Elora Basu

MS3 @ Weill Cornell Medicine

[Elora Basu @EloraBasu2]

@khoi_nguyen2 Thank you for sharing this infographic!! It is super helpful to identify concrete steps we can take for improving healthcare access for those who are undocumented. @MClerkship

[Elora Basu @EloraBasu2]

My classmates put together this infographic highlighting the importance of health literacy for patient care, something we often take for granted in medicine. Check it out! @MClerkship

[Elora Basu @EloraBasu2]

Thank you for sharing this infographic Dan! There is so much we can do to improve access to health care for undocumented immigrants in our country, both as future providers but more importantly, as citizens by voting!! @MClerkship

[Dan Shinn @_danshinn]

Check out this infographic we made for our internal medicine clerkship! Undocumented immigrants in the US have unreliable access to quality healthcare. Do your part and vote this election to ensure future generations of immigrants are better cared for.
@MClerkship

[Elora Basu @EloraBasu2]

Check out this infographic made by my classmates on substance use and the healthcare system! Substance use is still so stigmatized and this addresses important ways we can combat these notions and provide equitable care. @MClerkship

[Elora Basu @EloraBasu2]

Check out this infographic our group put together to address the important issue of diabetes within the homeless population! @MClerkship

[Julie Kim @JulieKim22]

Homeless individuals with diabetes face so many barriers to managing their diabetes. Check out this infographic our group made to highlight these challenges and how we can address them. @eseosa_odigie @rheafogla @EloraBasu2 @MClerkship

[Margaret Fabiszak @spikesandwaves]

1/ Old maps still matter!

Impact of redlining on current health is explored by Dr. Krieger et al. https://t.co/8Jz05o0US9

Taking maps of redlined neighborhoods and intersecting them with recent census data, they reveal the current neighborhood status within past borders.

[Alex Koo @alexijkoo]

This review looked at how stigma, defined as othering/discriminating minorities thru negative stereotypes leading to status loss/ discrimination, affects the LGBTQ community thru the lens of minority stress theory (i.e. stigma leads to health disparities)
https://t.co/2CVM6n27OH

[Elizabeth Reznik, MD @ElizabethReznik]

Home health care workers, deemed essential during the COVID-19 pandemic, lack adequate hazard compensation and resources, proper PPE, and safe workplace conditions, leaving them and their families more vulnerable to infection and death.

https://t.co/6XIoKlIF2p

[Elora Basu @EloraBasu2]

@rheafogla Such an interesting point about pain management being impacted by the implicit biases we carry. I wonder if these race-based differences are seen in other patient referrals as well. As doctors we need to provide equal care to all our patients! Thanks for sharing! @MClerkship

[rheafogla @rheafogla]

Check out this article investigating racial disparities on chronic pain management and monitoring with opioid therapy @MClerkship #healthequity #socialdeterminantsofhealth

https://t.co/35Y6CgXday

[Dan Shinn @_danshinn]

3/ The solution requires work in multiple sectors and within federal, state and county levels. Believe it or not but, you don’t have to be a physician to help improve healthcare for Black Americans. Here’s what needs to happen:

[Elora Basu @EloraBasu2]

@PamCapellan @MClerkship So much of what doctors do to help patients revolves around pain management + symptom relief to improve healing. It is such an important point you make about checking our own biases, racial, gender, or otherwise, while doing so. Thank you for sharing! @MClerkship

[Julie Kim @JulieKim22]

How does race affect #COVID19 ? This article in the NEJM takes a look at differences in outcomes between black and white patients in a Louisiana health system. Here's what they found: https://t.co/fzThEorQkG

[Elora Basu @EloraBasu2]

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Inmates are extremely at-risk, and we must protect them by mass-testing and reducing our prison population to curb the spread! #socialjustice @MClerkship

[Elora Basu @EloraBasu2]

1/
This Wash Post opinion piece covers the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on prison inmates, a vulnerable population due to health co-morbidities, overcrowding and lack of sanitation in prisons.
https://t.co/iiTPjkAuZJ
@MClerkship

[Elora Basu @EloraBasu2]

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NY Times +Marshall project data shows that 10 largest clusters of the virus in the US are in prisons + new cases are sky-high. Officials are still failing to increase testing rates + decrease prison density. #SDOH #healthdisparities @MClerkship