Helen Burstin, MD, MPH
@helenburstinmd.medsky.social
Doc, mom, policy wonk. Committed to working across medicine to improve care for all. CEO, Council of Medical Specialty Societies (www.cmss.org) and GW Clinical Professor of Medicine.
Views are my own #MedSky
Views are my own #MedSky
Excited to share that our book “Quality Measurement in Healthcare” will be released next month!
Thank you to my co-editors Jesse Pines and JaneThorpe at GW Public Health and to friends and colleagues who contributed chapters 📚
To pre-order: a.co/d/hq8JbzF
Thank you to my co-editors Jesse Pines and JaneThorpe at GW Public Health and to friends and colleagues who contributed chapters 📚
To pre-order: a.co/d/hq8JbzF
September 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Excited to share that our book “Quality Measurement in Healthcare” will be released next month!
Thank you to my co-editors Jesse Pines and JaneThorpe at GW Public Health and to friends and colleagues who contributed chapters 📚
To pre-order: a.co/d/hq8JbzF
Thank you to my co-editors Jesse Pines and JaneThorpe at GW Public Health and to friends and colleagues who contributed chapters 📚
To pre-order: a.co/d/hq8JbzF
July 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Thank you to our specialty societies for speaking up about the current non-evidence-based state of the ACIP
#MedSky
www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom/american-college-of-physicians-alarmed-by-acip-committee-meeting-a-dangerous-path
#MedSky
www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom/american-college-of-physicians-alarmed-by-acip-committee-meeting-a-dangerous-path
June 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thank you to our specialty societies for speaking up about the current non-evidence-based state of the ACIP
#MedSky
www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom/american-college-of-physicians-alarmed-by-acip-committee-meeting-a-dangerous-path
#MedSky
www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom/american-college-of-physicians-alarmed-by-acip-committee-meeting-a-dangerous-path
June 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
An inspiring Encoding Health Equity Summit today. With DDF support, we awarded $1M in grants to 8 specialty societies: encodingequity.org/event/specia...
Special thanks to keynote Dr. Lisa Cooper and our advisory committee co-chair Dr. Joseph Wright AAP for their vision and guidance.
Special thanks to keynote Dr. Lisa Cooper and our advisory committee co-chair Dr. Joseph Wright AAP for their vision and guidance.
June 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
An inspiring Encoding Health Equity Summit today. With DDF support, we awarded $1M in grants to 8 specialty societies: encodingequity.org/event/specia...
Special thanks to keynote Dr. Lisa Cooper and our advisory committee co-chair Dr. Joseph Wright AAP for their vision and guidance.
Special thanks to keynote Dr. Lisa Cooper and our advisory committee co-chair Dr. Joseph Wright AAP for their vision and guidance.
Dog timeline cleanse
Luna coaxing her favorite raspberry bush to bloom 🐶
Luna coaxing her favorite raspberry bush to bloom 🐶
April 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Dog timeline cleanse
Luna coaxing her favorite raspberry bush to bloom 🐶
Luna coaxing her favorite raspberry bush to bloom 🐶
March 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Reading this 2020 book by Sarah Ramey on recommendation from @parnassusbooks.bsky.social videos by Ann Patchett
Striking how much her experience pre-Covid sounds like dismissal of Long Covid & related conditions now
@patientled.bsky.social @susannahrfox.bsky.social
@exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social
Striking how much her experience pre-Covid sounds like dismissal of Long Covid & related conditions now
@patientled.bsky.social @susannahrfox.bsky.social
@exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Reading this 2020 book by Sarah Ramey on recommendation from @parnassusbooks.bsky.social videos by Ann Patchett
Striking how much her experience pre-Covid sounds like dismissal of Long Covid & related conditions now
@patientled.bsky.social @susannahrfox.bsky.social
@exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social
Striking how much her experience pre-Covid sounds like dismissal of Long Covid & related conditions now
@patientled.bsky.social @susannahrfox.bsky.social
@exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social
Back now, but no idea why it was down. Not good.
March 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Back now, but no idea why it was down. Not good.
Tinkie, our rescue Persian who was the kitten nanny at a cattery before she came to live with us and her rescue beagle sister 💕
March 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Tinkie, our rescue Persian who was the kitten nanny at a cattery before she came to live with us and her rescue beagle sister 💕
Tough times in DC, but new pandas at the national zoo are a good distraction
February 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Tough times in DC, but new pandas at the national zoo are a good distraction
February 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Timely and beautiful poem by Adrienne Maree Brown.
adriennemareebrown.net/2025/01/20/i...
Thanks to my fellow Ndi Ikpe for sharing with me ❤️
adriennemareebrown.net/2025/01/20/i...
Thanks to my fellow Ndi Ikpe for sharing with me ❤️
February 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Timely and beautiful poem by Adrienne Maree Brown.
adriennemareebrown.net/2025/01/20/i...
Thanks to my fellow Ndi Ikpe for sharing with me ❤️
adriennemareebrown.net/2025/01/20/i...
Thanks to my fellow Ndi Ikpe for sharing with me ❤️
My father survived 18 months at #Auschwitz before the Death March to Mauthausen where he was liberated by US troops. Here is his Auschwitz ID card from @usholocaustmuseum.bsky.social and the photo with Auschwitz number #124053 on his arm.
@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
#NeverAgain #HMD2025
@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
#NeverAgain #HMD2025
January 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My father survived 18 months at #Auschwitz before the Death March to Mauthausen where he was liberated by US troops. Here is his Auschwitz ID card from @usholocaustmuseum.bsky.social and the photo with Auschwitz number #124053 on his arm.
@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
#NeverAgain #HMD2025
@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
#NeverAgain #HMD2025
Tough times ahead 😱
January 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Tough times ahead 😱
As part of the
#EncodingEquity initiative, @cmssmed.bsky.social co-sponsoring webinar with @nationalacademies.org on groundbreaking report on race & ethnicity in research on 1/22/25 from 4-5 pm EST to unpack recommendations for specialty societies, journals, & researchers.
tinyurl.com/y5uuyuzr
#EncodingEquity initiative, @cmssmed.bsky.social co-sponsoring webinar with @nationalacademies.org on groundbreaking report on race & ethnicity in research on 1/22/25 from 4-5 pm EST to unpack recommendations for specialty societies, journals, & researchers.
tinyurl.com/y5uuyuzr
January 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
As part of the
#EncodingEquity initiative, @cmssmed.bsky.social co-sponsoring webinar with @nationalacademies.org on groundbreaking report on race & ethnicity in research on 1/22/25 from 4-5 pm EST to unpack recommendations for specialty societies, journals, & researchers.
tinyurl.com/y5uuyuzr
#EncodingEquity initiative, @cmssmed.bsky.social co-sponsoring webinar with @nationalacademies.org on groundbreaking report on race & ethnicity in research on 1/22/25 from 4-5 pm EST to unpack recommendations for specialty societies, journals, & researchers.
tinyurl.com/y5uuyuzr
The 2025 Call for Applications for the @nam.edu Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence in partnership with @cmssmed.bsky.social
open until 3/3/25.
The scholars program focuses on improving dx safety,quality & equity. We will select up to 11 scholars across medicine.
More info: dxexscholars.nam.edu
open until 3/3/25.
The scholars program focuses on improving dx safety,quality & equity. We will select up to 11 scholars across medicine.
More info: dxexscholars.nam.edu
January 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The 2025 Call for Applications for the @nam.edu Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence in partnership with @cmssmed.bsky.social
open until 3/3/25.
The scholars program focuses on improving dx safety,quality & equity. We will select up to 11 scholars across medicine.
More info: dxexscholars.nam.edu
open until 3/3/25.
The scholars program focuses on improving dx safety,quality & equity. We will select up to 11 scholars across medicine.
More info: dxexscholars.nam.edu
Love her and love dresses with pockets ❤️
January 6, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Love her and love dresses with pockets ❤️
On the Warner Brothers studio tour today, they showed us where “The Pitt” was being filmed. Coming to Max soon and starring Noah Wyle from ER!!!
#MedSky
#MedSky
January 3, 2025 at 3:25 AM
On the Warner Brothers studio tour today, they showed us where “The Pitt” was being filmed. Coming to Max soon and starring Noah Wyle from ER!!!
#MedSky
#MedSky
Happy new year, Megan 🎊
And no surrender!
And no surrender!
January 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Happy new year, Megan 🎊
And no surrender!
And no surrender!
December 30, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Yes! Off the grid after tomorrow evening. Happy holidays 💕
December 23, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Yes! Off the grid after tomorrow evening. Happy holidays 💕
Relaxing morning for this free bird (aka empty nester)
Roasted almond coffee in one of my favorite mugs
Thank you @ranaawdish.bsky.social
Roasted almond coffee in one of my favorite mugs
Thank you @ranaawdish.bsky.social
December 7, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Relaxing morning for this free bird (aka empty nester)
Roasted almond coffee in one of my favorite mugs
Thank you @ranaawdish.bsky.social
Roasted almond coffee in one of my favorite mugs
Thank you @ranaawdish.bsky.social
Perfect combination of stimulating discussion and great food with super smart Health and Aging Policy fellows Priti Patel, Cliff Ko, Caroline Sloan, and Deborah Kaye.
#MedSky
#MedSky
December 5, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Perfect combination of stimulating discussion and great food with super smart Health and Aging Policy fellows Priti Patel, Cliff Ko, Caroline Sloan, and Deborah Kaye.
#MedSky
#MedSky
Here is my mug and Tinkie ❤️
Grateful for the independence of the US Preventive Services Task Force that has survived 40 years.
As a former AHRQ staff lead, the the task force (and the agency) will need our support.
Happy thanksgiving to all 🍁
Grateful for the independence of the US Preventive Services Task Force that has survived 40 years.
As a former AHRQ staff lead, the the task force (and the agency) will need our support.
Happy thanksgiving to all 🍁
November 28, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Here is my mug and Tinkie ❤️
Grateful for the independence of the US Preventive Services Task Force that has survived 40 years.
As a former AHRQ staff lead, the the task force (and the agency) will need our support.
Happy thanksgiving to all 🍁
Grateful for the independence of the US Preventive Services Task Force that has survived 40 years.
As a former AHRQ staff lead, the the task force (and the agency) will need our support.
Happy thanksgiving to all 🍁