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Shikha Jain MD, FACP

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20 Dec

Hi leaders across the country. Is this thing on? Is anyone listening? This messaging "everyone's going to get it" isn't helping. We need mask requirements when indoors, vaccine requirements for engaging in society, like going into restaurants. We need help. Please do something.

We need to reimplement risk mitigation strategies. Capacity limits. Social distancing. We know SO MUCH more than we did a year ago. Why are we not doing what we know works?! These restrictions don't need to be long term. They can be short lived once we get things under control.

We aren't asking for things to be shut down altogether. We know #VaccinesWork, #BoostersWork, #MasksWork. We also know what exponential spread looks like, and what it does to hospitals and healthcare workers.

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Shikha Jain MD, FACP

@ShikhaJainMD

16 Dec

I have been getting so many questions about boosters, omicron, etc. Here are some thoughts on the State of #COVID19 and how to stay safe right now.

📢 If you haven't gotten your booster yet, get it ASAP. We KNOW the booster is helping protect people even more from #Omicron.

📢 If you got Johnson and Johnson as your first shot, get a Pfizer or Moderna booster, they are more effective. It is OK to mix and match. And if you got Pfizer and want a Moderna booster or vice versa, that is also ok
cnn.com/2021/12/16/hea…

📢Delta is still surging, Omicron is very transmissable. Hospitals are reaching capacity because we have both COVID cases going up in this latest surge, and people still need regular medical care. We are seeing a rise in COVID19 and non-COVID19 admissions.

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Shikha Jain MD, FACP

@ShikhaJainMD

20 Oct

I give many talks on #GenderEquity and #WomenInMedicine. Two slides I have started sharing are examples of all the incredible work #WomenInMedicine continue to do, and emphasize the fact that this work is largely UNPAID and does not help in the promotions process in academia. 🧵

@McKinsey

A survey from @McKinsey @LeanInOrg showed the IMMENSE amt of invisible work taken on during the pandemic by women across >400 companies. This work is necessary for companies and organizations to thrive and function. But the women often see no ROI.

womenintheworkplace.com

Our healthcare systems, patients, and teams thrive because of the incredible amount of extra work #WomenInMedicine put in, often nights, wknds, "free time." The work is necessary, but does not provide currency, whether financial, or otherwise, needed for career advancement.

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Shikha Jain MD, FACP

@ShikhaJainMD

6 Sep

@TedLasso

It's been over a week since @TedLasso Episode 6 for which I was asked to be a guest on the amazing #MedLasso podcast with @ETSshow and @TheRealDoctorT. While we covered quite a bit, there was SO much we couldn't get to. Sharing a brief 🧵 here.
explorethespaceshow.com/podcasting/med…

@TheKeeleyJones

I mentioned at the beginning that I had major #ImplicitBias when we first met @TheKeeleyJones. Since then, she has become one of my FAVORITE characters, for many reasons.
There is so much more to her than what is on the surface. She epitomizes don't judge a book by its cover.

Funny I reacted to her initial entrance in that way as I have often been told I am too bubbly/ enthusiastic to be taken seriously or seen as a professional. Goes to show you how these unconscious stereotypes can influence all of us, even when we have been on the receiving end.

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Shikha Jain MD, FACP

@ShikhaJainMD

4 Sep

Brief #covid19 reminder thread. I know we are 18+months into this thing. And URIs are back and ppl are getting non-covid19 illnesses. BUT covid is still here and it’s spreading fast.

If you feel any symptoms. Do not go to work, don’t go to that social event, get yourself tested and quarantine until your test comes back negative. If you are unvaccinated and were exposed, quarantine for the amount of time recommended. Why may you ask?

Well if your test comes back positive, think of all people you may have infected.
Your colleague has cancer but you don’t know, and is now at risk for contracting #covid19 even though they got vaccinated.

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Shikha Jain MD, FACP

@ShikhaJainMD

27 Aug

I want to share a brief reflection on perspective. A🧵 Many times in my life I have been told that I am too bubbly, too verbose, too excitable, too loud... too much. I have been told to speak softer, speak less, not show my enthusiasm, not show my excitement...its unprofessional.

@LaurieBaedke

I once attended a talk by the brilliant @LaurieBaedke who said (and I paraphrase here) "There are people who want you to put @SPANX your personality...those are not your people." We all nodded & applauded, but recently I had a moment that opened my eyes to what she really meant.

@UICancerCenter

I was with some colleagues the other day, and we started talking about some of the initiatives I was working on @UICancerCenter @IMPACT4HC @WIMSummit and one of the women said "Do you see how excited she gets talking about this?! This is why we love working together!"

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