Passionately fighting for health equity. Lung cancer screening advocate and researcher
Joined July 2019
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Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
What Worries Me Most Right Now About the Hantavirus Outbreak | NEJM Voices voices.nejm.org/doi/full/10.… Excellent posting (as usual) from @PaulSaxMD
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
A new analysis by The Commonwealth Fund finds that while there have been some improvements in health equity, in every state where the authors were able to collect data, Black people were more likely to die early from avoidable causes than people from other racial groups.
A report released Wednesday highlights successes in reducing health disparities in U.S. states between 2022 and 2024. trib.al/ODHJYwr
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.
I'm trying to save them.
You can find the deleted docs at CDCGuidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
The updated @AmericanCancer #lungcancer #screening guidelines have eliminated the "years since quit" eligibility criteria among individuals who formerly smoked for the first time. This simplifies the overall approach to #lungcancer #screening in the US.
@atscommunity
Breaking! New @AmericanCancer #LungCancer screening guideline expands eligibility criteria for nearly 5 million US adults who smoke and formerly smoked to get screened.
Read the new guideline: bit.ly/LungCancerScreeningGu…
@ACSNews @billdahutmd @TbKratzer_ACS @KondoKarli @OncoAlert
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
🚨🚨This: 👀👇🏼
#Lungcancer is the top cancer killer, yet receives the least amount of federal research funding... #LCAM23 #IASLC
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
Registration is now open for the JeffersonHealth.org/LungScre… , which is offering CME this year!! Join us for keynotes by Gerard Silvestri from @MedUnivSC, Robert Smith from @AmericanCancer, and @jmeberth from @drexelpubhealth #lungcancerscreening #lcsm
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
The Jefferson Health Lung Cancer Screening Program was recognized as a STAR accredited resource for Philadelphians and has made substantial efforts to create the best outcomes in smoking cessation for at-risk populations in the city.
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
ICYMI, @US_FDA has announced that Narcan nasal spray, a life-saving medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, has been approved for sale over the counter. (1/3)
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
Here’s the Chest X-Ray of a young girl suffering from a condition that is now the #1 cause of death in children and adolescents in the U.S.
What’s the diagnosis?
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
Another LCS Research Group winter party in the books! 💕our team!!🍾❄️🎄#lungcancerscreening #earlydetection @CSShusted @brooke_ruane
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
.@TJUHospital's Dr. Lara Weinstein is a co-author on a study demonstrating Black populations have lower access to medications for opioid use disorder compared to white populations.
A new paper by @TamiMark2 and @GoodeSonya and published in @JAM_ASAM highlights the racial disparity between Black and White populations when it comes to use of and access to medications for opioid use disorder ⬇️
bit.ly/3gH7Wb0
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
NCI-funded researchers are working to advance our understanding of how to prevent, detect, and treat lung cancer. Explore this page for the latest research on #LungCancer. cancer.gov/types/lung/resear… #CancerResearch #LungCancerAwarenessMonth
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
Thank you to the >130 attendees from 40 academic institutions, organizations, and industry partners at our 4th Annual LCS Summit last week!! We’re planning for next year already! #lungcancerscreening #lcsm @DrGregoryKane @NateEvansMD @CSShusted
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
Dr Bracken Babula brings amazing EHR expertise to catalyze Lung Cancer Screening at 4th Annual LCS Summit #getscreened @TJUHospital @JeffersonUniv @PAChapterACP @ACPinternists @DarilynMoyer @doctorbecca1 @sue_bornstein
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
Dr. Anna Flattau brings her expertise as a Primary Care leader to ask critical questions about building Lung Cancer Screening in communities we serve! @TJUHospital @JeffersonUniv @AnnaFlattau #getscreened #lungcancerscreening @JulieBartaMD
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
Dr. Edith Mitchell, MACP-a gift to fighting cancer …helping us cure cancer, address disparities, improve the system and eliminate racial bias in Medicine! @TJUHospital @JeffersonUniv @ACPinternists @DarilynMoyer #getscreened @NateEvansMD
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
Such insightful comments at the 4th @TJUHospital lung cancer screening summit today from qualitative study of patient understanding & attitudes towards screening. How do we better meet patients where they are and decrease the barriers to screen?
// #LCSM #lungcancer
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
Gearing up for our 4th Annual Lung Cancer Screening Summit this afternoon! @DrGregoryKane @NateEvansMD @CSShusted
Christine Shusted, MPH retweeted
Today is #WorldLungCancerDay.
Find all our information sheets on lung cancer here: thoracic.org/patients/patien… #WLCD
