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In the News: Olive View Doctors Find Ancient Disease Killing Angelenos
Dr. Nader Kamangar, left, and Dr. Jane Fazio at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center in Sylmar. (Trevor Stamp for LAist)
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Pulmonary and Critical Care Physicians Jane Fazio and Nader Kamangar were included in recent news coverage by LAist, KPCC and Univision after they helped identify rare cases of silicosis, a dust-based disease that enters the lungs and slowly suffocates individuals. The disease is so rare that a physician may only see two cases during an entire career.
However, Fazio said she has seen 30 cases in one year because of the high-risk population that she serves. Twenty-five cases were diagnosed at Olive View dating back to 2016 in workers who cut countertops for homes and five other cases were found at other medical facilities, KPCC/LAist reported.
Silicosis is difficult to diagnose and is thought of as untreatable. Its symptoms and presentation can mirror many other lung conditions making it challenging to diagnose. A proper diagnosis requires a chest x-ray, CAT scan, often a lung biopsy and a thorough evaluation to exclude – or identify – other coexisting conditions. Dr. Fazio has been the principal clinician involved in this occupational pulmonary continuity clinic and noticed the shared history among her patients who worked in stone cutting.
REMINDER: Mandatory Cybersecurity Awareness Training Due Dec. 31
 If you still need to, please complete it immediately. You must be compliant by December 31st, 2022.
Regularly educating yourself about current online dangers and how to mitigate them is vital to our business safety. The fact is that employees are often the primary targets for hackers looking to penetrate critical business systems. As the first line of defense, DHS workforce members play a vital role in keeping our infrastructure and data safe from malicious sources. Therefore, cybersecurity education and awareness are now essential to our business sustainability and require effective management steps. This training will prepare you to learn key identifiers for recognizing phishing scams to defend the organization from various threats.
You may have already received an automatic reminder email to complete the training from Los Angeles County Learning Link (CSOD-noreply@hr.lacounty.gov).
If you missed the email, do not worry. Click on the provided link to start the training. https://lacounty.csod.com. You must be within the DHS network in order to launch the training module.
You must enter your DHS email address and your DHS Network password. Once authenticated, you will see the training you are expected to complete.
Minute for Medicine - Communication for Safer Care
Setting clear expectations for all employees around DHS's approach to quality and patient safety, transparency, communication, and related topics is one way DHS leadership is setting the bar for healthcare teams to be successful in the delivery of safe care. This video is an important reminder about how important this simple concept is in providing safe, high-quality care.
Advance Your Career – Meet Your Teammates,
Learn about Career Paths
Armine Margaryan started her with LA County career 16 years ago, in the Department of Public Social Services while completing her degree in business administration. She is currently an Assistant Staff Analyst with DHS. Click on the image above to learn about her career path.
Benefiting the 2022 Charitable Giving Campaign!
 From the Department of Human Resources Workplace and Community Programs Division:
Benefiting the 2022 Charitable Giving Campaign!
County of Los AngelesMerchandise Winter Pop-Up Store is now open!
 The Pop-Up Store will remain open through December 19.
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All purchases are made online and delivered directly to your home mailing address.
Since 1976, the County of Los Angeles (County) has partnered with diverse charitable agencies to participate in our Charitable Giving Campaign (CGC). Our mission is to support these charities through fundraisers and direct donations to help provide programs and resources that support LA County's communities' health, social, economic, environmental, and educational needs.
***A portion of merchandise sales goes toward the 2022 Charitable Giving Campaign***
To learn more about the Charitable Giving Campaign, how our partners Asian Pacific Community Fund, Brotherhood Crusade, Creating Healthier Communities, EarthShare, United Latinx Fund, United Way of LA, Variety: the Children’s Charity support our communities, and how to enroll in payroll deductions, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/charitable-giving-2/
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