BE ACTIVE trial- creative study demonstrating combo of gamification & $ incentive ⬆️ step count. Great to have well done exercise/behavioral RCT - potentially scalable for #cvprevention #ACC24 Kevin Volpp Pamela B Morris MD Andy Kates

Disparities in amputation rates by congressional district are so disheartening. Even within a congressional district, big disparities by zip code, income, and race. We MUST do better! #ACC24

How can we use #wearables and behavioral economics to improve access and participation in exercise therapies for #pvd pts?

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Alex Fanaroff Jay Giri Penn Center for Health Incentives+Behavioral Econ Penn LDI Mitesh Patel Penn Vascular Surgery Scott Damrauer

Superstar physician scientist Alex Fanaroff shows us how to best get our patients moving with his late breaking presentation of the BE ACTIVE RCT!

Now published in Circulation: ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.116…

In a study of #behavioraleconomics , researchers reported benefits of #gamification and money incentives to boost daily step count for patients at high risk for CVD @ACCintouch #ACC24 Healio Alex Fanaroff Penn Medicine #Cardiotwitter

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#CircACC24 #Simpub In the BE ACTIVE #RCT , gamification and loss-based financial incentives increased physical activity in high CV risk participants #AHAJournals Neel Chokshi, MD MBA Tamar Klaiman, PhD, MPH Alex Fanaroff
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Does Schuyler Jones continue Mike Sketch’s tradition of telling fellows’ life stories at graduation? Does he also start gathering stories from their spouses and parents in October? (PS, congrats to these 4 AND to those who covered their real life responsibilities all year!)

Superb keynote by @ashwin_nathan Penn Cardiology at #TVT2022 on racial, ethnic, & socioeconomic disparities in #TAVR / SHD stimulating town hall discussion on how the #HeartValveCollaboratory & U.S. FDA can partner in closing the gap

Cardiovascular Research Foundation TCT Conference Lauren A. Eberly, MD, MPH

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Including the BETTER Center (Behavioral Economics to Transform Trial Enrollment Representativeness) led by Scott Halpern with Kevin Volpp Alex Fanaroff (me!) Alanna Morris @DrSteShi Modele Ogunniyi, MD, MPH and the rest of our super-talented team! Penn Cardiology Penn Medicine Penn Center for Health Incentives+Behavioral Econ

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Thanks so much for the opportunity to present and for highlighting disparities in PAD care at #ACC22 PADADVOCATE Hillary Johnston-Cox, MD, PhD Penn Cardiology

Majority of older patients w/ #cvMI & #AFib do not receive guideline-recommended antiplatelet & #cvCoag therapy, new #ChestPainMIRegistry research shows: bit.ly/3s2xOQi #NCDR Alex Fanaroff

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Does the US device duopoly in #TAVR result in inequity in access to the therapy?

@ashwin_nathan & Kriyana Reddy take a deep dive into the economics of #tavr today in CircInterventions.

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🧵 1/ Latest work in JACC Journals led by Penn LDI and Penn Cardiology investigator, @ashwin_nathan in collab w/ Duke Clinical Research Institute.

What would the effect be on your hospital PCI risk metrics if you decided to start avoiding the highest risk patients you see?

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Even in Big Cities, There Are Barriers to TAVI Access tctmd.com/news/even-big-…