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Lauren Southerland

@lsgeriatricem.bsky.social
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Emergency Medicine doc, researcher, implementation scientist and geriatrician. Mom to four kids

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Lilia Cervantes @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Out today in @jama.com: "On Becoming a Gold Standard Scientist: The Importance of Pilot Clinical Trials. I was honored to co-author this with Drs. Fesintein, @dramyhuebschmann.bsky.social & @russgl.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam.... @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social @jeremymberg.bsky.social
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On Becoming a Gold Standard Scientist
This Viewpoint discusses the recent National Institutes of Health announcement that its Career Development (K) awards cannot be used to conduct clinical trials, feasibility studies, or ancillary studi...
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“…the new policy creates a catch-22: investigators must demonstrate independence to successfully compete for larger trial funding, while the K award can no longer support the career development needed to demonstrate it.” Excellent piece, please read.
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Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine @agem-saem.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🌟Executive Committee Spotlight🌟 Member-at-Large: Ari Friedman, MD, PhD @saemonline.bsky.social #emergencymedicine #saem #agem #geriatricmedicine #emergencydepartment
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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 09/09/2026
Republicans & Democrats, mothers & midwives stopped a large Catholic health system from shutting the last birthing center in Troy, NY. kffhealthnews.org/courts/troy-new-y…
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A NY Hospital Tried To Close Its Birthing Center. This City United To Fight Back. - KFF Health News
The people of Troy, New York, united to challenge a national Catholic health system determined to close the last birthing center in the county.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/09/2026
You don't have a right to safe drinking water, a US court just ruled. A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
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You don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rules
A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
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SAEM @saemonline.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The SAEMF-NRSP gives #MedicalStudents 12 months of full-time emergency care research at a U.S. institution outside their home medical school, with mentorship and career development from leading EM investigators. Students Must Apply by January 7, 2027: ow.ly/cxlx50ZHMsf
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"So, what did the study actually find? In short, vaccines passed with flying colors. In every comparison, risk was lower with vaccination than without vaccination." thelogicofscience.com/2026/08/28/c...
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COVID vaccines are safer than COVID itself
Some of the most persistent myths and misconceptions around COVID19 vaccines concern the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis, particularly in young people. A massive new study has obliterated thes…
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) @agsjournal.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Dementia Caregivers' Preferences for Involvement in Delirium Care During Hospitalization. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com…
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SAEM @saemonline.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Tony Rosen, MD, MPH, has been appointed associate vice chair of research for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. Congratulations, Dr. Rosen! Learn more: ow.ly/i34P50ZwC0F
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Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine @agem-saem.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🚨Volunteer Opportunity🚨 Update the SAEM/CDEM Geriatric EM M4 Curriculum! www.saem.org/about-saem/a... Email angel.li@osumc.edu if interested! @saemonline.bsky.social #emergencymedicine #saem #agem #geriatricmedicine #emergencydepartment
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Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine @agem-saem.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
📣UPCOMING WEBINAR📣 Tues, July 28 @ 2PM EST A mix of EM physicians and Geriatric psychiatrist specialists discuss mental health & wellbeing of older patients in the ED! saem.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @saemonline.bsky.social #emergencymedicine #saem #agem #geriatricmedicine #emergencydepartment
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Molly Jeffery, PhD MPP @mollyjeffery.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I just had a very unpleasant authorship issue due to AI use and many academics I’m talking to have, too. There is a deep rift in my field, with people on both sides. We need biomed journals to come out with strict, explicit policies to try to put some guardrails up.
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Lauren Southerland @lsgeriatricem.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
#jagsjournal Very few people with dementia get a formal diagnosis, so this team used EHR records to try to identify patients who are undiagnosed but high likely to have dementia. Will help with interventions and better referrals to testing agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Assigning Probable Dementia Status Using Routinely Collected Electronic Health Record Data
The Analytic Workflow for the Development, Validation, and Application of a Computational Phenotype for Probable Dementia. Each analytic step is mapped to the corresponding manuscript section, table,....
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The only research center in the United States focused on disabled parents may close soon due to loss of federal funding. New from me at @motherjones.com. “It is a profound setback for disability rights and family equity.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The only research center for disabled parents is losing federal funding
Staff call it a "profound setback for disability rights and family equity."
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SAEM @saemonline.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Congratulations to Dr. Angel Li on receiving the #SAEMF Geriatric Emergency Medicine Research Catalyst Grant for her project. Thank you to Michelle Blanda, MD and SAEMF Donors for supporting this grant. Learn more: ow.ly/z2ux50Z6tFl
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SAEM @saemonline.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
From #SAEMPulse: "Emergency physicians play a central role in advancing evidence-based care by disseminating implementation research through national meetings, peer-reviewed publications, and collaborative learning networks." Read more: ow.ly/alpE50Z7my6
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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
👀 “As a consequence of population growth and aging, the United States can expect to have 16 million older adults with unmet care needs by 2040, many of whom will have no family #caregivers” People living longer & not enough paid caregivers > people having fewer kids as key factors. #healthpolicy
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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Every 11 sec, an older adult visits ER for a fall, & every 19 min, someone dies from a fall. Older adult falls cost U.S. more than $80 billion every year, of which medicare pays about $53 billion. CDC's fall prevention programs helped keep older adults safe while reducing healthcare costs. 1/2
older adults 
need strong public health agenciescdc was the only federal agency that:

supported site, local, and tribal fall prevention efforts.

educated older adults, caregivers, and healthcare providers.
promoted proven strategies to prevent falls and injuries.

these programs help older adults maintain independence.
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) @agsjournal.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Reimbursement and Costs of a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner in a High-Volume Emergency Department. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com…
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Royal College of Emergency Medicine @rcem.ac.uk · 21/05/2026
Together with Marie Curie UK, we are pleased to announce the award of two research grants worth more than £30,000. These will fund projects aimed at improving palliative and end of life care in Emergency Departments. Read more in the link below.
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RCEM and Marie Curie UK announce funding of two crucial palliative care research projects  - RCEM
21/05/2026- The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and Marie Curie are pleased to announce the award of two research grants, worth a total of over £30,000, to research projects aimed at improving palliative and end of life care in Emergency Departments.
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American Statistical Association History of Statistics @hos-asa.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Happy🎂to the control chart b #OTD 1924. The brainchild of Walter Shewhart (ASA Fellow 1934; ASA President 1945) it first shows up in a 1-page memo to his boss. It eventually launches the entire field of statistical process control & quality improvement.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Unearthed reports reveal that RFK Jr. fired every full-time CDC cruise ship sanitation inspector ahead of the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
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GeriPal Podcast @geripal.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Live from São Paulo: Brazilian geriatricians join GeriPal to discuss intrinsic capacity, loneliness as a medical syndrome, and advance care planning. Guests Eduardo Ferriolli, Marlon Aliberti, & Edison Vidal. 👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp401 😀 Hosts: Drs. Alex Smith and Eric Widera
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 15/04/2026
If you paid taxes for 2025, you likely paid: $124 — school lunch & nutrition programs $49 — diplomacy to prevent wars $19 — USPS $19 — Federal Aviation Administration $18 — national parks and $4,049 — weapons and war. These priorities are hurting us all. We need change. #TaxDay
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I'm seeing lots of scientific conference panels get criticism for not featuring diverse speakers on the panel. As a frequent conference organizer, here's some advice on how to avoid getting criticized for not having diverse speakers on your panel: 1) Feature diverse speakers on your panel.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
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A line graph showing the fraction of R01 applications funded as a function of percentile for NIA. The estimated success rate for FY2024 was 15.8% compared with 5.8% for FY2025.
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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 19/02/2026
“NIH” put out a memo about how they are making a “concerted effort” to support Early Stage Investigators (ESI). In the data presented, there is a decrease in funding rates from 26.1% in ‘24 to 18.9% in ‘25. Median age of ESIs stayed flat at 40. grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
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NIH Support for Early Stage Investigators in FYs 2024 and 2025 | Grants & Funding
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 06/02/2026
another year of us not running a super bowl ad
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Seth Trueger @mdaware.org · 28/01/2026
“ @acepnation.bsky.social opposes federal and state initiatives which require physicians and health care facilities to refuse care to undocumented persons or to report suspected undocumented persons to immigration authorities. ERs are required by federal law to provide stabilization to all persons”
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Emergency Departments Should be Safe Zones for Patients
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is committed to ensuring that emergency departments remain places where all individuals can safely seek emergency medical care without fear. Patient...
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Blitzy 🩺 ⚡️🏁 @blitz-y.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
12 Days of Urgent Care 12 subjective fevers 11 requests for Z-paks 10 sore throats 9 STI checks 8 pulling ears 7 coughs a coughing 6 chronic knee pains FIVE UTI’S 4 angry co-pays 3 finger lacs 2 ankle sprains AND A 65 YEAR OLD WITH A STEMI
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JAMA @jama.com · 21/12/2025
Emergency Medicaid accounts for less than 1% of total #Medicaid spending, even in states with large undocumented populations. ja.ma/4b6fYng
Map of the USA illustrating 'Emergency Medicaid Spending for Undocumented Immigrants in the US.' States are shaded in colors ranging from light green (1%) to dark blue (2%), representing the emergency Medicaid share of Medicaid spending. JAMA, published online October 9, 2025.
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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵 Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
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Rep. Joyce Beatty @repbeatty.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
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American College of Emergency Physicians @acepnation.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
ACEP is deeply concerned by this week's CDC panel vote to stop recommending hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns. Families deserve vaccine information grounded in science. We urge the CDC to retain the current evidence-based approach. 🔗 below for more. bit.ly/48CPKG6
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NIDUS Delirium Network @nidus-delirium.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Are you an early-stage physician or health professional investigator with a commitment to aging and/or aging-related diseases? The Beeson award is designed to advance your research and leadership skills. Learn more: www.grants.gov/search-resul... #delirium @nidus-delirium.bsky.social
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Lauren Southerland @lsgeriatricem.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Nicely done study by my colleague Pedro Curiati and others out of São Paulo- if an older patient needs assistance with ambulatory, give them a walker and training! Walking Aids and Locomotion Training in the Emergency Department url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Walking Aids and Locomotion Training in the Emergency Department
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of training and provision of walking aids delivered by physiotherapists, with or without telemonitoring, on mobility among older adults in th...
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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
I am not kidding when I say that I have considered having an Adulting Party where we all fill out medical advanced directives and witness each others' wills and make sure we've got beneficiaries listed on our bank accounts and the like.
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Infectious Diseases @infectiousdz.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Reports of a suspected viral hemorrhagic fever in Ethiopia: 8 suspected cases, including 2 healthcare workers, and 6 deaths. HCW infections raise concern for direct person-to-person spread or a shared exposure source. www.afro.who.int/news/ethiopi... www.addisinsight.net/2025/11/13/s...
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Ethiopia reports suspected viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak
Health authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out further investigations and ramping up response after suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever were reported in the country’s South Ethiopia Region.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
So... I did some analysis of grants that did receive noncompetitive renewals. In particular, I looked a those award where the title of the grant changed. Warning: The results are just what I expected, but oooph... 1/4
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a man with his eyes closed is wearing a plaid shirt and a blue jacket .
ALT: a man with his eyes closed is wearing a plaid shirt and a blue jacket .
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SAEM Academy of Emergency Medicine Pharmacists @saemaemp.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
What is an @saemonline.bsky.social #AEMP RxSTAT Chapter? Your campus hub for emergency medicine pharmacy. Connect with #EMPharmD, get hands-on programming, and lead locally with national support. Contact aemp_rxstat@saem.org for more information on chapter registration! #PharmD #EmergencyMedicine
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Thomas Fisher @tfishermd.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
In the ER, I see the suffering that results from policy decisions — people sick and injured because our policies don't value our lives. I’m running for Congress to change that. Join me in building a government that heals: thomasfisherforcongress.com
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Ken Milne MD @thesgem.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
I've had an opportunity to do a structured critical appraisal of the unpublished Henry Ford obs study comparing vax vs unvax using a tool to probe the evidence for its validity & mitigate bias. Here are my thoughts & I welcome feedback. @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social #MedSky @caulfieldtim.bsky.social
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Lauren Southerland @lsgeriatricem.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
I don’t post often, but out in the US somewhere is a young man who donated bone marrow cells to my sister and she is doing really well after the transplant and may get out of the hospital early! Thank you so much for saving her life! #kindness
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American College of Emergency Physicians @acepnation.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
The changes at CDC are alarming and threaten our nation’s public health infrastructure. Adding preventable stress to our health care system is unacceptable. Read the joint statement from leading physician organizations via the link below. 🔗 bit.ly/3V1KMMX
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Ari B Friedman @abfriedman.com · 01/09/2025
New work out in JAGS (@agsjournal.bsky.social) today led by Sarah Nessen and Anita Chary: Nurse or Technician Insights Into Cognitive Evaluations in the Emergency Department dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs....
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NOTICE‐ED: Nurse or Technician Insights Into Cognitive Evaluations in the Emergency Department
Nurses and ED technicians proposed steps for the screening process that incorporated machine-learning-based screening and two stages of CI screening, requiring EHR support and team-based care. CI, co...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21/08/2025
Breaking news: The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to cut nearly $800 million in National Institutes of Health grants for the study of diseases in minority, gay and transgender communities.
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Supreme Court allows nearly $800 million in cuts to NIH grants
The Trump administration said the research was unscientific and went against efforts to end initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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JAMA @jama.com · 12/07/2025
A JAMA study examined how US children’s health across a broad spectrum of indicators has changed from 2007 to 2023. Lead author Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD, from @childrensphila.bsky.social shared key insights from the findings with several media outlets. 🧵 ja.ma/44NrNKz #MedSky
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 03/07/2025
In a democracy, government employees can voice respectful dissent to their leadership. But today, EPA leadership retaliated against its own employees for expressing disagreement w/ the admin’s actions & policy directions. Punishing gov't employees for this expression is an alarming development. 🧵
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Ann M. Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
It is ironic that they cut the budget for nursing homes so they could increase the budget to arrest many of the people who work in nursing homes. A bit overkill on the nursing home attacks, really.
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
For older adults, the longer someone stays in the emergency department, the worse the experience can get for them, with higher risks of delirium and death. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Prolonged Emergency Department Stays for Older US Adults
This cross-sectional analysis investigates prolonged emergency department (ED) stays and ED boarding times among older US adults stratified by health care site type.
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