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ASAP - An Electronic Publication of the Colorado Medical Society
June 19, 2011
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1. Jeremy Lazarus, M.D., elected president-elect of the American Medical Association
Jeremy A. Lazarus, M.D., a psychiatrist in private practice in Denver, Colo., was named president-elect of the American Medical Association (AMA) on Saturday, June 18 at the AMA annual meeting. Following his year-long term as president-elect, Dr. Lazarus will assume the office of AMA president in June 2012.
"It is a deep honor and privilege to be named president-elect of an organization that is committed to helping the medical profession and the patients we serve," said Dr. Lazarus. "Challenging times remain for the health care system and as AMA president-elect, I pledge to serve as a strong voice and dedicated advocate for patients and physicians on the pressing health care issues confronting our nation."
"We are so proud and thrilled of Jeremy's election as president-elect of the AMA," said CMS President Mike Pramenko, MD. "For those of us who know him, it comes as no surprise that he has ascended to this important level of leadership in organized medicine. Jeremy brings a lifetime of patient care and leadership skills in organized medicine to the position along with a uniquely Colorado perspective to the national debate on today's important health care issues."
Dr. Lazarus is the first Colorado physician since 1921 to be elected president-elect of the AMA. Read the full press release by clicking here.
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2. How can physicians improve Colorado health care? Your opinion needed!
We need your insights and views on patient and family centered medical homes and their connectivity to a broader medical/specialty "neighborhood." Can you take a few minutes to help us update our previous physician views and knowledge from our baseline survey conducted in 2009? The aggregated results will help us adjust key design strategies and realign incentives to support physicians in adapting their practices to evolving delivery and payment systems. Speaking of incentives, your participation puts you in the pool to win an iPAD2.
As you may know, Colorado is the site of several nationally supported pilots to enhance care coordination, patient hand-off communications, and related collaborative delivery system efforts. These initiatives aim to enhance the value of our services over time by developing evidence-based care models that improve outcomes and support the delivery of high quality, efficient and patient-centric care. Among the most prominent and promising is the synergy of connecting a functioning medical home delivery model with its medical neighborhood. You no doubt understand that creating efficient, clinically-grounded systems from scratch requires unprecedented levels of physician, payer, and institutional cooperation. Your ideas and opinions can significantly influence how we transform these often disparate and fragmented components into a true medical community.
Your input is vital! Data from this poll will further the development of policy, information, education, and programs to improve medical homes and systems of care in your practice and your community.
Please complete the survey and encourage your colleagues to do the same, by clicking here:
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3. CMS presents "Medical Marijuana: is there science behind the substance?"
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
6-9pm, CMS/COPIC Building
7351 Lowry Boulevard, Denver, CO 80230
In 2000, Colorado voters legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Since then, marijuana has become a thriving industry. But is it a proven, safe and effective substance for treating certain medical conditions? And just what are Colorado's current laws and regulations about medical marijuana with regard to health care providers and Department of Health's role in the Medical Marijuana Program?
We anticipate much more discussion and the need for thoughtful provider and legislative direction in the near future about this topic. With this in mind our goal is to provide an unbiased informational program as a basis for those discussions and direction.
Come listen to our esteemed list of speakers to learn more!
Kari L. Franson, PharmD., PhD BCPP, Associate Dean for Professional Education, University of Colorado School of Pharmacy
Laura M. Borgelt, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS , Associate Professor,
University of Colorado Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine
Mark Johnson, MD, MPH, Executive Director, Jefferson County Public Health
Diana Protopapa, Director Political Affairs and Education, Colorado Medical Society
For more information, contact diana_prototpapa@cms.org.
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