A rather wild morning
Interrupted a raccoon’s morning beverage
Passed flowering bushes and trees and came upon a doe crossing a bridge
Busy out there! #morningpaddle

This week's #GMICAwards shortlister highlight is:

Advocating for Diastole by doctors Ankit Mehta and Tseganesh Selameab, published in Annals of Int Med

Making imaginative use of BP, this comic explores power, race, and healing from medical culture

🔗 acp-prod.literatumonline.com/doi/full/10.73…

It’s never not a good time for this reminder…
We say things trying to make people feel better, but rarely can our words turn back a tide of suffering. I’m still learning how to keep my mouth shut, avoid platitudes, and focus on being present alongside the pain. #empathy

#Teen #parent milestone
In this era of #TikTok “miracle” cures be prepared for some innovative and unproven remedies for the ails of adolescence
Keep ‘em safe!

The #entrepreneur ’s elevator
Megan Sandel #worklife

In #healthcare , all too commonly we run #late . Regardless, it is both polite & good form to check in w patients &to offer up a discreet update. Still, THIS is what I believe families think I say, no matter what words I choose. #graphicmedicine Matthew Noe 😔💜 (#SSP2024) Robyn Cohen MD,MPH Dr. Kathi Kemper

Now listen children: When you are of caffeinating age, go to the kitchen and wait. If you are lucky and patient, you will see the coffeerise
Good luck
#wednesdaywibes

#Summer begins!
I find it fascinating how our appreciation of this magical season changes over a lifespan...

#MedTwitter is trending
#diagnosis ?

Why #Pediatrics ? #goodquestion #Graphicmedicine

#Parenthood is 80% improv, 10% evidence based, and 10% ‘cause I said so.’ #Pharmacology (real or not) is probs not a first line solution to most issues of #childrearing . #Family time intersects with #graphicmedicine

That moment when the skin art movement will be jumping the shark
#tattoo

Some #patient #histories are not on point. That may or may not matter. In #Pediatrics , however, they are often hilarious (and telling!) in their sincerity and tangential nature. #ROS #communication #AndOneMoreThing #graphicmedicine

#Teen #parent milestone
For the digital natives of GenZ…
Remember they are interacting with the world in ways new to them

Email inbox, day 1 after time away from work.
#longweekend #worklife

A #pediatric to #adolescent milestone: when the #tween in your life has a visit with their primary care provider, and appropriately, has 1 on 1 time with the clinician. THAT’s when our kids assert some self efficacy about sharing their thoughts & health concerns. #graphicmedicine

As we integrate #ChatGPT into the many facets of our lives, we may embrace it’s versatility and impact…but what will Chat GPT (and we) make of what we lose in the process? #techlife @davembmd MarshallNotFunny

Dear #parents .
Remember, enrichment can be a bit like dessert.
Small portions go a long way; over serving may be…unappetizing.
Instead, just spend time together and see where it takes you. Just as delish!
love,
A pediatric perspective.
#graphicmedicine

#Eveningpaddle

That annoying time when your to do lists do not match up
What to do?
#saturdaymorning