My stomach is in knots over the EMTALA case in the Supreme Court today.
Here’s what’s at stake:
EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act) requires hospitals to provide emergency treatment to people, even if they don’t have insurance.
The law enacted by congress in 1986, requires hospitals that receive federal funds to stabilize patients.
EMTALA is a
Aug 18, 2023 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
Ever wondered how to pen your first op-ed as a HCW?
My top 5 tips for writing your first op-ed style essay ✍️😷
1. One Strong Opinion
Strong opinion essays have one thing to say & say it succinctly
Jan 16, 2023 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
I mentor a lot of junior faculty at work. The number one process question they have is "how do I organize my life"?
One key process that helps me:
I synchronize my Amion schedule with my digital calendar and my family's shared calendar.
It's critical that when I'm on a shift or on-call, my partner knows:
• I won't be home when the family wakes up
• They are 100% in charge of the kids
• Not to expect me for dinner
• Not to expect me home by bedtime
• Don't schedule any other responsibilities for me that day
Jan 16, 2023 • 18 tweets • 6 min read
US healthcare workers must be prepared to care for incarcerated people.
Unfortunately, few of us are taught how to do this.
For 19 years, I have answered ethics questions, including re: patients in prison.
Here are 7 pieces of ethical advice to protect your patients.
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Advice #1: Incarcerated people get to make their own medical decisions.
We are used to adult patients making their own decisions.
Having an armed guard at the bedside confuses the usual bedside dynamic.
Focus on the patient's goals and values.
Jan 10, 2023 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
No one tells pre-meds to work in fast food.
But maybe we should.
As a doctor, I'm still using lessons I learned working at In-N-Out as a college student.
Here are six fast food lessons I'll keep forever:
1 - Show Up Ready to Work, Early
Do I have everything I need for my shift?
Am I dressed, fed, and watered?
Do I have my name badge?
Better be 5 minutes early!
Jan 9, 2023 • 24 tweets • 3 min read
I have been interested in preventing workplace violence in surgical settings for a long time.
And over the past eight years, I have come across strong opinions about workplace violence (WPV) in pediatric surgery.
But the more I learned & educated myself - I realized many of these beliefs were completely wrong.
Eventually, I realized these workplace violence beliefs were commonly accepted because most people - even experienced
