#Disparities

Jazmyn Shaw

JazmynShaw1

I need to vent for 2 seconds. I was on a call re: curriculum as it pertains to social justice and health care disparities. After brainstorming different ways we could

Michael A. Gisondi, MD

MikeGisondi

This week has not been easy for @StanfordEMED residents and our colleagues throughout @StanfordMed. Smart, well-intentioned people neglected vulnerable hardworking residents and fellows. Unacceptable and emblematic of the position of

Jorge A. Caballero, MD

DataDrivenMD

/ Florida’s % positivity is 26.3% today. Let that sink in.Now let me explain why.https://twitter.com/georebekah/status/1344122714190188552 Repeat testing. By making it easier for low-risk persons to get tested, and making

Harold Pollack

haroldpollack

Today’s @nytimes story highlights a familiar but lethal disparity issue in COVID-19 care: Ensuring that patients get care at the right hospitals--and that hospitals actually providing such care have the

Sabrina Epstein 🌈👩🏻‍🦽🎨

SabrinaTessEp

In epidemiology, we learn susceptibility is risk due to a factor part of one’s biology—immune system, genetics, pregnancy—while vulnerability is risk due to external factors—discrimination, class, etc. The COVID discussion,

Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan

crageshri

Fantastic to be a part of this collaboration between sexual health/HIV & ICU with @vanessa_apea @YizeWan @Zudin_P @rupert_pearse @profchloeorkin & @JohnProwle showing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black &

Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA

celinegounder

1/ NYC released its data on COVID vaccinations by race today. Among adults 18+, those vaccinated skew whiter. Black and Latinx NYCers are vaccinated at disproportionately lower rates. https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data-vaccin

Eddie Playfair

eddieplayfair

A few thoughts on today's exam announcement (1/7)The big challenge is how/whether the grading system can reflect the massive disparities in 'learning loss' which have already happened. Digital poverty, time

Ijeoma Nnodim Opara, MD, FAAP

innodim

I feel the need to reiterate a few PSAs: There is still no vaccine for racism. So, vaccinating Black folks will reduce mortality, but will not eliminate disparities cos the

Carolyn Whitzman she/her

CWhitzman

No easy answer, which is why there is resistance to 15 min city jargon! Ping @EcologyOttawa @JLeiper @HorizonOttawa Step 1 heat map neighbourhoods for access & priorise poorly served areas

Dan Shafer

DanRShafer

NEW: Milwaukee was the first local government to declare racism a public health crisis. @jlkowalik was one of the first health leaders to identify the racial disparities in #COVID19. Did

ANGEL ARUTURA

aarutura

“One size fits all” Feminism upholds white supremacy and continues to leave Black women unprotected and invisible. - A thread. I see “feminists” everywhere talk about the gender pay gap,

Bernard P. Chang MD PhD

bernardchangMD

With disparities of care, research helps give us the lay of the land. But how generalizable is research when samples don't capture the diversity of the population? Understanding mental health

Phil Connors, MS, MPH, CGC

PDCGC1

Ok #GCchat I'm going to explain my desire for nuance around the discussion of paid app review service. Many GCs currently rightfully demanding to be compensated for their time given

Husoni Raymond

HusoniRaymond

I was told by a pharmacist today that I should take less of my pain medication because it has stronger effects on Black people (basically Tylenol). However, I am unable

PrEP4All

PrEP4AllNow

News from @CDCgov shows that deaths due to HIV dropped by nearly 50% from 2010 to 2017. But in the era of modern HIV treatment, it is completely unacceptable that

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