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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 4h

@abcmd2010.bsky.social Dr. Kathryn Xixis on Defining the Outcome: Developing EPAs for Child Neurology Training and developing competency-based educational goals at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM Child Neurology/NDD Educators Symposium:

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 4h

Dr. Elizabeth Troy presenting at the Child Neurology/NDD Educators Symposium going over rotational and summative assessment measurement error, including both leniency and the halo effect—and retribution—in Enhancing Learner Assessment at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM:

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 7h

Child Neurology Foundation Executive Director Kim Hindery on Improving Outcomes Through Facilitating Access to Resources, highlighting Family Support and Resource Navigation available online at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM:

Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 7h

Dr. Sarah Ellen Weatherspoon confronts the elephant in the room (and brain) when Bridging the Gap and Strengthening Care Through Industry Partnerships to work towards drug & therapy development at Symposium I of the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM:

Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 8h

@drbhooma.bsky.social presenting her pathway to success at Symposium I of the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM on Collaborating to Improve Care—including the many ways connecting and engaging with those already in power can help level up your work & long-term goals!

Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 8h

Dr. Scott Perry kicking off Symposium I at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM, Child Neurology Foundation: Improving Care for the Neurology Community Through Collaboration with a tribute to Dr. Kenneth Swainman on the 25th anniversary of the founding of the CNF:

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 9h

Talking through research obstacles & opportunities in Workshop 1: Applying a Health Equity Lens to Pediatric Neurology Research at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM, rotating through a variety of small group discussions on high-yield topics!

Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 10h

Dr. Vinodh Narayanan, MD, FCNS, APNNA
accepting the Roger and Mary Brumback Lifetime Achievement Award at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM and quoting Göethe: “we learn only from those whom we love.”

Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 11h

Dr. Wendy Gayle Mitchell recognized for decades of personal, professional, clinical, and educational achievement with the Roger and Mary Brumback Lifetime Achievement Award at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM:

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 11h

Dr. Renée Shellhaas presents a whole slew of PERF®-CNS Grants to help maintain, support, and enhance child neurology & epilepsy research at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM:

Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 11h

Child Neurology Foundation President Dr. Scott Perry presents the winners of the Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDD)
Summer Research Scholarship and the Dr. Kenneth F. Swaiman Medical Student Scholarships at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM:

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 11h

Congratulations to Dr. Marc DiSabella on being rightly recognized for all his work @childrensnational.bsky.social with the 2025 @childneurosoc.bsky.social Training Director Award at the #CNSAM!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 12h

Dr. Lauren Treat on the importance of compassion and prognostic awareness in pediatric neuropalliative care, receiving the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in
Medicine Award at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM:

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 12h

Kicking off the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM with Dr. Peter B. Kang presenting the Kenneth F. Swaiman Opening Address and Awards in Charlotte!

Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 1d

Headed to Charlotte for the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM — looking forward to seeing many more of you shortly!

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🧛VÆmpiric @empiricgame.bsky.social · 2d

Great episode. Discussion of language and disability. Tasteful use of profanity. Some old history people I don't know.

Episode 5: Disability, Ramon y Cajal, and the central vein sign #immatureBrainsAChildNeurologyPodcast
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Immature Brains: A Child Neurology Podcast - Episode 5: Disability, Ramon y Cajal, and the central vein sign

Listen to Immature Brains: A Child Neurology Podcast - Episode 5: Disability, Ramon y Cajal, and the central vein sign by Ali Christy and Sam Mackenzie on Podcast Addict. Sam and Ali talk about hot st...

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Ali Christy, MD, PhD @oligoclonalband.medsky.social · 2d

I just came here to post this but the amazing @empiricgame.bsky.social beat me to it!
It's #CPawarenessDay and we talk about CP and dystonia with @drbhooma.bsky.social - but also the @aanmember.bsky.social disability equity position statement, Taylor Swift, and other important things

🧛VÆmpiric @empiricgame.bsky.social · 2d

Great episode. Discussion of language and disability. Tasteful use of profanity. Some old history people I don't know.

Episode 5: Disability, Ramon y Cajal, and the central vein sign #immatureBrainsAChildNeurologyPodcast
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Immature Brains: A Child Neurology Podcast - Episode 5: Disability, Ramon y Cajal, and the central vein sign

Listen to Immature Brains: A Child Neurology Podcast - Episode 5: Disability, Ramon y Cajal, and the central vein sign by Ali Christy and Sam Mackenzie on Podcast Addict. Sam and Ali talk about hot st...

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 3d

Octoberfest in Manhattan!

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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · 4d

Attending #SNE2025? Come learn about how we applied insights from cognitive psych/neuro to inform policy-relevant decision making to address the current science funding crisis!

I’ll be presenting a poster this afternoon from 2:45-4 PM, board #48 in the Skyline Foyer! @socforneuroecon.bsky.social

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 5d

Headed to Charlotte next week for the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM and interested in #MedEd?

Join me at the Child Neurology / NDD Educators Symposium on Wednesday 10/8/2025 for:

“Simulating Success: Integrating High-Yield Clinical and Professional Scenarios into Child Neurology Training!”

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 5d

@cbsnews.com on the innovative work being done at Mount Sinai's Behavioral Health Center:

www.cbsnews.com/newyork/vide...

What a fantastic team of folks supporting the recovery of people experiencing mental illness and substance use disorders!

#behavioralhealth #mountsinaihealthsystem

A look inside NYC's Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center

The state-of-the-art Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center on Manhattan's Lower East Side represents a $140 million investment in health care. CBS News New York's Cindy Hsu takes us inside this new fac...

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Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 8d

The Epipocalypse is here!

Learn infectious diseases while playing cards. Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives teaches symptoms, transmission, reservoirs, geography, & more for over 150+ different infections.

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...

Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives, A Medical Card Game

Learn infectious diseases by playing cards. Symptoms, transmission, reservoirs, and more!

www.kickstarter.com

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Ali Christy, MD, PhD @oligoclonalband.medsky.social · 8d

Check out this Kickstarter for a cool new ID game! #gamesky

Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 8d

The Epipocalypse is here!

Learn infectious diseases while playing cards. Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives teaches symptoms, transmission, reservoirs, geography, & more for over 150+ different infections.

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...

Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives, A Medical Card Game

Learn infectious diseases by playing cards. Symptoms, transmission, reservoirs, and more!

www.kickstarter.com

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🧛VÆmpiric @empiricgame.bsky.social · 9d

Our friends at Lab Beagle Games are launching a new game on Kickstarter tomorrow! Epipocalypse is an ID-epi game with intuitive mechanics and an encyclopedic amount of content. I had a chance to play an early prototype and it runs super smooth.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...

Coming soon: Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives, A Medical Card Game

Learn infectious diseases through a simple card game. Symptoms, transmission, reservoirs, and more!

www.kickstarter.com

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Association of Academic Leaders of Neurology (Formerly AUPN) @aaln-leaders.bsky.social · 11d

We’re excited to share that the Association of University Professors of Neurology (AUPN) has rebranded as the Association of Academic Leaders of Neurology (AALN)!

Join us in celebrating this next chapter for the association!

#AllinWithAALN #AALN #neurology

The text on this image reads, "Important Announcment! AUPN (Association of University Professors of Neurology) Is Now AALN (Association of Academic Leaders of Neurology". At the bottom there is a small graphic of an owl with the words "All In With AALN".

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