December 3, 2019 Issue 94
KMA Mourns the Loss of Incoming President Robert Couch, M.D., MBA
KMA is saddened to share with members the passing of its 2019-2020 President-Elect Robert Couch, M.D., MBA, on Nov. 19 following a brief illness.

Dr. Couch will be remembered as a champion for healthcare, a passionate advocate for patients and a respected leader in the medical community. He was an emergency physician and the Emergency Department Medical Director at Norton Audubon Hospital, Louisville, as well as a founding member of Southern Emergency Medical Specialists, PSC. 


December Public Health Minute: Flu
Kentucky Public Health Commissioner and 2018 KPLI graduate Angela Dearinger, M.D., shares what physicians need to know about the flu.

Kentucky Department for Public Health Seeks Input on Use of Kentucky Immunization Registry
The Kentucky Department for Public Health is seeking feedback from clinicians about their use of the Kentucky Immunization Registry, the web-based statewide system that collects and reports immunization data across a variety of metrics.
 
A nine-question online survey can be found at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XHCBX3R .
 
Survey responses will remain anonymous unless you elect to share your contact information.
MEMBER NEWS
Scott Featured in AMA Magazine

KMA immediate past president and AMA Speaker of the House of Delegates Bruce Scott, M.D., was featured in AMA's Moving Medicine magazine.
DiPaola Receives MediStar Award

KMA member Robert DiPaola, M.D., Dean, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, received MediStar's “The Dean Dorton Physician of the Year Award.” 
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