SDCMS Challenges Supervisors to Defend Dr. Wooten The Executive Committee of the San Diego County Medical Society today sent each Member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors the following letter: June 25, 2020 Hon. Greg Cox, Chair Hon. Diane Jacob Hon. Kristin Gaspar Hon. Nathan Fletcher Hon. Jim Desmond San Diego County Board of Supervisors County Administration Center 1600 Pacific Coast Highway San Diego, CA 92101 Dear Supervisors: On behalf of the San Diego medical community, we are writing to express the deep concern and tremendous sense of outrage felt by physicians throughout our county. We are extremely disappointed by the failure of the Members of the ... June 25, 2020 Board of Directors, County of San Diego, COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Public Health, Public Health Officers, SDCMS Leadership, Board of Directors 0 0 Comment Read More »
SDCMS Expresses Strong Support for Public Health Officers The San Diego County Medical Society Executive Committee issued the following statement today: "The San Diego County Medical Society strongly supports our California public health officers. SDCMS joins the California Medical Association, California Academy of Family Physicians, and State Senator Richard Pan, MD, in calling for support and protection of our public health officers, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven county public health officers have resigned since mid-April, the most recent was Dr. Nicole Quick in Orange County who was harassed and threatened for requiring mask use in public to help prevent ... June 15, 2020 Board of Directors, COVID-19, Public Health, SDCMS Leadership, Board of Directors 0 0 Comment Read More »
In Solidarity: Physicians Condemning Racism of All Kind In Solidarity: Nationwide Physicians Condemning Racism of All Kind A Message from SDCMS President Holly Yang Earlier this week, our Executive Committee released a statement against racial injustice [READ HERE]. We know our community is hurting and that words are important, but do not suffice. Many of us are asking what we can do as individuals and as a health care community to create change in ourselves and our systems. Here are some resources we are aware of that may ... June 5, 2020 Public Health, SDCMS Leadership, Board of Directors 0 0 Comment Read More »
COVID-19 Resources and FAQs for Clinicians in Post-Acute & Long-Term Care COVID-19 Resources and FAQs for Clinicians in Post-Acute & Long-Term Care A crowd-sourced collaboration of volunteer physicians in SDCMS. These resources were put together at the request of our members looking for support for physicians practicing in post-acute and long term care. We have done our best to include links that are updating frequently from reliable sources like the CDC, CDPH, and San Diego County. These are NOT meant to be guidelines or standards of practice. Use all of this at your own risk and discretion. We hope that you use this ... March 22, 2020 COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Public Health, Treatment Protocols 0 0 Comment Read More »
Ambulatory Physician Practical COVID-19 Resources AMBULATORY PHYSICIAN PRACTICAL COVID-19 RESOURCES A crowd-sourced collaboration of SDCMS, Be There San Diego, multiple institutions, and volunteer physicians from San Diego county working in all modes of practice. These resources were put together at the request of our members looking for support for private practices. We have done our best to include sample workflows, sample language, and links that are updating frequently from reliable sources like the CDC, CDPH, and San Diego County. These are NOT meant to be guidelines or standards of practice. Use all of this at your own risk ... March 20, 2020 COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Practice Management, Public Health, Risk Management, Treatment Protocols Public Health, Infectious Disease, Practice Management, Risk Management 0 0 Comment Read More »
San Diego County Medical Society COVID-19 Resource Page UPDATED 08/05/2020 PHYSICIANS ... March 11, 2020 Infectious Disease, Public Health, Risk Management, Treatment Protocols 0 0 Comment Read More »
Blood Pressure Measures for Love Your Heart Day: Feb. 14 Physicians: The blood pressure readings for your patients will help the County of San Diego track the health of the community. Please volunteer to report your readings with a quick and easy tick-mark sheet. Last year, over 25,000 individuals learned their blood pressure numbers on Love Your Heart day, and Champions for Health gathered 10% of all blood pressure readings. Thanks for your help! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A TALLY SHEET February 6, 2017 Public Health, SDCMS Foundation Blood Pressure, Love Your Heart Day 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Foundation Celebrates “Get Smart About Antibiotics Week” The week of November 14–20, 2016, is “Get Smart About Antibiotics Week” — a campaign to highlight the problem of antibiotic resistance and importance of appropriate antibiotic use. Every year at least 2 million Americans become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and at least 23,000 people die from these infections. With the emergence of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the United States earlier this year, addressing antibiotic stewardship is more important than ever. This cold and flu season, the California Medical Association (CMA) Foundation’s Alliance Working for Antibiotic Resistance Education (AWARE) ... November 1, 2016 Public Health Antibiotics 0 0 Comment Read More »
"Yes on 56" Campaign Supplies San Diego County physicians are invited to show their support for the “Yes on 56” campaign by requesting campaign materials from SDCMS and then stopping by or offices (5575 Ruffin Road, Suite 250) to pick them up when your campaign packet is ready. Email Jennipher Ohmstede at SDCMS — JOhmstede@SDCMS.org — and let her know how many of the following supplies you’d like; she’ll let you know when your packet is ready to be picked up (note: some supplies like posters can be downloaded by clicking here): ... September 20, 2016 Medi-Cal, Public Health Tobacco Tax, Yes on 56 0 0 Comment Read More »
April 30 Is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 30, is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, a day during which hundreds of locations throughout California will be accepting and properly disposing of unused prescription drugs, including controlled substances. Proper disposal of unused prescription drugs helps prevent diversion and misuse associated with these medications. This one-day event will provide patients with free, anonymous collection of unwanted and expired medicines. During previous Take Back events over the past five years, 5.5 million pounds — more than 2,750 tons — of drugs were collected nationwide. In addition to providing a ... April 5, 2016 Public Health Prescription Medications 0 0 Comment Read More »