SlimShadi
our little corner of the internet
🫀 First Messages
where it all started — Hinge, Dec 2021
🫀 Early Days
the beginning of something
🫀 Engagement
the polished shots
🫀 Wedding
the big day
🫀 Family & Moments
the in-betweens
🫀 The Board
drop a note, pin a thought — both of us can edit
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...Remember that time we...? Yeah. That was good.
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...🫀 What We're Working On
the things we build together
Research Collaboration
Our ongoing research work together. Add details about current papers, studies, and ideas here.
Next Big Thing
That idea we keep talking about... pin it here so we don't forget.
SlimShadi.com
This page! Our shared living document. Always evolving.
🫀 Research & Papers
what we've published together
A Systematic Review of Self-Reported Pain Rating Scales for Children and Adolescents
Pain Physician · Calvano J, Ehsanian R, Buttner JA, Balk A, Lai D, McGillivray M, Jaffe T, He S
Systematic review of 19 studies on pediatric self-report pain scales, finding visual-aid-based scales (faces, colors) correlate most strongly with validated tools — and proposing emoji-based electronic scales to improve equity in pediatric pain reporting.
Development and Validation of the Discharge Severity Index for Post-Emergency Department Hospital Readmissions
American Journal of Emergency Medicine · Kijpaisalratana N, El Ariss AB, Balk A, Mitragotri S, Samadian KD, Hahn BJ, Coleska A, Baugh JJ, Hassan A, Lee J, Raja AS, He S
Retrospective study using MIMIC-IV data (229,920 ED patients) that develops a 6-variable clinical scoring tool predicting 7-day ED readmission risk, with the highest-risk tier showing 14.6× higher readmission odds.
A Building Blocks Approach to Implementing a Telehealth Clinic Model to Improve Primary Care Access in the Philippines
Telehealth and Medicine Today · Pickering A, Rafaqat W, Balk A, Chen M, Abrogena L, He S, Showstark M, Davis A, Chen A, Lee J
Pilot program testing remote healthcare delivery in underserved Philippine communities, serving 322 patients over three days and demonstrating telehealth feasibility in resource-limited settings.
Rapid Deployment of Telehealth in a Conflict Zone: Supporting the Humanitarian Needs in Ukraine
NEJM Catalyst · Lee J, Petrea-Imenokhoeva M, Naim H, Balk A, He S
Case study on Health Tech Without Borders’ rapid telehealth deployment during the Russia-Ukraine conflict, supporting over 62,800 telehealth visits with 700+ volunteers.
The Telehealth Advantage: Supporting Humanitarian Disasters with Remote Solutions
American Journal of Disaster Medicine · He S, Marzouk S, Balk A, Boyle T, Lee J
Perspective on how telehealth infrastructure can be rapidly deployed to support medical care during humanitarian disasters, drawing on Health Tech Without Borders and COVID-era digital health lessons.
The Liver Emoji
Hepatology · Balk A, Lee J, Renne C, He S
Commentary proposing a standardized liver emoji to improve public health communication and patient engagement around liver disease — part of a broader line of work on emoji in medical communication.
🫀 Our Favorites
the stuff that's ours — both of us can edit
The Cheesecake List
- Ultimate Red Velvet — Shu: "like wow 10/10"
- Godiva Chocolate
- Oreo Dream Extreme
- Toasted Marshmallow S'mores Galore
- Dulce de Leche Caramel
- Tiramisu
- Salted Caramel
- Key Lime
- Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake
- White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle
- ...and 25 more on the list
Restaurants
- Add your spot...
- That place we love...
- The one with the thing...
Songs
- Our song...
- That one from the road trip...
- The guilty pleasure one...
Movies & Shows
- The one we quote...
- Our comfort watch...
- The one we cried at...
Places
- That city...
- The beach...
- Where we want to go next...
Inside Jokes
- You know the one...
- That thing you said...
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Books
- The one that changed things...
- Our shared read...
- Next on the list...
🫀 Our Shared Drive
everything in one place