Governor John Carney, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) have released the list of community testing sites throughout Delaware scheduled for next week, including pop-up and Curative trailer sites, as well as community sites hosted by New Castle County. View list.

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Additional demographic data on COVID-19 cases and deaths, including race/ethnicity, more age-specific data and COVID rate information by ZIP code, and information on Delaware's contact tracing efforts can be found on the Division of Public Health's My Healthy Community data portal. 

Through funding from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance is offering a stipend-sponsored, specialized training to equip primary care, women’s health, and infectious disease providers with the knowledge and skills to treat opioid use disorder.

The Office-Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) Fellowship Program is a unique opportunity to take part in specialized training to:

The OBOT Fellowship Program will provide stipends for participants - $3,000 for clinical providers and $2,000 for practice managers. The program hopes to attract interested parties from a range of settings, including FQHCs, hospital-affiliated practices, and small or solo independent practices. The Fellowship is scheduled to begin in late February 2021. Read more.

The American College of Physicians Delaware Chapter, the Medical Society of Delaware, and the Delaware Academy of Family Physicians are holding a Town Hall-style event with Senator Bryan Townsend and State Representative David Bentz on January 21st from 6:00 pm to 7:00 p.m. This event is designed to bring the primary care physician community together to share thoughts and ask questions as they relate to the issues surrounding telemedicine. To register.

Registration is now open for the annual DE Section of ACOG Maternal Health Awareness Day 2021. This year’s event will be held virtually and is scheduled for Saturday, January 23 at 9:00 a.m. The agenda will focus on addressing racial disparities in women’s health. Registration is free, but required. View agenda. To register.

Join us for the MSD Virtual Insurance Payer Workshop on Thursday, January 28, from 9:00 a.m. – noon. Learn the latest on changes and updates by the major insurance payers for 2021. Representatives from Aetna, AmeriHealth Caritas, Highmark, United Healthcare, and CMS are invited to participate. To register.

The University of Delaware is offering a 15-week Advanced Telehealth Coordinator Certificate program that provides the foundations of telehealth for participants interested in utilizing telehealth for the delivery of health care, including technology evaluation, business and operational considerations, regulations, ethics, privacy and more. The program is offered in a flexible online format from February 8 -May 17, 2021 with some scheduled requirements and assignments. Read more.

The Clinical Trials Management Online Certificate is offered 100% online and provides a broad overview of key competencies necessary for a successful understanding and conduct of the new product development process in today’s environment. Course topics include:

The program is offered in a flexible online format from February 8 -May 10, 2021 with some scheduled requirements and assignments. Read more.

It is with sadness that we share that MSD member David E. Saunders, MD passed away on January 3rd. Dr. Saunders was a well-regarded plastic surgeon who was the Chief of the Section of Plastic Surgery at Christiana Care for almost twenty years. Dr. Saunders traveled extensively repairing cleft lips and palates with the group Operation Smile and consider those trips his most personally rewarding professional work. He is survived by his wife and his three children, Jonathan, Annie, and Christopher. Jonathan and Christopher both followed in their father's footsteps and became plastic surgeons and MSD members. Read more.

MSD members are afforded a seven day review period from the date of this publication to comment regarding an applicant applying for membership. Please contact Mary LaJudice at (302) 224-5183 or Mary.LaJudice@medsocdel.org with any questions or concerns.