Oncology and Palliative Medicine Physician in Jamaica - dedicated to improved opioid access, palliative care and excellence in doctor/patient communication
JACCRI, Jamaica
Joined October 2011
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Meta-analysis of 21 randomized trials of exercise interventions in adults with cancer showed significant association with OS, DFS, cancer-specific and all-cause mortality. More benefit seen with higher adherence, aerobic exercise, early-stage disease.
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I am sharing my reflections on my recent cancer diagnosis and treatment as an oncologist to help create awareness—would love for you to read. @ASCO connection @ASCOTECAG @IASLC @KUMC_GME @Breastcancerorg @BreastCancerNow @YoungLungCancer @LUNGevity
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The overwhelming burden of serious health-related suffering (SHS) in the world is placed on LMICs.
🔴Our latest paper in The @LancetGH provides new SHS estimates that delve into how this burden developed from 1990 to 2021.📊
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@BillyRosaPhD @harreolao @IAHPC @TecdeMonterrey @taniaxpastrana @julia_downing @srconnor @mia_umiami @SylvesterCancer @TheLancet @theNCI @EdinburghUni @taniaxpastrana @JosephRFriedman @dingleja @ntizimira @lizgrant360 @mrraj47 @jfclearywisc @renu_nargund @tomateloapecho @AfsanBhadelia @LukasRadbruch @KeithNHumphreys @UCLAHealth
So proud of you Chadane!
I would like to thank each person who has provided support and invaluable mentorship throughout my professional journey. I look forward to positively impacting lives by being present for patients/families navigating serious illness. #FellowMatch #Match2025 #HPM #PallOnc #SuppOnc
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Every once in a while, you get to work with the perfect team, on something that really matters to you. This was one of those occasions. I can honestly say I enjoyed every step. journals.plos.org/plosone/ar… 🏳️🌈📰🌟
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🏳️🌈Our @PLOSONE paper analyzes 102 @TheLancet Commission reports for #LGBTQIA inclusion➡️To advance #HealthEquity, we must critically examine existing policies to do better in the future. 🔗:journals.plos.org/plosone/ar… @KaileyRoberts22 @DonnaWakefield_ @DEBraybrook @RHardingCSI
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Sit down, lean forward, and listen…
Question for the palliative care community ➡️➡️What advice would you give new doctors for providing palliative care/ caring for patients with life limiting conditions?
The @APMJuniors are putting together top tips and we'd love to learn from everyone's wisdom! 🧠
#MedTwitter
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“Morphine is now considered an essential medicine and is distributed for free in public hospitals, hospices, and faith-based facilities,”. “The old practice, where it was locked away .. [is past…]Nurses can also prescribe.” thenewhumanitarian.org/news-… (@newhumanitarian)
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🌟Our @JPSMjournal paper describes in-depth the evolution of the serious health-related suffering measurement methodology used in @TheLancet #PalliativeCare Commission & our current, iterative applications🚨So excited to see this out in the world🌎 jpsmjournal.com/article/S088… 📙📗📘
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🚨A HUGE honor to serve on the writing committee for @TheLancet #BreastCancer Commission. On April 16, join authors, special guests & @TheLancet editors for the launch of this new Commission aimed at reducing the burden of #BreastCancer. Register at: eventbrite.co.uk/e/lancet-br…
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Health and cancer risks associated with low levels of alcohol consumption - The Lancet Public Health thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…
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‘Patient Is Otherwise Healthy’ | JCO Oncology Practice: must read for palliative care clinicians, although we may not have the staffing or bandwidth it didn't mean that the consult was not appropriate ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/OP.…
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Delighted to be a part of the 2024 Palliative Congress hosted by the Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland (APM).
Registrations open:
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Opening Plenary
Mind the Gap – Perspectives and reflections from Palliative Care in the Global South
Speaker: Smriti Rana @SmritiRana0702
#PCC2024
🎟️Book your place
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“Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life” Rumi (1207- 1273) ❤️🙏🏾😊🇦🇺👍🏽
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Endorse The Morphine Manifesto 2023: A global call to improve safe access to immediate release Oral Morphine
We call on individuals,organisations & institutions to endorse this Manifesto.
Join us!
Endorse now: palliumindia.org/manifesto
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Access to palliative medicine in armed conflict: a basic right and an urgent need aericle was published in the Lancet on 29 November 2023. Prof Julia Downing ICPCN Chief Executive is one of the contributors. Find more information here ow.ly/ahUJ50QcOzL
The grateful leper and the miracle of morphine globalpalliative.care/2023/1… via @kpettus
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🚨🇲🇾🌏An honor to contribute to this paper led by Dr. Malar Segarmurthy➡️Mapping access to & availability of #PalliativeCare in Malaysia helps us see the urban-rural divides & need for decentralized services in our goal to achieve #UHC & the #SDGs. 🔗:journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
