News in brief Upcoming webinar covers approaches to advancing health equity through behavioral health integration On March 18, the live webinar will also discuss key considerations for addressing health care disparities. March 9, 2021Tuesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email An upcoming webinar hosted by the Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Collaborative will be hosted live on March 18 at 1 p.m. CT. The webinar will discuss ways to advance health equity through BHI and will include: BHI tips to address diversity/equity, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation and gender identity (i.e., LBGTQIA+) Key considerations when addressing disparities within the health care setting A live Q&A session with physicians who have hands-on experience in BHI This webinar is part of the Overcoming Obstacles webinar series, which aims to provide resources and evidence-based information on behavioral health to health care leaders and physicians. Register here (Note: The webinar page also lists previous BHI webinars; scroll to the bottom to see info on the March 18 webinar). More in Patient Care Leading physician groups: Department of Education’s PSLF rule will hurt patients and physicians Rule jeopardizes both patients’ access to care and physicians’ financial stability and autonomy, statement notes. Sports medicine: Keeping child athletes safe Alex Diamond, DO, MPH, shares actionable steps sports medicine physicians can take to reduce injury and promote healthy habits in youth athletes. Previous articleCDC advisory committee updates rabies vaccine recommendations Next articleAdvocates for osteopathic medicine recognized at DO Day 2021
Leading physician groups: Department of Education’s PSLF rule will hurt patients and physicians Rule jeopardizes both patients’ access to care and physicians’ financial stability and autonomy, statement notes.
Sports medicine: Keeping child athletes safe Alex Diamond, DO, MPH, shares actionable steps sports medicine physicians can take to reduce injury and promote healthy habits in youth athletes.