David C Van Echo, MD

Hematologist/Oncologist, medical educator, lifelong learner. Husband, father, veteran. Opinions are his own. RTs are not endorsements.

[David C Van Echo, MD @DrVanEcho]

@CreakyJoints 7-day pill sorter + extras in my backpack. If I feel weird at work the next morning I can call my wife and ask her to check the pill sorter to see if I forgot to take something the night before.

[Dr. Nina L. Shapiro @drninashapiro]

#thanksgiving

[David C Van Echo, MD @DrVanEcho]

Remembering all who served in war and peace on this #VeteransDay2020. Special thanks to those doctors who ran towards the gunfire and continue a life of service to all sick and injured Americans after taking off the uniform.

[David C Van Echo, MD @DrVanEcho]

Never liked burn pits. I hope this speeds up research and movement on those bills languishing in Congress.

[IAVA @iava]

Biden suspects #toxicexposures in Iraq killed his son Beau. He has a plan for ill veterans via @TaraCopp "We are overdue,” said @JeremyButler01 #IAVA CEO. “It’s just like with K2..it’s been 20 yrs, they’ve got no health care & no response from the gov...” https://t.co/xA5ifRYhsB

[David C Van Echo, MD @DrVanEcho]

Can't stop us. Fight Cancer.

[Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, MD, PhD, MHCM, FASCO @ASCOPres]

We may not be in the same room for this year's @ASCO meeting, but we're more united than ever. Let's Unite and Conquer! #ASCO20

[David C Van Echo, MD @DrVanEcho]

@williamkellymd I like that stairwell in the middle of the back clinic hallway that only gets used during fire alarms. No hand sanitizer + no traffic.

[Blood Journals Portfolio @BloodPortfolio]

The BTK-inhibitor ibrutinib may protect against pulmonary injury in COVID-19 infected patients #COVID19 https://t.co/InJzGSgwVS

[David C Van Echo, MD @DrVanEcho]

Struggling to prevent patients (and our staff) from suffering and dying from COVID-19 while minimizing "the latent toll on those whose treatments were de-intensified, delayed, or canceled altogether" https://t.co/LlAuCTdSGZ

[Merry-Jennifer Markham, MD, FACP, FASCO @DrMarkham]

I review and update the content of this @CancerDotNet resource every day of the week. If you have cancer or know someone who has cancer, please share. #COVID19
Cc: @OncoAlert @HemOncWomenDocs

[Christy Ledford @ChristyJWL]

Yesterday @CMSGov allowed US physicians to bill for care provided via telephone only. Here are 7 health communication tips for your telephone practice. #telemedicine #healthcommunication #telehealth #COVID19 #mediarichnessmodel #familymedicine #patientcentered 1/10

[UMN Cancer Survivorship Research @CancerUmn]

We are conducting a study about treatment decision-making of #oncologists in the United States during #COVID19. If you treat cancer patients, please consider taking our short survey: https://t.co/XrZP20WxV5 #medtwitter PLEASE RETWEET AND SPREAD THE WORD!

[Axel Grothey @agrothey]

The problem with delaying cancer care or modifying time lines of treatment steps is that we truly don’t know how long this situation will last. Even if we see the peak in daily cases in early April, the virus will still circulate for months. #COVID19

[David C Van Echo, MD @DrVanEcho]

CCC19 Registry Launched to Understand COVID-19 in Patients with Cancer https://t.co/vNPyr3uVHT

[David C Van Echo, MD @DrVanEcho]

It looks like our curve is flattened...at about 45 degrees.

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW: Saturday 21 March update of our coronavirus mortality trajectories tracker

• Today we add annotations showing when each country locked down
• UK & US already have more deaths than when China, Spain, France & others locked down

Live version here: https://t.co/VcSZISFxzF

[Mark Roschewski @RoschewskiMD]

If you are searching for an inner quality, it would be resilience. Resilient people possess 3 defining characteristics:
1. Cooly accept harsh realities
2. Find meaning in hard times
3. Possess an uncanny ability to improvise and make do with available means

[David C Van Echo, MD @DrVanEcho]

Something to consider before writing that beard profile.

[Medical Axioms @medicalaxioms]

Like I said, I’m shaving off my beard so the N-95 fits better.

(From the CDC)

[David C Van Echo, MD @DrVanEcho]

@ABarelski_MD @medrants @theotherDrGray @KFabsMD @wrbchiefs @LaurenW_heartmd @williamkellymd @joshuadhartzell @gleeson_md @Conte_medicine @PSU_IM_Res @yimshim @Askins_Razor @mount_md @IM_Iowa @BWSadowskiMD @ShohamTxID @GuenHunt @MertzOnCall @KEDriggers @MaryKwok1 @AcpNavy @ZJungaMD I'm in, and HemOnc will follow

[IAVA @iava]

VICTORY! Senate Committee passes landmark #IAVA-backed veteran suicide prevention legislation! https://t.co/j8bqGl6XJs

“IAVA calls on the full Senate to expeditiously pass this critical bill.”

[GO2 for Lung Cancer @GO2forLungCancr]

Fact Friday | Anyone with lungs can get #lungcancer. Retweet to raise awareness. #lcsm

[Dr. Allyson Ocean @drallysonocean]

#letswintogether