Calvin "On A Mission For Kesem" Apodaca
@CalvinRApodaca
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PhD student of Health Informatics at UW, GM, working on a podcast about healthcare, and cancer survivor. Also, I play ukulele and cosplay sometimes. 🥼🎮🎤
Seattle, WA
Joined April 2009
I'm Calvin "Poncho" Apodaca and I help put on a summer camp for kids affected by cancer. Usually, I run the General Store, but this year's things are a bit different. For the safety of our campers, this year our camp is going virtual. I need your help. https://t.co/oUTUlsReXz
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We’ve got a little surprise…👀 Thanks to @StarforgePCs & @MadMushroomGG, we created a Rumble Club PC that we are GIVING AWAY to one of YOU🎉 ⏰GIVEAWAY (US only): MAY 17 Check the Rumble Hub for details and to enter—start climbing that leaderboard! https://t.co/X80LGF0DIm
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right now Twitter is a group of people trying to decide where to take the afterparty and we've agreed to either the east-side Denny's or the west-side Denny's, and all you hive folks are like "what if we went to iHop" even though it took 40 minutes to narrow it down to a Denny's
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Scared of spiders? Check out this recent study on gamified exposure therapy to treat arachnophobia, if you dare!
games.jmir.org
Background: Virtual reality exposure therapy is an efficacious treatment of anxiety disorders, and recent research suggests that such treatments can be automated, relying on gamification elements...
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Thinking about @CPCharity a lot lately, and this ancient newspost might help explain why. Much of the work of the charity is quiet, in realms no one would willingly enter. It's not for socials, which means it's almost invisible to the modern world. https://t.co/bqkw0MzjvN
penny-arcade.com
Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.
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As a pediatric survivor myself, my family needed every little bit of help they could get to manage my care, my symptoms, and my records. Giving a little signal boost, and super proud of the this research team for putting in the hours!
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Every one of these is a @Sawbones episode. @sydneemcelroy I need to know about “Cancer, and Wolf”
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A year ago, a doctor injured me irreparably. It changed my life and I’ve been in consistent pain ever since. It’s uncomfortable, but I think it’s important we talk about medical error because it’s incredibly difficult to engage with a system that hurt and continues to hurt you.
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there. is. no. such. thing. as. unbiased. data. and never can there ever be.
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Quests are always better with a party! The #G4HJ Early Career Committee member application deadline has been extended to 10/15. From students to scientists, if you're interested in collaborating with an international & interdisciplinary group of G4H researchers, come apply!
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🚨Dream Job Alert!🚨 The Patient Technology Specialist @MottChildren will be implementing, trouble shooting, and maintaining recreational technology based activities with patients and families. @UMichHR
#PlayGamesFeelBetter
#ChildLife More details: https://t.co/0wGLUaQv8v
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Join the AMIA Consumer and Public Health Informatics Working Group for a webinar with speaker @shefali_h. She will discuss the use and impact of an online community for hospital patients. February 22, 12-1 pm EST. Bookmark this link!
global.gotomeeting.com
Meet with anyone on any device. GoTo makes virtual meetings simple and secure, so you can always do your best work together, wherever.
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In 1985, Mary Ann Buckles released her dissertation, "Interactive Fiction: The Computer Storygame Adventure", receiving her Ph.D. from UCSD. She fought for it the whole way, saying it was really important, that these games would change our relationship to computers.
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"We’re offering personally tailored mentorship and up to $10k CAD to BIPOC Canadian game creators, as a grant. https://t.co/sEtVjvsfy9
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Have you ever felt not heard or treated unfairly by your doctor? Share your story with the UnBIASED project in a 1-hour virtual interview and receive a $30 VISA cash card! For more information on how to get involved with the project, go to https://t.co/sMiV89lZ6L
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The editor for the Games for Health Journal, Dr. Tom Baranowski, and several associated researchers and authors wholeheartedly agree with @G4C. Racism is not only a societal ill, but a public health issue.
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