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Medical Services Division
The Medical Services Division (MSD) was established in July 2021 to provide IDPH consultative medical support.
Medical Services Division Leadership Team
Chief Medical Officer
Arti Barnes, MD, MPH
State Epidemiologist
Graham Briggs, MS
Women’s Health Medical Advisor
Maura Quinlan, MD, MPH
Preventative Medicine Medical Advisor
Catherine Counard, MD, MPH
Infection Prevention Medical Advisor
Hillary Spencer, MD, MPH
FAST PHACT (Public Health Allied Clinician Talks)
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Resources for Health Care Professionals
- Regional Infection Prevention Program
- FAST PHACT Webinars
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | Preventing Transmission of Viral Respiratory Pathogens in Healthcare Settings
- CDC | Interim Guidance for Managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2
- CDC | Infection Control Guidance: SARS-CoV-2
- CDC | Infection Prevention and Control Strategies for Seasonal Influenza in Healthcare Settings
- CDC | Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use
- CDC | U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use
- CDC | U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use Summary Chart
- CDC | 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain
- CDC | Addiction Medicine Checklist
- CDC | When to Offer Naloxone to Patients Fact Sheet
- CDC | When to Offer Naloxone to Patients in the Emergency Department Fact Sheet
- DHS Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse Warm Line
- Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
- Illinois Perinatal Depression Hotline
- Illinois Family Planning Program
- Quality Family Planning Services Recommendations
- Illinois IDPH Uniform Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Guidance and Forms
Sexually Transmitted Disease Resources
- CDC | STI Treatment Guidelines
- CDC | 2021 STI Guidelines Pocket Guide
- CDC | 2021 STI Guidelines Wall Chart
- Perinatal Syphilis Warmline
- Perinatal Syphilis/Congenital Syphilis Rapid Reporting Tool for Providers
- Expedited Partner Therapy
- PrEP4Illinois, the Illinois Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Assistance Program
- CDC | 2021 Guidelines on HIV PrEP
Statewide Standing Orders
- 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccine Standing Order for Administering Vaccine
- Administration of Undesignated Asthma Medications in School (2025)
- Administration of Undesignated Asthma Medications in School (2024)
- Illinois Opioid Overdose Reversal Agent Standardized Procedure
- Standing Order Hormonal Contraception
