York County Medicine Winter 2020 - 4

YORK COUNTY

WINTER 2020/2021

IN EVERY ISSUE
5	 President's Message
YORK COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 7346, York, PA 17404

(717) 843-6744 * yorkcomedsoc.org

2020
YCMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Paul Burcher, MD
President
Daniel Hornyak, MD
Immediate Past President
Kathryn T. Palisoc, DO
President-Elect
Catherine Bene, MD
Vice President
Stacey G. Robert, MD
Treasurer
Diane Shih-Della Penna, MD
Secretary

FEATURES
8 	 COVID-19 Lessons Help WellSpan Continue 	
	

to Respond to the Pandemic

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UPMC First in Central Pennsylvania
to Participate in New Study of Less Invasive
Approach to Treating Patients with Severe
Mitral Regurgitation

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A Surgeon's Life in Mauritania

	
	
	

	

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After Trump's Diagnosis: Vaccine or not, 	
COVID-19 isn't going away

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From the Medical Director: Update on
	
Burnout/Stress Related to COVID-19 		
	Pandemic

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Liz Torres
County Executive

Mental Health in the Pandemic-
It's a marathon, not a sprint

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MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
Kathryn M. Hosey, DO
D. Scott McCracken, MD

IN THE NEWS
11 	 CME Consult
19	 Tracking Side Effects Once
	

a Vaccine is Administered

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The Journey of Your Child's Vaccine

	

UPMC Launches MyChart
Bedside App

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Financial Wellness

Jonathan Rhoads, MD
Suzette Song, MD

RESIDENT BOARD MEMBERS
Megan Chan, MD
Nicole Hammond, MD

EDITORIAL BOARD
Quincy Harberger, MD
Daniel Hornyak, MD
D. Scott McCracken, MD
Diane Shih-Della Penna, MD

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of the publisher or editor.

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Understanding How Vaccines Work

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UPMC Minimally Invasive Surgery for 	
Esophageal Cancer Offered at UPMC 		
Pinnacle West Shore

Vaccine Product Approval Process

What Would Happen If We Stopped 		
	Vaccinations?
	
	

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