Infectious Diseases Physician @VCUHealth | he/him #MedEd #MedTwitter #IDTwitter Views my own. RT ≠ endorsements.
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Patrick Ching retweeted
I always hear this
“ID docs are the nicest and smartest”
Is the niceness perceived as weakness and hence one of the lowest medicine subspecialty compensation rates?
They cover
- infection prevention
- abx stewardship
- public health/outbreaks
- outpatient/inpatient consults
Patrick Ching retweeted
@PaulSaxMD motivated me to post on x again. So come find me if you see me at @IDWeekmtg and reinforce my faith in humanity that good people can still use this app 😅
Patrick Ching retweeted
Master the art of safe glucose monitoring! Every step counts in preventing infections like HIV and hepatitis. Watch our essential guide for Assisted Blood Glucose Monitoring. #VIPTC #ABGM #InfectionPrevention
Access video: bit.ly/3ww0Ugv
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Patrick Ching retweeted
🌎This #WorldAIDSDay 2024, we’re amplifying your voices and events.
Got something planned? Share your event or news with us and get featured on our page.
Let’s unite to fight stigma, promote awareness, and uplift our communities.
Submit today! bit.ly/3UsKTRI
Patrick Ching retweeted
November is #NationalHospiceAndPalliativeCareMonth. Home-based care programs provide unique IPC challenges and opportunities for providers. Learn more in our course, Infection Prevention & Control in Home Health and Hospice. CE credit available. bit.ly/3T13ZwZ
Patrick Ching retweeted
Wishing everyone a happy #GlobalHandwashingDay! Hand hygiene is a simple but effective tool for infection prevention. To learn more, be sure to catch this episode of Germ Center to see the latest wins, losses, and highlights #handhygiene #VIPTC
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Patrick Ching retweeted
#PrEP is medicine that can keep you from getting #HIV from sex or injection drug use.
Paying for PrEP may be easier than you think: cdc.gov/hiv/prevention/prep.…
#HIVBasics
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Patrick Ching retweeted
BREAKING: The storm surge for Hurricane Milton is expected to be 15 feet.
To give you an idea of how deadly this is, here's what 9 feet looks like:
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BREAKING: Hurricane Milton is now a category 5 with 175 mph windgusts, the 4th strongest storm in Atlantic history.
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Patrick Ching retweeted
Today is National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day, a day to address the impact of #HIV on adults aged 50 and older.
We can #StopHIVTogether by reducing HIV stigma and promoting HIV prevention and treatment for older adults.
cdc.gov/stophivtogether
#NHAAD
Patrick Ching retweeted
Join us next week for our Blood Culture Stewardship webinar on September 12th at noon ET. Register today: bit.ly/3X6KeqW
#infectionprevention #bloodculturestewardship #antimicrobialstewardship
Patrick Ching retweeted
Are you teaching infection prevention and control (IPC) concepts to a new team member? VIPTC is excited to share our newest training video! View this video to follow along with a student nurse as she learns best practices for central line care #VIPTC
bit.ly/3ww0Ugv
Patrick Ching retweeted
The most important reason to treat people well is not what you'll get in return. It's who you hope to become.
Kindness is not about reciprocity or karma. It's about character.
Civility doesn't need to be justified with consequences. Respecting others is the right thing to do.
Patrick Ching retweeted
Rise of the beta-lactams!
🆕️⚡️Retrospective, comparative cohort study
In non-ICU patients admitted for pyelonephritis without urologic abnormalities, oral beta-lactams were non-inferior to oral alternatives for "step-down" therapy #idxposts
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Patrick Ching retweeted
🆕️⚡️⚡️Small Retrospective cohort study @AJHPOfficial
The use of IV antibiotics in patients with acute decompensated heart failure was associated with longer hospital length of stay and should be avoided in patients without evidence of infection #idxposts academic.oup.com/ajhp/articl…
Patrick Ching retweeted
New @ACPIMPhysicians paper offers recommendations to support LGBTQ+ health care equity: ow.ly/egAe50SpgrZ
Patrick Ching retweeted
Providers: If you can prescribe medicine, you can share the power of PrEP to protect your patients from HIV.
Get CDC's PrEP guidelines, patient materials, and more on HIV Nexus:
@Kffhealthnews @GreaterThanHIV
Patrick Ching retweeted
CDC aims to make #HIV self-testing simple, accessible, & routine through a range of activities:
✔️Funding partners to deliver HIV self-testing services
✔️Share best practices for program implementation
Learn more: bit.ly/3jyVXd8
#EndHIVEpidemic
#EHE
