Tamar Pounardjian, MD
@TPounardjian
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Hospice and Palliative Care Fellow @ Penn | Internal Medicine Brown University | Toledo Medicine | Code Status Conversations, Gardening, Costco and Fruit | 🇦🇲
Joined December 2020
1/ More than half way thru #internyear & feeling appreciative that @tradeoffspod interviewed me on my 1st day on the job + after a month in a #COVID heavy ICU #MedTwitter
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Podcast Episode · Tradeoffs · 06/30/2020 · 11m
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Saying “thank you” instead of “sorry” was the vibe of 2023.
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RT @PennPalliative: We are delighted to announce the @PennMedicine #HPM fellows for next year! Welcome @ReidM_MD, @TPounardjian, & @AnnSoli….
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Had to contain my excitement during morning report with guest host @rabihmgeha from @CPSolvers !!! Thank you so much for taking the time to teach us !
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@SenWhitehouse has been a champion of palliative care in Rhode Island. Would love to see him re-introduce his bill, Removing Barriers to Person-Centered Care Act 🧵(4/4) @RhodeIslandACP.
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It's unsettling to have to discharge my patient to a SNF knowing they will likely have to participate in physical therapy when, in reality, they should be participating in comfort care 🧵(3/4).
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As an IM resident, I see this too often. My patient has obvious needs that their family cannot handle at home, and they don't qualify for inpatient hospice. Families can choose a nursing home w/ hospice, but will pay out of pocket, which most cannot afford 🧵.(2/4).
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This NEJM piece highlights the obvious gap in our healthcare system: Medicare will not cover SNF + Hospice at the same time. 🧵(1/4) #MedTwitter .
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The perception that a good death is one that occurs at home is ingrained in our cultural and social history. But palliative care clinicians have begun to question this idea. What is needed is high-...
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When you’re the call resident and you show up to a rapid response and the patient’s attending is @ashishkjha ! Appreciate you sticking around after to explain the new CDC guidelines and share some advice on how to handle caring for my unvaccinated patients.
Running into Twitter buddies on the VA Providence wards. Great to see you @TPounardjian and @ak936
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This is beautiful.
“They just told me I have cancer. It’s everywhere in my body. And you say you’re a kidney doctor? What the hell are you doing here?”. His voice is gruff, and as he looks at me, I feel the weight of his gaze. For a moment I hesitate, then ask. “Mind if I sit down?” 1/.
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Reading the headlines about Omicron makes me want to cry and throw up at the same time.
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Just finished 5 weeks in the MICU. My last week we saw too much COVID. I keep checking the list and seeing my patients pass away one by one. #NoWords #UnfairisanUnderstatement.
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RT @doctorpemm: One of the most moving, raw, honest essays you will ever read. Please stop what you are doing & read this authentic masterp….
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RT @NatashaBhuyan: 765 children have died from COVID, 8600 hospitalized & 5200 had multisystem inflammatory syndrome post-COVID. Let’s cha….
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What an inspiring woman. Rest In Peace, Dr. Chaudhuri.
Now that I have 100K followers, I want to talk about #OvarianCancer. Specifically my gritty story. The goal is awareness. I hope you find this narrative informative.
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This but with my desi attendings.
Whenever I have an older #desi (South Asian) patient, I have to stop and remind myself to not call them “auntie” or “uncle.” Tell me I’m not the only one. #medtwitter.
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RT @IDdocAdi: Are you even a healthcare worker if someone doesn’t tell you “you look tired” once a week.
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Trip to the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and Denver was a great way to end intern year 🙏🏽
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