Bridget Highet

Beach lover, world traveler, and physician passionate about the intersection between Emergency and Palliative Medicine

[Bridget Highet @bhighetEDPALL]

Extraordinarily well said and very powerful, thank you Jeannine. ‘It is just terrible to watch': Halifax Health palliative care nurse practitioner speaks from frontline of the COVID-19 surge https://t.co/f2p7zRPpKK

[Bridget Highet @bhighetEDPALL]

Beautiful

[Adaira Landry, MD MEd @AdairaLandryMD]

Grateful to write with @KeiO97. A few months ago a patient presented with COVID and we were able to write about that experience in BMJ EMJ, which was therapeutic.

"The best practice of medicine occurs when we solve problems through human connection."

https://t.co/AE32W6ZrKo

[Bridget Highet @bhighetEDPALL]

So grateful to David Wang and Kate Aberger for completing this wonderful project making palliative skills more accessible to all across specialty lines.

[David Wang @EMpallcare]

https://t.co/HEkG1p805v New resource for non-palliative care clinicians wishing to improve palliative skills. Spanning ED, IM, ICU, surgery, and more; each case chapter written by dual-practicing physicians intended for their own specialty's colleagues. Grateful to our authors!

[PallMedEd @PallMedEd]

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[Allison Gutknecht @AllisonPolkaDot]

My pets have always been my heart, so I’m beyond excited to get to write about the furry creatures who wiggle their way into our lives. PET PALS coming in 2021!

[Bridget Highet @bhighetEDPALL]

This is a beautiful piece reminding us of the incredible experience of parents of children with chronic illness.

[PallMedEd @PallMedEd]

“No act is ever to small” - Danielle Doby

Image by Little Window - Counselling, Psychology and Wellness

[Adam Schemm @AdamSchemm]

My grandfather passed away today.

Last night all he wanted to do was to have one last beer with his sons.

[Eric Widera, MD @EWidera]

OMG. This is the most amazing thing I have ever seen in @JAMA_current. Geriatrician Elana Shpall created this mosaic from the pills that she #deprescribed from frail older adults. #geriatrics. Check it out here: https://t.co/aH7fKcZ5YR

[Emergency Medicine News @EMNews]

EPs can make a profound difference on the disease trajectories of seriously ill patients near the end of life by sharing their prognosis w/ the right words & helping them make complex care decisions w/ the right questions via @bhighetEDPALL #palliativecare https://t.co/egQj3MVBhX

[Bridget Highet @bhighetEDPALL]

Excited to be included in this month’s EM News and get the word out on palliative care in the ED ❤️

[Emergency Medicine News @EMNews]

Cozy up with a mug of tea and the latest issue of EMN with thought-provoking articles on EM from @Eleytherius @ERGoddessMD @Amyjwal @bhighetEDPALL @brandtwriting @grahamwalker at https://t.co/DMcKWaqH6z!

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

I keep the kind notes
From grateful patients in my
Second desk drawer.

For mistakes, I keep
A mental file that replays
On nights I can’t sleep.

The near misses, the
Missed diagnoses, the wrong
Decisions live there.
https://t.co/ZU7zORek5k #medhum

[Bridget Highet @bhighetEDPALL]

The Clinical Course after Long‐Term Acute Care Hospital Admission among Older Medicare Beneficiaries - Important and eye-opening data on the prognostic implications of admission of elderly patients to LTACs https://t.co/THzIXrcHru

[Bridget Highet @bhighetEDPALL]

Eye opening numbers and a peek into the world of LTACs.

[NYT Health @NYTHealth]

They are hospitals, yes. But they tend to patients so ill that other facilities cannot handle them. "It’s truly a hidden segment, even to most people in health care." https://t.co/BFOT9jC6CJ

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

It is impractical to think we can practice medicine ethically w pure patient autonomy or pure paternalism. Both are necessary. Patients and families should make informed decisions, but physicians must help them navigate indecision and uncertainty https://t.co/n2eGc2vEPs

[Sheri Fink @sherifink]

Another thought-provoking story about good intentions not being enough: American With No Medical Training Ran Center For Malnourished Ugandan Kids. 105 Died https://t.co/MV5XZaiUtS by @aizenglobe @malakagharib

[PallMedEd @PallMedEd]

“Staring at death from up close distills what matters like nothing else...And the words that people say never cease to prompt wonder.”

Thanks for creating this The Ink Vessel! https://t.co/vzMusHJWQD

[Bridget Highet @bhighetEDPALL]

The sad perspective of children of the opioid epidemic. https://t.co/bgc3eMmfoK via ⁦@nytimes⁩

[PallMedEd @PallMedEd]

“Today, in both my life and my clinical career, I am awed by the therapeutic value of silence. When there are no words, I sit quietly with patients and their families, allowing time and space for their stories to unfold.” https://t.co/5WdYJrPMLL

[Bridget Highet @bhighetEDPALL]

Such important data confirming what we unfortunately see too frequently.

[M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS @kit_delgadoMD]

1/ Did you know that the 30-day death rate for patient who has a nonfatal opioid overdose DISCHARGED from the ED is:

> 4X higher than risk of MI or death in a patient with moderate risk chest pain (HEART score 4-6)

2X higher than patient with high risk chest pain (HEART >6)!