Pediatrician. Writer. Co-Founder, CEO of Boca VIPediatrics. Children's Book Author. Affiliate Assistant Professor - FAU COM.
Florida, USA
Joined June 2011
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#TipsForNewDocs: older docs will always say how much longer/harder they worked. Look @ pic, unless it was 1889, someone always worked more
Did anyone ask #artemisii crew to try SCE to Aux to establish communications after splashdown? #artemis #welcomehome #nasa @NASAArtemis @NASA
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Salmonella outbreak linked to small turtles sickens 51 people including young children
bit.ly/3XaGVPB.
Congrats to all the 4th year med students who matched today! Welcome all new #pediatric residents! You picked the best specialty
#pediatrician @AmerAcadPeds @jennybarco_ #futurepeds
How can #kids get involved to make a difference? Take the First Step!
Watch this @TEDx talk by Aria R youtu.be/isYeFoRQKvo?si=72N8… @astropontes is a big inspiration for this future leader & astronaut. @NBPSEagles @NAEducation @NASA
Dear urgent cares (plus others it may concern):
Please stop Rx’ing oral abx to pts with pharyngitis & URI sx with negative rapid strep tests. Don’t do the test if you’re just gonna tell the pt they have strep anyways & not even send a Cx.
This is not good medicine/service 1/n
The pt has the Flu btw. But no
other testing was offered or done.
Not sure who needs to hear it, but It’s ok to see pts who are sick and not Rx antibiotics when symptoms and testing don’t indicate bacterial infection.
2/2
#pediatrics #antibioticstewardship
Great talk by @drsandychung on Disruptive Innovation at @FloridaAAP 2023 conference at @WaltDisneyWorld Yacht Club.
#wearepediatricians #putkids1st #tweetiatrician
Rocking some #Bluey shoes today during lots of back-2-school check ups.
#Pediatricians have the most fun @ the office!
#pediatrics #funshoes @OfficialBlueyTV @BlueyCommunity
One of the most important quotes for #doctors #residents & #MedicalStudents — “Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field.” - @BrianTracy
The moment we stop reading & learning is the moment we begin to fail our patients.
Tip for new #pediatric #resident docs — if a child brings a doll, stuffed animal, or action figure with them to a visit, it is an unwritten rule that you must examine their doll first before examining the pt (bonus for letting them help w the exam)
#pediatrician #tweetiatrician
Kids typically get to have all the fun w light up shoes. Not just for kids anymore! Pediatricians can rock the light up sneakers too! celebrating #EarthDay @ our office today! #tweetiatrician #Pediatrics
Dear schools,
Can you at least encourage the kids (and teachers) to wash their hands before eating lunch, having snacks, coughing, sneezing, etc. Please make sure soap is readily available!
it can reduce school absences! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2258…
And then in many cases you aren’t able to tell the pt/parent which other pharmacy in area has med. Now parents upset at docs & pharmacist for something out of our (and their) control. A simple solution would be to allow docs to view which non-controlled meds you have in stock 2/n
Dear @cvspharmacy , @Walgreens — it’s very difficult to care for pts when we have no idea if the meds we Rx are in stock. Your pharmacists are too busy for us to call & ask if you have certain meds in stock. Pts drive just to find out that you don’t have med 1/n
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There are many different viruses circulating right now - all can cause cough, colds, misery for children & adults.
Antibiotics do not treat viral infections...including azithromycin, AKA "the one that starts with a Z"
Colds improve in 2 weeks with antibiotics or 14 days without
What is RSV? Info for parents on a common virus that pediatricians & pediatric hospitalists see very often. Most important prevention tips: hand washing & staying home/away from others when you (or your kids) are sick (even with “mild” symptoms). bocavipediatrics.com/what-is…