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The Crucial Role of Data Science in Football ⚽️📊
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Data science has revolutionized the world of football! From player performance analysis to team strategies, it has become an indispensable tool for clubs and coaches. Let's dive into how crucial data science is in shaping the beautiful game. #FootballAnalytics #DataScience(1)
In football, data science helps teams make informed decisions during player recruitment. By analyzing vast amounts of data, clubs can identify talented individuals, assess their playing style, and determine how they would fit within the team's tactics. #RecruitmentInsights (2)
Excited to hear from @YadiraCaraveo (who was @DrBenHoffman’s resident, now a #tweetiatrician and CO state rep!) #AAP2021
- Kids’ issues not always taken seriously in govt since they don’t vote so it’s OUR job to advocate for policies that #PutKids1st
- Kids’ issues not always taken seriously in govt since they don’t vote so it’s OUR job to advocate for policies that #PutKids1st
Thankful for #tweetiatricians in office @DrPanMD @RepKimSchrier plus ppl like @suwumd @NancyGraffMD @kcalvinaap @AmerAcadPeds #AAPLegCon staff (and many others not on Twitter) who organize legislative visits on multiple levels!
#Advocacy tips
- many important decisions made at state/local levels
- maybe better to contact legislators when NOT in session to establish relationships
- join AAP lists for alerts on various issues/bills
- consider running for office eg @docsinpolitics @runforsomething
#AAP2021
- many important decisions made at state/local levels
- maybe better to contact legislators when NOT in session to establish relationships
- join AAP lists for alerts on various issues/bills
- consider running for office eg @docsinpolitics @runforsomething
#AAP2021
Needed a screentime break, now listening to @karensheehanmd #AAP2021 on community-based interventions for injury prevention, aka @InjuryFreeKids program
- one of the orig papers: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
- one of the orig papers: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
Studies like this can help inform policy, eg targeting the most dangerous playgrounds for repairs scholars.northwestern.edu/en/publication…
#AAP2021 #InjuryPrevention
#AAP2021 #InjuryPrevention
How to decide what to research/advocate for?
- most severe injury?
- most prevalent condition?
- issue w greatest inequity?
- influenced by a patient story?
Thinking of role models like @MonaHannaA @AnnieAndrewsMD
#AAP2021
- most severe injury?
- most prevalent condition?
- issue w greatest inequity?
- influenced by a patient story?
Thinking of role models like @MonaHannaA @AnnieAndrewsMD
#AAP2021
Frederick Rivara (MPH 1980, @UW_Dept_HServ) is an international leader in the science of injury prevention and control, and his work has profoundly influenced multiple areas in this field. 1/5 
His research on the effectiveness of bicycle helmets led to the creation of community-based helmet campaigns that saved countless lives from preventable head injuries. 2/5
With one of our other 50 Changemakers, Arthur Kellerman, Fred was a key force in several high-profile studies in the early 1990s that laid out the risks of firearms in the home. 3/5
