The perfect day to present National Academy of Medicine alongside experts Cynthia Rogers, M.D Ayana “TDs middle child” Jordan & Dr Katie Lovero. As we enter yr 8 of the Opioid Public Health Emergency, we must build capacity in rural, poor communities, like AL, to meet patients where they are #HealthEquity #EndOverdose

It takes a village! 11 States. 25 Authors. Fueled by the spirit of collaboration and a joint interest in increasing opportunities for HIV & HCV testing for PWID

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Ellen Eaton Martin Krsak Laura Marks Ayesha Appa Kinna Thakarar (she/her) Matthew Akiyama, MD, MSc

SHE WON!! This American Life THE CALL 809!!! Go Mary E. Harris!!

Jessica Blanchard MSN/Ed, RN

I was interviewed on the Do Gooders Podcast: 183. On the opioid overdose death crisis. dogooderspodcast.libsyn.com/183-state-of-r…
28 minutes long and apologies for the sound quality (it was my fault).

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I'm hiring at postdoc to join a research team that will work with 5 jurisdictions across the U.S. to examine and improve fines and fees schemes.

Our team is led by Center for Justice Innovation and also includes Alabama Appleseed.

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This man (Paul Rudd, 55 today) would, by modern standards and assuming average risk, have qualified for colon cancer screening TEN YEARS AGO

Jennifer Hartwell, MD FACS Left AMA —> patient directed discharge

Clean/dirty Utox —> utox showed…

Clean —> in remission

Substance abuse —> substance use disorder

Track marks —> scattered linear scars (or just describe what you see…no need to add interpretation to the physical exam)

.Ricky Bluthenthal is an amazing human, mentor, leader, researcher. What a mensch.

“Illness doesn’t belong to us. It belongs to them. Doctors need to be taught to be ill & acknowledge we are not super-human .” Original quote from 1997 but now more relevant than ever before.
A renewed call to selfcare in Medicine
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Thanks 2@APCBham⁩ UAB CFAR⁩ ⁦UAB⁩, our meet & greet boosted morale & #harmreduction access! TY ⁦Suzanne Smith⁩& Mary Figgatt too! #EndOverdose
Eaton Directs DOM Research Award towards Improving Team Morale - Department of Medicine uab.edu/medicine/dom/n…

Thanks to my home turf #Florida for prompting me to “relearn” some new #IDTwitter lessons…

Like, the ones I hoped not to need…

Narcissistic leaders are threatened by talent. They want to be the smartest person in the room.

Humble leaders are drawn to talent. They surround themselves with people who make them smarter.

Great leaders grow talent. They strive to make everyone in the room smarter.

⚠️New #UABCFAR Publication⚠️
Read More ➡️bit.ly/49i5RHE

The past is being rewritten

But none of us who witnessed those early days can scrub our memories of the pain, and horror

We’ll never forget finding young, otherwise healthy people dead in a chair

And we’ll never forget our colleagues who died

You might.

But we won’t.

Four years ago today, I walked into the apocalypse.

Crossing the line in the ER felt like entering a whole other world.

Frenetic alarms.

Patients strewn about, struggling to breathe.

Too few staff. Too many deaths.

Covid was everything.

It had completely taken over our ER

Important work with Pitt General Internal Medicine faculty showing that medications for alcohol use disorder started in hospital leads to improved outcomes.

On #NationalDoctorsDay , we observe and honor the commitment of physicians and the vital role they play in the lives of us all. We not only honor those who are current physicians but also the medical students pursuing this calling. Thank you!

Anupam Agarwal UAB UAB Medicine

Paracelsus said, “Love the sick, each and every one, as if they were your own.”
On #NationalDoctorsDay , let's honor our commitment to caring for our patients.
Thank you to all my fellow healers for your unwavering dedication & tireless efforts in making a difference every day.🫶

Via Alander Rocha: The bill comes as measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccinations in Alabama have fallen below rates health officials say are needed to create herd immunity against measles, a highly contagious disease. alabamareflector.com/2024/03/29/ala… #alpolitics

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Shout out to the rest of the team:
Raagini Jawa MD, MPH, FASAM Kerri Barton Smoke Works Church of Safe Injection & Kristin Doneski.