Thread by @MDbenji

Saddened as had been anticipating this along with many. Cancelling the conference during this unprecedented time is the right thing to do.

Through it all, I couldn't have asked for a better leadership team & the larger @SocietyHospMed community for their support! 1/

#Hospmed20

https://twitter.com/SocietyHospMed/status/1238476594127273984

As stated with the evolving circumstances out of our control with COVID-19 there were risks to our community as it would have gathered, communities we connect with on our travels, and our home communities and hospitals – cancelling was the best way to mitigate these risks. 2/

It has been difficult to process especially with the original trends just over a week ago that showed this conference to have record attendance which is a testament to the engaged community, innovative ideas, amazing core content that was diverse & inclusive. 3/

Thanks to many of you for submitting workshops. I was excited to hear all of our expert speakers! For students/learners/all your abstracts will still be published & we are thinking of ways to alternatively present/share #medtwitter #medstudenttwitter 4/

So grateful to all on the annual conference committee, to the assistant course director Dr. Dan Steinberg, to our emeritus course director Dr. Dustin Smith, to our impressive SHM staff Brittany, Hayleigh and Michelle for their shared vision and tireless work. @SocietyHospMed 4/

We're working with @SocietyHospMed regarding alternative offerings to support our larger community with any educational resources as able. Welcome ideas/suggestions for virtual offerings and podcasts. @ETSshow @CPSolvers @thecurbsiders @IMreasoning

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Friday the 13th is a low for me personally in this regard and I'm sure this conference was something many of you were looking forward to. That said our teams will need us increasingly more during these times and we need to keep our heads up. #COVID #covid4MDs

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Thank you all for helping me lead in this opportunity and for all you are doing in this challenging and unprecedented time.

@SocietyHospMed
#HPhospmed
#POCUS
#NamasteCorona

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