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April 20, 2020 Dear Michigan Clinicians, Thank you for your tireless efforts to care for Michigan residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your efforts on the… Read More »A letter from Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Chief Medical and Chief Deputy Director for Health providing awareness of how this disease is impacting racial and ethnic minorities, and alert to ways this could impact current practice.

Hello Members, With the current global situation involving the coronavirus (COVID-19) that we are closely monitoring, MCEP decided to cancel this year’s APLS Course that… Read More »APLS: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Course – Cancelled

For the first time, metro Detroit television stations are coming together to bring you this commercial-free event to provide viewers the opportunity to ask questions… Read More »Live Tonight: Gov. Whitmer holds town hall on COVID-19 in Michigan

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides strategies that can be utilized by healthcare workers to optimize use of PPE during periods of… Read More »MDHHS Guidance on Optimizing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during Crisis Capacity

Date:               March 25, 2020 To:                   Health Care Providers MEMORANDUM From:  Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP Chief Medical Executive and Chief Deputy for Health Michigan Department… Read More »Person Under Investigation Revised Process

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Director Robert Gordon issued an Emergency Order for all labs in Michigan to prioritize COVID-19 sampling and testing, concluding COVID-19 has reached “epidemic… Read More »Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Issued an Emergency Order

Michigan Governor Issues Stay Home Executive Order   Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order (EO 2020-21), directing all Michigan… Read More »Michigan Governor Issues Stay Home Executive Order

CMS discussed the telehealth guidance that was issued earlier this week.   For Medicare, here is the official guidance:  Emergency physicians can perform telehealth services… Read More »ACEP COVID-19 Clinical Alert – Here’s the Latest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  March 17, 2020     Governor Whitmer Signs Executive Order Enhancing Operational Capacity and Efficiency in Hospitals     LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor… Read More »Governor Whitmer Signs Executive Order Enhancing Operational Capacity and Efficiency in Hospitals