MD, Pediatrics. Working in research and QI in neonatology. Views are my own.
Children's National Hospital
Joined March 2021
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1000+ DIY community members in the Looped FB group participated in a game-changing observational study that we partnered with the Jaeb Center for Health Research on!
This data highlights our community's remarkable commitment to "pay it forward." 🚀
bit.ly/3JpzVru
This is just a non-ending story...Who else needs to die in order to restrict gun ownership? I am so afraid that one day it will be me receiving that call...
#guncontrol #GunReformNow #GunViolence
People responded with an outpouring of grief and outrage, calling for legislative action, on Tuesday after three children and three adults were fatally shot at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville on Monday. nyti.ms/3zgP3Bo
ALT People protest gun violence in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 28, 2023. One person is holding a sign that reads, "401 and Counting Children Killed By Guns in 2023." Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images.
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#WorldKidneyDay CHNC Kidney Focus Group strives to develop important relationships between Neonatology and Pediatric Nephrology bit.ly/3l9JkcS & don’t miss the @PASMeeting poster on the ADVANCE project studying #neonatalAKI in level IV NICU patients. #KidneyHealthForAll
Are you all ready for the #850Challenge ?
Let's work so our babies are not on that group in the future.
#kidneymonth #KidneyHealthforAll #kidney @NeonatalKidney
So proud of the work our PMAD team @ChildrensNatl does and to be part of the PMAD amazing team. #Postpartum #depression #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters
“What surprised us was how many people screen positive for postpartum depression and anxiety disorders. The percentage of our population is higher than what's reported in the literature,” said Dr. @PerazzoSofia. #Mentalhealth innovationdistrict.childrens…
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The #KidneyEmoji team is well represented during #KidneyWk 2022 … here’s hoping that by the time we meet in Philadelphia #KidneyWk 2023, there will be an “actual” #KidneyEmoji
👉🏼 ajkd.org/article/S0272-6386(… – at Florida, USA
Sofia Perazzo retweeted
Jimmy Collins @luriechildrens showing us how race, maternal and paternal education, and experiences of structural and personal racism all contribute to risk of preterm birth. #2022CHNCSymposium #NeoTwitter
It changed our life for sure. I cannot be more thankful to the loop community. #wearenotwaiting
Check out this fascinating article diabetes.jmir.org/2022/4/e40…
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One area that I’ve noticed is frequently misunderstood is how “open source” and “DIY” are different.
Some thoughts and examples for diabetes and outside of healthcare:
bit.ly/3LRPF5F
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Healthcare providers: if you’re not familiar with automated insulin delivery systems, this offers suggestions for evaluating AID systems and some tips for working with people with diabetes to increase their optimization of these systems.
Open access: bit.ly/3zNN5cw
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The Twitter feeds have mostly moved on. But let us linger with these children, teachers and families a little while longer. Long enough to demand real change. Resist the urge to forget- the NRA counts on our attention shifting. #StopGunViolence #GunSafetyNow
Spotted in my city:
great work CHNC Resus Focus Group!
Congratulations to @NeoConsortium Resuscitation Focus Group on their publication on the timely topic of level 4 NICU resus practices; clearly opportunities to approach practice variation. Lead authors Noorjahan Ali, @e_schierholz; senior Elizabeth Wetzel pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3561…
Review: Commercially Developed, Open-Source AID Systems Deemed Safe and Effective ajmc.com/view/review-commerc… via @AJMC_Journal
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For those interested in this topic, ajmc.com/view/review-commerc… article comments "Of 7 studies analyzing the 3 open-source AID systems, OpenAPS, AndroidAPS, and Loop, all demonstrated significantly decreased A1C levels and increased TIR."
Check it out! @linuxfoundation's @_kate_stewart and @ULdialogue's Jason Smith share how #ELISAProject's Medical Devices Working Group analyzes #opensource interactions in #Linux based products. Read the @ProjectElisa #blog here: hubs.la/Q0123bsc0 #functionalsafety #safety
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Social Deprivation Is Associated With Lower Access to Pre-emptive Kidney Transplantation and More Urgent-Start Dialysis in the Pediatric Population
#visualabstract by @galindozip
doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2021.…
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The pathophysiology of neurological dysfunction in severe CKD in children & young adults is largely unknown. Read this Original Article - for free - on brain volumes & white matter integrity, & brain structure under different treatment modalities.
link.springer.com/article/10…
I love technology!! @KidneyProject is really incredible
The @KidneyProject's implantable, bioartificial kidney is closer to becoming reality after winning a @Kidney_X prize! This exciting prototype "promises a much higher quality of life for millions worldwide with kidney failure,” UCSF's Dr. @shuvoroy says. ucsfh.org/2YThB4W
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This reminded me of a great blog by @RenzaS on safety: diabetogenic.blog/2018/03/02…
"Type 1 diabetes is not no-risk. At the point of diagnosis, we are handed a supply of a potentially lethal drug...I feel much safer Looping that I did pre-Loop."
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