatigue. Watch Episode 62 here - https://tinyurl.com/vhia-episode62 Discussion starts at the 2.44 time mark.

In Episode 59, Stuart McCullough talks to Alec Djoneff about clause 34 of the new Medical Scientists Agreement. The clause requires the backfill of staff on planned and unplanned absences where the absence is for two weeks or more.  It also outlines obligations to manage workload if, after best endeavors, a suitably qualified and experienced person isn’t available for backfill.  Alec outlines not only the history of the clause, but how clause 34 was developed. Watch Episode 59 here - https://tinyurl.com/vhia-episode59 Discussion starts at the 1.36 time mark.

On Wednesday, 28 February 2018, VHIA hosted a forum to discuss the Medical Scientists, Pharmacists & Psychologists EBA. VHIA CEO, Stuart McCullough and Workplace Relations Consultant, Rem Richards presented the Forum. Presentation Slides can be found here. A live video recording has been made available for members who were not able to attend in person. Watch the Live Recording of the Forum here.

Learn the traits of high achieving kids and how to assure happiness from Richard Rossi.  Richard is the president and executive director of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists. He is also the co-founder of two of the world’s largest and most prestigious enrichment programs for high-achieving students having served over 640,000 students from more than 118 countries over 26 years. Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Richard in this episode: Why your child can be so much more than you ever thought possible The two things every parent wants for their child and how to give it to them 8 skills the highest achieving young people in the world have in common How to assure your child's success and happiness in school and life The secret to making sure your child reaches their full potential in life Show Notes: Who is Richard Rossi? Richard’s background and story Having kids is hard work Be as strategic in raising kids as you are in business: they are your real future At the end of the day, every parent is looking for the same thing: we all want our children to be safe and happy Peter Diamandis’ Exponential Unknowable Future for your kids Richard’s interview of Dr. Cherry Murray Dr. Cherry’s first pearl of wisdom: Shit happens Second, when shit happens, look for an opportunity Richard’s lessons working with over 640,000 high achieving young people What you can learn from the top 1% They have the courage to act in the face of discomfort They are self-managed, self-directed and self-motivated They are goal setters They are strategic in time-management They have great speaking and listening skills They have great negotiating skills They are consistent in their actions They also understand that failure is not an option University of Chicago’s amazing research proves these traits correct Just One Chance: Assuring Your Child’s Success and Happiness in School and Life Final thought: always be willing to work with your child  

In this episode of 10xTalk, you'll learn the traits of high achieving kids and how to assure happiness and success from Genius Network and Strategic Coach member, Richard Rossi. Richard is the president and executive director of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists. He is also the co-founder of two of the worlds largest and most prestigious enrichment programs for high-achieving students having served over 640,000 students from more than 118 countries over 26 years. Here's a glance at what you’ll learn from Richard in this episode:   Why your child can be so much more than you ever thought possible The two things every parent wants for their child and how to give it to them 8 skills the highest achieving young people in the world have in common How to assure your child's success and happiness in school and life The secret to making sure your child reaches their full potential in life Shownotes and links from this episode can be found at: www.10xtalk.com/92

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