Ann Cheung, MD, MBA, MS FAAP@ACheungDoc

Pediatric Hospitalist Fellow @ Tufts Children's Hospital || Formerly (and proudly) @UCSFBenioffOAK resident || Chronic Nerd || Views are my own

 Boston, MA
Joined August 2021
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Ann Cheung, MD, MBA, MS FAAP retweeted
American Academy of Pediatrics@AmerAcadPeds
16 Nov 2022
"It’s time for Americans to prioritize children and insist on investments that optimize the physical and mental health of our future. This is not a temporary crisis that will resolve at the end of RSV season," presidents of AAP's New England chapters. bostonglobe.com/2022/11/16/o…

America needs to invest in pediatric health care - The Boston Globe

Health care resources for children have been trimmed so lean that any unexpected surge in mental health disorders or bump in RSV infections threatens the whole system.

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More publications stating how much more we need to invest in pediatric care. Pediatric providers are doing as much as they can with very little, and it goes without saying...this is simply not enough nor is it acceptable. cnn.com/2022/11/03/opinions/…
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Ann Cheung, MD, MBA, MS FAAP retweeted
Journal of Hospital Medicine@JHospMedicine
3 Nov 2022
Peds hospitalists, we see you. We know that it's respiratory illness season, and it is rough. Here's new data: proportion of children hospitalized with an LRTI who are diagnosed and treated for bacterial CAP across 42 hospitals shmpublications.onlinelibrar… #antibioticstewardship
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Well said. Opinion | Where Will All the Sick Children Go? medpagetoday.com/opinion/sec…
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After nearly three years of relative quietude, pediatric hospitals are now in crisis, health-care workers told @KatherineJWu. “This is our 2020,” one physician said. “This is as bad as it gets.” theatlantic.com/health/archi…
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😯 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

Association of Video Gaming With Cognitive Performance Among Children

This cross-sectional study of children who played and did not play video games examined whether video gaming had a beneficial or detrimental association with cognitive performance measures.

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Ann Cheung, MD, MBA, MS FAAP retweeted
Clement Lee, MD, MSc@ClementLeeMD
24 Oct 2022
With RSV season now formally upon us, let’s learn a little bit about the virus! Here are 10 facts you may not know about RSV… #PedsTwitter #MedTwitter
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There's a spike in respiratory illness among children — and it's not just COVID : NPR npr.org/2022/10/11/112787396…
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The kids are not OK. We need to re-think what we're investing in pediatric health instead of assuming that our little friends and family will be resilient to surpass this. As Hospitals Close Children’s Units, Where Does That Leave Lachlan? nytimes.com/2022/10/11/healt…

As Hospitals Close Children’s Units, Where Does That Leave Lachlan? (Published 2022)

Adult beds are more lucrative than children’s beds. So as institutions look to boost profit margins, pediatrics is often among the first services to be cut.

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It's so sad that this has to be a thing. Leading Health Care Organizations Urge Action to Protect Physicians, Hospitals, Patients and Families from Violence aap.org/en/news-room/news-re…
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The sad state of affairs for pediatrics now. It's surprising how little attention is being paid to this. The kids are not all right.
Anisha Kshetrapal, MD, MSEd@AnishaKMD
26 Sep 2022
Let me paint a picture of #peds #emergency care for you. Let's say your 3 year old bonks his head on the coffee table right before dinner. Nothing horrible, but needs stitches. You take him to urgent care. They tell you that they can't fix it, and you need to go to the ER. 1/
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Ann Cheung, MD, MBA, MS FAAP retweeted
Journal of Hospital Medicine@JHospMedicine
25 Sep 2022
🍋 Trying to "squeeze more juice from the lemon"? Think again! High hospitalist workloads drive burnout and impact patient & institutional outcomes. Check out: shmpublications.onlinelibrar… @marishaburden @mokshapatelmd @KenistonAngela @CUDivHospMed #VisualAbstract @ToledanesGian
Hospitalists are burned out. The drive to increase productivity is having a negative impact on hospitalist wellness. Here are three ways to help align institutional goals and clinician well-being. 1. Awareness of productivity trade-offs - increasing clinical workloads negatively impact both hospitalists' wellness and hospital operational and financial outcomes 2. Align clinician, patients, and institution-centric measures - Metrics should reflect the relationship between job demands and operational and financial outcomes to the institution 3. Develop evidence-based staffing strategies - Utilize the EHR and assessments of clinician workloads to understand the true impact of work on the workforce and how staffing models affect a hospitslists' ability to do their job By the numbers: 75% of US hospitals utilize hospitalists 40% of physicians state their inpatient load exceeded safe levels at least monthly $1.5million estimated annual savings per hospital by reducing hospitalists' census

ALT Hospitalists are burned out. The drive to increase productivity is having a negative impact on hospitalist wellness. Here are three ways to help align institutional goals and clinician well-being. 1. Awareness of productivity trade-offs - increasing clinical workloads negatively impact both hospitalists' wellness and hospital operational and financial outcomes 2. Align clinician, patients, and institution-centric measures - Metrics should reflect the relationship between job demands and operational and financial outcomes to the institution 3. Develop evidence-based staffing strategies - Utilize the EHR and assessments of clinician workloads to understand the true impact of work on the workforce and how staffing models affect a hospitslists' ability to do their job By the numbers: 75% of US hospitals utilize hospitalists 40% of physicians state their inpatient load exceeded safe levels at least monthly $1.5million estimated annual savings per hospital by reducing hospitalists' census
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Needed nerd humor of the day
Jillian Halladay (she/her)@DrJillHalladay
24 Sep 2022
I found an intro to stats joke I quite enjoy.
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Yaaaayyy!! #pediatrics
Christopher A. Longhurst, MD
@CALonghurst
24 Sep 2022
BiliTool (bilitool.org/) is now updated to reflect the 2022 @AmerAcadPeds hyperbilirubinemia guidelines - please help spread the word! #MedTwitter #tweetiatricians #pediatrics Many thanks to my co-founders Stuart Turner, DVM and Tony Burgos, MD 👶🏼🟡📈
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Everyone loves caffeine.
Dr. Glaucomflecken
@DGlaucomflecken
19 Sep 2022
Hanging out with the neonatologist
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Ann Cheung, MD, MBA, MS FAAP retweeted
Shailin Thomas
@shailinthomas
20 Sep 2022
Coming out of the hospital after a 24-hour shift nitter.siddz.com/jessmcmxci/status/1571…
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Ann Cheung, MD, MBA, MS FAAP retweeted
Journal of Hospital Medicine@JHospMedicine
1 Sep 2022
💼 In their Leadership & Professional Development article, @RyanENelsonMD & @DrEmilyMallin introduce CORE-2, a framework for building career success on a foundation of personal fulfillment and flourishing. #MedEd Read more: shmpublications.onlinelibrar… #VisualAbstract: @ToledanesGian
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Code Words | NEJM www-nejm-org.ezproxy.library…
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Oof secure sign in fail! nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJ…

Code Words | NEJM

After a child’s death in the emergency department, a trainee ponders physicians’ varied reactions and rituals as he carries on treating other patients amid the unease and sorrow.

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Nursery wins: The sweet (yet messy) satisfaction of hearing a 3 day old baby on phototherapy having a massive blowout after not stooling since her first day of life. Way to go baby! Let that bilirubin go! #pediatrics
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