Jennifer Spicer, MD, MPH, MHPE
@jenspicer.bsky.social
ID MD @EmoryMedicine.
Interested in educating the next generation of learners using and supporting clinician-educators. Science of learning, curriculum development, instructional methods, #MedEd research, #SoMe Ed, visual design.
Interested in educating the next generation of learners using and supporting clinician-educators. Science of learning, curriculum development, instructional methods, #MedEd research, #SoMe Ed, visual design.
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Major news:
Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5pm, sources say.
Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go." Others may follow.
This is an attack on our ability to detect outbreaks.
More, with quotes from CDC officials:
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5pm, sources say.
Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go." Others may follow.
This is an attack on our ability to detect outbreaks.
More, with quotes from CDC officials:
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
News: Half of CDC "disease detectives" terminated. DOGE takes aim at US disease surveillance.
Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5 p.m., sources say. Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go," and others may follow.
open.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Major news:
Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5pm, sources say.
Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go." Others may follow.
This is an attack on our ability to detect outbreaks.
More, with quotes from CDC officials:
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5pm, sources say.
Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go." Others may follow.
This is an attack on our ability to detect outbreaks.
More, with quotes from CDC officials:
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
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Thinking about colleagues at the CDC and currently in EIS. These cuts will make the US and the world less prepared for emerging infectious diseases.
#IDSky
#IDSky
CDC's "disease detectives" halved as part of DOGE cuts at health agencies www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-dis...
CDC's "disease detectives" halved as part of DOGE cuts at health agencies
More than 1 in 10 of the health agency's workers are being let go, including an entire new class of CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Thinking about colleagues at the CDC and currently in EIS. These cuts will make the US and the world less prepared for emerging infectious diseases.
#IDSky
#IDSky
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Fired: CDC's most recently hired Epidemic Intelligence Services officers – the people who fight disease outbreaks.
They are not mere "probationary" staff. They are "Fellows" who are physician-scientists in a globally recognized applied epidemiology training program.
They are not mere "probationary" staff. They are "Fellows" who are physician-scientists in a globally recognized applied epidemiology training program.
An update on HHS cuts today
#1 - all of CDC's most recent class of Epidemic Intelligence Services officers, aka agency's "disease detectives," are among cuts
#2 - Stat is reporting that NIH is working out which probationary to cut
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/f...
#1 - all of CDC's most recent class of Epidemic Intelligence Services officers, aka agency's "disease detectives," are among cuts
#2 - Stat is reporting that NIH is working out which probationary to cut
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/f...
The latest I've heard on cuts at HHS
- FDA officials say heard nothing about probationary cuts, so far
- lots of rumors at NIH about cuts, all from a Reddit thread I think, but nothing official yet?
- many contractors have contracts not renewed
www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...
- FDA officials say heard nothing about probationary cuts, so far
- lots of rumors at NIH about cuts, all from a Reddit thread I think, but nothing official yet?
- many contractors have contracts not renewed
www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...
February 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Fired: CDC's most recently hired Epidemic Intelligence Services officers – the people who fight disease outbreaks.
They are not mere "probationary" staff. They are "Fellows" who are physician-scientists in a globally recognized applied epidemiology training program.
They are not mere "probationary" staff. They are "Fellows" who are physician-scientists in a globally recognized applied epidemiology training program.
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It’s started…
Louisiana Dept of Public Health will no longer promote mass vaccinations.
#BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #scisky #medtwitter #EMSky #EMedSky #nursesky #MedEd #fmsky #pedsky #CardioSky www.cnn.com/2025/02/13/h...
Louisiana Dept of Public Health will no longer promote mass vaccinations.
#BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #scisky #medtwitter #EMSky #EMedSky #nursesky #MedEd #fmsky #pedsky #CardioSky www.cnn.com/2025/02/13/h...
Louisiana Department of Health says it will no longer promote mass vaccination | CNN
The Louisiana Department of Health will no longer promote mass vaccination, the state’s surgeon general, Dr. Ralph Abraham, told state health workers Thursday.
www.cnn.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
It’s started…
Louisiana Dept of Public Health will no longer promote mass vaccinations.
#BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #scisky #medtwitter #EMSky #EMedSky #nursesky #MedEd #fmsky #pedsky #CardioSky www.cnn.com/2025/02/13/h...
Louisiana Dept of Public Health will no longer promote mass vaccinations.
#BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #scisky #medtwitter #EMSky #EMedSky #nursesky #MedEd #fmsky #pedsky #CardioSky www.cnn.com/2025/02/13/h...
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February 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇
web.archive.org/web/20250131...
CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇
web.archive.org/web/20250131...
Site Index
STIs are common. Many are curable - all are preventable.
web.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇
web.archive.org/web/20250131...
CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇
web.archive.org/web/20250131...
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Crucial conversations is such a helpful book.
What’s your style under stress?
Silence vs Violence?
#medbooksky
What’s your style under stress?
Silence vs Violence?
#medbooksky
November 27, 2024 at 6:56 AM
Crucial conversations is such a helpful book.
What’s your style under stress?
Silence vs Violence?
#medbooksky
What’s your style under stress?
Silence vs Violence?
#medbooksky
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Academic decision algorithm v 7.0- a testament to #SocialMedia peer review, as all versions past 1.0 were improved upon by feedback from colleagues on
social media
social media
November 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Academic decision algorithm v 7.0- a testament to #SocialMedia peer review, as all versions past 1.0 were improved upon by feedback from colleagues on
social media
social media
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RFK Jr. plans to halt all federal funding for infectious disease research in the US for 8 years. this will lead to a brain drain of highly talented researchers and scientists. We will all suffer greatly regardless of our political views if this happens 🧪
www.threads.net/@fridaghitis...
www.threads.net/@fridaghitis...
Frida Ghitis (@fridaghitis) on Threads
RFK jr. plans to immediately go after NIH drug development for cancer and infectious diseases. Will require it to take “a break” for 8 years.
www.threads.net
November 17, 2024 at 7:10 PM
RFK Jr. plans to halt all federal funding for infectious disease research in the US for 8 years. this will lead to a brain drain of highly talented researchers and scientists. We will all suffer greatly regardless of our political views if this happens 🧪
www.threads.net/@fridaghitis...
www.threads.net/@fridaghitis...
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Vaccines are safe and effective. Period.
Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
November 17, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Vaccines are safe and effective. Period.
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a man in a lab coat says no reason in front of a wall of cards
Alt: a man in a lab coat says “no reason”
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November 15, 2024 at 12:33 AM
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