Don Sullivan, MD, MA, MCR, ATSF

I think UCSF cut ties with him a long time ago

Robert F Kennedy Jr: 1 year of failure In his first speech as Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F Kennedy Jr laid out a plan to restore trust. The COVID-19 pandemic saw public faith in Federal health...

American journals need to step up!!

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Dr. John Balmes @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social is an inspiring physician-scientist who has long researched & advocated for #CleanAir - hope you are able to check out his talk & many other science advocates on Mon 2/23 #StandUpforScience @standupforscience.bsky.social @indivisiblesf.bsky.social

MAHA?- measles cases in US- I haven’t yet seen a case in the IVU but don’t want to either !

I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.

Her name was Renee Nicole Good. A mother, a wife, and a poet. Say her name.

The rate of global sea level rise doubled during the past three decades - Communications Earth & Environment Global mean sea level rise amounted to 4.5 mm per year as a result of warming oceans and melting land ice, more than twice the rate of 2.1 mm/year observed at the start of satellite data in 1993, base...

The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Welcome to Pacific NW weather patterns- you may need to start those Vit D supplements soon!!

Meeting lots of great folks at the ACS Lung CA Roundtable annual meeting!
@acscan.bsky.social

That should be a high speed train route

Are you an in-training or early-career PhD scientist, clinical educator, or clinical scientist aiming for success in academic medicine? If so, apply for admission to the ATS 2026 New Faculty Boot Camp in Orlando, FL! Applications are due 1/5/2026. #ATS_PHD #ATS2026

The ATS and CAPC have a collaborative learning series of seven modules on ATS Ed+ for clinicians treating patients with serious illnesses. Earn CME today! #pallipulm @anandiyermd.bsky.social @donsullivan.bsky.social @pallipulm.bsky.social

Learn more: atsedplus.thoracic.org/capc/palliat...

The cancelled clinic appointment is like hitting the lottery….

Good morning Mt Hood - some sun in Portland!!

Palliative care is more important than ever. For clinicians looking to expand their knowledge on palliative care, the ATS and CAPC have a collaborative learning series of seven modules on ATS Ed+ about treating patients with serious illnesses. Learn more: atsedplus.thoracic.org/capc/palliat...

Patient and Caregiver Outcomes of Health System, Community-Based, and Usual Dementia Care This randomized clinical trial compares the effectiveness of health system dementia care, community-based dementia care, and usual care on person living with dementia and caregiver outcomes.

Novel dementia care programs do not improve dementia outcomes, but improved caregiver satisfaction.

Still much work to do. @jama.com @jamainternalmed.com

Patient and Caregiver Outcomes of Health System, Community-Based, and Usual Dementia Care url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

So happy to contribute with the ATS Aging Group - PallCare SIG.

We need more pallcare in pulm disease!

@lindellko.bsky.social @anandiyermd.bsky.social

So good - yet so sad!

Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.

What a sad year for public health in the US

apnews.com/article/vacc...

@atscommunity.bsky.social

I hope the govt stays shutdown for 3 more years

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news….

www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

Noooooooo- did it glow??

Great resources for respiratory clinicians! The Aging SIG - palliative care subgroup contributed to these educational resources.

Good morning Mt Hood