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COVID-19 has seen all of us taking on new roles and tasks to meet the demands of the pandemic. I recently had the unique experience of pausing my “usual” work on the WSHA Safety & Quality team to utilize my RN license and administer COVID-19 vaccinations.... Read More >>

The Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS) is offering an upcoming webinar featuring Seattle-area physicians discussing how quality medical care intersects with harm reduction philosophy and practice. ... Read More >>

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a large psychological toll on our state—and on all of us. The January 2021 WSHA Behavioral Health Learning Series webinar will address the behavioral health impacts of COVID-19 on patients and health care workers. ... Read More >>

We are all so excited that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is starting to arrive! There remains a lot of uncertainty about when vaccine will arrive, how much will come and where each Washingtonian will fall in the state-directed tiers. I will share with you what we know right now.... Read More >>

The Bree Collaborative requests public comments on its Primary Care Report and Recommendations and Perinatal Bundled Payment Model Revision.... Read More >>

Ariadne Labs’ Serious Illness Care Program developed a COVID-19 Response Toolkit that provides resources to health systems and clinicians to promote conversations about individual treatment preferences if they became seriously ill.... Read More >>

WSHA will begin a webinar series covering a broad range of behavioral health-related topics to support hospitals.... Read More >>

The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice (NWCPHP) announced a new suicide prevention training series. According to NWCPHP’s announcement, the series introduces participants to “upstream suicide prevention efforts from around our region, with an emphasis on community engagement and data-informed decision making.”... Read More >>

Building resilience among health care workers in Washington is critically important as the COVID pandemic continues. To support health care workers in this area, the Washington State Department of Health’s Behavioral Health Group is offering free trainings of PsySTART Responder (PsySTART-R) in December 2020 and January 2021. ... Read More >>

Earlier this year, Honoring Choices Pacific Northwest commissioned a play about advance care planning at the Honoring Choices annual conference.... Read More >>