$5400 for our baby who was delivered stillborn, for attempted resuscitation. She wasn’t enrolled in our insurance because she was never alive. From the hospital where I worked as a physician. #medtwitter
The University of Iowa Emergency Medicine Department is proud to announce the creation of a Social Medicine Fellowship. Please visit our website for more details. https://t.co/dF9ZLJuJrW
Okay Twitter, here’s the deal. Until my 22nd birthday (August 4th), i will donate 5¢ for every like and 10¢ for every rt to the UI Dance Marathon so I can help create more birthdays for kids that deserve them. Fire away
#Nurse Joe Schmuecker set up a mailbox in our emergency department this past holiday season so pediatric patients could write letters to Santa. He then personally responded to all of them, usually around 2 a.m. at the end of his shift. 💛🖤 #pediatricnurse#uiowa
Injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation are so important for decreased morbidity and mortality. Excited to see it as a focus of global health.
NYC trying to make healthcare more accessible homeless & encourage sharing patient records. @KellyMDoran explains, homeless ppl are more likely to have high rates of ED use/admissions & face fragmented care. Leading to poorer outcomes/redundant tests https://t.co/tqhaePnyBD @WSJ
Happy National Women Physicians Day! Thank you to Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell and all of the female physicians who paved the road for us today.
Here are a few photos of the @IowaMed women surgeons who made a difference in 2018. #nwpd#ILookLikeASurgeon#womeninmedicine
Seriously, every time I see the picture from Ralph Northram’s medical school yearbook I cringe and almost scream. These are future doctors who could be in charge of taking care of black mothers delivering black babies or black men dealing with medical conditions. It’s terrifying.
I talk about people who use drugs, compassionate treatment of addiction, & need to reform our criminal justice system here on Twitter. But racism forms the foundation of the inequities we seek to address & so you can’t talk about this work w/o talking about race & racial justice.
JCHTC will host another Power Hour on Feb 4 at 6:30 at the Iowa City Public Library to talk about the medical community’s role in prevention and protection of human trafficking. Please join us.
With specialty programs in a variety of areas, our Emergency Medicine Residency Program offers a uniquely comprehensive and challenging experience for all residents. @Iowa_EM https://t.co/QF1PYjjcEa
Way to go Dr. Voight and the Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition! Speaking truth to power: Iowa Medicaid Expands Care To Hepatitis C Patients, But Restrictions Remain https://t.co/537q55lUs0
Enjoying time with family and friends outside of the hospital is important for wellness. Last weekend, some of our residents got together to check out the new trampoline park.
#WellnessWednesday