Friday's Information for Mississippi Physicians
MSDH HEALTH CARE WORKER PHONE CALL TODAY:
Check our
members-only Facebook page
to watch the replay of the MS State Departmenty of Health phone call today during which they answered questions from physicians.
MSDH ALERT
: MS State Department of Health released an alert today with guidance for potential health care worker exposure to the virus, and its recommendations for discontinuing home isolation of patients who are no longer considered infectious. Further it includes information on alternative transport media.
Read this from March 20
. [The links on the MSDH alert are not live and you will have to copy and paste them into your browser to view them.]
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
: The SBA has released
information on its website
for those needing to apply for disaster assistance.
CHAMP:
The Child Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry (CHAMP) phone consultation line is open Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm. Call 601-984-2080 for a free, non-emergent provider-to-provider educational consultation with a UMMC clinician regarding the mental health needs of your pediatric patients. The information that the CHAMP team will offer you will be designed to assist you in treating your patients with regard to issues such as medication management, behavioral interventions, and mental health resources and referrals.
Mississippi's Coronavirus Hotline is now being staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 1-877-978-6453.
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PPE SUPPLIES:
If you are in need of Personal Protective Equipment, please contact your
county MEMA Agent
. They are sending information to the MS Department of Health.
HEALTH ALERTS
: If you would like to receive notices about MS State Department of Health update calls, sign up for the
MS Health Alert Network
.
ALMOST-DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
: MAFP staff puts out a morning News Roundup with links to the most important articles you need to know about. To be added to the list to receive the News Roundup, e-mail
Kristen Kern
.
OUR WEBSITE
: Please continue to check the
MAFP Coronavirus page
for updated information and links to important resources.
MAFP will continue to send updates and resources as we receive them and we will add them to our page above.
MAFP
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Ridgeland MS 39157
(601) 853-3302
