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NYCU September 27, 2022

  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 PHYSICIANS: The San Diego Blood Bank has recently issued an urgent call for blood donations, particularly from type O negative and O positive blood donors, as the supply of both blood types has hit critically low levels. SDBB has repeatedly issued urgent calls for blood donations this year but it’s unusual for them to have such a specific and severe blood type shortfall. Regardless of your blood type, there are several things that we in the medical community can do to better support the San Diego Blood Bank in ...

NYCU September 13, 2022

  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 PHYSICIANS: SDCMS’ own President, Toluwalase (Lase) Ajayi, MD will be giving an important talk on September 21st at 1 PM via webinar as part of Scripps Research’s Front Row Lecture series. Her talk will be on ‘Advancing Maternal Health with Digital Technologies.’ The description of the webinar states, “Every pregnancy is unique, yet little is known about the individual characteristics that contribute to healthy pregnancies. These knowledge gaps have tragic consequences. Over the past few decades, the United States has seen a rise in maternal morbidity and mortality, ...

NYCU August 30, 2022

  TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2022 PHYSICIANS: A couple of weekends ago San Diego County Medical Society hosted a retreat for our Board of Directors. It was good to be back in person. Our new President, Toluwalase (Lase) Ajayi, MD has provided a report on the event: The SDCMS 2022 Board of Directors retreat was held in beautiful Palm Springs on August 20–21st. This year’s retreat started with a session that focused on preparing for the next pandemic utilizing digital health technologies and addressing health disparities. The session panelists included: Dr. Melissa Campos from San ...

NYCU August 16, 2022

  TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022 PHYSICIANS: On August 24th, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm, SDCMS and Bank of America Private Bank are hosting the first of two special webinars on Financial Wellness for Physicians. These events are FREE for both members and non–members. Participants will be able to:   Be better organized and educated with respect to your financial life.     Master a better understanding of how to save, invest, and protect your earned income and accumulated wealth   Learn to develop your own lifestyle, legacy and philanthropic goals (on your own or with the help of an advisor)   Part 1 ...

NYCU August 2, 2022

  TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2022 PHYSICIANS: Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency as part of California's ongoing response to the monkeypox outbreak. Today, San Diego County is also following suit and Dr. Wooten has declared monkeypox a Public Health Emergency. Please visit the County's monkeypox webpage for guidance and information HERE. Our recent physician networking mixer at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens in Liberty Station was a wonderful success with over 75 physicians and their guests attending. As our first mixer since the pandemic it had special meaning to ...

NYCU July 19, 2022

  TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022 PHYSICIANS:  Monkeypox is emerging as a real concern among the medical community. To that end, the American Medical Association is working to inform and educate physicians about this disease:   AMA published a news article on July 1, ‘What Doctors Wish Patients Knew About Monkeypox’ — it also features the new AMA News Wire audio article capabilities   Monkeypox Topic Index Page created to serve as a resource center, and includes links to JAMA and CDC resources   Also featured in the index page and published July 13, is ‘Monkeypox: Physician Frequently Asked ...