"What Your Doctor Won't Do"By UAFP President, Isaac Noyes, MD. Featured in the Opinion section of the Deseret News "The number of people you know who will be infected with this virus will increase. Some will be very sick. Some will die. If you should end up needing to be hospitalized with this very serious illness, rather than start by telling you what we as doctors will do, let me start by telling you what we won’t do. We won’t ask your political affiliation, nor who you
voted for. We won’t ask if you believe in masking, nor even in the virus. We won’t ask you why you cannot tolerate wearing a face covering for minutes at a time, while we can mask for every 12-hour shift. The reasoning does not matter. We won’t ask if you attended a political rally or social protests. We will just take our best care of you." Read more...
Some Utah Businesses Rail Against Governor’s Mandate for Employee Masks
UAFP Executive Director, Maryann Martindale.
A handful of Utah businesses are already bridling against Gov. Gary Herbert’s mandate that employees wear masks in the workplace — and regulators say they’ve received dozens of complaints that companies are flouting the rules. Some of these business owners compare Herbert’s requirement on face coverings to an edict by a tyrannical king and contend that customers and staff should be free to choose what they wear. But as pressure builds inside Utah’s already-strained hospitals and COVID-19 infections continue to tear through the state, health experts and officials are pleading with residents not to respond to mask-wearing orders with defiance. “In such a compassionate, family-centered state, it’s unfortunate that people really don’t seem to care that what they do is negatively impacting their neighbors,” Maryann Martindale, executive director of the Utah Academy of Family Physicians, said. “It
feels contrary to Utah values.” Read more...
Have a KSA Due in 2021?
Make a New Year's resolution that will stick and get it done early this year!
Faculty from Rocky Vista University – Southern Utah, Dr. Ben Wilde and Dr. Mark Wardle, will be leading the discussion regarding the impact of exercise, nutrition, obesity, sexual health, and tobacco and substance abuse on human health. Early Bird Pricing (through December 31, 2020):UAFP Members (AAFP Members in Utah): $85
AAFP Members (outside of Utah): $95
Non-members: $115
Student or Residents $50 Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
Save the Date! Limited-time Member PPE Purchase Opportunity Coming Soon
The Utah Academy of Family Physicians is partnering once again with the AAFP and Project N95, a nonprofit organization working to get critical equipment to frontline workers, to offer another opportunity for members to purchase the following PPE at bulk pricing and in small quantities: o - N95 surgical respirators (sizes S and M/L)
- Surgical masks (Levels 1-3)
- Isolation gowns (Levels 1 and 2)
- Face shields
- Gloves
Members will be able to purchase select PPE from Nov. 30 to Dec. 7. More information about this offer, including prices and ordering instructions, will be available soon.
Utah Breaks Another One-Day Record of COVID-19 CasesSalt Lake Tribune - Utah broke another single-day record in COVID-19 cases, with 4,588 positive tests Friday — and reported another 17 Utahns have died from the virus. For the past week, the state has averaged 3,331 new positive test results a day, the Utah Department of
Health reported. For the past week, 23.6% of people tested have received a positive test result. Read more...
UDOH COVID-19 Vaccination Information for ProvidersThe Utah Department of Health Immunization Program is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in supplying COVID-19 vaccine. The goal is to have enough COVID-19 vaccine for all people. The initial roll-out of the vaccine will be in limited supply and vaccination efforts may focus on those at highest risk for contracting COVID-19 or developing serious illness from COVID-19. The UDOH provider page includes the following information: - COVID-19 Provider Interest
- COVID-19 Provider Training
- COVID-19 Provider Forms
CDC pleads with Americans to avoid Thanksgiving travelAssociated Press - With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household. The Thanksgiving warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came as the White House coronavirus task force held a briefing for the first time in months and Vice President Mike Pence concluded it without responding to questions by reporters or urging
Americans not to travel. Read more...
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