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Caused furor w/ this tweet that was not clear or complete by itself
Explanation:
What may be going on may BE abuse of staff
needs to be clear, rational, fair, transparent ways to define it & address it
plus, committed resources for toll of abuse on staff
system level solution
Explanation:
What may be going on may BE abuse of staff
needs to be clear, rational, fair, transparent ways to define it & address it
plus, committed resources for toll of abuse on staff
system level solution
Clearly, I chose poor wording that sounded a lot like common minimizing language to dismiss
As both a clinician & former administrator see HUGE gaps in a system that makes everything about “personal responsibility” while system lacks resources for outcomes expected & needed
As both a clinician & former administrator see HUGE gaps in a system that makes everything about “personal responsibility” while system lacks resources for outcomes expected & needed
Instead, need a system that is clear, consistent, with rational resource allocation
If ED RNs & docs are getting PTSD from the job itself, sometimes witnessing results of physical trauma, where are the mental health resources?
acepnow.com/article/we-mus…
If ED RNs & docs are getting PTSD from the job itself, sometimes witnessing results of physical trauma, where are the mental health resources?
acepnow.com/article/we-mus…
"Medicine is a social science & politics nothing but medicine on a large scale. The physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor & the social problems should largely be solved by them"
- Rudolf Virchow, who discovered cell theory, leukemia, VTE & autopsy #GoldfarbChallenge
- Rudolf Virchow, who discovered cell theory, leukemia, VTE & autopsy #GoldfarbChallenge
The principles Dr. Goldfarb is attacking are not new or ‘tangential’ as he claims; rather, they are fundamental & foundational.
Working in West Philly, Dr. Goldfarb should know that biomedical science & social justice are not only not mutually exclusive, but intertwined & essential to great health care.
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
Thanks, Mr Hennessey. Apropos for the @WSJopinion deputy editor to label the respondents to the outrageous and iconoclastic op-ed as "intersectional lunatics."
On the money? No. Audacious? Yes.
#SDoH #medtwitter
On the money? No. Audacious? Yes.
#SDoH #medtwitter
@WSJopinion The only problem, Mr Hennessey, is that you proved a point, but it wasn't that one. 
@WSJopinion Here's @P_Yerramilli's response @statnews with the right points statnews.com/2019/09/16/med…
Calling all activists in medicine. A @WSJopinion by former @PennMedicine dean says future doctors/med students should not be engaged in #guncontrol, #ClimateChange and matters of "social justice" wsj.com/articles/take-…
@WSJopinion @PennMedicine @ThisIsOurLane An inspirational (antidote) response to this op-ed by @PennMedicine faculty: inquirer.com/health/social-… by @CarolynCannu @zacharymeisel @rachel_fsimon citing @MonaHannaA's seminal work @PhillyInquirer via @PDX_Tom
@WSJopinion @PennMedicine @ThisIsOurLane @CarolynCannu @zacharymeisel @rachel_fsimon @MonaHannaA @PhillyInquirer @PDX_Tom Gratifying to see such a vigorous, compelling medical community response to Goldfarb's @WSJopinion here & social media.
Aligned w/ some points from August @NewYorker essay newyorker.com/culture/annals… "Meeting the challenges of modern medicine will require more than seeing patients."
Aligned w/ some points from August @NewYorker essay newyorker.com/culture/annals… "Meeting the challenges of modern medicine will require more than seeing patients."
