Kate Kirley MD MS

Family Doc. Director of Chronic Disease Prevention, American Medical Association. Views expressed here are my own.

[Kate Kirley MD MS @KateKirley]

@TyrannyoftheP I believe that aired on 2/11/11. Thought of you when I saw the news.

[Kate Kirley MD MS @KateKirley]

I've been off twitter for a while, but this will bring me back: The AMA, coalition announce campaign to advocate for heart health with Black women. https://t.co/pRza2Q72cc

[Kate Kirley MD MS @KateKirley]

Congratulations Dr. Patel!!!!

[Avani K. Patel, MD, MHA @AvaniPatelMD]

Today I officially became Avani K. Patel, MD, MHA 💜 #becomingMD #SheMD #WomenInMedicine #DoctorofMedicine

[Kate Kirley MD MS @KateKirley]

@apatel327 Congratulations, Dr. Patel!!! I’m lucky to have you on my team! So excited for your next steps!!

[Kate Kirley MD MS @KateKirley]

Thanks for helping me shed some light on this topic @SaraTheIceBerg. #chronicdisease care is more important than ever!

[Sara Berg, MS @SaraTheIceBerg]

With a growing need for health systems and physician practices to increase outreach, Dr. @KateKirley shares some tips for scaling #chronicdisease care during #COVID19. https://t.co/3S3rnAHc8D (via @AmerMedicalAssn)

[Chris Merritt @Chris__Merritt]

Adult patients overflowing onto peds wards. The best part about this (and it’s happening here) is that child life is seeing them.

Turns out there are no “adult life specialists”

@DocAroundThClok

[Kate Kirley MD MS @KateKirley]

@LaurenMazzurco That also happened in my house today, first thing this morning. Except I didn’t get to watch! I’ve been getting the play by play ever since. And the soundtrack!

[Kate Kirley MD MS @KateKirley]

#PrimaryCare docs: what are you doing to take care of your patients with chronic diseases during #COVIDー19? Trying to deliver care through some form of telehealth? If so, what are you doing? Or are you pausing chronic care for now?

[Avani K. Patel, MD, MHA @AvaniPatelMD]

Calling on @AMAmedstudents for an AMAzing opportunity with AMA IHO! Please read the image for more info on the opportunity! #MembersMoveMedicine

[Kate Kirley MD MS @KateKirley]

(4/) This pandemic has really exposed all of these issues for the world to see. And those shortcomings, combined with the legacy of structural racism, mean that people of color will suffer the most.

[Kate Kirley MD MS @KateKirley]

Such a great piece by @AmerMedicalAssn’s Chief Health Equity Officer @DrAlethaMaybank , who I have the honor of calling a colleague. https://t.co/R6xuEorGTu

[Kate Kirley MD MS @KateKirley]

(3/) lack of information-sharing between health care delivery organizations, lack of reimbursement for preventive services, failure to collect the data we really need, etc.

[Kate Kirley MD MS @KateKirley]

In case you missed it, here is our inspiring AMA President
@PatriceHarrisMD 's national address on why it's critical to rely on science and data to protect public health in the face of the #COVID19Pandemic. https://t.co/1DFnY1ikYK #COVID19 https://t.co/Gd9aHTolCB

[Avani K. Patel, MD, MHA @AvaniPatelMD]

This Thursday, join @AmerMedicalAssn President @PatriceHarrisMD, MA and a panel of AMA health care experts for a timely AMA Town Hall on challenges and concerns facing physicians during this unprecedented #COVID19 crisis. https://t.co/pkNygdG9aw

[Kate Kirley MD MS @KateKirley]

@apatel327 So so happy we finally get to have you on board!! Fingers crossed we still get you to Chicago!!

[Kate Kirley MD MS @KateKirley]

@apatel327 @GraysonWilkes @fergmd @lisa_egbert Also tough to count! Babysitter since age 11, bagel/coffee shop, daycare, histology lab clerk, research assistant,...

[Kate Kirley MD MS @KateKirley]

My kids working together to don and doff the unicorn properly #PPE?

[Augie Lindmark @AugieLindmark]

Our hospital floor is full and we need open beds for the imminent COVID surge.

But multiple patients of mine can’t leave the hospital because they’re awaiting prior auths from commercial insurers.

Insurance companies are clogging up the system in the middle of a damn pandemic.