• Enroll Wyoming Updates
• Maternal Mortality Review Committee
• ACOG Practice Advisory
• AMA Advocacy Academy

• Physicians Foundation Update
• WMS Updates
• Education Opportunities
• UCHealth Partner Message

More Wyomingites enrolling in marketplace health insurance.

Enroll Wyoming guides a lot of people through the health insurance marketplace, where consumers can see if they qualify for quality health coverage. Updated numbers show that more than 42,000 residents signed up during the last open enrollment season. If you put them all together, they'd form the third-largest city in Wyoming, based on U.S. Census estimates.

Twenty-two out of 23 counties showed significant growth over last years’ enrollment numbers. While open enrollment doesn't resume until November, you can reach out to an Enroll Wyoming navigator for free to see if you qualify for special enrollment or increase your understanding of your options. Just visit enrollwyo.org or call 211.

Help as available is Medicaid unwinding wraps up.

The Wyoming Department of Health faced a challenge a year ago. Under a process known as "Medicaid unwinding," it needed to restart reviews to see if people were still eligible to re-enroll in the program. The annual reviews were paused for years as part of pandemic relief, and while this was a return to normal, many families had never gone through the process before.

The WDH partnered with groups like Enroll Wyoming to spread the word about unwinding and let people know there were free resources available to help people re-enroll or find alternative coverage if they did not qualify.

Now that the process is wrapping up, the next season of renewals should commence without any expected changes. Additionally, Enroll Wyoming remains available to help families who lose Medicaid or CHIP coverage. For more information, including details on the extended special enrollment period, click here.

Utah-Wyoming MMRC is seeking new committee members.

Current members represent diverse backgrounds, professions, and lived experience; Committee Members serve in 3 year terms with no limit to the number of terms a member serves. These members include medical practitioners, social workers, public health nurses, toxicologists, mental health providers, community leaders, etc.

The Utah-Wyoming Joint MMRC reviews de-identified case case summaries of deaths occurring during pregnancy or within the year of pregnancy, and all information about an identified case is gathered from death and birth certificates, medical records, autopsy reports, and other pertinent sources of information.



The goal of the MMRC reviews are to identify trends and risk factors for pregnancy related-death in Utah and Wyoming, identify preventable risk factors, and develop recommendations or strategies for prevention or intervention.

Current Open Positions for Providers:

ACOG issues practice advisory updating syphilis screen in pregnancy recommendations.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) continues to endorse the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Sexually Transmitted Infection Treatment Guidelines, 2021. However, in the context of the rapidly increasing rates of congenital syphilis, obstetrician–gynecologists and other obstetric care professionals should screen all pregnant individuals serologically for syphilis at the first prenatal care visit, followed by universal rescreening during the third trimester and at birth, rather than use a risk-based approach to testing.

This Practice Advisory was developed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The American College of Nurse-Midwives, the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine endorse this document.

The American Medical Association's Physicians Grassroots Network is excited to announce a new, members-only Advocacy Academy program designed to reinforce the effectiveness of the AMA’s network of physician advocates.

Through a new partnership with the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF), the AMA will offer physician advocates access to the CMF's online advocacy training system at NO COST. This virtual program is self-guided and consists of six modules, approximately 15-minutes in length, that progress from concepts such as how to engage with federal lawmakers to guidance on how to conduct more productive meetings and build stronger relationships with congressional offices. 

Participation in the online Advocacy Academy will be offered to the first 30 AMA members in good standing who register for the course. Additional spots may be available on a first-come, first-served basis. If you miss out on this class, there will be future classes enrolled throughout the year so stay tuned! Questions? Please contact us politicaleducation@ama-assn.org.

Register for the online Advocacy Academy today!

State of U.S. Health Care is in Crisis; The Physicians Foundation Calls for Convergence of Efforts to Address Drivers of Health

The Physicians Foundation calls for a need to collectively address drivers of health (DOH) throughout the United States, as research continues to suggest the health of individuals across the country is in crisis. The Physicians Foundation remains steadfast in its dedication to comprehensively address patients’ DOH, such as food security and transportation access, improving patient outcomes and ultimately lowering U.S. health care costs through practical solutions.

The 2024 annual meeting will be held in Laramie on a UW Football home game weekend.

We are thrilled to invite our members to participate in an exciting conference filled with networking opportunities, education seminars, and a tailgate experience with attendance to the football game!

Registration will open soon, and there will be early bird pricing, so make sure the meeting is on your schedule!

Lodging will sell out as we get closer to the event. We encourage everyone to reserve lodging ASAP - just make sure you are aware of the cancellation policy for your hotel!

WLM Brochure

The Wyoming Leaders in Medicine program is accepting applications for the 2024-2025 cohort! Apply today!

WMS is excited to bring you the 2024-2025 Wyoming Leaders in Medicine-Physician Leadership Academy.

The application process is short, and the memories will last a lifetime!

If you have any questions about the program please email info@wyomed.org or call the WMS office at 307-635-2424.

RACE TO THE FINISH FOR INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL

April 30th, 2024: 1-8pm | May 1st: 9am-4pm

Best Western Downtown.  

123 W E Street.  Casper, WY

Register Here

May 17th, 2024 at 12:00PM (Mountain): “Parkinson’s Disease: Interdisciplinary Excellence in Hospital Care.”

This webinar will be offered for healthcare professionals and features two speakers: Dr. Michael Korsmo, a movement disorders specialist at the Anschutz Medical Center and Annie Brooks, MSW at the Parkinson's Foundation. This webinar aims to build healthcare professional knowledge of the needs of individuals with Parkinson's during a hospital stay and ultimately contribute to improved patient outcomes during hospitalization.

Register Here

DID YOU KNOW?

The WMS Online Learning Calendar has shared over 80 education opportunities in 2024 - and that's just the first quarter! If you're looking for local and/or online CME opportunities, our calendar is a great resource! Click on the button below to access.

Advanced endocrine treatment and surgical care

Dr. Susan Wcislak of UCHealth Surgical Clinic - Northern Colorado offers endocrine surgery for patients. Dr. Wcislak is a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon who sees the full scope of thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal cases, including cancers, nodules, Graves’ disease, hypercalcemia and hyperparathyroidism. She provides personalized care, taking time to go over disease processes and performs neck ultrasounds on her patients. Dr. Wcislak is also part of the new Thyroid Tumor Board and Radiofrequency Ablation Program, which aims to offer the most advanced research and technologies for patients.

Referrals can be made by calling 970.482.6456, or via fax at 970.482.3921. For direct admissions, transfer requests and specialist consults, call the DocLine at 844.285.4555.

Referrals can be made by calling 970.482.6456, or via fax at 970.482.3921.

For direct admissions, transfer requests and specialist consults, call the DocLine at 844.285.4555.

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