Currently watching the pre-recorded Update in Primary Care which reviews the 10 most impactful articles published in @AnnalsofIM, @NEJM, @TheLancet, ACP Journal Club, @JAMA_current, and @JAMAInternalMed from the past 2 years, as selected by a panel of SGIM physicians. #SGIM21 Study 1: 'Dapagliflozin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction" by J.J. V. McMurray, et al. @NEJM pub. date Nov 21, 2019; nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… DAPA-HF trial bottom line: in pts with HFrEF, regardless of diabetes, dapagliflozin reduced HF and CV death.

Currently attending the plenary PLN3: Realizing True Health Equity- An Equal Opportunity To Be Healthy For All. #SGIM21 Right now @daynamatthew3 is discussing the historical + constitutional foundation of racism and inequality in the U.S., and its impact on health outcomes today. .@daynamatthew3 "If you want to translate values into action as a physician, I implore you to consider your role in using law as one of your weapons of choice." Cites 1963 Simkins v. Cone federal lawsuit to desegregate hospitals.

Currently attending the discussion held by the @CPSolvers Anti-Racism in Medicine team on moving moving towards anti-racism in medical education. Right now @UREssien is describing the ways in which racism is ingrained in medical education and medicine as a whole. #SGIM21 Examples: over-emphasis on biological constructions of race/biological predictors of health disparities.