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TMA District 5 Vice Councilor Position
There is an upcoming vacancy
for the District 5 vice councilor for the Texas Medical
Association’s (TMA’s) Board of Councilors. The new term for this
position would start after the individual is confirmed at TexMed
2022. The counties in the district will be submitting
nominations for this position. If you have been an active member
with TMA for at least two years and would be interested in serving
in this role, please email your CV and contact information to bcms@bcms.org by March 1, 2022. Learn more.
COVID-19 Interim
Guidance: Return to Sports and Physical Activity
This guidance applies to
children and adolescents who are participating in and/or returning
to physical activity, inclusive of but not limited to, organized
sports and physical education class within school. Pediatricians
should consider any children or adolescents who participate in any
physical activity, organized or not, to fall within the context of
this guidance. This update clarifies CDC guidance for quarantine
and isolation as it relates to sports and provides new guidelines
for return to physical activity after a COVID-19 diagnosis. View
chart here.
The Physicians
Foundation Fellowship Program
The Physicians Foundation’s
Fellowship Program is aimed to advance physicians’ leadership skills,
improve physician wellbeing, address social drivers of health
(SDOH) and lift physician perspectives. SDOH recognize that the
conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age have
a major influence on individuals’ health and the cost of health
care in America. The fellowship provides a mentoring program that
equips participants with the tools and knowledge to engage in
addressing the immediate and ongoing impediments to physicians,
ultimately improving practice environments and professional
fulfillment. Apply now.
Members Sought
For the Texas Health and Human Services e-Health Advisory Committee
If you’re interested in
health information technology, health information exchange systems,
telemedicine, telehealth and home telemonitoring services issues,
you can apply to be a member of the e-Health Advisory Committee. The
Texas Health and Human Services Commission executive commissioner
will appoint members to the committee to serve a term expiring Dec.
31, 2023. Applications are due by March 16 at 11:59 p.m.
Fact Sheet For
Healthcare Providers: Emergency Use Authorization For
Bebtelovimab
These highlights of the EUA
do not include all the information needed to use
Bebtelovimab under the EUA. See the full fact sheet here.
Effectiveness of
Maternal Vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy
Against COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization in Infants Aged <6 Months
COVID-19 vaccination during
pregnancy is recommended to prevent severe illness and death in
pregnant women. Infants are at risk for COVID-19–associated
complications, including respiratory failure and other
life-threatening complications. Effectiveness of maternal
completion of a 2-dose primary mRNA COVID-19 vaccination series
during pregnancy against COVID-19 hospitalization among infants
aged <6 months was 61% (95% CI = 31% to 78%). Effectiveness of
completion of the primary COVID-19 vaccine series early and later
in pregnancy was 32% (95% CI = –43% to 68%) and 80% (95% CI = 55%
to 91%), respectively. Read the full report.
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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