California health professionals need protection from surging workplace violence - ask your state senators to support #AB977 - creating parity in the penalties for violence against all health care workers within emergency departments. votervoice.net/mobile/CMADocs…

Intermittent Fasting Linked to Higher CVD Death Risk. There are some flaws in the study but perhaps our best guidance is to eat fewer processed foods and exercise daily. medscape.com/viewarticle/in…

National Stop the Bleed Day #NSTBM . Educating our employees and visitors about controlling life threatening bleeding. ⁦UCI TRAUMA⁩ ⁦STOP THE BLEED®⁩

Happy Trauma Survivors Day. Thank you to all the amazing staff that care for our trauma patients. ⁦UCI TRAUMA⁩ #TraumaSurvivorDay #NTSD

Wow! Cars paying attention to pedestrians. imagine how fewer traumas we would have if we all were as attentive while driving and walking. facebook.com/reel/119471481….

SoCal Trauma Surgeons meet with Rep Correa to discuss Mission Zero funding and ending the electronic transfer fee imposed by insurance companies for electronic payments. ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ #acslas24

CA ACS at the hill advocating for changes to physician medicare reimbursement, surgeon shortage in rural areas, and Mission Zero funding. ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ #acslas24

An absolute eye opening talk by Jay Doucet workplace Violence. Healthcare workplace puts us at the greatest harm compared to other workplaces.
Does your Hospital system have metal detectors? Thanks Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS American College of Surgeons for advocacy as well in this arena #TCCACS24

Why California’s lawmakers rarely vote ‘no’ - CalMatters. A “no vote recorded” is enough to kill a bill without actually taking a stand. How do we hold our legislators accountable and have courage to vote no? ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ ⁦California Medical Association⁩ calmatters.org/digital-democr…

We are seeing a drastic increase in mental health hospital visits as well as an increase in cognitive bias leading to errors. Great presentation by Dr Haytham Kaafarani at the ACS Leadership and Advocacy Summit. ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ #acslas24

Dr Robin Blackstone speaking on sustainability in healthcare and our role as surgeons. Excellent talk and inspiration for all of us to do more. ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ ⁦UCI TRAUMA⁩ #acslas24

Health Care Jobs Are A Political Barrier To Health Reform | Health Affairs. ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ ⁦American College of Surgeons⁩ healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/for…

SoCal surgeons at CMA advocacy day. We met with multiple Assemblymembers and Senators to discuss the MCO tax and Prior reauthorization. ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ ⁦California Medical Association⁩

Senator Mike McGuire speaking at CMA advocacy day about the homelessness and mental health crisis in CA. ⁦California Medical Association⁩ ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩

Health insurance premiums are eating into workers' wages axios.com/2024/01/17/hea… SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons

AAST Women in Trauma Surgery March session, incredible perspective and reflection on building your tribe. Determining your “why” and how to support one another. Thank you to our panel Jamie Coleman, MD FACS Krista Kaups Stephanie Bonne and attendees! AAST AASTam

CA bill #AB2654 would prohibit non-disclosure agreements in legislative negotiations. Truth and transparency is the foundation of a functional government. ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ kcra.com/article/califo…

American Sirens gives a great history of paramedics. Currently however many pre-hospital providers are planning on leaving the field which may result in patients not having transport to trauma centers. #acscot24 ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ ⁦AAST⁩

Fantastic work by Dr Jim Jeng as part of ACS Legislative Committee! #acscot24 ⁦UC Irvine Surgery⁩ ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩

Dr Teri Chen speaking at the ACS COT advocacy session on automated crash notifications. #acscot24 ⁦UC Irvine Surgery⁩ ⁦UCI TRAUMA⁩