Great introduction to #BANCC2026 from @bancccouncil President Nic Bowers kicking off a packed agenda.

Great morning, amazing presentations. Interactive workshops for this afternoon!

Presenting my lived experience story at @bancccouncil #cardiovascularcare

#ECG interpretation, #pacemakers, ICC, #research, virtual wards carbon impact, #plantbased diets, sustainable business cases. So much for #nurses and #AHPs at #BANCC2026 conference 'Sustainable CV Care', Friday 24/4/26 in High Wycombe. bancc.org.uk/conference. Book now.

It was inspiring to watch the Artemis II launch yesterday — @NASA’s first crewed mission around the moon since 1972. Our space program has always captured an essential part of what it means to reach beyond what we thought was possible, and I hope the four brave astronauts on this new generation to follow in their footsteps.

“I was fortunate to have wonderfully supportive parents who told me that I had the ability to do anything I wanted with my life.”

2004 medicine laureate Linda Buck tells us about the influence her parents had on her scientific journey.

Discover more: bit.ly/4afLj3B

♥️Scars tell stories. Some you can see. Others you carry silently.

In 2019, Daniela Machado went from neonatal nurse to intensive care patient after a severe infection led to emergency open-heart surgery. She spent 52 days in hospital, underwent a six-and-a-half-hour surgery, failure and dialysis.

Today, Daniela uses her experience to advocate for something often overlooked in cardiovascular care: the emotional and psychological impact of heart disease.

As Daniela reflects:
“Scars tell stories. Surgical scars, dialysis lines, procedural marks — they are visible reminders of survival. But there are also invisible scars: fear, grief, identity shifts, trauma.”

Through Global Heart Hub’s Patient Voices series, our Patient Affiliate Daniela shares her journey to remind us that recovery is not only physical — it is also emotional.

🔗Read Daniela’s story: lnkd.in/eYefi9Si
🌐Learn more about becoming a Global Heart Hub Patient Affiliate today: lnkd.in/eWBKhmU

#GHHPatientVoices #HeartHealth #CardiovascularHealth #PatientAdvocacy #GlobalHeartHub

Today is World Trauma Day a day to recognise, respect, & honour the layered & textured nature of trauma, which can span personal, relational, cultural, historical, systemic, & intergenerational levels.
As well as holding both the suffering & hardship alongside the possibilities of wisdom, hope,. Feels v fitting that I am delivering training on relational & developmental trauma w our wonderful therapeutic social work cohort

The time I wrote to heal and now it turned into a book. I am still navigating the world of being self-published but you can find it on amazon! More than the medical side I talk about the mental health challenges. available in portuguese and english. Happy Mental Health Day! 💚

✨ Pocket Maya Angelou Wisdom includes some of her most empowering words.

📖 “Few of us realize how much energy we’ve expended just to be here today. I don’t think we give ourselves enough credit for the overcoming.” – Maya Angelou

Order ➡️ bit.ly/3JunQDz

#MayaAngelou

🍂✨ Goodbye, September. Hello, new beginnings.

💬 “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou

Here’s to welcoming October with courage & grace. 💛

#MayaAngelou #SeasonOfChange

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Sometimes you have to step outside your comfort zone! Thank you @BrainStation for a challenging and exciting time! 💫

2022 literature laureate, Annie Ernaux was born #OnThisDay in 1940. In her writing, time plays an important role. She becomes an observer of her past, blending memories and experiences to document her history.

Learn more about her life and writing: bit.ly/4c02VRm

A reminder from Jacques Dubochet: humanity has the capability to love each other, despite our differences.

Dubochet was awarded the 2017 chemistry prize for the development of cryo-electron microscopy.

Watch his official interview: bit.ly/3WbdJri

From Portugal 🇵🇹 to the U.S. 🇺🇸, Belgium 🇧🇪, India 🇮🇳, Australia 🇦🇺 and beyond — 16 countries and counting!

Thank you for reading, sharing, and believing in this journey.💚
#FindingLifeTwice #HopeIsUniversal

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All the things are possible when clinicians see behind clinical steps! 👏 @DrMCampbellYeo

Thrilled to share my brand new website - it has been an enjoyable adventure to set one up!
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Not sure how long will take me to achieve that, but to become amazon best seller author is currently my biggest goal 🫶
Link below 👇
amzn.eu/d/eDPFmUF