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(1/17)
Why does every BMP report show a GFR - African American and GFR - non-African American for the same Cr value?
Let's focus on #racecorrection in the estimation of GFR as part of our ongoing series on racial bias in medicine.
Why does every BMP report show a GFR - African American and GFR - non-African American for the same Cr value?
Let's focus on #racecorrection in the estimation of GFR as part of our ongoing series on racial bias in medicine.
(2/17)
This #tweetorial is based on the work of Dr. Vanessa Grubs (@thenephrologist), Dr. Darshali Vyas (@DarshaliVyas), Dr. Nwamaka Eneanya (@AmakaEMD), Dorothy Roberts (@DorothyERoberts), and so many more. We encourage you to delve into the literature at the bottom.
This #tweetorial is based on the work of Dr. Vanessa Grubs (@thenephrologist), Dr. Darshali Vyas (@DarshaliVyas), Dr. Nwamaka Eneanya (@AmakaEMD), Dorothy Roberts (@DorothyERoberts), and so many more. We encourage you to delve into the literature at the bottom.
(3/17)
MDRD (bit.ly/3euUMYg) and CKD-EPI (bit.ly/3ez1Cfb), 2 equations commonly used to estimate kidney function, make sizable adjustments to the estimated GFR (eGFR) based on a binary input term: black or non-black race.
MDRD (bit.ly/3euUMYg) and CKD-EPI (bit.ly/3ez1Cfb), 2 equations commonly used to estimate kidney function, make sizable adjustments to the estimated GFR (eGFR) based on a binary input term: black or non-black race.
Dr. Sherman James has made the case for decades that #RacismIsAPublicHealthCrisis. Listen to his story on the #podcast Social Distance @TheAtlantic. #epitwitter theatlantic.com/health/archive… 1/n 
Epidemiologist Dr. James tells his story about how he got started in public health trying to understand why racial differences existed for so many health outcomes, to the great detriment of the black population. sanford.duke.edu/people/faculty… 2/n
In his research, he made a point to interview African American men with elevated blood pressure and learn their stories, which led to his coining of the concept of “John Henryism.” 3/n
1/ I am so proud of my mentor @ChiTrust's Dr. @HeleneGayle. Thank you @BillNye for inviting Helene to speak on our parallel crises: the #COVID #coronavirus pandemic and #racism. stitcher.com/podcast/scienc… #RacismIsAPublicHealthCrisis #BlackLivesMatter #BLM
2/ Comparing protesters who’re wearing masks, who’re marching outside, protesting against another public health emergency – to compare them with protesters crowded in statehouses, armed to the gills, not wearing masks? That’s FALSE EQUIVALENCE.
3/ If you’re outside and wearing a mask, your risk of contributing to #COVID #coronavirus transmission is exceedingly low.
Viral Pandemic & Racism
So different yet so similar....
⚡️One came to us out of nowhere whereas the other has been brewing within us for ages
⚡️One can be contained with social distancing whereas social assimilation may help the other
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So different yet so similar....
⚡️One came to us out of nowhere whereas the other has been brewing within us for ages
⚡️One can be contained with social distancing whereas social assimilation may help the other
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⚡️One may be preventable with a vaccine but the other can only be uprooted with acknowledgement, introspection & action
⚡️Both impact minorities & serve to magnify our societal & healthcare disparities
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⚡️Both impact minorities & serve to magnify our societal & healthcare disparities
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⚡️This is a wake-up call as behavioral inertia & status quo towards both poses a threat to our lives & our future
⚡️Viral Pandemic & Racism
So different yet so similar...
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#RacismIsAPublicHealthCrisis
⚡️Viral Pandemic & Racism
So different yet so similar...
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#RacismIsAPublicHealthCrisis
Racism is a public health crisis, a thread:
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(Focusing predominantly on black health inequities, for now.)
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Black life expectancy is 3.5 years less than white life expectancy in the U.S.
(Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics)
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(Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics)
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I just finished reading Racism: Science & Tools, and thought I'd share a summary of Chapter 12: Why Epidemiologists Must Reckon with Racism.
Our field cannot continue to disengage with racism; we need to dive in wherever we are. #epitwitter #racismisapublichealthcrisis (1/n)
Our field cannot continue to disengage with racism; we need to dive in wherever we are. #epitwitter #racismisapublichealthcrisis (1/n)
Dr. Nancy Krieger gives two overarching reasons why epidemiologists cannot afford to ignore racism:
1) Racism impacts people’s health.
2) Racism impacts the science of epidemiology
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1) Racism impacts people’s health.
2) Racism impacts the science of epidemiology
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1) Racism impacts health. Each and every generation confronts racism as it manifests in their times, so the work of epidemiologists is to make widely known the profound toll of racial injustice on disease, disability, and death, at both the individual and population level. (3/n)
