3M has been super gracious providing subject matter experts at presentations for WSHA’s Infection Prevention Forum... Read More >>

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month aims to increase conversation, to highlight available crisis resources, and to spread hope that prevention is possible. Suicide is a major public health concern and was the 12th leading cause of death nationwide in 2020... Read More >>

COVID-19 therapeutics early intervention with COVID-19 therapeutics (treatments and medications) can reduce the risk of severe illness and hospitalization for people with COVID-19 who are at high risk of developing more serious illness... Read More >>

The Association of Women’s Health and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), Washington Chapter, will host its fall conference Oct. 9-11 at Campbell’s Resort in Chelan. WSHA contributed to holding the event and WSHA Clinical Director Mary Kay Ausenhus will present on WSHA’s Perinatal Substance Use Disorder Learning Collaborative... Read More >>

September is National Recovery Month, which aims to educate the community about recovery from substance use disorder and celebrate friends, family, and community members living in recovery. National Recovery Month also comes immediately after International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31... Read More >>

This fall, the Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts (AWPHD) and WSHA will offer the three-part webinar series “Substance Use Disorder Care in Rural Settings: Reducing Barriers to Care.”... Read More >>

On Aug. 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to authorize bivalent formulations of the vaccines for use as a single booster dose at least two months following primary or booster vaccination... Read More >>

Now that the new COVID-19 bivalent booster dose has progressed through the formal approval process, there is one final piece needed before Washington State health care providers can administer the vaccine... Read More >>

The Washington State Department of Health will host two de-escalation community training opportunities this month: from 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, and from 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28... Read More >>

The Accelerating Health Equity Conference is accepting proposals for its 2023 event, seeking to feature cutting edge tactics, thought leadership and expertise that drive and sustain diversity and inclusion across health care... Read More >>