NYCU August 14, 2018 August 14, 2018 General, Infectious Disease, Influenza, Physician Workforce, Public Health, Regulations, SDCMS 0 TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 PHYSICIANS: Working with UCSD, SDCMS has scheduled a webinar featuring Dr. Ashby Wolfe, Region IX Chief Medical Officer of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, detailing proposed changes to the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule. This will give physicians and their offices an opportunity to better understand changes proposed while the federal comment period is still open. The webinar is scheduled for Noon on Monday, August 27th. For more information on how to register, please contact Sue Fledderjohn at Sue.Fledderjohn@sdcms.org. The state Legislature returned to Sacramento last week as it completes its work for the final month of this year's Session. The CMA and SDCMS are actively engaged in monitoring and engaging on legislation that affects our membership and their patients. In addition, for the 5th year in a row we are excited to have 8 first year medical students interning in Sacramento for 2 weeks to learn firsthand about the state public policy process. All of the students have already graduated from Dr. Robert Hertzka's class on healthcare policy and on their own dime and vacation time they are gaining practical experience and insight. It is inspiring to see a new generation so committed to impacting future healthcare public policy. Champions for Health will be holding its 5th Annual Solana Beach Sunset 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, November 10th. You can walk or run on the sands of the beach while enjoying the beautiful views of Fletcher Cove and helping raise money for Champions' Community Wellness and Diabetes Prevention Programs. This is an important cause and you can register by clicking here. As always, let me know if you have any questions! Paul Hegyi, CEO WHAT TO KNOW … CAHAN San Diego Alert on Vector-Borne Illnesses • CLICK HERE CAHAN San Diego Alert on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) • CLICK HERE California Health Network Advisory on Influenza A (H1N2) Variant Virus • CLICK HERE Tdap Vaccination for Pregnant Women Does Not Increase Autism Risk, Study Finds • CLICK HERE How California Hopes to Halt the Revolving Door to the ER • CLICK HERE Teen Vaping: FDA Weighs Ban on Flavored E-Cigarette Liquid • CLICK HERE Healthcare is the No. 1 Issue for Voters; A New Poll Reveals Which Healthcare Issue Matters Most • CLICK HERE Emergency Room Visits, Wait Times on the Rise in California • CLICK HERE Court Orders EPA to Ban Chlorpyrifos, Pesticide Tied to Children's Health Problems • CLICK HERE I Needed a Kidney, but Proposed Law Could Have Left Me Without a Chance • CLICK HERE Health Care Bills to Watch as Legislature Returns from Summer Recess • CLICK HERE Doctors with Disabilities Push for Culture Change in Medicine • CLICK HERE Trump Expansion of Short-Term Health Plans Faces a Ban in California • CLICK HERE How California Became the Only State to Lower Its Infant Mortality Rate • CLICK HERE Women More Likely to Survive Heart Attacks if Treated by Female Doctors • CLICK HERE WHAT TO DO … AUG 25: AMWA/PATH CME Human Trafficking Training on Identifying and Assisting Patients who have been Victims. At UC San Diego • CLICK HERE 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 NOV 8-10: Cardiovascular, Allergy & Respiratory Summit (CARPS) at Wyndham San Diego Bayside. Optional workshops Nov 7 • CLICK HERE NOV 10: Champions for Health 5th 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 more information and registration • CLICK HERE WHAT TO READ, LISTEN & WATCH … CMA in the Courts • READ HERE Podcast "What the Health" Coming Soon: 'Long-Term Short-Term Plans' • LISTEN HERE Please Consider Supporting Our Advertisers … Thank You! Comments are closed.