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Pneumococcal Vaccine Update for Physicians and Clinicians – April 30

Please join us for a pneumococcal vaccine update webinar on Tuesday, April 30, noon - 1:00 p.m. and hear from Lynn Fisher, MD, family physician and Gretchen Homan, MD, pediatrician, who will provide updates impacting adult pneumococcal vaccine recommendations for adult and pediatric patients, respectively and Monica Pando, RN, VFC coordinator, who will discuss navigating these updates from a clinic perspective.

careLearning Informational Webinar - May 1

In this webinar you will gain practical knowledge of how the careLearning system will help you organize and manage your education. careLearning is non-profit member service of The Kansas Hospital Association and over 40 other state hospital associations.

KARQM Education Program - May 2

The Kansas Association of Risk and Quality Management was created to promote the delivery of quality health care and the practice of risk management in Kansas health care facilities. Membership includes risk and quality management professionals in health care facilities or health-related organizations.

Educational Webinar: How Do Your Hospital Finances Measure Up? – May 2

Join Healthworks and KHA for an educational session at 2:00 p.m. on May 2 to learn how to utilize QHis financial benchmarking tool effectively. Shannan Flach, vice president health care finance and reimbursement and Sally Othmer, vice president data and strategic analytics will be joined by Wes Garrison, founder, Databasically to walk through the tool including the easy-upload process, reviewing the QHi financial measures available and to demonstrating how to run and schedule reports.

Opioid Educational Webinar: Partnering to Increase Access to SUD Treatment – May 3

Please join us on May 3 to hear how hospitals and communities are partnering to increase access to substance use disorder treatment and harm reduction. The program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours of continuing nursing education and pending approval for 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education. There is no charge to attend as this program is funded through a grant from our partners at DCCCA.

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Introduction of Bills

Kansas Seal (Jan. 24, 2023) – House Bill 2126 – By Representatives Fairchild, Barth, Droge, Goetz, Jacobs, Murphy, Poetter Parshall, Proctor, Rhiley, Roth and Schmoe
Concerning health and health care; relating to medications; authorizing the over-the-counter purchase of ivermectin tablets and hydroxychloroquine tablets

House Bill 2153 – By Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
Concerning human trafficking; relating to the attorney general; authorizing the attorney general to coordinate training regarding a multidisciplinary team approach to intervention for law enforcement agencies; requiring training on human trafficking awareness and
identification for certain child welfare agencies, juvenile justice agencies, mental health professionals and school personnel

House Bill 2161 – By Committee on Health and Human Services
Concerning health and health care; enacting the Patient Right to Visitation Act; relating to hospitals, adult care homes and hospice facilities; requiring in-person visitation in certain circumstances

Senate Bill 82 – By Committee on Education
Concerning education; relating to the School Sports Head Injury Prevention Act; requiring schools to establish concussion management teams; standards of care protocols; biennial education

Senate Bill 98 – By Committee on Education
Concerning postsecondary and postgraduate loan programs; relating to The University of Kansas School of Medicine; medical student loan program and residency bridging program; encouraging the practice of obstetrics and gynecology; establishing the OB-GYN Medical Loan Repayment Fund and the OB-GYN Medical Residency Bridging Fund

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