Tim Platts-Mills

Emergency Physician, Clinical Researcher

[Tim Platts-Mills @TimPlattsMills]

Short monologue. Worth listening to. Mr. Jones was executed yesterday evening. We need to change. https://t.co/jt1TwkyCrC

[Tim Platts-Mills @TimPlattsMills]

Lots of factors contribute to the trajectory of the pandemic. This important work by Serhan Ziya and colleagues looks at the effect of access to testing. Big picture: testing a lot saves lives/reduces the amount of social distancing needed. https://t.co/UAfMR7oPIK @uncstor

[Tim Platts-Mills @TimPlattsMills]

@Ted_Melnick @meganranney Laurel is reading The Boxcar Children series. She likes a lot. Will also send you a list.

[Tim Platts-Mills @TimPlattsMills]

“We know from previous studies that school closures are likely to have the greatest effect if the virus has low transmissibility and attack rates are higher in children. This is the opposite of COVID-19,” said an expert at Univ College of London. https://t.co/GYmO4kwnc3

[Tim Platts-Mills @TimPlattsMills]

Important survey on older adults just released by @johnahartford and Web MD. https://t.co/KSF7TSyR70

[UNC Emergency Medicine @UNCEM]

NIH Director highlights work by @UNCEM faculty Sam McLean!

[Tim Platts-Mills @TimPlattsMills]

Democrats Are Wrong About Republicans. Republicans Are Wrong About Democrats. https://t.co/g9pvzRoayg
The more important point here (nicely articulated by the author) is that strong partisan ties lead people to care more about their party winning than about actual policies.

[Tim Platts-Mills @TimPlattsMills]

Philly Doesn’t Care What Trump Says About the Eagles https://t.co/QXOcbkqfUv

[Tim Platts-Mills @TimPlattsMills]

@UNCEM_Research is proud to be working with Yale to implement methods to identify and treat ED patients with opioid use disorder. Fantastic talk by @DonofrioGail https://t.co/hUPvoBQv2d

[Angela Mills MD @AngelaMMills]

What #EmergencyMedicine can do for the #OpioidCrisis - We can reduce stigma, create access to MAT, safe prescribing, harm reduction. #SAEM18 #plenary @DonofrioGail @yaleem2

[UNCEmergMed Research (INACTIVE - FOLLOW @UNCEM) @UNCEM_Research]

@UNCEM's Dr. Joey Grover et al's findings suggest naloxone administration is limited as a surrogate marker of opioid overdose, and its use as such could be underestimating the opioid epidemic. https://t.co/ouEGRtswZn

[Tim Platts-Mills @TimPlattsMills]

This was a man with a great attitude!
https://t.co/UMjFIg3Q97

[Tim Platts-Mills @TimPlattsMills]

Supper important article in the New Yorker. https://t.co/JUGgREvoKi

[UNCEmergMed Research (INACTIVE - FOLLOW @UNCEM) @UNCEM_Research]

Article on importance of initial management of acute musculoskeletal pain in older adults: @TimPlattsMills @NCMedJ https://t.co/vZLbGKMV6G

[Tim Platts-Mills @TimPlattsMills]

Fine to start using if you monitor quality and outcomes. Needs more research to understand impact, mechanisms. https://t.co/M5AsT9rS9Q

[Tim Platts-Mills @TimPlattsMills]

Check out great interview with Carpenter and Milne - shared decision making in the ED for older adults with pain https://t.co/2iKn1iDsKQ