NYCU March 31, 2026 March 31, 2026 Advocacy, Champions for Health, CMA, Public Health, SDCMS, Trump Administration, Vaccines 0 TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2026 PHYSICIANS: In January the SDCMS Board of Directors voted to support Measure H, seeking voter authorization for Tri–City Healthcare District and Sharp HealthCare to enter into a 30–year partnership and lease agreement, allowing Sharp to provide high–quality health care services at Tri–City Medical Center. This measure is needed to improve local access to high–quality emergency medical care and comprehensive health care services through a new partnership in North County. The campaign is seeking support from San Diego physicians and I encourage you to register your endorsement at yesforhighqualityhospitalcare.com/endorse. Be sure to select ‘Physician’. On the other side of our county, with the support of SDCMS, Dr. Joy Emmanuel is running for City Council in Chula Vista. Dr. Mehran Moussavian is hosting an event to support Dr. Emmanuel’s campaign April 8th in Chula Vista. You can learn more about her campaign at votedrjoy.com and about the event HERE if interested. EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL EVENT FOR PRIVATE PRACTICE PHYSICIANS ON APRIL 9TH IN MISSION VALLEY | CME CREDIT & PHYSICIAN NETWORKING Please join me and your physician colleagues for an evening dedicated to strengthening our private practice community at a Private Practice Networking Reception on Thursday, April 9, 2026, 5:30 — 8:30 PM, at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego. This special event will feature a CME presentation by The Doctors Company on ‘Patient Dismissal: The Last Resort’. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn CME credit while engaging in meaningful discussion with peers. SDCMS is proud to host this event in partnership with our valued sponsors, MedWay and Aledade, whose commitment to supporting private practice physicians helps make gatherings like this possible. Now more than ever, community matters. This event is designed to bring independent physicians together to build relationships and share experiences. There is no cost to attend for members, non–members and their practice managers. This hosted reception is open exclusively to private practice physicians and their practice managers. RSVPs are required. CLICK HERE to register. FREE WEBINAR ‘BEST PRACTICE: OFFICE MANAGER FORUM’ ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH FROM 12 TO 1 PM Sponsored by The Doctors Company (TDC), Orange County Medical Society and San Diego County Medical Society, this virtual session will highlight essential updates regarding California compliance and regulatory requirements, introduce latest rules for HIPAA 2026, and feature two distinguished and informative guest speakers. The program will provide valuable insights and practical resources for managing challenging patient situations, as well as strategies to strengthen and optimize your practice’s business operations. CLICK HERE to register. SDCMS’ 156TH PRESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION DINNER & CHAMPIONS FOR HEALTH GALA SET FOR SATURDAY JUNE 27TH On Saturday, June 27th from 5 – 10pm, San Diego County Medical Society and Champions for Health will be holding the installation of the 156th SDCMS President and our annual United in Wellness Gala, with the theme ‘Soaring Toward a Healthier San Diego.’ This not–to–be missed event will be held at the San Diego Air and Space Museum in beautiful Balboa Park. It promises to be a great night for San Diego’s physician and health care community, and is a crucial benefit to support Champion’s efforts to help medically assist San Diego County’s underserved communities. You can purchase tickets or sponsorships HERE. If you have any questions about sponsorships or other Gala–related details or logistics please reach out to Champions’ Gabriela Stichler by phone at (858) 300-2789 or at Gabriela.Stichler@Championsfh.org. We look forward to seeing you there. 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Learn essential updates regarding California compliance and regulatory Requirements and the latest rules for HIPAA 2026 from two distinguished and informative guest speakers. Get valuable insights and practical resources for managing challenging patient situations plus strategies to strengthen and optimize your practice’s business operations CLICK HERE MAY 19, 2026: 12:15-1:15pm, FREE Webinar for Members and Non–Members, sponsored by CMA and The Doctors Company, ‘Understanding the Impact of Patient Nonadherence on Clinical Outcomes & Malpractice Claims’. Increases in noncompliant and nonadherent patients is concerning. Health care professionals must evaluate patients who do not follow recommendations for tests, lab work, follow–up appointments and specialist referrals. These patients often experience chronic and acute issues that need to be identified for treatment. Physicians should prepare themselves and their staff to work successfully with them. Learn how to protect yourself and your practice from the unintended consequences of patients who are noncompliant and nonadherent CLICK HERE JUN 16, 2026: Kimpton Sawyer Hotel in Sacramento, sponsored by CMA, ‘Annual CME Provider Conference Register before May 15 and save $50! Standard registration is $300. This educational opportunity provides valuable strategies and insights to improving your CME program, and an opportunity to connect with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education leadership and California Medical Association staff along with other accredited CME providers CLICK HERE AUG 13, 2026: 12:15-1:15pm, FREE Webinar for Members and Non–Members, sponsored by CMA and The Doctors Company, ‘Managing Challenging Patient Interactions’. Providers often face challenging patients in their practice. Patient, physician and office staff can complicate their care management. Discover strategies to support positive communication among providers and patients, and reduce the emergence of challenging behaviors altogether. Learn communication and self–awareness skills to convert an unproductive encounter into a successful one CLICK HERE OCT 8, 2026: 12:15-1:15pm, FREE Webinar for Members and Non–Members, sponsored by CMA and The Doctors Company, ‘Best Practices — Documenting Disruptive Patient Behavior’. Disruptive patient encounters create undue stress on physicians and their staff, threaten an environment of patient safety and divert valuable resources. Patients who push the limits of appropriate behavior cause health care workers anxiety, stress, personal and professional isolation plus diminished coping strategies. Learn to address the behavior through a lens inclusive of cultural issues, intrinsic bias, language and health literacy. Medical records should also reflect the patient experience and behavior in the office. Documentation of patient inappropriate or disruptive behavior is required to defend health plan grievances and successfully respond to patient complaints to the licensing boards. It should support any patient dismissal. Prepare to work successfully with disruptive patients, appropriately document their behavior, and be mindful of cultural and other issues for patients, staff and visitors CLICK HERE WHAT TO READ, LISTEN & WATCH … Podcast ‘What the Health?’ A Headless CDC 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 Ready for the New California Laws? 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