Healthcare communication nerd • Palliative Care Clinician-Educator @UTSWPalliative • Program Director of UTSW @VitalTalk • Mom • she/her
Dallas, TX
Joined November 2009
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Loved reading this article on cultivating equanimity in Medicine and healthcare, and what @PittMedMag is doing to support their medical students. ❤️ @UtswWellness would love to hear @BarryKerzin for a great visiting speaker?!
The new fall ’23 issue of Pitt Med Magazine is here! Don’t miss:
🧘♀️ Lessons in mindfulness and compassion
⚙️ Student engineers team up with physicians
🥼 The Brown family, from oppression to prominence
And more!
➡️ pittmed.pitt.edu/issues/fall…
Grateful to work with so many amazing colleagues @UTSWPalliative and those who make this work possible! @UTSWNews @UTSWedu
@UTSWInternalMed
@utswcancer @vitaltalk
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Hey #MedTwitter did you know we've never elected a Black doctor as a voting Member of Congress? In an era when anti-DEI initiatives threaten #MedEd do you feel having that voice at the decision-making table is important? I do. #DiversityisStrength 1/3
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Amazing talk by Tomoya Akashi on Traditional Chinese Medicine, Orientation Medicine, and the benefits of acupuncture. Definitely got our collective minds running on how our palliative patients could benefit!
A great hour for hosting #CoffeeConversations about "Promoting Compassion & Shared Decision Making" with @ACHonline and guest Dr. Maiedha Raza from the UK! Loved seeing people join from all around the world! @UTSWPalliative @UtswWellness @UTSWNews
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Be kind to others and to yourself. Kindness is a choice and a conscious effort. At the end of a long day, in the midst of high acuity, or when we are overwhelmed, it is EASY to be mean or dismissive (and to beat ourselves up too).
Instead, take a breath and demonstrate grace.
As I return home from a summit focused on relationship centered communication, Juneteenth, and it's relevance, feels particularly renewed.
#Juneteenth is an occasion for celebration.
A recognition of freedom delayed.
A reminder to work toward liberation. 1/
ALT A multigenerational group of Black people work together stitching a Juneteenth quilt. Words following the quilt stitching include liberation, resilience, and freedom. The backdrop is a starry night sky.
An AMAZING time facilitating Relationship Centered Communication Workshop with Laura Kirk for the @UtswWellness Retreat! Energizing to see these skills applied by our Leaders and Division Chiefs and hopeful for the future of @UTSWNews.
It was an honor to mentor this phenomenal @friscoisd student who created a patient guide to advocate for relationship-centered #healthcare, ways to promote #healthequity, and a report on #bias language in EHR. bit.ly/3L61xB7
#DEI @vitaltalk @ACHonline @UTSWPalliative
That's a wrap!! @vitaltalk primer to goals of care conversations for all 240 graduating @UTSWedu medical students. Thanks to our @UTSWPalliative facilitators, @SimUtsw, & @UTSWInternalMed for making it a reality! Always invigorating to learn and practice with the next generation!
When #nerd Moms find their people: Summer Camp planning becomes a shared excel spreadsheet with filter fields.
This is such a perfect analogy. Also appreciate the recognition that doctors often "dangle a carrot" that we have to realistic expectation of actually happening, often because it is uncomfortable for us and we "don't want to take away hope."
You’d need to be . . . Larger.
(Sometimes we burden patients with things that may not be in their control.)
#hapc #graphicmedicine
Definitely joining in! @UTSWPalliative
💻 WEBINAR 'Demystifying Team Resilience: How to Change the Narrative and Address Well-Being'
🔗 capc.org/events/webinars/dem…
@DrOwens_ATx and @BrendaSchiltzMD will explore the resilience narrative as it applies to team dynamics and identify best practices. #hpm #hapc #teamwork
ALT Demystifying Team Resilience: How to Change the Narrative and Address Well-Being
Caitlin Holt Siropaides retweeted
Today, on #MLKJrDay we celebrate the legacy and achievements of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His leadership and words have touched the world and have helped to shape a better tomorrow.
ALT Martin Luther King Jr. Day graphic.
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We have exciting news to share! UT Southwestern palliative medicine Advanced care provider fellowship is scheduled to start in October 2023!
#hapc
Dragon dictation doesn't know what to do with Palliative Care...
"Not caudally.... CUDDLY."
Love getting to see the dogs and cats of Telemed🥰❤️🤗
We're Up Texas! @texmed @texmedPAC @TexMedAlliances fight #OUD with access to life-saving treatment! @kfjonespallnp I completely SPAMed our entire @UTSWPalliative about this just a few hours ago!!! And to spread the word to @UTSWInternalMed @UTSW_PMR @UTSWIMchief
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Once you understand the patient's goals/values under the given medical condition, it is our privilege as medical professionals to make a recommendation on how to achieve the goal.
Don't just ask patients what they want.
That is the abandonment of your professional privilege.
I know this amazing doctor!!! And also jealous I didn't get to hear this presentation on such a critical topic! @melsulistio when do we get this?!?!?
Enjoyed presenting for @HenryFordHealth Cardio GR about difficult convos w/colleagues re: #DEI yesterday! It’s all about promoting #HumanityInMed. TY @BobRabbaniMD & @engelpedro for hosting!
DYK that a Twitter "topic" category in Home & Family is.. #Waffles?
Yes, please. #SweetDreams #puns #dork
Also an option is...Dolls.
Mmmm. No. I like to sleep without nightmares, Thank you.