From DU’s 1st annual Colorado Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit: Contributors: Tracy Vozar, Ph.D., Director of the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialty,  and Jennifer M. Tippett, Psy.D., Director of the Substance Use Disorder Specialty, both at the University of Denver’s Graduate School for Professional Psychology Check out this episode!

From DU’s 1st annual Colorado Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit: Contributors: Marion Rorke, MPH, Substance Use Resource Coordinator, City and County of Denver, and Maggie Kauffman, MPH, Health Equity Data Analyst, City and County of Denver, and Jean Finn, RN, Substance Misuse Manager, City and County of Denver Check out this episode!

From DU’s 1st annual Colorado Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit: Contributors: Lesley Brooks, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Sunrise Community Health Center; Medical Director – Quality, North Colorado Health Alliance, and Heather Ihrig, RN, CO-SLAW Program Director, North Colorado Health Alliance, and Meredith Silverstein, PhD, Sr. Research Associate, Butler Institute for Families, Graduate School of Social…

From DU’s 1st annual Colorado Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit: Contributor: Khara Croswaite Brindle, MA, LPC, ACS, Croswaite Counseling, PLLC Check out this episode!

From DU’s 1st annual Colorado Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit: Contributor: Steven Wright, MD, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Check out this episode!

To kick things off, EMM’s own Don Stader hosts the distinguished panel composed of: Michelle Barnes, MBA, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Human Services; Michael LaFarr, PsyD, Executive Director, Health & Counseling Center, University of Denver;  and Carl Clark, MD, President & Chief Executive Officer, Mental Health Center of Denver.  Check out this episode!

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Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: The CDC recommends rabies prophylaxis if there was a direct encounter with a possibly rabid animal except… Bats are treated differently since their bites may be very superficial and not seen/felt. All people with possible close encounters with a bat should receive rabies prophylaxis  From 1990-2007 there were 34…

Contributor: Nick Hatch, MD Educational Pearls: Dalbavancin (Dalvance®) is an antibiotic that can be used for skin and soft tissue infections, providing MRSA coverage It cannot be used in other infections or sepsis Dalbavancin may be appealing as a single dose lasts about 2 weeks Expense is currently a large barrier to use Patients with…

Contributor: Michael Hunt, MD Educational Pearls: Due to the efficacy of vaccination, epiglottitis is now more common in adults than children Risk factors include smoking and other immunocompromising co-morbidities, such as diabetes Epiglottitis can present with sore throat and fever, with potential rapid progression to respiratory distress and stridor Diagnosis can include x-ray to look…