Andrew Conway Morris

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Clinician Scientist in critical care. Research interests in neutrophil function and dysfunction, pneumonia diagnosis and management and research education.
Current chair of Infection Section ESICM.
Websitehttps://www.path.cam.ac.uk/directory/dr-andrew-conway-morris
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Show threadAndrew Conway MorrisDec 18, 2022
@maheshramanan @jopo_dr @iamyourgasman definitely- assuming a suitably parsimonious group of transcripts, designing a qPCR panel for these would be relatively straightforward. A growing range near-patient and lab devices are available allowing for near automated PCR.
Andrew Conway MorrisDec 18, 2022
CritCareReviewsDec 17, 2022

Nice review on severe community pneumonia from @[email protected]

➡️ 23% of patients require ICU

of these:
➡️ 24% require invasive ventilation
➡️ 20% require NIV

Mortality can be up to 40%

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Andrew Conway MorrisDec 18, 2022
Prof. Stefan RahmstorfDec 14, 2022
Interesting review paper just out in Nature. "Heatwaves are anticipated to become more frequent, persistent and intense in nearly all inhabited regions, with trends amplified by soil drying in some areas, especially the mid-latitudes." https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-022-00371-z
Prediction and projection of heatwaves - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Heatwaves are occurring with increasing frequency and intensity, necessitating prediction so as to minimize loss of life and other impacts. This Review outlines heatwave predictive capabilities at daily to decadal timescales, and discusses heatwave projections with anthropogenic warming.

Nature
Andrew Conway MorrisDec 17, 2022
Natalie SedaccaDec 17, 2022

The High Court has ruled that the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has acted and is continuing to act unlawfully by failing in her legal duty to provide for the essential living needs of asylum seekers. This follows evidence that she ignored advice from her own officials that the current rate of £40.85 per week is no longer sufficient to meet basic living https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/high-court-declares-home-secretary-acting-unlawfully-failing-meet-asylum-seekers-essential

#AsylumSeekers #Destitution #CostOfLivingCrisis

High Court declares that the Home Secretary is acting unlawfully by failing to meet asylum seekers’ essential living needs and protect them from destitution in the cost of living crisis | Doughty Street Chambers

The High Court has today ruled that the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has acted and is continuing to act unlawfully by failing in her legal duty to provide for the essential living needs of asy

Andrew Conway MorrisDec 17, 2022
KeithGDec 17, 2022
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Andrew Conway MorrisDec 17, 2022
Show threadGabriele PollaraDec 17, 2022
@jopo_dr @Mozza @maheshramanan +1 to that on bedside inflammatory stratification that guides therapy (not even just on ICU). Quite a long way off still sadly, but in a way that personalised medicine is broadly the way things are heading.
Show threadAndrew Conway MorrisDec 17, 2022
@jopo_dr @maheshramanan single pathogen is here, especially for pulmonary infections. The host side is more complex, and will need more work but are not too far away. The issue is demonstrating they are needed, with both industry and research funders unwilling to invest in the technology until benefit is demonstrated- chicken and egg
Andrew Conway MorrisDec 17, 2022
Steve MathieuDec 15, 2022
Without our nursing colleagues, the “NHS will cease to function, especially in ICU where patients require round the clock 1:1 care due to the severity of conditions we're faced with on a daily basis.”
Position statement from UKCCNA & endorsed by @ICS_Updates
https://t.co/Cm5zEvaoNt

RCN Strike action and critical care nursing: a position statement from UKCCNA

Andrew Conway MorrisDec 17, 2022
Prof Tamas Szakmany MBEDec 15, 2022
My thoughts and support is with the awesome #NHS #nurses who have rightfully taken strike action over pay and work conditions. Incidentally I was at work on the ICU, reminded again how important safe staffing is for patient care. Thank you all for taking a stance.
Andrew Conway MorrisDec 17, 2022
CritCareReviewsDec 16, 2022

Today's Paper of the Day is by Pia De Stefano on nonconvulsive status epilepticus following cardiac arrest
https://criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidence/paper-of-the-day

#criticalcare #intensivecare #ICU #FOAMed #FOAMEDcc #MedTwitter

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