NYCU January 7, 2025 January 7, 2025 Artificial Intelligence, CMA, Infectious Disease, Influenza, Leadership, Medicare, Physician Workforce, Practice Management, Public Health, SDCMS 0 TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2025 PHYSICIANS: On December 16, 2024, the San Diego County Medical Society [SDCMS] Nominating Committee convened and is recommending a proposed slate of SDCMS Board of Directors candidates for 2025–26. If you’d like to see the list of the nominees and information for anyone who wishes to seek nomination through petition please CLICK HERE. MARCH 12TH FREE WEBINAR ON ‘TOP FIVE RISKS FOR YOUR PRACTICE’ SPONSORED BY TDC AND SDCMS | CME AVAILABLE On March 12th from 6pm to 7pm there is a FREE webinar sponsored by The Doctors Company and SDCMS, ‘Top Five Risks for Your Practice’. A malpractice claim may not be your biggest medical practice risk. Physicians face concerning risks that have developed over the past several years. Attend this session to benefit from an increased awareness and understanding of the top five risks associated with your medical practice today. This program will provide you with information on the top five risks and offer guidance and strategies to help reduce your practice risks. CME credit is available Please join us for this important session. At the conclusion of this program you will be able to: Recognize top five risks for your medical practice Assess your practice for opportunities to improve documentation to support quality of care provided to your patients Understand priority risks and implement strategies to help reduce risks in your medical office practice Please CLICK HERE for more information. You can REGISTER HERE. REMINDER | DON’T MISS HEALTHCARE BURNOUT SYMPOSIUM ON FEB 25–26 Don’t miss the 8th edition ‘Healthcare Burnout Symposium’ — dedicated to bolstering the well–being of everyone who works in healthcare. Join healthcare leaders from around the country as they share the latest research and strategies on the burnout crisis affecting our nurses, physicians, and healthcare administrators. Top five reasons to attend: Understand the far–reaching consequences of burnout Discover strategies for burnout prevention and mitigation Realize technology’s impact on clinician well–being Reduce secondary trauma and suicide risk among clinical staff Create an organizational culture of wellness from the top down February 25–26, 2025 | Scripps Seaside Forum | San Diego, CA You can learn more and register HERE. As always, let me know if you have any questions! 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A New California Law Increases Penalties CLICK HERE WHAT TO DO … JAN 14, 2025: 12-1pm, FREE Webinar for Members, Non–Members, NPs, and PAs, sponsored by CMA and CDPH, ‘Virtual Grand Rounds: Infectious Disease on the Rise — Updates on Winter Respiratory Viruses, Avian Flu, Mpox & More’. Featured Speakers are Erica Pan, MD, MPH, CA State Epidemiologist and Deputy Director at CDPH Ctr of Infectious Diseases, and Kimberly Newell Green, MD, CMA Trustee and Associate Clinical Professor at UC San Francisco. Ready for flu season? How concerned should we be about the current epidemiology of COVID, influenza, RSV and other winter respiratory viruses? Dr. Pan will present the latest surveillance data on understanding the current pattern of avian flu, testing for H5N1, and understanding and educating patients about the new Mpox strain and its epidemiology. Learn about emerging variants, breakthrough infections, and strategies to protect vulnerable populations this winter season. CME credit available CLICK HERE JAN 21, 2025: 12:15–1:15pm, FREE Webinar for Members and their Staff, $99 for Non–Members, sponsored by CMA, ‘2025 CPT Coding Updates’. Join us on this webinar to learn about 2025 changes to CPT guidelines and codes. For free CMA member staff registration, email events@cmadocs.org with your physician’s CA Medical License number to receive a promo code CLICK HERE JAN 25, 2025: 7:30am-3:30pm, UCSD main campus MET Building, La Jolla, Early Bird Registration before 11/25: $125 for Physicians, $50 Allied Health, $10 for Community/Trainees/Students, sponsored by UCSD SOM, ‘6th Annual UC San Diego Transgender Healthcare Symposium’. Provide a comprehensive review of the different aspects of gender–affirming medical care and features sessions on gender–inclusive cultural awareness, behavioral health care, primary care, and medical and surgical gender–affirming interventions. All topics presented are to help providers from varied disciplines care for transgender and non–binary individuals in a sensitive and effective manner in plenary sessions, followed by a brief Q&A and topic–specific breakouts. This course is targeted toward anyone interested in in–depth exposure to medical care for the transgender/non–binary patients, including physicians (in practice and in training) and allied health professionals in primary care, endocrinology, plastic surgery, urology, obstetrics/gynecology, dermatology plus mental health professionals, social workers, nurses, and students of all above disciplines. Community members also welcome. CME credit available CLICK HERE JAN 28, 2025: 12:15–1:15pm, FREE Webinar for Members and their Staff, $99 for Non–Members, sponsored by CMA, ‘New Laws Affecting Physicians 2025’. This webinar will discuss the new 2025 laws that are affecting physicians and their practices, highlight pending health legislation and explain CMA’s legal resources available to members. Featuring CMA Senior Legal Counsel Sheirin Ghoddoucy, with a focus on CMA’s legal and legislative advocacy, managed care, and provider reimbursement. Sheirin was formerly a senior attorney at the CA Dept of Insurance for over a decade, focusing on health insurance regulation and health policy reform, and also worked closely on California's implementation of the Affordable Care Act. For free CMA member staff registration, email events@cmadocs.org with your physician’s CA Medical License number to receive a promo code CLICK HERE JAN 30, 2025: 12:15–1:15pm, FREE Webinar for Members and Non–Members, sponsored by CMA, ‘Managing Medicare in 2025’. This webinar will cover Medicare updates for the coming year. Featuring Arthur N. Lurvey, MD, FACP, FACE, Contractor Medical Director for Noridian Healthcare Solutions who is a board–certified internist and endocrinologist, a Medicare Contractor Medical Director with over 24 years of experience and a delegate to both CMA and AMA. Also presenting is Cheryl Bradley, Associate Director for CMA’s Center for Economic Services. With over 27 years’ experience in the Medicare program she is a known educator speaking for numerous organizations and state associations. Cheryl provides problem–solving assistance to CMA member physicians on a number of Medicare issues CLICK HERE JAN 30-FEB 1, 2025: 8am daily, Catamaran Hotel, 3999 Mission Blvd, San Diego, sponsored by UCSD SOM, ‘44th Annual Advanced Nephrology Conference: Nephrology for the Consultant’. This conference attracts over one–hundred nephrologists and allied health professionals throughout the country, with the goal of providing up–to–date reviews and the latest information on topics commonly encountered in and relevant to clinical nephrology, structured into a series of presentations extending from Thursday morning to Saturday afternoon. Early Registration ends December 15. Fees range from $450 to $725 for Early Registrants. CME credit available CLICK HERE MAR 12, 2025: 6–7pm, FREE Webinar for Members and Non–Members, sponsored by TDC and SDCMS, ‘Top Five Risks for Your Practice’. Increase your awareness and understanding of the top five risks associated with medical practices today, plus receive guidance and strategies to help reduce your practice risks. CME credit available CLICK HERE APR 25, 2025: 8:30am–3:30pm, The Atrium @ IEHP, 10801 Sixth St, Rancho Cucamonga, sponsored by RCMA, ‘Second Annual Healthcare AI Conference’. The future of healthcare is upon us. Are you ready? Healthcare AI has advanced at an astonishing rate. With enormous impact on healthcare delivery, practice efficiency, patient outcomes and provider quality of life, AI is reshaping our entire healthcare ecosystem and sets the course for the future of healthcare delivery. Learn what you can do today to positively transform your medical practice. $149 per person. CME credit available CLICK HERE MAY 7-8, 2025: Westin San Diego Bayview, sponsored by CMA, ‘Third Annual Health IT Summit: Building the Future’. Early–Bird Registration is $100 for CMA Members, $250 for Attendees, deadline is January 31! CA’s premier health IT event brings together thought leaders, innovators and health care professionals to explore the intersection of health care technology. As health care continues to evolve through digital innovation and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), this summit will offer a deep dive into the tools, strategies and partnerships shaping the industry. Attendees can expect engaging sessions on AI, health information exchange and Qualified Health Information Organizations (QHIOs), plus the evolving role of technology in patient care CLICK HERE WHAT TO READ, LISTEN & WATCH … CMA in the Courts READ HERE Podcast ‘What the Health?’ Francis Collins on Supporting NIH and Finding Common Ground LISTEN HERE Alzheimer’s Project Clinical Roundtable Free On–Demand CME Webinar Series on Dementia WATCH HERE Champions for Health & TDC’s Free On–Demand CME Webinar Series ‘Innovations and Smart Approaches in Safe Prescibing’ to Help Fulfill DEA Training Requirements (Modules 1–5) WATCH HERE SDCMS Video Archive: View our FREE digital catalog of videos & webinars WATCH HERE SDCMS Webinar: Are You Aware and Prepared for New California Laws? 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