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“Are you concerned that your health center is ill-prepared to address Zika?”: Results of MCN’s Needs Assessment

Jun 22, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Are clinicians sufficiently equipped to handle the effects of Zika virus on patients in their clinics? At last month’s 2016 Conference for Agricultural Worker Health in Portland, Oregon, Migrant…
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Five on Friday | June 17, 2016

Jun 17, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy Friday! We’re looking forward to a quiet weekend as we round out another very full week here at Migrant Clinicians Network. Here are some resources and updates that we found useful and…
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In the Field: MCN Links Up Health Centers to Confront Zika Head-on

Jun 14, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Puerto Rico is in the midst of a Zika virus outbreak, and health centers are scrambling to keep up in their fight against the virus. Last week, Migrant Clinicians Network facilitated a joint call…
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Zika Outbreak: New Collaboration for Puerto Rican Clinicians

Jun 7, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
When it comes to Zika, Puerto Rico currently carries most of disease burden in the US. In December, the Caribbean island confirmed local transmission of the virus, the first in a US jurisdiction.…
2016 Con­fer­ence for Agri­cul­tural Worker Health

2016 Con­fer­ence for Agri­cul­tural Worker Health

May 25, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
This week, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Karen Mountain, RN, MSN, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, joined Ricardo Garay, Health Network Manager, at the 2016 Con­fer­ence for Agri­cul­tural Worker…
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Dog Days of Summer: How Heat Exhaustion Can Quickly Become Deadly

May 24, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
. One week ago, the high in southern Florida was 91 degrees Fahrenheit, with 65 percent humidity, and a good 18 mile per hour wind -- a typical late May day in Florida, but a deadly day for one…
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Zika Virus and Migrants: What Do Clinicians Need to Know?

May 19, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Today, as almost every day in the last few months, the Zika virus is dominating the news. The World Health Organization has warned that the virus may spread to Europe this summer. Meanwhile, the US…
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Five on Friday | April 29, 2016

Apr 29, 2016
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Here are a few articles that caught the interest of MCN’s staff this week. We hope you enjoy them. 1. Candace, Specialist in Clinical Systems & Women’s Health, shared a MedScape article on the…
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A clinician’s perspective on Zika, plus: “Zika virus: What do we know about it, and how can it be contained?” in English & Spanish

Feb 3, 2016
By: Migrant Clinicians Network
On Monday, Zika virus was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization. The ongoing outbreak, which is expected to spread, reminds us of the importance of a thorough medical history,…
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Five on Friday | September 4, 2015

Sep 4, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Labor Day: Double issue! One of the best ways we can honor our country’s workforce is to stay informed on the many issues that affect their health and safety. This Friday, we commemorate the…
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Five on Friday | July 10, 2015

Jul 10, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Our work is focused on migrants in the US, but that work necessarily encompasses borders that are thousands of miles away. This week’s Five on Friday takes us around the world and into our own…
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Valentine's Week Round-Up

Feb 13, 2015
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
Happy Friday! Here are some articles, talks, and resources that caught the eye of MCN employees this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. From Charlotte, Development Coordinator: Here's a…
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“Lessons from the Ebola Crisis” Webinar: Informative, Highly-Rated, and Now Archived

Dec 18, 2014
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
On Wednesday, Ed Zuroweste, MD, MCN’s Chief Medical Officer, led an hour-long webinar entitled “Lessons From the Ebola Crisis: Global Health At Your Doorstep.” Twenty-three days earlier, Dr.…
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Combatting Ebola: Dr. Ed Zuroweste Returns to West Africa

Nov 17, 2014
By: Brenda Ramirez
Editor’s Note: MCN’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ed Zuroweste is in West Africa to provide trainings to incoming clinicians on properly treating Ebola at Ebola treatment centers (ETCs). This is Ed’s…

How Do We Avoid Another EHR Mishap? Part One

Oct 8, 2014
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
EDIT: MCN is saddened to hear Thomas Duncan has passed away. We offer our condolences to his family and friends.On September 25, Thomas Eric Duncan went to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in…
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Staying Safe from Ebola Infection

Sep 17, 2014
By: Claire Hutkins Seda
MCN’s Chief Medical Director, Ed Zuroweste, was asked by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be a lead trainer for an international effort to train primary care clinicians in Africa to handle the…
PHOTO: Young boy coughing from Pertussis also known as whooping cough

Critical outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough) in California

Aug 24, 2010
By: Chelsea Renz
There is a critical outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough) in California: it is classified now as an epidemic. Five infants, all Latino, have died. This is due to unrecognized pertussis in older…
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Concentrated Animal Feeding Operators at Greater Risk for H1N1?

Oct 3, 2009
By: Brenda Ramirez
There is great concern from clinicians we talk to that many of the migrants we serve, specifically those who work for large agricultural companies that raise and slaughter pigs and chickens (CAFOs--…
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Expanding Definitions of Emergency Preparedness

Dec 3, 2007
By: Candace Kugel
Increasing numbers of worksite raids across the country exemplify the intensity of stepped up immigration enforcement activities. It is especially heart wrenching to hear the stories of citizen…