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🚨THIS.🚨 “Emergency Medicine & Reproductive Healthcare in a Post-Roe Landscape” How the SCOTUS decision will impact our field and our patients. A necessary viewpoint from @TamingtheSRU’s @DrKelliMD! @ACEPNow @acog @ACOGPregnancy @SAEMonline socialempact.com/viewpoints/roe…

Happy World #SocialWorkDay and #SocialWorkMonth! 🎉 Thank you, social workers, for making the world a better place! If you're a social worker who wants to join the civic health movement, get your FREE Vot-ER badge here: get.vot-er.org/badge-scl #VotER #SocialWorkers

Ask patients about their voter status while taking a social history. Every vote counts! 📋🗳️ Read more here: medpagetoday.com/opinion/second… #HealthcareForDemocracy #VotER @medpagetoday @alisterfmartin @aliyaabhatia

Check out Vot-ER's new feature in @medpagetoday to learn how healthcare professionals are uniquely positioned to empower eligible voters to shape their health outcomes through nonpartisan civic engagement. Read more: bit.ly/4dnjeIR

Researchers at @BrighamWomens and @MIT have developed an implantable device to detect opioid overdoses and autonomously deliver naloxone bit.ly/4cJCIH3

Empowering patients to vote is vital for ensuring that healthcare policies reflect the needs of all individuals. By voting, patients can advocate for their community's health. Get a FREE Vot-ER voter registration badge 🗳️ bit.ly/3XruEqf👈 @AlisterFMartin #LakeNona

Are you looking to spend time seeking to learn how to address healthcare disparities and then actively perform research in this field? We're currently recruiting for our next IDHEAL fellow with apps due 9/15. Come join us! @IDhEAL_UCLAEM #SocialEM #IDHEAL

August is Civic Health Month! I just ordered a free, nonpartisan voter badge from @vot_er_org so I can offer patients the opportunity to register to vote or view their ballot right in the clinic. Get yours ⤵️ get.vot-er.org/badge

Empowering patients to vote drives meaningful change in healthcare. When providers help register voters, they amplify voices for better policies and outcomes. Order a FREE Vot-ER badge to make a difference: bit.ly/3LWNtuz. #VotER #LakeNonaImpactForum @AlisterFMartin

BHHI Director Dr. @MKushel breaks down the data on homelessness in CA. "We all want to be living in communities where people are not living outdoors," says Dr. Kushel. Research shows us how to get there, and every effective path flows through housing. 🎧 kpfa.org/episode/letter…

MD student Kiki Schmalfuss believes that her identity as a person with a disability will help her be a more empathetic doctor who understands how the nuances of disability affect a person’s overall wellness bit.ly/4cX6Rn7

As a doctor who advocates for health equity, reproductive rights & reducing gun violence, I was honored to meet @KamalaHarris, who fights for these ideals every day. As a dad to 2 girls who are proud to look like her, I’m all in to protect their futures. Go get ‘em, Auntie! 🇺🇸

I don’t post very often but I’m calling on the #medtwitter community to help out a fantastic human & resident whose family is going through a very hard time rn. If able, consider donating to help Nina & her family, & SHARING this. Let’s get this trending! gofund.me/3f8cd4c8

Poor health & #homelessness are related. To address, we must focus on #housing, health system changes and #Medicaid reform. New overview by @CheyenneMGarcia, @KellyMDoran & @MKushel in Feb @Health_Affairs explains: Paper: healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.137… Briefing: healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he2…

For patients with limited English proficiency undergoing surgery, interpreter use is low and only 12% of patients received language-concordant discharge forms, which provide critical opportunities to tangibly enhance care plans’ quality & understanding. ja.ma/495t68t

#InTheNews: 'It's giving people hope' | IVYY program at @GradyHealth Hospital reports success one year into effort to tackle gun violence 11alive.com/article/news/l…

People with adverse social determinants of health (social risk) who would like assistance (social need) are more likely to utilize the ED. We used Medicaid claims and survey data to learn more. @m_e_s_k @CashRebeccaE @anne_thorndike @EMRES_MGHBWH jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

🚨 Introducing Raising Our Community’s Knowledge! This student initiative aims to ⬇️ health disparities in #Durham through education & social needs screening. ROCK is a collaboration between @DukeMedSchool & @DukeU students providing health education to promote healthy behaviors!

New @JAMANetworkOpen today w/ @HNeprash @ateevm + David Chan @StanfordHP! As a resident, it always seemed like attending MDs treated wealthier privately insured while residents had mostly Medicaid panels Does this play out nationally? YES Brief thread jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Thanks @mcuban for this amazing convo about fixing healthcare – starting w/ affordable Rx via @costplusdrugs. Be aware: This will change your practice, starting now. Tune in w/ @andyglittle of @EMOverEasy @docreilles @WTSmithMD bit.ly/41cz0la

New in JACEP Open from @JohnPurakal: ParallelED—A novel screening and referral intervention using emergency department wait times to identify and address unmet social needs. #FOAM #SocialEM, #SocialNeeds #Screening buff.ly/4af45c5 @ACEPNow @DukeMedSchool @dukeemergency