@sdietzmd.bsky.social
Hospice doc. USAF vet. Entrepreneur at Filament Medical Coaching. Growing all kinds of things (plants, critters, connections, kids, relationships, random piles, crafts, games, plans, dreams). Neurodivergent. (she/her)
you don't have to read graphic descriptions of SA even if the rapist is running the country right now
you don't have to read or watch graphic depictions of bombing innocents even if it's happening right now
you can be angry about and take action against wrongs without exposing yourself to trauma
Roses are red
but that's implicit
fight back against fascism
or else you're complicit
Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
The Senate may choose to vote together on the DHS and LHHS bills. Thus, a filibuster on DHS may mean no funding for NIH. What my colleagues are saying:
“Shut it down, public health will understand. I’ll work without pay again.”
- anonymous NIHer
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
The absolute fucking irony.
Oh… Team #ComfortFood is ready! Let’s go #palliative care and #hospice folks! Also accepting donations from anyone who thinks ice cream should be its own food group.
#HCWvsHunger #HaPC #medsky
I'm also reminded of the "whistleblower" report about abuses at a Missouri gender clinic, the author of which is now just a full-time anti-transgender lobbyist, that fell apart the moment any reporter tried to verify it
NIH cuts kill people - including children.
"The Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium, an association of 16 academic centers and children’s hospitals dedicated to trials of novel treatments for pediatric brain cancer, directed its members last week to stop enrolling...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
Hey do yall remember that movie where something happens to the president so they get a lookalike to take his place? Haven’t thought about it in years. Can’t imagine why it just suddenly popped into my head this morning.
Were too! I saw you!
So. Much. Crying.
Accurate. ❤️
I just don't understand this. George W Bush, Barack Obama, and Bono just recorded videos commending the staff of USAID for their work and lamenting the agency's destruction...
And those videos were not released to the public.
RFK Jr now going after ALL vaccines.
He argues that the Covid vaccine (which he’s restricted) was the only one that had proper safety testing.
He says they “dysregulate the immune system”.
Get your boosters. He’s setting the stage for “natural immunity” where only “the strong survive”
Eugenics.
Hey look, Five Below has a palliative section. 😁
#hapc
Please do keep this in mind when Republicans say they have no choice but to cut Medicaid
There’s Death Cafe, and my sister shared a flyer for “Death and Drafts.” I feel like we’ve missed a partnering opportunity:
“Death and Taxes”
On one side of the room, professionals explaining a mysterious and scary inevitability. On the other side, the hospice and end-of-life chat. #hapc
Iibsoftiktok shared an email from a teacher at the high school attended by one of my progeny.
Background: environmental science teacher has an assignment deemed by a parent to be anti Trump. They contact L.o.T. who emails the teacher. A fellow teacher wrote back and brought the 🔥🔥🔥.
They are also available on the @voices4vaccines.bsky.social website and will remain available with other credible vaccine information vetted by a scientific advisory board, not RFK:
www.voicesforvaccines.org/fact-sheets/
Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
As a former Chief Wellness Officer, this is spot on. The work must go far deeper to change the culture of medicine which currently places “the work” above the humanity of those giving the much needed clinical care.
Erasure.
At the National Institute of Health, posters of women and scientists of color have been taken down. Shared by @ivancalcantara.bsky.social
TeleHealth works!
A personal plug for great patient care everywhere: Please tell your federal representatives to keep it going. The laws keeping it accessible expire at the end of March.
#hapc25
If all patients meet #PalliativeCare early in serious illness, in my experience probably...
1/3 who won't/don't find it helpful
1/3 who are uncertain early, but see/get the benefit later
1/3 who get benefit from the start
So let PC meet everyone and let patients vote with their feet.
#Hapc25
I'm going to be honest with you, anonymous conference attendee.
You are not loud enough to ask your question without a microphone. Go line up at the mic and make sure people can hear the question. People have hearing loss. Rooms have speakers for a reason. (also don't tell a story)
My sketch(y)(ish) notes from Thursday’s session, “How Many Gummies Again?” Very well done and informative session — is it too much of a stretch to say jam-packed with learning points? #hapc25 #hapc2025 #hapc #goodnotes
Amazing!! I will look for you, they’re perfect! 😍
Hospitality and curiosity strike me as very underrated palliative care superpowers! #hapc25