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.
2) The Health Equity Continuing Education Training Website is live.
3) COVID-19 Disaster Cascade Recovery Updates Webinar October 18, 2023 12:00 ? 1:00 PM PST. Learn More
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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.
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WMC Fall Newsletter is now available.
The WMC Fall newsletter is now available online. 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 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 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
About WIC | Washington State Department of Health
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.
For more information, see the Department of Health?s page: Notifiable Conditions.
Additionally, the COVID-19 provisional reporting letter was recently updated and can be found in the Provisional Reporting Notifications section of the Notifiable Conditions page. The direct link to the letter: COVID-19 Provisional?Reporting Letter
Please direct any questions to [email protected].
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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
[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 for more information.
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