Ellen Eaton, MD, MSPH, FIDSA
@drelleneaton.bsky.social
PhysicianScientist, BoyMom, WiregrassNative
Substance Use - Infectious Diseases - Deep South - Equity
Opinions my own; RT not endorsements
Substance Use - Infectious Diseases - Deep South - Equity
Opinions my own; RT not endorsements
INTO LIGHT features narratives of people who have died from addiction. This exhibit at UT Austin is a must see for all healthcare providers. I’ll be sharing more on this project, narrative medicine and storytelling as a way to improve patient care and end stigma at IDweek in ATL. Join me!
October 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
INTO LIGHT features narratives of people who have died from addiction. This exhibit at UT Austin is a must see for all healthcare providers. I’ll be sharing more on this project, narrative medicine and storytelling as a way to improve patient care and end stigma at IDweek in ATL. Join me!
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This is a study I worked on over the last few years with @kinnathakarar.bsky.social and others that shows the power of education on changing mindsets regarding stigmatized conditions!
Hospital clinician training transformed care for PWUD w/ severe infections. Post-training: 95% applied harm reduction (vs 55%), 69% discussed safer use (vs 38%).
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A descriptive survey evaluating the implementation and outcomes of a training session highlighting concepts in antimicrobial management and harm reduction for hospital-based clinicians treating person...
Background: People who use drugs (PWUD) are at increased risk for severe infections and face many barriers when completing conventional, typically parenteral an...
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September 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is a study I worked on over the last few years with @kinnathakarar.bsky.social and others that shows the power of education on changing mindsets regarding stigmatized conditions!
Kudos to Skye Opsteeen & the Southeastern Med Scientist Symposium #SEMMS2025 cmte. When UAB has hosted (‘22, ‘25), I have been invited to speak on trust in medicine & building a brand. Clearly, these student leads are paying attn 2 the most pressing (& challenging) topics 4 the physician scientist
September 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Kudos to Skye Opsteeen & the Southeastern Med Scientist Symposium #SEMMS2025 cmte. When UAB has hosted (‘22, ‘25), I have been invited to speak on trust in medicine & building a brand. Clearly, these student leads are paying attn 2 the most pressing (& challenging) topics 4 the physician scientist
A warm welcome 2 Dr Nora Volkow, Director of NIDA, who is visiting UAB for the Alabama Summit on Addiction & Pain. Excited 4 our team to present on substance use & infectious outcomes in the state and region. Thanks to UAB CAPPI & Addiction Prevention Coalition for support of this conference.
September 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A warm welcome 2 Dr Nora Volkow, Director of NIDA, who is visiting UAB for the Alabama Summit on Addiction & Pain. Excited 4 our team to present on substance use & infectious outcomes in the state and region. Thanks to UAB CAPPI & Addiction Prevention Coalition for support of this conference.
Thanks to IAS-USA and Dr Mike Saag for a chance to talk about what’s new in substance use treatment- CDC funding cuts, bad batch alerts, & how to improve care in the hospital setting. Plus @kinnathakarar.bsky.social & CTN-0121 shoutouts!
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Treating Substance Use Disorder in an Inpatient Setting
Podcast Episode · Going anti-Viral · 08/12/2025 · 31m
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August 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Thanks to IAS-USA and Dr Mike Saag for a chance to talk about what’s new in substance use treatment- CDC funding cuts, bad batch alerts, & how to improve care in the hospital setting. Plus @kinnathakarar.bsky.social & CTN-0121 shoutouts!
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Congrats to Dr. Ryan Salazar on his last day of Uab IM residency. 🎉 In OBAT clinic, he learned about acute overdose & stabilization and long-term recovery. He’s headed to Huntsville, AL as a hospitalist ready to screen & treat his patients for substance use and infectious diseases. GL, Ryan!
June 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Congrats to Dr. Ryan Salazar on his last day of Uab IM residency. 🎉 In OBAT clinic, he learned about acute overdose & stabilization and long-term recovery. He’s headed to Huntsville, AL as a hospitalist ready to screen & treat his patients for substance use and infectious diseases. GL, Ryan!
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🎉 4 of our lab’s stars are off to grad school! With skills in caring 4 addiction & infectious diseases, these students make our future a lot brighter. Kudos!
Ann Harshfield, UASOM
Morgan Mulrain , Meharry Med
Shubh Malhotra , VCU SOM
Anna Julia Kutsch , UNC SoPH
Thanks @uabcappi.bsky.social
Ann Harshfield, UASOM
Morgan Mulrain , Meharry Med
Shubh Malhotra , VCU SOM
Anna Julia Kutsch , UNC SoPH
Thanks @uabcappi.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🎉 4 of our lab’s stars are off to grad school! With skills in caring 4 addiction & infectious diseases, these students make our future a lot brighter. Kudos!
Ann Harshfield, UASOM
Morgan Mulrain , Meharry Med
Shubh Malhotra , VCU SOM
Anna Julia Kutsch , UNC SoPH
Thanks @uabcappi.bsky.social
Ann Harshfield, UASOM
Morgan Mulrain , Meharry Med
Shubh Malhotra , VCU SOM
Anna Julia Kutsch , UNC SoPH
Thanks @uabcappi.bsky.social
Kudos to Bailey Pridgen for sharing our work on substance use screening in HIV clinics in AL. We found high rates of alcohol use and geographic variation in drug use patterns across the state. Nice job, Bailey! 👏🏻 @uabcappi.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Kudos to Bailey Pridgen for sharing our work on substance use screening in HIV clinics in AL. We found high rates of alcohol use and geographic variation in drug use patterns across the state. Nice job, Bailey! 👏🏻 @uabcappi.bsky.social
Excited 2 bring the Massachusetts model of care to AL. MD shortages plague our state, & our HIV/OBAT clinic is often overbooked. But with the nurse care manager model, champion by Colleen Labelle (center), we can extend high-quality addiction care across the state. TY Colleen & Grayken team
June 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Excited 2 bring the Massachusetts model of care to AL. MD shortages plague our state, & our HIV/OBAT clinic is often overbooked. But with the nurse care manager model, champion by Colleen Labelle (center), we can extend high-quality addiction care across the state. TY Colleen & Grayken team
Delighted to be selected for the 1st cohort of trainees at Grayken Center for Addiction’s Nurse Care Manager Training with our nurse champion, Marsha. Nurses are essential to expanding access to care in AL and rural US, and we’re so glad to have some of the best at UAB @uabcappi.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Delighted to be selected for the 1st cohort of trainees at Grayken Center for Addiction’s Nurse Care Manager Training with our nurse champion, Marsha. Nurses are essential to expanding access to care in AL and rural US, and we’re so glad to have some of the best at UAB @uabcappi.bsky.social
TY @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social & Dr David Kimberlin for the most accessible masterclass on Social Determinants of health. Where there is tuberculosis, there is injustice. Where there is injustice, there is tuberculosis. 👏🏻 5 Stars
June 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
TY @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social & Dr David Kimberlin for the most accessible masterclass on Social Determinants of health. Where there is tuberculosis, there is injustice. Where there is injustice, there is tuberculosis. 👏🏻 5 Stars
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Follow HIVMA Board member Hussein Safa, MD, as he advocates on Capitol Hill to save HIV funding. Dr. Safa met with the Pennsylvania delegation to urge full funding for HIV prevention, care and research.
June 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Follow HIVMA Board member Hussein Safa, MD, as he advocates on Capitol Hill to save HIV funding. Dr. Safa met with the Pennsylvania delegation to urge full funding for HIV prevention, care and research.
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Important result from CDC research team: H5N1 flu virus from a dairy farm worker transmitted by direct contact in ferrets with 100% efficiency (6/6 animals infected) and by droplets/aerosols in ferrets, physically separated, with 50% efficiency (3/6 animals infected).
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Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Isolated from Dairy Farm Worker, Michigan, USA
Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Isolated from Dairy Farm Worker, Michigan
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June 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Important result from CDC research team: H5N1 flu virus from a dairy farm worker transmitted by direct contact in ferrets with 100% efficiency (6/6 animals infected) and by droplets/aerosols in ferrets, physically separated, with 50% efficiency (3/6 animals infected).
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
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In a time and state where it’s hard to find a good doctor, it is getting harder to BE a good doctor. Vaccines are the most effective, lifesaving tool in the physician’s toolkit
RFK Jr. is planning to fire all 17 members of the panel that advises the CDC on vaccines.
RFK Jr. to fire all members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee
The HHS secretary announced his plans in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece Monday afternoon.
www.politico.com
June 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
In a time and state where it’s hard to find a good doctor, it is getting harder to BE a good doctor. Vaccines are the most effective, lifesaving tool in the physician’s toolkit
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The US now has no vaccine advisory committee, no CDC director, and an anti-vaxxer as Health Secretary.
June 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The US now has no vaccine advisory committee, no CDC director, and an anti-vaxxer as Health Secretary.
Reposted by Ellen Eaton, MD, MSPH, FIDSA
A treat 2 learn about meth & the microbiome from @fulchjen.bsky.social. We’ve seen inc. meth use in AL impacting HIV incidence & outcomes, infectious diseases & gut/oral bacterial growth. Thanks 2 the UAB addiction, immunology & infectious diseases research program 4 support! @uabcappi.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A treat 2 learn about meth & the microbiome from @fulchjen.bsky.social. We’ve seen inc. meth use in AL impacting HIV incidence & outcomes, infectious diseases & gut/oral bacterial growth. Thanks 2 the UAB addiction, immunology & infectious diseases research program 4 support! @uabcappi.bsky.social
Proud of Marsha Hawkins, who was accepted to the Expanding Addiction Treatment Nurse Care Manager Model. Hate 2 miss @cpddorg.bsky.social, but I can’t think of a better reason: learning how 2 best serve our patients alongside our nursing team is vital for patient access, Addiction & Medical Care. 👏🏻👏🏻
June 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Proud of Marsha Hawkins, who was accepted to the Expanding Addiction Treatment Nurse Care Manager Model. Hate 2 miss @cpddorg.bsky.social, but I can’t think of a better reason: learning how 2 best serve our patients alongside our nursing team is vital for patient access, Addiction & Medical Care. 👏🏻👏🏻
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Save the Date for CAPPI’s Alabama Summit on Addiction and Pain. September 2-3, 2025. Keynote speaker: Dr. Nora Volkow.
May 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Save the Date for CAPPI’s Alabama Summit on Addiction and Pain. September 2-3, 2025. Keynote speaker: Dr. Nora Volkow.
A treat to welcome Dr Marisa Young to UAB ID and learn about her trichomonas & microbiome research. Thanks to our friendly STI research faculty for letting me tag along
May 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A treat to welcome Dr Marisa Young to UAB ID and learn about her trichomonas & microbiome research. Thanks to our friendly STI research faculty for letting me tag along
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A #fridayfollow. The assaults on reason & science continue by the administration. It's exhausting. Here are a few scientists whose work you should know about. Please feel free to add:
@nathanlo.bsky.social @drelleneaton.bsky.social @emmybetz.bsky.social
Each is doing lifesaving & innovative work.
@nathanlo.bsky.social @drelleneaton.bsky.social @emmybetz.bsky.social
Each is doing lifesaving & innovative work.
May 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A #fridayfollow. The assaults on reason & science continue by the administration. It's exhausting. Here are a few scientists whose work you should know about. Please feel free to add:
@nathanlo.bsky.social @drelleneaton.bsky.social @emmybetz.bsky.social
Each is doing lifesaving & innovative work.
@nathanlo.bsky.social @drelleneaton.bsky.social @emmybetz.bsky.social
Each is doing lifesaving & innovative work.
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Kansas reports measles spike as other states confirm more cases
Montana reported more cases in its cluster, and Ohio reported an infection in an unvaccinated adult.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC / Heinz F. Eichenwald, MD
Montana reported more cases in its cluster, and Ohio reported an infection in an unvaccinated adult.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC / Heinz F. Eichenwald, MD
April 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Kansas reports measles spike as other states confirm more cases
Montana reported more cases in its cluster, and Ohio reported an infection in an unvaccinated adult.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC / Heinz F. Eichenwald, MD
Montana reported more cases in its cluster, and Ohio reported an infection in an unvaccinated adult.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: CDC / Heinz F. Eichenwald, MD
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@uabcappi.bsky.social will be tabling at Regional Wellness Day 2025 from 3pm–7pm today at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Come see us!
#UAB #birminghamalabama #communitymatters #uabcappi
#UAB #birminghamalabama #communitymatters #uabcappi
April 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
@uabcappi.bsky.social will be tabling at Regional Wellness Day 2025 from 3pm–7pm today at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Come see us!
#UAB #birminghamalabama #communitymatters #uabcappi
#UAB #birminghamalabama #communitymatters #uabcappi