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After 15 Years, SDCMS Moving Out of Offices: Going Virtual

After 15 years, San Diego County Medical Society is moving out of our offices in Suite 250 located at 5575 Ruffin Road in Kearney Mesa and our staff will work remotely. The staff has been working successfully remotely from their respective homes since the COVID–19 pandemic necessitated the first stay–at–home order in March. SDCMS’ lease had already been set to expire in December of this year so the move is effective now. Our new mailing address is 8690 Aero Drive, Suite 115-220, San Diego, CA 92123. The phone number remains ...

On-Demand Webinar Available on Pain Management and Opioid Prescribing for Older Adults

Champions for Health, the non-profit organization for the San Diego County Medical Society, has produced for physicians an on-demand webinar on pain managment and opioid prescribing for seniors. Learn appropriate techniques specifically for your older adult patients. For more information on this education activity and to access this helpful webinar please follow this link: https://championsforhealth.org/pain-management-and-opioid-prescribing-for-older-adults/

Blood Pressure Measures for Love Your Heart Day: Feb. 14

Physicians: The blood pressure readings for your patients will help the County of San Diego track the health of the community. Please volunteer to report your readings with a quick and easy tick-mark sheet. Last year, over 25,000 individuals learned their blood pressure numbers on Love Your Heart day, and Champions for Health gathered 10% of all blood pressure readings. Thanks for your help! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A TALLY SHEET

Local Doctors Volunteer to Give Hope to 34 Uninsured San Diegans

The SDCMS Foundation and Kaiser Permanente Partner to Deliver Free Surgeries During Saturday Surgery Day Program Local Doctors Volunteer to Give Hope to 34 Uninsured San Diegans Thirty-four San Diegans who had been suffering with pain, injury, lack of vision, and other debilitating conditions received free, life-changing medical treatment during Saturday Surgery Day on October 19 thanks to a partnership between the SDCMS Foundation and Kaiser Permanente. This Saturday Surgery Day, an important part of the Foundation’s Project Access San Diego (PASD), took place at Kaiser Permanente Garfield Specialty Center, 5893 ...