Leonor Fernández, MD

Primary Care, BIDMC, Harvard Medical School, BILH Health Equity Medical Director Tweets my own She-Hers.

[Leonor Fernández, MD @lfernandezi]

Words Matter. More patients are reading their notes (aka #opennotes). Clinicians wonder:

What do patients find judgmental OR offensive in their notes?

This #medthread is an overview of what we learned. Read the full paper in @JournalGIM: https://t.co/TM0QZNwGF8

#medtwitter 1/8

[Marshall Chin @MarshallChinMD]

"Caring for individual patients to catalyze organizational equity" @JAMANetworkOpen 3 strategies to address injustices in health care: 1) Connect Individual Care to Policy Change; 2) Use Equity-Focused Quality Improvement; 3) Advocate https://t.co/FlSdIQgZ2c

[Marshall Chin @MarshallChinMD]

Will cover guiding principles to address algorithm bias from this @JAMANetworkOpen article at @NationalMedAssn AI symposium this afternoon. Promote equity in all phases of algorithm life cycle; transparency; engage community; fairness; accountability https://t.co/ms5Uuo4U3R

[Leonor Fernández, MD @lfernandezi]

@LeonardChiuMD @HockeyCanada @AlphonsoDavies @jacobshaff2 @TSN_Sports @CANMNT_Official @TeamCanada @FOXSports @cbcsports @NicholasChiuMD @arielhelwani @CoachsCornerDC @CanadaSoccerEN Leo namesake and physician too, but Argentine !!! 🇦🇷 viva Messi! Love Canada but rooting for Argentina and mis compatriotas!

[David Velasquez, MD @davidevelasqu]

We believe that permanent supportive housing is the best solution to address chronic homelessness in America.

And we also believe that this solution has room for improvement.

Our latest in @Health_Affairs led by the phenomenal @SudhakarNuti, +@LoganAdams03 & the legendary James O'Connell ⬇️

https://t.co/OhVQ6PrcvY

[Leonor Fernández, MD @lfernandezi]

@leandrosierraca @ClevelandClinic Serás excelente residente!!! Felicitaciones y buena suerte!❤️

[Juan Fernando Lopera @Juan_F_Lopera]

About a third of Mass. voters are unhappy with healthcare access, new poll shows. Dissatisfaction was highest among Hispanic residents. https://t.co/GxpxcdeK9M via @BostonGlobe

[Juan Fernando Lopera @Juan_F_Lopera]

Thank you @IvanEspinozaESQ and the @LCRBOSTON team for the partnership we established to bridge our @bethisraellahey’s patient’s health and legal needs #MedicalLegalPartnership https://t.co/uoiiomEd47

[LaShyra Nolen, MD, MPP @LashNolen]

There is no evidence that suggests medical students’ learning of antiracist curricula or increasing the diverse representation of physicians leads to worse health outcomes. In fact, evidence suggests the opposite.

DEI efforts in medicine help save lives. This bill is dangerous.

[Leonor Fernández, MD @lfernandezi]

@leandrosierraca @BonderAlan @Vilas_Pat @Mud_Fud @vjvelezmd @AliMehdiMD @CCF_IMCHIEFS @ClevelandClinic @BIDMC_GI @BIDMCTransplant @DrRohitMoudgil @emireles_c Muchas felicidades!! Great achievement!! 👍🏼👏🏼🎈❤️

[Leonor Fernández, MD @lfernandezi]

@davidevelasqu @BrighamWomens @BrighamMedRes @suhas_gondi @NishantUppal7 @krutibvora @joefigs2 @AlisterFMartin @sahir_raoof @iv_lopez_ @JordanKondo @davechokshi So happyfor you and your family! 🎈❤️🎉#Orgullolatino!!

[Eleazar Montalvan “Monte” @Montalvan214]

🚨Delays in Colorectal Cancer Screening for Latino Patients in the US. #CRCawarenessmonth

📚 Dive into our latest publication discussing Latino challenges at home & in the US, with strategies for better screening in immigrant populations. @IUIntMed

https://t.co/OBskSXYzbF

[Leonor Fernández, MD @lfernandezi]

@davidevelasqu Proud of you! B

[BIDMC Smith Center @SmithBIDMC]

We are pleased to announce that @LisaRosenbaum17 will join @SmithBIDMC as the inaugural Writer-In-Residence, beginning July 2024. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Rosenbaum!

[Leonor Fernández, MD @lfernandezi]

@leandrosierraca @DDWMeeting @BonderAlan @Vilas_Pat @dgoyesv @RomeliaBarba @AnaMarencoMD @BIDMChealth @BIDMCTransplant Felicitaciones!!!

[OpenNotes @myopennotes]

Have you been pondering new applications for @myopennotes? So have we.

Director Cait DesRoches, DrPH delivered grand rounds on our works in progress at @BIDMChealth .

Watch the full video here, or read for the TL;DR. #opennotes
https://t.co/YZeJzm0XKU

[JGIM Journal of General Internal Medicine @JournalGIM]

You know those articles or stories you read that remind you why you went to medicine?

Well, add this beautiful one to the collection and remember that leaves don't fall.... they dance!

https://t.co/qsJQehkgjC

[Lisa Rotenstein MD @LisaRotenstein]

Grateful to be named to the 2024 New Voices Cohort of @theNASEM. I look forward to working with this stellar group and with @theNASEM on critical national and global issues in science and medicine.

[Rishi Wadhera, MD MPP @rkwadhera]

Our @NEJM piece describes why the value-based movement is facing hard truths. Most @CMSGov models have ⬆️ (rather than ⬇️) spending by *billions*

Will a new effort encouraging states to adopt global healthcare budgets be the answer? Led by @suhas_gondi
https://t.co/9x6YEbekMB

[Leonor Fernández, MD @lfernandezi]

A lot of work needed to reduce disparities in cancer —Trends in Cancer Mortality Disparities Between Black and White Individuals in the US, 2000-2020 | Health Policy | JAMA Health Forum | JAMA Network https://t.co/AVzozFjFPZ

[Leonor Fernández, MD @lfernandezi]

Medical Student Burnout by Race, Ethnicity, and Multiple Disability Status | Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network https://t.co/2BOArNxSP1