Pediatric hospitalist and improver with an interest in org culture, healthcare value, safely doing less, and equity. Quarantine baker, barber, protester.
Checking in from my pediatrics shift at Chippenham Hospital last night!
Running for Mayor keeps my calendar full, but I value the time with patients and their families. I’ve been a pediatrician for 20 years and I’m dedicated to serving our city’s families through public service!
Hot off the presses! Communication preferences among hospitalists, #PHM fellows, and residents.
@as_tseng@PHMFellowships
“To Call or Not to Call” Communication Preferences Among Pediatric Hospital Medicine Team Leaders publications.aap.org/hospita…
I’m a strong Black woman who was raised by a strong Black woman with two sisters. I had to be resilient to succeed, particularly in politics.
After 17 years in the Virginia General Assembly, I'm now running for Congress.
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Have you heard of eGFR race-correction factors? Did you know that race-adjustment factors are used in PFT calculations as well? Our group takes a deeper look at the history and why this is a thing we do for no reason @vmdwip@alan_dow @MeeraPahuja @nana_sinkam@m_schefft
We are looking for someone ready for the next step in their career with experience driving improvement across stakeholder groups. Nurses, other clinical backgrounds, human factors experts, anyone with passion for improvement, children's healthcare, and building a great culture!
Some will say "but I want an RCT!!". As we state in our commentary, how far do we have to go to prove a null hypothesis that was never rejected in the first place?! (5/9)
In summary...I am still looking for a single paper in our field that has demonstrated superiority of IV over oral abx...for anything! (9/9) x.com/safelydoingless/status…
Serious ? for #MedTwitter, motivated partly by righteous indignation but mostly by genuine interest. Where are the studies confirming superiority of IV over PO abx, or long IV over short IV courses, for *any* condition. Prefer peds studies but will take anything. Please help.
This team works so hard to keep @childrensatvcu patients safe while they restore their health while working with other @sps4kids childrens hospitals around the country to do the same. Phenomenal work!
Our #PICU is celebrating one year #CLABSI free! This is a huge accomplishment all ICUs strive to achieve, but many never reach. Thank you to our PICU team for providing the safest, most expert and compassionate care to our kids. 💚💙💗💛
No clever zingers here to enrage the opposition. Just a simple, gut-wrenching request made with humility: please ban assault rifles. I probably shouldn’t say this, but I don’t know how to protect my 22,000 students from them. They scare the hell out of me. I’m begging you.
It’s days like today when you love working at a children’s hospital most… the delivery day for our pizza oven for the Wonder Tower! @childrensatvcu#builtforkids#builtbyyou
Excellent #PAS2022 presentation by @michellempena sharing best practices for Equity Focused QI highlighting how racism (not race) drives differences in outcomes and the importance of centering community voices in QI efforts