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Joined August 2017
"Approach each patient encounter with humility and curiosity. If you misstep, apologize and invite a reset to restore trust."- @RanaAwdish @danielleofri @SusannahFox @ePatientDave @KatecBowler @Liz_ORiordan @DrAttaie @DrJenGunter @emcrit @PulmCrit
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By Rana Awdish, MD, MS, Henry Ford Hospital The patient was in her mid-40s with metastatic ovarian cancer. I entered her ICU room to find her sitting in darkness, covered in a quilt brought from...
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"I found more meaning in my work when I stopped treating “cases” and started seeing people. Compassionate attention became my most effective clinical tool."-Dr. Dimitri Tito @RichSchaeferMD @MelDMann @armyemdoc @DMS_SurgGen @JosephHsuMD #MedTwitter
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By Dimitri Tito, DO, Johns Hopkins Medicine During my first year of practice, I met a 59-year-old patient, the same age as my mother, with one of the most complex medical histories I’d ever seen....
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"Today, we remember patients who have served our country. We are grateful for the honor and privilege of caring for these veterans through their final journeys."- @Top_Gundersen @RichSchaeferMD @armyemdoc @MelDMann #MedTwitter #Veterans
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We’re re-featuring this piece today, November 11, 2024, in honor of Veterans Day in the U.S. When I was a hospice and palliative medicine fellow, I spent time at the West Palm Beach VA Hospital...
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"Today, we remember patients who have served our country. We are grateful for the honor and privilege of caring for these veterans through their final journeys."- @Top_Gundersen @RichSchaeferMD @armyemdoc @MelDMann #MedTwitter #Veterans
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We’re re-featuring this piece today, November 11, 2024, in honor of Veterans Day in the U.S. When I was a hospice and palliative medicine fellow, I spent time at the West Palm Beach VA Hospital...
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"I found more meaning in my work when I stopped treating “cases” and started seeing people. Compassionate attention became my most effective clinical tool."-Dr. Dimitri Tito @RichSchaeferMD @MelDMann @armyemdoc @DMS_SurgGen @JosephHsuMD #MedTwitter
https://t.co/6WJxAy24PB
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By Dimitri Tito, DO, Johns Hopkins Medicine During my first year of practice, I met a 59-year-old patient, the same age as my mother, with one of the most complex medical histories I’d ever seen....
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“Something as simple as wearing a unique article of clothing, like colorful socks, can help build connections with patients.”-@RichardSchaeferMD @millstej @EricLast3 #MedTwitter
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We’re re-featuring this piece from 2024 today. “I miss your colorful ties,” a patient said. As an Army orthopaedic surgeon, I wore a military uniform in the clinic for 30 years. It was part of...
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Attention invested in small moments—like a few screen‑free minutes at the start of a patient encounter—can compound into a trusting patient-clinician relationship. @BankrollYourMin @CoachRichPerry @GailGazelleMD @ThisIsSethsBlog @TonyRobbins #MedTwitter
https://t.co/ZVDmyKxpaW
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By Gretchen Miller, MSc, CLOSLER editor, Johns Hopkins Medicine Bankroll means to invest. In Perry and Pipkin’s motivational book “Bankroll Your Mind,” the investment is in mental and emotional...
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Attention invested in small moments—like a few screen‑free minutes at the start of a patient encounter—can compound into a trusting patient-clinician relationship. @BankrollYourMin @CoachRichPerry @GailGazelleMD @ThisIsSethsBlog @TonyRobbins #MedTwitter
https://t.co/ZVDmyKxpaW
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By Gretchen Miller, MSc, CLOSLER editor, Johns Hopkins Medicine Bankroll means to invest. In Perry and Pipkin’s motivational book “Bankroll Your Mind,” the investment is in mental and emotional...
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"Asking pts to show photos of family, pets, or other meaningful things can help them feel more thoroughly known & cared for. This can sometimes make a visit more productive & meaningful for everyone."— @millstej @khnews @EIC_Online @statnews #MedTwitter
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When one of my newer patients was in for his latest visit, he was excited to tell me about the time he spent with his new grandchild over the previous weekend. When I asked if he had any photos to...
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Trust in established medical standards is at a low ebb. Clinicians can help repair & build trust by receiving all pt stories and beliefs, no matter how misguided, w/ curiosity & concern. @DrTomFrieden @thehowie #MedTwitter
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By Jeffrey Millstein, MD, Penn Medicine “I’m not a medicine person.” I hear this phrase from patients a few times a week in my primary care practice. It took me a while to realize it’s code...
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Research suggests healthy lifestyle behaviors and habits promote mental health and wellness and can be used to both prevent and treat mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, bipolar spectrum disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and psychotic disorders.
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Trust in established medical standards is at a low ebb. Clinicians can help repair & build trust by receiving all pt stories and beliefs, no matter how misguided, w/ curiosity & concern. @DrTomFrieden @thehowie #MedTwitter
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By Jeffrey Millstein, MD, Penn Medicine “I’m not a medicine person.” I hear this phrase from patients a few times a week in my primary care practice. It took me a while to realize it’s code...
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Lifestyle medicine involves co-creating plans w/ pts for diet, physical activity, sleep, stress, & social connection. This can have an impact on both prevention & treatment of disease. @PeterAttiaMD @hubermanlab @DeanOrnishMD @BethFratesMD #MedTwitter
https://t.co/BWY4WjgVN8
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By Lucia Ponor, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine The surge in costly disease management, avoidable hospitalizations, clinician burnout, and polypharmacy is a clear indication that our healthcare system...
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“Earning the trust of a patient to support them in their goals, no matter how big or small they are, is such a privilege and pushes me to be the best version of myself.” - Dr Leah Jesse, child and adolescent psychiatrist, @unmcpsychiatry
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Lifestyle medicine involves co-creating plans w/ pts for diet, physical activity, sleep, stress, & social connection. This can have an impact on both prevention & treatment of disease. @PeterAttiaMD @hubermanlab @DeanOrnishMD @BethFratesMD #MedTwitter
https://t.co/BWY4WjgVN8
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By Lucia Ponor, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine The surge in costly disease management, avoidable hospitalizations, clinician burnout, and polypharmacy is a clear indication that our healthcare system...
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Make talking about sexual health a routine part of care—explain why you’re asking & avoid assumptions. If it feels awkward, name it to build trust & show pts that sexual well-being matters. @InaParkMD @ProfKevinFenton @profchloeorkin #MedTwitter
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By Barbara Wilgus, MSN, CRNP, Johns Hopkins Medicine “I always have such a hard time figuring out how to talk about this,” she said with a sigh. The general internal medicine Fellow I was newly...
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Make talking about sexual health a routine part of care—explain why you’re asking & avoid assumptions. If it feels awkward, name it to build trust & show pts that sexual well-being matters. @InaParkMD @ProfKevinFenton @profchloeorkin #MedTwitter
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By Barbara Wilgus, MSN, CRNP, Johns Hopkins Medicine “I always have such a hard time figuring out how to talk about this,” she said with a sigh. The general internal medicine Fellow I was newly...
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"Approach each patient encounter with humility and curiosity. If you misstep, apologize and invite a reset to restore trust."- @RanaAwdish @danielleofri @SusannahFox @ePatientDave @KatecBowler @Liz_ORiordan @DrAttaie @DrJenGunter @emcrit @PulmCrit
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By Rana Awdish, MD, MS, Henry Ford Hospital The patient was in her mid-40s with metastatic ovarian cancer. I entered her ICU room to find her sitting in darkness, covered in a quilt brought from...
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