NYCU May 18, 2021 TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021 PHYSICIANS: San Diego County Medical Society invites you to attend an important and timely webinar entitled Biosimilars Overview & Policy Landscape. Join us for this FREE event on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, 6 — 7 PM. This webinar will provide an understanding of biosimilar and interchangeable products, including background and terminology. We will also present an overview of the current policy landscape highlighting the regulatory framework, general requirements and key concepts of the developmental process. SDCMS' own William T–C Tseng, MD, MPH will be a featured presenter for ... May 25, 2021 CMA, CMA Benefits, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Leadership, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU May 4, 2021 TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2021 PHYSICIANS: We are asking all physicians to contact their Representative in Congress and urge them to cosponsor the California Medical Association bill, HR 1133, the “Stopping Doctor Shortages Act.” This bill makes a technical fix to ensure that all California and Texas physicians can participate in the federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program. Due to an error in the implementing regulation, most California and Texas physicians cannot receive loan forgiveness like their colleagues in all other 48 states. It is harming California’s ability to recruit and ... May 10, 2021 CMA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Physician Workforce, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU April 20, 2021 TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021 PHYSICIANS: We’re proud to report that after all the final ballots were counted SDCMS Member Dr. Akilah Weber won her election outright in the primary and she was officially sworn into the California State Assembly yesterday! You can read about her impressive victory HERE. Congratulations to Dr. Weber, who now is just the third physician in the California Legislature. SDCMS is proud to partner with the Ilan Lael Foundation to offer free “Healing the Healers” retreats for frontline healthcare workers who have been caring for COVID patients. “Retreats ... April 29, 2021 CMA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, DEA, Infectious Disease, Prescription Drug Abuse, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU April 7, 2021 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 PHYSICIANS: I’m excited to report that SDCMS Member Dr. Akilah Weber won her election to the California State Assembly last night! We need to wait on some late ballots to see if she wins the election outright or will have a runoff in June, but with over 52% of the vote and a commanding lead, Dr. Weber is well positioned to be San Diego’s next member of the state assembly. You can follow election updates HERE. Let me again give my thanks to the many SDCMS Members that ... April 13, 2021 CMA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU March 23, 2021 TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 PHYSICIANS: We are pleased to share that the Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Center (MARC) is now offering the EUA–approved combination of bamlanivimab and etesevimab as a monoclonal antibody treatment, in addition to the previous bamlanivimab–only option. Refer medically–eligible individuals by calling (619) 685-2500. Patients who are 65 years of age or older can self–refer by calling the same number. Or you can email the referral form to COVIDTreatment@sdcounty.gov. The MARC is open 7 days a week from 8am to 8pm at the Palomar Medical Center Downtown (555 East Valley Parkway, ... March 30, 2021 CMA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU March 9, 2021 TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 PHYSICIANS: The distribution of PPE in 2020 by the California Medical Association, in coordination with local medical societies including SDCMS, resulted in 100 million pieces of PPE going to over 100,000 physicians and staff at a value of more than $200 million. As of December 31, 2020, the effort had distributed a combination of 35 million masks, 35 million sets of gloves, 2.3 million isolation gowns, 2.5 million face shields, 400,000 hooded coveralls, 21 million N95 respirators, 3 million sanitizing wipes and 700,000 sanitizer bottles. CMA is extending its ... March 14, 2021 CMA, CMA Benefits, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »