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Director Breast Oncology, Lifespan Cancer Institute, Legorreta Cancer Center Brown Univ | Medical Advisor @drloveresearch | #bcsm #clinicaltrials | Views Mine

Jun 4, 2021, 16 tweets

Thread (?#) highlighting this remarkable session: DISMANTLING GENDER DISPARITIES IN THE GLOBAL ONCOLOGY WORKFORCE TOGETHER.

Really, what else are you even watching today #ASCO21!?! /1

First off—it is sooooo timely. ⏰
H/T @AlexCarolanTCL @TheCancerLetter /2 #ASCO21
cancerletter.com/the-cancer-let…

.@PamelaKunzMD starts by sharing the #ASCO20 team decided to postpone session b/c it was so important to them. And they really wanted to get MEN in the room. ❤️that #heforshe leadership, @BurrisSkip; See the influence of @MLJohnsonMD2 and @tmprowell all over this! #ASCO21 /3

.@HannahValantine starts by showcasing concrete steps to diversify leadership, which must be linked to the institutional rewards! #ASCO21 /4

Here are the concrete steps she Dr Valentine talks through. Need more info? WHY AREN’T YOU WATCHING!? #ASCO21 #ASCOEquity /5

Dr. Valentine highlights Dr @reshmajagsi perspective in @NEJM calling for term limits to create opportunities for diversity in leadership in academic medicine. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
#ASCO21 /6

Dr. Jagsi takes the podium next for a tour de force of the hard science of gender disparities, including numerous examples from oncology specific research like *this* work by @DrChowdharyMD @BrownUCancer #ASCO21 /7

...and this work by @NarjustDumaMD #ASCO21 /8

That inspired @ASCO staff and the aforementioned #ASCO20 leadership team to introduce #WordsMatter (See—change is possible under exceptional leadership!) /9 #ASCO21

Attention called to the upcoming Clinical Science Symposium with numerous presentations around gender disparities. /10 #ASCO21

“We inhabit a momentous time in history with an opportunity to move from awareness to action, informed by the data.” - @reshmajagsi
🤜🏻🤛🏻 #ASCO21 #ASCOEquity /11

Now @McDougle2020 @OhioStateMed reviews the role of male allies in international feminism, highlighting the toolkit for the active bystander response. 💡#ASCO21 /12

.@SarahCannonDocs CEO @deehubie puts numbers to the stressors women in the workplace face #ASCO21 /13

And with CEO Vision, @deehubie shows ways organizations can lessen the #COVID19 impact on #WomenInMedicine #ASCO21 /14

Advice from a senior leader: How to Activate a Network of Allies 🎯 #ASCO21 /15

This session. Wow. 🤩 #MustSee #ASCO21 end/16

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