• Maryland Department of Health (MDH) COVID-19 Update - Wednesday, January 27, 5:00-6:30 pm

• On Friday, January 29 at 4:00 pm EST, the American Medical Association will host Peter Marks, MD, PhD, Director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research for a discussion on vaccine efficacy, safety, and distribution.

• MDH COVID-19 Flash Briefing - Monday, February 1, 5:30-6:00 pm

• MedChi is partnering with the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration to present a series of CME webinars designed to support health care professionals:
• January 28: Vicarious Stress and Self Care for Health Care Workers
• February 11: Balancing Work and Parenting

• The American Medical Association is part of COVID Collaborative, a national assembly that has brought together leading organizations in health, education, and the economy to tackle the COVID-19 crisis. On February 9 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST, COVID Collaborative is hosting a Fireside Chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci, and you are invited and encouraged to attend. 

• A recording is available of Montgomery County Medical Society's recent program PPP 2.0: Summary and Update on the Omnibus Government and COVID-19 Relief Funding Bill.

• Visit MedChi's full calendar of events to see our many non-COVID-related activities.

• MedChi has recently joined a national group buying program founded by the South Carolina Medical Society that allows our members to purchase PPE at a discounted rate.  The list of supplies includes Honeywell H910 Plus N95 Respirators, gloves, gowns, face shields, and hand sanitizer.  Click here and use the discount code MEDCHI-SAVE5 to get the member discount.

• The Maryland Department of Health is actively encouraging physicians and patients to consider monoclonal antibody treatment, which has been shown to reduce the severity of symptoms and prevent hospitalization in people with mild or moderate symptoms of COVID-19. A new online referral portal through CRISP, the state’s electronic health information exchange, will allow physicians to more efficiently refer COVID-19 patients for monoclonal antibody treatment at several locations throughout Maryland.

• Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen A. Birrane issued a reminder to all Marylanders that patients cannot be billed for COVID-19 vaccinations.

• In an effort to bolster vaccine confidence, the AMA has provided a fact sheet for patients that we encourage you to share. The CDC has also provided a wealth of tools for communicating vaccine confidence to your patients.

• Concerned about allergic reactions to vaccines? Learn the science about anaphylactic reactions to the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine.

• MedChi is collaborating with state medical societies across the country on a short survey to ascertain clinician’s knowledge of and access to COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics.