Erica the PA

Being a 🥼👩🏽‍⚕️🩺🏥 means ❄️☃️🌨️.

Kicking off ❤️ with at . The association is also celebrating 💯 years of lifesaving work 🫶🏽👏🏽.
Remember you can take 2️⃣ steps and save a life by performing hands 🙌🏽 only CPR. Call 9️⃣1️⃣1️⃣🚑 and then push hard and fast in the center of the chest. ♥️

In 2020, Mexico 🇲🇽 enacted a law requiring warning labels 🛑 on the front of food packages that contain “excess” sugar 🍭 , calories 🍩, sodium 🧂, or saturated fat 🧈 by Official Mexican Standards.
Over 35 percent of children 👶🏽👧🏽 and adolescents in Mexico are overweight, one of the highest rates in the Americas. 😳
The consumption of these products is reported as reduced, but there has not been a significant decrease in sales. 😑
Despite inconclusive results, several companies (especially soft drinks 🥤 and dairy 🥛 companies) have modified the formulas of some products to reduce the risk amounts. 🎉

Representing Robotic 🤖 Bariatric Surgery at HUMC -

Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Linked To Weight Gain In Children And Adults, Study Indicates 🙅🏽‍♀️ 🧃
“Drinking a glass or more of 100% fruit juice each day was linked to [an]… increase in weight in children and adults, according to a new analysis of prior studies.” The findings suggest that, “in children, each additional serving per day of 100% fruit juice was associated with a 0.03 higher body mass index ... change.” The findings were published in JAMA Pediatrics.

My amazing friend became a Pilates instructor 💪🏽 - and when she asked me to take a class her first week, of course I showed up for her 5:30 class…. 😵‍💫🥱. But it was so worth it! I’ll definitely be back. Thanks Steph and 💖

Happy Holidays 🎄🤶🏽🎅🏽🕎🎁 from The Center for Weight Loss and Metabolic Health!!!!

Day 11 of the office plank challenge 💪🏽 Our phones 📱 allow us to keep each other accountable on the wknds and it’s a great team building activity! 👏🏽
Weak core muscles can make you prone to poor posture, lower back pain and muscle injuries.
Strengthening your core muscles improves balance ⚖️ and stability, and can lower ⏬ the risk of falls.

Thanks for taking the time to hear about PA issues!

Prepping to go to The Hill to advocate for PAs - Sneaking in before the shutdown at one of my favorite conferences

Thanks to the APP Leadership for inviting me to speak about APPs in Evidence Based Practice, Quality Improvement and Research👩🏽‍🏫🙏🏽🗣️. Always great to collaborate and network with the other APPs in the family! 🏥 👩🏽‍⚕️🏩 🩺🏨 🥼

This is Dr. Guerrier, one of the Bariatric Surgeons I work with. Our hospital is dedicated to healthcare equity and minority providers 👩🏽‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️👩🏾‍⚕️👨🏿‍⚕️👩🏿‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️ have been shown to improve patient outcomes.
Only about 1/4 of Bariatric surgeries are performed on Black or Hispanic patients even though obesity rates are highest in this population. 😯😯 (About 45% of each group suffer from obesity, and ~70% are considered overweight and obese).
The literature has shown that minority patients are more likely to engage with minority providers, and more likely to consent to preventive services. 🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿 Unfortunately only 14% of physicians are Black or Hispanic, and that number drops to 8% in surgery. Proud to have a diverse team to care for our patients. 👨🏻‍⚕️👨🏼‍⚕️👨🏽‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️👨🏿‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏼‍⚕️👩🏽‍⚕️👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏿‍⚕️
Our hospital 🏥 Hackensack University Medical Center, was also the first 1️⃣ hospital in the nation to receive a Health Care Equity certification 🏅 for its commitment to improving health equity 👍🏻👍🏼👍🏽👍🏾👍🏿 from the Joint Commission (a nonprofit organization that sets standards and certifies health care programs). Kudos to the entire HUMC family! 🌟