NYCU August 28, 2018 August 30, 2018 CMA, General, Leadership, Physician Workforce, Prescription Drug Abuse, Public Health, SDCMS 0 TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2018 PHYSICIANS: With summer breaks coming to a close, activity at the medical society is picking up. Last week we held the quarterly meeting of your Board of Directors, where physician leaders reviewed more than 14 measures up in this Q4 period. You can access those measures and submit testimony if you CLICK HERE. The SDCMS Board was also joined by Drs. James Strebig and Ken Blumenfeld, who along with Dr. Peter Bretan are running for President-elect of CMA at this October's House of Delegates (Dr. Bretan joined us at our April meeting). SDCMS member Dr. Akilah Weber also addressed the board about her candidacy for La Mesa City Council. You can learn more at www.drweber4lamesa.com. I recently spoke at a meeting of Permanente department chiefs to deliver an update on CMA and SDCMS advocacy activity, then to the Santee-Lakeside Rotary Club about the importance of health care policy in federal and state affairs. I want to thank Dr. Michael Lalich at Permanente and Laura Purdom at the Rotary for having me, and invite you to book similar presentations through Sue at sue.fledderjohn@sdcms.org. Finally, college football season returns this week. I know there can be some hot passions among our members and I'll just add, "Fight On!" for my USC Trojans. As always, let me know if you have any questions! Paul Hegyi, CEO WHAT TO KNOW … The Dearth of Black Men in Medicine is Worrisome. Here's Why • CLICK HERE Childhood Trauma Can Mean Early Death. CA Mom Wants to Beat Odds • CLICK HERE Pediatricians Put It Bluntly: Motherhood and Marijuana Don't Mix • CLICK HERE Mind-Altering Breast Milk? New Pot Study Poses That Question • CLICK HERE 20 Pieces of Legislation In Play at Capitol to Stem California's Opioid Problem. Here's a Roundup • CLICK HERE From Stethoscope to Gavel: Pediatrician at Center of Health Care Debates • CLICK HERE Editorial: Reject Prop. 8, Capping Kidney Dialysis Firms' Profits • CLICK HERE Open Medical Records Can Spur Frank Talk Between Doctors and Patients • CLICK HERE Life Expectancy Declines Seen in U.S. and Other High Income Countries • CLICK HERE How Does Gender Impact Physician Burnout? 3 Key Takeaways • CLICK HERE The Secret to Keeping Black Men Healthy? Maybe Black Doctors • CLICK HERE Hospitals Shut at 30-a-year Pace in U.S., with No End in Sight • CLICK HERE Why are Black and Latino Kids More Likely to Die of Certain Cancers? • CLICK HERE California's Measles Cases Already Top Last Year's Total; What Health Providers Can Do • CLICK HERE Why Medical Schools are Building 3-year Programs • CLICK HERE To Immunize Or Not: Vaccines Up in California Following 2016 Law, but so are Medical Exemptions • CLICK HERE Real-time Technology Helps Doctors Reduce Complications and Save Money, Study Suggests • CLICK HERE This E.R. Treats Opioid Addiction on Demand. That's Very Rare • CLICK HERE WHAT TO DO … SEPT 13-15: 2018 NEPO Summit. At the Westin Pasadena • CLICK HERE SEPT 22-26: Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine Annual Conference. Sheraton Hotel and Marina San Diego • CLICK HERE OCT 11-12: CSU Institute for Palliative Care National Symposium. At Hyatt Mission Bay. • CLICK HERE OCT 12-14: UCSD School of Medicine Marks Its 50th Anniversary With Alumni Reunion Weekend. Information and Registration • CLICK HERE OCT 19: Top Doctors Gala at Farmer and the Seahorse CLICK HERE OCT 25: SDCMS Physician Networking Opportunity and Social Mixer, 5:30-8:00 pm, Rock Bottom Brewery in La Jolla. To register CLICK HERE NOV 8-10: Cardiovascular, Allergy & Respiratory Summit (CARPS) at Wyndham San Diego Bayside. Optional workshops Nov 7 • CLICK HERE NOV 10: Champions for Health Annual 5K Solana Beach Walk/Run • CLICK HERE NOV 16-17: Pain Care for Primary Care (PCPC) at Wyndham San Diego Bayside. Optional Addiction workshop Nov 15. For info and registration • CLICK HERE WHAT TO READ, LISTEN & WATCH … CMA in the Courts • READ HERE Podcast "What the Health" Opioids, EpiPens and Health Funding • LISTEN HERE Please Consider Supporting Our Advertisers … Thank You! Comments are closed.