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,...
Abortion Bills See Amendments, Pass Second Reading
By Tom Lacock Wyoming Medical Society Three bills dealing with abortion have passed the Wyoming House of Representatives with votes today. The bills were introduced to the House Committee of the Whole on Wednesday and featured lively debate before the more...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Cigarette Tax Clears House Revenue Committee
The Wyoming House Revenue Committee moved a measures forward that would increase taxes on cigarettes $.30 per pack today in Cheyenne. If the increase continues to move forward, it will be the state’s first increase in tobacco tax since 2003. The bill will now go on...
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...
Letter from Department of Family Services Director Steve Corsi
Please see the following e-mail which has been approved by Director Corsi from the Wyoming Department of Family Services regarding the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) and Prevention Services. _____ On July 22, 2016, President Obama signed into law the...
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...