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Join Quarles & Brady's informative webinar to help employers understand and prepare for the requirements outlined in OSHA's COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Interim Final Rule, including the latest updates on the legal challenges underway. Given the imminent December 5th deadline, learn more about the important steps employers should take now to make decisions and plan to ensure compliance.
Who Should Attend: This session is designed for HR professionals, in-house counsel, executives, compliance officers and hiring managers. Quarles & Brady reserves the right to limit or restrict attendance to the program.
CLE: Quarles & Brady will apply for 1.0 hour of continuing legal education credit. All participants seeking CLE credit must complete and return the electronic CLE form provided in the seminar's dashboard materials.
NOTE: The Impact of COVID-19 on Continuing Legal Education:
Live Seminar/Webinar: Please note, to best comply with safety recommendations regarding COVID-19, many state bar offices are closed or operating with reduced staffing. This is anticipated to cause significant delays in approval for CLE accreditation. The processing time for course approval is estimated to take between 8-16 weeks.
HRCE: A Certificate of Attendance is provided in the webinar dashboard materials for HR professionals who self-report continuing education.
This webinar is complimentary.
Questions? Please contact Katie Morris at katherine.morris@quarles.com or (312) 715-5268.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published several studies characterizing antibiotic prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic in outpatient, nursing home, and hospital settings. Findings from these studies and others inform opportunities to improve antibiotic use and guide the development of resources to support healthcare professionals and health systems. Case studies representing common clinical scenarios will be discussed to support decisions related to antibiotic prescribing.
During this COCA Call, clinicians, pharmacists, and public health partners will learn about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antibiotic prescribing and strategies for optimizing antibiotic prescribing.
When: Thursday, November 18, 2021, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
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Webinar ID: 160 292 4315
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Division of Tribal Affairs, in collaboration with the CMS Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ), will host an All Tribes Call on the Interim Final Rule (IFC) requiring COVID-19 vaccination of eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Background: On November 4, CMS published an IFC with comment period (CMS-3415-IFC) requiring COVID-19 vaccination of eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs. The IFC aims to protect those fighting this virus on the front lines while also assuring individuals and their families that they will be protected when seeking care. For more information about the IFC, please see the press release.
A complete list of Medicare and Medicaid certified providers and suppliers is described in the IFC. It includes hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, critical access hospitals, clinics, and federally qualified health centers. Facilities covered by this regulation must establish a policy ensuring all eligible staff have received:
The regulation also provides for exemptions based on recognized medical conditions or religious beliefs, observances, or practices. Facilities must develop a similar process or plan for permitting exemptions in alignment with federal law.
The purpose of this All Tribes Call is for CCSQ staff to provide an overview of the IFC and to answer any questions that Tribes might have. Please remember that, for comments to be considered, written comments must be submitted pursuant to the requirements published in the IFC.
View the IFC with comment period.
View a list of frequently asked questions.
Thursday, November 18th at 5:15 pm ET/2:15 pm PT
COVID-19 Community Corps Virtual Call
Join the virtual call to hear about the importance of COVID-19 vaccination for kids from Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy and public health experts in the Parents Leadership Corps.
RSVP to join
Thursday, November 18th at 7:00 pm ET/4:00 pm PT
En Confianza: Talking About Fertility and the COVID-19 Vaccines
Parents or parents-to-be, do you worry about getting a COVID-19 vaccine? Join En Confianza: Talking About Fertility and the COVID-19 Vaccines, a series hosted primarily in Spanish by La Red Hispana and the We Can Do This campaign. Tune in at www.facebook.com/LaRedHispana.
Dear Tribal Leader:
On behalf of the Department of the Treasury, the Department of the Interior, and White House, we are writing to invite you to attend a Tribal Leader update on our collective efforts to disburse American Rescue Plan Act Tribal funding on Friday, November 19, 2021, at 11 AM EDT.
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provided Tribal nations with over $30 billion in direct set asides for Indian Country’s relief and recovery from this pandemic. The Department of the Interior received $1.75 billion to support American Indian and Alaska Native government programs administered under the oversight of the Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs. The Department of the Treasury received approximately $21.6 billion in direct Tribal set asides across five programs. In response to Tribal leader feedback in our numerous consultations, our departments utilized self-certified Tribal enrollment in our respective allocations and engaged in a historic partnership to obtain this information in less than two months.
Eight months after the passage of ARPA and on the eve of further historic investments in Tribal communities, we look forward to updating Tribal leaders on the status of our departments’ Tribal recovery funds and our future engagements in support of Tribal nations’ public health and economic recovery. Tribal nations have been critical to our nation’s efforts to confront this pandemic and we thank you for your leadership and partnership with our departments during this crisis.
Register: https://ustreasury.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdysqjsrE_WcRKdVDzu_XRHduhoqVY4
We hope that you will be able to join us for this important discussion and value your participation.
Sincerely,
U.S. Department of the Treasury
U.S. Department of the Interior
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The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is excited to announce the 2021 Don't Miss Your Shot: COVID-19 Youth Summit. The Youth Summit will be virtually held on Friday, November 19, 2021.
NIHB is hosting Don’t Miss Your Shot: COVID-19 Youth Summit to provide opportunities for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth, their parents/caregivers, and those that work with AI/AN youth with the tools necessary to have effective COVID-19 vaccine conversations and to address vaccine misinformation.
This Youth Summit is targeted towards AI/AN youth, parents/caregivers, and those that work with AI/AN youth.
Additional event details and registration information coming soon!
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines authorizing use of a single booster dose for all individuals 18 years of age and older after completion of primary vaccination with any FDA-authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine.
Starting at noon today, CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet to discuss updates to the existing booster dose recommendations. View the meeting agenda.
CDC will share additional information following the ACIP meeting.
Friday, November 19th at 7:30 pm CT/6:30 pm MT
Keeping the Circle Strong: We Can Do This Indian Country
Join Native Roots Radio and the We Can Do This campaign for the town hall where tribal leadership, community advocates, and health experts will talk about the COVID-19 pandemic in Indian Country and the available vaccines. Watch it live on Facebook at https://bit.ly/KeepingtheCircleStrong or on YouTube at https://bit.ly/YTCircleStrong.