Deborah Freeland

Geriatrician. Proud BayviewGIM grad. Cat mom. Excited about intergenerational programs, ACP, medEd, policy, and health equity. Views my own.

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

Why is geriatric medicine the best?
Find out why:
@utsw_medgeri
https://t.co/CarA0p9hx7

[Una Makris @UnaMakris]

Looking forward to @UTSWInternalMed Grand Rounds this morning on #frailty guided management. Thank you Dr Rubin for inviting @DaeKimMD - so much that med and surgical specialists can learn and apply in this area! #gerirheum

@DrRamonaRhodes1
@UTSWRheum

[Anupama Gangavati @AnupamaGangava1]

Fantastic UT Southwestern Internal Medicine Lorraine Sulkin Schein Visiting Professor Grand Rounds by @DaeKimMD on frailty and real world implications on improving outcomes in our older adults!! @UTSWInternalMed @swag_utswim @UTSWIMchief @UTSWCardfellow

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

Missed ageism awareness day? Still important to think about! Language matters. Get rid of “silver tsunami.” Use “we,” not “they,” because we are all aging! @ASAging

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

@DGlaucomflecken
just heard your interview with Emily Silverman. In addition to the characters you are currently creating, please consider a geriatrician!!!! Would be great advocacy for the field and older adults. @LGlaucomflecken thankful for you both. The work does matter.

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

@tony_breu @sargsyanz Camping stool to sit by patients.

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

“When you make enough money, you get to write the laws”

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Once again and forever more, health insurance companies (and the pointless middleman companies they own) don’t care about you.

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

@CchristmColleen @InduPartha @VidyaKr61864536 @meggerber @adamcifu @PaulNWilliamz @cjchiu @GIMaPreceptor @EricLast3 @ShreyaTrivediMD @RakheeBhayaniMD @ORourkeJr Yeah, it seems like geriatrics spans both so nicely. Not sure why that wouldn’t be true for any other specialty.

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

@ChammasDani Thank you for writing it! Beautifully done.

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

An excellent article. Stories change lives. Honored that this is such a big part of my job too #thisisgeriatrics

[Eric Widera, MD @EWidera]

"In the field of palliative care, patients and families are not just experiencing the end of life or the loss of a loved one. They are writing stories about the end of their life, writing stories about the loss of their loved one." via @ChammasDani
https://t.co/pqtciCPNS6

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

This is what loving your age looks like!

[Kimberly D. Manning, MD, MACP @gradydoctor]

Them: “Wow, y’all don’t look like you’re in your 40’s and 50’s!”
Us: “Actually? We do. This is what Black women in their 40’s and 50’s look like.”

True story, bro.

#BlackMomMagic

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

@DrGRuralMD History and policy. A lot to undo…

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

The Health and Aging Policy Fellowship: the gift that keeps on giving. Love getting to connect with all my cofellows and hearing about the awesome work they do to support older adults! @HAPFellows @ShannonJarrott @DrAnaJessica

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

Frustrated by prior authorizations or peer-to-peers? Wondering why so many patients now have Medicare Advantage? @nursemarian and I just published a review of Medicare Advantage policies that clinicians, researchers, and policy makers need to be aware of!
https://t.co/UJR2rkTffX

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

@ORourkeJr @Kiki_Titer @maddieRPMD @AmerMedicalAssn @SocietyGIM @UABGIM @UTSWInternalMed @Hopkins_GIM Doing the WERK! 💕

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

@mia_geri28 Love all these people 😍 !!

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

This is all so true! Geriatrics and home-based primary care adds icing to this cake 🍰 Primary Care has many joys!

[Cory Rohlfsen @CoryRohlfsen]

As I wrap up my 5th year of #primarycare practice, I can't help but reflect on the TEN "sparks" trainees may miss out on during residency that make this work so rewarding.

A 🧵of #gratitude...

@CLOSLER @primarycarechat @indupartha @adamcifu @gabrieldane @GIMaPreceptor

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[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

@ORourkeJr @BayviewMedicine @ofusmd @BejjaniMichael @KoriPoRodri @HopkinsMedicine @HopkinsMDPhD @HopkinsBayview @medgreatergood @Adam10May So awesome!! A house call post-discharge is worth a thousand words. ❤️

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

Had fun talking with Sam Baker 🤩 about the impact of falls in older adults! Simple things can reduce your risk. Falling is not normal, talk to your PCP about possible causes and prevention. @LeaderMcConnell #thisisgeriatrics

[Deborah Freeland @debfreelandmd]

This is dystopian and dire @maddieRPMD @swingfieldmd @Anishaganguly @DrRamonaRhodes1 @NesbittShawna @DrQuinnCapers4 @NathanForTexas @EstelleMD @RudyEngland Texas Senate approves bill that would ban diversity programs in public universities https://t.co/TePUnfbh3h @TexasTribune