Pediatric Disaster and EMS expert | PEM Physician | Program Dir EMSC - DC @emscdc
Washington, DC
Joined April 2009
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Joelle retweeted
Peer mentoring - love having chats with this awesome group of #PEM division chiefs! @DrJoSimps @LLBrownMD @Doc_Safety @WomeninPEM @TXChildrensPEM @bcmhouston @ChildrensNatl @BrownPem @BostonCityPEM
Five of the 110 staff members who will be vaccinated this week at Children's National Hospital received the first of two shots on Wednesday. wtop.com/coronavirus/2020/12…
Joelle retweeted
FAQ COVID19 vaccine: Did minorities participate in Pfizer Modern vaccine trials? Yes. Blacks & Hispanics were 10% & more than 20% of participants respectively in both trials. Vaccine effectiveness (~95%) was same in minorities as in Whites. Safety profile also same as in Whites.
Joelle retweeted
Today, the first wave of Children's National Hospital #frontlineworkers received the #COVID19 vaccination. Our President and CEO, Dr. Kurt Newman was among the first.
Once again, the coronavirus is exposing this country's stark racial and economic divides. huffpost.com/entry/first-dat… via @huffpostparents
Joelle retweeted
Thanks to @AmerAcadPeds for publishing our work describing that racial/ethnic & socioeconomic disparities in COVID19 rates extend to children. @ChildrensNatl #MedTwitter #healthequity @DrJoSimps @MeleahBoyle
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Joelle retweeted
NPR featured Childrens National COVID response on Weekend Edition today-links to 2 segments- first one focuses on one of our many patients and the second is a more in-depth view of “our world”
npr.org/2020/05/31/866306908…
npr.org/2020/05/31/866306936…
"How do we manage to reassure children that there is a future for them where they are cared for and where they can find safety regardless of their background, their race, or the color of their skin?"
milkeninstitute.org/podcast/…
Check out this webinar on disaster management for pediatrcians in response to COVID-19. #Covid_19 @AmerAcadPeds @ChildrensNatl youtu.be/BfkfTQuIc58 – at Washington, DC
Joelle retweeted
Wow! What a wonderful and welcome donation from @starbucks to @ChildrensNatl . Look at the line @TrinityDC for #COVIDー19 testing this morning. Those great @ChildrensNatl volunteers and #healthcare staff NEEDS that coffee!
Thank you @AlexHyundai for the generous donation to our @ChildrensNatl pediatric Drive through COVID testing site. – at Washington, DC
Kevin Reilly, Owner of Alexandria Hyundai and @hopeonwheels Board Member, with Dr. Joelle Simpson of @ChildrensNatl and a team of dedicated professionals are now ready to test hundreds of children for #COVIDー19. Big thank you to @TrinityDC for allowing the use of its campus!
Joelle retweeted
We @TrinityDC honored to do our part. @ChildrensNatl is an amazing organization with incredibly committed staff and volunteers. 👏👏👏
Thank you @Starbucks at Capitol Hill DC for your coffee donation for volunteers at our @ChildrensNatl COVID pediatric drive through testing site. #Covid_19
Children's National Hospital tests dozens of young people for COVID-19 wjla.com/news/coronavirus/ch…
Children's National Hospital has launched a drive-up and walk-up location where pediatricians and primary care doctors in the D.C. region can refer pediatric patients for novel coronavirus specimen collection and testing. fox5dc.com/video/666902
We're a committed team to serving children. We're proud to offer this at children's national for our pediatric patients with specific risks. nbcwashington.com/news/local… – at Washington, DC
Children's National Hospital to offer speedy coronavirus tests for doctors, nurses - ABC News - abcn.ws/392EnGQ via @ABC