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Dec 19, 2023 • 20 tweets • 7 min read
1/20 In this #CME #MedX,
@PatelOncology explores new efficacy & safety data on targeted therapies for #NSCLC from #ESMO2023
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Supported by an educational grant from Janssen Biotech, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. bit.ly/47VySZP
2/Of the recommended biomarkers/therapeutic targets for NSCLC, exciting data on agents targeting EGFR, ALK, and PD-L1 were presented at ESMO 2023 and will be the focus of this activity.
Jun 12, 2023 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
1/16 See below for this #Tweetorial on guideline and management updates for COVID-19. It is contributed by @RishiDesaiMD. #MedTwitter#MedEd2/ In all outpatient settings in which patients with COVID-19 are seen, including long-term care facilities, testing and treatment must be done in a timely manner. It is also crucial to consider patient risk factors for progression to severe disease and death.
Mar 28, 2023 • 17 tweets • 6 min read
1/17 See below for this #Tweetorial on #COVID-19 and risk factors for severe illness supported by an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. and contributed by @RishiDesaiMD.
#MedTwitter#MedEd
2/Let’s begin! The 2 preferred therapies for nonhospitalized adults with COVID-19 who have a risk of disease progression are ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir and remdesivir.
Jan 31, 2023 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
1/13 See below for this #Tweetorial on #COVID-19 supported by an educational grant from Pfizer and contributed by @RishiDesaiMD.
COVID-19 can cause mild-to-severe symptoms (eg, runny nose, congestion, fatigue, fever, cough, nausea, and diarrhea) 2 to 14 days after exposure to the virus. Anyone with symptoms should be tested for COVID-19.
Dec 20, 2022 • 26 tweets • 8 min read
1/26 See below for this #Flu#CME#Tweetorial supported by an educational grant from Genentech and contributed to by @RogerSeheult.
1918 Pandemic: Naomi Barnett of Brockton, MA, learned her fiancé Jacob Julian (a soldier at Camp Upton, NY, about to go to war) had influenza, so she raced to help him. She died 2 days after arriving at the camp from influenza. He died 30 minutes later.
Dec 1, 2022 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
1/11 Welcome to this #CME#CNE#Tweetorial: Medicine During a Public Health Crisis: Just Culture in an Unjust World.
See CME/CNE info.: tinyurl.com/yv528p6j #JustCulture#Healthcare#RaDondaVaught#MedTwitter
2/Per the Institute of Medicine (IOM), most medical errors arise from “faulty systems, processes, and conditions that lead people to make mistakes or fail to prevent them, rather than from reckless actions by individuals working within those systems.”
See full CME info: bit.ly/3Eczmx6 #MedTwitter#MedEd
2/Let’s begin!
Influenza (flu) can cause severe illness and death. In the US, during the 2019-2020 (pre-pandemic) flu season, 20,000 deaths occurred due to flu-related complications.