January 24, 2019 Issue 73

Advocacy Works

January 8 marked the beginning of the 2019 Kentucky General Assembly. While legislators are currently on a three week break and will reconvene on Feb. 5, they will hit the ground running upon their return. That’s why it’s so important for KMA members to take advantage of this interim period and start planning ways to stay engaged throughout the session and beyond. 

January Public Health Minute: Diabetes

In this month’s Public Health Minute, Commissioner Jeffrey Howard, M.D. discusses Kentucky’s high rate of diabetes and the education and disease management programs geared to prevent and manage the disease. Click here to view.
Flu Myth Buster Video: "How Much will the Flu Shot Cost Me?"

KPLI graduate Casey Lewis, M.D., answers a common question about the flu vaccine in this video, which is a part of a series of videos for KMA's public health campaign, Focus on Flu.

Workers’ Compensation Pharmaceutical Formulary

The Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims (DWC) has promulgated an administrative regulation (803 KAR 25:270) adopting the ODG by MCG Health pharmaceutical formulary for use in the treatment of work-related injuries and occupational disease.  

MEMBER NEWS
Baptist Health Medical Group Welcomes These KMA Members

KMA members John Hobbs, M.D., Brenda Coleman, M.D., Timothy Winchester, M.D. , and Stephen Mooney, M.D. , formerly with Central Internal Medicine, are now part of Baptist Health Medical Group Internal Medicine, Lexington.
Mazloomdoost featured in
MD-Update Magazine

KMA member and Speaker of the KMA House of Delegates Danesh Mazloomdoost, M.D. , anesthesiologist and medical director of Wellward Regenerative Medicine, was featured in MD-Update magazine.
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