The University of Wyoming’s School of Nursing has contacted the Wyoming Medical Society regarding an unexpected need for physicians to accompany the CHS brigade to Honduras this March. Ten years ago, The University of Wyoming established bi-annual medical brigades to a poor, isolated, Honduran village, Agua Salada, Intibucá. During that time UW has built a […]
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Events, Publications and Announcements, February 20
Each week the Wyoming Medical Society receives a number of webinar, CME, and other conference opportunities which we share with our members without endorsement. This week’s list includes: Publications PCSS-MAT clinical experts have recently created a virtual step-by-step XR-Naltrexone User Guide to assist you in your practice in treating opioid use disorder (OUD). XR-Naltrexone is […]
DFS column – Mandated Reporting for Child Protection in the Medical Field
From Wyoming Department of Family Services Child Abuse and Neglect is confirmed across Wyoming. The most prevalent form of child maltreatment in Wyoming is Neglect, which resulted in more than 75 percent of the child protection cases in 2015. Additionally in 2015, Wyoming had 1077 unique substantiated victims of child maltreatment. Of the 1077 child […]
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Impact on the Medical Field
From the Wyoming Department of Family Services As medicine has evolved over time the answers to complicated medical and social-emotional issues continue to elude the field. As more research and knowledge is gained, especially in neurodevelopment, a philosophical shift is being seen through identification of physical and emotional components of health and the impacts of […]
Events, Announcements and Publications for Feb. 3
Each week the Wyoming Medical Society receives a number of webinar, CME, and other conference opportunities which we share with our members without endorsement. This week’s list includes: Announcements The AMA Foundation’s Excellence in Medicine Awards program recognizes physicians who exemplify the highest values of volunteerism, leadership and dedication to underserved populations, and present inspirational […]
Events, Announcements, and Publications
Each week the Wyoming Medical Society receives a number of webinar, CME, and other conference opportunities which we share with our members without endorsement. This week’s list includes: Announcements Perhaps the biggest news in healthcare this week came when a US Judge blocked the $34 billion merger between Humana and Aetna. According to a letter […]
Wyoming Medicine Takes Top Honor in WPA Contest
CHEYENNE – Wyoming Medicine took home honors as the state’s top publication and for publishing the top magazine story in the Wyoming Press Association’s Associates Contest Friday night in Cheyenne. The Wyoming Press Association’s Association is the state’s membership organization for Wyoming newspapers. The Wyoming Press Association offers Associate membership to organization who also produce […]
Events, Publications, and Announcements for Jan. 13, 2017
Each week the Wyoming Medical Society receives a number of webinar, CME, and other conference opportunities which we share with our members without endorsement. This week’s list includes: Publications The Doctors Company released a post called, “Avoid the Pitfalls of Diagnostic Error,” which aims to help physicians learn why diagnostic errors occur and review case […]
TB Clinical Intensive Course to be held in Casper in March
The Wyoming Department of Health and the Mayo Clinic Center for Tuberculosis is sponsoring a TB Clinical Intensive Course in Casper, March 2-3, 2017. Course: The two-day course is designed to familiarize clinicians with all aspects of TB infection, disease, and clinical care using an interdisciplinary and interactive approach. The curriculum is provided through lecture […]
Membership Opportunities – January 13
Each week the Wyoming Medical Society receives a number of webinar, CME, and other conference opportunities which we share with our members without endorsement. This week’s list includes: Announcements The Wyoming Department of Health has an opening for a State Epidemiologist/Chief of the Public Health Sciences Section in Cheyenne, WY. Click here to read more […]