We should probably talk about death.

Joined September 2021
Join @RMFnyc1 + @onguaranteed team on 6/20 for “Lost Without A Plan": a virtual panel of founders, clinicians, and investors covering tech-enabled cancer, dementia, and end-of-life care navigation for seriously ill patients. Register here: lu.ma/l6sh2gsp
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We're excited to share our last panelist for tomorrow's 2024 Predictions event: Priyanka Jain, Co-Founder & CEO of @EvvyBio. Priyanka made a splash for her women's health startup raising a large Series A earlier this year. Join the wait-list for the event: lu.ma/m5cuatz5
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GUARANTEED'S 2024 HEALTHTECH PREDICTIONS PANEL IN NYC 275+ confirmed. Few spots left. Register now - lu.ma/m5cuatz5 Announcing our first panelist - @SofiaGuerraR @BessemerVP who has authored numerous health-tech reports and analyses this year. Moderated by @emceeglory
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"In the years since, I have learned that trying to find immutable evidence of someone’s readiness to die is like trying to wrap your arms around a ghost." - @SunitaPuriMD in her @nytimes essay: nytimes.com/2023/03/29/opini…
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In case you missed our hiring flyers around #hapc, check it out here! We're hiring for a part-time Head of Clinical Affairs to help us innovate in hospice care delivery. Full JD is here: jobs.ashbyhq.com/guaranteed/… xitter.cf/onguaranteed/status/16…
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🧵Last night, We at @onguaranteed co-hosted 70+ health-tech founders and operators in our space. I moderated a dope panel w/Justus Ruff @PearlHealth_ + Dana Kessler @ReverenceCare Shout to co-sponsors @elion_health / @PepperNYC1 + @RSiddhanti / CareOps + @rikrenard! More below:
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Did you know? Women control more than 80% of healthcare spending decisions. That’s a whopping 3.2 trillion dollars of healthcare spend in the United States. #womenshistorymonth
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Join us and @scs4ny to discuss long-term care planning for the African American community on 3/21/23. Register for free at scsny.org/events/long-term-c… or call 877-577-9337. See you there!
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📝How To Do Technology Better in Healthcare Wrote my first essay with the @onguaranteed team on how we create human-first digital products in healthcare. Excited to build this mission with this talented team 👇 chipkennedy.medium.com/how-t…
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Today we recognize the revolution that Dame Cecily Saunders (June 22, 1918 - July 14th, 2005) started in how we treat the dying. #womenshistorymonth What were her notable contributions? A thread 🧵
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1963 - The idea of hospice reaches the United States when Saunders gives a lecture on holistic care at Yale University. She includes photo evidence of her work back home to show the dramatic difference the care could make.
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2005 - Dame Cicely dies peacefully at St Christopher’s Hospice, the same establishment she founded to pioneer the modern hospice movement.
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1957 - Faced with skepticism around her philosophy for how to treat the dying, Saunders pursues a medical degree. In 1957, she becomes the first modern doctor to devote her career to understanding this field.
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1979 - Saunders is made a Dame of the British Empire for her pioneering work.
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1967 - St. Christopher’s Hospice is founded in South London, 8 years after her first written proposal was made. This becomes the first facility dedicated to terminally-ill patients that modern medicine couldn't treat.
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