Pharmacoequity turned 4 years old last month!

Had a wonderful time in Ann Arbor last week as this year’s McKesson Equity Series Speaker @ the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy sharing on the past, present, and future of this growing field.

Let’s work together to achieve #Pharmacoequity! 💊

Had a wonderful time at the National Academy of Medicine (@nam.edu) Annual Meeting last week, kicking off Year 2 of the Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine! ✨

Always great to connect with mentors, role models, and friends at this meeting and to celebrate the new inductees into the Academy.

Every Wednesday evening for years I’ve opened the @nejm.org weekly email to dozens of the latest clinical trials of exciting new therapies.

Yet, the future diffusion and equitable dissemination & implementation of these drugs is FAR less studied.

So many opportunities to advance #Pharmacoequity. 💊

Interestingly this 2021 survey showed that nearly 1/3 of US physicians reported lack of knowledge of 💊s for tobacco cessation as a reason for not prescribing therapies.

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Love the idea of a series focused on tobacco cessation globally, esp the role of #Pharmacoequity. 💊

But not sure there is evidence to support that it’s “lagging knowledge” driving ⬇️ rates of treatment in low and middle income countries. 🤔

Hoping for more data ahead.

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‼️ New Simultaneous 📝 at #SGIM25.

In 2023, lecanemab became the 1st disease-modifying 💊 for Alzheimer’s disease.

Led by 🌟 Frank Zhou, we found that early uptake of lecanemab still appears to be marked by racial, ethnic & socioeconomic disparities.

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#Pharmacoequity

‼️ NEW Paper.

Led by @sudkrishnamurthy.bsky.social we found wide disparities in receipt of ERBB2-targeted 💊 for Medicare enrollees w. breast cancer, disparities that did narrow by 2019.

We need more research to identify strategies to improve cancer #Pharmacoequity.

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NEW Academic Achievement Unlocked: Fellow of the American College of Physicians! ✨😅

Grateful to Dr. Eileen Barrett for the nomination and to my Dad, the first and best internal medicine doctor I know. 🤎👨🏾‍⚕️

#FACP

cc @gradydoctor.bsky.social

Had the pleasure of being invited (virtually) to both the University of Iowa College of Medicine and College of Dentistry to serve as a Distinguished Lecturer. 🖤💛

We need more than just talk right now to bring us closer to justice in health, but hoping to help inspire the future.

Such a treat to have my friend and LEADER, Dr. Jasmine Marcelin, as our Department of Medicine Grand Rounds speaker. 👩🏾‍⚕️

Her talk, “Antimicrobial Prescribing Disparities and the Pursuit of #Pharmacoequity” was data-filled and inspiring. ✨

After acknowledging the fact that we both packed evacuation bags yday, spoke w. @usha.bsky.social about the new data on med school enrollment.

“The number of Black enrollees fell by 11.6%… Hispanic enrollees ⬇️ 10.8%… American Indian or Alaska Natives ⬇️ by 22.1%.”

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New study in JACC EP suggests no White vs. Black difference in the risk of device-detected #AFib.

More data to seemingly debunk the “racial paradox” around AFib.

Ealier AFib detection for ALL patients may help to eliminate wide stroke disparities.

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Nice overview in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy on how pharmacists can incorporate #Pharmacoequity into the formulary review process…

…This will help ensure that the needs of vulnerable patient populations are being considered & addressed.

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Thanks to Mt. Sinai Department of Medicine and Med-Peds for the invitation to the Dr. Arnold Drapkin Memorial Lectureship today. ✨

Enjoyed being back home in NY.🗽

#Pharmacoequity

New study describing antibiotic prescribing variation for children in the hospital. #Pharmacoequity 💊

New Position Statement from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology highlighting the importance of #Pharmacoequity in the field of food allergy. 💊

Really exciting to see this concept expanding!

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New app. Same vibes. ✈️

Excited for #AHA24! Looking forward to sharing our latest #AFib work and presenting on #Pharmacoequity with an all-⭐️ team @ the ABC Symposium.

But mostly ready to reconnect with friends & colleagues in the Chi. 💨

See y’all soon. 👊🏾