Carrie Byington, MD, FAAP, FIDSA
@carrie_byington
@UofCAHealth and pediatric ID @UCSF and @UCSDHealth, translational scientist, systems thinker--Latina working to ⬆️health security @UofCalifornia and beyond.
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03-06-2011 20:47:09
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Top marks for patient safety! #UCSDHealth hospitals in La Jolla and Hillcrest once again earned #HospitalSafety A grades from The Leapfrog Group. Thanks to our outstanding teams for their commitment to quality, safety and transparency in health care. health.ucsd.edu/about-us/quali…
UC San Diego Researchers Honored as Prebys Research Heroes
'The Conrad Prebys Foundation is providing $1.5 million in total to support high-risk, high-reward medical research UC San Diego UC San Diego Health
today.ucsd.edu/story/uc-san-d…
Congratulations to the health leaders recognized in #TIME100Health and a special shout out to Amy Kirby, who leads CDC #NWSS program, for her work to make #wastewater surveillance an essential part of public health.
Full list: time.com/collection/tim…
More bugs are coming, spreading more disease. Are doctors ready to respond?
'As the climate changes, vector-borne diseases like dengue, Zika, and Lyme are expanding into more areas. That challenges physicians to recognize the symptoms.'UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity
aamc.org/news/more-bugs…
Chairman of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Robert Aderholt understands the #valueofID .
Thank you, Chairman Aderholt, for your support.
New twist in the #H5N1 #birdflu in cows reporting saga. Dept. of Agriculture has upped the number of reported outbreaks to 36 in 9 states. The 2 newly reported outbreaks occurred in NM & were apparently confirmed on or before April 17, but only posted publicly today.
What's up with that?
Patients with serious infections who are cared for by an ID physician have better outcomes, shorter hospital stays & lower healthcare costs, shares Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. during today's House Appropriations and House Appropriations Democrats 'Member Day' hearing.
Thank you for your leadership in urging…
The Northern cardinal eggs in the nest 🪺 on our porch hatched today 💕💕
Mom and babies well. Dad seems confused.Courtney Ellis 🎈