Thank you for inviting me University of Missouri Department of PM&R! I enjoyed delivering the lecture and catching up with all of you! Assoc. of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) AAPM&R News #physicianleadership

The combination of a growing population, burnout and a limited pipeline of physicians joining the field is adding pressure for employers. ow.ly/9xi850PAQST

Froedtert and ThedaCare launched a joint venture in October to build two micro-hospitals in Wisconsin. ow.ly/HA4q50NGaeU

Mohammad Agha MD MHA FAAPMR shared some great insight on the path and challenges of becoming a physician leader. Thankful for the wealth of knowledge! #Physiatry23

EXCLUSIVE: Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s Alzheimer’s research was called “the miracle result.” Now, colleagues allege that a 2011 internal review found “falsified data” and Tessier-Lavigne “walked around…with a broom and swept up the footprints in the dirt.”
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Paying people fairly is a top priority. I am preparing to direct the Women's #Leadership Course @HarvardMed--here's a summary slide on #physician #compensation #disparities .👩🏿‍⚕️👨🏿‍⚕️👩🏻‍🔬🏥💲

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A STAT investigation found that Black residents leave or are terminated from training programs at far higher rates than white residents. buff.ly/3zO6pH7

Looking forward to seeing you too William N. Niehaus, MD! Excited to reconnect with you and so many others after so long!

So excited to share I've had an interview posted to Forbes.com! Thank you to Bob Kulhan and his team at Business Improv® for interviewing me. Look out for a 2nd one in the future!

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This is Your eye under Microscope

17/17 CONCLUSIONS
⚡️Though furosemide absorption may be delayed during decompensated heart failure
⚡️Total absorption appears less affected
⚡️Delayed absorption may be related to delayed gastric emptying

One final “2” before we move to chess (I know you can't wait):
Avg. length of a surge thus far = 2 months, & that seems to be what South Africa is showing us w/ Omicron. So if you are hunkering down with the current surge, it’s likely we’ll be coming out of it by March.(10/25)

Another “2”: vax cuts by 50% the level, & probably length, of infectiousness w/ Covid (at least w/ Delta; needs to confirm w/ Omicron). It’s partly why it made sense to shrink isolation from 10d to 5 in asymptomatic people (tho I’m more confident in vaxxed than unvaxxed). (9/25)

Chess? We’ll get to that in a bit. For several of the big picture Omicron issues, my go-to is not a chess board, but rather the Number 2.
Why 2? Because many of Omicron’s key variables are either just about twice, or approximately half, of what they were with Delta.(2/25)

Two key variables for which “2” is a useful rule-of-thumb:
a) How much more infectious is Omicron than Delta? About twice. (And Delta was about twice as infectious as Alpha was.)
b) How much less serious (measured by hospitalizations) is Omicron than Delta? About half. (3/25)

There are so many Omicron #'s floating around, it’s overwhelming. In today’s 🧵,I’ll try to simplify things with a couple of rules-of-thumb that I’ve found useful. I’ll be interested in hearing if this helps or confuses more – it might hinge on whether you’re a chess fan.(1/25)

And 1 more: w/ more + tests in pts w/ mild disease, a new data interpretation issue rears its head: More hospital pts who HAVE Covid (+ test) but aren't here FOR Covid. Yet they'll prob. be counted in Covid hospital #'s. Another thing that may make severity look worse than it is.

In looking at new Omicron severity info, keep in mind:
1) Lots of cases now dxed via home tests. Since +'s won't show up in case counts,⬇in severity may be even greater.
2) Much of ⬇in severity is from immunity. Likely–but can't prove–that Omi's milder w/ no vax or past Covid.

Please share the update!