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Feb 1 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
1/ Starting NOW - special #UCSFMGR to commemorate the 26th Annual Dr. Reza Gandjei Lecture by Dr. Ziad Obermeyer @oziadias on What Does AI Mean for Medicine? Dr. @Bob_Wachter first introduces this meaningful lecture. Join on Zoom or in N217.
2/ Dr @oziadias introduces AI in med by noting AI solves 'prediction problems' & 'notices' things we don't. In amazing link to last wk's #UCSFMGR by Dr. Zian Tseng @SF_POSTSCD, he talks abt application of AI to find biomarker of sudden cardiac death, a classic 'prediction prob'
Dec 14, 2023 • 12 tweets • 9 min read
1/ Starting NOW - Zoom #UCSFMGR with End-of-Year Update on Long COVID from Drs. @MichaelPelusoMD @zalaly @VirusesImmunity moderated by Dr. @Bob_Wachter - a fascinating hr w/ live-tweets here to follow.
2/ 1st Dr. @zalaly talks abt how long is long COVID? @Nature paper found that risk of long COVID sequelae are high months-years out in both hospitalized AND non-hospitalized pts - Next paper looked at reinfxn risk & long COVID: nature.com/articles/s4159… nature.com/articles/s4159…
Dr. @Bob_Wachter opens w/ humorous Dave Barry quote re:colo: miamiherald.com/living/liv-col…@UCSFGIfellows@kpthrive@NEJM@Bob_Wachter 2/ Dr. @DouglasCorley notes that there are many CRC deaths even w/ effective CRC screening - it's the 2nd leading cause of cancer death. Current screening modalities have different types of supporting evidence: FOBT, FIT test, septin-9 blood testing, sigmoidoscopy & colonoscopy.
May 5, 2022 • 13 tweets • 8 min read
1/ Starting NOW on Zoom - welcome back to #UCSFMGR where we'll discuss vax, Paxlovid & all things COVID w/ Drs. @DrPaulOffit@SDoernberg & @annieluet moderated by @Bob_Wachter2/ First up @DrPaulOffit: The goal of the vax is to protect against serious illness...To be protected against mild dz, you need high levels of neutralizing Abs at the time of exposure, which you would need fairly frequent boosters for. "I think one of the communication...
Feb 3, 2022 • 12 tweets • 8 min read
1/ Welcome back to a COVID #UCSFMGR w/ local experts Drs @Rutherford_UCSF@SDoernberg@PCH_SF abt the latest Omicron surge & the changes in local & national policy. First, Dr. @Rutherford_UCSF will share the latest SF data & then expert panel w/ questions frm @Bob_Wachter to all
2/ Overall good news, but deaths continue to rise. "We have turned the corner nationwide, but make no mistake, there's a TON of infection out there, there are a ton of infectious people, and a ton of disease we're continuing to see." Note the deep purple map.
