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Palliative care physician, tender of those with ALS/MDS, mother, dog lover, positive deviant. Third-culture kid | #palliative #hapc #ALS #meded #creative | English • Spanish • Brazilian Portuguese • German |
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Last week the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States surged by 350,000.
Don’t worry, an army of gangbangers and other criminals didn’t charge the border. Rather, President simply decided to turn 350,000 legal immigrants into illegal ones. wapo.st/3HvBBka

All set… we’re ready #EAPC20205 👏👏👏👏 European Association for Palliative Care

🚨 ICE agents in masks and no uniforms abducting people from a Phoenix immigration court - no ID, no explanation, no due process. This is not law enforcement. This is authoritarianism. Demand accountability. Stay loud. Stay informed. Stay safe.

BREAKING: The Health Ministry in Gaza says that the main hospital serving people in the territory’s north has been forced to close because of escalating Israeli strikes.

6k euro to publish a paper in Lancet Public Health Let’s just sit & think about that Students & post docs need these publications for their career Our institutions, who don’t fund us properly, want us to publish in these journals We raise the cash, do the research & reviewing for these journals

@ottomanvampire.bsky.social not sure why you added me to one of your lists to block.

"Gender-affirming communication can preserve the sacredness of patient-clinician relationships." This Viewpoint discusses the role of affirming language and actions. ja.ma/3GQFcZP

Canadians 🇨🇦 Be in the know

What do children want to know about death? Check out this 60-second film. vimeo.com/546439507/37... #DemystifyDeath

substack.com/@abbeyneedha...

Just a reminder:

Every pediatrician in Ontario gets these email pics now from parents as Measles rips through the unvaccinated, partially vaccinated and the few vaccinated nonresponders. There have been over 1300 reported confirmed cases.

Timeline cleanse…. Look at the #LEGO version of me that my daughter helped make at the Lego shop 🥰👩🏼‍⚕️ I am a #PalliativeCare doctor, (although they had Lego surgical equipment 🔨 and X-rays 🩻) there were no syringe drivers but a syringe 💉(pain relief 💊) …….and cup of tea fits! ☕️🫖 #Hpc #MedSky ⚕️

Ridiculous! We beat measles. It’s only back bc of anti-vax BS!

#GoodFolks #GoodWorks #Conservation

May 1 Rochester!

open.substack.com/pub/yourloca... Powerful dialogue- this is a great example of how societal healing can occur, and of the power of listening

My statement for for the Senate Judiciary Committee:

👀 Still a good read.

Chaos is Trump’s calling card. But reality is biting back

Opinion | Tyrants like Trump always fall – and we can already predict how he will be dethroned - The Guardian

The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach. Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM

The history of social movements + enduring social change is not the work of single individuals but of organized communities living the narrative of connection, of interbeing, of ethical + caring solidarity, communities dedicated to the wellbeing of all.

A federal judge has blocked key parts of Trump's executive order that aimed to impose new requirements on federal elections, including mandating proof of citizenship for voter registration. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled that such provisions overstepped presidential authority.

“I think that journalists should have a bias. And that bias should be towards facts, truth, reality, democracy.” @mehdirhasan.bsky.social had a conversation with award-winning journalist @sangitamyska.bsky.social about impartiality in this new digital era for journalism

Practitioners and researchers, spiritual care generalists and specialists gathered for this International Conference to share research and challenges and meet new colleagues in the field of bereavement care. #spiritualcare #hapc jcbecare.hk/conference/i...

Minnesota is the abortion providing-state for our little region, and I'm supporting Our Justice's fundraiser for abortion access. Join me in donating! fund.nnaf.org/fundraiser/6...