Manijeh Berenji MD MPH
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Manijeh Berenji MD MPH
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Occupational and Environmental Medicine Physician with toxicology experience. Clinical Informaticist. Associate Clinical Professor at UC Irvine School of Medicine and Wen School of Public Health. Posts=my own.
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Opening keynote by Kedar Mate at #AMIA2025

He asks what is your “why” for informatics/what you do?

Mine is increasing access to quality care and improving outcomes for medically underserved and under resourced communities.
November 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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US excels at clinical prevention for those with access but has more risk exposures (e.g. obesity, firearms, opioids), weaker national public‑health regulations, gaps in medical coverage, less reliable access to primary care, and lower life expectancy than peer nations.
#prevention #UnitedStates
Comparing US prevention efforts to other high-income countries
Life expectancy in the USA is considerably lower than in most high-income countries, with many deaths considered preventable. The extent by which poor performance on prevention measures and public hea...
www.thelancet.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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“Water, Shade, Rest and Training” are the solutions to heat exposure at work.
- Dr Paul Papanek, California State Heat Illness Prevention Special Emphasis Program contributor. Saving lives since 2024.
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#worker #heat #exposure #California
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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A profile in courage speaks out at a very difficult time. I wish Tatiana Schlossberg all the needed strength and love in her fight ahead.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, announces terminal cancer diagnosis
Journalist, daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg, reveals she has acute myeloid leukemia
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
🌡️ New research shows heat exposure during pregnancy disrupts key amino acids and vitamins — the same biological changes seen in preterm births.

🔥 For pregnant people without access to cooling, heat isn’t just discomfort — it’s a molecular stressor with real consequences.
#extremeheat
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Really proud to be a part of the Graze community, some of the coolest projects happening on the AT protocol are happening with @graze.social
Milestone alert: We're celebrating our first anniversary today! In just one year, we went from an idea on a blog post to sending 8.6 *million* users 23.5 *billion* posts across thousands of feeds created by thousands of brilliant, creative people who are working together to create a better internet.
November 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Achievement unlocked.
What a thrill to have my paper featured in @ciminoj.bsky.social’s #AMIA2025 Year in Review! 😁🤓🤩
#LHS #LearningHealthSystem #LearningPublicHealthSystem #DataDrivenPolicy
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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What's one of the highlights from #AMIA2025, well the dance party of course!
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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That’s a wrap for me and #AMIA2025.

Thank you to AMIA staff, SPC Chair Brian Dixon and all the co-chairs, and my informatics tribe.

I thoroughly enjoyed learning from and catching up with so many of you! I missed those who couldn’t attend, and I look forward to seeing everyone again soon!
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Sitting in for Advancing biomedical informatics in a polarized political landscape: Understanding and bridging divides from the Climate, Health, and Informatics WG #AMIA2025
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Very impressive #AMIA2025 presentation about MedViz. Altnerative to chat interactions with AI. medviz.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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@billhersh.bsky.social is another great example…. he’s practically the king of volunteers @amia.org He has contributed immensely to the organization over the 40 years he has been participating on the conference.
#amia2025
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Ps P68 :)
#AMIA2025
I’ll need to figure out how to be in two places at once (might be there only the second half of poster session) but looking forward to presenting our #AMIA2025 poster on behalf of NC HealthConnex (NC’s statewide #HIE) describing our work to transition to a health data utility- #HDU
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Join us on Wednesday at #AMIA2025 for a panel on Challenges and Opportunities to Deploying Artificial Intelligence Solutions in Low and Middle-Income Countries. 11/19 9:45 AM- 11:00 AM | Room A705 Atrium level , S107

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November 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Health is the foundation of strong societies and resilient economies, and climate change threatens that.

Aligning climate and health financing is vital to safeguarding lives, supporting growth, and building long-term stability. #COP30
What if Climate Policy Started with Health—and Grew the Economy? | Opinion
As leaders gather for COP30, they must reject false narratives that pit climate and health action against economic growth.
www.newsweek.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Informatics Debates audience has spilled into the hallway, not even standing room only #AMIA2025
November 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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MedSky Labeler: Subscribe to the @medsky.social Network and labeler to identify your specialty, and HAVE FUN!

Hope this helps get you started here on Bluesky, and it encourages you stick around!
#AMIA2025 10/10
Medsky Network & Labeler (@medsky.social)
A network of healthcare workers across the ATmosphere Topics: @topics.medsky.social Med Misinformation Labeler: @moderation.medsky.social Support: tinyurl.com/vbf3swdw
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November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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BLOCKING
The culture that has emerged on Bluesky is "block early, block often" Bluesky has what is referred to a a nuclear block. Blocked accounts will not be able to like, reply, mention, or follow you. Their posts, replies, and profile in search will also be hidden from you. #AMIA2025 9/10
November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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ANTI-TOXICITY: Bluesky has done some amazing things with providing users tools to shut down harassment and negative vibes. You can modify who is allowed to interact with your post (bottom left corner), or if someone has quote posted you in bad faith, you can detach that quote post

#AMIA2025 8/10
New Anti-Toxicity Features on Bluesky - Bluesky
Trust and Safety (T&S) affects everything — from community policy and spam detection, all the way to the order that replies show up on a post. At Bluesky, the product team works hand-in-hand with T&S…
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November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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FEEDS #4

Biomedical Informatics: a feed that is part of #MedSky (Med Twitter alternative) that focuses on informatics posts

#AMIA2025 7/10
Biomedical Informatics by @medsky.social
A Medsky feed comprised of posts from HCWs working in the field of biomedical informatics. Include keywords #BiomedicalInformatics. Add a @medsky.social Clinical Informatics label to be included in…
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November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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FEEDS #3
Quite Posters: Don't miss posts from people you follow that are infrequent posters

#AMIA2025 6/10
Quiet Posters by @why.bsky.team
Posts from your quieter followers
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November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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FEEDS #2
Popular With Friends: posts that the people you follow and what they have liked

#AMIA2025 5/10
Popular With Friends by @bsky.app
A mix of popular content from accounts you follow and content that your follows like.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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FEEDS: There is no central algorithm here at Bluesky, you have control of what you see via subscriptions to various Feeds. You can subscribe to as many you like, but I'm going to suggest a few key ones that I think are excellent:
For You: A discovery feed
#AMIA2025 4/10
For You by @spacecowboy17.bsky.social
A personalized algorithmic feed based on your likes. It finds people who liked the same posts as you, and shows you what else they've liked recently.
bsky.app
November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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WHO ELSE TO FOLLOW: Starter packs are a great way to fill up your feed with interesting people. I scan for additional starter packs in the Bluesky Directory

#AMIA2025 3/10
Starter Pack - Bluesky Directory
Recommended custom feeds and users to help communities find each other.
blueskydirectory.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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WHO TO FOLLOW: First thing you should do is follow @amia.org and follow the AMIA starter pack. This is a collection of informatics people already here go.bsky.app/2inYU59
#AMIA2025 2/10
AMIA's Informatics Starter Pack
Join the conversation
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November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM