June 1, 2021 Issue 117
Register Today for the 2021 KMA Virtual Annual Meeting
Registration is now available for the 2021 KMA Virtual Annual Meeting, to be held in August. The meeting will include education sessions, elections, and the 2021 KMA House of Delegates.

This year’s theme, “Better Together: Transforming the Landscape of Care,” will speak to the challenges overcome by the physician community over the last year, as well as the changes in healthcare that will likely become part of the future of medicine.  
 
KMA officers and trustees for the 2021-2022 Association year will be elected by the KMA House of Delegates during the KMA Annual Meeting. A listing of positions to be filled is available here. Email AnnualMeeting@kyma.org to submit a nomination.
 In accordance with KMA bylaws, all resolutions being submitted for consideration during the 2021 KMA Annual Meeting must be submitted no later than July 25, 2021. Please submit resolutions to KMA via email at AnnualMeeting@kyma.org.

Register for the 2021 KMA Virtual Annual Meeting and learn more about the meeting here.
KDPH COVID-19 Healthcare and Public Health Update Webinar 
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) will offer the next COVID-19 healthcare/public health situation update webinar on Tuesday, June 8 at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm.

KDPH will offer up-to-date information on the COVID-19 outbreak and will cover several current topics of interest to healthcare providers and public health practitioners. Topics will include (but may not be limited to):

  • COVID-19 Vaccination safety issues including Myocarditis 
  • Overall Vaccination Update
  • Variant Strain Update 
  • Breakthrough Case Update
  • Reinfection Update
  • Pregnancy & COVID-19
  • Other Conditions
  • Candida auris 
  • New Reportable Diseases 
  • Ebola Traveler Monitoring

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From the KDPH: Information and Guidance for Clinicians Related to Reported Cases of Myocarditis and Pericarditis Following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
On May 27th, 2021 the CDC released information and guidance for clinicians related to reported cases of myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna). The CDC and its partners are investigating these reports.  

  • In most cases, patients who presented for medical care have responded well to medications and rest and had prompt improvement of symptoms.
  • Reported cases have occurred predominantly in male adolescents and young adults 16 years of age and older.
  • Onset was typically within several days after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, and cases have occurred more often after the second dose than the first dose.
  • CDC continues to recommend COVID-19 vaccination for everyone 12 years and older given the greater risk of other serious complications related to COVID-19, such as hospitalization, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), or death.

Kentucky Hospital Association COVID-19 Dashboard

The latest update of the Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) COVID-19 Dashboard is now available here. The dashboard is an effort to provide current information about hospitalizations and ICU bed usage rates due to the novel Coronavirus.
KMA In the News
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MEMBER NEWS
Morris Featured in MD-Update Magazine

KMA member Nancy Morris, M.D., with CHI St. Joseph Health Medical Group Primary Care Associates of London, was featured in MD-Update magazine for making prevention and patient advocacy her top priorities.
Repass Named Vice President of Clinical Support and Physician Specialty Services

KMA member Greg Repass, M.D., was named vice president of clinical support and physician specialty services at Baptist Health Lexington where he previously served as the director for hospitalist services.
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