Katrina Tonga
@DrKatrinaTonga
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| Respiratory/Sleep Physician @SVHSydney | Senior Lecturer @Sydney_Uni and @UNSWMedicine | Research Associate @WoolcockAPIG @Woolcockmedical |
Sydney, New South Wales
Joined December 2017
Breaking the silence is excruciating but it is the only way to protect and support others. If you or someone you care about has faced a similar experience, I hope you find validation, strength and your own voice in my story. @MelissaLDavey @gabriellecj
theguardian.com
Dominique Lee, who was drugged and assaulted in Sydney in 2013, says it has taken 10 years ‘not to feel shame and hate’ at herself, but after reading of UK experiences it was time to speak out
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On World Lung Cancer Day, 1st August, TSANZ's joining @FIRS_LungsFirst & @APSRapsr to emphasise the importance of understanding lung cancer risk factors and the importance of early detection through screening and treatment. Lung cancer screening resources: https://t.co/XFC7SYPgyh
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It was fantastic to attend the Parliamentary launch of the National #Asthma #Research Agenda today. Congratulations to @AsthmaAustralia @maj_ele @AnneMckenzieAM @anthonywflynn @michelegoldman @PeterThorSoc on these consumer centred priorities!
The National Asthma Research Agenda launched today at NSW Parliament House. The Agenda, led by @AsthmaAustralia will prioritise asthma research in a coordinated and structured way, ensuring a collective and positive impact on the lives of people with asthma. @nessmcd @jay_horvat
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An incredible relief to see this decisive action from @Mark_Butler_MP, @JEChalmers and @albopm - will help save countless Australians from addiction. @Lungfoundation have been advocating for ban of non-prescription vaping products since 2019. https://t.co/de6xFeyiut
theguardian.com
Quality standards to be introduced on products to tackle youth vaping, including restricting flavours, colours and other ingredients
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🌏Respirology Spirometry, you have an image problem! A Personal Reflection by Peter Gibson in #Respirology
#FreeToRead
https://t.co/ElAyx1DxeD
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"It is a crisis engulfing our young people especially, who are being relentlessly targeted by black market criminals and insidious big tobacco marketing practices we have not seen the like of for 60 years.”
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Full house 👏🏻 thanks chairs and speakers @DrHayleyScott Jennifer Perret @DrKatrinaTonga @ProfLisaWood @jay_horvat @jane_bourke_phd
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🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 @nadahamad @SVHSydney
Proud to represent women especially of colour in Haematology. https://t.co/LzskKQfn5w < https://t.co/28lS8KiL1N>
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Our latest paper on the need to include #physiological markers in #phenotyping #airways disease, from the perspective of developing new treatments and #treatabletraits @WoolcockAPIG
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Meet RSF Early Career Professional Stephen Milne @SteveMilne101 at the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, UBC, Vancouver. Dr. Milne studies fundamental mechanisms of airways disease and possible clinical translation, with a focus on COPD genomics, biomarkers, and phenotyping.
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Sorry to get geeky for a second but this gif of lungs inflating is amazing. Wish I'd had this to show on ward rounds when being asked to discuss lung compliance.
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Not many of us get to live to see our own legacy play out in such a meaningful, remarkable way. John Lewis did: https://t.co/KbVfYt5CeQ
barackobama.medium.com
America is a constant work in progress. What gives each new generation purpose is to take up the unfinished work of the last and carry it…
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Coronavirus: Specialist explains why day seven of COVID is 'critical' for patients | The Morning Show @DavidDarley_ @SVHSydney
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Respiratory specialist Dr David Darley explains how the virus has 'distinct clinical stages' - and why the seventh day is so critical for patients.
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The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months
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Thanks @CancerSPHERE
⭐️ It's Cancer eNews day. Wonderful to share news on recent seed grant recipients, competitive grant success, the upcoming MedTech conference and more... https://t.co/T6mzJXi3sE
@TCRNetwork @ConcertTcrc @CancerSPHERE #workingtogether
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Meanwhile, in NZ: Our Prime Minister just popped her toddler to bed and has pitched up on the couch in a sweater to do a #covid19 Q&A, as the country enters its first night of lockdown.
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Dr Dan Suan says everyone should self-isolate at home in order to break person-to-person transmission: "Social isolation is not an act of fear. it's an act of love. The reason you are doing is to protect yourself, your family, your friends and their families."
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