Alvin Jeffery
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Alvin Jeffery
@nursealvin.bsky.social
Healthcare delivery researcher interested in how technology aids clinical decision-making. Critical care nurse & family nurse practitioner. Aspiring white co-conspirator. Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt.
🚨 Diagnostic codes miss too much. Our NLP tool could change how we flag risk.

We automated the Addiction Behaviors Checklist & identified problematic opioid use better than ICD codes (AUC = 0.82 vs 0.52).

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April 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Kicking off Black History Month by resting on the couch with coffee & a wonderful book by Tricia Hersey. Her 1st book (Rest is Resistance) about the role of napping & daydreaming to fight capitalism & white supremacy was life-changing. #WeWillRest
February 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I love that our lab knows how to take a break from the routines & try something new & fun together! This month: Rock Climbing! @vumcdbmi.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM