CME at Disney Starts Sunday in Orlando
MSMA will be at Walt Disney World ® Sunday, Nov. 18-Tuesday, Nov. 20 for CME with Mickey Mouse. It's not too late to register and participants can earn up to 9 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. This event is a great way to learn, network and socialize with colleagues while having fun with family at the happiest place on earth. Register here . View the agenda here .
'Dinner-&-Discussion' Set Nov. 27 in Tupelo
Physicians in northeast Mississippi are invited to join local medical society leaders in Tupelo for dinner and a conversation on November 27. MSMA Trustees Dr. Katherine Pannel and Dr. Brett Lampton are heading up a host committee that also includes Drs. Jim Rish and Wayne Slocum of Tupelo and Dr. Son Lam of Oxford. All physicians are invited to discuss big topics like the new prescribing rules, scope of practice, legislation and new CME. More information is here . RSVP here .
Tobacco Tax Media Event Kicks Off Nov. 28
It's time to raise the tax on cigarettes in the state by $1.50 per pack. MSMA and the Invest in a Healthier Future Coalition are holding a media event on Nov. 28 at 11:30 am in the Capitol Rotunda to push for the tax increase. MSMA President Dr. Michael Mansour will represent the Association, and all physicians and medical students are invited to attend.
MAPA Hosts Controlled Substance Seminar Dec. 7
The Mississippi Academy of Physician Assistants is hosting a Controlled Substance Seminar at Mississippi College for PAs. The all-day meeting will be 7:30 am-7 pm on Dec. 7. For details and registration go  here .
Physicians, Office Managers: Advertise in the Journal MSMA
If you have good news to share about your practice, let everyone know with an ad in the Journal MSMA . It's one of the best ways to let your colleagues and others know about the great things going on. Email Jill Gordon to learn more! Find out more here .
Sign up for Doctor of the Day!
E very day during the legislative session, the Capitol Medical Unit is staffed by MSMA's RN and an MSMA volunteer physician to provide basic medical services to legislators and capitol staff. As a Doctor of the Day, you’ll see firsthand the everyday operations of the Mississippi Legislature and be recognized on both the Senate and House floors at the opening of each day’s session. Find out more and sign up here .
#MSMA membership Matters
MSMA's membership drive is underway. Renew your membership or join for the first time. It's all online. Go here .