Why California’s lawmakers rarely vote ‘no’ - CalMatters. A “no vote recorded” is enough to kill a bill without actually taking a stand. How do we hold our legislators accountable and have courage to vote no? ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ ⁦California Medical Association⁩ calmatters.org/digital-democr…

An absolute eye opening talk by Jay Doucet workplace Violence. Healthcare workplace puts us at the greatest harm compared to other workplaces. Does your Hospital system have metal detectors? Thanks Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS American College of Surgeons for advocacy as well in this arena #TCCACS24

CA ACS at the hill advocating for changes to physician medicare reimbursement, surgeon shortage in rural areas, and Mission Zero funding. ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ #acslas24

SoCal Trauma Surgeons meet with Rep Correa to discuss Mission Zero funding and ending the electronic transfer fee imposed by insurance companies for electronic payments. ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ #acslas24

Wow! Cars paying attention to pedestrians. imagine how fewer traumas we would have if we all were as attentive while driving and walking. facebook.com/reel/119471481….

Happy Trauma Survivors Day. Thank you to all the amazing staff that care for our trauma patients. ⁦UCI TRAUMA⁩ #TraumaSurvivorDay #NTSD

National Stop the Bleed Day #NSTBM. Educating our employees and visitors about controlling life threatening bleeding. ⁦UCI TRAUMA⁩ ⁦STOP THE BLEED®⁩

California health professionals need protection from surging workplace violence - ask your state senators to support #AB977 - creating parity in the penalties for violence against all health care workers within emergency departments. votervoice.net/mobile/CMADocs…

Intermittent Fasting Linked to Higher CVD Death Risk. There are some flaws in the study but perhaps our best guidance is to eat fewer processed foods and exercise daily. medscape.com/viewarticle/in…

Sugar Substitute Tied to Higher Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke! webmd.com/diet/news/2024…

The Czech Republic was under Soviet communist rule until 1989. They know what it means for Russia to attack Ukraine. Stand with Ukraine.

The Supreme Court’s decision today in United States v. Rahimi upholds Congress’s longstanding prohibition on the possession of firearms by people subject to domestic-violence restraining orders. #traumaprevention ⁦AAST⁩ justice.gov/opa/pr/attorne…

Boost older adults’ access to care by fixing prior authorization ama-assn.org/practice-manag… (via AMA) SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons

Where Are All the Pediatricians? | JAMA. Pediatric residencies did not fill their positions. Low reimbursement and laws limiting the care pediatricians can provide contribute to the shortage ⁦California Medical Association⁩ jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Ammo Vending Machines! With the assassination attempt on former President Trump & increasing rates of gun violence I would ask all of us to think about how to address this issue. Ammo vending machines will not help ⁦ACS COT⁩ #traumaprevention smokinggun.org/ammo-vending-m…

White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention’s Briefing. Over half of Americans have experienced a firearm related incident and 4% are injured by a firearm. #traumaprevention ⁦AAST⁩ ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩

Join me in voting YES on Prop 35 this November! California's health care system is in crisis and care for 15 million Medi-Cal patients is underfunded. Prop 35 would dedicate funding to protect access to care for all Californians. bit.ly/3WvgUKr SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons

Grateful to have Project Kinship come to UCI trauma conference and present on their important work with violence prevention including youth mentorship and re-entry support. Thank you for all the work you do! ⁦UC Irvine Surgery⁩ ⁦Project Kinship⁩

Very grateful to be part of the roundtable discussion with Attorney General Rob Bonta on efforts to reduce gun violence. The work continues to address root causes and save lives. ⁦Rob Bonta⁩ ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ ⁦AAST⁩

US Surgeon General declares firearm violence as a public health crisis. Utilize your community and hospital based community violence intervention programs to help address gun violence. Project Kinship AAST ACS COT jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…