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Conferences
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Medical Marijuana: The Medical, Legal and Regulatory Issues
When: Tuesday, April 26, 2011
6:30 pm
Where: J&G Steakhouse
The Phoenician Resort
6000 E. Camelback Rd., Phx, AZ
Presenters
· Dr. Robert Johnson - Medical Director, Sierra Tucson
· Jennifer Bolen, JD - The Legal Side of Pain & The Legal Pain Lab
· Dr. Mark Boesen - VP of Regulatory & Government Affairs, The Apothecary Shop
Sponsored by Capital Toxicology, The Apothecary Shops, and Sierra Tucson
Register Today - Space is limited!
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CME Opportunities
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Hospitalists: Earn up to 26.5 Hours of CME in Just 4 Days
Hospital Medicine 2011, organized by The Society of Hospital Medicine is the largest conference in hospital medicine, providing educational sessions addressing a wide range of current topics in the specialty and countless networking opportunities.
Earn up to 26.5 hours of CME at one conference over just 4 days while learning from nationally recognized experts. Also take advantage of one of nine free-standing one-day pre-courses on May 10. To learn more and register for HM11, visit www.hospitalmedicine2011.org
When: May 10-13, 2011
Where: Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
Grapevine, TX
CME Credits: Up to 26.5 hours
NIDA Hosting Free CME Event
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is hosting a free CME event (AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™) at the Society of General Internal Medicine annual conference.
On May 6, NIDA will sponsor dramatic readings by professional actors of Act III from Eugene O'Neill's play, Long Day's Journey into Night, followed by an expert panel presentation and facilitated audience discussion on caring for patients struggling with drug addiction. The event will be held at: Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) annual conference (www.sgim.org) When: Friday, May 6, 7 pm Where: The Sheraton Downtown
Phoenix Hotel 340 N. 3rd Street, Phx, AZ
CME Credits: AMA PRA Category, 1 Credit Additional information about the event, CME credit, and online registration is available.
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Your Patients Need You to Act Now!
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Educate Legislators on Impact of AHCCCS Cuts
AHCCCS, the state's Medicaid program, will have deep cuts if state legislators have their way.
The Arizona House, Senate and the Governor all have differing proposals, none of which include new revenue, and all incorporate large cuts. ArMA and a coalition of healthcare provider groups have tried continuously since January to make it clear these cuts will not only be devastating to our medically indigent, but to the stability of the entire healthcare infrastructure, and the overall economy of our state. Read more...
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President's Page
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Organized Medicine: Why it Matters - Part I
By: Nathan Laufer, MD
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Nathan Laufer, MD
MCMS President
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Lately, I have heard many questions about the value of organized medicine. Physicians are looking to limit their expenses and are trying to decide if they are getting their money's worth out of their memberships in local associations, such as, MCMS and ArMA.
I will try and answer their concerns in a two part series. If we had several wishes for our medical practices these are probably what they would look like: We would like to continue to practice independently as small businesses, be fairly compensated for our work and years in school, have influence with legislators regarding healthcare issues, be in charge of quality of care issues, have tort reform, maintain patient choice regarding doctors and hospitals, get rid of health plan pre-authorizations and roadblocks to collections, and most importantly to be allowed to organize and do collective bargaining, if needed (Federal Trade antitrust exemption). Unfortunately, some of these wishes may never come about. However if we don't try to achieve some of these goals, we are guaranteed a 100% failure rate in implementing any of them! Read more... |
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Six Biggest Gripes of Physicians Employed by Hospitals
| | Victoria Rentel, a family physician in Columbus, Ohio, joined a hospital-owned group several years ago. At first, nearly everything went fine. There were a few glitches: she'd occasionally order tests or consults at competing facilities, either for patient convenience or because of health plan coverage. When the hospital's administrators found out, they told her it was a violation of her contract; but that didn't stop her because she knew the hospital never enforced this provision. Read more...
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Office-based Physicians Support 4M Jobs, Says AMA
| Office-based physicians contributed $1.4 trillion in economic activity and supported four million jobs nationwide, according to a state-by-state study from the American Medical Association.
The findings show the economic impact of office-based physicians as measured through sales revenue, jobs, wages and benefits, and tax revenue. Read more...
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U of A College of Medicine Class of 2011 - Nearly 50% Will Remain in AZ
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For four years, medical students in the University of Arizona College of Medicine Class of 2011 have been anticipating "Match Day," the annual event culminating the complex process that matches the nation's graduating medical students with residency programs. National Residency Matching Program results are released nationwide at ceremonies coordinated to occur on the same date at the same time at hundreds of medical colleges throughout the nation. Read more...
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The Affordable Care Act: What's Been Implemented and What's Ahead
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Many regulations have been issued or proposed to implement provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since it became law last year. Following is a review of provisions of the law - separated by topic - that were implemented last year and others that are coming this year. Read more...
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New Smartphone Application Connects Users to Poison Centers
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| | There's a new free smartphone application that could save precious minutes in a health emergency. It connects a user quickly to the nearest poison center, where free and confidential advice from medical experts can be obtained. Read more... |
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Medical Marijuana Update
| | The Arizona Department of Health Services has released their Final Rules for managing the upcoming Medical Marijuana Program in Arizona, in addition to a series of Fact Sheets, Physician Certification Form and Frequently Asked Questions on their Web site. The fact sheets are designed to help prospective qualified patients, designated caregivers, dispensary applicants and physicians understand the final set of rules (including dispensary application procedures).
Qualifying Patient applications for medical marijuana cards will be taken beginning April 14, 2011. Dispensary applications will be taken beginning June 1, 2011. As the program develops, more information will be available on the ADHS Web site. Read ADHS Director Will Humble's Latest Blog Post... |
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Membership Information
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Latest Upgrades to MCMS Web site
Maricopa County Medical Society (MCMS) is pleased to announce the latest upgrade to the Physician Search tool on our Web site, and new features which include a Preferred Vendor of the Month spotlight box, Community Health Events Calendar and MCMS Member Events Calendar.
Accessible to all who visit the site, the physician search tool allows any user to locate a MCMS physician member currently receiving referrals. Upgrades include the ability to enter in an address and map the distance to a physician's office, photos of physician members and larger font on the results search page.
In addition to these improvements, a Preferred Vendor of the Month box has been added and a Community Health Events Calendar and MCMS Member Calendar. The calendars include information on conferences, seminars, educational opportunities, health classes, community events and more.
Please note: The member calendar is YOURS! We'd love to hear your thoughts, ideas for content and receive information on events that would interest and benefit your peers. To submit information to be considered for posting (on either calendar), please e-mail to General Society.
If you are a MCMS member and not currently participating in the
referral program and would like to, please e-mail or call 602-252-2015.
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InfoMarketplace
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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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