David Shalowitz, MD, MSHP

x.com/JAMA_current/s… @NCCN should revise its boxed statement to ensure equitable and ethical cancer care.

Viewpoint analyzes how the NCCN’s boxed statement that all cancer is best managed in a clinical trial cannot be applied to all patients and calls for its removal from its clinical practice guidelines. ja.ma/3wIIQQT

@RebeccaBrione @sjralston @EthicsElizabeth Just seeing this- happy to participate! Let me know!

An unanticipated benefit of writing a commentary is seeing who else is interested in the same things as you: I didn't know of the work of Leah Lomotey-Nakon, @DShalowitz or @sjralston before or of this particular shared interests with @EthicsElizabeth - wish we could all meet!

Happy to share my commentary "Extending the ethics of episiotomy to vaginal examination: no place for opt-out consent" published today in @BMJ_JME, in which I argue - unsurprisingly - that even carefully caveated opt-out consent is never appropriate for VE in labour. Link⬇️

Our latest work on the ethics of improving cancer care delivery to rural populations. ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.12… @SGO_org @JCOOP_ASCO

Check out our recent recommendations for how to manage patient requests to be cared for by woman obstetrician-gynecologists. Common and challenging scenario. @AJOG_thegray ajog.org/article/S0002-…

Recent interview: Not the easiest topic to discuss, but glad to be able to advocate for patients. parenting.nytimes.com/pregnancy/ob-g…

Editorial in this month's Green Journal regarding improving protections for patients. Full Ethics Committee Opinion in the same issue. journals.lww.com/greenjournal/F… @greenjrnl

New: Federal regulations do not require insurance plans to cover gynecologic oncologists; consequently, women enrolled in 27% of plans in US lack access to high‐quality gyn cancer care. This gap in coverage must be closed. bit.ly/2rOFozs @CMSGov @SGO_org @NOCC_National

Most surgery for endometrial cancer should be <8wks after diagnosis; but surgery too early may be harmful. bit.ly/2gZiCjw @SGO_org

Our concerning new findings: 25% of older women with advanced ovarian cancer never get treatment. Why? tinyurl.com/j6nt6c4 @SGO_org

Our latest paper covered by Philly.com! U.S. Women Live Far From Gynecologic Cancer Care po.st/ZR9TKY

New research: 14.8 million U.S. women have a geographic barrier to access high-quality gyn oncology care. tinyurl.com/lfeqbh6