GP, educator, EBM nerd, husband, dad. Dreaming of a fairer society and health system. Opinions my own. (he/him)https://bsky.app/profile/brettmont.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brettmont.bsky.social/post/3liqbdztq322iCan GPs improve asthma care and decrease environmental impact, all at the same time? Yes, we can. It was good to talk about this on “The Good GP” podcast. https://thegoodgp.com.au/episode/greener-and-sustainable-respiratory-care-reducing-carbon-footprint-in-healthcare22 Feb 2025 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:nikts37tc2waxqvce5qf47i3/app.bsky.feed.post/3liqbdztq322ihttps://bsky.app/profile/brettmont.bsky.social/post/3lfvboul6b22iShould we aim to bulk bill everyone for GP visits? I said yes, at least in principle. But under current policy settings, I don’t blame GPs for sometimes charging gaps. Good to see a near-consensus in support of the ideal of accessible healthcare. https://theconversation.com/should-we-aim-to-bulk-bill-everyone-for-gp-visits-we-asked-5-experts-24722316 Jan 2025 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:nikts37tc2waxqvce5qf47i3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfvboul6b22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/brettmont.bsky.social/post/3ldz42inrys24Is this writer available for graduation ceremony speeches? Nailed it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Dec 2024 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:nikts37tc2waxqvce5qf47i3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldz42inrys24https://bsky.app/profile/brettmont.bsky.social/post/3lbbavgi6us2uIn today’s episode of “Easily foreseeable effects of policies”, we look at what happens when you withhold bulk billing incentives from working age adults during a cost of living crisis. https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/surge-in-working-age-people-avoiding-gp-care-due-t19 Nov 2024 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:nikts37tc2waxqvce5qf47i3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbavgi6us2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brettmont.bsky.social/post/3lavxoqk26k2qTraditional respiratory inhalers (pMDIs) can have surprisingly large climate impacts. How can we limit this impact while ensuring good respiratory health care? After many drafts, we have finally published a position statement: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/resp.1485214 Nov 2024 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:nikts37tc2waxqvce5qf47i3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lavxoqk26k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/brettmont.bsky.social/post/3l75qetadbo2xAs a West Australian I am ashamed of my state government’s wilful neglect of our urgent need to curtail greenhouse gas pollution. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2024 04:47 +0000at://did:plc:nikts37tc2waxqvce5qf47i3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l75qetadbo2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/brettmont.bsky.social/post/3l755bo6qif2bAnother fine article by Ranjana Srivastava. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/23/when-i-delivered-the-worst-of-news-to-my-dying-patient-she-cried-but-not-about-her-prognosis22 Oct 2024 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:nikts37tc2waxqvce5qf47i3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l755bo6qif2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/brettmont.bsky.social/post/3l743qbakz22xIs this thing on? Here’s my first post on Bluesky, to let you know that I think some recent media articles about cancer risk with hormonal IUDs have been a little alarmist. Here’s my attempt to look critically at study design, results, and risk framing. https://theconversation.com/do-iuds-cause-breast-cancer-heres-what-the-evidence-says-24166322 Oct 2024 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:nikts37tc2waxqvce5qf47i3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l743qbakz22x