October Recognition Dates

October recognition dates:

• American Pharmacists Month
• Case Management Week
• Dialysis Technician Recognition Week
• Emergency Nurses Week
• First Responders Day
• Healthcare Facilities and Engineering Week
• Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week
• Healthcare Quality Week
• Healthcare Security and Safety Officer Appreciation Day
• Healthcare Security and Safety Week
• Healthcare Supply Chain Week
• Infection Prevention Week
• Internal Medicine Day
• Medical Assistants Recognition Week
• Medical Librarians Month
• Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week
• Orthopaedic Nurses Day
• Pastoral and Spiritual Care Week
• Pediatric Nurses Week
• Peer Support Celebration Day
• Perinatal Nurses Week
• Pharmacy Technician Day
• Pharmacy Week
• Physical Therapy Month
• Physician Assistants Week
• Respiratory Care Week
• Sterile Processing Week

October awareness dates:

• ADHD Awareness Month
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Chiropractic Health Month
• Contact Lens Safety Month
• Dental Hygiene Month
• Depression Screening Day
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Health Literacy Month
• International Stuttering Awareness Day
• Liver Awareness Month
• Mental Illness Awareness Week
• Midwifery Week
• Patient-centered Care Awareness Month
• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
• Red Ribbon Week
• Senior Health and Fitness Day
• SIDS Awareness Month
• Spine Health Awareness Month
• World Arthritis Day
• World Mental Health Day
• World Psoriasis Day