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EPCMSXpress May 2014
EPCMSnews xpressly for members
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Greetings!
This Physician Connection, May 21 at Cheyenne Mountain Resort, is one you don't want to miss. RSVP now as space is limited due to the jam-packed evening. |
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Physician Connection: Work and Well Being
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Colleagues | Community | Costs
How did you make the decision to become a physician? Did you want to help people? Was it because you enjoy a challenging career?
While some of these reasons may have factored into your choice, your personal values are likely to have initiated your interest in a medical career. On a list of top ten personal values, the majority of physicians ranked benevolence as the highest. Power was ranked as the least important value.
Those physicians who ranked benevolence as an important value also report having a high level of satisfaction in their work, while those who identified power as important report being dissatisfied with the medical profession. Remaining true to your values carries rewards. Those who work in careers that do not match their values are more susceptible to burnout.
5:30 PM May 21 at Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Presented by
Dr. Wahl's insight into the challenges faced by medical professionals comes from an appreciation of the complexity of medical institutions gained as medical director of a psychiatric hospital and vice president of a large medical center's medical staff, and over twenty years assisting medical professionals and others with acute issues of stress, personality, or devotion in order to improve their well-being and expand their capacity to help others.
"Each profession tests the professional at different times in his or her career, " commented Dr. Wahl, whose greatest professional rewards have come from helping these professionals maximize their career performance through healthy adaption of their unique personality traits.
Dr. Wahl is a consultant for the Colorado Board of Medical Examiners, the Colorado Attorney Regulation Counsel, and the Colorado Physicians Health Program with expertise in medical ethics. He has been selected by his colleagues as a 5280 Magazine "Top Doc" for multiple years.
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Physician Connection: On track for the future
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Three years ago, the EPCMS Board of Directors updated its strategic plan, and focused our organization on three pillars:
- Becoming a clearinghouse for exam-room relevant tools and resources;
- Operating at the center of our community's health care system; and,
- Serving as the voice of our community's physicians.
We're implementing this plan by focusing on 3Cs - cutting your cost of providing care, contributing to a stronger health care community, and connecting with your colleagues.
As part of this updated EPCMS we've taken a look at our bylaws, and are considering a few updates to make sure we're both relevant to you in the future and following the best practices in association management.
We're considering a few changes and are opening these concepts for member input over the next sixty days. Afterwards, our Board will look at any feedback and make a final recommendation to the EPCMS membership for consideration at the September Physician Connection. View a summary of the proposed changes here
If you have any thoughts or questions, please e-mail Mike Ware, EPCMS Executive Vice President, at mware@epcms.org
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Physician well being | Link |
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EPCMS.ORG
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We recently implemented some security upgrades to our website, EPCMS.ORG. These upgrades created new electronic tools, increased website security for your information, and enhanced electronic communications with EPCMS.
An email containing a link to your website profile was sent to your email. You can use this link to access your EPCMS.org profile or use the new communication tools. For any assistance, please call EPCMS at (719) 591-2424.
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Don't underestimate emotional intelligence | Link |
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This Wednesday is the Physician Connection
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Calendar of Events
May 21 - EPCMS Physician Connection, 5:30 Appetizers and cash bar followed by dinner and CME at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort
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May is Lupus Awareness Month
University of Colorado Lupus treatment center | Link |
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Primary care providers in high demand
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Classifieds
Medical practice seeking new associate physician. Busy practice located in Colorado Springs seeking D.O/M.D. in Family Practice Medicine. Applicants should be Board Certified in Family Practice. Contact Sandra at Parkerbell60@yahoo.com for additional information.
Internist needed for busy outpatient clinical practice in northeastern Colorado Springs.
Our practice is growing and we would like to add an internist to our growing outpatient primary care practice. If you are interested, please send a confidential email along with your CV to lperry@matthewsvu.com
Psychiatrists, Peak View Behavioral Health, located in Colorado Springs, is looking for psychiatrists to serve the need of our inpatients and outpatients (adolescents and adults). Time requirements are flexible dependent on your availability. If interested in finding out more information regarding this opportunity, please contact: Lana Currance, Chief Executive Officer. Phone: (719) 444-8484 or email: lcurrance@strategicbh.com.
Busy medical office seeking Nurse Practitioner. Busy medical office located in Colorado Springs is looking for a Nurse Practitioner. Applicants should be board certified, work independently, enjoy Family Practice medicine. Contact Sandra at Parkerbell60@yahoo.com
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News at EPCMS.ORG
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The Physicians Foundation is conducting a comprehensive physician survey.
Go to EPCMS.ORG anytime for the latest updates
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Don't miss the May 21 EPCMS Physician Connection
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5:30 PM
Cheyenne Mountain Resort
Appetizers, cash bar, dinner, educational programs, networking, and CME
Kindle Fire HD Grand Prize
Election of Officers
Treasurer - Joel Dickerman, DO
VP - Michelle Hor, MD
At-large - Ken Finn, MD
Our Changing Medical Practice presented by
Our sponsors and corporate partners make these Physician Connection meetings very special, and their support allows us to put on great events
COPIC
ENT Business Banking
First Commercial Bank
Broadmoor Properties
Peak View Behavioral Health
Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care
WSi Healthcare Personnel
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What's News
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Imagine a marketplace controlled by patients and physicians
ICD-10 update: Don't let the delay stop your momentum. Transition to the ICD-10 code set by October 1, 2015.
Physicians who wish to participate in the 2014 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) program as a group practice can now register
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Contact Us
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EPCMS
El Paso County Medical Society
719.591.2424
Administrative Support
Events & MRC
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Administrative Support
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Executive Vice President
730 Citadel Dr. East, #206
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
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Harvard Medical School's Center for Primary Care uses staff social workers, community resource specialists, and, eventually, telepsychiatry to make mental health part of its healthcare practice.
Part of an ambitious plan to transform primary care delivery and education, the initiative began four years ago with the opening of its Center for Primary Care. Aimed at developing models of sustainable transformation to help doctors deliver better care under tremendous cost and quality pressure, one of its recent projects is now tackling mental health.
Called the Alice Rosenwald Initiative, the program involves six primary care practices in Massachusetts that are taking steps to integrate mental health services for their patients using a team-based approach. Four of the primary care sites are affiliated with Cambridge, Mass.-based Cambridge Health Alliance, the integrated health system that is also a teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School. The other two sites are affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital. Eventually, the mental health integration initiative will be implemented at all six Harvard-affiliated hospitals as well as nineteen practices.
"Mental health disorders are so common that it's really part of the skill set that primary care doctors need to have in order to be a resource and help their patients manage their health," says Russell Phillips, MD, director of the Center for Primary Care.| Link |
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A Community of Physicians
El Paso County Medical Society is the organization in the Pikes Peak region representing all physicians, across all specialties, and at every stage of their professional lives
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