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UPenn Medical Ethics & Health Policy
@PennMEHP
This is the official Twitter account of the Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, PA
Joined April 2012
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    Congratulations to @ZekeEmanuel, who has been honored with the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities' Lifetime Achievement Award! bit.ly/2T0ZZhi @AmerSocBioHum #ASBH2020
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    Zeke Emanuel weighs in on the #coronavirus in @MotherJones and notes "we have less than a million beds all throughout the American health care systems and hospitals...we have less than 100,000 intensive care unit beds."
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    We're thrilled to announce that Prof K. Srinath Reddy has joined our department as an Adjunct Professor. Dr. Reddy is the President of Public Health Foundation of India (@thePHFI). Please join us in welcoming Dr. Reddy! bit.ly/3c8d5WN
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    Congratulations to @nbcoe1, Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, on being granted tenure at the University of Pennsylvania! bit.ly/3nBK71N
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    MEHP is thrilled to announce the appointment of Holly Fernandez Lynch, JD, MBE (@HollyLynchez) as our department’s Vice-Chair for Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) effective April 1, 2023. Read our full announcement here: bit.ly/3MvEQZy
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    We're thrilled to announce the appointment of @SteveJoffe as Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy. We look forward to your continued leadership & the directions you take MEHP. Congratulations, Dr. Joffe!
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    On Dr. Conley and his medical briefings on the President, @ZekeEmanuel says: “You can’t both wear the white coat and lie, evade, obfuscate the situation because you are using the white coat to give yourself credibility.” nytimes.com/live/2020/10/0…
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    Congrats to @atheendar on winning the @ia4phs Milbank Quarterly Early Career Award in Population Health! bit.ly/3cM973x
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    Mon, 4/4 @ 12p ET - Join @gregggonsalves for his hybrid talk "And You May Ask Yourself, How Did We Get Here? AIDS Activism and the Quest for Access and Answers on New Drugs" Free, public, & lunches provided! More info and register here: …dicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/events/researc… #AIDS #activism
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    Philly’s #sodatax led to about 83 million fewer cans of soda sold, suggesting sugary drink taxes could improve long-term health of city residents. New @JAMA_current @PennMedicine study: bit.ly/2Wa7J3T
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    Congratulations to @domsisti on his promotion to Associate Professor!
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    Congratulations to Dr. @ravi_b_parikh, whose proposal on machine learning and behavioral nudges to improve palliative care utilization in advanced cancer has won funding from @NCCN Foundation. bit.ly/3aRfx0s
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    We're thrilled to share @Rsbeidas was promoted to Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine & simultaneously awarded a joint primary appointment as Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. Congratulations!
    We did it ya'll! Thrilled to share that I am now a Professor @PennMedicine @PennPsych @PennMEHP. Huge thnx to colleagues, team, friends, & fam who lifted me up and made this possible. This woman, PhD in a med school, first gen immigrant, & mama of young kiddos is filled with joy.
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    Tue, 3/29 @ 12p ET - Join Renu Tipirneni @renutip, for her Zoom talk "Incorporating Social Determinants of Health into Clinical and Public Health Practice: Ethical and Policy Challenges." Open to all! Register: …dicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/events/penn-bi… #SDOH @michiganshield @UM_IHPI @UMIntMed