Physician Resources for Ukraine
Global Response: Maura Sammon, MD is an emergency medicine physician at Temple and Chief Medical Officer for Global Response Management. GRM recently partnered with the World Health Organization to support efforts in Poland and Ukraine. GRM has an official seat at the WHO Emergency Operations Center in Rzeszow, Poland. Any funds donated through this will be spent solely on WHO sponsored activities in Poland and Ukraine.
MedGlobal: Needs Trauma Surgeons and Zoom technique instructions for Tactical Combat Casualty Care, medical staff helmets, medical supplies listed on their website. CHOP, Penn Medicine and Temple Hospital have all contributed training via Zoom calls
- Contact Phone Numbers and Staff List
- Contact for Physicians to Help, English speakers: Mariana Sluzhynska, +38 050 315 8418, ukrainemedhelp@gmail.com
- National Coordinator for Physician Volunteers: Serhii Ubohov, +38 067 231 7656, ubogovsg@gmail.com
- Directorate of Medical Personnel, Education and Science of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine: medosvita2020@gmail.com to submit your medical degree to volunteer
US Department of State Overseas
US citizens missing in Ukraine or Russia should contact the Citizens Services Office 1-888-407-4747.
USAid – Ukraine – RESOURCES for Donations, Volunteer
Charitable Foundation Voice of Children in Ukraine – Helping Children of War in Ukraine
Sunflower of Peace – Tactical Backpacks for Medical Supplies for Ukraine Drs / Medics
World Food Program Guidestar
World Central Kitchen
Project Cure Guidestar
Project HOPE
Nova Ukraine
Razom (based out of NYC, protestors)
Ukrainian League of Philadelphia
Catholic Relief Services – Donate
UNICEF USA
Facebook Groups
TIKVA Children’s Home
International Rescue Committee – Ukraine
Direct Relief
COVID-19 Webinar Series and Resource Center
These are incredibly challenging times. Soon, practices across the state of Pennsylvania will be expanding their services and facing a “New Normal”. How do we “reopen” for our patients? Our staff? Our families? Ourselves? Whether you are an office on the front line of high risk patients in search of information, or you are a physician whose business has been interrupted by this crisis, this webinar series will have useful info that will benefit you and your practice. Tonyehn Verkitus, Executive Director of the Lackawanna and Luzerne County Medical Societies and David Griffiths, Executive Director of the Lehigh County Medical Society have partnered on a COVID-19 webinar series for our members.
The First Webinar
Reopening your Pennsylvania Physician Practice during the Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities
Learn strategies and tactics to help you plan and execute an effective Ramp-Up of your practice. Thank you to those of you who joined us live for the webinar. If you couldn’t make it, please listen to the webinar.
We wish to thank the speakers on this webinar:
Dr. Timothy Welby, MD, FAAP, Owner/Partner
David Bittner, MBA, CEO
Suzette Benedick, MBA, CHC, Executive Director
Maraleen Shields, Esq., Shareholder
Rick Cancelliere, CEO
The Second Webinar
Telemedicine: Is it a Critical Component of the “New Normal”?
This webinar was on Thursday, May 21. Learn how several physician practices have innovated in the area of Telemedicine. What are the options? Are there liability concerns? Will Telemedicine be a valuable option in the future?.=
We wish to thank the speakers on this webinar:
Robert Murphy, MD. Chief Integration Officer
Chris Connor, D.O., Partner
Donna Eget, D.O., Medical Director
Maraleen Shields, Esq., Shareholder
Rick Cancelliere, CEO
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
Lehigh County Physicians & Medical Practices
On May 9, 2020, the PA Department of Health (DOH) issued Guidance for PA Health Care Practitioners on Non-Urgent Care during COVID-19 Emergency.
COVID-19: Mental Health and Substance Use
Recovery Resources:
Disaster Distress Helpline
Physician Support Line
Free confidential peer support line by volunteer psychiatrists for US physician colleagues during the COVID19 pandemic.
1-888-409-0141 7 days a week, 8am – 12am EST
What steps can you take?
Learn More About COVID-19
Looking for PPE? Here’s a list of organizations trying to help:
Please think about volunteering with the Allentown’s Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps!
- Pennsylvania To Enable Retired Health Care Professionals to Assist With COVID-19 Response
- AMA Senior physician COVID-19 resource guide
- COVID-19 in Pennsylvania
- COVID-19 Resources for Businesses, Communities, and Local Governments
- To contact the Pennsylvania Department of Health, call 1-877-724-3258
- Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
- The Allentown Health Bureau
- COVID-19 safety videos
- Updates from the Pennsylvania Medical Society
- PAMED’s Telehealth During the COVID-19 Emergency: Guidance for Pennsylvania Physicians
