Hospitalist @UWHealth | Asst Prof @UWSMPH | Former resident @MGHMedicine | Interested in simulation education & quality improvement | Views are my own
Madison, WI
Joined June 2019
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Alexandra Wick, MD retweeted
Join tomorrow's Grand Rounds and hear from @uw_IMresidency chief, Dr. @ScLaurenzo, with "Simulation-based Education in Internal Medicine: Past, Present, and Future."
Watch: medicine.wisc.edu/department…
Exciting day for UW IM residents at the sim center! “Mock Code 201” pilot for senior residents in one room and POCUS training for interns across the hall. The manikin was lucky to be in the hands of these excellent doctors! @ScLaurenzo @uw_IMresidency @WIsimulation @uw_medicine
Alexandra Wick, MD retweeted
🩺There was no group in which treatment of inpatient hypertension helped.
🚨Inpatient treatment of hypertension = harm.
#SHMConverge #UpdateinHospMed2022
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3336…
PMID: 33369614
Alexandra Wick, MD retweeted
Poster by Nicole Bonk—Despite caring for majority of hospitalized patients with COVID, hospitalists only 4% of COVID authors. Worry 4 those that volunteered for frontlines but then get promoted based on pubs. Let’s rethink how we thank our heroes @SocietyHospMed #ShmConverge22
Alexandra Wick, MD retweeted
🩸More data supporting a restrictive strategy for blood transfusion, now in patients with ACS. ❤️💕
#SHMConverge #UpdateinHospMed2022
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3356…
PMID: 33560322
Alexandra Wick, MD retweeted
“We’ve identified a large gap in care among patients with pacemaker and defibrillator infections,” said @sean_pokorney “I want to close that gap to save lives.” @JonPicciniSr @manesh_patelMD @DCRINews @DukeHealth #Treat2BeatCIEDinfection
Alexandra Wick, MD retweeted
Long way to go. Therapy gap is huge when we fail to detect. Awareness is key. #Treat2BeatCIEDinfection
Dr Sean Pokorney highlighting the critical importance of timely extraction for CIED infection #ACC22 #EPeeps #Cardiotwitter @BruceWilkoff @narrowQRS @rdschaller @DukeHeartCenter
Alexandra Wick, MD retweeted
Dr Sean Pokorney highlighting the critical importance of timely extraction for CIED infection #ACC22 #EPeeps #Cardiotwitter @BruceWilkoff @narrowQRS @rdschaller @DukeHeartCenter
Alexandra Wick, MD retweeted
In double-blind RCT, ivermectin that was administered within 7 days after Covid-19 symptom onset was shown not to be of any clinical benefit. nej.md/3LtHLyh
Alexandra Wick, MD retweeted
Dr. John Andriulli talking about problems with delay in extraction when there is an infection. 3x less mortality if taken out within 7 to 10 days but often a delay between positive blood culture and extraction. #Treat2BeatCIEDinfection @AHAScience
‼️For patients with cardiac device infections, extraction saves lives. Antibiotics alone won’t cut it. Early referrals to ID and EP are critical.
#Treat2BeatCIEDInfection
Antibiotics aren't sufficient to cure cardiac device infection. Extraction is critical to achieve cure.
#Treat2BeatCIEDInfection❤️🩹
@RizwanSohailMD @cbgranger @sean_pokorney @ElaineWanMD @BruceWilkoff @AHAScience @ecoromil @AlexWickMD @bcmhouston
Alexandra Wick, MD retweeted
What does a CIED pocket infection look like in our melanated brothers and sisters? 🤔
I haven’t seen a picture in my cardiology fellowship textbooks/resources 🙋🏽♀️…have you?🧐
That’s a problem. Let’s change that. Now. Grateful for these conversations
🗣🗣#Treat2BeatCIEDInfection
Alexandra Wick, MD retweeted
Are we appropriately informing our patients about the risks of device implantation?
‼️the majority of patients don't recall being informed of the risk of infection associated with CIED implantation @KnowYourPulse @AHAScience
#Treat2BeatCIEDInfection
Alexandra Wick, MD retweeted
Very honored to participate in such an important AHA initiative on awareness, early detection and treatment of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections. This is just the beginning… @AlexWickMD @UWMadison @uw_cvm @uw_medicine @AHAMeetings @ACCinTouch @HRSonline
Alexandra Wick, MD retweeted
“Gaps in care are not the exception, they are the rule” - @cbgranger 🤯
Let’s change that, shall we? Starting now. 🏃🏾♀️⏰ #ImplementationWorks
#Treat2BeatCIEDInfection❤️🩹
@RizwanSohailMD @cbgranger @sean_pokorney @ElaineWanMD @BruceWilkoff @AHAScience @ecoromil @AlexWickMD
Alexandra Wick, MD retweeted
The PERCEPTION of the risk of CIED extraction is a barrier ⚠️ to referral for extraction in CIED infection-@BruceWilkoff 🤯🤯
Extraction misinformation is damaging and deadly. Risk of CIED extraction is & has always been LOW. Let’s get the word out! 🗣🗣#Treat2BeatCIEDInfection
🗣Let’s keep the conversation going!
🏥🫀So proud of the strong #UWSMPH representation at the National CIED Infection Summit today! #Treat2BeatCIEDInfection
@DrMiguelLeal @uw_medicine @uw_cvm @uwsmph
Time to get practical! 💭
Breaking out into small groups to discuss
1️⃣ Driving Earlier Diagnosis
2️⃣ Improving Treatment/Management
3️⃣ Raising Awareness
Quality Improvement 101:You can’t improve what you don’t measure. Let’s 📏 this! We’re on our way 💪🏾
#Treat2BeatCIEDInfection
Alexandra Wick, MD retweeted
Time to get practical! 💭
Breaking out into small groups to discuss
1️⃣ Driving Earlier Diagnosis
2️⃣ Improving Treatment/Management
3️⃣ Raising Awareness
Quality Improvement 101:You can’t improve what you don’t measure. Let’s 📏 this! We’re on our way 💪🏾
#Treat2BeatCIEDInfection