KMA is proud to announce the winners of the awards that will be presented at the 2016 KMA Annual Meeting. The KMA Distinguished Service Award and the Debra K. Best Outstanding Layperson Award will be presented at the Leadership Dinner at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. The KMA Community Service Award and the KMA Educational Achievement Award will be presented at the Leadership Academy, which begins at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 10. Click hereto make a reservation for either of these events.
Resolutions Posted on KMA Website
Members of the KMA House of Delegates will consider resolutions at their meeting Sunday, Sept. 11, at 12:30 p.m. during the KMA Annual Meeting. Click here for the submitted resolutions.
Turning the Tide on Opioid Addiction
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy has been visiting areas hard-hit by the opioid epidemic, which he calls "one of the nation's most urgent public health threats."
Read his thoughts in this op-ed in the Boston Globe.
The Economic Side
Physician Compare - How will you "rank"?
Results of
patient surveys that reflect patient experiences with such things as timely care and medication instructions will soon be added to the
Physician Comparewebsite, which has been around since 2010. The website currently allows users to view information about Medicare physicians, such as name, primary and secondary specialties, practice locations, group affiliations, assignment status, education, residency and board certification information.
Your username and password for the KMA website is:
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Member News
Callen Elected to ACCME (ADD) Review Committee
KMA member
Jeffrey P. Callen, MD, has been elected to serve on the Accreditation Review Committee of the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education. Dr. Callen is the chief of the Division of Dermatology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.
Lovelace Lauded
for Top Project
KMA student member
Michael Lovelace, MBA, had the top project in Personal and Practice Leadership category as part of the Family Medicine Emerging Leader Institute.
What Have You Got Going On?
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whalin@kyma.organd we'll publish it in an upcoming issue of
Kentucky Health eNews.
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