Learn More about the Collaborative Oncology Clinic Overview Meeting!!

In support of DCPCA's commitment to bring resources and information to our members, we want to present an opportunity to enhance care coordination for your patients.  Sibley Memorial Hospital, United Medical Center ("UMC"), and Howard University Hospital are partnering to establish a Collaborative Oncology Clinic on the UMC campus, with a goal of reducing mortality due to cancer in Wards 7 and 8.  

 You are invited to join us on Thursday, December 4th, for a special meeting to learn more about the Collaborative Oncology Clinic.  We are committed to designing a system that meets your needs, and your feedback is an essential part of the process.  During this face-to-face meeting, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide project planners with your insights into the development process.  

 We hope your schedule will allow you to attend this information session.  Please use the "Register Now" to RSVP and click here for more information about this exciting new project!!!   

 Mayor
-Elect Muriel Bowser's Transition Team Releases Public Forum Schedule

 

 

The Mayor-Elect's Transition Team has released the schedule for public engagement forums that begin December 2nd. The Health and Human Services Forum is TODAY beginning at 4 PM.

Forums will cover Public Safety; Health, Human Services and Homelessness; Housing; Education; Economic Development and Jobs; Arts and the Creative Economy; Open and Good Government and Full Democracy; and Transportation.

 

Click Here For the Schedule. 
Today's Alert
Circumcision guidelines target teenagers
Federal study finds 55 percent of infants sleep with soft bedding, raising risk of death
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Monuments and medicine: Why D.C. sees big bucks in medical tourism  

By Tina Reed, Washington Business Journal, November 28, 2014

Dr. Joxel Garcia, Director of the DC Department of Health, is leading the District through a plan to make the city a destination for medical tourism as part of an economic development effort. The main goal is to court wealthy individuals from around the world to come to the District for health care treatment as part of a concierge package that will include access to other attractions and amenities the city has to offer as well.   

2013 DC Healthcare Associated Infections Report

By the DC Department of Health, December 2014 

The DC Department of Health has released their report on Healthcare Associated Infections. Unfortunately, many patients end up with an infection related to treatment in a hospital setting. Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) are one of the top ten causes of death among patients worldwide. Some common HAI's are MRSA, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia and Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections.

Government could ease 31-year-old ban on blood donations from gay men

By Brady Davis, The Washington Post, November 29, 2014 

This week the Food and Drug Administration Advisory panel will hold a two-day meeting to consider removing a three decade old ban on gay men from donating blood. The action is based on a recommendation from the Department of Health and Human Services advisory group that proposed a 12-month deferral period instead, which would prohibit male donors who have been sexually active with a same-sex partner over the previous year from giving blood.

Experimental Ebola vaccine appears safe, NIH says   

By Liz Szabo, USA Today, December 1, 2014

The NIH has declared a new Ebola vaccine stable after a small clinical trial was started in September. All of the people included in the study developed a strong immune system response to the NIH developed vaccine. However, there are concerns about the ability to quickly create enough of the vaccine to use in West Africa since such a large dose is needed to be most effective.  

Circumcision guidelines target teenagers  

By Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times, December 2, 2014

Federal health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are recommending that males of all ages undergo circumcision to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Male circumcision is associated with a 50 to 60 percent lower transmission rate of HIV.

Federal study finds 55 percent of infants sleep with soft bedding, raising risk of death 

By Catherine St. Louis, The New York Times, December 1, 2014 

A new study published in the journal Pediatrics has found that 55 percent of children nationwide are put to sleep with a plush comforter or blanket, which increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. And the risk of SIDS increases 21 fold when a child is placed face down in the crib.  

Ethiopia tests thousands for HIV in record attempt 

By Elias Meseret, The Associated Press, December 01, 2014  

In the Gambella region of Ethiopia on Sunday, over 3,300 people were tested for HIV. Rahel Gettu, an official with the U.N. AIDS Agency, said they tested a record 3,383 people as part of an event ahead of World AIDS Day. Additionally, the U.N. AIDS Agency believes that new AIDS infection rates will start to increase without more preventative action over the next five years.

Ebola death toll nears 7,000

By Justin Green, The Washington Examiner, November 29, 2014

According to the World Health Organization almost 7,000 people have died from Ebola, and 16,000 have been infected. Anthony Banbury, head of the U.N. Mission for Ebola Emergency Response, has told the Associated Press that more workers and beds  are needed to combat the virus in Sierra Leone. Ebola is not spreading as quickly in Guinea and Liberia anymore, but the virus is spreading faster in Sierra Leone.

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