Pharmacists Play a Key Role in Care Team at Holyoke Health Center
Resource:
Reference:
- American Diabetes Association. About Diabetes: Statistics About Diabetes. Available at: https://diabetes.org/about-diabetes/statistics/about-diabetes
Health Network: Enabling Heart Surgery for a Young Asylum-Seeking Migrant
Resources:
- Learn more about Health Network, including how to enroll patients: https://www.migrantclinician.org/our-work/health-network.html
- Learn more about SCAN and how to become a SCAN Champion: https://www.migrantclinician.org/our-work-virtual-case-management/specialty-care-access-network.html
Masking in Health Care Settings: A Perspective from Dr. Laszlo Madaras
Resource:
- Migrant Clinicians Network recently updated our COVID Hub to help you find the resources you need. The Hub is available at:
https://www.migrantclinician.org/explore-issues-migrant-health/covid-19.html
or use our navigation bar and select “Explore” and then “COVID-19.
References:
- 1 WastewaterSCAN Dashboard. Overview for National. Available at: https://data.wastewaterscan.org/. Data retrieved 12/14/23.
- 2 Mahase E. Covid-19: Lockdowns and masks helped reduce transmission, expert group finds. BMJ. 2023;382:1959. Published 2023 Aug 24. doi:10.1136/bmj.p1959
- 3 Boulos L, Curran JA, Gallant A, et al. Effectiveness of face masks for reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a rapid systematic review. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2023;381(2257):20230133. doi:10.1098/rsta.2023.0133
- 4 Chow EJ, Mermel LA. Hospital-Acquired Respiratory Viral Infections: Incidence, Morbidity, and Mortality in Pediatric and Adult Patients. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017;4(1):ofx006. Published 2017 Feb 3. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofx0065 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37603866/
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5 Chow EJ, Lynch JB, Zerr DM, et al. Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic: Updating Our Approach to Masking in Health Care Facilities. Ann Intern Med. 2023;176(9):1266-1268. doi:10.7326/M23-1230
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6 Jetelina K. Your Local Epidemiologist. Your ACIP Cliff Notes. Published 12 September 2023. Available at: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/your-acip-cliff-notes?utm_source=%2Fsearch%2Fbivalent&utm_medium=reader2
Resources to Support Your Work
Resources:
- FHN 2023 Key Resources for Agricultural Worker Health: This resource links to updated resources on a wide range of topics, from outreach, to clinical mental health support, to COVID.
- Health Network: A Care Coordination Program for Patients who Move during Treatment: This archived MCN webinar from December 2023 introduces Health Network and how to enroll. It is available in English and Spanish: https://www.migrantclinician.org/webinar/health-network-care-coordination-program-patients-who-move-during-treatment-2023-12-07.html
- Introduction to the MCN Portal for Enrolling Patients into Health Network: This archived MCN webinar from November 2023 is a follow-up to the above webinar, with a deep dive into how to enroll patients, upload documents, and check in on the status of patients. https://www.migrantclinician.org/webinar/introduction-migrant-clinicians-network-portal-enrolling-patients-health-network-2023-11-30
