Michelle Litchman, PhD, FNP
@MichLitch
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Digital health, disparities & diabetes researcher @uofunursing•Nurse Practitioner•Mom•CODA• Intersection👂🏽🤟🏽🇻🇳🇺🇸•she/her•tweets mine
Joined May 2011
A thread organizing the work I do and why I do it... These 3 "D's" that make up my clinical and research efforts: ✅Diabetes ✅Digital Health ✅Disparities
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We are excited to announce our 2025 @UofUDMRC Postdoctoral Rising Stars in Metabolism Symposium! This is truly a unique opportunity to network, present your research, and enjoy the breathtaking views that Salt Lake City has to offer. Deadline is May 15th, 2025. Please share!
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🥳 Huge congratulations to Dr. Engh (@EENGH_RN) for passing her dissertation defense focused on the lifecycle of rare disease organizations! It was an honor to serve on your committee alongside @KathySward (chair) @lauri_linder Barb Wilson + Marshall Summar.
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Make sure to catch NPR’s @scifri. @michlitch from @uofunursing joined the national radio broadcast to talk about her research through Deaf Diabetes Can Together, a program striving to create solutions for health equity in the Deaf community.
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Carl Sagan introduced the world to the idea of nuclear winter caused by nuclear weapon fallout. Is it still a threat? Plus, a deaf advisory group worked with a hospital to improve how it cares for...
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Thank you @scifri for having me and Tamiko on your show! We are excited to be delivering our intervention, Deaf Diabetes Can Together, directly in ASL. If you are Deaf, have diabetes, and want to learn more about our program, please reach out to DDCT@utah.edu
Deaf patients often don’t receive interpreters in healthcare settings. @MichLitch, from @UUtah, and Tamiko Rafeek join us to talk about why there’s a lack of interpreters in the US and how healthcare systems can better care for patients. https://t.co/Xeg2tDC9GS
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Further national dissemination of @MichLitch's impactful work to advocate for equitable health care for those who are Deaf. @uofunursing @NPR
The Language of Care - a film that tells the story of how Deaf Diabetes Can Together is creating solutions for health equity in the Deaf community. Nearly 40 million people in the us live with diabetes, majority of Deaf people with diabetes do not have equal access to health care
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It's great to hear @MichLitch @uofunursing @UofUHealth and Tamiko Rafeek explaining their important work improving health care for the Deaf community with @iraflatow @scifri! https://t.co/atpXooSc8Y Don't miss Language of Care, a short film on the research https://t.co/nr2JnnVEUT
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The Language of Care - a film that tells the story of how Deaf Diabetes Can Together is creating solutions for health equity in the Deaf community. Nearly 40 million people in the us live with diabetes, majority of Deaf people with diabetes do not have equal access to health care
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Thank you to Ira, Diana, and D. from NPR @scifri for making the interview such great experience for Tamiko and I! The chat and Q&A were buzzing. The show will be condensed for radio and will air on NPR Science Friday in the upcoming weeks. #BettyIreneMooreNurseFellows
Join us today at 1:00 pm ET for a FREE live stream on designing better healthcare with the deaf community. *ASL Interpretation available Register here: https://t.co/LJbhJSn4Tm
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Interested in the #BettyIreneMooreNurseFellows program at @UCDavis_Nursing? @YoungHeatherM is hosting informational webinars on Sept. 22, Oct. 13 and Nov. 3. Sign up at https://t.co/Ur0fLP4PES
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A new PhD started today. She asked for general advice for the first few months. This was my advice: 1. Don’t work evenings or weekends 2. Don’t aim to prove yourself (to me), I’m already convinced of your capacities 3. Go for a walk when things dazzle you (1/3)
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We hosted our dedicated @UofUHealth community @redbuttegarden for screenings of Academy Award-winning film CODA and documentary The Language of Care. @MichLitch discussed efforts to bridge linguistic and cultural gaps to improve care for deaf patients. https://t.co/nXeYSTHmDZ
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I'm collecting examples of patient-, survivor-, and caregiver-led companies and organizations as a tip list for investors, leaders, and policymakers who want to level up their health care game:
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@MichLitch Deaf citizen scientists pointed out regional ASL differences, plus a need for multiple ways to sign insulin delivery, for example, so @MichLitch and team created an ASL glossary of diabetes terms. This is #RebelHealth - Solvers working with Champions, patient-led innovation.
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If you're deaf or hard of hearing and use a stethoscope, please take this survey by the top guru of amplified stethscopes, Dr. Sam Atcherson, PhD. Would go a long way to improving their use. Pic from @amphltweets website. https://t.co/hY7IqwQSLX
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1/3 CON Summer Camp applications are now open!📷 Join University of Utah College of Nursing faculty, staff, alumni, and students for an exciting introduction to nursing and health care! The college is hosting its second annual youth summer camp wherein campers will:
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Huge congratulations to @merijanetran on defending her dissertation! Her research helps us understand health insurance literacy across informal caregivers and HCPs. What an honor to be on her committee alongside @anabirk1 @NanAllenUT @EliIacob1 & Richard Nelson. @uofunursing
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If you are ASL fluent and awesome to work with, check out or Program Manager position. Help support of body of work that will improve care for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals who have diabetes.
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“People are priced out of being able to take care of themselves," says @MichLitch @uofunursing @UofUHealth who led one of the only studies on the subject. The high cost of diabetes drugs has led to a flourishing black market via @NBCNews
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To save money on insulin and diabetes equipment, people are turning to online groups where strangers offer their extra supplies.
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Introducing sign language view, a new meeting experience in #MicrosoftTeams designed for the Deaf/hard-of-hearing community to keep interpreters and other signers front and center on calls. Learn how we're working to make meetings more inclusive: https://t.co/JvAEyVOZ3c
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