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Provider Digest | Volume 12

Date: 09/14/21

Yours. Mine. Our Health. Rockwood: COVID-19 Vaccine Event

If you have patients who need the COVID-19 vaccine, please let them know about this upcoming vaccination clinic in Portland’s Rockwood neighborhood. View the event flyer (PDF).

  • Saturday, September 18, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
  • 18901 E. Burnside St., Portland, OR 97233
  • Gift cards for those receiving their vaccine 1st dose $100 / 2nd $50 / and $150 for the J&J vaccine.
  • Free food, prizes, live animals for petting, face painting and more.

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Milk | Mood | Moves: Virtual Learning & Networking Experience

Trillium is proud to sponsor Nuturely’s upcoming perinatal wellness conference where health professionals, researchers and advocates will share the latest science and clinical knowledge of pregnancy, birth and postpartum, focusing on human milk and lactation, perinatal mood disorders, and physiology and biomechanics of the perinatal period.

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Surplus PPE Donations

Do you need additional PPE? Many large hospital systems have consolidated their surplus PPE at a donation site for medical clinics to access near the Portland International Airport. If you are interesting in accessing this PPE, sign up on the Kaiser website registration page as a “charitable recipient”:

  • Use the link and access code below to visit the KPNW donations management portal:
  • Once you complete the required forms, please contact Joshua Lee at Joshua.d.lee@kp.org to arrange for a date/time to take delivery of the donation at the AWR warehouse located near the Portland International Airport.
  • Let Joshua know what items you would like to receive.
  • If possible, these requested items will be pulled and sequestered from the main inventory in the warehouse. Note: This is an optional step and reliant on available warehouse staff. 
  • On the scheduled date/time, meet Joshua at the AWR warehouse to take delivery of surplus items.
  • If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Joseph Muir at 503-201-2693. 

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NAMI Mental Health Awareness Campaign and Activities

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) invites you to participate in their Together for Mental Health campaign, which runs from September 2021 through all of 2022. The campaign focuses on building a crisis response system where people are immediately connected to help when they are struggling. View NAMI’s Together for Mental Health Partner Guide (PDF).

  • NAMI Presents: Preventing Physician Suicide: Our panel of experts discuss methods for physicians to self-assess and share effective options for self-care and support. CMEs available. (Note: Friday, September 17 is Physician Suicide Awareness Day.)
  • NAMI Ask the Expert Webinar: Dr. Christine Yu Moutier discusses several science-informed, evidence-based strategies to reduce suicide risk, both through a public health approach for an entire population as well as clinical interventions for patient care. After the presentation, NAMI’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ken Duckworth moderates a Q&A session. This session will be recorded and posted to the NAMI website within 1–2 days of the webinar ending.
  • NAMI Lane County Connection Recovery Support Group
    • Free, peer-led group for adults who have experienced symptoms of a mental health condition
    • Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00 p.m. (young adults) and Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00 p.m., free
    • More info: www.namilane.org/programs
  • NAMI Lane County Family Support Group
    • Free, peer-led group for adults with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition
    • Thursdays from 7:00-8:30 p.m., free
    • More info: www.namilane.org/programs

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NAACP Community Forum: COVID in the Community: Your Questions Answered

Your patients have an opportunity to ask questions to local healthcare providers about COVID-19 and the vaccines in this virtual community forum sponsored by the Eugene-Springfield NAACP and Oregon Medical Group. Attendees can submit their questions when they sign up for the forum. View event flyer (PDF).

Saturday, September 18, 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Register here
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Lane County Public Health Alert

Lane County is experiencing an increase in deaths due to a convergence of multiple fatality incidents and the increase in COVID deaths, straining our morgue and mortuary systems. Please see attached document (PDF) for details on how to help us improve this situation.