This is your regular reminder that whenever you watch a medical drama and a chaplain character just, like, never appears, that's weird.
Chaplains are a constant presence in hospitals. They're considered part of the care team, and it's super odd that (most) medical shows pretend that isn't the case.
Public comments needed!
The admin wants to define grad programs in many "helping" fields (social work, nursing, teaching, etc) to no longer be "professional" degrees. This would mean major student loan restrictions: only $20,500/year. Tuition alone is often more.
Please comment by March 2!
I would say โfederal agencyโ
or maybe โinstitutional and loan servicersโ
For those concerned about the DOEโs proposed rule to limit access to federal-backed loans and repayment options for masters level social work programs and many other vital programs -
PLEASE consider submitting your response at the link below.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Some PTโs I know lovingly refer to themselves as physical terrorists
Thanks for the inspiration! Donated on behalf of team #comfortfood to my local food bank www.brafb.org #HCWvsHunger
The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski has some poignant scenes: fiveinvitations.com/book-excerpt/
Flyer for No Kings rally 10/18 in Berryville, VA
Hand made sign with text โIce Cracks and Ice Melts. Be the salt! Be the heat!โ
Self portrait with tshirt stating โEnough Hate Alreadyโ
#Nokings Shenandoah Valley, VA. Great turnout!
@bluevirginia.bsky.social
Cover of The Peopleโs Project book, curated by Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith
Very excited to dive into @theferocity.bsky.social & @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.socialโs curated The Peopleโs Project - and to support my local indy bookstore @winchbookgallery.bsky.social to boot!
Congratulations, Tom!
Thank you for introducing me to her and for your beautiful analysis and tribute!
Yes, please! (from a fellow Obie โ91)
#poemsfortheresistance
my third grader went to sleep last night holding her stuffed rabbit and talking about minecraft
she tells me funny things about school
her friends play a game under a tree
she calls it โqueen of the worldโ
Hands Off Rally in Winchester, VA. Saturday, April 5,2025, 11 am to 1 pm. Loudoun Street Walking Mall, meet in front of civil war museum.
#defendingdemocracy #handsoff #shenandoahvalley
Wood print with text: The Revolution is not an apple that falls when ripe. You have to make it fall. - Che Guevara
Found art on a walk, Shenandoah Valley.
Do you use/recommend a particular company for your stuffed animals with recorded messages?
If Palliative Care made candy hearts: 6 candy hearts each with these messages- What brings you joy? Extra Layer of Support, Tell Me More, Iโll never withdraw care, Iโm listening, How can I help?
Your yearly #hapc Valentineโs Day message
Trumpโs executive order banning transgender girls from sports is part of a chilling, sustained campaign targeting trans people.
We will challenge this order.
Read our full statement: www.glad.org/trump-sports...
When discussing serious health issues with patients, itโs crucial to ask permission each time a new sensitive topic is broachedโฆ people may have specific needs, timing, or preferences theyโd like to voice before you โgo there.โ
I appreciate the COVID PTSD references though it is tortuous to watch
The existential dread pin made for a great gift!
Interesting upcoming panel on MAiD on 2/11/25- with attention to how vulnerable groups without access to robust health care and treatment may be affected by #MAiD
#hpm #hapc
my.wlu.edu/mudd-center/...
The palliative care world lost a very bright light recently - Dr. Danielle Norieka. Exceptional physician and health equity advocate. I was lucky to have benefitted from her expertise over the years. #hapc #hpm
www.vcuhealth.org/news/because...
Graphic medicine cartoon by Dr. Nathan Gray. 4 panels illustrating the importance of remembering a patient and families own perspective on intensive medical care.
I often look at this one before I enter a hospital family meeting - it helps remind me to work towards putting my own agenda aside and attend to the unique person in front of me.
Dr Grayโs @nathanagray.bsky.social #graphicmedicine has definitely helped me convey important messages within my hospital in ways that words alone cannot. Highly recommend! #hapc
Rest in peace, Cornelius Baker. Had the opportunity to be on staff at DCโs Whitman Walker Clinic in the late 90โs under his direction. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/h...
Happy to contribute towards @hcwvshunger.bsky.social for team #comfortfood in support of www.brafb.org
Using a feminized version of Elonโs name to ridicule him and highlight his closeness with Trump (โEloniaโ vs Melania), invokes homophobic, transphobic, and misogynistic tropes that contribute to the dangerous environment women and LGBTQ people face, @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social.
Itโs not resistance.
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda embracing warmly, one with green skin and glasses, the other in a striped suit, in a whimsically decorated room with a lantern and foliage. Text overlays say "the care community" and "us.
"it's good to see us, isn't it?!" ๐ซง
hello ozians and the #care community of bluesky! ๐ฉท๐
"A female doctor cuts into a womanโs skin with a scalpel to administer a smallpox vaccination. Both women have nervous expressions. The purple of the patientโs kimono and the green of her kimono sash create a contrast against the spotless interior of the white room, and the traditional arrow feather pattern is arranged in a modern design." (from the Kyocera museum art description)
Vaccinations: a historically good idea
Oฬta Choฬu ๅคช็ฐ่ด้จ, Smallpox Vaccination ็จฎ็, 1934
(Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art)
