Ohio Physicians Health Program provides a compassionate, supportive, and safe environment for healthcare professionals to receive confidential services to improve their health and well-being. OPHP serves as a resource for healthcare professionals who may be affected by mental, emotional and behavioral illness, substance-related and addictive disorders, or other illnesses.
The Emergency Guidelines for Schools was developed in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC).
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MTS Update – January 10 @ 3pm
The Office of Medical Assistance has extended the grace period until Saturday, January 19. For additional details, please see previous posts.
MITS Update – January 10 @ 3pm
Due to the advocacy efforts of the Ohio AAP and its partners, the Office of Medical Assistance announced today…
As a benefit of participating in an Ohio AAP QI Project, practices have the opportunity to promote their participation in the project, as well as learn about other ways to market their practice using tools like social media and news releases.
As part of the Injury Prevention Learning Collaborative (IPLC), Dr. Montiel Rosenthal of TCH/UC Family Medicine Residency discussed the project on Sunday Morning Magazine with Rodney Lear, a news program that airs on four local Cincinnati radio stations every Sunday. Click here to listed to Dr. Rosenthal’s interview.
To learn more about practice promotion or the Ohio AAP’s QI Projects, please complete the form below.
Bike Helmet Safety Awareness announces:
T-Shirt Sale and Helmet Contest
Only $15 per shirt!
Win up to 30 helmets for your group!
Open through April 11, 2014
*Proceeds will be used for the purchase of bike helmets.
The Ohio AAP Put a Lid On It Program is happy to announce our first ever t-shirt sale and contest in conjunction with Bike Helmet Safety Week 2014! Now through April 11, you can purchase a shirt for only $15, with proceeds supporting the purchase of bike helmets. The group who purchases the most t-shirts will win 30 bike helmets; additional winners are possible subject to the success of the sale. You do not have to participate in the contest to purchase a shirt – every sale will lead to additional helmets for Ohio’s children!
To participate, simply:
* Please also note: Helmet grant decisions will be announced by the end of this week.
NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK
Poison Prevention Week is March 16th – 22rd.
Both locally and nationally, drug overdose continues to be the leading cause of unintentional fatalities, causing more deaths than auto accidents or firearms. Poison centers continue to be the focal point for prevention and treatment of these exposures, with over 3 million people every year contacting poison centers nationally to report a poisoning. The vast majority of these cases can be handled in the home with the help of a poison center’s specially trained staff.
Not only is treatment in the home better for the patient, but it’s dramatically better economically for our entire health care system. A recent study found that poison centers saved our health care system a total of $1.82 billion in 2011; and for every $1 spent on our poison centers, our health care system saves $13.39. That’s a great return on an investment in public health. And this “investment” in poison centers which saves all this money comes at a cost of only 43 cents per U.S. resident per year.
Unfortunately, we still get many calls from emergency departments regarding a patient who could have been safely treated at home, but came to the ED without contacting us first. So we know that many people are either not aware of the importance of contacting us immediately in the case of an exposure, or they don’t know how to reach us.
One of the best ways you can help with both of those situations is the continued promotion of the national poison hotline: 1-800-222-1222. Calling this number from anywhere in the U.S. immediately connects the caller with the appropriate poison control center for their location, much like the 911 system. This one number gives people simple access to emergency poison information whether they are at home or traveling on vacation or business, and is especially important for a regional center like ours that covers several areas across the state.
Thank you for supporting our efforts in this critical area of health care. With your help we can make an even greater difference in both the outcomes for patients and the cost of health care for our communities.
Materials to enhance poison prevention awareness are available via the following links:
If you have a passion for Injury, Violence and/or Poison Prevention and you would like to get involved, please contact Sarah Denny, MD or Mike Gittelman, MD.
Join the Ohio AAP Foundation on Saturday, May 17, 2014 for the 8th Annual Summer Fundraiser – Lions, Literacy and Lunch!
The event will take place from 1:00 – 3:30pm and will feature celebrity guest readers, up-close encounters with some of the Zoo’s animals, and a picnic lunch. Admission to the event includes all day admission to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
Click here for Tickets!
For information on sponsoring the event, click here.
Click here to see the 2013 Summer Fundraiser Sponsors
“Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you See?”
$500 Level Sponsors
To view the 2014 Annual Meeting Registration Brochure, click here.
For more information, contact Elizabeth Dawson at edawson@ohioaap.org or (614) 846-6258.
If you missed this year’s meeting, feel free to take a look at what took place at this year’s meeting by visiting the 2013 Annual Meeting Resources page.
The 2014 Bike Helmet Safety Awareness Application for Helmets is now available.
To download the application, click here.
This year’s event will take place beginning on Friday, May 9, 2014 and continue through Sunday, May 18, 2014.
To learn more, visit the Foundation’s Injury Prevention page.
