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Project ECHO – Testing and Diagnosis/Education & Support
How Do I Join A Meeting? Invitations are sent via email one week prior to each conference. 1. Join via a browser Open any browser Go to http://echo.zoom.us Click Join an ECHO Zoom Meeting Enter your meeting ID (found on invitation). Click Join (If you don’t have Zoom software, you will be prompted to download it. It takes just a few minutes to download and it’s free.) OR Click on the link in the invitation you received via e-mail, and…
Find out more »Routinizing Sexual Health in Primary Care
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) and the New York City STD Prevention Training Center are offering a series of free half-day symposia to increase clinical provider knowledge and proficiency in sexual health care. See Brochure Continuing Medical Education: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation…
Find out more »Building a Continuum of Care to Support Exclusive Breastfeeding in New York State
A mother’s decision on how to feed her baby is one of the most important decisions she will ever make. Research shows that exclusive breastfeeding provides unique health benefits to both infants and mothers, including decreased risks for infections, obesity, cancer and chronic diseases, as well as increased immunity and brain function. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first year of life, along with complementary foods offered at around age six months, is a goal in the New York State Department of…
Find out more »Advanced LARC Topics Training
The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) is pleased to present an exciting training opportunity for providers. Building on introductory LARC didactic and hands-on insertion skills, this program will focus on advanced LARC topics for providers. This includes discussion of best practices for difficult and postpartum IUD insertions, IUD placement techniques for women with stenotic os, pain management techniques including utilization of paracervical block, and comprehensive LARC counseling strategies. Learning Objectives (Part 1 & 2) Review LARC methods Describe comprehensive…
Find out more »National Child Passenger Safety Week
Dear Traffic Safety Partner: This letter is to invite your agency/organization to join state and local efforts to improve the safety of New York State's (NYS) children in observance of National Child Passenger Safety Week (September 18-24, 2016) and Seat Check Saturday (September 24, 2016). Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of injury death for children ages 1 through 12. Most tweens (8 to 12 year-olds) seriously injured or killed in crashes were not wearing seat belts or were…
Find out more »Collaborative Care with Experts in Anxiety and Depression
Working Together in 21st Century Pediatrics: Collaborative Care in Action with Experts in Anxiety and Depression Co-Presenters: Boris Birmaher, MD Diane Bloomfield, MD Come hear internationally renowned child psychiatrist Boris Birmaher, MD, discuss depression and anxiety with helpful practical advice from pediatrician Diane Bloomfield, MD, on how to manage these patients in a busy pediatric practice. Dinner will be served and CME is available. See Flyer
Find out more »Congenital Zika Update Webinar
The NYC Health Department has been actively engaging health care providers on the testing and monitoring of Zika infection throughout the city. The CDC recently came out with an interim guidance for evaluation and management for infants (attached). The NYC commissioner felt this was very important to further disseminate and raise awareness. As more pregnant women testing positive for Zika are giving birth, the health care system, especially pediatricians will need to continue monitoring in the first years of the…
Find out more »Series of Zika Virus Webinars – Update for Obstetric and Neonatal Providers
Zika Virus: An Update for Obstetric and Neonatal Providers and the Birth Facility Team Tuesday, September 20th 2016, 12 - 1 p.m. Speakers: Lou Smith, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, NYSDOH Click here to register for Birthing Team Zika Update Zika Virus: An Update for the NYS Healthcare Provider Wednesday, September 21st 2016, 12 - 1 p.m. Speakers: P. Bryon Backenson, MPH, Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Elizabeth Dufort, MD, FAAP, Medical Director, Division of Epidemiology, NYSDOH…
Find out more »Food Marketing and Countermarketing: Charting New Options for New York City
Food Marketing and Countermarketing: Charting New Options for New York City Part of the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute's Urban Food Policy Forum series This session will analyze trends in food marketing and consider policy responses to reduce exposure to unhealthy food marketing. Among the questions to be considered are: How has the rise of new media technologies changed food marketing? How have food industries targeted unhealthy food marketing to Black and Latino communities and young people? What lessons can we learn…
Find out more »Series of Zika Virus Webinars – Update for the NYS Healthcare Provider
Zika Virus: An Update for the NYS Healthcare Provider Wednesday, September 21st 2016, 12 - 1 p.m. Speakers: P. Bryon Backenson, MPH, Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Elizabeth Dufort, MD, FAAP, Medical Director, Division of Epidemiology, NYSDOH Click here to register for Zika Update for the NYS Provider Zika Virus: An Update on Transplant Associated Concerns Thursday, September 22nd 2016, 12 - 1 p.m. Host: NYSDOH and the NYS Transplant Council Speakers: Kirsten St. George, MAppSc, PhD, Chief Viral Diseases, Wadsworth…
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