Emma Kay, PhD, MSW
@emmaskay.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Nursing. Harm reduction/ infectious diseases researcher living in the Deep South. 🏳️🌈
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Emma Kay, PhD, MSW
@emmaskay.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Communication About Harm Reduction With Patients Who Have OUD
This JAMA Insights explores how clinicians can use the harm reduction communication framework to engage with patients who have opioid use disorder, which could help prevent overdose and other substanc...
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Thrilled to share my first JAMA paper, coauthored my by brilliant colleagues Drs. Mary Hawk and Raagini Jawa: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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My quote of the day
The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
July 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
My quote of the day
The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thanks for the shoutout, CAPPI!
From her roles at the UAB Center for AIDS Research and @uabcappi.bsky.social, Dr. Emma Kay - @emmaskay.bsky.social - is helping shift how the medical world supports people with #HIV and #substanceusedisorders. Check out her conversation with Nichole Dawsey on The Shield podcast.
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June 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Thanks for the shoutout, CAPPI!
New pub alert! Retention in #HIV care still matters, even in the modern treatment era: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40530937/
Retention in HIV Care Still Matters: A Longitudinal Multisite Analysis - PubMed
Retention in care remains a clinically valuable metric for all PWH. Healthcare providers should emphasize consistent care engagement, and national HIV/AIDS strategies should reincorporate retention as...
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June 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
New pub alert! Retention in #HIV care still matters, even in the modern treatment era: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40530937/
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Excited 2 bring the Massachusetts model of care to AL. MD shortages plague our state, & our HIV/OBAT clinic is often overbooked. But with the nurse care manager model, champion by Colleen Labelle (center), we can extend high-quality addiction care across the state. TY Colleen & Grayken team
June 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Excited 2 bring the Massachusetts model of care to AL. MD shortages plague our state, & our HIV/OBAT clinic is often overbooked. But with the nurse care manager model, champion by Colleen Labelle (center), we can extend high-quality addiction care across the state. TY Colleen & Grayken team
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@uabcappi.bsky.social will be tabling at Regional Wellness Day 2025 from 3pm–7pm today at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Come see us!
#UAB #birminghamalabama #communitymatters #uabcappi
#UAB #birminghamalabama #communitymatters #uabcappi
April 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
@uabcappi.bsky.social will be tabling at Regional Wellness Day 2025 from 3pm–7pm today at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Come see us!
#UAB #birminghamalabama #communitymatters #uabcappi
#UAB #birminghamalabama #communitymatters #uabcappi
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That’s a wrap! UAB CAPPI photos from the 2025 Addiction Prevention Coalition End Addiction Walk. We were delighted to sponsor this large community event which supports the APC’s lifesaving programs / people who use drugs. #UAB_CAPPI #communitymatters
April 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
That’s a wrap! UAB CAPPI photos from the 2025 Addiction Prevention Coalition End Addiction Walk. We were delighted to sponsor this large community event which supports the APC’s lifesaving programs / people who use drugs. #UAB_CAPPI #communitymatters
Come join us if you’re in Birmingham AL. This is a great event to show your support for an organization that does so much to help ppl who use drugs.
CAPPI is proud to be sponsoring the APC’s END ADDICTION BHAM Walk 2025 at City Walk Bham. There’s still time to register. See you tomorrow!
#communitymatters #uab #uabcappi
endaddictionbham.swell.gives
#communitymatters #uab #uabcappi
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The END ADDICTION BHAM Walk 2025
You are invited to come out, build a team of friends and family, and be a part of a movement! Substance misuse continues to impact in our families and our communities in Alabama, so let's come togethe...
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April 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Come join us if you’re in Birmingham AL. This is a great event to show your support for an organization that does so much to help ppl who use drugs.
Come join me next month!
Join us on *Weds, April 30th* for the next Seminar Series presentation.
Dr. @emmaskay.bsky.social will be presenting on "Shared Voices, Shared Results: Community-Engaged Methods in Health #Equity Research".
Visit the event page for more info & to register! ktcanada.org/event/kt-can...
Dr. @emmaskay.bsky.social will be presenting on "Shared Voices, Shared Results: Community-Engaged Methods in Health #Equity Research".
Visit the event page for more info & to register! ktcanada.org/event/kt-can...
March 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Come join me next month!
Good morning from the Oreo girls!
February 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Good morning from the Oreo girls!
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NoA NOTIFICATION REQUEST
Re-upping this request now that NIH staff are apparently allowed to make awards.
If anyone receives a NoA starting today and continuing forward, please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
I hope to full up my DMs with good news
Re-upping this request now that NIH staff are apparently allowed to make awards.
If anyone receives a NoA starting today and continuing forward, please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
I hope to full up my DMs with good news
February 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
NoA NOTIFICATION REQUEST
Re-upping this request now that NIH staff are apparently allowed to make awards.
If anyone receives a NoA starting today and continuing forward, please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
I hope to full up my DMs with good news
Re-upping this request now that NIH staff are apparently allowed to make awards.
If anyone receives a NoA starting today and continuing forward, please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
I hope to full up my DMs with good news
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ATTENTION
If anyone has received a NoA after the "pause", please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
If anyone has received a NoA after the "pause", please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
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ALT: a cartoon character says " just let me know "
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February 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
ATTENTION
If anyone has received a NoA after the "pause", please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
If anyone has received a NoA after the "pause", please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center.
THANK YOU
@altnih4science.bsky.social I am hearing that ASSIST will not accept budgets with an IDC rate above 15%. Is that true?
February 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
@altnih4science.bsky.social I am hearing that ASSIST will not accept budgets with an IDC rate above 15%. Is that true?
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Impact of NIH funding in ALABAMA:
NIH AWARDS FUNDING: $386 M
JOBS SUPPORTED: 4,769
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $909 M
Bio Industry Impact:
Jobs: 12,786
Businesses: 1,235
Cutting NIH indirects will end jobs & cause a recession.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
h/t@CarlosdelRio7
NIH AWARDS FUNDING: $386 M
JOBS SUPPORTED: 4,769
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $909 M
Bio Industry Impact:
Jobs: 12,786
Businesses: 1,235
Cutting NIH indirects will end jobs & cause a recession.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
h/t@CarlosdelRio7
Alabama - United For Medical Research
economic impact of NIH research in Alabama
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
February 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Impact of NIH funding in ALABAMA:
NIH AWARDS FUNDING: $386 M
JOBS SUPPORTED: 4,769
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $909 M
Bio Industry Impact:
Jobs: 12,786
Businesses: 1,235
Cutting NIH indirects will end jobs & cause a recession.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
h/t@CarlosdelRio7
NIH AWARDS FUNDING: $386 M
JOBS SUPPORTED: 4,769
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $909 M
Bio Industry Impact:
Jobs: 12,786
Businesses: 1,235
Cutting NIH indirects will end jobs & cause a recession.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
h/t@CarlosdelRio7
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If you think today's news headlines are horrific, check out this one from 1906. Chilling.
January 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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FWIW as an NIH funded researcher, I’m going to work on my grant proposals that are meant to help vulnerable ppl, write my papers, meet with colleagues, (ie, do my job). I’m not going to stop…and neither should you
Why should the public care about the freeze on the NIH? Aside from the need for scientific pursuits to make our society better…
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
January 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
FWIW as an NIH funded researcher, I’m going to work on my grant proposals that are meant to help vulnerable ppl, write my papers, meet with colleagues, (ie, do my job). I’m not going to stop…and neither should you
Someone had the gall to mail me an advert for local raw milk. They don’t know who they are messing with!
December 19, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Someone had the gall to mail me an advert for local raw milk. They don’t know who they are messing with!
Looking towards holiday break like…
December 14, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Looking towards holiday break like…
Please don’t drink raw milk. That is all.
December 13, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Please don’t drink raw milk. That is all.
My wife, y’all! One of <20 attorneys that were allowed in the court room today.
What a day. Filled with so many emotions. To sit in front of those nine justices. To see Chase Strangio argue. To be a part of such a profoundly important moment. It was everything. 🏳️⚧️❤️
December 5, 2024 at 12:47 AM
My wife, y’all! One of <20 attorneys that were allowed in the court room today.
This. Exactly this. I am beyond worried. #skrmetti
Be suspicious of any reporter, commentator, or outlet who claims Skrmetti is limited just to children. If the Supreme Court goes for Tennessee’s reasoning, it could also impact transgender adults and a lot of other medical care.
Very Smart Reporters are going to act like US v. Skrmetti only implicates gender-affirming care for trans kids. In fact, it could allow sex discrimination in many other kinds of medical care. Yes, like birth control. Me in @tnr.bsky.social on how our rights are intertwined:
December 5, 2024 at 12:35 AM
This. Exactly this. I am beyond worried. #skrmetti
You know you are at a momentous time in US history when a solicitor general actually compares gender affirming care to eugenics and lobotomies. My god. #skrmetti
December 4, 2024 at 5:25 PM
You know you are at a momentous time in US history when a solicitor general actually compares gender affirming care to eugenics and lobotomies. My god. #skrmetti
This is worth a read ( and includes a great quote from my wife!). So much hinges on the Skrmetti Supreme Court case, which will have immense consequences for the basic human rights of trans people. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Revealed: trans rights case at US supreme court features doctors previously discredited by judges
Tennessee relied on doctors rebuked by courts for inexperience and bias to defend its trans healthcare ban
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:58 PM
This is worth a read ( and includes a great quote from my wife!). So much hinges on the Skrmetti Supreme Court case, which will have immense consequences for the basic human rights of trans people. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
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“This year’s theme, “Collective Action: Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress,” reminds us that we must remain steadfast in our commitment to prevent new HIV infections and provide essential services to all people with HIV.”
“This year’s theme, “Collective Action: Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress,” reminds us that we must remain steadfast in our commitment to prevent new HIV infections and provide essential services to all people with HIV.”
World AIDS Day 2024: Reflecting on Our HIV Progress and Our Future
On December 1, we observe the 37th World AIDS Day: a time to remember those we have lost to AIDS-related illness...
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December 1, 2024 at 2:28 PM
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“This year’s theme, “Collective Action: Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress,” reminds us that we must remain steadfast in our commitment to prevent new HIV infections and provide essential services to all people with HIV.”
“This year’s theme, “Collective Action: Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress,” reminds us that we must remain steadfast in our commitment to prevent new HIV infections and provide essential services to all people with HIV.”
I submitted three NIH grants this year and all I want for Christmas is for one of them to hit! 🤞
November 30, 2024 at 9:05 PM
I submitted three NIH grants this year and all I want for Christmas is for one of them to hit! 🤞
Trying to write a paper on my R25 curriculum in SGM health/how we developed it and can’t find a single example of a paper like this! 😭
November 27, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Trying to write a paper on my R25 curriculum in SGM health/how we developed it and can’t find a single example of a paper like this! 😭