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The COVID Plans For San Antonio-Area School Districts
While many students had at least some face-to-face instruction for the 2019-2020 school year, some students haven’t set foot in a physical classroom since the Spring of 2020. The following San Antonio school districts have released COVID-19 plans for the 2021-2022 school year. View list.

Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Expiration Extension
The FDA has approved an amendment to the EUA for Pfizer-BioNTech extending the expiration dates of COVID-19 Vaccine from 6 to 9 months. Cartons and vials of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine with an expiry date of August 2021 through February 2022 printed on the label may remain in use for 3 months beyond the printed date as long as authorized storage conditions between -90°C to -60°C (-130°F to -76°F) have been maintained. Please refer to the current EUA Fact Sheet for more information.

San Antonio Metro Health: Candida Auris Information For PHR 8 Healthcare Facilities
In January 2021, Candida auris was added to the Texas Notifiable Conditions list with required isolate submission to the DSHS Laboratory in Austin. Since then, many cases of antifungal-resistant C. auris have been identified in Texas residents, including cases that were resistant to all three classes of antifungal drugs. C. auris has also caused outbreaks in healthcare settings and is considered a serious public health threat requiring rapid identification and containment to prevent further spread. View information sheet.

A Mental Health Resource Guide for Schools
This resource guide was developed to provide mental health and suicide prevention resources. This guide focuses on educating teachers, administrators, parents, and guardians, on how to increase access to mental health resources, reduce stigma, build resiliency, and develop empathy to improve the mental health and well-being in our schools.

Keep Your Account Active in State’s Electronic Death Certification System
A sad reality about COVID-19’s resurgence is that it highlights the need for physicians to sign death certificates. Making sure they maintain registration with the state’s Texas Electronic Vital Events Registrar (TxEVER), where deaths must be logged, is a critical requirement of that process. Continue reading.

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.

 

Upcoming Community Events


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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Thank you to our BCMS Circle of Friends sponsors! Donations from Circle of Friends sponsors help keep down the cost of dues and allow BCMS to continue to provide quality service to its members.The Society continues its pledge to you that it will only involve itself in services and programs that benefit you, the member, and your patients.

 

 

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