Associate Professor //
@NHMRC
Fellow in Cancer Survivorship //
#MASCC
Chair of Exercise Oncology //
@WHO
Cancer Rehabilitation //
#COSA
Chair of Survivorship
🚨Survivorship Care for People affected by Advanced or Metastatic Cancer🚨
💥 MASCC-ASCO Standards / Practice Recommendations now published💥
‼️ Clinical tools online
‼️ 14 languages (coming soon)
Co-published open access:
and
The female inspector today was heroic and acted extremely fast. Footage of her sprinting through the shopping centre by herself towards danger without any hesitation, while neutralising the threat, and presence of mind to administer first aid. She deserves a medal
#BondiJunction
.
@realchrisrufo
@SwipeWright
This is truly astonishing to me. “It was not intentional” is perhaps a 1st year undergraduate student excuse. Not a PhD or Professor excuse. The leadership at Harvard are truly mishandling this situation beyond words. Any Harvard student penalised in the past would be furious.
Anti-vaccination rallies chanting “my body, my choice” are illogical when it is voluntary vaccination. What on earth are they protesting? Utter stupidity.
#COVIDIOTS
.
@MarinaMedvin
According to
@MetPoliceUK
, these people are just “peacefully looking to give Jewish people a kind and supportive hug” - their cultural awareness team I’m very confident will be working to make some excuse for the
@MetPoliceUK
abject failure in policing.
@SuellaBraverman
@DrewPavlou
Meanwhile they didn’t arrest pro-Palestine people who were setting off fireworks from their moving vehicles without seat belts through red lights ( caught on camera ). Standard
@NSWPolice
.
🚨 Published 🚨 our grant writing guide that provides helpful tips and information for
#Nursing
and
#AlliedHealth
professionals.
Hopefully it helps with future planning, strategy, and outcomes!
@AsaadHannaa
Pro-Hamas protestors won’t say a word. It doesn’t fit their narrative to recognise Syrian suffering. Hence why these people ignored Bashar Al-Assad’s chemical warfare on his own people many years ago.
@SerkanTheWriter
I also want the police to explain why they don’t count bullets when guns are returned. They should be able to count for every bullet in every chamber/cartridge, when a gun is checked out and checked back in. And yes, this smacks of something much bigger.
She’s right. Our world has its salary and funding arrangements totally wrong. Doctors, nurses, teachers, and some research disciplines deserve much higher salary and funding. I’m a lover of sport but athletes don’t need millions per year. They don’t need more the Prime Ministers.
@cprazevedo
Academics, including allies of Israel, would rebut you by highlighting your inaccurate and purposefully misleading use of the word Genocide. It discredits you.
@AdamBandt
But, you’re ok for hatred against Jewish people, with horrendous antisemitic chants and intimidation in pro-Hamas protests, including Jewish family members of Hamas hostages in Melbourne? You can’t pick and choose where your loose moral compass sits.
@dontdoitdani
100%. How he passed any psych evaluation or background check is remarkable.
@nswpolice
should be ashamed
@ChrisMinnsMP
. How was someone allowed to checkout a weapon, use the weapon, and check it back in with missing bullets and not be questioned? Disgraceful
#NSWpol
.
The images of injured, orphaned and isolated Koala’s from these fires is a simply devastating. There are so many. I pray the ecologists and conservationalists are funded to do their jobs and save our native species.
#AustraliaFires
#AustraliaBurning
#Koala
Avoiding weight training for fear of getting too "bulky" (muscular) is like avoiding social tennis for fear of winning Wimbledon.
If only it were that easy. Lift weights. Get strong. Be healthy.
Muscle is so important for optimal growth, development, and healthy ageing.
#ExMed
.
Thrilled to receive an
#NHMRC
Investigator Fellowship to continue my work improving outcomes for people with advanced and metastatic cancer.
Grateful to my research mentors
@ProfRobNewton
and
@RayyChan
, and my remarkable peers who assisted along the way.
@UTSEngage
@UTSResearch
.
@samanthamaiden
What is more bizarre, no one knew who the acting defence minister was… Christian Porter never announced it, nor did
@lindareynoldswa
. Precisely the same issue with the Prime Minister. I can’t believe the government in the midst of a crisis would not inform us the acting minister
The latest impact factors for Exercise and Sport Science journals - ( Top 50 in images below ) - with some key movers, and significant improvements across the board ( now reaching as high as IF 7.8 ).
#Science
#Exercise
#SportScience
#ImpactFactors
#Research
@abcnews
Let’s be honest.
@NSWpolice
would conduct their own nonsensical internal investigations and clear themselves of murder. As they always do. Seldom do they ever face the repercussions of their actions. Too often innocent people are arrested, sometimes locked up, sometimes murdered.
Very pleased to announce that I will be commencing a new research position as a Senior Research Fellow (Cancer Survivorship) in Prof.
@RayyChan
’s team at
@QUT
,
@QUT_IHBI
,
@QUT_Nursing
,
@RealHealthM
within the Queensland Collaborative for Cancer Survivorship (
@QCCS4
) next month.
@KosSamaras
No
@KosSamaras
. It was the entire cabin crew. And it was purposeful. If she had the Israel flag pinned to her, the pro-Palestinian people would have been equally upset. This is nothing to do with the AJA. This is simply that Qantas has a code of conduct. This breaches that code.
Massive congratulations to my good friend and colleague,
@DocSoph
who can now change her twitter handle to
@ProfSoph
as she has just been promoted to a full Professor
@ECU
- well done Soph!
Exploring how targeted exercise changes tumour biology, synergises with cancer treatments, and slows tumour growth in advanced cancers - the focus of my
@NHMRC
Fellowship
@UTSEngage
- to improve outcomes for people with advanced and metastatic cancer:
My first paper (as first author) to achieve >100 citations - which was also my favourite paper to write with my
@WABRC
colleagues.
It also formed the basis of my work with bone metastases on advanced cancer patients, and fragility fracture more broadly.
@DrCraigEmerson
Agree. I’m in a similar position. We still get a tax cut. So we still benefit. A notion lost on some people who feel they’re “losing money.”
This kid deserves a medal, and an Order of Australia award for his service to the country and the world by crushing an egg on Senator Fraser Anning’s racist, bigoted, and rather larger head at a press conference this morning. Someone find and thank him.
#AUSPOL
#FraserAnning
#NZ
One of the most articulate and intelligent people I’ve watched and listened too over the past couple of years is
@NyadolNyuon
. Regular panelist on
@ABCthedrum
and now thankfully on
@QandA
. In every answer, she injects the right words, and captures the audience. I’m a big big fan.
"Perhaps sit down and actually listen to the pain that you’re hearing here, to truly take it in, and to realise that, sometimes, we might live in the same country, but experience completely different realities."
@NyadolNyuon
#QandA
🚨 In Press 🚨
Unmet needs of people with advanced cancer (solid and haematological malignancies) and their caregivers, plus factors associated with unmet needs:
Distress, anxiety, depression associated with ALL unmet care need domains. High priority!
Thrilled to announce my new appointment as Deputy Lead and Senior Research Fellow of the Flinders Caring Futures Institute (
@FlindersCFI
) Cancer Survivorship Program (
@SurvOnc
), joining
@RayyChan
in Adelaide. Baxter and I have thoroughly enjoyed this year in Brisbane at
@CHT_QUT
.
@samanthamaiden
@ScottMorrisonMP
Thank you for stating “deep regret” instead of apology. A small but appropriate distinction. The standard non-apology. He’s only regretful the media caught him and his team wilfully misleading you.
Half embarrassing/adorable - my Mum hadn’t heard from me in 2 days ( data roaming, networking and
#ACSM19
), so she rang the Hotel for a security check, ECU in Perth AUS, and the Travel company who all decided to go on an international hunt to find me. I’m 35 🤦🏼♂️😂🥰.
#FamilyTies
Exercise for individuals with bone metastases (in the latest issue of
@CHematology
) - appears safe and feasible. More research needed to understand efficacy including minimum effective dose plus dose-response relationships of various exercise modalities:-
🚨 4-year Research Fellowship 🚨 in Cancer Survivorship (focus on exercise, advanced cancer, and health services research) at LEV B:
.
Come and work with me in Sydney, at
@UTS_Health
/
@UTSEngage
and help drive impactful research in this important area!
@DrCraigEmerson
Why are you ascribing the rejection of a two-state solution only to Israel?
Hamas has routinely stated it doesn’t want a two-state solution and has repeatedly called for the extermination of Jewish people. It’s literally written in their charter. Yet you’re focused on Netanyahu?
@G_Parker
It's always been about saving life and reducing disease and illness. You know this to be true, but I suspect you're about to start the next media blitz to destabilise the situation. WA is doing it right. Your use of Florida is also completely laugable. Nearly 62,500 death's.
Context for people outside of Australia, re:
#AustraliaBushfires
:
- 2019 California Fires 🔥 253,214 acres
- 2019 Amazon Fires 🔥 2.24 million acres across Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia.
- 2019/20 Australia bushfire season is only 1/2 way through, and 12.35 million acres 🔥.
@theheraldsun
Strange use of language. In a world where Men are consistently chastised for “dominance” and “power”, why would you then criticise a male leader who isn’t trying to be an “alpha male” and instead govern through consultation and diplomacy? Very odd criticism.
My honour to have presented at
@CancerCareMASCC
#MASCC21
on the role of exercise on the gut microbiome in supportive cancer care.
Exercise provides the optimal ecosystem for diverse microbial life to thrive. HUGE need for clinical trials in cancer survivor cohorts. Contact us!
🚨 Published in
@JCO_ASCO
🚨
Metastatic Cancer Survivorship:
👩🏼⚕️ Clinical Care 🧑🏽⚕️
🏛️ Policy Agenda 🏥
📝 Research Priorities 📚
Time to reconsider how we think about, and deliver, survivorship care for people with advanced and metastatic cancer!
🚨Exercise and the Gut Microbiome🚨to enhance supportive care in cancer:
We canvas the gut microbiome, cancer and its treatment, physical activity and exercise, healthy and cancer populations, preclinical and clinical evidence, and future recommendations!
Global
#COVID19
snapshot. USA is out of control and deaths will continue to spike. Italy’s death rate and new cases not slowing down. Germany holding strong despite new cases spiking. UK starting to lose the battle early.
Death rates sky rocket once hospitals become overwhelmed.
My extreme honour to be inaugural Chair of
@CancerCareMASCC
Exercise Oncology with Dr Dagmara Poprawski as Vice Chair: under MASCC Survivorship (Prof
@RayyChan
+ Prof Marg Fitch).
Join us and contribute to our ambitious research agenda.
#survonc
#exercise
@BenPennings
@TrinaGreens
@jonathan_sri
Uh. Vandalism is causing the “waste of rates”. Not the council for doing its job, by servicing the entire community instead of your selfish fringe activities, Ben. Grow up.
Overview of the
@WHO
Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation.
#Rehab2030
. Extremely proud to have co-developed some of this work, and proud of the impact it will have. The next challenge?
#Implementing
these interventions worldwide, especially in resource limited countries.
As an academic who’s single and lives alone; the impact of isolation is starting to be felt. Together with uncertainty around the future of our workforce, these are truly challenging times, mentally and physically. The most basic concession will be when gyms re-open!
#Exercise
!
@richimedhurst
Yes, Israel should defend itself against Hezbollah, ISIS, and Hamas in those locations given they’re firing rockets at Israel. You can deflect from the terrorist organisations inside those countries all you like. Most reasonable people remember the extremists residing there.
Our latest paper led by
@rayychan
et al: examining the evolving landscape of cancer survivorship research landscape in
@jcansurv
over the past 13 years including a very nice neural network map and top performing papers over time.
#survonc
: - open access: .
@realCarrickRyan
Disagree. Everyone was able to see Delta was more virulent and dangerous based on a real world examples in most other places of the world before it reached Australian shores. The government banned all travel from India because they were so concerned about it. NSW was negligent.
This is New Zealand due to
#AustralianFires
#AustraliaBurning
.
Photo
#1
: Caramelised snow/ice near Franz Josef Glacier.
Photo
#2
: Smothering smog and smoke in Milford Sounds.
Two usually beautiful places as taken from prior visits to South Island.
Climate catastrophe is here.
I hate goodbyes!
I've been so fortunate to have met, worked with and be mentored by
@RayyChan
for 2 years. He is a true leader driving real change for how cancer care is provided.
It's been my pleasure as Deputy Lead of this amazing
@SurvOnc
. I'll only be a short flight away!!!
Pleased to be the new Chair of
@COSAoncology
Survivorship. We have an ambitious program of work with an excellent team of people. Expressions of interest to join the Survivorship Executive will be advertised shortly (imminent) and will close pre-Christmas break!
#SurvOnc
#SuppOnc
Wow. Did John Alexander just equate “having a sense of pride” with “not having a disability or accepting an ACROD”? Remarkably insensitive comment.
#AUSPOL
#Bennelong
@RandaAFattah
Given your Twitter banner, which is a phrase that shows your horrendously violent and anti-Israel position, and a disgraceful slogan at that - I’m not surprised you haven’t been invited for comment. You have no objectivity on that premise alone.
🚨Cancer Patient Navigation🚨
In
@CAonline
, we published an extensive overview of evidence over the cancer care continuum.
✅ Recommended definition.
✅ Evidence across continuum.
✅ Policy and practice implications.
#survonc
#supponc
#cancer
#care
Juxtaposition of integrity and credibility of Dr Jeanette Young vs. Gladys Berejiklian on display.
Dr Young: "I'm not comfortable with any deaths that are preventable"
Gladys B: "Death is horrible but let's put it into perspective".
Proud of Dr Young.
#GladysResign
#COVID19nsw
Our new and magnificent
@UTSEngage
@UTS_Health
Exercise Physiology Clinic at Moore Park, overlooking Allianz Stadium, SCG, and parklands. It will soon welcome our Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology students, support impactful research, and welcome clinical clients!
#Grateful
.
@JulianAndrew63
I’m amazed
@TimWilsonMP
didn’t turn up and take it upon himself to lay another wreath in place of the actual sitting member or members, like old times for
@ZDaniel
.
#NotAnMP
, yet he refuses to update his X handle.
@David_Speers
“Even if you have flu-like illnesses, for most people it is very mild”.
Regardless of how “mild” symptoms are, we want people who have confirmed cases to be in self isolation. To prevent spread. So I don’t understand the CMO’s position.
@DGlaucomflecken
Haha. Brilliant. I know whenever I'm in USA, even the simple task of ordering water is apparently unintelligible to Americans (because we say, Watahh instead of WateR) and thats enough to ruin the integrity of the English language.
Proud to announce
@UTSEngage
Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology (MCEP) is open for enrolment:
Accredited Exercise Physiologists (AEPs) are an essential allied health workforce to address the considerable health burden of chronic disease in Australia.
Extremely honoured and humbled to be named a Fellow of
@ESSA
(ESSAF). An amazing organisation under incredible leadership that ensures strong integrity and high professional standards of our accredited exercise professions in Australia. Thank you
@AHobsonPowell
and the executive!
ESSA Fellowship recognises members who have made a significant impact on the industry. Today we are proud to announce our newest Fellowship recipients:
Dr Nicolas Hart
@DrNicolasHart
Prof Belinda Beck
@BelindaRBeck
Dr Kate Pumpa
@KatePumpa
Read more:
On behalf of myself and
@CarolineFinch
- congratulations
@CiaranFairman
- recognised for “career highlight as an early career researcher” at
@ECU
for your outstanding REACH Podcast () and co-organising Exercise Oncology Twitter Conference
@ExOncTC
#ExOncTC
“Be fast. Have no regrets.”
“If you need to be right before you move, you will never win”
Australia’s CMO and
@GregHuntMP
, are you watching? This is how you do it.
#AUSPOL
#COVID19
#Insiders
.
@sidherian
@SerkanTheWriter
Remarkable
@nswpolice
. The female police officer “acquaintance” would’ve known something was wrong. Mysterious white van, materials bought, odour in vehicle, murderer breaks and enters. And you think she’s an innocent agent? Do you run this much protection for the regular person?
@SpiritofHo
You can still condemn Hamas, while at the same time defending the innocence of Palestinians, who are ultimately also victims of Hamas. The fact that you’re making this binary as opposed to any form of sophisticated analysis is precisely the problem.
Outstanding Cancer Survivorship conference
#SurvOnc23
@Flinders
@COSAoncology
. Thoroughly enjoyed the program (I'm a little biased!). The collegiality, support, kindness, and encouragement provided to all makes it special. Giants of our field in attendance.
#SurvOnc
@COSA_Surviv
.
@caty_price
No one is forcing you to look at the numbers
@caty_price
. They're useful for many people wishing to observe the pandemic AND understand how overwhelmed our hospital system is. This isn't just about unwell individuals. It impacts the health system. Let the experts deal with it.
For those who don’t believe me, that a 35 year olds parents ( Mum mainly ) did panic-send a search party for me ... I just found this on the hotel room phone handset this morning....
#Embarrassed
#Mum
. I guess you never grow out of being their child!
#ACSM19
#Adulting
#FamilyTies
Half embarrassing/adorable - my Mum hadn’t heard from me in 2 days ( data roaming, networking and
#ACSM19
), so she rang the Hotel for a security check, ECU in Perth AUS, and the Travel company who all decided to go on an international hunt to find me. I’m 35 🤦🏼♂️😂🥰.
#FamilyTies
Published -
@MaryAKennedy1
's excellent work (and fantastic manuscript titles) - implementation lessons from integrating exercise clinics into oncology care: .
Another fantastic paper (w/
@Prof_Bayes
,
@ProfRobNewton
, et al) partnering with
@GenesisCare
.
@GideonCRozner
There were also witnesses at the event who confirm they heard the “gas the Jews” chant. The video footage is one evidence. Not all evidence. Funny how people who have a narrative against Jewish people seem to cherry pick what they feel is vindication when it’s still abhorrent.
Social Distance. Why? Because:
1. You
3. You infect
9. They infect
27. They infect
81. They infect
243. They infect
729. They infect
2187. They infect
6561. They infect
.. etc ..
It starts with YOU!
Social distancing WILL save lives.
Act as you ARE infected.
#COVID19
#AUSPOL
Boarded the 16.5 hour flight in Economy, and was upgraded to Business just before takeoff! - Couldn’t have needed this any more if I tried!
#Academic
#Travel
.