Chris Sarfaty
@hlthcarematters2me.bsky.social
Health Care Matters To Me.
“ASK not
Why is my patient non-compliant?
INSTEAD, ask:
What did I not hear, not offer, not ask?” cs
“ASK not
Why is my patient non-compliant?
INSTEAD, ask:
What did I not hear, not offer, not ask?” cs
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Why is speaking up so hard and what can be done about it? A video from @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk added to the hub. www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur...
Why is speaking up so hard and what can be done about it? (THIS Institute, 2 December 2025)
www.pslhub.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Why is speaking up so hard and what can be done about it? A video from @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk added to the hub. www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur...
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Join our 11/6 webinar to explore the diagnostic journey of those living with rare diseases, including patient challenges, diagnostic innovations, policy priorities & more. Register: https://ow.ly/Lt9E50X59Sr #RareDisease #DiagnosticExcellenceForum #DiagnosticExcellence #HealthInnovation
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Join our 11/6 webinar to explore the diagnostic journey of those living with rare diseases, including patient challenges, diagnostic innovations, policy priorities & more. Register: https://ow.ly/Lt9E50X59Sr #RareDisease #DiagnosticExcellenceForum #DiagnosticExcellence #HealthInnovation
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Coronavirus cases may surge in the coming weeks, as they have every summer since the pandemic began five years ago, experts said.
Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself against the virus:
Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself against the virus:
Here’s what you need to know about covid this summer
Experts say a surge may happen in the coming months and urge people to get vaccinated.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Coronavirus cases may surge in the coming weeks, as they have every summer since the pandemic began five years ago, experts said.
Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself against the virus:
Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself against the virus:
Writing good alt text is a key way to make health materials more accessible for everyone. CommunicateHealth shares some thoughts on how to write alt text that’s clear, useful, and inclusive. communicatehealth.com/wehearthealt... #HealthCommunication #HealthLiteracy #HealthComm
Alt Text, Revisited — CommunicateHealth
Here at We ❤️ Health Literacy Headquarters, we’re always looking for ways to make content more accessible. One key way to do that: writing good, descriptive alt text. (We first wrote about this way ba...
communicatehealth.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Writing good alt text is a key way to make health materials more accessible for everyone. CommunicateHealth shares some thoughts on how to write alt text that’s clear, useful, and inclusive. communicatehealth.com/wehearthealt... #HealthCommunication #HealthLiteracy #HealthComm
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How to Test Someone Who Might Have Measles vaxopedia.org/2025/05/08/h... via @aboutpediatrics.bsky.social
How to Test Someone Who Might Have Measles
Learn how to test someone for measles effectively with both PCR analysis and antibody testing for accurate results.
vaxopedia.org
May 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
How to Test Someone Who Might Have Measles vaxopedia.org/2025/05/08/h... via @aboutpediatrics.bsky.social
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Out of 16,005 patients, only HALF of them knew they could share portal
access with care partners.
This needs to change.
Join OpenNotes for a webinar with the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care on April 22nd at 12pm Eastern:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#medsky #cansky #btsm
This needs to change.
Join OpenNotes for a webinar with the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care on April 22nd at 12pm Eastern:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#medsky #cansky #btsm
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Shared Access to Adult Patient Portals: A Vital Tool for Care Partners. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join IPFCC for our next Informal Conversation, Shared Access to Adult Patient Portals: A Vital Tool for Care Partners. Many adult patients have care partners who assist them in managing their care. On...
us02web.zoom.us
March 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Out of 16,005 patients, only HALF of them knew they could share portal
access with care partners.
This needs to change.
Join OpenNotes for a webinar with the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care on April 22nd at 12pm Eastern:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#medsky #cansky #btsm
This needs to change.
Join OpenNotes for a webinar with the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care on April 22nd at 12pm Eastern:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#medsky #cansky #btsm
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There are big questions about how to create medical notes in a world where patients have access to them.
Dr. Anita Vanka answers questions like:
1. Can clinicians really skip shorthand when pressed for time? 2. Should notes be written in the first person?
magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/tea...
Dr. Anita Vanka answers questions like:
1. Can clinicians really skip shorthand when pressed for time? 2. Should notes be written in the first person?
magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/tea...
Teaching Doctors to Write for Patients
magazine.hms.harvard.edu
March 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
There are big questions about how to create medical notes in a world where patients have access to them.
Dr. Anita Vanka answers questions like:
1. Can clinicians really skip shorthand when pressed for time? 2. Should notes be written in the first person?
magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/tea...
Dr. Anita Vanka answers questions like:
1. Can clinicians really skip shorthand when pressed for time? 2. Should notes be written in the first person?
magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/tea...
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How I will remember April Fools' Day 2025.
Reckless.
My heart is out for these dedicated folks at NIH, FDA and CDC
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
Reckless.
My heart is out for these dedicated folks at NIH, FDA and CDC
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
HHS starts layoffs of thousands of workers across its agencies
Layoff notices began arriving early Tuesday for thousands of employees of HHS and its subsidiary agencies, with as many 10,000 workers potentially expected to be hit by the cuts.
www.statnews.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
How I will remember April Fools' Day 2025.
Reckless.
My heart is out for these dedicated folks at NIH, FDA and CDC
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
Reckless.
My heart is out for these dedicated folks at NIH, FDA and CDC
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
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“The Calling:” A Look Inside the Emotional Journey of Medical School | Amanpour and Company
youtu.be/VsEtoLuDrqY #AcademicSky
youtu.be/VsEtoLuDrqY #AcademicSky
“The Calling:” A Look Inside the Emotional Journey of Medical School | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
youtu.be
March 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
“The Calling:” A Look Inside the Emotional Journey of Medical School | Amanpour and Company
youtu.be/VsEtoLuDrqY #AcademicSky
youtu.be/VsEtoLuDrqY #AcademicSky
Wonderful ❤️ 🗝️ work!
Caring about What Matters for Staff IS Caring for our patients and loved ones.
bmjleader.bmj.com/content/earl...
Thank you! @karenturner1.bsky.social , Rebecca Longmate, Jane Coy-Terry, Meric Dai at The Royal Free Hospital in London
Ask, Listen, Do What Matters www.WMTY.world
Caring about What Matters for Staff IS Caring for our patients and loved ones.
bmjleader.bmj.com/content/earl...
Thank you! @karenturner1.bsky.social , Rebecca Longmate, Jane Coy-Terry, Meric Dai at The Royal Free Hospital in London
Ask, Listen, Do What Matters www.WMTY.world
‘What Matters to Staff Programme’: eight steps to improve staff well-being at work
Background and aim The What Matters to Staff programme was designed at the Royal Free Hospital to address a key priority of improving workforce well-being. The initial aim was to set up a programme th...
bmjleader.bmj.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Wonderful ❤️ 🗝️ work!
Caring about What Matters for Staff IS Caring for our patients and loved ones.
bmjleader.bmj.com/content/earl...
Thank you! @karenturner1.bsky.social , Rebecca Longmate, Jane Coy-Terry, Meric Dai at The Royal Free Hospital in London
Ask, Listen, Do What Matters www.WMTY.world
Caring about What Matters for Staff IS Caring for our patients and loved ones.
bmjleader.bmj.com/content/earl...
Thank you! @karenturner1.bsky.social , Rebecca Longmate, Jane Coy-Terry, Meric Dai at The Royal Free Hospital in London
Ask, Listen, Do What Matters www.WMTY.world
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Check out this fantastic article on KINDNESS IN LEADERSHIP by Benjamin Laker in Forbes, www.forbes.com/sites/benjam... which was just released. I am thrilled to see our scoping review bmjleader.bmj.com/content/8/4/... used in this way...(1/2)
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February 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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"I have had the privilege of being at the side of my father, my mother, and my mother-in-law during the last weeks and days of their lives. Although I am a physician, my medical training didn’t fully prepare me for these moments," writes IHI's Pierre Barker, MD.
Read the blog: go.ihi.org/4joFO7U
Read the blog: go.ihi.org/4joFO7U
January 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"I have had the privilege of being at the side of my father, my mother, and my mother-in-law during the last weeks and days of their lives. Although I am a physician, my medical training didn’t fully prepare me for these moments," writes IHI's Pierre Barker, MD.
Read the blog: go.ihi.org/4joFO7U
Read the blog: go.ihi.org/4joFO7U
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Health and Social Care News.
A collaboration to elevate patient, family, community and care team voices around the world
www.prweb.com/releases/the...
Health and Social Care News.
A collaboration to elevate patient, family, community and care team voices around the world
www.prweb.com/releases/the...
The Beryl Institute and WMTY.world Unite to Elevate Patient Voices in Global Healthcare
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Beryl Institute and WMTY.world (What Matters to You) announce an exciting new collaboration built on a shared vision of elevating the...
www.prweb.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
❤️
Health and Social Care News.
A collaboration to elevate patient, family, community and care team voices around the world
www.prweb.com/releases/the...
Health and Social Care News.
A collaboration to elevate patient, family, community and care team voices around the world
www.prweb.com/releases/the...
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(1/6) A THREAD:
🌟🌟🌟Kindness in Healthcare: A Poor Cousin No More? 🌟🌟🌟
Excited to share our latest publication in BMJ Leader: bmjleader.bmj.com/content/8/4/...
This article (now open access as Editor's Choice!) delves into the underappreciated role of kindness in healthcare.
🌟🌟🌟Kindness in Healthcare: A Poor Cousin No More? 🌟🌟🌟
Excited to share our latest publication in BMJ Leader: bmjleader.bmj.com/content/8/4/...
This article (now open access as Editor's Choice!) delves into the underappreciated role of kindness in healthcare.
Kindness: Poor cousin or equal kin to Compassion and Empathy in the Healthcare Literature? A Scoping Review
Objective This scoping review seeks to understand how kindness, compassion and empathy are defined and conceptualised within existing healthcare services literature.
Introduction Little consensus exi...
bmjleader.bmj.com
January 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
(1/6) A THREAD:
🌟🌟🌟Kindness in Healthcare: A Poor Cousin No More? 🌟🌟🌟
Excited to share our latest publication in BMJ Leader: bmjleader.bmj.com/content/8/4/...
This article (now open access as Editor's Choice!) delves into the underappreciated role of kindness in healthcare.
🌟🌟🌟Kindness in Healthcare: A Poor Cousin No More? 🌟🌟🌟
Excited to share our latest publication in BMJ Leader: bmjleader.bmj.com/content/8/4/...
This article (now open access as Editor's Choice!) delves into the underappreciated role of kindness in healthcare.
Reposted by Chris Sarfaty
Hello Bluesky! ConversationForKindness meets once / month 18-1900 UK time to reconnect our work with the true purpose of health & care.
Time spent around stories, listening, coproduction and evidence.
To join, email Bob.klaber@nhs.net
Kindnessinhealthcare.world
Time spent around stories, listening, coproduction and evidence.
To join, email Bob.klaber@nhs.net
Kindnessinhealthcare.world
November 28, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Hello Bluesky! ConversationForKindness meets once / month 18-1900 UK time to reconnect our work with the true purpose of health & care.
Time spent around stories, listening, coproduction and evidence.
To join, email Bob.klaber@nhs.net
Kindnessinhealthcare.world
Time spent around stories, listening, coproduction and evidence.
To join, email Bob.klaber@nhs.net
Kindnessinhealthcare.world
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When the word Reckless is not strong enough
November 15, 2024 at 3:28 PM
When the word Reckless is not strong enough
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Re-introducing myself to Bluesky!
Hello, I’m Liz—a patient advocate living w/brain cancer & investigator for OpenNotes. I like cats, cold brewed coffee, and patient co-design in research. If you ever get the chance to ride in a monster truck—do it! 10/10
Rumor has it I wrote about my awake brain surgery in NEJM.
Rumor has it I wrote about my awake brain surgery in NEJM.
About Liz Salmi — The Liz Army: Bringing punk rock to health care
Liz Salmi is Communications & Patient Initiatives Director for OpenNotes at
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. In this role, Liz aims
to better understand the changing nature of pat...
www.thelizarmy.com
November 9, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Re-introducing myself to Bluesky!
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If you’ve ever wondered if your doctor’s notes include “patient is officially most fascinating person of 2024”—well, health transparency laws/rules mean you can actually READ what’s in those notes as soon as your medical visit is over.
Follow @myopennotes.bsky.social for research + more!
Follow @myopennotes.bsky.social for research + more!
Hi! We're #OpenNotes 👋 Our team includes clinicians, social scientists, and patient advocates, working together to identify and disseminate best practices for sharing medical information with patients, families and care partners.
November 12, 2024 at 11:55 PM
If you’ve ever wondered if your doctor’s notes include “patient is officially most fascinating person of 2024”—well, health transparency laws/rules mean you can actually READ what’s in those notes as soon as your medical visit is over.
Follow @myopennotes.bsky.social for research + more!
Follow @myopennotes.bsky.social for research + more!
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Excellent session this morning at Gathering of Kindness 2024 from Karen Turner and Maureen Bisognano about- what happens when you ask people what really matters to them? Often the answers from patients are not what gets discussed by care teams at the MDT.
November 13, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Excellent session this morning at Gathering of Kindness 2024 from Karen Turner and Maureen Bisognano about- what happens when you ask people what really matters to them? Often the answers from patients are not what gets discussed by care teams at the MDT.