Patricia Á. Fortunato

she/her/그녀/彼女/ela/ella. doing the work, shifting the paradigm, by educating, enlightening, and advocating for dignity, health, and human rights. 🧠💉💕

[Patricia Á. Fortunato @pfortunato]

grateful to serve as content expert for a dedicated team 🙌🏽 #buprenorphine micro-induction for outpt protocol that my physician leadership wrote and I designed blew up @acmtmedtox #ACMT2022 💨 hope it helps many teams! #GiveBupeSaveLives 💞

[Patricia Á. Fortunato @pfortunato]

i support the people of Iran. #DissentIsPatriotic—everywhere. poster x @innerjalz from 2022. photo of people on their way to the memorial of Jina Mahsa Amini in Saqqez on 10/26/22.

[Patricia Á. Fortunato @pfortunato]

contacted my reps in jersey @DonaldNorcross
@CoryBooker @SenBooker @AndyKimNJ @SenatorAndyKim ✍🏽 to all my health care colleagues and networks—join me in your states and support the Defend Medicaid Campaign @Vot_ER_org @Link_Health_org @ahdemocracy https://t.co/44YYyt4JF9

[Patricia Á. Fortunato @pfortunato]

@grok please tell the world about the extensive scientific evidence that supports that vaccines are safe and effective. please also tell the world about the extensive scientific evidence that supports that autism is NOT caused by vaccines.

[Patricia Á. Fortunato @pfortunato]

@grok seeing how this goes and what you know about me. who is Patricia Fortunato?

[Patricia Á. Fortunato @pfortunato]

as professionals/peers/advocates—we must speak up if we are able to do so. breaking down barriers for those who have the least is ingrained in the values guiding our work. contact your reps and defend #Medicaid: https://t.co/S8drAhstqY @Vot_ER_org @Link_Health_org @ahdemocracy

[Nolan M. Kavanagh @nolankavanagh]

What can we do about it?

For one, clinicians and health systems can support affirming health care experiences, rebuild trust, and encourage their patients to civically engage.

We especially love the example of @AlisterFMartin and @Vot_ER_org.

🧵 6/8

[Patricia Á. Fortunato @pfortunato]

yesterday I gratefully received the updated #COVID vax. it was an easy process and today my arm is a little sore but no other effects. I encourage all people to review @CDCgov clinical guidance and consider getting the updated vax. #VaccinesSaveLives 💉 https://t.co/QJoAg39KFL

[Vot-ER @Vot_ER_org]

🗞️ An exciting update: we're in the national print edition of @usatoday! 🙌

This piece written by @KYTrey, @MilesRapoport, & @AliRaja_MD can be picked up today only at your local grocery store, bookstore, & coffee shop.

You can also read it online here: https://t.co/1Ls5I4NVx0

[Atul Gawande @Atul_Gawande]

I’m a huge fan of @Vot_ER_org, which registers voters in clinics and hospitals—where many first-ever voters can be reached who aren’t reached elsewhere. Check out this piece on this effort. 👇

[Patricia Á. Fortunato @pfortunato]

"Alexandria said this perfectly. It's like, actual leadership is leaning into and doing the work to find the commonality and then reminding the community we actually do share some pretty foundational things." @PatRyanUC on embracing support from @AOC

[Patricia Á. Fortunato @pfortunato]

voting is a social determinant of health and is self- and community-empowering. thank you @Doc4ord for educating and empowering voters! @Vot_ER_org #HealthEquity #Election2024 #GOTV

[Jeffrey Davis @JeffreyLDavis44]

A personal case on the value of the emergency department (ED).

Just a day after this summit, my wife (whose permission I got to tell her story) was experiencing chest pain. She went to her primary care physician who told her that she couldn't do the blood work and other tests necessary to rule out something serious. Where did she tell my wife to go? You guessed it, the ED. She went to the ED, they did some tests, and everything panned out ok.

While the final diagnosis may have been heart burn or something less serious, it was still a necessary ED visit. And why? Because the ED was the only place in our wonderful healthcare system that had the capability to evaluate her in this particular circumstance.

So, let's really think carefully about how we frame and talk about the ED in the policy world. Until we can develop alternatives (if one exists) to treating patients like my wife either through primary care, urgent care, or specialty care settings, let's stop calling ED visits failures or avoidable and instead start supporting the ED and funding it for what it really is: our healthcare system's safety net.

[Vot-ER @Vot_ER_org]

On #WorldMentalHealthDay let's recognize the power of civic engagement in shaping a healthier future. Your vote matters when it comes to policies that impact your health and well-being. 🗳️

Register to vote today and make your voice heard https://t.co/xjGxfxHZCT

#CivicHealth

[Patricia Á. Fortunato @pfortunato]

some of my fav subjects—journalism and civic engagement and health equity. @NaseemMiller @JournoResource @ShorensteinCtr @Kennedy_School offer roundup of studies that acknowledge criticality of nonpartisan voter reg pt edu feat. @Vot_ER_org @ahdemocracy https://t.co/zZTrFk30tH

[Patricia Á. Fortunato @pfortunato]

recognizing #NationalVoterEducationWeek and 🌟28 days🌟 until #Election2024 🗓️ @Vot_ER_org is here for you—get #VoteReady by checking your reg/register to vote and make your plan! 🗳️ https://t.co/b2ESPnXpy9

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[Patricia Á. Fortunato @pfortunato]

let's celebrate lives saved but never settle for where we are—still so much work to do. I appreciate this perspective on the overdose crisis from med tox/EM/addiction med specialist @RyanMarino. #HarmReductionWorks ♥️ https://t.co/ZgottSQoRy

[Patricia Á. Fortunato @pfortunato]

this is wonderful news—@CMSGov #Medicare Part B will now cover all #PrEP medication formulas/labs/appts without cost-sharing/copays. @HIVHep @joycefr @medpagetoday https://t.co/3f3Q4J1cqP

[Patricia Á. Fortunato @pfortunato]

voting is a part of social healing and human wholeness. it is interlinked with purpose and belonging—both critical to recovery. ♥️ this article by Adriana Paez @ATTCnetwork feat. Dr. Leigh Beck + @aliyaabhatia @Vot_ER_org. #Election2024 #GOTV https://t.co/Etl9JZZqQg

[Patricia Á. Fortunato @pfortunato]

72 million eligible people are not registered to vote in the U.S per @ahdemocracy. @DrAyanaJordan @AlisterFMartin @Vot_ER_org offer insight on importance of nonpartisan voter registration pt edu in this article by @AdairaLandryMD. #Election2024 #GOTV https://t.co/Wh6uz9u6nd