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Advocacy & Activism

Burn Patient Advocacy

Bringing palliative care into burn care, and learning from survivors.

Burn care

Burn patient advocacy

Bringing palliative care into burn care, and learning from survivors and burn surgeons pushing for prevention and fair access.

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More of what I’m working on

Association of Out Surgeons & Allies AOSA Advocacy & Activism Co-Chair, building avenues for organizational and individual advocacy. American College of Surgeons Intimate Partner Violence Committee member: screening, response, referral, and surgeons around the world. Native American health Indian Health The federal promise of health care to Tribal Nations is a promise worth keeping. Dr. Heather Logghe giving a thumbs-up beside a Stanford Neurodiversity Project sign Neurodiversity Neurodiversity in the Workplace So that neurodivergent practitioners and patients thrive. What surgery still has to learn Trauma-Informed Care Most surgeons are never taught trauma-informed care, and it shows. What surgeons see first Gun Violence Surgeons are often the first to care for people hurt by guns. Health equity Health Equity Black women’s health: the numbers, the stories behind them, and what each of us can do. Co-founded with Dr. Paul Fedak #UnmaskMedicine Personal narratives about what medicine asks of the people in it. Physician mental health Physician Mental Health Making it safe for physicians to seek care.