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NYCU April 15, 2025

  TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2025 PHYSICIANS: Public comments are requested on the Mental Health Services Act Annual Update. From April 1 through May 1, San Diego County is holding a 30–day online public review and comment period for the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Fiscal Year 2025–26 Annual Update. Final comments will be heard at the Behavioral Health Advisory Board’s May 1 meeting. The annual update will then go before the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on June 3 (subject to change) for review and approval, as required by the Mental Health ...

NYCU April 1, 2025

  TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025 PHYSICIANS: In these difficult and demanding times, physicians are standing up and speaking out on a range of issues. Please allow me to draw your attention to a few of our local medical doctors who deserve thanks for excellent opinion columns — ‘Op–Eds’ — which appeared in the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper in recent weeks. Dr. Devesh Vashishtha wrote compellingly about how Medicaid cuts will hurt his patients at City Heights community health center. You can read his column HERE. Crystal Wiley Cené, MD, a Professor of Medicine ...

NYCU March 19, 2025

  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2025 PHYSICIANS: Don’t miss out — a reminder that California Medical Association’s third annual Health Information Technology (HIT) Summit will take place right here in San Diego on May 6–7, 2025. California’s premier health IT event will bring together thought leaders, innovators and health care professionals to explore the intersection of health care technology under the theme ‘Building the Future.’ As health care continues to evolve through digital innovation and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the HIT Summit will offer a deep dive into the tools, strategies and ...

NYCU January 21, 2025

  TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025 PHYSICIANS: The County of San Diego, Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) holds monthly telebriefings for health professionals and offer 1 hour of CME credit for them. These are held the first Thursday of every month at 3:30pm, the next on February 6th. You can CLICK HERE to register for HHSA’s e–blasts on relevant health updates and for telebriefing reminders. SD COUNTY HHSA HAS ISSUED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREVENTING AND MONITORING HIGHLY–PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA A [H5N1]   The CDC has identified 66 human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the US ...