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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE:
by Tuyen T. Tran, M.D.
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Per CDC statistics, from 1999-2016, more than 350,000 people died from an opioid overdose. In 2016, o
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42,000 Americans died of opioid overdoses. Most of our efforts to combat the opioid epidemic revolves around 1) mandating education on opioid prescribing, 2) integrating prescription drug monitoring programs, 3) improving data collection and sharing, 4) treating opioid overdose (Naloxone), and 5) increasing availability of opioid use disorder treatment. Although we have made strides in combating the opioid epidemic, there is much more work ahead of us. To Read More CLICK HERE
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Register today for the LMS May Meeting featuring Dr. Ralph Alvarado.
Registration ends 5/3/18.
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Friday, May 11, 2018 Campbell House
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LMS Foundation Gives Back
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The Lexington Medical Society Foundation, Inc. Board supported 14 local nonprofits who serve the Bluegrass community with grants from member donations and the 2017 LMS Foundation Annual Golf Tournament. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, August 29, 2018 to participate in our 29th Annual Golf Tournament.
- Baby Health Service
- Bluegrass Council of the Blind
- Camp Horsin' Around
- Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass
- Chrysalis House
- Faith Pharmacy
- God's Pantry Food Bank
- Kidney Health Alliance of Ky
- LMS Physician Wellness Program
- Mission Lexington Free Medical Clinic
- Radio Eye
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass
- Safe Kids Fayette County
- Surgery on Sunday
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UK AMA Medical Students Help Elementary Students
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University of Kentucky AMA Medical Students have started the
AMA Elementary Education Program
, in which they visit the students of
Mary Todd Elementary
each month to teach them about their health. The children of MTE come from one of the poorest districts in the county. They are disproportionally affected by challenges beyond the classroom like food insecurity, obesity, and emotional stress. The mission is to
empower them
to take responsibility for the aspects of their health that they
can
control. The medical students' monthly visits focus on small choices and simple guidelines to improve habits like nutritious eating, healthy sleep, hand washing for disease control, and physical exercise.
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Kentucky Blood Center Celebrates 50 Years of Saving Lives!
By Dennis Williams, MD, Ky Blood Center Medical Center
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Kentucky Blood Center is celebrating 50 years of saving lives in Kentucky.
Created in 1968 by the Fayette County Medical Society to centralize blood-banking services for Fayette County hospitals, the blood center, then known as Central Kentucky Blood Center, was first located in the basement of the Perkins Pancake House on Limestone where UK Football Coach John Ray was the first donor.
In 1979 CKBC moved operations to Waller Avenue. Dr. David Stevens, who was part of the Medical Society committee that created CKBC, was the first person to donate at the Waller location. Twenty-eight years later, he was also the first person to give at the new Beaumont Donor Center, which opened in 2007.
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Barriers to Effective Communication
By Mallory Earley, JD, Senior Risk Advisor
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To ensure an effective physician-patient relationship and provide quality care, you must be able to communicate with your patients.
Physicians may encounter difficulties in three situations: when a patient is hard of hearing, has limited English proficiency, or is illiterate. Federal law requires physicians to make reasonable accommodations for hard of hearing and Limited English Proficiency (LEP) patients. If proper accommodations are not afforded to these individuals, serious consequences, including medical professional liability lawsuits, can occur. Here are some risk management strategies which can be applied to reduce miscommunication with hard of hearing, LEP, and illiterate patients.
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To Learn More About the Academies of Lexington
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To Learn More about the Bourbon Chase Team
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