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  • Telehealth Could Facilitate Sexual Assault Evidence Collection

    Nurses that are trained to provide expert care to sexual assault victims are a highly valuable resource—they have specialized training in forensic examination and understand best practices in evidence collection. Yet in communities with no access to such nurses, it falls either to the emergency room to examine sexual assault patients or to the patient themselves to travel to a hospital with a trained examiner on staff. 

     

    But Pennsylvania State University has found success addressing this shortage and improving care for sexual assault victims with the help of a technological solution: telehealth. It's among a growing number of states and hospitals that have found success using telehealth to connect rural and remote healthcare providers with examiners who are trained to collect evidence and provide expert testimony in court proceedings, reports Fierce HealthCare. (Photo by EME on PixaBay)

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  • States Are Allowing Dental Therapy. Is Wisconsin Next?

    Dental therapists work under the supervision of a dentist, providing preventive and routine restorative care, such as filling cavities or placing temporary crowns. They have midlevel roles similar to that of physician assistants or nurse practitioners who operate under the supervision of a doctor. Advocates say dental therapists can help to increase broaden access to oral health care.
     

    In the past year, six states have passed laws authorizing dental therapists to practice. Now, lawmakers in Wisconsin are trying to do the same. Fifty organizations across the political spectrum back dental therapy in Wisconsin, and a study from the McIver Institute hints at the potential economic benefit of allowing them to practice. 
     

    Senate Bill 89, currently in the state legislature, would provide for the licensure of dental therapists. The Senate plans to hold a public hearing on the bill next week Wednesday morning. The hearing, which also has other items on the schedule, will begin at 10am on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, in Room 411 South in the State Capitol Building. (Photo by Moses Vega on Unsplash)

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  • State Lawmakers Outline Mental Health Bills

    Republican state lawmakers outlined four bills aimed at supporting mental health services in a news conference on Tuesday. 
     

    One proposed bill, LRB 3881, is aimed at quelling the shortage of psychiatrists in Wisconsin, particularly in rural and underserved parts of the state. State Senator Kathleen Bernier pointed to the high price of employing locum tenens psychiatrists—temporary psychiatrists that work in short-staffed facilities—as evidence the bill would "pay for itself a number of times over" in underserved areas. The bill would give a $200,000 tax incentive to psychiatrists practicing in underserved areas, and a $100,000 tax incentive to psychiatrists who locate in other areas of the state. 
     

    Other proposed bills mentioned at the press conference would match mental health funding for clubhouses up to $50,000; update standards used by the Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board, and provide funding to nonprofits for trauma-informed care services. The bills were prompted by a 2013 task force on mental health. Watch the press conference here. (Photo of Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas from the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health)

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  • State Assembly to Recognize First Responders

    The Wisconsin State Assembly has announced a new recognition program for first responders. Winners in each district will be recognized during an October Assembly floor session as part of First Responders Appreciation Month. 
     

    Any Wisconsinite, especially local leaders, can submit nominations. The nomination can be based on a variety of factors, including a heroic action, significant professional achievement, community work, and/or length of service. The person nominated can be a police officer, sheriff's deputy, a firefighter, or any level of EMS provider. 
     

    Submit nominations to your state representative before early September. Find your Assembly representative here. (Photo from the Wisconsin State Assembly website)

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  • Task Force Looks At Suicide Prevention Among Law Enforcement, First Responders, Veterans

    A bipartisan state task force on suicide prevention met again on Monday. This time, they met in Eau Claire to look at the suicide rates among law enforcement, first responders, and veterans.
     

    “They do have higher rates of suicide than the general population and that’s why we focused on those three areas,” said Representative Joan Ballweg, chair of the task force.
     

    But the current approaches to helping people talk about suicide are changing, and a technique called QPR—question, persuade, and refer—encourages individuals to talk directly about suicidal thoughts. The task force will meet next in September in Milwaukee, where they'll learn more about the QPR approach and review an updated report about suicide in Wisconsin. WQOW reports. 

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  • ADHA Institute for Oral Health Research Grant (Deadline: 02/28/2020)
    General Purpose: To promote the oral health of the public by improving dental hygiene education and practice; To advance dental hygiene through the discovery and application of knowledge which includes original research, developmental prospects and qualitative and quantitative research; To develop and expand upon the dental hygiene body of knowledge; and To promote the delivery of quality oral healthcare.  Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Applications available in November 2019. Funding »
  • 340B Drug Pricing Program - HRSA (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    Section 340B limits the cost of covered outpatient drugs to certain federal grantees, federally-qualified health center look-alikes and qualified hospitals. Participation in the Program results in significant savings estimated to be 20% to 50% on the cost of pharmaceuticals for safety-net providers.  The purpose of the 340B Program is to enable these entities to stretch scarce federal resources, reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services.  Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
  • ADHA Institute Scholarship Program - Institute for Oral Health (Deadline: 02/01/2020)
    The primary focus of the program is to provide financial assistance to dental hygiene students and dental hygienists who can demonstrate a commitment to further the discipline of dental hygiene through academic achievement, professional excellence, and a desire to improve the public's overall health.  Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness – Federal Student Aid (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    The Program was created to encourage individuals to enter and continue to work full-time in public service jobs. Under this program, you may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance due on your eligible federal student loans after you have made 120 payments on loans under certain repayment plans while employed full time by certain public service employers. Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis.  Funding »
  • Primary Care Loans – HRSA (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    The program provides long-term, low interest rate loans to full-time, financially needy students to pursue a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine. Loans to third and fourth year students may be increased to repay outstanding balances on other loans taken out while in attendance at that school. Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis.  Funding »
  • Technical Assistance and Training Grants for Rural Waste Systems – Wisconsin USDA Rural Development (Deadline: 12/31/2019)
    Technical Assistance and Training Grants can be used to identify and evaluate solutions to water and waste disposal problems in rural areas, to assist in preparation of Rural Development grants, and to improve operation and maintenance of existing water and waste disposal in rural areas. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis from October 1 through December 31. Funding »
  • Low Cost Denture Program – Marquette University’s School of Dentistry (Deadline: 05/01/2020)
    Wisconsin residents who have no remaining teeth are eligible to become participants in the annual denture program. The goals of the program are to: provide hands-on clinical training to dental students early in their dental education, provide dental students the opportunity to develop their communication skills while working with older patients, and provide full dentures (prosthetics) to Wisconsin residents at very little cost. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.  If spots are filled, eligible patients are placed on a waiting list for the following year. Deadlines each year will be approximately the first week in May. Funding »
  • Otto Bremer Foundation (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    The Foundation funds a variety of work important to a community's future giving the highest priority to those opportunities with the potential to move a community forward in meaningful, powerful and broad-based ways. This broadness of vision is intentional in order to encourage innovative responses to community opportunities and challenges. Grants are made only to organizations whose beneficiaries are residents of Minnesota, North Dakota or Wisconsin, with priority given to communities that are homes and neighbors to Bremer banks. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.  Funding »
  • Smile Program Grants – Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    The Program aims to providing underprivileged children, adults and seniors with the personal oral hygiene supplies needed to put them on the track toward good dental health. To be considered for a Smile Program grant, nonprofits should focus on intervention with early care, educational information or support and providing tools for positive behavior. The WDA Foundation will approve Smile Program grants on a rolling basis and will close the program for the calendar year when supplies are exhausted.  Funding »
  • Accelerating Community-Centered Approaches In Health – Kresge Foundation (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    All organizations and disciplines within the health system have roles to play in fostering community health. Hospitals, clinics, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, insurers, public health officers and others are key to addressing the social and physical conditions that affect health. All those with a stake in creating the conditions for children to learn, adults to prepare for and excel in good jobs, and a society to thrive must consider the value of allocating resources to interventions that promote community health.  Application accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
  • Green Card Through a Physician National Interest Waiver (NIW) - U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    The employment category (EB-2) allows individuals of exceptional ability and individuals who are members of the professions holding advanced degrees to get a green card (permanent residence). For EB-2s a job offer and a labor certification is generally required. This requirement can be waived if the petitioner demonstrates that granting the EB-2 petition would be in the national interest of the United States.  One reason US Citizen and Immigration Services may grant the national interest waiver is because a physician agrees to work for a period of time in a designated underserved area.  Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.  Funding »
  • Seize The Moment Grants - Institute for Rural America (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    The small grants are designed for groups needing to take quick action on issues that arise.  These issues may call for immediate organizing or action that cannot be predicted and are not budgeted.  In some cases it is crucial to act immediately to address the issue and take advantage of an organizing or teaching opportunity. The grants are for organizing in response to an unanticipated challenge or threat to an organization’s work and/or undertaking urgent action in response to extraordinary conditions. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding »
  • NMF Emergency Scholarship Fund - National Medical Fellowships (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    In these difficult and uncertain times, financial assistance to minority medical students from underrepresented communities is more crucial than ever. Funding will help students maintain financial stability during the critical final semesters of medical school so that they can focus on the future - a future of service to their communities and the nation as a whole. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.  Funding »
  • Rukmini and Joyce Vasudevan Scholarship - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)
    Established with a gift from Dr. Sridhar Vasudevan to honor his mother, Rukmini, and his wife, Joyce, this fund is available to female students who will be entering their third or fourth year of medical school, in Wisconsin, in the fall. Applicants must provide examples of your compassion, caring and courage or hard work despite adversity or obstacles in life.  Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
  • Catherine Slota-Varma, MD Scholarship - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)
    Established with a gift from the estate of Dr. Catherine Slota-Varma, a pediatrician consistently named as a “Top Doc” in Milwaukee, this fund is available to students attending medical school in Wisconsin. Applicants must provide information on your desire to pursue a primary care career and examples of your leadership and involvement with organized medicine whether through school organizations, the AMA, or the county or state medical society.  Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
  • John D. and Virginia Riesch Scholarship - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)
    Established with a gift from Dr. and Mrs. Riesch, this fund offers scholarships for students pursuing careers as physicians or nurses. Applicants for the medical doctor award must be attending UW School of Medicine and Public Health and nursing students must be attending UW-Madison. Applicants must stress how you have demonstrated empathy, recognition of colleagues, passion for learning and the desire to share your knowledge to educate colleagues and patients. Preference is given to students who desire to practice in Wisconsin.  Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
  • Robert Jason Gore Scholarship - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)
    Established with a gift from Dr. Donald and Jackie Gore in memory of their grandson, Robert Jason Gore, who was killed in Iraq, this fund is available to students attending medical school in Wisconsin. Examples of how you live the values of chivalry, honor and loyalty, and how you will use those qualities in caring for patients must be provided.  Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
  • Goodman-Goodell Scholarship - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)
    Established through an estate gift from Maurice Goodman, Jr., awards from this fund are limited to students currently in their second year of attending medical school in Wisconsin who are from the Portage, Wisconsin area and who express an interest in specializing in pulmonary medicine or in general family practice.  Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
  • Edmund J. and Estelle D. Walker and General Medical Education Scholarships - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)
    Through the Edmund J. and Estelle D. Walker Trust and general scholarship funds, the Foundation offers scholarships to students attending medical school in Wisconsin. You must have completed or be in the process of completing at least one year in medical school to be eligible.  Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
  • Presidential Scholar Award - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 02/01/2020)
    To recognize future medical leaders, this $3,000 award is available to medical students who will be entering their fourth year next fall and who exemplify the attributes, skills and desire to become a medical leader in Wisconsin. In addition to general scholarship eligibility, applicants must show active involvement with the Wisconsin Medical Society or a County Medical Society.  Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. Funding »
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