She/her. Licensed Clinical Social Worker, ICU Patient and Family Support Specialist and Mom.
Joined February 2009
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Heather I. S., LCSW retweeted
Over 5 million patients are admitted each year to ICUs in the US. With advances in modern medicine, ~70% survive. Many survivors experience Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS), a collection of new or worsening impairments in the cognitive, physical, or mental health realm. These impairments are often long-term, resulting in a difficult recovery journey and leaving patients feeling isolated and misunderstood. Join us for the inaugural National #Walk4PICS Day by walking any appropriate distance Saturday, September 30.
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Heather I. S., LCSW retweeted
CAIRO Post-ICU Clinic Collaborative Applications are now open!
Apply here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Heather I. S., LCSW retweeted
A few folks have asked for my thoughts on Jimmy Carter’s hospice journey. Here they are, in no particular order:
1. Hospice is not a place. Folks can choose to die at home, as President Carter is.
We still have a few spots left, if you'd like to register!
Please join us for CAIRO's training: Foundations of Post- ICU Peer Support Group Facilitation (Monday, March 20th, 2023, 4PM - 5:30PM EDT)
Register for FREE here:
atlantichealth.zoom.us/meeti…
Heather I. S., LCSW retweeted
Our comprehensive review of #LongCovid has just been published
nature.com/articles/s41579-0…
Phenomenal work by @ahandvanish @LisaAMcCorkell @juliamv
@NatureRevMicro
Heather I. S., LCSW retweeted
I’m going to bottom line this so everyone understands: Save your rapid home antigen tests to test out of isolation.
To detect COVID at the front end, get a lab PCR test as soon as you have symptoms or 1-2 days after a known exposure.
Heather I. S., LCSW retweeted
Why's the PCR more sensitive than home antigen? Because the PCR picks up (& amplifies) a tiny amount of virus, & thus will be positive w/ levels of virus too low to infect others. In fact, we know that the average person w/ Covid will stay antigen (home test) positive… (14/24)
Heather I. S., LCSW retweeted
#Pfizer announces it has submitted its application for #COVID19 #bivalent #vaccine #booster EUA for #immunizeunder5s. Protecting our children makes them safer, their families safer, and our communities safer. This is good news. pfizer.com/news/press-releas…
(1/2) My kids have the flu & we had to “call around” to find a pharmacy stocked with tamiflu. I’m also hearing that stores are out of children’s over the counter pain relievers. Amazon is charging $30 for a two pack, back ordered till end of Dec.
Heather I. S., LCSW retweeted
Protect your baby. Get vaccinated vs #covid19 if you are pregnant. Time and again this has proven safe and helpful. Consider other measures like #masks and #socialdistancing as well. Keep yourself and your baby safe!!@UWHealth @uwsmph @PublicHealthMDC @uwanesthesia
We have seen higher COVID-19 hospitalization rates among infants under the age of 6 months. If you are pregnant, getting a #COVID19 vaccine during pregnancy can protect both you and your baby.
We’re grateful to work with the TSN to increase outreach & support to our trauma patients and families!
We are excited to welcome @AtlanticHealth - Morristown Medical Center to the TSN this #MembershipMonday. They are a level I trauma center located in Morristown, NJ. Thank you to the TSN Coordinator and their staff for supporting #traumasurvivors and their families!
Heather I. S., LCSW retweeted
Suicide Screening in Adolescents
Do not wait for "EBM" on this one, we will have same lame guidelines for a while ("not enough evidence to support/reject screening")
It's common sense, easy, & EVERY health care professional should do it for EVERY adolescent they see.
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Heather I. S., LCSW retweeted
The goals of care ✨are not✨ code status
They're not feeding tubes
Home or nursing homes
The goals of care are:
"What's important?"
"What makes life unacceptable?"
That's what we should discuss
And that's what should be documented in the chart
#ThisIsGeriatrics
Heather I. S., LCSW retweeted
Hospitals are full of #RSV right now, peaking a little early and joined by many other viruses, placing strain on Children’s hospitals nationwide. A 🧵on RSV…
Heather I. S., LCSW retweeted
Feedback is not about sizing people up. It's about helping them grow.
78 studies: criticism is more motivating when you (a) meet face-to-face; (b) compare behavior to a standard, not to others; (c) suggest changes to make.
People want to improve when it's clear that you care.
Heather I. S., LCSW retweeted
BREAKING—White House COVID Coordinator @AshishKJha46 is now discussing COVID—highlighting there are new strains popping up, he says, including those that can “evade” existing treatments. ➡️Anyone paying attention knows the looming crisis. Please get the new bivalent #Booster!
