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In this Week's Issue
- San Antonio Metro
Health CREC Honored for Innovation in Public Health
- New COVID Boosters
Expected for Fall 2022, Preorder by August 30, 2022
- Tips for Monkeypox
Testing from TMA's Committee
- Overlapping
Emergencies Strain the Nation’s Public Health Workforce and
Threaten Critical Vaccination Campaigns
- Texas Physician
Growth Remains Strong, But Robust Recruitment Still Needed
- State-of-the-Art
Cryo-Electron Microscopy
- Last Chance for Free
PPE from BCMS
- University Health
Weekly News Digest
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Important
Physician News and Deadlines
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San Antonio Metro Health CREC Honored for Innovation
in Public Health
In August 19, 2022, San
Antonio Metro Health’s COVID-19 Community Response and Equity
Coalition (CREC) was chosen as a 2022 Innovative Practice Gold
Awardee by the National Association of
County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) for their
submission entitled Public Health as a Team Sport: COVID-19
Community Response & Equity Coalition. Read More
New COVID
Boosters Expected for Fall 2022, Preorder by August 30, 2022
With new COVID-19 boosters on
the horizon targeting the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron strains of the
virus, Texas health officials have opened up preorders for these
latest vaccines, which are expected to roll out this fall. Read more
Tips for
Monkeypox Testing from TMA's Committee
As Monkeypox continues to
spread in Texas, it’s possible you will encounter cases in your
practice. If you do suspect a case of Monkeypox, or need to
prepare, the Texas Medical Association’s Committee on Infectious
Diseases has tips for you when thinking about testing for
Monkeypox. See the tips here.
Overlapping
Emergencies Strain the Nation’s Public Health Workforce and
Threaten Critical Vaccination Campaigns
This fall, the health of the
nation will depend in large part on vaccines. Health officials are
banking on vaccinations to contain Monkeypox and polio before
those become standing threats in the United States. They’re
counting on updated boosters to restore waning immunity against
Covid-19. Continue Reading
Texas Physician
Growth Remains Strong, But Robust Recruitment Still Needed
Texas has made great strides
in recruiting new physicians to the state and keeping them, but it
still has a long way to go to catch up with physician-patient
ratios seen in other states, according to Texas Medical Association
research. Read more
State-of-the-Art
Cryo-Electron Microscopy
UT Health San Antonio invests
in state-of-the-art cryo-electron microscopy, adding a powerful new
tool to solve disease riddles at the molecular level. Find more
information here.
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Upcoming
Community Events
DWC Virtual
Health Care Provider Quarterly Meeting
Aug 31│9:30 am - 11:00 am│Register
This meetings provides an
update on routine information and data topics and highlights
current issues specific to each industry and is designed to
enable open communication between DWC and system
participants.
COVID
2.0: An Updated Health Literacy ECHO for Providers
Sep 2│12:00 pm│Register
This video conference is
to connect health professionals to a multi-disciplinary team
of experts to share knowledge and build capacity for delivering
best practice care. Sessions included presentations of real life
situations and group discussions to share resources and inform
care.
FREE CME Wellness
& Coaching Webinar
Sep 19│7:00 pm│Register
Efficient Charting Tips for
Busy Healthcare Professionals
Learn effective time-saving
strategies to get your charting done at work!
presented by Nora Vasquez, MD.
San Antonio’s
Inaugural Health Equity Symposium
Sep 23│9:00 am - 2:00 PM│Register
During this event,
presenters will discuss the status of health equity in San
Antonio. Topics Include: Racism as a Public Health Crisis and
Emergency, a snapshot of health inequities in San Antonio, and
short and long term strategies for impacting the effect of
inequities in the community
Managing
Superbugs: Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhea in Texas
Sep 29 │12:00 pm - 2:00 pm│Register
This webinar is
for Medical providers who provide sexual health services,
including MDs, NPs, DOs, PAs, RNs, and other clinical support
staff in primary care, OB-GYN, public health, women’s health,
emergency care, and urgent care personnel.
Child
Maltreatment Recognition Training Course
10 Modules│150 minutes│Register
This course is designed
to strengthen and reinforce knowledge and skills in
areas of child maltreatment recognition and reporting.
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