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FamDocDon
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Family doc expert in practice-based and community engaged research. My passion is to improve health in partnership with communities, patients, clinicians and healthcare. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8323-3720
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💬 Viewpoint: The evolution of direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising into a public health crisis necessitates urgent FDA action to rectify decades of regulatory laxity, misleading promotion, and undermining of the patient-doctor relationship.

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JAMA viewpoint: "The FDA's Overdue Crackdown on Misleading Pharmaceutical Advertisements" by Martin A. Makary, MD, MPH. Published online September 12, 2025. Includes author affiliations and article information.
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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cctsi.bsky.social
@famdocdon.bsky.social, our Community Engagement Director, was elected to the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship (ACES)! This prestigious honor recognizes his collaborative leadership and dedication to work that strengthens communities.▶️ buff.ly/vp2Qv4v
@accordsresearch.bsky.social #MedSky
September 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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cctsi.bsky.social
Don't miss our latest newsletter! Learn about the power of CCTSI pilot grants and get the scoop on our upcoming events, trainings & funding opportunities. Highlights include Translational Funding Week and our Community Engagement Forum.
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October 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
famdocdon.bsky.social
Starting my journey to #NAPCRG25 !!!
November 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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cctsi.bsky.social
What does ethical #data practice truly mean? Our October 22 Community Engagement Forum will explore how we can shift from traditional data management to shared ownership with #communities. Co-hosted with @accordsresearch.bsky.social.
@cobioethics.bsky.social, @famdocdon.bsky.social
ACCORDS/CCTSI Community Engagement Forum 2025-26
July forum: This forum will focus on ethical practices in community-engaged research and will explore how ethical research is taught, understood, and implemented—not only at the individual level, but…
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October 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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annfammed.bsky.social
All research abstracts for the upcoming 2025 NAPCRG Conference are 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰!

Abstracts are citable, shareable, and searchable by title, author, and keywords. #FMsky #Medsky

Access them here👉 www.annfammed.org/content/23/S...
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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ameracadpeds.bsky.social
(1/3) Pediatric health care and strong public health agencies are two planks in the foundation of children’s health and wellbeing. CDC has long been a leading resource for research and evidence-backed recommendations on how to keep children healthy.
August 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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apha.org
The abrupt attempt to oust Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC’s director just weeks after her Senate confirmation, is yet another glaring sign of Secretary Kennedy’s failed leadership and reckless mismanagement. www.apha.org/news-and-med...
Kennedy’s attack on public health must be stopped
The abrupt attempt to oust Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC’s director just weeks after her Senate confirmation, is yet another glaring sign of Secretary Kennedy’s failed leadership and reckless mismanageme...
www.apha.org
August 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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cctsi.bsky.social
@famdocdon.bsky.social, our Community Engagement Director, co-authored a new JAMA Dermatology study showing that daily moisturizer use before 9 weeks old can help prevent #eczema in #babies by the time they turn 2.🧴👶 buff.ly/lW4stdi
@childrensresearch.bsky.social, @cupediatrics.bsky.social
#MedSky
August 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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atranscendedman.bsky.social
Australia 121 adults with long COVID reported severe daily limitations.

86% percent had clinically significant disability and quality of life scores 23 points below national norms, especially in vitality and social function.

www.publish.csiro.au/PY/PY25033
Impacts of long COVID on disability, function and quality of life for adults living in Australia
Background To describe the impact of long COVID on disability, function and quality of life among adults living in Australia.Method People aged >18years with a history of COVID-19 infection confirmed ...
www.publish.csiro.au
August 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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cctsi.bsky.social
CU Anschutz researchers are transforming how we understand and treat traumatic brain injuries. CCTSI program director, Adit Ginde, MD, and other experts share how at the latest Transforming Healthcare event.
cuanschutz.bsky.social University of Colorado Anschutz @cuanschutz.bsky.social · Jun 12
At this week's Transforming Healthcare event, we heard from several #CUAnschutz physician scientists who are driving new discoveries in military medicine, traumatic brain injury, suicide prevention, #PTSD and more.
June 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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standupforscience.bsky.social
The brutal arrest of a Senator asking a question at a press conference, the threat of Marines being unleashed on the public, and the attack on science are all symptoms of the same illness.

When we are punished for asking questions and striving for better, we are no longer free.

#Standupforscience
June 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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cctsi.bsky.social
Read about our community impact, Summit on Health AI, innovative research, kudos, and more in our 2024 Annual Report! buff.ly/jv2Hvox

@bmkwan.bsky.social, @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social, @emmybetz.bsky.social, @cuanschutz.bsky.social, @cobioethics.bsky.social, @famdocdon.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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vetsat.bsky.social
Damn right.
May 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
famdocdon.bsky.social
Seen in #denver. Https://perfectunion.us/dogecuts
May 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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nickkristof.bsky.social
Lessons from around the world for the United States: Three well-tested ways to undermine an autocrat. Read www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/o...
Opinion | Three Well-Tested Ways to Undermine an Autocrat
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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enirenberg.bsky.social
I need every single journalist covering vaccine stuff at the FDA to be explicit about this. Thank you @katherinejwu.com.

www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

There is a genuine open question regarding the degree of benefit for otherwise healthy kids to get seasonal COVID-19 boosters.
When describing this shift in an article published in The New England Journal of Medicine, as well as in a livestreamed FDA press conference, Prasad and Makary—neither of whom has formal training in infectious disease or vaccinology—focused primarily on the implications for COVID boosters for young, healthy adults. In the past, the U.S. government has seen fit to restrict or pull vaccines only under extraordinary circumstances: major new safety concerns, a better immunization option, eradication of disease. And those decisions have generally come only after political leaders consulted multiple scientific experts in the field, which Prasad and Makary chose not to do through their agency’s typical channels. (The FDA’s panel of independent vaccine experts is scheduled to meet tomorrow.) Rather, political appointees with preexisting opinions on COVID vaccines appear to have enacted policy unilaterally. Prasad and Makary publicly went after COVID boosters. But kids’ first defenses against the virus are likely to be that attack’s collateral damage.
May 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
famdocdon.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...

This!
Does everything feel broken but weirdly normal? There’s a word for that
Large-scale systems are crumbling, yet daily life continues. The Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help when dysfunction is the status quo
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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drdanielledatadiva.bsky.social
Have you seen this? taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
taggs.hhs.gov
March 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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olderthandirt1.bsky.social
Human decency
March 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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degette.house.gov
See my statement with @joeneguse.bsky.social, @crow.house.gov and @pettersen.house.gov on Jeanette Vizguerra ⬇️
The Trump administration's shredding of the Constitution and disregard for the law is outrageous. Due process is foundational to our democracy, and the abrupt nature of Ms. Vizguerra’s detention, without transparent justification, exemplifies a troubling pattern of civil rights violations and disregard for due process under this administration. This will only further erode the essential legal protections that ensure fairness and justice for all individuals, regardless of their immigration status. Furthermore, news of Ms. Vizguerra’s removal order shows a continuation of the administration’s reckless and bigoted immigration policy. They claim they are targeting violent criminals, but instead they are going after mothers with U.S.-born children and immigrant advocates, like Ms. Vizguerra. This is wrong, and the administration must stop these hateful and unjust actions immediately.
March 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
famdocdon.bsky.social
This is real and critical to pay attention to. Clinical and Translational Sciences Institutes are NIH funded and work to ensure that discoveries reach the people.
bwjones.bsky.social BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · Mar 18
The utter chaos that the Trump administration is causing *everywhere* in the country as people scramble to respond is bananas.

Currently sitting in a town hall dealing with termination of a CTSI grant to Utah. The fallout from decisions like this across the country are hurting people.

#utpol
March 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
famdocdon.bsky.social
A recent congressional letter to Secretary Kennedy expresses deep concerns about potential HHS reorg plans that could affect AHRQ. Contact your congressional reps to ensure that any AHRQ reforms involve Congress and stakeholders. #SupportAHRQ ow.ly/aPUe50VjnQe
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March 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
famdocdon.bsky.social
The indispensable role of AHRQ in supporting rural health innovation must be protected. Contact your reps to ensure reforms are developed in partnership with all stakeholders, as called for by Congressional leaders. #SupportAHRQ #RuralHealth ow.ly/aPUe50VjnQe
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March 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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richardbranson.bsky.social
Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
February 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM