Allina Health Physicians Vote to Authorize Strike
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More than 130 Allina Health hospital physicians represented by Doctors Council SEIU voted last week, by a 90% margin, to authorize a strike after nearly two years of bargaining.
February 2 Virtual Forum to Discuss the Rise of Congenital Syphilis in Minnesota
January 18, 2024
The MMA and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will present a virtual forum on “Rising Congenital Syphilis in Minnesota: A Special Briefing for Health Care Providers” from noon to 1 pm on February 2, as part of the MMA’s Physician Forums series.
The forum will cover updated syphilis screening recommendations in pregnancy, syphilis screening in non-traditional settings, syphilis in infants/children, known disparities, and implications for Greater Minnesota.
Forum speakers include:
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Ruth Lynfield, MD, state epidemiologist with the Minnesota Department of Health
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Stephen Contag, MD, associate professor, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health at the University of Minnesota
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Alice Lehman, MD, CTropMed, Adult and Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Fellow at the University of Minnesota, LEAP Fellow 2023-2024
Click here to register.
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