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IN THIS ISSUE
WELCOME TO THE SPRING EDITION OF LEHIGH COUNTY HEALTH & MEDICINE.
A few important housekeeping items up front. First, apologies for missing the winter edition, but as we learned from the pandemic, change happens. Second, in our fall edition, we didn’t include an acknowledgement for an article titled “Rofeh.” This was an article sent into us by Dr. Gene Ginsberg. We are grateful for the submission.
In this edition you will find articles to get you ready for physical activity as we head into spring. As you will see from “Summer Fun and Straddle Injuries” there are some particularly good pointers on how to keep your children a little safer as they go outside.
The pandemic has exacerbated the overdose crisis across the country. Using drugs alone is a leading cause for overdose. If this sounds like someone you know, please see the pieces on this topic inside, including “Survival Strategies While Using Drugs Alone from People Who Use Drugs.”
Syphilis cases are on the rise in Pennsylvania and the country. Learn more about the disease, its symptoms and more in the piece “Swipe Left on Syphilis in Pennsylvania!”
The article “White Bagging” & “Brown Bagging” is probably not what you might think. These terms are referring to medication ordered by physicians and the unusual ways some health insurance companies and their integrated Pharmacy Benefit Managers are trying to change the way oncology patients receive some of their medications. We think you’ll find it interesting.
Other articles you must read are “The Uphill Battle of Telehealth Assimilation” and the sidebar piece. Telehealth helped people get needed access to health care during the pandemic, but it may not always be here. Check it out for some valuable information.
If you’re interested in how legislative activities regarding healthcare are moving in Harrisburg, we’ve added a legislative update as well.
We hope you enjoy our health and medicine magazine. If you want to see more issues, you can find them at https://lcmedsoc.org/our-publication. Thank you for reading.
LCMS NEWS
NEW MEMBERS
Paul Bergh, MD (REI) Xing Shun Chin, MD – Resident Bibi Swalehah Khoyratty, MD (HEM) Abby Susan Letcher, MD (FM) Anna Marie Mesina, MD (OBG) Laura McElrone Mory, MD (EM) Marjorie A Pierre, MD (AN) Anthony Mark Rainey, MD – Resident Matthew Peter Romagano, DO (OBG) Megan Alexandra Satyadi – Medical Student Andrew Dean Shoemaker, MD (OBG) Mausumi Natalie Syamal, MD (OTO) Christopher Wang – Medical Student Jacob Wilson, DO – Resident
RE-INSTATED MEMBERS
Courtney Ann Boyle, DO (OBG) Matthew E. Brown, MD (DR) Danielle Elise Durie, MD (MFM) Kristen Lee Halm, MD (CRS) Joanne N. Quinones, MD (MFM) James M. Sacco, DO (ORS)
PROGRAM Safe and effective Management of Acute and Chronic Pain in the Context of the Opioids Crisis
This 2.0-hour CME is designed to fulfill the required two hours of continuing education in pain management, identification of addiction, or the practices of prescribing of opioids.
