Physicians and physician assistants urge common-sense, adherence to science PORTLAND, Ore.—(November 13, 2020)—The Oregon Medical Association and its partners support the Governor’s announcement today of new restrictions for Oregonians to help curb the spread of coronavirus transmission. The new statewide, two-week freeze is outlined in today’s press briefing and accompanying press release. “The shocking exponential rise in new COVID-19 cases … Continue reading Oregon Clinicians Support Statewide Two-week Freeze
2020 Election Update
Oregon General Election Update November 4, 2020 We don’t know who will be elected President of the United States at this time, but we do know that Oregon Democrats will retake control of all statewide offices with the election of Sen. Shemia Fagan to the Secretary of State’s Office. She replaces Bev Clarno, a Republican, … Continue reading 2020 Election Update
2021 Conferences
We've had a lot of members & past conference attendees reach out to ask us about a January 2021 Conference- and the short answer is, there won't be one. The Board & Conference Co-Chairs at this time feel like there is a bountiful world of online & virtual CME available, and the undertaking of a … Continue reading 2021 Conferences
Time to vote! OCEP Board of Directors ballot is now live
Ballot opens today (Weds, Sept 9th 2020) and closes in 14 days (Weds, Sept 23rd 2020). You must be a current chapter member in order to vote, and you must select a roster of 10 directors for 10 open director spots. Election results will be posted by September 25th, 2020 and term of directors is … Continue reading Time to vote! OCEP Board of Directors ballot is now live
Published PPE data is now available by facility online
In a win for OR-ACEP, PPE inventory data will now be publicly available. Check to see where your hospital stands now. The Oregon Health Authority has now published PPE data by hospital facility as recommended by the Workgroup on PPE Guidance for Non-Emergency and Elective Procedures. This data can be found on the fourth tab of … Continue reading Published PPE data is now available by facility online
Oregon Law SB 1606- POLST in regards to persons with significant disabilities
You may have heard of the recently passed (July 7th 2020) Oregon law 1606 which "Prohibits hospital from conditioning admission or treatment, or suggesting that treatment is conditioned, on patient having POLST or executing advance directive or other instruction regarding administration, withholding or withdrawing of life-sustaining procedures or artificially administered nutrition and hydration." In order … Continue reading Oregon Law SB 1606- POLST in regards to persons with significant disabilities
OCEP Board Meeting Dates
All members of Oregon ACEP are invited to join the quarterly Board of Directors meetings. To prevent unauthorized users on ZOOM (what a 2020 thing to say!) please reach out to oregonacep@gmail.com for call-in information. Remaining 2020 Dates: Tuesday, September 8th 9 am - 12 pm Tuesday, December 8th, 9 am - 12 pm Approved … Continue reading OCEP Board Meeting Dates
COVID 19 Resources
COVID 19 in Oregon OR ACEP statements & guidelines NEW: Published PPE data is now available by facility online. Check to see where your hospital stands nowOR ACEP on PPE & Whistleblowers: https://oregonacep.org/increasing-acess-to-personal-protective-equipment-ppe-for-frontline-health-care-workers/OHA updates: https://govstatus.egov.com/OR-OHA-COVID-19ACEP updates: https://www.acep.org/corona/COVID-19/OMA updates: https://www.theoma.org/oma/COVID-19/OMA/Learn-content/Public-Health-Library/COVID-19-Coronavirus.aspx?hkey=990ff86c-fcb2-4f34-bdc2-b0ed7820220aSERV-OR (Emergency Response registry for Oregon providers): https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/Preparedness/SERV-OR/Pages/index.aspxOHA guidelines for Telehealth: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/HSD/OHP/Tools/Telehealth%20coverage%20for%20the%20Oregon%20Health%20Plan.pdf COVID 19 Resources For Parents & Caregivers … Continue reading COVID 19 Resources
INCREASING ACESS TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) FOR FRONTLINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS
OR-ACEP-Statement-on-PPE-3.30.20Download Emergency physicians are on the front lines of caring for people affected with COVID-19, often at great risk to themselves and their families. As the state medical society representing emergency medicine, OR-ACEP strongly advocates for measures to keep patients and health care workers safe, especially as community transmission spreads. Emergency physicians and health systems … Continue reading INCREASING ACESS TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) FOR FRONTLINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS
Governor Brown thanks ED Physicians
From our Government Affairs Director, Katy King: On a call with Governor Brown yesterday, she asked about how emergency physicians were doing and OR-ACEP said PPE was a major issue. She said as of today, we were in good shape because of the recent allotment from the federal stockpile. They are also collecting PPE. Monday’s … Continue reading Governor Brown thanks ED Physicians