Pediatric Disaster and EMS expert | PEM Physician | Program Dir EMSC - DC @emscdc

Joined April 2009
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Joelle retweeted
17 Dec 2020
Peer mentoring - love having chats with this awesome group of #PEM division chiefs! ⁦@DrJoSimps⁩ ⁦@LLBrownMD⁩ ⁦@Doc_Safety⁩ ⁦@WomeninPEM⁩ ⁦@TXChildrensPEM⁩ ⁦@bcmhouston⁩ ⁦@ChildrensNatl⁩ ⁦@BrownPem⁩ ⁦@BostonCityPEM
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Joelle retweeted
FAQ COVID19 vaccine: Did minorities participate in Pfizer Modern vaccine trials? Yes. Blacks & Hispanics were 10% & more than 20% of participants respectively in both trials. Vaccine effectiveness (~95%) was same in minorities as in Whites. Safety profile also same as in Whites.
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Today, the first wave of Children's National Hospital #frontlineworkers received the #COVID19 vaccination. Our President and CEO, Dr. Kurt Newman was among the first.
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Joelle retweeted
Thanks to @AmerAcadPeds for publishing our work describing that racial/ethnic & socioeconomic disparities in COVID19 rates extend to children. @ChildrensNatl #MedTwitter #healthequity @DrJoSimps @MeleahBoyle pediatrics.aappublications.o…
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Joelle retweeted
NPR featured Childrens National COVID response on Weekend Edition today-links to 2 segments- first one focuses on one of our many patients and the second is a more in-depth view of “our world” npr.org/2020/05/31/866306908… npr.org/2020/05/31/866306936…
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7 Jul 2020
"How do we manage to reassure children that there is a future for them where they are cared for and where they can find safety regardless of their background, their race, or the color of their skin?" milkeninstitute.org/podcast/…

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Joelle retweeted
Wow! What a wonderful and welcome donation from @starbucks to @ChildrensNatl . Look at the line @TrinityDC for #COVIDー19 testing this morning. Those great @ChildrensNatl volunteers and #healthcare staff NEEDS that coffee!
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29 Mar 2020
Thank you @AlexHyundai for the generous donation to our @ChildrensNatl pediatric Drive through COVID testing site.
Kevin Reilly, Owner of Alexandria Hyundai and @hopeonwheels Board Member, with Dr. Joelle Simpson of @ChildrensNatl and a team of dedicated professionals are now ready to test hundreds of children for #COVIDー19. Big thank you to @TrinityDC for allowing the use of its campus!
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Joelle retweeted
We @TrinityDC honored to do our part. @ChildrensNatl is an amazing organization with incredibly committed staff and volunteers. 👏👏👏
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Joelle retweeted
Replying to @unmc
@unmc⁩ pleased to welcome #GWSMHS faculty & @childrenshealth Medical Dir. for Emergency Preparedness Dr. Joelle Simpson who presented on National Pediatric Emergency Care Readiness. Is your ED ready for kids? ⁦@UNMCCOPH⁩. ⁦@DrKASimonsen⁩ ⁦@PHEgov@gwtweets
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29 Mar 2020
Thank you @Starbucks at Capitol Hill DC for your coffee donation for volunteers at our @ChildrensNatl COVID pediatric drive through testing site. #Covid_19
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25 Mar 2020
Children's National Hospital has launched a drive-up and walk-up location where pediatricians and primary care doctors in the D.C. region can refer pediatric patients for novel coronavirus specimen collection and testing. fox5dc.com/video/666902
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21 Mar 2020
Children's National Hospital to offer speedy coronavirus tests for doctors, nurses - ABC News - abcn.ws/392EnGQ via @ABC