@billhersh.bsky.social is another great example…. he’s practically the king of volunteers @amia.org He has contributed immensely to the organization over the 40 years he has been participating on the conference. #amia2025

For example, @smcgrath.phd began as a student working group member, which led him to become a working group chair. That experience opened major professional opportunities for him and unlocked new leadership roles within AMIA too! #amia2025

Interested in leadership opportunities at AMIA? AMIA offers over 1,000 volunteer roles across the organization, and we’ve built clear pathways to help you grow into leadership positions. come get involved and make an impact! #amia2025

Our university’s NIH CTSA (Clinical and Translational Science Award) was just cancelled for having some keywords that just mean it will serve ALL people in Utah. This funds research that moves discovery science into clinical therapies. This is literally the mandate of the NIH! 😰 🧪

A study led by a University of Utah professor shows increased immigration enforcement would slow down construction, increase home prices and could even reduce job opportunities.

When Elon was a kid, survival for ALL, the most common childhood cancer, was <10% Now it’s >90% due to funded collaboratives (high indirect costs) whose work ultimately SAVES THOUSANDS OF LIVES EVERY YEAR. For other cancers there’s still so much progress to be made. I think it’s worth it.

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

If you’ve been directly impacted by a pause or cancellation of an NIH study session, we @forbes.com would like to talk to you

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

Strongly disagree. Health Informatics has been training professionals in this space for over 50 years, with established certifications, accreditation requirements, conferences, and professional organizations. Let’s unify efforts!

Misinformation and disinformation can no longer be viewed simply as an academic nuisance, but rather they are a societal threat. Important and timely editorial www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Americans spend much less time socializing today compared to 20 years ago — perhaps a driver of discontent in the US. A notable exception is the rich, whose decline is miniscule compared to every other group. cc:@dkthomp.bsky.social

Breaking news: A 2020 paper that sparked widespread enthusiasm for hydroxychloroquine as a #COVID19 treatment has been retracted, following campaigning by scientists who alleged the research contained major scientific flaws and may have breached ethics regulations. scim.ag/4iR9bQ6

🔬 Harvard Medical School Postdoc in AI & Computational Health Join CHIP at Boston Children’s Hospital to advance healthcare with multimodal data—clinical, molecular, environmental, and more. 🌟 Be part of the future of medicine. Apply now: www.chip.org/training/nih...

Physician burnout, clinician turnover, stress, workload and emotional exhaustion are all too common in today’s medical practice

More than 75 Nobel Prize winners signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a cabinet choice. nyti.ms/41uQueD

Trump says RFK Jr will “investigate” the link between vaccines and autism as “somebody needs to find out.” We’ve ALREADY FOUND OUT - >600,000 kids in Denmark - >90,000 in the US - >1.2m kids worldwide NO LINK. How many more of these does he want us to do?

Not every day a leading US academic health system partners with @costplusdrugs.com, bypassing PBMs, to save drug costs for their patients @pennmedicine.bsky.social + @mcuban.bsky.social www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-re... a 1st-of-its-kind deal

One of the greatest strengths of the U.S. is its innovation and breakthroughs in medicine and biotechnology. Eliminating the NIH would be a catastrophic mistake

Imagine the 2034 Olympic Games with no snow on the ground and air pollution. A great way to showcase Utah to the world! I see zero urgency to address this issue (for the games or otherwise).

Add this to #UTleg plans to cut the higher education budget by 10% ☠️☠️☠️

If you live in Utah and hate the inversion, here are the sources. And you probably guessed it right: cars are the biggest source of pollution, followed by buildings. Transit and heat pumps are the most sensible solutions. If you care, please consider contacting your state legislators.

📢 Deadline Extension 📢 Need more time to finish your submission? Good news, we're giving you another month to write your stories about #CDS failures for this ACI Special Topic! @pediatriccds.org 📅 Deadline: Jan 2, 2025 🔗 bit.ly/48ngTfg

Additional great news for @bsky.app!

Bluesky is winning because both twitter and threads have gone out of their way to make their platforms inhospitable to reputable journalists and news. @kattenbarge.bsky.social reports: www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...

Wow great Science study on misinformation

Vaccines work

According to Forbes, a master’s in Health Informatics ranks among the highest-paying degrees www.forbes.com/sites/rachel...

I feel seen

What else is different than other platforms ? A complete firehose for academics, researchers and anyone !

The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.

Duke is hiring #Informatics faculty! 2 positions- Clinical Research Informatics (data harmonization, linkage, etc.) and Collaborative #AI. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29227 #jobs #faculty #academia

Just learned that with this app, you can skip the customs line when returning to the US

Work by @kdpsingh.bsky.social et al > #AI + People + Process = ⬆️ #patientsafety (aka human-computer systems) "Scalable sociotechnical interventions are needed to address safety gaps. These interventions include not just technology but also people and processes." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

“Posting personal information to Grok is more like, ‘Wheee! Let’s throw this data out there, and hope the company is going to do what I want them to do,’” Dr. Malin said. Yup - listen to @bradmalin.bsky.social! Caveat Emptor! www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/w...

Interesting study and another example of disparities associated to technology in healthcare

So many bullies in that other platform. Feels nice to connect with real people again over here

Carol Moseley Braun was the first Black woman elected to the Senate in 1993. Jesse Helms once followed her into the Senate elevator singing "Dixie." He told fellow Senator Orrin Hatch, "I'm going to sing Dixie until she cries." Thinking about that today. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Created a very small starter pack for #AI to Advance #PatientSafety. I have a long list of people I would like to add to this list but I haven't found them (or they are on on) BlueSky Yet. If this is your area/you have recommendations just let me know! go.bsky.app/6Tbt3vm #Safety #Quality #medsky

We Need More Randomized Clinical Trials of AI ai.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/... #artificialintelligence #bioinformatics #clinicaltrials

go.bsky.app/KHR3d4E Biomedical informaticians I’ve noticed on Bluesky. I’ve probably missed some - please let me know.

Scrolling through LinkedIn and seeing all the student’s enthusiastic posts about #AMIA2024 just makes me smile. I met Martha at the student dinner, and I love her story. It’s incredibly invigorating to share your excitement about your work with people who show genuine interest in it! 🩺🖥️

Had the opportunity to be part of a discussion with 30 chief student affairs officers from across New England regarding this report from Tisch College at Tufts University. It is eye opening for those wondering about the youth vote in the 2024 election. #AcademicSky circle.tufts.edu/2024-election

The next AMIA conference #AMIA2025 will be in Atlanta, and I’ve never been there. If anyone has suggestions for fun activities, I’d love to hear them… like a great running trail, a lake for swimming, or a scenic road for biking. Appreciate your tips!

Every time I travel to a conference, I try to stay active (usually by running) This year at #AMIA2024, a friend convinced me to swim from Alcatraz to SF. I was hesitant at first (I am not a great ow swimmer), but it turned out to be one of the best experiences I ever had as a swimmer

#pedsky #medsky The American Academy of Pediatrics is collecting stories from physicians about patients we have cared for with vaccine preventable diseases to help in their advocacy against RFK’s confirmation. Please share your stories to [email protected]

3 of my favorite people in medicine 👏

#AMIA2024 WELCOME TO BLUESKY! 🦋 I'm so excited to see people finally arrive at the shores of Bluesky! I want to make sure you stick around so let me give you a guided tour on how to maximize your fun and engagement here! 🧵