August 6, 2019 Issue 86
KMA Partners with Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky for Tobacco-Free Schools Campaign; Members Encouraged to Attend Kickoff Press Event

KMA has teamed up with the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky for an initiative aimed at promoting tobacco-free schools across the state.

With the passage of House Bill 11 in 2019, which established Kentucky’s first tobacco-free schools law, KMA and the Foundation will work together to provide participating school districts with signage designating the campus as tobacco-free. Each sign will include the logos of both organizations, further establishing KMA as a leader and champion for public health in the Bluegrass.

U.S. Attorney to Headline Kentucky Physicians Leadership Academy at 2019 KMA Annual Meeting

Russell Coleman, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, and other law enforcement and public health officials will headline Saturday’s Kentucky Physicians Leadership Academy at the 2019 KMA Annual Meeting to discuss “Opioids and the Federal Law Enforcement Perspective.”

Coleman is the chief law enforcement officer for the 53-county area, serving a population of more than 2.2 million, including two military installations and federal courthouses in Louisville, Bowling Green, Paducah, and Owensboro. The Office is responsible for prosecuting violations of federal law, to include crimes related to firearms, narcotics, public corruption, child exploitation, wire and bank fraud, and terrorism. The Office also defends the United States in civil cases.  

Registration for the 2019 KMA Annual Meeting is available here . Members are also encouraged to reserve their hotel rooms by Aug. 19 to secure the discounted rate.
Internationally Renowned Gastroenterologist to Speak at KSGE Annual Meeting

Piet C. de Groen, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota, is the featured speaker at the Kentucky Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE) Annual Meeting, Friday, Sept. 20 at 12:00 p.m. at the Louisville Marriott East.
 
This meeting takes places in conjunction with the KMA Annual Meeting Sept. 20-22.
 
Dr. de Groen will address how he uses artificial intelligence (AI) in colonoscopy screenings to derive metrics about endoscopist-related factors from video files obtained during colonoscopy.
 
MEMBER NEWS
Tailor Selected for Leadership Louisville Class of 2020

Vice Speaker of KMA's House of Delegates, Monalisa Tailor, M.D. , was selected by the Leadership Louisville Center to participate in their Class of 2020. Dr. Tailor will spend 10 months immersed in an active learning experience diving into Louisville's history, assets and challenges.
Warren and Terrassa Featured in MD-Update

KMA members Lori Warren, M.D. , and Margarita Terrassa, M.D. , both with Women First of Louisville, were featured in MD-Update magazine as pioneers in women's care.
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