UCI Trauma teaching Stop the Bleed to save a life #stopthebleed ⁦UCI TRAUMA⁩ ⁦Orangewood Foundation⁩

Human trafficking is a pervasive issue with 68 to 88% of survivors having contact with a healthcare professional. Stay tuned for a CA ACS toolkit to help providers to identify & support survivors of human trafficking ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ ⁦California Medical Association⁩

Violence intervention programs support patients that have been or are at risk for violent injury. Great presentation by Dr Michael Artigue at the ACS Advocacy Summit SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons ⁦The ACS Committee on Trauma⁩

Representative Buddy Carter speaking at the ACS Advocacy Summit on healthcare policy. Discussed high obesity rates contributing to comorbidities and deaths, need for cost transparency, and the issue of insurance companies with very high profits. ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩

ACS Advocacy Day on the Hill. Many issues to address including PAHPA and Mission Zero funding, stopping Medicare physician reimbursement cuts and improving patient access to surgical care #advocacy ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩

CMA Advocacy Day with CA surgeons engaging in the discussions and meetings with representatives. Prior authorization is a major priority with multiple bills AB 510, AB 539, AB 513 and SB 306. #advocacy ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩

Trauma Survivors Day is coming up. Come learn about UCI trauma and our community organizations that provide wraparound support after injury ⁦UCI Health⁩ ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩

Healthcare company CEOs make billions in profit and earn many millions in annual income, yet what they provide to their customers (patients) is a substandard product. Time to redo our healthcare system. ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ ⁦California Medical Association⁩ generalsurgerynews.com/Opinion/Articl…

Sex trafficking is a pervasive issue with 36% of victims being minors. It is unclear why there is so much resistance to including 16 and 17 year old Minors in the laws to protect them from abusers. ⁦California Medical Association⁩ ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ politico.com/newsletters/ca…

Another successful Stop the Bleed class training 8th graders. Many thanks to Cal State Long Beach nursing students and UCI medical student Corinne! ⁦UC Irvine Surgery⁩ ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩

OC training will help healthcare providers identify human trafficking victims #stophumantrafficking UCI Health SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons audacy.com/kroq/news/oc-t… via The World Famous KROQ

Processed foods are killing Americans. We need to start holding the companies accountable for their role in Americans poor health and lower life expectancy compared to other developed countries. facebook.com/share/r/15uspT… California Medical Association SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons

Unbelievable! Assemblywoman Krell, was forced to remove a clause from AB 379 that states buyers of 16&17 yr olds for sex would face felony charges, leaving the solicitation of minors by adults to be treated as a misdemeanor.#protectminors California Medical Association⁩ foxnews.com/politics/autho…

Jeffrey Epstein case: Virginia Giuffre’s death marks third loss, expert says predators need to be 'punished' foxnews.com/us/jeffrey-eps… #FoxNews. Support AB 379 California Medical Association

Today is Gun Violence Awareness Day. Safe gun storage, identification and support for mental health and building communities up to make them safer are all key components. ⁦UC Irvine Surgery ⁦UCI TRAUMA⁩ ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩

Our statement on Electric Bicycle Safety and Injury Prevention is now available! We continue to see increases in ebike crashes and need to implement policies to help reduce injuries. ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ ⁦UCI TRAUMA⁩ facs.org/about-acs/stat…

Gun Violence affects all of us. We need to build a society that supports safe gun storage, identifying and supporting individual with mental health issues and building safe, strong communities. facebook.com/share/v/1ARA5h…. ⁦UCI TRAUMA⁩ ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩

We need to increase safety for our electric bicycle users. Wear helmets, require training & prevent modifications that allow ebikes to go unsafely fast. American College of Surgeons Issues Statement on E-Bikes ⁦SoCal Chapter - American College of Surgeons⁩ ⁦California Medical Association⁩ newswise.com/articles/ameri…

We need more data and ongoing funding to help prevent injuries and save lives. Thank you Dr Bonne! Keep America Safe Coalition keepamericasafe.info/why-it-matters…

Teaching Stop the Bleed to high school students in the Med Academy this summer. ⁦UC Irvine Surgery⁩