This is an abomination.

Heads up #MedTwitter , next week is #nursesweek so there’s still plenty of time to plan ahead to appreciate the folks that really keep it all together!

I just purchased 55 puking stress balls and wrote a poem that rhymes “emesis” and “nemesis” so I’m feeling ahead of the game…

Mommin it hardcore this week away from the #PedsICU .

In typical fashion, I snapped 8,000 photos of my husband and kids, and this is the 1 he snapped of me. 😆

I HAVE DONE IT.

I HAVE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD IN WHICH BOTH MY CHILDREN WILL WATCH TV ON A PLANE.

AND IM NEVER GOING BACK!!

I, TOO, WATCHED TV.

WHAT IS THIS NEW WORLD?!?!

More physicians in Congress please!
The foundation of medicine is a focus on health, humanity and social justice. We could use a lot more of that in Congress these days.

As a resident, I once was told that advocacy was the job of general pediatricians

Years later, at my last conference as a trainee, I’m proud to stand with this wonderful group of PICU docs proving that sentiment wrong 🙌🏾
American Academy of Pediatrics Emory/Children’s PICU Fellows AAP Peds Trainees #AAPAdvocacy

Selfie with our congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici ! Thanks so much for taking the time to meet with us Oregon Pediatric Society folks and for all your hard work for children and families #AAPAdvocacy

Such a pleasure to meet with our senator from Oregon, Ron Wyden at #AAPadvocacy conference with Benjamin D. Hoffman, MD, FAAP Representative Lisa Reynolds Paul Mitchell Zayna M. Bakizada, MD

We talked about the critical importance of:
-Medicaid reform
- child tax credit
- families first
- pediatric housing,…

Thank you Rep. Kim Schrier, M.D. for representing #pediatrics and #healthcare as the FIRST pediatrician in Congress.

“If not you, who? If not now, when?”

#AAPAdvocacy

20+ years ago, growing up in STL, I had the privilege of being in the high school drama club with Jamie Poslosky. Now she’s using those skills to teach hundreds of pediatricians how to be better advocates for children at the #AAPAdvocacy conference.

Once a thespian, always a…

So proud of Oregon for showing up strong to the #AAPAdvocacy conference.
✅ passionate medical students
✅ motivated residents
✅ dedicated pediatricians
✅ skilled subspecialists
✅ state representative Representative Lisa Reynolds
✅ Benjamin D. Hoffman, MD, FAAP

Oregon shows up 💪 for kids!

Inspiring and practical advice from Toni Richards-Rowley,MD FAAP about how to use the power of storytelling for pediatric advocacy.

And if you havnt watched her on the Daily Show talking about the gag order preventing doctors from talking about guns, it’s worth a watch if you need a good…

'If our political leaders are not doing the right things for children, we need new political leaders.' Mark Del Monte, JD
This is simple. This should not be a partisan issue. This should be an issue for everyone who cares about kids.
American Academy of Pediatrics #AAPAdvocacy

So wonderful to hear e.mack talk about overcoming adversity in advocacy at #AAPAdvocacy . She’s just a total badass, an amazing role model, and we are so lucky to have her in #PedsICU community.