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Expert in weighing medical evidence, cancer, COVID forecasting & mitigation, health disparities, financial analytics. 120 publications. PhD program director.

Aug 1, 2024, 26 tweets

Slide Deck - Discussion of "Masking Policies at National Cancer Institute–Designated Cancer Centers During Winter 2023 to 2024 COVID-19 Surge"

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"Scenario planning: a framework for mitigating uncertainty in implementing strategic behavioral medicine initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic"

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Cancer is a COVID-19 risk factor.

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NCI-designated cancer centers comprise approximately 4% of U.S. cancer centers.

At the NCI-designated cancer centers, about 85% of those in the top quintile had universal masking policies in winter 2023-24, as did about 34% of other NCI-designated centers.

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42% of NCI-designated cancer centers had universal masking policies during the winter 2023-24 surge, but numbers were significantly higher in the northeast and at centers with higher quality indicators.

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The Midwest and South lagged on masks in healthcare, despite higher overall transmission during the winter 2023-24 surge.

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Apply the "Diffusion of Innovation" framework to organizational changes surrounding airborne illness transmission

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COVI-CAN
The Covid Defense Kit for patients undergoing cancer treatment and their families.


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"Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses"

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"Back to the future: Redefining 'universal precautions' to include masking for all patient encounters"

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"Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a state of the science review"
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