Beth Popp MD

Oncologist and Palliative Care Physician - Clinician Educator - My Tweets are my own

[Kayla Sheehan, MD @kksheehan]

The #hpm team at my friend’s hospital calls their comfort care order set “withdrawal of care.” Of all specialties, #hapc should know better. Please don’t ever use this language. Care is never withdrawn.

[Nick Odom, PhD, RN, FAAN @NickOdomPhD_RN]

#Familycaregivers who don’t know patients’ wishes, haven't done ACPing, struggle immensely as surrogates at #EOL. They can suffer from post-traumatic stress months to years after. #COVID19 can make this worse. A must read from @AbbyRosenbergMD @Areejmd @drdonsdizon @BethPopp5

[Abby Rosenberg, MD, MS, MA @AbbyRosenbergMD]

Thanks @robinwhitsell! Yes, #COVID19 means now is the time for oncologists to talk to patients and families about their hopes, worries, and worst-case scenario wishes. #hapm #hpm #palliativecare #pedpc @drdonsdizon @Areejmd @ASCO @BethPopp5

[Beth Popp MD @BethPopp5]

Join me as I stay #FitForTheFrontLine by walking 3 miles 5 times a week until 6/14/2020 https://t.co/AobaMCw6bh

[Beth Popp MD @BethPopp5]

@magthenomad @safopus “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”

[Beth Popp MD @BethPopp5]

Happy to hear great news during these very difficult days. My talented colleague and friend @ClaireAnkuda, amidst doing amazing front lines work with our @MSHSGeriPalCare colleagues, was notified she was awarded the Cuniff-Dixon Prize. #Aahpm #hapc

[Kristina B. Newport @kbnewport]

#COVID19 reveals the strengths and weaknesses in our systems and relationships. Advance Care planning discussions and documentation more important than ever. #pallicovid https://t.co/7WoP5N9aM8

[Eric Widera, MD @EWidera]

Can we stop using the term "palliative care" as a euphemism for care that does not allow for life sustaining treatments? Palliative care services are seeing patients who are getting maximal treatments including vents in the ICU. #HAPC #bioethics

[Beth Popp MD @BethPopp5]

Nooooo!

[Elizabeth Gundersen @Top_Gundersen]

Me: So how do you talk to pts about goals of care?

Resident: I have a spiel. I give my spiel, the pt says yes or no to hospice, & I’m done.

This is a bright, caring resident who was taught the wrong thing.

Here’s the right thing: Don’t have a spiel. Have a conversation. #hapc

[Christina Best @christinaebest]

I appreciated this quote by @DhruvKhullar so much that I turned it into a graphic! Patient-centered care should be extended to a person's caregiving network. #NFCmonth via @washingtonpost https://t.co/NnnowB6Tfy

[Toby Bressler, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN @TobyBressler]

Thank you @VFeeg #NursesWhoTweet #Scholarship @APHAPHN @MolloyCollege

[Beth Popp MD @BethPopp5]

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[VJ Periyakoil, MD (@palliator) @palliator]

Our graying nation is the best possible testimony to the success of medical science-- how can aging ever be something to be ashamed off? #geriatrics #AgingIsGood

[K. Briggs @KatieBriggsMD]

Same lesson from @palliativempdoc! I will always remember this and this is the framework I use to teach others. Also GOC does not = code status.

[Andrea Anderson @aander1987]

The Contribution of Prescribed and Illicit Opioids to Fatal Overdoses in Massachusetts, 2013-2015. - PubMed

Only 39 (1.3%) decedents had an active prescription for each opioid detected in toxicology reports on the date of death. https://t.co/qGmTPyzu7n

[MountSinai ChildLife @MSChildLife]

Our Art Therapists help young patients cope with fears & anxieties through therapeutic activities. Today, art therapist Jaclyn Damiano presented at the Mount Sinai Social Work Grand rounds on “Art therapy across the lifespan” w/ palliative care Art therapist, Lauren Smith.

[Beth Popp MD @BethPopp5]

My commute will continue to be educational and entertaining. Congrats @EWidera and @AlexSmithMD #hpm

[Alex Smith, MD @AlexSmithMD]

Hurray!!! Thank you @ArchstoneFdn!!! Looking forward to more @GeriPalBlog podcasts with @EWidera and special guests! #hapc #hpm #geriatrics