As promised here is video 🧵of the entire session of the scientific paper presented on conflict of interest disclosures @WesternTrauma
The Undisclosed Disclosures: The Dollar-Outcome Relationship In Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of The Aorta — 1 of 2 @TopKniFe_B
2 of 2 video presentation of study by @TopKniFe_B
Mar 5, 2023 • 18 tweets • 8 min read
The Power of Industry in Medicine is tremendous, and the COST of speaking Truth to Power is real.
This is one example of how industry attempts to influence the narrative within medicine. @WesternTrauma
@prytimemedical - is the largest suppliers of REBOA catheter in the U.S.
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Dave Spencer, @prytimemedical CEO says in a letter put out on March 3rd that one of the “fundamental Core Values is transparency and open communication” at Prytime Medical.
Yet he privately sends a scathing letter emailed to @WesternTrauma Officers and Board of Directors: 👇
Apr 1, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
As a Survivor of #GunViolence and a Trauma Surgeon at @hopkinsmedicine, I’ve seen this public health crisis from numerous vantage points.
Despite my own experience, nothing prepares you when the person you have to take care of is one of your own.
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After walking in for Trauma call this AM, my colleague called with the most unexpected message.
Joe, are you on call?
Yes
Our fellow trauma surgeon was just shot and he is on his way to the trauma center.
Listening to that communication, I was frankly numb and in disbelief.
Aug 28, 2021 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
No one wakes up expecting to be injured or have a surgical emergency, but I suspect most Americans expect to be taken care of.
Right now across America, healthcare workers are unable to treat patients with treatable disease. This is an absolute tragedy and preventable.
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As a surgeon and critical care doctor, I have seen firsthand the inability for us to provide the support that we have for so many years to facilities that simply don’t have the resources to care for certain conditions.
Why?
Aug 10, 2021 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
As a surgeon who does both elective and emergency surgery, what’s happening again and now in hospitals across America is an atrocity.
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Last year those of us who perform elective surgery pushed for conservation of resources. Whether that’s the appropriate utilization of nurses and surgeons or beds and ventilators. This allocation was critical in order to SAVE lives.
Mar 19, 2021 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
An important survey about Vaccine Hesitancy in Healthcare Workers, which appears to mirror the general population.
Hesitancy revolves around three core ideas: Safety, Efficacy and Trust. @washingtonpost@KFF
And perhaps even more striking is that 30% don’t plan on being vaccinated or are yet to decide!
Sep 16, 2020 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
Lots of noise about the safety + efficacy + trust of an expedited #vaccine this Fall. As a recent @RWJF Health Policy Fellow in the @USSenate, I had the opportunity to work on the SAVE Act. Some thoughts:
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The Safe Authorization of Vaccines during Emergencies (SAVE) Act seeks to ensure that expedited delivery of a #vaccine (which we ALL want) is grounded in data & science. We cannot afford a bad vaccine—or further loss of public trust in a good vaccine—because of politics.
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Nov 7, 2018 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
As a Trauma Surgeon and survivor of #GunViolence I cannot believe the audacity of the @NRA to make such a divisive statement.
We take care of these patients everyday. Where are you when I’m having to tell all those families their loved one has died. @DocsDemand#Docs4GunSense
Not only are we not going to “stay in our lane”, but we are going to do everything in our power to ensure that Americans in communities all across this nation our protected from these senseless tragedies.
