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colleenchristmas.bsky.social
Medical educator, geriatrician, mom, trying to be helpful, loves primary care and older adults much more than most people you will meet. Believes in the power of we; worried about our planet, justice. #MedSky
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www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/... Go, ACP! @darilynmoyer.bsky.social

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New @thelancet.bsky.social Editorial - American chaos: standing up for health and medicine www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #MedSky #GastroSky

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

Hallmark of a great discussion—still ruminating on it the next day! Really enjoyed this joint Maryland ACP and Maryland SHM event last night. Incredible panelists and audience participation. @acpimphysicians.bsky.social

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The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now #MedSky www.acog.org/clinical/cli...

submitted 56 days ago • 46 comments

Thank you! Sharing the love with 3 more women I admire (how to pick?!) @drmommy.bsky.social @darilynmoyer.bsky.social @jesscolburn.bsky.social

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‼️https://www.change.org/p/medical-students-and-residents-oppose-ice-activity-near-schools-and-healthcare-facilities?recruiter=1466704 @dhpomerantz.bsky.social @gimapreceptor.bsky.social @sambertpompey.bsky.social @drberger.bsky.social @colleenchristmas.bsky.social @gabrieldane.me

submitted 62 days ago • 1 comment

I just contacted my senators and urged them to oppose Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Defense Department. Trump's pick would undermine our national security.

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

Letter From the @acpimphysicians.bsky.social to the U.S. Presidential Transition Team. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

As confirmed casualties become known, almost every single one is elderly and/or disabled. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

submitted 80 days ago • 3 comments

The brilliant @drmommy.bsky.social wrote this. So worth the 4 min to read @dhpomerantz.bsky.social @elasticdo.bsky.social @meggerber.bsky.social @billfoxmd.bsky.social kevinmd.com/2025/01/why-...

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

Why is it such a foreign idea that healthcare workers should have jobs designed for professional fulfillment and wellbeing? www.linkedin.com/posts/orionf...

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

Fascinating study: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @meggerber.bsky.social @indupartha.bsky.social @gimapreceptor.bsky.social @dhpomerantz.bsky.social

submitted 88 days ago • 3 comments

1/ When I asked how the night went you gave the tiniest of shrugs. You: “I’m making it.” Me: “What does that mean?” You: *shrugs again* You turned in bed a bit and I saw you grimace. It was fleeting but I saw it. You were not okay.

submitted 100 days ago • 5 comments

Looking for ideas for really inspiring primary care doctors who can give an engaging talk.

submitted 101 days ago • 2 comments

Way to go ACP 🙌 Agree. If you think insurance needs to be reined in, contact your senators and reps through the link: www.medicaleconomics.com/view/acp-urg...

submitted 107 days ago • 2 comments

Thinking today about the WWII vets I have had the honor of being the doctor for over the decades after a beloved patient died. Truly a special stock. I’m so lucky. #primarycareproud

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The problem isn’t government waste. The problem is that billionaires don’t pay taxes.

submitted 124 days ago • 336 comments

A fascinating topic posed in medicine grand rounds this morning: Are patients good diagnosticians? Noting the “medical gaze” that forms the basis of contemporary diagnoses discounts this possibility.

submitted 130 days ago • 0 comments

This is historic! 400 primary care doctors at Mass General file to unionize. “We as primary care doctors have allowed ourselves to be slowly stripped of our voice in the critical health care decision making process,” said Dr. Jiani Guo. “Only with the power of collective bargaining can 1/2

submitted 133 days ago • 1 comment

Thinking about older adults and adverse health consequences from #climatechange. And as we head towards shopping season, thinking about how #consumerism plays into all of this. Coming out 11/20: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVfZ...

submitted 133 days ago • 0 comments

Somehow it’s possible to pay executives more. Let’s do the same for primary care—maybe then the shortage wouldn’t be so dire. www.lohud.com/story/news/h... #medsky

submitted 135 days ago • 1 comment

I so appreciate ACP reminding us they fight for science Internal Medicine Physicians Stress the Importance of Vaccines and Evidence-Based Public Health Policies | ACP Online www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom...

submitted 136 days ago • 0 comments

The thing about primary care that is so hard for students to experience is that feeling that comes from knowing a person when…&now. Very elderly pt w a new partner &how happy “like a teenager.”Remembering that day long ago when her husband came in w/a new lump; the pain and sorrow that followed.

submitted 139 days ago • 0 comments

Glad to be in the sky now! Trying to rebuild community. Looking for my #primarycare #geriatrics #meded #acp #womeninmed peeps. Also how do I get so much manga art off my feed?

submitted 141 days ago • 3 comments