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🏥🌿 "I'm a huge advocate for going to where people are to better serve them. So whether it's school-based health centers or working with our people who are challenged with mental health or going into prisons or going into residential care systems, we really need to go to where they are and make the system easier for them." - Dr. Barbara Crowley on meeting community health needs. As a primary care and preventive medicine physician, I truly enjoyed my recent conversation with Dr. Crowley, and her insights related to: 🌠 Transforming healthcare by addressing social determinants of health, 🌠 Innovative community-based approaches to wellness, 🌠 The power of multisector collaboration in improving population health, 🌠 Balancing data-driven outcomes with long-term vision for generational change. Dr. Crowley's journey from pediatrician to healthcare innovator exemplifies how we can leverage our medical training to create broader systemic change. Her work reminds us that true health transformation requires looking beyond the clinic walls and empowering communities. Question for my colleagues in healthcare: how are you integrating clinical expertise, community engagement, and creative problem-solving to address your community's most pressing health challenges? 🧵🩺🌟 #PopulationHealth #CommunityWellness #HealthcareInnovation #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #LeadershipInMedicine

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Examining the use of race information in clinical algorithms -- and its harms and benefits -- will help create a more equitable and effective future for healthcare. It's time for all who design and use algorithms, from medical students and research scientists to hospitals, health systems and insurers, to become involved in this conversation. This 12/12@12 webinar is a great way to get on the path toward #equityinequations

How to interpret chest radiographs (X-rays): a systematic approach Chest X-rays are the most common radiological investigation requested in the NHS, this article explains how to interpret the results and identify common abnormalities. NT Self-assessment articles offer bitesize CPD and are accompanied by multiple-choice assessments with feedback. Test yourself on this article or click here to choose other subjects from the Self-assessment archive. Author: Zach North is lecturer in advanced clinical practice at the University of Hull. https://lnkd.in/e_exarbt

This month, we are proud to spotlight Andrew Sama, MD, FACEP. Recognized as a leader and innovator in Emergency Medicine, Dr. Sama is a board-certified emergency medicine, pediatric emergency medicine, and internal medicine physician with over 40 years of medical experience. He is the founding President of Progressive Emergency Physicians (PEP) and Executive Vice President at Emergency Care Partners (ECP). Read the full article to learn more about Dr. Sama's impressive career in emergency medicine and his other leadership roles in healthcare and education. #MedicineisLocal #EmergencyMedicine

Check out this insightful article discussing the importance of sticking with CME events sponsored by reputable organizations like Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and UCSF. The article sheds light on the rise of predatory conferences, such as those spreading antivax misinformation under the guise of legitimacy. Stay informed and choose wisely when attending professional events. [Link to article: https://lnkd.in/eBM7YE6n]

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📚Fulfill your CME credit requirements with the Mississippi Emergency & Pediatric Emergency Physicians CME Courses Bundle - https://bit.ly/3wzJG1T 🔎This bundle includes twenty-three courses covering mandatory topics specified by the Mississippi Physicians State Board and specialty-specific content. Stay current and renew your license confidently! #webcast #CMECourses #EmergencyMedicine #PediatricEmergency #GeneralPractice #PhysicianAssistants #InternalMedicine #FamilyPractice #Physicians #meded #eMedEd

TLI Investigator and Interim CEO Dr. Marianne Gausche-Hill Co-authors New Study Revealing Cost-Effectiveness of Pediatric Readiness Becoming highly pediatric-ready could decrease child mortality rates by up to 76%. A groundbreaking study published in the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open demonstrates that adhering to national pediatric care guidelines in emergency departments (EDs) saves children’s lives and is cost-effective, ranging from $4 to $48 per patient. The study emphasizes past research showing that becoming highly pediatric-ready could decrease child mortality rates by up to 76%. Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP, FAAP, co-first author and also an emergency physician at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, emphasized the importance of these results: "This study confirms what we've observed over the years—enhancing pediatric readiness not only saves lives but is also an achievable goal for every ED, regardless of their size or resources. It's an investment worth making." Study is available here: https://lnkd.in/gg_QtMFA

Published! Marcia Facey, Nancy Baxter, Melanie Hammond Mobilio, Moulton Carol-Anne and I just published the following article in *Sociology of Health and Illness:* "The ritualisation of the surgical safety checklist and its decoupling from patient safety goals." https://lnkd.in/g8mRcGBk In it, we use the concepts of ritual and ceremony to explain the gap between the promises of the surgical safety checklist and how it was implemented at Care and Cure, a large teaching hospital in Toronto, Canada. We believe this research has profound implications for how we deploy socio-technical interventions in complex human systems, especially those riddled with hierarchies, power differentials, and expediency imperatives... like the operating room. Tell us what you think!