Our hospitals have seen “a significant rise” in pediatric respiratory illnesses, emergency medicine Dr. Steven Bin (@PEMBIN) tells @sfchronicle: “For this time of year, this is definitely unique.” https://t.co/cKA4RihWSo
I applaud the emphasis on how effective the vaccines still are in preventing severe disease & death.
But re: breakthru infections, the continued use of term "rare" by some govt officials & media is creating a don't-believe-what-you-see credibility problem. Uncommon, OK. Not rare.
PLEASE HELP! February 14th, 2018 my daughter Jaime was murdered in school as a Freshman. Tonight, I am a dad who will go to the graduation that should have been. Let's send a message to Washington DC by making #DadsForGunSafety the # 1 hashtag with over 1,000,000 RT's.
Electronic Health Record systems are costing billions of dollars… yet in general, we are barely using this data! Let's use this data in a *safe respectful* way to learn what's working in medicine, what's missing & what might be excessive! #EULAR21
“I think that there’s more and more push from students and from faculty to push administrations to really advocate for more anti-racist medical training.”
Naomi Nkinsi speaks on working to end racial biases in medicine. @AkshaySyal reports
Watch NOW: https://t.co/U4UZMHn7bF
#COVIDー19 is a huge stress test for healthcare orgs; when they must have wisdom, teamwork, transparency & ability to operate in environment filled w/ uncertainty & some fear. So impressed by my colleagues @ucsf & @ucsfhealth, rising to the challenge. Pic: screening tents @ ready
New ALiEMU course: 👶🏽Pediatric Point of Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) on Intussusception from the UCSF Div of Pediatric EM, led by Dr. Margaret Lin - Broaden your skills and learn about intussusception variants & normal mimickers!
https://t.co/1Ln0SVM8wH
From here on out, we want to be clear: Planned Parenthood services, from birth control to cancer screenings and abortion, are standard medical care. Reproductive healthcare is healthcare. Women’s healthcare is healthcare. And healthcare is a basic human right. #ThisIsHealthcare
Let's mandate CPR training and AED placement in ALL public and private schools and make sure school personnel are fully trained. 6,000 kids each year have heart attacks outside hospital settings, bystander intervention can save a life. via @AmerAcadPeds https://t.co/18SYioB8Yt
Important piece by @JSchuurMD et al regarding the Anthem policy that doesn't seem to want to go away, denying payment for ED visits. Not only isn't it bad policy, it doesn't work. Honored to have been able to craft the accompanying commentary!