"Died at the scene"?

This was a suicide bombing & terrorism where someone filled an RV with explosives, parked it in front of key infrastructure, while he was inside. They were not initially sure if the "tissue" found was human or not to ID him.

Why not call it what it is?
I am feeling SO exhausted this morning.

Add the media coverage of Dr. Moore describes her as "complaining" as opposed to "reporting" or "identifying." Then the hospital's response is to describe her as "intimidating" to nurses as "knowledgeable"

The words we use matter. How much caution do we use, with whom, when? What tropes or associations are invoked? How does that populate the "data" in our brains that fill certain "buckets"? Who "complains" or "intimidates" vs "we don't know all the facts"

brookings.edu/blog/the-avenu…
This was a reported from major outlets like @thehill just a couple of days before Christmas.

Yet we're told unless a manifesto is found, we can't use the word terrorism to describe a man blowing himself up in a way that took down key infrastructure?

thehill.com/changing-ameri…
When in the hospital, I had a nurse say to me, about someone else (not realizing I am Muslim, likely), "It is only Muslims who strap bombs to themselves and blow themselves up "as justification for why people fear Muslims. Doctors can be as biased so not unique to this nurse.
What beliefs people hold when the go into a room to care has got to impact care for that patient. If you truly think some patients are worthy of fear or maybe disgust, can you deliver the same quality? Discussed with with @becker_sbecker on #podcast here: go.beckershospitalreview.com/scott-becker-i…
This is NOT the conversation I want to be having with @becker_sbecker to be honest. I want to discuss #healthcarefinance, #incentives, #AI I want to fix the system, not get stuck in identity. But am I allowed to be anything more than your perception of me?
That tweet was in a thread within a thread..now within another thread. I used to be that "model minority" who just quietly took it, did not "complain" and worked 3x as hard for less pay. But I have important things to get done and all this gets in my way.

I just can't tolerate these measurable results of harm anymore. To be fair, I did not even know about these before.

"First do not harm."

Why, then is there so much harm that study after study shows breaks down according to racial lines?

sciencenews.org/article/black-…
We will continue to harm Black, brown & other marginalized groups as patients unless we stop with this double standard in reporting and descriptions.

We will continue to block the value & talent of BIPOC as experts as well.

This is not about "being PC"

hbr.org/2018/08/resear…

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28 Dec
We need more doctors who speak up.

Yes, I know we have worked hard to get where we are and are regulated/monitored in so many ways it is scary to deviate and take a risk of censure or discipline. It feels like we are vulnerable, not strong.

Speak up anyhow.
We can’t let our reputations or achievements become reasons why we stay silent.

Opposite, what is it all for anyhow?
What does your title mean?

They say you can’t take it with you in regards to money. But you aren’t going to take your CV with you either.
We can’t be telling the most vulnerable to speak up, like those early in career.

While I have yet to understand the details of what went on here, what is reported is deeply concerning.

Even with a good lawyer, this can derail an entire career right at its start.
Read 25 tweets
28 Dec
It is not about being "woke" per se as some people claim. It is about caring about measurable results & caring about human life. If you don't care about such things and are in #healthcare, if #equity is merely a hashtag or for "reputation management", you are part of the problem
I understand some people feel those at the margins can be written off or just are not part of their consciousness, irrelevant. That position of privilege goes away in a pandemic. Those people you may disregard most of the time become highly relevant to everyone's wellbeing.
It is very attractive to break problems into little, manageable parts and to isolate yourself to a silo. Too much of science operates this way. Too many of those rewarded within #STEM go narrow and deep. Then the messiness of the real world is not addressed in solutions.
Read 14 tweets
27 Dec
Nothing captures structural racism better than this as has been put out by many including @QaaliHussein1

Knowledge + Black (+ woman) = scary?! (“intimidating”)

This is the type of implicit bias to racism spectrum communication I had identified this summer as well. #MedTwitter
These dynamics is partly why I have been wary of any subsequent executive roles I have been offered.

I made it past the glass ceiling. In many institutions this is exactly what you will find.

Why many BIPOC go off a #glasscliff

Your job: Be token.

hbr.org/2011/01/how-wo…
To be clear, I have the privilege of choosing to be so called “model minority” or to be anti-racist.

Black women and men never get that choice.

Executive incentives and rewards often are to generate revenue for an institution per the existing system, NOT to be a change agent.
Read 4 tweets
27 Dec
This is very important. I had been preferably using Black gifs for representation.

The nature of #communication is that how you intend it and how others may receive it will pass through many other filters as well as sources of trauma.

When in doubt err on side of caution.
While I have not received any feedback that my gif use is inappropriate one should not wait to be told. Going to be sure to apply an additional lens and filter.

Caution: Some who call themselves #communication “experts” may be about promotion rather than reliable #DEI or results
In particular, when you look at who to trust or emulate on #SciComm or #MedTwitter, take note of who is effective at communicating their point, does not need to delete, can post on important topics with least misinterpretation, while maintaining the broadest audience.
Read 10 tweets
27 Dec
The world (specifically healthcare) is not giving me good feels right now.

And:

I miss my cat

I miss NYC

I want bubble tea
Well, bubble tea has been ordered.

Puritan territory New England does not have the flavors I want at 10:27 p.m. but I realize that at least I do have bubble tea access in the first place.

As much as I now call Boston a village... it isn’t really.
It’s here!!! Image
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27 Dec
I am amused by anyone on #MedTwitter who thinks I can be easily intimidated. Chile.. first I am Gen X. Then, I have lived through having gas masks distributed in case chemical war happened (when living in an oil compound). Then I have lived in places you hear gunshots routinely.
I experienced a ton of bullying, including (but not limited to) racial, as a child back when teachers told you the problem was you not being tough enough and they were not there to solve “your problems” for you. If a kid stole something, why’d you “let” him?
I have navigated the outspoken WOC in the workplace such that (despite folks who attempt to spread rumors otherwise) I have a perfectly “clean” record. No dark web searches will uncover “dirt” cuz there is none to be found.

Yes, some will resort to manufacturing instead.
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