Nurse Leader / ACO & Value Program Manager, Northeast Medical Group / Mom of 3 boys / Gardener of indoor & outdoor plants & of ideas / All opinions are my own
10 min video breaks down the variants & explains differences between them + the dangers of #OmicronVariant . Thank you to my NEMG colleague Dr. Dan Hartman, Director of Walk-ins Eastern Connecticut Region. Get boosted! https://t.co/pnebUpNMxa
For anyone working in the primary care setting or in pop health, this article reads like our collective professional biography. We have the opportunity to embrace a “better system” going forward. The opportunity is now! https://t.co/wLklRX3SVr
A must-read article about rapid implementation of tele-health at the VA during the COVID19 crisis. Thank you so much to my new friend Juliette Spelman and to your team for sharing lessons learned. #telehealth#covid19 https://t.co/QSNrRQmMYM
I can’t even comment. Except to ponder what an IRB would think of the meaning of “placebo” within the context of casino workers compelled to return to work.
I have drawn a lot of heavy stuff in the past 2 weeks... here is something I needed to draw to buoy my mood.
The Fauci faces pain scale.
(Grateful for smart folks like Fauci and hope that the voices of experts can be those that drive our nation’s response to this crisis.)
Brief thread:
To clarify for those seeing these images & wondering what this represents:
This is NOT an inpatient hospital ward. This is a staging/urgent care, fully-staffed center for SUBACUTE care. Why is this so necessary and important? 1/x
The new curves for 21 March:
US deaths very steepen, now approaching Iran
US case curve has surpassed even Spain
It just keeps looking worse.
Thanks @jburnmurdoch@FT who is all over this each day
@GovNedLamont@GovNedLamont your leadership is notable in this devastating situation. Thank you for your support and dedication to the state of CT and to YNHH.
With all the focus on hospital ICU care, let’s remember the crucial role of primary care medical management and nursing care in the community setting: Care Coordination, telemedicine, and triage/screening to #FlattenTheCuve and to keep our pts healthy!!
Academic peeps: I've lived through many disasters. Here is my advice on "productivity". First, play the long game. Your peers who are trying to work as normal right now are going to burn out fast. They're doomed. Make a plan with a longer vision. /1
Within 24 within 24 hours Tracy C and her elite troops have our patients settled at Saint Raphs. Can’t thank you all enough. Special shout out to St Raphs staff for such a WARM welcome 🙏🏼. @SmilowCancer@YNHH@YaleCancer