So proud of Morgan Walker who did a great job presenting NIH Critical Care Medicine research on underutilization of antibiotics at #IDWeek2023

How many MD/DOs do you know with a substance use disorder? Probably more than you think -- most of us just don't like to talk about it. Stigma is real; we can look our patients in the eye and tell them it's a legit mental health disorder but tell ourselves we're just weak.
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For those who’ve very kindly reached out asking about ways to help #Sudan refugees. Impact Your World has a list of vetted aid organisations. Please share it, if you can.

New from Eli Wilber MD et al:

An interrupted time series analysis shows a sustainable decrease in blood culture contamination, but minimal change in vancomycin use, following implementation of an initial specimen diversion device.

📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice.20…

Read #ARLGnetwork ’s spotlight on Ahmed Babiker أحمد بابكر of Emory School of Medicine, recipient of ARLG’s Early Faculty Seedling Award who is studying how novel microbiome-based approaches lead to multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) decolonization: bit.ly/3eJLnOu #AMR #IDTwitter

🧵for those contemplating leaving Sudan via Ethiopia. Many things 2 consider b4 taking this route so weigh the options:
1. The Border is CLOSED. You will need a visa to enter. You can get a visa from Ethiopian consulate in Gadarif. The queues are Long! Over 2k waiting 4 visas 1/8

باصات لبورت سودان بلز

From DM:
Hello brother. Sorry to be forward my brother is on way to the British evacuation point. He is coming from Jabal awlia. Do you know anyone with a British passport that he can pick up on the way? He is in a pick up. He has just passed the yarmouk complex.

#Sudan

Does anyone know if there are vessels or planes leaving routinely leaving from port Sudan (commercial/military)

هل في سفن او طيارات متحركة من بورسودان

#أحداث_السودان

#KeepEyesOnSudan

Cc Munchkin

Is anyone coordinating transport to Wadi Sayidna in the early morning hours?

في ناس بينسقو مواصلات لي وادي سيدنا في صباح اليوم (٢٥/٠٤)؟

#حوجة_تنقل #حوجة_الخرطوم

اصدقائنا وصديقاتنا السودانيين الواصلين مصر حديثا،
لطلب الاستشارة القانونية من مختصين في أفرع القانون المختلفة يمكنكم التواصل معنا، وملأ الاستمارة التالية
اللغة العربية والتجرينية:
rpegy.org/legal-advice/
اللغة الانجليزية:
rpegy.org/en/legal-advic…

My family and I have just crossed safely to Egypt here’s a detailed thread breaking down everything you need to know and all the safety precautions you should take please share this as it can be a great help to so many people
#pray_for_sudan

If loved ones in Sudan aren’t able to top up their phones you can send them an eSIM airalo.com that covers Sudan. I just did it and it works 🙏🏽 #KeepEyesOnSudan #sudan

SAPA Telehealth Clinics are live now !!Provided by SAPA physicians from all major subspecialties, to Sudanese sheltered in place during clashes between #RSF & #SAF . A huge effort to compensate for healthcare facilities loss & nonexistence of safe passages to receive needed care.

This hotline is being updated to include mental health services, provided by SAPA psychiatrists! Will update again when the service is live! #Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan Crisis #Sudan Update #mentalhealth

The Sudanese-American Physicians Association has gone ahead and set up a hotline for those requiring non-emergent care given that 43 out of the 50 hospitals in Khartoum have closed. Please share! #KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan #Sudan ese

💉Josh Rubin, MD 🩺 Understandably this was posted in good fun/ humor yet the post & some comments harbor microaggressions. “Your nails (or hair)-which I don’t understand - are now the butt of some banter/ a dry/ sarcastic tweet.”A reminder to us as HCWs that tone, patient respect and “making fun”1/

New Health Policy: The use of imagery in global health: an analysis of infectious disease documents and a framework to guide practice thelancet.com/journals/langl…

Ahmed Babiker أحمد بابكر ID Pitt Stop Brooke Decker Neil Clancy If anyone is interested, check out our positing for a new deputy medical director of infection prevention at VA Pittsburgh!
 
usajobs.gov/job/686170600

The team is amazing and we have some very cool research you can get involved in!!!

This is fantastic career opportunity. Join us at VA Pittsburgh, be part of amazing ID Division atUniverity of Pittsburgh. Build & run systemwide IP program serving vets in 4 states. Dr Martin just funded to build cutting edge genomics lab onsite & establish genomic epi program.