Christine Shusted, MPH

Passionately fighting for health equity. Lung cancer screening advocate and researcher

[gerdcastan @gerdcastan]

Hantavirus ANDV dashboard

https://t.co/8SHQ9mBRCk

[Carlos del Rio @CarlosdelRio7]

What Worries Me Most Right Now About the Hantavirus Outbreak | NEJM Voices https://t.co/lh39fEcnSt Excellent posting (as usual) from @PaulSaxMD

[APHA @PublicHealth]

A new analysis by The Commonwealth Fund finds that while there have been some improvements in health equity, in every state where the authors were able to collect data, Black people were more likely to die early from avoidable causes than people from other racial groups.

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.

I'm trying to save them.

You can find the deleted docs at https://t.co/8XlteewbRp - I'll be adding more over the weekend.

[ATS TO Assembly @atstoa]

The updated @AmericanCancer #lungcancer #screening guidelines have eliminated the "years since quit" eligibility criteria among individuals who formerly smoked for the first time. This simplifies the overall approach to #lungcancer #screening in the US.

@atscommunity

[ATS TO Assembly @atstoa]

🚨🚨This: 👀👇🏼

[Julie A. Barta, MD @JulieBartaMD]

Registration is now open for the https://t.co/F8pHLqEJ5s , which is offering CME this year!! Join us for keynotes by Gerard Silvestri from @MedUnivSC, Robert Smith from @AmericanCancer, and @jmeberth from @drexelpubhealth #lungcancerscreening #lcsm

[Jefferson Health @TJUHospital]

The Jefferson Health Lung Cancer Screening Program was recognized as a STAR accredited resource for Philadelphians and has made substantial efforts to create the best outcomes in smoking cessation for at-risk populations in the city.

[Philadelphia Public Health @PHLPublicHealth]

ICYMI, @US_FDA has announced that Narcan nasal spray, a life-saving medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, has been approved for sale over the counter. (1/3)

[Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS]

Here’s the Chest X-Ray of a young girl suffering from a condition that is now the #1 cause of death in children and adolescents in the U.S.

What’s the diagnosis?

[Julie A. Barta, MD @JulieBartaMD]

Another LCS Research Group winter party in the books! 💕our team!!🍾❄️🎄#lungcancerscreening #earlydetection @CSShusted @brooke_ruane

[Jefferson Research @ResearchAtJeff]

.@TJUHospital's Dr. Lara Weinstein is a co-author on a study demonstrating Black populations have lower access to medications for opioid use disorder compared to white populations.

[National Cancer Institute @theNCI]

NCI-funded researchers are working to advance our understanding of how to prevent, detect, and treat lung cancer. Explore this page for the latest research on #LungCancer. https://t.co/xGwpHtu2Ha #CancerResearch #LungCancerAwarenessMonth

[Julie A. Barta, MD @JulieBartaMD]

Thank you to the >130 attendees from 40 academic institutions, organizations, and industry partners at our 4th Annual LCS Summit last week!! We’re planning for next year already! #lungcancerscreening #lcsm @DrGregoryKane @NateEvansMD @CSShusted

[Gregory Kane, MD @DrGregoryKane]

Dr Bracken Babula brings amazing EHR expertise to catalyze Lung Cancer Screening at 4th Annual LCS Summit #getscreened ⁦@TJUHospital⁩ ⁦@JeffersonUniv⁩ ⁦@PAChapterACP⁩ ⁦@ACPinternists⁩ ⁦@DarilynMoyer⁩ ⁦@doctorbecca1⁩ ⁦@sue_bornstein⁩

[Gregory Kane, MD @DrGregoryKane]

Dr. Anna Flattau brings her expertise as a Primary Care leader to ask critical questions about building Lung Cancer Screening in communities we serve! ⁦@TJUHospital⁩ ⁦@JeffersonUniv⁩ ⁦@AnnaFlattau⁩ #getscreened #lungcancerscreening ⁦⁩ ⁦@JulieBartaMD⁩

[Gregory Kane, MD @DrGregoryKane]

Dr. Edith Mitchell, MACP-a gift to fighting cancer …helping us cure cancer, address disparities, improve the system and eliminate racial bias in Medicine! ⁦@TJUHospital⁩ ⁦@JeffersonUniv⁩ ⁦@ACPinternists⁩ ⁦@DarilynMoyer⁩ #getscreened ⁦@NateEvansMD⁩

[Brian M. Till @BrianTillMD]

Such insightful comments at the 4th @TJUHospital lung cancer screening summit today from qualitative study of patient understanding & attitudes towards screening. How do we better meet patients where they are and decrease the barriers to screen?

// #LCSM #lungcancer

[Julie A. Barta, MD @JulieBartaMD]

Gearing up for our 4th Annual Lung Cancer Screening Summit this afternoon! @DrGregoryKane @NateEvansMD @CSShusted

[American Thoracic Society (ATS) @atscommunity]

Today is #WorldLungCancerDay.

Find all our information sheets on lung cancer here: https://t.co/aocuZOcUOO #WLCD