This study stands for Arizona Healthcare, Emergency Response and Other Essential workers Surveillance. AZ HEROES is funded by the CDC and focuses on COVID-19 infection and immune response in individuals on the frontline of this pandemic. English and Spanish-speaking individuals with and…
Out of an abundance of caution, Pima County is following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Arizona Department of Health Services and temporarily pausing distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. In an April 13 statement…
This March, the Tucson CME Conference continued the tradition of supporting the ongoing education of health care providers with the latest advances in Medicine. By now, participants should have received their CME Certificate; if you need any assistance, please contact…
ABMS invites the Continuing Professional Development and the Physician Remediation communities to submit programs and resources for the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory In its ongoing commitment to continuous quality improvement of ABMS Member Boards’ continuing certification programs, the ABMS Remediation…
Dear PCMS Member, We are excited to announce a new COST SAVING benefit for our members on an American made, quality N95 folded respirator (mask) manufactured here in our home state of Arizona by Triviciti Health. Negotiated pricing for our…
By Theresa Cullen, MD, MS and Jean E. Garcia, MA Pima County Medical Society fully supports the Pima County Health Department in its efforts to provide accurate information on the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine program. Over the…
Updated to reflect a slight change in the hours. Pima County Health Department COVID-19 vaccine help line hours are 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week. The phone number is (520) 222-0119. (Hours were updated on Feb. 5.)…
Jan. 19: Pima County, at this time, is not yet expanding its current prioritization of Phase 1B to include people ages 65-74. Once more vaccine becomes available and we are further along in our current 1B prioritization, we will expand to…
Recommendation taking effect Tuesday, Jan. 19, expands protection among vulnerable group An estimated 750,000 more Arizonans are being prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccine thanks to updated guidance adding those 65 and older to populations that already include those 75 and…
As the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine accelerates, volunteers are needed to help staff the effort to get shots into our citizens’ arms and protect our community against the virus. Volunteers at our vaccination points of distribution (PODs) will receive…