March 23, 2017 Issue 29
 
President's Message
It Takes All of Us to Make a Difference 

Several members of the KMA leadership team recently attended the AMA National Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C., to meet with Kentucky's Congressional delegation. We are your heart and voice when it comes to sharing physicians' message about health care legislation being considered by our federal representatives. Your membership in organized medicine is important. It takes all of us to make a difference. 

 
Become a Leader in Your Community and in Medicine

Since 2014, 25 physicians have completed the KMA Community Connector Leadership Program, designed to give physicians an opportunity to enhance their leadership skills through education and direct community involvement. 
 
 
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Save the Date for the 2017 
KMA Annual Meeting 
and Meet the Mandates

Earn CME, develop leadership skills, help set KMA policy for the coming year, meet with legislators and mingle with your colleagues -- all at KMA's 2017 Annual Meeting August 25-27, 2017. 

"Leadership in Action: Engaging the Family of Medicine" is the theme for this year's meeting, which will take place at the Hyatt Regency Downtown Louisville. Click here to register and find out more. 
Don't Avoid the Colonoscopy--
Physicians Say Embrace the Lifesaving Test

March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States, and the second leading cause among men, according to the American Cancer Society.

The good news is the death rate from colorectal cancer has been dropping for decades--due, in part, to screening exams to detect colorectal polyps.
Call for Resolutions

In accordance with KMA bylaws that were adopted by the 2014 House of Delegates, all resolutions being submitted for consideration during the 2017 KMA Annual Meeting must be received at KMA headquarters no later than July 25, 2017. All resolutions received after the deadline will be considered new business at the House of Delegates and must:
  • Show that the issue addressed by the resolution either did not exist or was unknowable until after the deadline;
  • Be accepted by the House as new business with unanimous consent; and
  • Acquire an affirmative vote of three-fourths of those Delegates present and voting for adoption.
Please submit your resolutions to KMA at  hartz@kyma.org  or by fax at 502-426-6877.


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Member News
Dr. Cecil Elected Vice President of Lexington Clinic Board

KMA member Michael Cecil, M.D., was elected vice president of the Lexington Clinic Board.
 
Tailor Joins Norton Community Medical Associates-Shepherdsville

KMA member Monalisa Tailor, M.D., joined Norton Community Medical Associates-Shepherdsville.

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