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Education Opportunity
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Thunderbird School of Global Management is offering a certificate program - held on Wednesday evenings over a ten-week period - focusing on teaching participants to leverage the essential elements of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in the healthcare industry.
Course dates/times
May 11 - July 13, 2011
6-9 pm
Location
Arizona Heart Foundation
Translational Research Center Second Floor Classroom
1910 East Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Registration Fee
$3,700; includes tuition, instructional materials and food/refreshments
Contact Information
Charlotte Cole
charlotte.cole@thunderbird.edu
or 602-978-7353
www.thunderbird.edu/healthcare
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Lecture/Education Opportunity
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The Arizona Health Sciences Center presents: The Donald K. Buffmire Visiting Lectureship in Medicine:
The Scientific Road to a World Without
Alzheimer's Disease
Lecture flyer
Date/Time
Thursday, March 10, 2011
4 pm: Reception
5 pm: Lecture
Location
Virgina G. Piper Auditorium College of Medicine - Phoenix
Registration Fee
There is no cost to attend.
Contact Information
RSVP to Sheila Maddox at
smaddox@email.arizona.edu
or 602-827-2007
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Volunteer Opportunity
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The National Kidney Foundation of Arizona (NKF AZ) will be holding the 2011 Kidney Walk at Chase Field Ballpark on April 2, 2011.
The Kidney Walk presents an occasion for dialysis patients, organ transplant recipients, donor families, living donors, the medical and business communities, and Arizona to celebrate life and create lasting advocacy and long-term support for Arizona Patients.
Click here for more information or visit www.azkidney.org
About NKF AZ
The National Kidney Foundation of Arizona (NKF AZ) is committed to improving the quality of life for Arizonans with kidney disease; annually providing 1.8 million in public education and patient services to our Arizona community.
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Giving Back to the Community
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This April 24-30, Arizona has the unique honor of being chosen as the launch state for this year's National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) campaign.
Each year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Border Health Commission spend the week in a border state highlighting the joint efforts of the United States and Mexico in their efforts to insure that infants are fully immunized against diseases. Their visit gives Arizona the opportunity to show our commitment to childrens health and wellness, innovative practices and strong partnerships.
The Arizona Department of Public Health is looking for your help and support in protecting our babies from pertussis (whooping cough) in Arizona.
Please consider getting involved. Any involvement may help Arizona infants and their families be better protected against this potentially deadly disease.
Visit WhyImmunize.org or call the Arizona Immunization Office at 602-364-3630 for more information. Read more...
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Membership Information
| | | Only Two Weeks Left to Pay Your Dues!
If you have not paid your 2011 MCMS Dues, there are only two weeks left! After March 15, any member that has not remitted their dues for 2011 will be terminated from the Medical Society!
Your membership means something to us. In today's world, some challenges are not able to be conquered immediately; a dam breaking begins with a small crack and overcomes the insurmountable with time and pressure.
Committing oneself to be a part of that "pressure", that unifying force, is the key. Then subsequently, time takes care of everything else.
Renew today online at www.mcmsonline.com or mail in your
remittance to us at:
MCMS Membership Dues
326 E. Coronado Road, Suite 101
Phoenix, AZ 85004
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President's Message
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Continuity of Care - Starts with Caring
By Nathan Laufer, MD
Before the turn of the century, most primary care doctors followed their own patients in the hospital when they became ill enough
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Nathan Laufer, MD
2011 MCMS President
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to be admitted. Patients liked this; and there was good continuity of care since the doctor who knew the patient the best was the one taking care of him or her.
More recently, the hospitalist movement swept across the country and essentially ended all that. Now when patients enter the hospital, they usually have a different doctor, whom they don't know at all, talking to them about life threatening situations. The primary care physician whom the patient has come to trust over the years is nowhere to be found. The hospitalist must be able to overcome that barrier and win the patient's confidence and trust in a very short period of time. Sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't. Read more...
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Announcements
| | Join the Arizona Chapter of the American College of Physicians for the Second Annual Doctors Day at the Arizona state Capitol
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
7:30 am - 3 pm
Arizona State Capitol
1700 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ, 85007
This day-long event will provide you with an opportunity to experience Arizona's political process first hand and advocate on behalf of internists throughout our State. Read Invitation
Registration is free but mandatory, so that ACP can accommodate you and a guest(s) for an exciting day of networking, education and advocacy for medicine.
Contact Patrice Hand at patriceh@azmedassn.org or (602) 347-6901 to RSVP and for questions or suggestions.
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The Business of Medicine
| | | Doctors' Distress:
MCMS member Dr. Robert Marotz attended a virtual briefing about a survey of physician attitudes in 11 countries, conducted by APCO Insight for Pfizer. It painted a chilling picture of the dissatisfaction in the U.S. and other countries where doctors feel they are losing their authority to make medical decisions to bureaucracies that dictate how they must practice:
- Nearly half of doctors surveyed in the U.S. and three-fourths of those in Germany believe the practice of medicine is going in a negative direction.
- Doctors, especially in the most developed countries, are most concerned about administrative burdens and outside interference in medical decisions.
- Large majorities of physicians in the U.S., Germany, and France believe that the condition of their health systems will be worse in the future.
- By a two-to-one margin, U.S. physicians rate the new health law as unfavorable (50%) vs. favorable (24%).
- Doctors in the U.S. were more likely than those in any other country to say they expect to leave medical practice sooner than they had originally planned.
- While doctors in most countries have a generally favorable view of clinical assessments of treatments and technologies, they want them to be voluntary. The survey found that 51% of physicians in the U.S. believe treatment guidelines that come from government or insurance companies have a negative impact on patient health.
The conclusion is clear that doctors want to spend more time with patients and not paperwork, and they want to treat patients according to their best medical judgment, not the dictates of outside payers.
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Legislative News
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Medical Marijuana Public Comments Posted
The Arizona Department of Health Services department received more than 1,500 comments on the second draft of the medical marijuana rules bringing the total number of comments to more than 3,000. To read all the comments visit their hub Web site http://www.azdhs.gov/prop203/. ADHS will be examining the suggestions over the coming weeks and expect to publish their final rule package on Monday, March 28.
Resources for Getting up to Speed on Marijuana as Medication
As the time draws closer to implementing the AZ Medical Marijuana Act in mid-April, the Arizona Department of Health Services has prepared information that may be helpful to physicians and prospective qualifying patients; such as articles and other sources of information. Read more...
AHCCCS Fact Sheet: Governor Brewer's Response to HHS Secretary Sebelius
On February 3, 2011, Secretary Sebelius issued a letter to all Governors suggesting several ways states could modify their Medicaid programs and find opportunities to meet healthcare needs while coping with rising costs. The same day, Governor Brewer issued a statement responding to Secretary Sebelius' letter.
The fact sheet/letters provide additional detail on the suggestions highlighted in the Secretary's letter and steps that the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Arizona's single state Medicaid agency, has already taken to reduce costs.
Read more...
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PRACTICE FOR SALE
Fully equipped 34 1/2 year old solo Scottsdale, Arizona Dermatology practice for sale. Four working rooms, including surgery, electric Ritter table, PUVA Box, Hand-Foot PUVA unit, and Levulan Blue U apparatus. Very profitable practice working only 3 1/2 days per week, with NO cosmetics and NO surgery. Plenty of room for growth for any dermatologist. Physician owner is willing to work part-time through June (lease ends July 31) to facilitate patient transition to qualified, BE/BC dermatologist. Terms flexible and negotiable. Fax serious inquires ONLY to: 480-596-9969.
EMPLOYMENT
PHYSICIANS: LICENSED MD FOR CONSULTATIVE WORK
Retired w/license? Want to cut back to two days? Alternative care office looking for Arizona-licensed MD for consultative work in Scottsdale, AZ. Part time, excellent compensation.
Contact James Gould at knewidea@gmail.com or 760-703-3767
EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
Original Brymill Equipment in "Almost New" Condition
1. Liquid Nitrogen Storage Container - 20 Liter (CRY-AC-3)
2. Withdrawl Tube
3. Mini-Cryo Gun
Great pricing for all three items together!
Contact: docgcm@aol.com for further info
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