Nominations Now Open for SBCMS 2021 Outstanding Awards San Bernardino County Medical Society (SBCMS) is accepting nominations for its outstanding awards to be presented at the society's annual Officer Installation scheduled for June 24, 2021 at the Burrage Mansion in Redlands. Nicholas P. Krikes, MD Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Medical Society Awarded to a physician member for sustained interest and participation in one or more activities of the Society over and above that expected by the membership at large. William L. Cover, MD Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medicine Awarded to a physician member who has displayed forward-looking, pioneering ideas, enterprise, ... March 12, 2021 General 0 0 Comment Read More »
SBCMS 2021/2022 Nominating Committee Report DOWNLOAD NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT HERE TO: SBCMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM: MARK BAI, MD, CHAIRPERSON, NOMINATING COMMITTEE RE: NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT DATE: JANUARY 25, 2021 The Nominating Committee held a meeting and conference call on January 13, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Members in attendance were Mark Bai, MD (Chair); Christopher Tsai, MD-by proxy; Kristy Roloff, DO; Javier Sánchez, MD; Damodara Rajasekhar, MD; Eric Hansen, DO; Marti Baum, MD; ... March 11, 2021 General SBCMS Nominating Committee Report 0 0 Comment Read More »
2021 Virtual High Desert Meeting February 25, 2021 General High Desert Meeting 0 0 Comment Read More »
CDPH Advisory: Ongoing Risk of Highly Drug-Resistant Infections in Patients Following Hospitalization or Invasive Procedures in Mexico DOWNLOAD CDPH ADVISORY HERE Ongoing Risk of Highly Drug-Resistant Infections in Patients Following Hospitalization or Invasive Procedures in Mexico February 2021 The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and local public health partners are alerting healthcare providers of a recent increase in reports of VIM-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (VIM-CRPA) in patients following hospitalization or invasive medical procedures in Mexico for routine healthcare visits, medical emergencies, and medical tourism. Since our November 2019 Health Advisory describing an initial cluster of five VIM-CRPA cases with similar exposure from August to October 2019, there have ... February 16, 2021 General California Department of Public Health (CDPH), public health, VIM-CRPA 0 0 Comment Read More »
CDC HEALTH ADVISORY - Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella Typhi Infections Among U.S. Residents Without International Travel View the PDF of this CDC Health Advisory https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/pdf/CDC-HAN-439-XDR-Salmonella-Typhi-Infections-in-U.S.-Without-Intl-Travel-02.12.2021.pdf This is an official CDC HEALTH ADVISORY Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network February 12, 2021, 1:00 PM ET CDCHAN-00439 Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella Typhi Infections Among U.S. Residents Without International Travel Summary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is providing— Information on extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Salmonella Typhi (Typhi) infections among U.S. residents without international travel, and Treatment recommendations for XDR Typhi infection. Background Typhoid fever is a systemic illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (Typhi). Most people in the United States diagnosed with typhoid fever ... February 12, 2021 General CDC Health Advisory, Drug-Resistant Samonella Typhi Infections 0 0 Comment Read More »
MolinaCares Collaborates with AAFP to Provide Behavioral Health Resources News Release (download PDF version) Media Contact: Caroline Zubieta, Caroline.Zubieta@molinahealthcare.com, 562-951-1588 The MolinaCares Accord Provides Behavioral Health Resources for Primary Care Physicians to Support Molina Members Amid COVID-19 Long Beach, Calif., Jan. 28, 2021 – The MolinaCares Accord (“MolinaCares”) today announced a new collaboration with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) focused on evidence-based continuing medical education resources to help primary care clinicians address the mental health needs of their patients “This year has put immense pressure on the health care system, communities, and families, and with COVID-19 making it more difficult ... February 9, 2021 General, Medi-Cal American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), behavioral health resources, MolinaCares 0 0 Comment Read More »
New CalVax Provider System is Here For those wishing to provide vaccinations to other members of the community or your staffs, you'll want to access the new CalVax Provider system that was recently launched! CalVax is a state-wide centralized system for health care providers enrolled or interested in participating in the California COVID-19 Vaccination Program, developed by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The new CalVax platform will provide a system to manage vaccine enrollment, ordering, inventory, administration, reporting and data analytics. Office hours and training materials such as job aids, videos, and recorded demos will ... January 14, 2021 General CalVax, CalVax Provider System, COVID-19 0 0 Comment Read More »
How to Pre-Register to Receive COVID Vaccinations for Physicians and Staff DOWNLOAD PDF COPY January, 2021 HOW TO PRE-REGISTER TO RECEIVE VACCINATIONS FOR PHYSICIANS AND STAFF: Hello Physician Partner, San Bernardino County Medical Society is excited to be working with San Bernardino County Department of Public Health to reach out to you with regard to you and your staff being vaccinated against COVID as part of the vaccination roll out in our county for healthcare providers. The SBCDPH team and Michael Sequeira, MD, Public Health Officer, and past president of SBCMS, want to make sure you are all included in this process and thank ... January 5, 2021 General COVID Vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccination 0 0 Comment Read More »
Physicians Invited to Sign up For CovidReadi Dear Health Care Provider: San Bernardino County Medical Society (SBCMS) is pleased to be working with the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health to ensure that all of your practitioners who wish can receive a COVID-19 vaccination. YOU WILL NEED TO REGISTER YOURSELF INTO THE COVIDReadi program, through the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) at https://ca.covidreadi.com/. COVIDReadi, our COVID-19 vaccination provider registration system, is now open for you to register to participate in the COVID-19 Vaccination Program. All health care providers who will be receiving and administering COVID-19 ... December 22, 2020 General COVID Vaccination, CovidReadi, Department of Public Health, DPH 0 0 Comment Read More »
Pediatricians and Pediatric Specialists Needed for AAP Project ECHO Hub Pediatricians and Pediatric Specialists WE NEED YOUR PARTICIPATION! AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) Chapter 2 is currently being certified to become an official Project ECHO Hub which will present a series of six structured webinars on delivering telehealth in pediatric practices. Each session will include a lecture, case study presentation and group discussion. Sessions will begin in mid-January, and we are currently seeking pediatric practices to participate as lecturers or audience participants. Curriculum is being developed by AAP Chapter-2 and its president, Damodara Rajasekhar, M.D. SBCMS is excited to be named as a ... November 23, 2020 General AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics, Project ECHO Hub 0 0 Comment Read More »
