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In the small town of Minot, North Dakota, an impetuous and innovative paramedic has revitalized her rural area’s idea of continuing education with a fun and satisfying idea.
Mumtaaz Allen, a paramedic serving the Minot Air Force Base, created the “Potluck Lectures,” which brought busy EMS colleagues working at rural volunteer ambulance services, city systems, air ambulance services and Minot’s Trinity Health together for CE presentations centered around a potluck dinner. Meals were provided by Allen and by anyone who wanted to share their favorite dish. The gatherings allowed EMS providers and local physicians to dialog and hear concerns and challenges while satisfying CE requirements.
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Roxanne Vendsel, director of nursing at First District Health Unit, speaks at a news conference in Minot City Hall Wednesday.
COVID-19 vaccinations are opening to anyone receiving a paycheck as the vaccination rate across Ward County climbs past 20% of the population.
“Anybody that receives a paycheck now is considered an essential worker and can receive vaccine,” Lisa Clute, executive director for First District, said at a news conference Wednesday. “Any size paycheck. If you are in college and have a side job, that qualifies.”
Trinity Health is vaccinating essential workers, sorted by vulnerability from its patient lists. This weekend, Trinity expects to pass 10,000 doses administered to patients since the start of the vaccination program, said Dr. Jeffrey Sather, chief of staff. Shipments that had been arriving every three weeks are now coming more quickly, and as supply becomes more available,
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Clute started to try responding to each point. But ultimately she just said, “Our intent has never been to create fear. Our intent is to provide you the facts.”
I wanted to learn about Minot because it was exceptional: it was in the worst-performing county in the worst-performing state in the worst-performing country in the world. But I also wanted to learn about it because it didn’t seem unusual at all: the city was divided over what to do about the pandemic, and even what to think about it. I wanted to understand what made it so difficult for people to come together and address a deadly crisis.