Janet Simpson Benvenuti

Keynote speaker, author, scientist, social entrepreneur. Advise leaders @aging/longevity/healthcare. Help families support aging parents & plan for longevity.

[Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA @sacjai]

Just got my copy of @AnupamBJena @ChrisWorsham “Random Acts of Medicine.” Can’t wait to crack it open. These two are among the most original thinkers in healthcare at a time when we need people who look at problems differently.

[Sam Bowman @s8mb]

Nuclear power could be as cheap as coal, and vastly safer and better for the climate. But it is eye-wateringly expensive because we have regulated it badly.

The answer, argues @johnrmyers, is to allow US states to create regulatory sandboxes for nuclear.

https://t.co/tsT89x0eGa

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

THEY DID IT!!! Washington @MomsDemand and @StudentsDemand volunteers just helped pass HB 1240, which prohibits the sale and manufacture of assault-style rifles, including semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines.

The bill is now headed to @GovInslee for his signature. 💪

[Janet Simpson Benvenuti @colpartners]

In case you’re wondering what’s wrong with grandpa. #overmedicated

[Jeff Davis, MD @jeffdavismd]

76 year old VA patient with acute changes in cognition and difficulty walking. Needed a wheelchair to get to and from the car. Had almost no affect and couldn't answer questions.

Over the last three weeks these are the medications we REMOVED. Today, he looked like a new man.

[Janet Simpson Benvenuti @colpartners]

@dvasishtha And don’t forget to include the patient’s family caregiver. Care coordination is a HUGE problem. The customer isn’t the patient, it’s the patient and his/her family caregiver(s) as @sacjai knows well.

[Janet Simpson Benvenuti @colpartners]

Why #family #caregivers are a critical component of clinical care. They can add a dose of reality to the judgement and opinions of the professionals. #healthcare

[Jess Morgan @drjessmorgan_]

1. Snap shot

As doctors we see a snap shot of patients' lives. We make assumptions & plans that we expect patients to follow.

As a teacher, I saw the reality of families' lives. I realised how unrealistic some of our requests are.

Ask yourself, is this plan really achievable?

[Janet Simpson Benvenuti @colpartners]

@AlanaKinrich I can tell you’re new to the system, still an idealist, which I appreciate. Hospitals are penalized for readmission within 30 days so patients aren’t encouraged to return, especially if surgery is done in a tertiary hospital. Told to call 911 …

[Janet Simpson Benvenuti @colpartners]

@DavidCGrabowski Won’t get to the root cause of poor quality care. We need widespread systemic change that values elders and pays aides a living wage. Lead on…

[Janet Simpson Benvenuti @colpartners]

@wassdoc But we still need to educate the family caregiver and patient about meds. Most wouldn’t know what to do/look for…

[Janet Simpson Benvenuti @colpartners]

@sacjai @JetBlue My husband is a private pilot (for fun - let’s not discuss it) trained by someone who now flies for @JetBlue. You were in good hands…and thankfully all is well.

[Janet Simpson Benvenuti @colpartners]

@sacjai I deeply appreciate your leadership, yet who will cut tax-payer funding to violators based on your parameters? Many players in the system see healthcare as just another ‘business.’ Why MDs need to take charge collectively with PATIENT advocates.

[Janet Simpson Benvenuti @colpartners]

@LEAD_Coalition My response to my son who wondered at 12 why we were having a luncheon celebration for his grandmother’s 83rd birthday. “She won’t remember,” he said. “That’s right,” I replied. “But we will.” #caregiving #familyvalues

[Janet Simpson Benvenuti @colpartners]

@joslater37 And that’s why he’s 110.

[Janet Simpson Benvenuti @colpartners]

@sacjai And, btw, 40% of the care for elders is done by men. This is not a female issue, it’s a family issue. Why employee benefits for ElderCare matter..Why community-based supports matter…

[Janet Simpson Benvenuti @colpartners]

@sacjai That’s exactly right. The negative impact on our employees’ ability to work productively and their health is significant. This strategy worsens their situation, most of whom cannot afford to hire help.

[Columbia Aging Ctr @ColumbiaAging]

Hats off to our 2022 Robert N. Butler–Jack Rosenthal Age Boom Academy Fellows. See you in October for "Caregiving + Our Longer Lives: The $500B Question" with the support of @RRFAging Cc: @ballesteros_312 @sabrinafaydra @slooterman @LilaMacLellan @mcgowankat @columbiajourn

[CareAcademy @careacademyco]

Thank you @Inc for this piece on our CEO and Founder, Helen Adeosun, and the CareAcademy story. https://t.co/xdKFNH9t9a

[Janet Simpson Benvenuti @colpartners]

@sacjai It’s called capitalism. The trouble isn’t what he earned as an entrepreneur, the trouble is that physicians no longer control health care, insurance companies and PE groups do…

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

We're down to 1 effective monoclonal antibody Rx
"only one that has shown remarkably preserved in vitro activity against all #SARSCoV2 variants, including the omicron variant and the most recent BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants that are now becoming dominant."
https://t.co/zJV7iqTPgh

[Janet Simpson Benvenuti @colpartners]

@anneliseconway Keep talking. The only way to get better care for our grandparents and parents is to break the silence. Read Learning to Speak Alzheimer’s by Coste and I’m Still Here by Zeisel. For prevention? Listen to TedTalk by @LisaGenova. Welcome to the tribe.