Healthcare Providers: Equip Your Patients with Sound Information on Coronavirus In face of this public health emergency we urge all health care providers to be equipped to provide culturally sensitive and language appropriate information to patients and communities at large February 10, 2020 Public Health Coronavirus, NCAPIP 0 0 Comment Read More »
DHCS launches effort to screen patients for childhood trauma The California DHCS, in partnership with the California Office of the Surgeon General, is creating a statewide effort to screen patients for trauma and the increased likelihood of ACEs-associated health conditions due to toxic stress. February 10, 2020 Public Health ACEs, adverse childhood experiences, toxic stress 0 0 Comment Read More »
Protect access and control health care costs for CA patients; Oppose the so-called “Fairness for Injured Patients Act” Proposition 46 taught us the power of a strong coalition, and this time around it will be even more important. February 10, 2020 Advocacy, CMA, MICRA, Politics and Medicine CMA, MICRA, Prop 46 0 0 Comment Read More »
Call for nominations: CA Delegation to the AMA The CMA is seeking nominations for physicians to serve as at-large delegates and alternates to the AMA House of Delegates. February 10, 2020 AMA, CMA AMA, CMA 0 0 Comment Read More »
CDC Health Update: Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) On February 1, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). February 4, 2020 CDC, SF Dept of Public Health CDC, Coronavirus, SFDPH 0 0 Comment Read More »