Pediatric Oncologist @StJudeResearch. Passionate about equity and improving 🌎 #childhoodcancer care. She/Her. Opinions my own.

Memphis, TN
Joined August 2019
Proud to be a part of this global collaboration in which we propose a framework that can be used to study pediatric cancer communication worldwide 🌎🎗@venkymd @Sisk_MD acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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>>> Kids interview @KamalaHarris "I don't like Donald Trump." "Me either."
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How Americans were conned into hurting their economic future by cutting taxes for the wealthy and companies, explained in my @TheProspect review of Prof. Michael Graetz's book The Power to Destroy: prospect.org/culture/books/2…
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Congratulations Dr. Sara Federico on being named the director of the Solid Tumor Division. Members of the dept. of Oncology work together to identify, test and improve treatment for children with cancer. #ChildhoodCancer stjude.org/media-resources/n…
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Amazing work to ‘shift the curve’ to the right for our cancer survivors #StJudeGrowingScience @StJudeResearch
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Huge thanks to @StJudeResearch for a very meaningful and productive inaugural #TogetherbyStJude Advisory Board meeting. This is a critically important childhood cancer resource for families (available in 12 languages!): together.stjude.org/en-us/
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Honored to care for this wonderful family and privileged to work @StJudeResearch. If you are thinking about giving this season, please consider @StJude 🎗️
Seven-year-old Madelyn Daigle, a @StJude patient who was battling a rare form of cancer, was helped through chemotherapy with encouraging messages from the University of Alabama women’s softball team. @MarloThomas shares how Madelyn is doing now.
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Multilevel factors affect family-centered communication in Pakistan and can be used to guide interventions. @JCOGO_ASCO ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.120…
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Thank you @WorldSIOP for providing a family friendly conferencing environment! @adam_schulman
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Language matters. Especially when talking to children. ESPECIALLY when talking about cancer. Thank you @alemendezriso @WorldSIOP
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Amazing session!! Thank you @IntChildCancer and @WorldSIOP!
🙏🏻 We thank the parents, mothers, and survivors for sharing their valuable experience with us on the panel of our session "Family-centered care, cure for more, care for all." Care begins at home, and including families is crucial. #SIOPcongress #Siop2023 @WorldSIOP
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The theme of tonight’s #SIOPCongress Opening Ceremony is providing equatable, innovative care to children with cancer, regardless of their location or socioeconomic background. #dfbc #pediatriconcology #pediatrichemonc
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As the Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, draws to a close, we at OncoDaily have curated a list of 100 influential Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologists on Twitter (X) that are shaping the field of pediatric oncology! Follow them on X ! @WorldSIOP @ASCO oncodaily.com/positive/12569…
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We applaud today’s @US_FDA decision to approve over-the-counter birth control pills. Making them available over-the-counter will help reduce barriers and provide adolescents with another option for accessing contraception.
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📣📣📣Just out! PEWS implementation reduces deterioration deaths among hospitalized children with cancer in Latin America! #ProyectoEVAT #PedsICU @StJudeResearch @TheLancetOncol Free access to the full text for 50 days here: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Life as a pediatrician parent: unphased by high fevers and weird rashes, terrified of balloons, hot dogs, fireworks and pools
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The Supreme Court's decision to strike down affirmative action, including in professional schools, like medical and nursing, will have detrimental consequences on Black health for generations to come. This is about life & death for us. Today, we are only 5% of physicians.
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Should you share your #qualitative research with participants? Here's my take, and why I recommend calling this practice "member reflections" rather than "member checks." Many researchers believe that participant correspondence with findings is a sign of rigor, HOWEVER... A 🧵
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