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Let’s Talk Diabetes Month: The First National Clinical Care Commission Meeting

National Clinical Care Commission

By Joyce Yu, PharmD, ORISE Fellow; and Clydette Powell, MD, MPH, FAAP, Director, Division of Health Care Quality, ODPHPOn October 31, 2018, the National Clinical Care Commission held its inaugural meeting in person at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD. The Commission, a newly established federal advisory committee, is charged to evaluate and make recommendations regarding programs of the U...

Now Available: View the Meeting Summary and Slides from the Partnering to Prevent Hypoglycemia Listening Session!

On November 1, 2017, ODPHP held a free public listening session titled Partnering to Prevent Hypoglycemia in Washington, DC. Participants included federal partners, public and private health professionals, organizations, and consumer representatives.Keynote speakers included:Don Wright, MD, MPH, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health and Director of ODPHP, U...

ICYMI: Recap Our #P2SaferOpioidUse Twitter Interview with APHA!

Pathways to Safer Opioid Use

Every March we celebrate Patient Safety Awareness Week, a time to raise awareness about the importance of patient safety — and a great opportunity to share strategies that health professionals can use to protect their patients. Pathways to Safer Opioid Use is an interactive training that ODPHP developed for health care professionals, public health professionals, and students...