Sarah King

[HollisDay @DayDHollis]

⁦@BUgeriatrics⁩ So proud of all the hard work and scholarship presented by faculty residents and students @AGS23. Here’s to you all!⁦@RZChipMD⁩ ⁦@RLauNgMD⁩ ⁦@Megany221⁩

[HollisDay @DayDHollis]

⁦@BUgeriatrics⁩ Gotta love multiple generations of geriatrics fellows hanging out together!!

[Partners In Health @PIH]

Partners In Health announced that its founder, Dr. Paul Farmer, unexpectedly passed away today in his sleep while in Rwanda.

Dr. Farmer was 62 years old. He is survived by his wife, Didi Bertrand Farmer, and their three children.

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[Linda Paniszyn @LindaP_MD_]

Things are rough.
But my last 2 unvaccinated home care patients are getting vaccinated. So thankful that they will be more protected🙏🏼. And 2 med students witnessed/ shared this joy!
Don’t think I said much differently today.
Keep asking, keep discussing.
#thisisgeriatrics

[Megan Young, MD @Megany221]

Geriatric home visits are required @BUMedicine @BUgeriatrics graduate @EmilyCetrone shows just how valuable the experience is. @AAHCMedicine @DrPGargBUSM @AGSJournal

[Journal of Hospital Medicine @JHospMedicine]

Things We Do for No Reason: Obtaining urine testing in older adults with delirium without signs or symptoms of urinary tract infection
@ORourkeJr @MMemari88 @MariAleMendozaD @DoctorBhav @SocietyGIM @HopkinsMedicine @umiamimedicine
https://t.co/vCIwI0S0zx

[Megan Young, MD @Megany221]

80% is not enough. Thank you @paula_span @WonMLeeMD @BUgeriatrics @The_BMC @BUMedicine https://t.co/NS8Ysm1wU7

[Ashish Upadhyay @asupadh]

Great work by ⁦@BMCimRES⁩ ‘s first PRIMER (NIH R38-funded research training program) resident Dr. Feven Ataklte. ⁦@FraminghamStudy⁩ https://t.co/KPfhdXfOEn

[Alex Jordan @AlexJordanMD]

It’s a common misconception that Geriatric Medicine is this ‘endearing’ field, when in reality I feel it holds the most radical, progressive views on patient-centered care.

[Sandra Shi @shisadoctor]

Use of High-risk Medications Among Lonely Older Adults https://t.co/31A6Yplcpj via @JAMAInternalMed part of @JAMANetwork @AshwinKotwalMD Loneliness was associated with higher pain meds, including opioids, antidepressants, sleep medications, and benzodiazepines!! Yikes!

[Linda Paniszyn @LindaP_MD_]

Today’s highlight? Hearing my patient laugh & watching her eyes light up while she tried on my engagement ring. #thisisgeriatrics @BUgeriatrics

[Sarah King @KingSarahVT]

@RZChipMD @EddieBriercheck @JamesCHudspeth @BUgeriatrics @GoHealio @The_BMC @AmerGeriatrics Yes! The letter just said to expect a phone call in a small range of time. More instructions for logging in would be great now!!

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

Can you imagine living in your house for 40+ years and then having someone walk into your hospital room and tell you that you need to move--to a skilled nursing facility or a place that ain't your house--like it's no big deal?

News flash: It's a big deal. Even if you need it.

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

One reason I love seeing geriatric pts is that I’ll be going along in clinic & suddenly I’m talking to a man who was a student protestor in the Hungarian revolution of 1957. He escaped the Russians by crossing into Austria, found his way to the US and now has great grandchildren

[BMC|BU Geriatrics Fellowship @BUgeriatrics]

T/F? Patients have to be able to follow commands to participate in a bedside swallow eval? FALSE! They just have to be awake & alert. Our amazing @the_BMC SLP colleagues teach us about the tx & management of pts with dysphagia. We love our IPT @BUgeriatrics! #thisisgeriatrics

[BMC|BU Geriatrics Fellowship @BUgeriatrics]

We could not be more proud of our fabulous five graduating fellows who are ready to go out & leave their 👣 on the 🌎 of #geriatrics. Congratulations on a wonderful year of successes 🏅 with many more to come. @BUgeriatrics @The_BMC will always be your 🏠. We love you! 💕

[Megan Young, MD @Megany221]

Our own ⁦@thperls⁩ in the ⁦@nytimes⁩ talking about being cognitively resilient ⁦@BUMedicine⁩ ⁦@BUgeriatrics⁩ https://t.co/KstifQDWw7

[Cynthia Boyd @cynthiaboyd16]

I could not dream up a better role model. Older adults ROCK and help us change the world for the better. https://t.co/1EC7VZONER

[Aaron Kesselheim @akesselheim]

Here's our Op-Ed in today's @nytimes on aducanumab calling for a new organization to review drugs after FDA approval that can make evidence-based assessments of their clinical impact for the benefit of patients and to guide care https://t.co/uyKYhifk8y

[Eric Widera, MD @EWidera]

Not surprised @US_FDA approved aducanumab, a drug that so far has failed to show benefit in Alzheimer’s disease. Shows that evidence doesn’t really matter. We should go back to all failed phase III trials, pick a random time-point, find a positive signal, and seek approval.