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Pediatric Palliative Care | Pediatric Oncologist | Medical Educator | Researcher | 👏 for honest, empathic communication | #pedpc. She/her. Tweets are my own.

Atlanta, GA
Joined February 2021
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It is #NationalSiblingDay. The diagnosis of a brother or sister will be a defining moment in the life of a #sibling. In her first piece as Blogger in Residence, Molly's words truly capture the sibling experience. Read: bit.ly/3vOuy0G #RareSiblings #Cancer
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#QualityofLife queen @asdarlington on measuring what matters to #AYA w #cancer 🙌🏻 AYA feel it’s important to include positive experiences- but do the pos+neg things balance out? Or are they totally separate? How to weight/value each? #SIOP2023 #AYACSM @CESchilstra @jefardell
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Outstanding keynote this morning by Lee Dupuis from Toronto showing us the importance of Implementing validated clinical practice guidelines in supportive care. All patients should have access to state of the art supportive care! #SIOP2023Ambassador #SIOPcongress @WorldSIOP
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Katharine Brock retweeted
Thrilled to amplify this and watch our phenomenal #pedpc team grow! Grateful for @childrensatl for recognizing the importance of mental health and peds palliative care. – at Atlanta, GA
EXCITING news in #pedpc at #Emory & #ChildrensATL. We're hiring 2 Peds Palliative Care Psychologists! Apply now: Outpatient Supportive Care: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs… Inpatient PACT: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs… @SPPDiv54 @ATLPedsHemOnc @DrKhaliah @SPP_PallEoL @childrensatl @APOSHQ
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Pediatric palliative care can benefit children with brain tumors and their parents, even soon after diagnosis. Palliative care and treatment can be delivered at the same time. Read more: hubs.li/Q01SQ4yH0 #BrainTumor #WorldBrainTumorDay #Cancer #Pedpc #Rare
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It’s our @AAHPM Day of Action to help bring #PCHETA over the finish line this year. Help advance #HAPC education, awareness & research. Email/tweet your U.S. Senators to urge support of bipartisan #S4260. Do it by using AAHPM’s Legislative Action Center! bit.ly/3UsImW4
So incredibly proud of this amazing work presented by @jennilinebarger at #PPOS2022! A great talk to start the day. 😊 publications.aap.org/pediatr…
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The 2016 CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline, intended for adults with noncancer pain, was associated with reductions in rate of opioid prescriptions & rate of potential opioid misuse or substance use disorders among survivors of childhood cancer. ja.ma/3D8eTKK
With the assistance of palliative care, patients quality of life improves due to the reduction of symptom burdens. Source: Center to Advance Palliative Care
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In order to address health worker burnout, we all must act together with urgency. This is not just a concern for the health workforce, it is a national priority.
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This!!! I will be channeling @DocDanCan & @KBrockMD. We will review key findings from papers on symptom normalization, models of pedi palliative onc programs and communication in advanced cancer + highlighting educational resources & brainstorming the year ahead. @ASPHO_hq #pedpc
Calling @ASPHO_hq & Palliative Care SIG members. @angelamferaco looks forward to seeing you at 1pm today in Ballroom A for the Palliative Care SIG annual meeting. First in-person one since 2019!!! Learn! Get involved! Become the next Vice Chair! #pedsonc #pedpc #hapc #hpm
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Katharine Brock retweeted
Very excited to be at the remarkable @gmch West Coast #PedPC #PedPCSummit - we are actually in person. Wow! @NoNeedlessPain leading us off. Let’s go!
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Registration is FREE - stjude.cloud-cme.com/course/… Featuring an amazing faculty including @WolfePPC @EricaKayeMD @CKUllrichMD @KBrockMD AND lots of 🐨 appearances. Join us! @CancerPOINTE @StJudeResearch #PedPC
Save the date: 10 June 2021 @StJudeResearch @justinnbaker ! The 4th annual 2021 Pediatric Palliative Oncology Symposium (PPOS) will focus on the comprehensive care of children with cancer and their families. stjude.cloud-cme.com/course/…
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Katharine Brock retweeted
Communication Skills Curriculum: Did you know that strong communication with patients and families has the largest single impact on reducing readmissions? Improve patient outcomes + patient-clinician relationships through communication skills training >> capc.org/training/communicat…
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'Palliative Care Ensures Value': One-page infographic to introduce your organization leaders, referrers, and health plans to the quality, satisfaction, and utilization improvements resulting from palliative care. Download >> bit.ly/31TO2vZ #palliative #hpm #hapc
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22nd "Become EPEC-Pediatrics-Trainer” #EPECpeds Virtual Conference. Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care @UCSFChildrens @UCSFBenioffOAK Sept 27-30, 2021 Contact: [email protected] Join 1,356 groovy clinicians from 93 countries trained so far pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3122…
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Another day of #ASPHO2021 means another day of insightful presentations from our team. @KBrockMD is sharing her innovative approach to patients with recurrent sarcoma and the importance of honest, empathetic conversations. Tune in at 11:30 am to learn more @ASPHO_hq.
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Parents’ ideas about what it means to be a ‘good parent’ to their seriously ill child influence parental decision-making. Little is known about when, why, and how clinicians offer good parent praise or how parents react: bit.ly/3emydpz #HospitalPediatrics #WeArePHM
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