“He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord.” Proverbs 18:22

To my best friend, my partner in crime, and my fiancée, I love you. Life is better with you. You are my “good thing.”

Congratulations to my amazing #mentees on their #medschool graduation🎊🎉🎈Super proud of these #ORG #SuperStars 💫 #EmoryMedicine2024 #Emory2024 #EmoryProud 🎓 💙💛 #BlackWomeninMedicine #BlackMeninMedicine #BlackMeninSurgery #BlackWomeninSurgery #cardioTwitter #MedEd #MedTwitter

Key Takeaways from Today:
-HTN is common. HTN control is not.
-Following protocol and implementing team-based care saves lives.
-HTN control can save more lives than any other intervention.
-All stakeholders have a role in prioritizing equitable HTN control.
#NFHTN24

Join us tomorrow for ACPM webinar to learn about how GradyHealth #communityhealthworkers advance #healthequity for mothers with hypertensive disorders of #pregnancy #cardioobstetrics #multidisciplinary #postpartum care #SDOH #hypertension #SMBP
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About 12% of the US is Black, but only 5% of active US doctors identify as Black. Former AHA president Dr. Michelle Albert & other experts discussed how a lack of Black doctors impacts health outcomes w/ New Amsterdam actor @JockoSims & creator David Schulner.

Sharonne Hayes MD LaPrincess C. Brewer, MD, MPH Association of Black Cardiologists FAITH! Cardiovascular Health & Wellness Program AHA Research Also, a #LifeMember of Association of Black Cardiologists. As Co-Chair of the Membership Committee with Sabra Lewsey, we invite you to join us as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary this year. Everyone is welcome to join us Association of Black Cardiologists to save the hearts and minds of a diverse America➡️
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Celebrate our Centennial with us at Scientific Sessions!

Add these key dates to your calendar, send in your science and join us in Chicago to salute 100 years of scientific progress! #AHA24 #BoldHearts

Amit Khera Jo Chikwe

Pls join us on Thursday, May 9 at 230 pm EST for ACPM webinar: 'Community Health Workers as Health Coaches and Educators: A Multidisciplinary Demonstration Project for Women with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy' ➡️ bit.ly/4dlRKUR
#Cardioobstetrics #healthequity

📰Emory School of Medicine Emory Department of Medicine EmoryGIM present a new approach to threading (cohesively incorporating) diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and antiracist concepts throughout all aspects of undergraduate medical education
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Tracey L. Henry, MD, MPH, MS Ore Olakunle

Diversity in clinical trials is crucial. Our JACC Journals #JACC Advances viewpoint article highlights complexities of representation in cardiovascular clinical trials and #equitable solutions. Thanks to Modele Ogunniyi, MD, MPH and Dr. Neal Dickert! #HealthEquity

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Amazing grand rounds this morning by Modele Ogunniyi, MD, MPH on heath equity strategies! “It is not enough for us to assess social determinants of health. We have to also address social determinants of heath” Association of Black Cardiologists

Modele Ogunniyi, MD, MPH gave an inspirational GR today! Hoping we can get support for cardiology community health workers and for automating ways to address SDOH in the EMR UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation Samir Saba Gavin Hickey Alisse Hauspurg, MD katie berlacher Anita Saraf Agnes Koczo

Wonderful Grand Rounds at UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute by Modele Ogunniyi, MD, MPH discussing the importance of addressing social determinants of health. Great to see how addressing food insecurity with initiatives like cooking classes have been incorporated into the hospital system at Grady Pitt Cardiology

“To achieve health equity for all, we must not only assess SDoH, we must also address SDoH” Modele Ogunniyi, MD, MPH UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Pitt Cardiology

Modele Ogunniyi, MD, MPH discussing HF equity and SDoH at UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Grand Rounds!

Great conference with even greater friends

AATS #AATS2024

Join us for important discussions on maternal #HealthEquity in #CardioObstetrics . Bring Qs 🙋🏽‍♀️for live Q&A with Deirdre J. Mattina , Zainab Mahmoud, and MFM Katherine Singh! Cardio-Obstetrics Kathryn Lindley Natalie Bello MD MPH Ki Park Modele Ogunniyi, MD, MPH Rachel M Bond, MD

What challenges and barriers obstruct the delivery of equitable maternal #cardiovascular care❓

Join the next interactive #HealthEquity discussion on #CardioObstetrics on Tuesday, May 7! Learn more ➕ register today 👉 bit.ly/4b8ewxQ #ACCDiversity

New Board will replace current Maintenance of Certification approach with a pathway to continuous certification & competency, offering diplomates convenience, support, choice & credit for learning that physicians currently do to keep their knowledge & skills at the highest level

A new interactive map, HeatRisk, shows people where in the lower 48 states temperatures are high enough to harm their health.

Find it on both the National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites.

Here's a direct link: wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/