Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSYour Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 13/08/20251/ It’s been a struggle to process what happened at the CDC just a few days ago. The facts are coming in: one officer died, 500 rounds fired, 200 bullets made contact with 6 CDC buildings, hundreds of staff sheltered in place for hours. The intention is undeniable: this was an attempted massacre. 316055
Cameron Gettel MD MHS @camerongettel.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Just out in @agsjournal.bsky.social! We developed and piloted an AI + care coach intervention to support ED-to-home transitions for people with dementia or cognitive impairment + their caregivers. 🧠↑ caregiver self-efficacy 📉↓ caregiver burden Read more: doi.org/10.1111/jgs....doi.org 011
Cameron Gettel MD MHS @camerongettel.bsky.social · 03/07/2025📊 Our new study asks: Will ACGME’s 2025 proposal really boost EM resident experience? @saemonline.bsky.social ✅ 97% of programs already meet the 3000-patient volume ➡️ 3→4 yr shift barely changes volume exposure 🏥 Rural & urban programs look similar Read more: doi.org/10.1002/aet2... #EM #MedEddoi.orgPatient Volume Requirements: Evaluation of the 2025 ACGME Proposal for Emergency Medicine Residency ProgramsObjectives The 2025 ACGME proposed that all EM residency programs must be 4 years and achieve a minimum of 3000 patients per resident. We characterize the current residency program patient volume pe... 032
Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSLiz Goldberg, MD, ScM @lizgoldbergmd.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Congrats to @camerongettel.bsky.social @agem-saem.bsky.social on developing a new care transition measure for older emergency department patients! The PROM-OTED score! #SAEM25 @saemonline.bsky.social 164
Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSLiz Goldberg, MD, ScM @lizgoldbergmd.bsky.social · 06/05/2025There's a trend to adapt #emergencydepartments to better meet the unique needs of our growing population of older adults. Grateful to @ahascience.bsky.social and Mike Merschel for spotlighting this important shift! #EMSky #GeriSky @acepnation.bsky.social www.heart.org/en/news/2025...heart.orgThese emergency rooms adapt to the needs of older adultsNobody wants to have to visit the emergency department, but "age-friendly" care seeks to make the experience safer for older people. 174
Cameron Gettel MD MHS @camerongettel.bsky.social · 21/04/2025🧵 1/ Check out our team’s new study in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social on ED-based cognitive impairment (CI) screening and referral. What we found highlights both promise and pain points in real-world detection and follow-up for CI and dementia in the acute care setting. bit.ly/4cMO8M0 262
Cameron Gettel MD MHS @camerongettel.bsky.social · 30/03/20251/ 🚨 ED care transitions are critical for older adults, but no standardized tools have been available to measure patient-reported outcomes. Here we share the development and validation of the PROM-OTED tool to address this gap. Access in @aem-journal.bsky.social: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40155783/ 152
Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSLiz Goldberg, MD, ScM @lizgoldbergmd.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Grateful to present with @camerongettel.bsky.social @manish-shah.bsky.social & others on how we are improving #dementia care in the #emergencydepartment. #Geriatrics #EMSky @agem-saem.bsky.social Register here: alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 052
Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSNPR @npr.org · 27/02/2025Sue Bell became one of the first Alzheimer's patients in the U.S. to receive the drug now marketed as Leqembi. Did it make a difference?npr.orgDid a new Alzheimer's Disease drug keep this patient's brain healthier for longer?Sue Bell became one of the first Alzheimer's patients in the U.S. to receive the drug now marketed as Leqembi. Her husband isn't sure if it made a difference. 1026237
Cameron Gettel MD MHS @camerongettel.bsky.social · 30/01/20251/ Big week for dementia care research! Two major trials—D-CARE & IN-PEACE—just dropped in @jama.com, testing models to support people living with dementia & their caregivers. What did they find? And what does it mean for the new Medicare GUIDE model? Let’s dig in. 🧵⬇️ 142
Cameron Gettel MD MHS @camerongettel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025🎧 Worth a listen to @arjunvenkatesh.bsky.social on @saemonline.bsky.social Ask-A-Chair podcast - all things clinical practice, boarding, residency training, workforce, mentorship, and "The Big 5" in acute care research. @yale-em.bsky.social @yaleem.bsky.social soundcloud.com/user-7672198...soundcloud.comArjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS - Yale University School Of MedicineListen to Arjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS - Yale University School Of Medicine by SAEM #np on #SoundCloud 053
Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSAri B Friedman @abfriedman.com · 27/01/2025A random list of things you can do if a federal agency attempts to cancel your grant (please add suggestions): 1. Organize. Talk to the news about the work that will not happen as a result of this. Explain how promising scientists are now out of a job and their families are affected. 29141
Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSRyan Radecki MD MS @www.evidencetriage.com · 26/01/2025A negative trial for palliative care interventions in the ED – 1) Are ED encounters truly a fertile moment for interventions outside our scope, as many seem to think? 2) Or, is it that "training", "champions", and "alerts" aren't a replacement for resources? #medsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... 253
Cameron Gettel MD MHS @camerongettel.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Reminds me of “pizzas for everyone”. Dogs are great…they are not the answer to the record levels of physician burnout and attrition 😔 032
Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSarjunvenkatesh.bsky.social @arjunvenkatesh.bsky.social · 22/01/2025In #nhv that would be IRIS and DESK - if you have a million $ check them out! deskct.org and irisct.orgdeskct.orgDESK | Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK) 021
Cameron Gettel MD MHS @camerongettel.bsky.social · 21/01/20251/ Aging patients often visit the ED with undiagnosed cognitive impairment. Spotting cognitive issues here can guide critical care decisions, yet feasible tools remain underused. 🧵 🔎 Check out our latest published work here led by @jamesgalske.bsky.social: bit.ly/4jojfQM 184
Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/01/2025By 2060, new dementia cases per year could double to one million because of the growing population of older Americans, a study predicts.nytimes.comDementia Cases in the U.S. Will Surge in the Coming Decades, Researchers SayBy 2060, new dementia cases per year could double to one million because of the growing population of older Americans, a study predicts. 2724860
Cameron Gettel MD MHS @camerongettel.bsky.social · 20/01/20251/ 🧵 Anti-amyloid therapies are changing the landscape of Alzheimer’s care, and emergency physicians will increasingly encounter their complications. A must-read review by @meganarech.bsky.social et al. in @annalsofem.bsky.social breaks it down: bit.ly/40JgC3F 241
Cameron Gettel MD MHS @camerongettel.bsky.social · 18/01/2025🌟 Our new study published in @annalsofem.bsky.social 🌟 TL;DR - Emergency PAs/NPs face a 13.8% annual attrition rate, with women and rural clinicians most affected—highlighting workforce challenges. 50 days free access: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kSLzib7EM... 🧵 (1/5) 210
Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSCaitlin Ryus MD, MPH @caitlinryus.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Starstruck seeing my name among this list of giants! So excited to learn from everyone today 🤩 Thank you so much to Farrin Manian and Mercy Hospital for organizing this event #streemedicine #homelessness #housing #EMsky #Medsky #publichealt 533
Cameron Gettel MD MHS @camerongettel.bsky.social · 10/01/20251/ Private equity (PE) acquisitions in healthcare have been making headlines, but what does it mean for patient care? A new study in @jama.com dives into the impact on care experience in U.S. hospitals. Let’s explore the findings. 🏥📊 #Healthcare #PrivateEquity bit.ly/4hdaHKJbit.lyChanges in Patient Care Experience After Private Equity Acquisition of US HospitalsThis cross-sectional study compares global patient measures to determine whether patients experienced a change in care and whether hospital communication, clinical process, and environment changed fro... 161
Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSAcademy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine @agem-saem.bsky.social · 09/01/2025AGEM is now on BlueSky and we have a starter pack! Please comment and we will add you to make it easier to connect to other AGEM Members! Not an AGEM member? Join us in your SAEM account so that you can access all our resources, mentoring, join our starter pack and more! go.bsky.app/7dTvCLX 232
Cameron Gettel MD MHS @camerongettel.bsky.social · 09/01/2025🚨 New in Health Affairs Forefront: "Integrating Emergency Departments Into The CMS GUIDE Model For People Living With Dementia" by @hashemzikry.bsky.social, @abfriedman.com, Scott Dresden, & Ravi Gupta. A must-read for those in dementia care! 🧵 (1/10) www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...healthaffairs.orgIntegrating Emergency Departments Into The CMS GUIDE Model For People Living With Dementia | Health Affairs ForefrontConsistent with the approach taken by other alternative payment models, GUIDE frames the emergency department as a negative outcome to be avoided. In doing so, GUIDE ignores the reality on the ground ... 143
Cameron Gettel MD MHS @camerongettel.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Fantastic piece on the recruitment, training, and funding of EM resident physician-scientists by colleagues @cleebennett.bsky.social, Caroline King, and Katie Lebold. @yaleem.bsky.social @annalsofem.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comThe Beginnings of an Emergency Medicine Investigator Pipeline 022
Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSMegan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 16/12/2024An interesting study of gaps between “healthspan” (yrs of healthy life) & “lifespan” across the globe. Takeaway: the US has amongst the largest gaps, despite relatively low lifespan. And women in the US have even bigger gaps. 🛟🩺🧪😷 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... 1216961
Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSKristen Panthagani, MD, PhD @kmpanthagani.bsky.social · 04/12/2024We need an honest look back that acknowledges both successes and failures, not a rewrite of history painting the public health response as far worse than it was. Some thoughts with @kkjetelina.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...open.substack.comHHS picks, the House subcommittee report, and pandemic revisionismQuestions are important and needed, but we must not resort to rewriting history. 22910
Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSMegan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 01/12/2024The NIH is amazing. Sure, it could use some tuning-up. Peer review, funding decisions, and priorities could all be improved. But...not at the cost of abandoning high-quality health science. My thoughts are included in this article by @emilyanthes.bsky.social : www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/h...nytimes.comLong a ‘Crown Jewel’ of Government, N.I.H. Is Now a TargetThe agency long benefited from broad bipartisan support. But Republican criticism has intensified, and new choices for top health posts hope to upend the organization. 314946
Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSNPR @npr.org · 25/11/2024About 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by healthy lifestyle choices and preventive medicine. Here's a tool to gauge your brain care and track your progress.npr.orgYou can reduce your risk of dementia. Here's how to get startedAbout 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by healthy lifestyle choices and preventive medicine. Here's a tool to gauge your brain care and track your progress. 421126207
Reposted by Cameron Gettel MD MHSNPR @npr.org · 21/11/2024Many who care for family members and loved ones at home say it can be very stressful but also rich in meaning. Share your story and insights.npr.orgAre you a caregiver for an adult? How has it changed you?Many who care for family members and loved ones at home say it can be very stressful but also rich in meaning. Share your story and insights. 3334647