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In this Week's Issue
- UT Health San
Antonio Metformin-Frailty Study Seeks Volunteers With
Prediabetes
- Variants and
Vaccines: Separating Fact from Fiction
- Talking With
Immunocompromised Patients
- Physician Guidance
for Return to Play Clearance for Athletes 18 and Younger
- Texas Supreme Court
Temporarily Allows School Mask Mandates to Remain
- Considerations
for Additional mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Dose After a
Initial 2-Dose Primary COVID-19 Vaccine for
Immunocompromised People
- School Reopening
Resources
- COVID-19 Impact
Survey Deadline Aug. 27
- COVID-19 Surge
Revives Need for Awareness on Monoclonal Antibody Treatments
- Decision Tree Tool
for School Nurses
- FREE PPE Still Available from BCMS
- BCMS COVID-19 Resources Page
- University Health System Newsletter
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Important Physician News and Deadlines
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UT Health San Antonio
Metformin-Fraility Study Seeks Volunteers With Prediabetes
You may qualify for a study
that will evaluate whether Metformin (drug commonly used to treat
diabetes) can reduce frailty in older people with pre-diabetes.
Register here.
Variants and Vaccines: Separating Fact from Fiction
On August 12th, UTSA hosted a
webinar for San Antonio's top Infectious Disease experts. You can
listen to the webinar here.
Considerations for Additional mRNA COVID-19
Vaccine Dose After a Initial 2-Dose Primary COVID-19
Vaccine for Immunocompromised People
Healthcare professionals and
public health officials should consider the following for use of an
additional mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose after an initial 2-dose
primary mRNA COVID-19 vaccine series for moderately to severely
immunocompromised people. Continue reading.
Talking With Immuncompromised Patients
Currently, CDC is recommending
that moderately to severely immunocompromised people receive an
additional dose. View recommendations here.
Physician Guidance for Return to Play Clearance for
Athletes 18 and Younger
Many youth in Texas
participate in some form of athletics, organized sports, or other
exercise of moderate or vigorous intensity.1 SARS-CoV-2, the novel
coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, presents unique health
issues that should be considered prior to a young athlete’s return
to sports and exercise. Continue reading.
Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Allows School
Mask Mandates to Remain
Texas Attorney General Ken
Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott wanted the high court to disallow mask
mandates in Texas school districts. Justices dismissed their
request on a technicality, without issuing a ruling on their legal
arguments. Read the ruling here.
COVID-19 Impact Survey Deadline Aug. 27
This is a reminder from the
Texas Health and Human Services Commission that there is one week
left to fill out the COVID-19 Impact Survey. The deadline is
Friday, Aug. 27, at 5 p.m. Central time. Take survey.
School Reopening Resources
View resources here.
COVID-19 Surge Revives Need for Awareness on
Monoclonal Antibody Treatments
With COVID-19 cases spiking
again across Texas, public health officials are
urging physicians to acquaint themselves with the
criteria for patients who can receive monoclonal antibody
therapy. Continue reading.
San Antonio Regional Monoclonal Antibody Treatments https://strac.org/ric
Decision Tree Tool for School Nurses
Texas Medical Association
(TMA) is providing a decision tree
for when students present with possible COVID-19 symptoms.
FREE PPE Still Available from BCMS
Do you need PPE For your
practice? Let us help! Physician practices in need of PPE,
please click here to indicate your PPE needs. Requests are filled as
donated supplies are available.
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Upcoming Community Events
Machine Learning:
New Tool Creation for Physicians,
Consumers, Insurers, and Regulators
August 27│12:00 pm │Register
The Health Cell is
hosting an informative discussion on how precision medicine
is helping to direct better healthcare outcomes.
HIPAA Compliant Communications – Email and Texting
August 24│12:15 pm -12:45 pm│Register
TMLT is offering a CME on how
to communicate with patients is an important part of any
practice. Yet, with all the new technology, it can be difficult
to determine which technologies you can use to interact with
patients. In this webinar, we will discuss HIPAA compliant
communications, with a focus on using email and text
applications.
How To Overcome Burnout and Thrive
September 2│7:00 pm│Register
FREE webinar for BCMS
Physicians, hosted by Dr. Nora Vasquez, Certified Physician
Coach, Board-Certified Internal Medicine Specialist. Learn
how to recognize BURNOUT vs EXHAUSTION so that you can ditch the
overwhelm.
57th Annual Pediatrics for the Practitioner Virtual
Conference
October 1-2│All Day│Register
This live internet activity
has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Ask the Expert Series
October 21│12:00 pm │Register
The Texas Medical Association
is launching a new “Ask the Expert” virtual series to bring
members direct access to professional experts who can answer
questions on legal, practice management, advocacy, and regulatory
topics.
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