NYCU August 5, 2025 TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2025 PHYSICIANS: On September 5th to 7th, the California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP), the CAFP Foundation and the San Diego Academy of Family Physicians (SDAFP), are collaborating together to bring California’s largest family medicine conference, ‘Family Medicine POP! — Prism of Practice,’ to San Diego at Paradise Point Resort & Spa. The event is a convergence of the Clinical Forum (CAFP’s continuing education conference) and the Summit (the Foundation's professional development event for students and residents). CME credit is available. For more information and to register, CLICK HERE. NEED ... August 7, 2025 CAHAN Alerts, Champions for Health, CMA, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, MAHA, Member Social, Public Health, Regulations, SDCMS, Trump Administration, Vaccines 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU May 13, 2025 TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025 PHYSICIANS: Congratulations to Dr. Sayone Thihalolipavan on his appointment as Public Health Officer for the County of San Diego. Dr. Thihalolipavan is a board–certified physician in Public Health and Preventative Medicine with a distinguished public health career that started in New York City as the Medical Director of Tobacco Control and Chronic Disease Prevention. He joined the County of San Diego 10 years ago as the County’s Deputy Public Health Officer. Dr. Thihalolipavan most recently served as a Public Health Medical Officer within the HHSA Medical Care Services ... May 13, 2025 Advocacy, American Medical Association, Champions for Health, CMA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, MAHA, Maternal Health, Medi-Cal, Medical Malpractice/Litigation, Member Social, Mental Health, Practice Management, Public Health, Regulations, SD County Health , SDCMS, Telehealth, Trump Administration, Vaccines 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU November 26, 2024 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2024 PHYSICIANS: As we enter Thanksgiving Week and the official beginning of the Holiday Season, California’s patients and physicians have — for the first time in a while — much to be thankful for and celebrate. The landslide passage of Proposition 35 will help so many Californians have increased access to health care. But even then there will still be too many who need health care who fall between the cracks. That is why the San Diego County Medical Society formed its non–profit, Champions for Health. Champions has provided ... November 26, 2024 Advocacy, Artificial Intelligence, CAHAN Alerts, Champions for Health, CMA, CMA Benefits, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Medi-Cal, Proposition 35, Public Health, Regulations, Retired Physicians, SDCMS, Transgender Healthcare 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU October 2, 2024 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2024 PHYSICIANS: I’m pleased to report that California Medical Association is wrapping up another successful legislative session in Sacramento advocating for California’s physicians and patients. The Governor has signed into law several important pieces of legislation strongly supported by CMA. The bills cited below were part of CMA’s ‘Priority Bills Package’ for the legislature. He signed Assembly Bill 977 authored by Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez, a bill sponsored by CMA to protect health care workers while at work in emergency departments. Previously, assaults against health care workers inside an ... October 14, 2024 Advocacy, Artificial Intelligence, Champions for Health, CMA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Physician Workforce, Practice Management, Public Health, Regulations, Reproductive Rights, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NCYU July 7, 2024 TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024 PHYSICIANS: On January 1, 2024, the first phase of Medi–Cal provider rate increases took effect as a result of the 2023–24 budget deal. But, because implementing the rate increases required system and contract updates, health plans had been given additional time to start making the payments. On June 20, 2024, California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) issued guidance in All Plan Letter 24–007 to Medi–Cal managed care plans on implementation of the 2024 Medi–Cal Targeted Rate Increase Fee Schedule and the retroactive payments for claims with dates ... July 15, 2024 Advocacy, CAHAN Alerts, Champions for Health, CMA, CMA Benefits, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Leadership, Medi-Cal, Public Health, Regulations, Reproductive Rights, SDCMS, Transgender Healthcare 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU February 6, 2024 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2024 PHYSICIANS: The American Heart Association and Sharp HealthCare will be hosting a virtual community conversation on heart attack and heart failure in women, specifically, what to look out for and ways to prevent heart disease. ‘Community Conversation: Pregnancy, Maternal Health & Your Heart’ will be tomorrow, February 7th, at 6pm. They will have guest speakers Dr. Joanna Adamczak, who is a physician in maternal fetal medicine at Sharp Mary Birch, and Dr. Marin Nishimura, who is a physician in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine at Sharp Grossmont Hospital. ... February 13, 2024 Artificial Intelligence, Champions for Health, CMA, CMA Benefits, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Leadership, Maternal Health, Member Social, Public Health, Regulations, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »