Michael Gerber

Six Minutes to Live: Care, Measure, Act! Our short film is live. youtu.be/_4XVn8cLZ9M?si…

On GivingTuesday, as you pause to appreciate the blessings in your life and plan year-end contributions, we ask you to consider supporting your local rescue squad. Join us in helping to keep our community safe. We are neighbors helping neighbors. Donate: bccrs.org/donate/

Looking for something to read on this slow news day? Check out my first reported piece for @Health_Affairs on how @BCBSMA and @MassHealth are trying to use #ValueBasedCare models to decrease disparities and incentivize #HealthEquity in the Bay State. healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.13…

The sex detective: How one doctor is promoting bodily autonomy and understanding moco360.media/2024/10/21/the…

In a new review for #HAReads, Senior Editor @MScottGerber reviews "On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service” by Dr. Anthony Fauci, which provides a history of the last half-century of infectious disease public health from Fauci’s vantage. bit.ly/3BirVql

“We have a lot of technology, we have a lot of, you know, expertise and excellence within this country… We can do this. The gap, to me, is will.” @DrAlethaMaybank says equity is a moral condition, and either we value everyone equally, or we don’t. @CMSGov #HealthEquityCon24

As an old history of medicine major and paramedic, excited to enjoy this panel on the history of #EMS @amhistorymuseum for the 50th anniversary of #EMSWeek. @dcfireemsfound @NAEMT_ @ACEPNow @smithsonian

Hey @MedicareGov this chief resident in urology at Georgetown found you an extra potential $22 billion in savings. We can prevent recurrent UTIs and the morbidity and expenses attached with safe local vaginal estrogen. @GUUrology @chargoldman @rds858 @KeithKow

With apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poetry fans, and health policy experts everywhere. #HealthPolicyValentines #HappyValentinesDay #iambicpentameter

Communities Must Address Racial Disparities in Emergency Medical Services #Echobox=1705666447" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newsweek.com/communities-mu…

The evidence is clear: bias and structural inequities impact care and outcomes in emergency medical services. Now it's time for #EMS leaders and the communities they serve to do something about it. With the brilliant @jamiekennel3 for @Newsweek. newsweek.com/communities-mu…

Thanks to Michael Gerber for the EMS World article! Let's stop pondering the problem and move to testing solutions.

My colleague @DrVabe discussing efforts to advance racial equity in scholarly publishing @Health_Affairs and beyond today at #APHA2023. Proud to be part of an organization pursuing equity at all levels.

Even after running the most watched cardiac arrest in history and saving the life of @HamlinIsland, Jason McMullan, MD, struggled with being called a hero—and kept thinking about what he might have done wrong, not what went right. #emsworldexpo2023

Cardiac arrest survivor Miracle Mo (or is it Meaux @NewOrleansEMS ?) kicks off #EMSWorldExpo2023 in the Big Easy with the national anthem. @EMSWorldOFCL

This week on @Health_Affairs This Week: @lott_rob and I talk about the FDA, including ideas to incentivize more thorough trials before drug and device approval and the attention the agency is getting from GOP presidential hopefuls. Listen and subscribe: healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hp2…

@gretchemaben We have a lot of systemic issues in #EMS, including how our protocols work and our education systems. This seems like a great opportunity to use your professional and personal experience to help educate more paramedics and improve care for everyone. @EMSWorldOFCL @ProdigyEMS

I woke up in a different ambulance after a ketamine trip & it was hard to breathe so I asked for a breathing treatment. The EMS lady didn’t even turn around and said “you’re on oxygen”. I told her that’s not a breathing treatment and she didn’t respond. If I die someone sue her.

@SarahKarlin @drrachelrubin Evidence base is still thin, only based on case studies and expert opinion. But also known to reduce burnout and increase job satisfaction among caregivers, important parts of the Quadruple Aim (of parenting).

@MScottGerber @drrachelrubin Ha. What about hugs? Kisses?

In my year and a half at @Health_Affairs so far, judging this contest is definitely one of the highlights. And yes, it might not be a coincidence that several of the judges have small children. How else does working in health policy or health care influence your parenting?