Low reimbursement is often cited as a barrier to entering ID. Congressional reps. urge CMSGov to include a new add on code for ID services in the #Medicare physician fee schedule final rule: bit.ly/4gstX7h Thank you, Congressman Jeff Van Drew, Jason Crow and Rep. Debbie Dingell.

There are over 4000 bus stops in St. Louis without seating. On October 6th, we'll continue our bench building campaign with 30 new DIY benches, but we need your help with painting them all! We’ll provide free food and drinks - please RSVP at stlurbanists.org/benches

Finally, the Biden administration is taking a stand against car bloat. nhtsagov has proposed banning SUV & pickup hood designs that are especially likely to cause head injuries. In Fast Company, I explained why this could be a watershed moment. 🧵 fastcompany.com/91195993/car-b…

We are hiring two Assistant Professors!! Great place to work and live!

One of the biggest problems in the U.S. is we rarely include white collar crime in our “tough on crime” rhetoric, but it is in fact white collar crime that is destroying our country.

Headed to #IDWeek2024 ????? Be sure to check out ALL the AMAZING stuff presented by @WashUID. So many super 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #WeAreID

Interested in a top notch pediatric cardiology fellowship program? Come along on this tour of our program to discover why our program is the best. Watch the whole video: bit.ly/3Xnhf0W

“Food and housing are medicine” at awards during named lecture. My heart is so full with how progressive and straightforward my subspecialty is. #IDWeek2024 #PedsID

The Wash U Peds ID team representing at the PIDS dinner at #IDWeek2024!

Burnout isn't about hours worked. In fact, there are usually much deeper causes. Leaders should start to recognize when it's occurring, And take steps to help. Use this graphic to find causes of burnout in your organization.

New sustainability review article : Environmental Sustainability in the Outpatient Clinic Setting by @Matt_Sattler, Monica Abdelnour et al. Give it a read this week! academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-a… #IDtwitter

Join our recruiter, Giulina Sertl, and current students at our upcoming events to learn about our #programs! 📌 Nov. 6: I2DB Information Session 📌 Nov. 9-13: AMIA Annual Symposium 📌 Nov. 13-16: ABRCMS 📌 Nov. 21: I2DB Virtual Information Session 🔗 ow.ly/ixw150TCc4l

It's so cool how everything from prescription drugs to McDonald's to frozen waffles is contaminated now. It's almost like government regulations were the only thing keeping manufacturers from cutting costs and poisoning us.

I don’t think people understand how big of a deal Kamala Harris’s housing plan is. 🧵 Here’s why: Starting in the early 1900s, local governments across the U.S. enacted extreme housing laws aimed at entrenching economic and racial segregation. These laws have effectively

Open house alert! Reminder that the AbuGoot lab is hosting a session on **tomorrow** for graduate students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Harvard University Harvard Medical School Come get pizza and hear about the next generation of technologies we're building and using to treat disease. RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

I’m saddest of all for the kids who soon may not get vaccines to save their lives from preventable diseases.

As I detailed in my 2021 book we have big pandemic threats around the corner: SARS-3 now percolating in Asian bats like SARS and SARS-2, H5N1, a catastrophic seasonal flu, Nipah, and the arboviruses about to hit Texas and Gulf Coast amazon.com/Preventing-Nex…