Nine physicians from across Kentucky will be recognized in the 2016 class of the KMA Community Connector Leadership Program (CCLP) at this year's Annual Meeting during the KMA Leadership Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 10. The program, launched in 2013, is designed to make physician leaders even better leaders.
Click here for a list of graduates and more information.
23 Students among MSOL Program Inaugural Class
Twenty-three medical students from the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville will be recognized in the first class of KMA's Medical Student Outreach and Leadership (MSOL) Program. The recognition will take place at this year's Annual Meeting during the KMA Leadership Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 10.
The MSOL program is designed to promote community involvement, as well as to give students an opportunity to learn more about the political, social and economic issues in the health care system.
Click here for a list of graduates and more information.
Physician Assistance Needed on Naloxone Protocols
Approximately 900 pharmacists have received naloxone certification from the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy as part of a provision included in Senate Bill 192, passed in 2015, to help curb drug addiction and overdose deaths. Many are still looking for a physician partner to develop a protocol for dispensing naloxone, a lifesaving heroin overdose antidote.
KPPAC 100 Lets Physicians Amplify their Advocacy Voice
Exclusive Bourbon Tasting event at Annual Meeting
KPPAC 100 was launched earlier this year to promote physician leadership and to help amplify the voice of physicians in the election process. An exclusive bourbon tasting event will be held for the first 50 KPPAC 100 contributors at KMA's Annual Meeting, Saturday, Sept. 10, at 5:15 p.m. in Commonwealth B at the Louisville Marriott East.
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Member News
Earnshaw Named Medical Director
KMA member
Lori Earnshaw, MD, was hired as medical director at Hosparus, Louisville.
Saint Joseph East Earns Distinction
Saint Joseph East,part of KentuckyOne Health, has been selected as a Blue Distinction Center+ for knee and hip replacement and spine surgery, part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kentucky.
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