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Attend on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month (register)
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET / 1:00-2:00 p.m. CT / Noon-1:00 p.m. MT
11:00 a.m-Noon PT /10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. AK
Contact: ihsECHO@salud.unm.edu
The IHS COVID-19 sessions convene IHS, tribal and urban area providers from around the U.S., many working in rural areas with limited resources, in crucial real-time, peer-to-peer clinical learning.
IHS national clinical consultants for Emergency Medicine and Infectious Disease present and lead discussions on topics including
This allows local providers and national experts to discuss urgent focus areas and new developments in COVID-19 screening, treatment, and management of post-infection syndromes.
The sessions occur on the first and third Thursday of each month and include a clinical update by the IHS Chief Clinical Consultant for Infectious Disease, an update from IHS headquarters, case presentations and a brief didactic presentation.
To submit a Covid-19 case for review and recommendations, please use the Case Presentation Form.
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The one-hour long sessions include an opportunity to engage in didactic sessions focused on COVID-19 response in I/T/U clinics. The target audience is healthcare professionals including MDs, advance practice providers, pharmacists, RNs, and medical assistants.
Every Monday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Pacific (join)
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States will be holding a hearing entitled "A Year in Review: The State of COVID-19 " on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. NIHB has been invited as a witness and Chief Bill will be representing NIHB. Please see below for more details on the witness panels and how to view the hearing live:
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Time: 1:00 p.m. (EST)
Presiding: Chair Teresa Leger Fernández
Watch the Livestream on Facebook
or
Watch the Livestream on Youtube
Witness Panel:
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Join the Black Coalition Against COVID-19 for a Town Hall discussion. Senior government officials and leading minority health professionals will provide up-to-date information relevant to minority health professionals on the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of COVID-19. Dr. Brian Thompson (Oneida) of the Association of American Indian Physicians will be on the panel.
Watch the event: Facebook.com/BlackDoctor.Org; Youtube.com/BlackDoctorOrg
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Center for Indian Country Development (CICD) Director Casey Lozar invites you to the launch of our CICD Policy Webinar Series, a set of virtual forums focused on understanding and addressing the systemic limitations and structural barriers that constrain tribal self-determination and the modernization of tribal economies. The series will inform policymakers and their advisors on how tribal governments labor to provide an optimal yet shifting mix of public goods and services under conditions of scarcity and limited autonomy. Throughout the series, thought leaders will explore potential policy actions that can improve the collective good of Indian Country.
The series kicks off on March 24 with a session focused on the question “How Are Tribal Economies Faring Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic?” Due to COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on service-oriented industries such as gaming, Indian Country is especially vulnerable to this period of economic contraction. At the kick-off event, join tribal policy experts, economists, researchers, and tribal leaders in a national policy conversation around the delivery of government services and how tribal governments are making difficult choices to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic and strategize into the future. Speakers will:
Confirmed speakers:
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The one-hour long sessions include an opportunity to engage in didactic sessions focused on COVID-19 response in I/T/U clinics. The target audience is healthcare professionals including MDs, advance practice providers, pharmacists, RNs, and medical assistants.
Every Monday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Pacific (join)