President's Message - May 2020

5/12/2020

body { background:#fff; } Dear friends and colleagues, It is hard to believe over a year has passed since I embarked on what has been an extraordinary honor and privilege in my professional life — serving as president of our medical society. Together, we hav

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May 2020 Vital Signs

5/12/2020

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MGH Researcher Hopes to Study Protectant Qualities of Tuberculosis Vaccine for COVID-19

5/12/2020

body { background:#fff; } By Vicki Ritterband, Vital Signs Staff Writer Denise Faustman, MD, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, is seeking to test the efficacy of the bacillus Calmette-Guerin tuberculosis vacc

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Massachusetts DPH Notification to Test Contacts Regardless of Symptoms

5/12/2020

for testing. • Please refer to the website to find a convenient testing site https://www.mass.gov/info- …

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COVID Mindfulness

5/12/2020

. To be most resourceful, we need to find moments of calm. This brief meditation will help you access calm … for Different Patients With the COVID-19 pandemic, we are caring for sicker patients and many of us find … without even noticing it. If you tune in and notice, you may find that your day is spent almost …

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Creating a Resilient Organization

5/11/2020

• Reflection to find meaning in work during time of crisis Stress first aid • Basic needs: PPE, food … to seeking care may be greater for those in the healing professions than others, so finding ways … support groups, which provide an opportunity to find meaning in the tragedy and allow for sense making …

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - May 7, 2020

5/8/2020

to providers to try to find additional information about a patient. If they are in contact with a patient …, and because it can place an onus on the physician who finds it difficult to get that referral …

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MMS Considerations and Recs to Move Forward Medicine

5/8/2020

be missed in postpartum care. While telemedicine is key, physicians struggle to find sufficient home …

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How to cope with the stay-at-home advisory

5/8/2020

active, because you will sleep better at night. Find exercise or yoga videos on YouTube or TV. Go …

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Selecting a Telehealth Vendor Guide

5/4/2020

and informed decision when selecting a partner. On the following pages, you will find a sample Vendor …

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