NEPA Vital Signs - Winter Spring 2019 - 3

WINTER/SPRING 2019

NEPA VITAL SIGNS
EDITOR
Donna M. Eget, D.O.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Anis Adnani
Karen E. Arscott, D.O., M.Sc.
William J. Dempsey, M.D.
Neil Patel
Donald L. Preate, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S.
Tonyehn Verkitus
LACKAWANNA COUNTY
MEDICAL SOCIETY

Tonyehn Verkitus
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PO Box 203
Olyphant, PA 18447
570.344.3616
www.lackmedsoc.org
LUZERNE COUNTY
MEDICAL SOCIETY

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Tonyehn Verkitus
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

130 South Franklin Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
570.823.0917
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contents
ONCOLOGY PATIENTS:
IS TRAVEL OUT OF THE QUESTION?
HOW TO DO DISNEY AND STAY SANE!
ALCOHOL AND ALL-INCLUSIVE
MALARIA: A DISEASE WITHOUT BORDERS
REFLECTIONS FROM HAITI: ADDRESSING HEALTH NEEDS
THROUGH LISTENING, MENTORING AND
INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION
NEPA NURSE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP THOSE IN NEED
IN CENTRAL AMERICA
STAY SAFE THIS WINTER!
GEISINGER COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
TO PRESENT SYMPOSIUM ON ADVERSE CHILDHOOD
EXPERIENCES
COMBATING THE OPIOID CRISIS IN PENNSYLVANIA

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