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Conceived by the guest editor Lisa M. Meeks and brought to life through the visual artistry of Kaitlyn Ripaldi and the poetry of Dr. Megan Brown (Box 1), this collaborative piece—uniting artist, poet, and editor, each with a distinct lens on medicine and disability—offers a powerful visual metaphor for how inequity persists within systems that claim neutrality. Inside a single glass vase rest 2 sets of peonies, separated by an almost imperceptible barrier. On one side, the flowers thrive—immersed in clear water and enriched by golden nutrients that represent access, trust, and care. On the other, the blooms remain closed, their edges browned, reaching for a limited stream of water. Still beautiful, but not given the conditions to bloom. A single fallen petal beneath them marks the quiet loss of students failed by the system. The vase stands alone in a hospital corridor. Down the hall, a student walks with a cane, her head slightly bowed under the weight of systemic ableism. In her shadow: the legacy of disabled learners who came before her—and those who may follow. Every detail in this piece invites the viewer to question what is seen, what remains unseen, and what must change. What lies beneath the surface? And what will it take for every student to flourish?

🚨New Special Issue of @acadmedjournal.bsky.social on Disability Inclusion
Featuring research, perspectives, and cutting-edge practice. Dr Neera Jain is proudly part of the editorial committee and author on several pieces. Hats off to @docswithdisability.bsky.social! journals.lww.com/academicmedi...

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Natural and artificial intelligence – the psychotechnical agenda of the 21st century The aim in this paper was to consider some of the fundamental and important differences between natural and artificial intelligence (AI). We are currently amid the third wave of AI technology, and ...

New pub from Craig Webster - The future contains many useful AI tools, but to fully understand and benefit from these we need to be aware that natural and artificial intelligence are in fact very different. Understanding these differences comprises the important psychotechnical agenda of our times.

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This potentially reflects high baseline levels of teamwork and surgical outcomes, diluting effects of the progressive uptake of the team training over intervention periods, and other confounders including the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Improved patient outcomes, measured from the national administrative dataset as Days Alive and Out of Hospital at 90 days, could not be solely attributed to our intervention.

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New pub 📣 NetworkZ multi-disciplinary, in situ simulation-based team training in 95% of New Zealand public hospital operating theatres over 5 years achieved small improvements in measures of teamwork by involving 41% of New Zealand operating theatre staff in team training.

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Culturally unsafe healthcare is unsafe healthcare – we cannot pretend otherwise The government’s proposal to weaken cultural safety in healthcare isn’t neutral – it threatens lives and deepens inequities.

CMHSE's Dr Mataroria Lyndon writes in the Spinoff on the importance of cultural safety in health professional regulation and why the Ministry of Health's "putting patients first" consultation, which positions cultural safety as separate from clinical safety, is misguided.

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We've made the switch to BlueSky - we're a hub for health professions education research and scholarship at Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland in Aotearoa - New Zealand. Looking forward to making connections and sharing our scholarship in #HPER #MedEd

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