Gary Winzelberg

Division Chair, Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine @lahey_pc_geri he/him/his Personal acct/views my own #hapc #pallonc #hpm @laheyhospital @bethisraellahey

[Shunichi Nakagawa @snakagawa_md]

I'm also not a big fan of changing the name of "palliative care" to "supportive care".

When you say "palliative care" would scare the patient, I think who is scared is you, not the patient.

If you know what it really means, you can just explain that to patients.

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[Gary Winzelberg @garywinz]

@GraniteDoc 💯

[Lahey Clinic @Lahey_Clinic]

We are thrilled to announce #LHMC has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a #TopHospital in Massachusetts for the world-class care we provide to our patients. Click the link below to read more about this well-earned recognition: https://t.co/GmbFuETLmz

[Lahey Clinic @Lahey_Clinic]

We are honored to announce that Lahey Hospital & Medical Center has ranked in the "Greatest Hospitals in America 2023" list by Becker's Hospital Review.

To view the full list of hospitals and learn more about the recognition, click the link below: https://t.co/ZMEvdIcKAE

[Gary Winzelberg @garywinz]

NEW @LaheyHospital @bethisraellahey #hpm #hapc @acgme fellowship with clinical partners @CareDimensions1 @VABedfordHCS @BostonChildrens

To learn more: https://t.co/dVK4YjETbu

Recruiting 2 fellows in this year's @TheNRMP #FellowMatch.

#PalliativeCare @AAHPM @EarlyCareerSIG

[Gary Winzelberg @garywinz]

@BenWThompson @theprismahealth Congratulations!

[Gary Winzelberg @garywinz]

@MASeriousCare @goslina @bethisraellahey .@Lahey_pc_geri looking forward to @goslina’s presentation. #hapc #hpm

[Lahey Clinic @Lahey_Clinic]

Last month we announced our new partnership with @UMassChan! Our Chief Academic Officer, Anne Mosenthal & members of Lahey's medical staff who were also UMass Chan Medical School graduates, share more on what is so exciting about the new regional medical campus.

[Lahey Clinic @Lahey_Clinic]

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center is proud to celebrate its 100th year anniversary! April 3rd marks a century of providing world-class, compassionate care to the community and supporting groundbreaking advancements in medicine.

[Gary Winzelberg @garywinz]

Learning from our team’s pharmacist about buprenorphine based on #hapc23 session. #hpm #hapc

[Gary Winzelberg @garywinz]

@anandiyermd @pallipulm Reminded of Norm MacDonald’s take on cancer https://t.co/Gx5YxE1HAZ

[Gary Winzelberg @garywinz]

@SarjuGanatraMD @LaheyMedicine @LaheyHospital @robroyfaust Welcome! Looking forward to working with you all. @lahey_pc_geri

[Lahey Clinic @Lahey_Clinic]

UMass Chan Medical School & Lahey Hospital & Medical Center have received approval to establish a regional campus in Burlington! Learn how UMass Chan-Lahey will prepare students to create solutions to challenges in health care: https://t.co/uH5mdBmn0i #MedEd @UMassChan

[Gary Winzelberg @garywinz]

@ReluctantCare @paula_span @KHNews Aka for-profit healthcare performing exactly as designed - maximize $$$ for owners, shareholders, hedge fund managers to the detriment of society’s most vulnerable. #geriatrics #nursinghomes

[Lahey Clinic @Lahey_Clinic]

We are honored to be recognized as one of the top 50 hospitals in the country by Healthgrades for the fourth year in a row! To learn more, click on the link below: https://t.co/SU2tzxJegi

[Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools @chccs]

STUDENTS ADVOCATE FOR CLASS RANK CHANGE (We’re listening and taking action!): Bravo to our student Equity and Empathy Ambassadors for their advocacy last Thursday night in favor of eliminating or changing the way high schools use class rank.

Read more at https://t.co/hzMJQyyZUM

[Gary Winzelberg @garywinz]

@cberenblum .@justinnbaker @EricaKayeMD #hpm #hapc

[Gary Winzelberg @garywinz]

@cberenblum Send a condolence note.

[Lahey Clinic @Lahey_Clinic]

For the 11th time in a row, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center has earned an "A" Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group! This national distinction celebrates our continued commitment to safe, high-quality patient care. Check out the press release to learn more: https://t.co/5n5Vl7cOLX

[Eric Widera, MD @EWidera]

Excellent thread on a new @AGSJournal paper on the use switch from antipsychotics to "mood stabilizers" / anti-epileptics, and a plea to please stop prescribing valproic acid to patients with dementia.