New and Exciting
- DDA begins its publication of Health Care Bulletins.
Click here to view the November 2008 issue.
- Screening guidelines for breast, cervical, ovarian and prostate cancers
- Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of skin and soft tissue infections
- National Council on Disability held its first 2008 quarterly public hearing, discussing emergency preparedness issues and the disability community. For details, click here.
- DDS Policy and Procedures on Emergency and Urgent Care Guardianship. For further information, please contact Neha Patel
at 202-730-1787 or neha.patel@dc.gov
(from DCHAdvocate newsletter, 11/16/07)
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Alert for Providers
Flu season is here again! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
shares tips on flu prevention. Click here for more information.
The Impact of Influenza in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
from Medsite CME
Check out this excellent, brief flu review!
• give the flu vaccine before the flu season starts to all patients needing it
• understand the relationship between risk for MI and the flu
•treatment, efficacy and decreased effectiveness in patients with co-morbidities, the elderly with multiple medical problems, and institutionalized adults!
NIH offers information on over 200 genetic disorders at the newly developed Genetics Home Reference
Rapid Tests for Staph
• Rapid tests for Staphylococcus Aureus will be available
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This will influence screening
• Hospitals will be more aggressive in testing high-risk patients like GH/institutional patients at time of admission, so they are not blamed for nosicomial infections. The GHs will be responsible if these are positive.
For more information on this alert, click here.
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