Laura Pedersen M.D.

Infectious diseases fellow and RVA native trying to figure it out one typo at a time. Tweets are my own.

[WHO Ukraine @WHOUkraine]

.@WHO has verified 2 additional reports of attacks on health care in #Ukraine. One person has been killed & 3 injured.

As of 29 March, WHO has verified 74 attacks on health care in 🇺🇦, that caused 72 deaths & 40 injuries.

The sanctity and safety of health care must be respected

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

Universal masking during flu season is a technically simple, effective intervention to protect the most vulnerable. The decreased burden of influenza in the 2020-2021 season was not a coincidence.

[CDC @CDCgov]

CDC flu burden estimates for the 2021-2022 flu season suggest at least 42,000 people have been hospitalized with flu so far. Most people hospitalized with flu each year have at least one underlying medical condition. More: https://t.co/kfI18PWwiI.

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

Effective talk by @gonzalobearman re: disseminating your research, particularly comments on vetting journals prior to submission: The age of the journal, is it associated with a society, well known publisher, and APC reduction. #SHEASpring2022

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

Dr. McGrath’s abstract on monitoring for health disparities when reporting a HAIs highlights the intersection of health inequity & HAIs. Invigorating to know that there are avenues to couple my passion for epi & social justice! #SHEASpring2022

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

Strong start to day 2 of #SHEASpring2022 with the Epi competition finalist presentations! Diverse proposals addressing HBPC stewardship, risk of CPE in LTC and IP integration with provider care teams! Looking forward to what the day brings!

[Lakota Man @LakotaMan1]

Two-Spirit (trans) people predate Texas by thousands of years — They held an important status within Indigenous communities— and the Lakota considered them sacred beings.

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

@MsCourtneyBurns I am a first year ID fellow and my program director is an exceptional and dedicated leader and clinician-all while being a woman. Don’t internalize these patriarchal, outdated views!

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

My best friend's husband has been in the ICU for 3 weeks and has now acquired COVID19. Their young family is just starting out and could really use some help! Click to Donate: https://t.co/ivYQd8C2ze via @gofundme @UFHealthJax @UFHealthNews @UFHealth

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

My best friend's husband has been in the ICU for 3 weeks and has now acquired COVID19. Their young family is just starting out and could really use some help! Click to Donate: https://t.co/ivYQd8C2ze via @gofundme @UFHealthJax @UFHealthNews @UFHealth

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

@mike_natter One of the only shining lights in the day to to day life during COVID19 is scrubs being common place. Dress clothes add another layer of stress and physical discomfort. Not to mention most female shoes expose the tops of our feet!

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

@JuliaNEM33 I make an egg casserole and then cut it into portions and microwave on my way out the door. Good luck!!

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

@ktwaybill Thank you @ktwaybill I appreciate you setting a good example!

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

Yesterday my M3 took the time to call me and thank me for helping make his transition into the clinical environment welcoming and educational. Maybe I am becoming the senior I wanted to be after all.

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

@gcfmd @HeartOTXHeartMD @JavedButler1 SGLT2 inhibitors are allegedly still restricted to cardiology services at my university. The opportunity becomes missed on general medicine services when these patients are admitted.

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

@VCUIMClerkship Seniors can consider doing their students and their team a favor by outlining the SOAP presentation for both students and interns on day 1. I give every team member a post-it. The universal structure for presenting information is key.

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

@RozehnalMd Yes!! Adding another layer to the complexity of what we do. Down to where or not to “check a gas”.

[IDSA @IDSAInfo]

“We are disappointed in @WhiteHouse’s decision to abandon the @WHO. It is hard to downplay how significant and short-sighted this action is.” IDSA President Thomas File, M.D., FIDSA (@theIDFile)

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

@GavinPJonesMD So glad you made it home safely Gavin!!

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

As a medical student an astute attending warned me that if a patient who has been sick is saying that they feel great, this should be a red flag. Unfortunately this rang true again today. Anyone else experience this phenomenon?

[Laura Pedersen M.D. @LauraLee714]

In the Covid era, physical exam seems to be falling by the way side due to PPE limitations. Here’s a morning physical exam pearl!

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Like a thousand people have asked me about Jordan’s eyes. He’s not jaundiced. He has racial melanosis of the conjunctiva. Benign, flat patches of pigment around the edge of the cornea. Extremely common in darkly pigmented individuals, more prominent with age #TheLastDance