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Jason Westin, MD FACP

@Lymphoma_Doc

Professor, Director of Clinical Research, Section Chief Aggressive Lymphoma @MDAndersonNews, past chair of @ASCO government relations committee, Opinions mine

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ASH(@ASH_hematology) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ASH is heading to the hill tomorrow to with a focus on preventing , gaining support for the Comprehensive Care Act (H.R. 7432) & stopping . Follow along with us tomorrow for updates!

ASH is heading to the hill tomorrow to #Fight4Hematology with a focus on preventing #DrugShortages, gaining support for the #SickleCell Comprehensive Care Act (H.R. 7432) & stopping #Medicare #PhysicianPayCuts. Follow along with us tomorrow for updates!
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Jason Westin, MD FACP(@Lymphoma_Doc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Big news: Important steps by the Senate to end life threatening drug shortages. I was honored to represent ASCO and our patients in the hearing that prompted this draft bill.

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Naveen Pemmaraju, MD(@doctorpemm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

👉👉👉Congratulations to our great friend & colleague Prof Sattva Neelapu awarded at today’s MD Anderson Cancer Center Faculty Convocation ▶️ The Otis W. And Pearl L. Walters Faculty Achievement Award 🥇 in Clinical Research ! Nitin Jain Jason Westin, MD FACP Mike Thompson, MD, PhD, FASCO Loretta J. Nastoupil, MD

👉👉👉Congratulations to our great friend & colleague Prof Sattva Neelapu awarded at today’s @MDAndersonNews Faculty Convocation ▶️ The Otis W. And Pearl L. Walters Faculty Achievement Award 🥇 in Clinical Research ! #endcancer @NitinJainMD @Lymphoma_Doc @mtmdphd @LNastoupilMD
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Chelsea C Pinnix MD PhD(@ChelseaPinnix) 's Twitter Profile Photo

You won’t meet an oncologist more committed to patient care than my friend, sister, mentor, leader and colleague MD Anderson Cancer Center Bouthaina Dabaja MD. You set the bar so high for all of us & we are grateful. Congratulations on the Faculty Achievement Award in Patient Care.

You won’t meet an oncologist more committed to patient care than my friend, sister, mentor, leader and colleague @MDAndersonNews @BouthainaDabaja. You set the bar so high for all of us & we are grateful. Congratulations on the Faculty Achievement Award in Patient Care.
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Nitin Jain(@NitinJainMD) 's Twitter Profile Photo

👉Super delighted to see dear friend colleague mentor Dr Sattva Neelapu being awarded Faculty Achievement Award in Clinical Research at MD Anderson Cancer Center Convocation with keynote by Carl June
Truly well deserved award for an amazing physician scientist
Congratulations Sattva👏👏

👉Super delighted to see dear friend colleague mentor Dr Sattva Neelapu being awarded Faculty Achievement Award in Clinical Research at @MDAndersonNews Convocation with keynote by @carlhjune Truly well deserved award for an amazing physician scientist Congratulations Sattva👏👏
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MD Anderson Cancer Center(@MDAndersonNews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our Chief Patient Experience Officer Dr. Michael Frumovitz is committed to making sure patients, their families and staff members feel heard, valued and empowered at MD Anderson. He has been named one of the 2024 top chief experience officers to know by Becker's Hospital Review.…

Our Chief Patient Experience Officer Dr. Michael Frumovitz is committed to making sure patients, their families and staff members feel heard, valued and empowered at MD Anderson. He has been named one of the 2024 top chief experience officers to know by @BeckersHR.…
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Lynn M. Schuchter, MD, FASCO(@ASCOPres) 's Twitter Profile Photo

2024 brought 170+ ASCO members representing 48 states—incl. Alaska & Hawaii—plus DC and Puerto Rico. Such an inspiring & energizing week of bold action in our Nation’s capital on behalf of our patients.

Advocate year-round at: asco.org/ACTnetwork

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Vincent Rajkumar(@VincentRK) 's Twitter Profile Photo

10 suggested action items for physician colleagues suffering under the burden of American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) MOC.

1. If your institution allows it, stop participating in MOC. Personally, MOC has no value to me.

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Jason Westin, MD FACP(@Lymphoma_Doc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you Rep. Lizzie Fletcher for your strong support for ASCO and our patients.
We are asking to:
1️⃣ End shortages of life saving drugs
2️⃣ Support NIH, NCI, & ARPA-H funding
3️⃣ Make telemedicine permanent

Thank you @RepFletcher for your strong support for @ASCO and our patients. We are asking to: 1️⃣ End shortages of life saving drugs 2️⃣ Support @NIH, NCI, & @ARPA_H funding 3️⃣ Make telemedicine permanent #ASCOAdvocacySummit
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Jason Westin, MD FACP(@Lymphoma_Doc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We have drugs that are life saving and shortages that are life threatening. This problem will not go away until our leaders act. Please sign the letter below to add your voice to our campaign.

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Jason Westin, MD FACP(@Lymphoma_Doc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Remembering Senator Bob Graham. I served in his office in 1998, he was a kind and decent leader who took time to listen and learn - a meaningful life well lived. I’m on Capitol Hill today for fighting for cancer patients and research funding.

Remembering Senator Bob Graham. I served in his office in 1998, he was a kind and decent leader who took time to listen and learn - a meaningful life well lived. I’m on Capitol Hill today for #ASCOAdvocacySummit fighting for cancer patients and research funding.
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Jason Westin, MD FACP(@Lymphoma_Doc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Texas delegation representing ASCO is ready for . We are advocating for dealing with drug shortages, increasing funding for cancer research, and telemedicine.

The Texas delegation representing @ASCO is ready for #ASCOAdvocacySummit. We are advocating for dealing with drug shortages, increasing funding for cancer research, and telemedicine.
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