MSMA Delegates Prep for AMA Interim Meeting
The 2018 Interim Meeting of the American Medical Association is set for Nov. 8-13 in National Harbor, Maryland. The Mississippi contingent includes 3 delegates and 3 alternates, plus several who represent specialty societies. Two residents and several students are also attending section meetings. The interim meeting focuses on state and federal advocacy and public policy initiatives. Physicians also have the opportunity to attend educational programs. Learn more here .
CME Goes to Orlando Nov. 18-20
Speaker Spotlight: William Grantham, MD; Coding Update
MSMA Immediate Past President Dr. William Grantham completed med school at UMMC in 1988, followed by an internship and residency in Mobile at the University of South Alabama. He is board certified in Family Medicine and is affiliated with MEA and St. Dominic Hospital. Dr. Grantham has been active in Central Medical Society on its board and as 2007 President. For six years he was on the Board of the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians as treasurer and he enjoys being a family medicine preceptor for students at UMMC, William Carey and South Alabama. Register for CME with Mickey Mouse  here  and 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 .
Hospitals Drop Medicare Advantage, Patients Scramble
Disputes over reimbursement have led hospitals in Tupelo and Pike County to drop Medicare Advantage. Read more .
ICYMI: The Latest Journal MSMA
Poison ivy, Lyme disease, a little history and more in the latest issue of the Journal . Read more here .
Help Patients with a Pre-diabetes Risk Test
About 90 percent of those with pre-diabetes don't know they have it. Help your patients get on top of this serious medical issue by taking a quick quiz.
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