Dr. Cindy Hou is Pioneering Infection Control and Sepsis Prevention with a Vision toward Equitable Healthcare
If you ask Cindy Hou, DO, MA, MBA, CIC, CPHQ, CPPS, FACOI, FACP, FIDSA, FAPIC, how she ended up with so many initials behind her name, she’ll tell you that you never know what paths your journey will take you and she wanted to be ready for whatever was to come.
During June, we celebrate another LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. While today many feel a sense of security in gay bars, it is important to reflect about our culture and lack of civil rights that the LGBTQIA+ shared little more than a half century ago.
Climate Change and the Effects on the Pulmonary System of Humans
Several different climate effects on the human pulmonary system are known and suspected to occur especially should we surpass 1.5C° of warming above the global average since 1850.
Take Action! The Community TEAMS Act has been introduced in the Senate; ACOI and AACOM promote shared policy priorities; ACOI asks House committee to consider step therapy bill.
One important topic that I was never formally taught in medical school (nor were any of the physician colleagues that I have spoken with about the subject) was productivity. Interestingly, productivity is an important topic to physician employers.
ACOI President Promotes Osteopathic Medicine on Capitol Hill
ACOI President Robert T. Hasty, DO, FACOI, FACP, was on Capitol Hill May 22 to brief Congress about the critical role of osteopathic medicine in fulfilling the health care needs of Americans across the country, and in rural and underserved communities specifically.
The Climate Contagion: The Impact of Climate Change on Infectious Diseases
If the existential threat of climate change is not worrisome enough, this brief essay aims to underline the potentially severe impact of climate change on infectious diseases. In short, as temperatures rise, so does the risk of infectious diseases.
In my quest to hold everything together I had forgotten how to take care of myself. In medicine it is often considered a badge of honor to realize at the end of a twelve-hour shift that you haven’t gotten a chance to use the restroom or eat. I learned to question the notion that not attending to normal bodily functions was somehow honorable. I learned to confront the culture in medicine many of us were brought up in; a culture that leads us towards burnout.
Dr. Joseph Salhab is Helping Millions Embrace Gut Health Education through Social Media
Just over two years ago Joseph Salhab, DO, noticed an uptick of people on various social media channels looking for gut health advice. He became concerned by the inaccurate information being posted as responses to questions, mainly because physicians weren’t part of the conversations.
