NCMS Voice | April 2021 | e-news from your Northern Colorado Medical Society |
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President’s letter: Progress report for 2021
In his inaugural president's letter, NCMS President Ted Norman, MD, talks about the NCMS Virtual Education Series and the legislative environment, specifically updates on the Colorado public option from the President's office you need to know as a member. Read more here.
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Executive update: Exciting initiatives
In this quarter's executive update, Paige Brophy gives updates on two top programs she and NCMS physicians leaders are working on to advance the mission of our organization: The STEM Pipeline initiative and the NCMS Virtual Education Series. Both need member involvement to truly succeed! Read the full executive update here.
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Welcome to the new NCMS Board of Directors members!
NCMS is pleased to welcome four new Board of Directors members to the board, as approved by members at the 2021 NCMS Virtual Annual Meeting:
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Marc Breen, MD, whose experience in the emergency department helps him identify when medicine is working well and when it isn't;
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Briana Money, DO, who is excited to help lead advocacy efforts on a larger scale and engage our resident members;
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Christie Reimer, MD, who is rejoining the board after an impressive tour in national organized medicine and as new faculty with the new school of medicine at Colorado State University, and brings a strong voice for the whole community; and
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Janell Wozniak, MD, who brings perspective as a primary care provider for the underserved.
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Momentum: Your update on the Northern Colorado Medical Society Strategic Plan
NCMS went through a strategic planning process in fall 2020 and has been hard at work filling daily operations with new-found momentum in the strategic planning priorities. The strategic planning process was centered around diversity, equity and inclusion, and understanding how we can implement this in our daily operations as we continue to strategically focus on the pillars of the NCMS mission and vision: physician wellbeing and continued education, advocacy, community stewardship and membership value. Read more here.
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Practicing doctors: Update your directory listing by April 8
NCMS staff is finalizing the 2021 NCMS Physician Directory and Patient Resource guide that features contact information and photos of actively practicing physician members. Has your contact information changed since last summer? Take a look at your draft listing here and email kate@nocomedsoc.org with changes before April 8 to ensure it makes it into this year's issue.
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A word from our sponsor
Carr presents three common mistakes health care professionals make
CARR, the nation's leading provider of commercial real estate services for health care tenants and buyers and a 2021 Friend of NCMS sponsor, presents three common mistakes made by health care professionals during lease and purchase negotiations:
- Believing the landlord or seller will simply offer their best terms
- Determining market value by asking what your neighbors are paying
- Not knowing market availability and comps
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Sneak peek: A special two-part series podcast episode on hypophosphatasia! Now is your chance to learn a bit more before these special episodes are released. Click here to watch a brief video.
Thank you to Alexion, an annual sponsor of NCMS who will make this two-part series podcast possible.
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Order practice supplies through PPE partner, ActionPPE
The Colorado Medical Society has teamed up with ActionPPE.org to give Colorado physicians access to medical-grade PPE supplies. View product details and certificates for KN95 or disposable tri-fold masks, disposable gowns, face shields, nitrile gloves and hand sanitizer at actionppe.org/3/cms/, place your order, and share this link with your colleagues. Use discount code cms-save5 for 5 percent off all orders through CMS's link.
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Latest NCMS stethoSCOPE podcast episode: Celebrating National Doctors' Day
The latest episode of stethoSCOPE, features an interview with this year's Physician of the Year, Bernard Birnbaum, MD. In this special conversation he talks about National Doctors' Day and how we should be celebrating NoCO physicians, and he also gives insight to how we can all better celebrate medicine together. Have you missed the first two episodes of stethoSCOPE? Not to worry- you can find all of them on our website, where you can also download them and subscribe on Apple, Google and Spotify.
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Nominate yourself or a colleague for COPIC's Humanitarian Award
Nominate a physician who has gone above and beyond their scope of practice and made a difference in his or her community. Nominations are being accepted May 1-Aug. 31. The COPIC Humanitarian Award is presented annually to honor a physician for volunteer medical services and contributions to their community. The recipient of the award designates a $10,000 donation from COPIC to be provided to a health care-related 501(c)(3) organization within their respective state. If you know a worthy candidate, please nominate him or her for this award. A nomination form can be downloaded at www.callcopic.com/about-copic/copic-humanitarian-award.
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Good Samaritan Society of Loveland and Fort Collins shares resources
The Good Samaritan Society (GSS) of Loveland and Fort Collins is pleased to sponsor NCMS annually to make our mission possible of not only creating a healthier medical profession in Weld and Larimer County, but in partnership helping us create healthier communities. Please view these special resources GSS is pleased to provide our members on ways you can help your older patients.
Stay tuned for a special episode on stethoSCOPE that will be released in May featuring an interactive conversation on the questions physicians need to be asking when it comes to addressing their patients who are considering senior living.
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April 15 - NCMS Virtual Education Series: The Health of LGBTQ Persons, 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
The next event in our Virtual Education Series: "The Health of LGBTQ Persons" is coming up on April 15, 12-1 p.m. MST. Physicians can earn up to 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Gov. Jared Polis will join us live to introduce our speaker, Carl G. Streed, MD, and thank our physician members personally for the amazing work you continue to do through the pandemic.
Dr. Streed will lead NCMS members through a conversation around common terminology regarding LBGTQ persons, summarize known health disparities for LGBTQ populations, identify legal and policy issues affecting the health of LGBTQ persons, and give you multi level recommendations to improve the health of LGBTQ persons.
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April 19 - Book club: Join us in reading and discussing Attending
Looking for a new group to join this Spring? This may be the one for you! Join us for our next book club discussion on Monday, April 19 from 7-8 p.m. via Zoom. Dr. Briana Money, one of the newest NCMS Board of Directors members, will be leading a discussion on Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness and Humanity by Ronald Epstein, MD. This is a groundbreaking, intimate exploration of how doctors think and what matters most.
Be sure to sign up for our exclusive email list to get all the latest updates -- also giving you the easiest access to the login information. Submit your email here. Questions? Contact paige@nocomedsoc.org.
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Welcome, new members!
We welcome our new members to NCMS, the largest component chapter of the Colorado Medical Society. Your membership connects you to your colleagues and a host of benefits through NCMS and CMS. Go to www.nocomedsoc.org or www.cms.org to learn more. Encourage a non-member colleague to join at members.cms.org/join.
- Lisa Block, MD
- Sean P Caufield, MD
- Richard A Denney, MD
- Janae E Dupuis, MD
- Maria E Gallo, MD
- Ana L Huerta Alardin, MD
- Nicole A Kershner, MD
- Joshua W Kuethe, MD
- Robert Rayson, MD
- Joy K Ruff, MD
- Dana R Saunders, MD
- Anthony J Van Goor, MD, MMM, FACP
- Patrick D Webb, MD
- Karen K Weese Bell, MD
- Michael Weinreich, MD
- Ashley Whyte-Rayson, MD
- Jessica W Williams, MD
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Thank you to our 2021 "Friends of NCMS" annual sponsors!
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Expand your impact: Get involved with NCMS
Help drive the NCMS mission by getting involved in the NCMS Board of Directors and champion groups.
What is a champion group?
A champion group is a committee made up of NCMS members who focus on governing a specific passion point in the NCMS strategic plan, working directly with NCMS staff. This is a great place to begin your involvement, with varying time commitments. To learn more and to begin your experience, click here.
I am interested in serving on the Board of Directors, how do I start?
The board meets seven times per year and sets the course for the society through short-term projects and long-term goals. All input is needed and welcome from physician members in a variety of practice settings and backgrounds. Attend a board meeting to see how we function or ask a current board member about his or her experience. Paige, our executive director can help set this up. Please contact her at paige@nocomedsoc.org. Are you ready to start the process now? Complete this form to submit your name for consideration and why you want to volunteer, then email your CV to paige@nocomedsoc.org.
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