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Three Things You Need to Know:?

1) Stay Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines and remember to get your flu shot. The latest recommendations can be reviewed here [ [link removed] ].

2) The Health Equity Continuing Education Training Website is live [ [link removed] ].

3) COVID-19 Disaster Cascade Recovery Updates Webinar October 18, 2023 12:00 ? 1:00 PM PST. Learn More [ [link removed] ]





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*Congratulations Dr. Wohns!*

Commissioner Richard Wohns, M.D., JD, MBA recently returned from Nepal where he was honored with an award for his work and support for academic neurosurgery. Dr. Wohns Has been teaching neurosurgery in Nepal for 10 years and is the founder of the nonprofit organization ? Nepal Spine Foundation ? which supports the educational activities for neurosurgeons at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu. More information about the program and its successes can be found here [ [link removed] ].


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WMC Fall Newsletter is now available.

The WMC Fall newsletter is now available online [ [link removed] ]. It contains valuable information for both clinicians and patients including welcome messages from our new Commission Chair and Executive Director.


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Important Changes for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program

While WIC will offer in-person appointments, we know that most participants will choose to receive WIC services remotely. This means that WIC staff will need to obtain measurements and hemoglobin values from other health service providers. If you or your staff take growth measurements, or test hemoglobin or blood lead levels, we encourage you to provide this information to your patients so they can share it with WIC staff. This form [ [link removed] ] is available to share this information.

We also encourage you to reach out to the WIC clinics in your community to see how you can work together to streamline services for your patients who participate in WIC. The ParentHelp123 Resource finder [ [link removed] ] locates WIC clinics in your area.

Being on WIC doesn?t impact immigration status. Encourage all your patients to see if they are eligible for WIC.

Resources

WIC Nutrition Program | Washington State Department of Health [ [link removed] ]

About WIC | Washington State Department of Health [ [link removed] ]

Contact

Washington State Department of Health
Jean O?Leary, MPH, RDN WIC Nutrition Coordinator, Office of Nutrition Services
Phone: 360-463-6536 Email: [email protected]


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*Notifiable Conditions Rule Revisions*

The State Board of Health adopted revisions to the Notifiable Conditions chapter of Washington Administrative Code (WAC) which became effective January 1, 2023. For a complete list of notifiable conditions and the requirements, see WAC 246-101 [ [link removed] ].

For more information, see the Department of Health?s page: Notifiable Conditions [ [link removed] ]. [ [link removed] ]

Additionally, the COVID-19 provisional reporting letter was recently updated and can be found in the Provisional Reporting Notifications section of the Notifiable Conditions [ [link removed] ] page. The direct link to the letter: COVID-19 Provisional? [ [link removed] ]Reporting Letter [ [link removed] ]

Please direct any questions to [email protected].

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Upcoming Events

*Policy Committee*
October 13, 2023 10 ? 11 am
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*CME Webinar*
*COVID-19 Disaster Cascade*
*Recovery Updates*

October 18, 2023 12:00 ? 1:00 pm
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*Rules Hearing*
*ESSB 5229 - Health Equity CE*

October 20, 2023 8:30 am

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*WMC Business Meeting*
October 20, 2023 9 - 11 am?
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CONTACT US

Washington Medical Commission.?

PO Box 47866?

Olympia, WA 98504-7866?

Phone: 360-236-2750?

WMC.wa.gov [ [link removed] ]

[email protected]

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ABOUT THE COMMISSION?

Your WA Medical Commission (WMC) currently regulates about 34,000 licenses, more than 3,000 of which are Physician Assistants.?

The WMC is composed of 21 governor-appointed members, including:


* 13 physicians, one from each congressional district and three at-large positions
* Six public members
* Two physician assistants.

The WMC also employs staff based in Tumwater and Spokane, WA. The professional staff includes attorneys and physicians.?

EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS?

We provide speakers and subject matter experts on a variety of topics, including:


* Opioid prescribing
* Reduction of medical errors
* Patient rights
* Patient safety
* Effective communication
* General who we are and what we do

We are also happy to work with you to design an event or webinar. Email us <[email protected]> for more information.















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