LESSONS LEARNED: Local medical professionals share hard-learned lessons and insights about wartime medicine, psychological impacts of protests,wildfires, treatment for opioid addiction, and youth vaping.
COVID-19: Perspectives from medical frontlines about COVID-19 impacts on healthcare in Sonoma County, an interview with County Health Officer Sundari Mase, MD, and a look back at the 2018 Spanish flu pandemic in Sonoma County.
DEPARTMENTS: Book reviews, Awards Gala, open clinical trials, and more!
Lessons Learned: Field Report—The Kincade Fire
By Chad Krilich, MD
Perspectives on how to manage hospital operations including disaster preparedness, housing, capacity management, and caring for caregivers during a disaster. Read the article
COVID-19: Solo and Small Practice Impacts
By Robert Schulman, MD, Yong Liu, MD, and Jeff Sugarman, MD
Three physiciansshare their individual and collective challenges: fewer patients, fearful seniors overwhelmed by technology, and time to reflect.Read the article
Lessons Learned:Providing Medical Care in Wartime
By Misty Zelk, MD
Dr. Zelk's experiencesserving in the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina provide invaluable lessons for dealing with today’s COVID “battlefield” hospital environment.Read the article
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ARTICLE: Pelvic Organ Prolapse—Awareness and Treatment
By Tara Bartlett, MD
Women affected by pelvic prolapse need not suffer in silence. Dr. Bartlett offers insight and opens the conversation to a range of treatment options. Read the article
ARTICLE: Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
By Kriegh P. Moulton, MD
An in-depth analysisof AF history, diagnosis and treatments.Read the article
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
• Letters from the SCMA/MLCMS Presidents and Executive Director
• Physicians’ Bulletin Board
• SCMA Business Partners Benefits
• Financial Focus - Sticking to a Budget Can Boost Your Emergency Fund
