Earn 6.5 CME at Anaheim cardiology conference: Landmark Clinical Trials Revisited On February 16-17, 2018, California physicians have the opportunity to earn 6.5 continuing medical education (CME) units during the “Landmark Clinical Trials Revisited: 3 and 5 Year Results” cardiology conference at the Fullerton Marriott in Anaheim. Attendees will learn about the main advances in cardiology over the last five years and how these advances have impacted the major disease processes in cardiovascular medicine. Put on by Vimal I. Nanavati, M.D., a long-time California Medical Association (CMA) member, CMA Political Action Committee (CALPAC) board member and CMA Organized Medical Staff Section delegate, this conference is designed to showcase critical reappraisals of recent medical advances, with a focus on cardiology issues. The conference is sponsored by University of Kansas (KU) Medical Center Continuing Education & Professional Development and Critical Care Cardiology, Inc. and endorsed by the California Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. For more information and registration, click here. The KU Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The KU Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.TM Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. January 30, 2018 General Continuing Medical Education 0 0 Comment Read More »
Earn 10.5 CME at the Building Healthy Communities Summit, Oct. 19-20 in Anaheim There’s still time to register for the Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations (NEPO) Building Healthy Communities Summit, taking place immediately before the California Medical Association (CMA) House of Delegates on October 19-20, at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim. This year’s conference theme – “Striving for Health Equity in the Era of Change" – will focus on emerging health policy issues and solutions as we strive to achieve health equity and reduce health disparities. For just $299, participants can earn up to 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Medical students receive a discounted rate of $75. The summit agenda will include a thought-provoking array of plenary sessions and workshops. Attendees will hear from nationally acclaimed thought leaders, learn about emerging health care policy issues and share best practices on how to reduce health disparities. Featured speakers include: Senator Ricardo Lara (District 33), author of the Health For All Act Robert K. Ross, MD, President and CEO of The California Endowment, dedicated to building healthy communities John Baackes, CEO of L.A. Care, one of the largest Medi-Cal providers Cara V. James, Director, Office of Minority Health, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services This annual symposium has drawn an increasing crowd of motivated physicians, interested in advancing their expertise in health policy as an adjunct to their practice of medicine. The NEPO Summit will provide you with opportunities to network with policymakers, health care advocates and thought leaders while enjoying breakout sessions on topics as diverse as the impact of immigration laws on health care, physician mental health, and addressing maternal morbidity and mortality. For more information or to register, click here. October 13, 2017 CMA, General Building Healthy Communities Summit, CME, Continuing Medical Education, Ethnic Diversity, Health Disparities, NEPO, Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations 0 0 Comment Read More »
CPPPH offers regional workshops on physician well-being California Public Protection and Physician Health. Inc. (CPPPH) is hosting two fall workshops for hospital medical staffs and groups interested in physician health and well-being. The workshops will be held in Oakland on Saturday, October 7, and in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 4. The workshop, "Effective Functioning of Wellbeing Committees," is intended for hospital medical staff, medical groups, specialty societies, and others involved or interested in improving the health and well-being of physicians. Workshop topics include: How to handle the first meeting with a physician when it is about disruptive behavior or aging What records the committee should keep What the committee should be reporting to the medical executive committee and what medical staff bylaws say about it Physicians attending can receive 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. To register for the Oakland workshop, click here, or to register for the Los Angeles workshop, click here. For more information, email CPPPH at info@cppph.org or call (800) 381-2383. CPPPH was established in 2009 as an independent nonprofit corporation dedicated to developing a statewide physician health program to respond to the needs articulated by physician health committees. CPPPH is funded by the California Medical Association and its component societies, the California Hospital Association, California's specialty societies, and medical liability insurance carriers and individual donors. September 27, 2017 General CME, Continuing Medical Education, CPPPH, Physician Well-Being, Physician Wellness, Seminars 0 0 Comment Read More »
LAST CHANCE: Free online course helps providers identify child abuse and understand reporting obligations Thanks to a grant from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, the California Medical Association’s Institute for Medical Quality has been able to offer, free of charge, an online educational program on child abuse prevention, recognition and reporting. The course is designed for California physicians, nurses and other health care professionals who regularly or occasionally treat pediatric patients. If you haven’t had a chance to take this free 75-minute course, do so now before the grant expires on September 30, 2017. Physicians and other health care professionals are mandated by law to report suspected child abuse and neglect. This course, produced by the Child Abuse Prevention Center in Sacramento, will help providers recognize the signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect, and understand their reporting obligations. It has been approved for 1.25 continuing medical education credits. The course is also approved for nursing continuing education units or a completion certificate for other health care professionals. The program is available for providers to take in group settings and get course credit, provided the participants sign in, include their license number, and complete the post test and evaluation form. Click here for more information. Pre-registration is required. Contact: Leslie Anne Iacopi, (415) 882-5167 or liacopi@imq.org. September 27, 2017 General Child Abuse, CME, Continuing Medical Education, IMQ, Institute for Medical Quality 0 0 Comment Read More »
Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations Announces 2017 Building Healthy Communities Summit The Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations (NEPO), representing over 45 ethnic physician organizations, in conjunction with the California Medical Association (CMA) and the CMA Foundation, today announced the 2017 Building Healthy Communities Summit will be held October 19-20 in Anaheim, California. The two-day summit is an innovative educational event for physicians, public health professionals, advocates and community leaders that offers policy and best practices for reducing health disparities, building diversity in the workforce and increasing cultural competency in clinical care. “Building healthier communities is a key component of what community physicians are all about,” said NEPO Chair Margaret Juarez, M.D. “The NEPO Summit helps physicians and health care providers connect to work with organizations across the state to make California healthier for all.” Featuring keynote addresses by Robert K. Ross, M.D., President and CEO of the California Endowment, and Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), the summit offers continuing medical education credits to participating physicians. The summit also provides opportunities for networking with policymakers, health care advocates and thought leaders alongside breakout sessions on topics as diverse as the impact of immigration laws on health care, physician mental health, and addressing maternal morbidity and mortality. More information on the NEPO Building Healthy Communities Summit can be found here, and those wishing to attend can register for the summit here. September 1, 2017 CMA, General Building Healthy Communities Summit, Continuing Medical Education, Health Disparities, NEPO, Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations 0 0 Comment Read More »
Free CME: Patients' right of access under HIPAA The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched a new training module for providers on patients' right of access under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. With limited exceptions, the HIPAA Privacy Rule provides individuals with the right to see and receive copies upon request of the information in their medical and other health records maintained by their health care providers and health plans. The new module provides an in-depth review of the components of the HIPAA right of access and ways in which it enables individuals to be more involved in their own care. It also provides helpful suggestions about how health care providers can integrate aspects of the HIPAA right of access into their medical practices. The module is available via Medscape or at OCR's Training and Resources webpage. Physicians can receive 0.5 units of continuing medical education (CME) credit. For more information on the permitted uses and disclosures of protected health information under HIPAA as well as California law, see California Medical Association (CMA) On-Call document #4205, “Patient Access to Medical Records.” This and other documents in CMA's health law library are free to members at www.cmanet.org/cma-on-call. Nonmembers can purchase documents for $2 per page. For more CMA HIPAA resources, visit www.cmanet.org/hipaa. August 8, 2017 General Continuing Medical Education, CME, HIPAA, HIPAA Privacy Rule, Medical Records 0 0 Comment Read More »
Conference on physician health comes to San Francisco in October Physicians’ professional wellness is increasingly recognized as being critically important to the delivery of high-quality health care. Physicians strive to achieve an optimal patient experience and provide the highest quality care, while simultaneously facing increasing productivity and documentation demands that often lead to anxiety, fatigue, burnout and depression. To address this issue, Stanford Medicine, the Mayo Clinic and the American Medical Association (AMA) are collaborating to host the American Conference on Physician Health: Creating an Organizational Foundation to Achieve Joy in Medicine. The conference will take place at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on October 12-13, 2017. The conference aims to evaluate and improve professional fulfillment in physicians via a culture of wellness, personal resilience and efficiency of practice. Renowned speakers, poster sessions and panel discussions will provide innovative and practical strategies to promote physician wellness. Through these events, physicians can earn up to 11.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ toward their continuing medical education requirement. While registration fees are discounted for AMA members, nonmembers are welcome to attend, and can receive an early-bird rate for registering before August 31. Medical students, residents and fellows are also strongly encouraged to attend. For more information or to register, click here. Questions? Call (650) 497-8554 or email stanfordcme@stanford.edu. July 26, 2017 General Physician Burnout, Physician Well-Being, Conferences, Continuing Medical Education, Physician Wellness 0 0 Comment Read More »
CSAM Webinar: How to Build a Controlled-Substances Review Committee in Your Primary Care Clinic The California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) is hosting a webinar, "How to Build a Controlled-Substances Review Committee in Your Primary Care Clinic," to help physicians navigate chronic pain and opioid management. The webinar will take place on Friday, July 28, from 12-1 p.m. Using a case-based format, the webinar will review the basic structure, operations and benefits of creating an internal peer-review committee for complex pain cases. From this event, physicians will understand how to implement, how to interact with and when to use such a committee in their clinics. The webinar will be led by Soraya Azari, M.D., an associate professor at the UCSF School of Medicine. For attending the webinar, physicians can receive 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward their continuing medical education requirement. To register or find more information about this upcoming event, click here. This is the 10th in a series of 12 monthly webinars created by CSAM on medication assisted treatments (MAT) for substance abuse disorders in primary care settings. Recordings of past MAT webinars have been archived by the California Health Care Foundation. July 26, 2017 General Continuing Medical Education, Drug Prescribing, Prescription Drugs, Webinars 0 0 Comment Read More »
Making the Connection between Patients and Providers: A Modern Approach to the Treatment of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Taking Control of Your Diabetes—an organization that provides innovative and integrative continuing education to medical professionals caring for people with diabetes—is hosting a one-day conference on November 18, 2017, in San Diego to help health care providers connect more effectively with their patients to help them succeed in reaching their treatment goals—while avoiding acute and chronic complications. The event, "Making the Connection between Patients and Providers: A Modern Approach to the Treatment of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes," is a unique, cutting-edge, educational and entertaining learning experience for savvy health care professionals who would like to learn the most effective diabetes management strategies for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. For only $50 (registration goes up to $65 after November 8), attendees can receive up to 6.25 continuing medical education credits. Spots are limited to 200 and the event is expected to sell out. For more information and to register, click here. Additional Resources The California Medical Association (CMA) has partnered with the American Medical Association (AMA) to raise awareness of prediabetes resources, help providers connect their patients to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-recognized Diabetes Prevention Programs, and allow patients to take charge of their health. For more ways to connect with and educate your patients, visit CMA’s diabetes prevention web page at www.cmanet.org/diabetesprevention. AMA and the CDC have also designed a toolkit to help identify and refer patients in physician practices. Visit Prevent Diabetes STAT to download the toolkit, which includes algorithms, patient handouts and referral forms. July 24, 2017 General CME, Conferences, Continuing Medical Education, Diabetes, Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
Free CME: Child abuse prevention, recognition and reporting The Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) is offering a free online course on child abuse prevention, recognition and reporting. This 75-minute course, created by the Child Abuse Prevention Center in Sacramento, is designed for physicians, nurses and other health care professionals who are mandated by law to report suspected child abuse and neglect, but who may not be familiar with the signs and symptoms. This course will also explain what, when and to whom to properly report findings. Upon completion of the course, attendees will receive 1.25 continuing education credits commensurate with their degree. The course also is available for providers to take in a group setting and get course credit, provided the participants sign in, include their license number, and complete the post test and evaluation form. The course is offered free of charge through a grant from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services. The governor's office hopes that ALL licensed California physicians, nurses and other health care professionals will take this course. Under the terms of the grant, pre-registration is required that includes name, degree, license number and email address. After entering this information, you will receive an email with the link to the full registration form and instructions on how to access to the course. Contact: Leslie Anne Iacopi, (415) 882-5167 or liacopi@imq.org. July 24, 2017 General CME, Continuing Medical Education, IMQ, Institute for Medical Quality, Child Abuse 0 0 Comment Read More »
