Want to Become a Great Physician Leader?

The Physician Leadership Program was developed in 2016 by physician leaders in collaboration with faculty from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and Haas School of Business. Participants will learn from nationally recognized faculty to enhance their leadership effectiveness and gain practical skills and insights directly applicable to their practice. The first session, led by Read G. Pierce, MD, is an engaging introduction to key concepts, tools, and skills used by effective leaders. Participants can earn up to 24 hours of CME credit. Discounts for medical society members and groups (3 or more physicians from the same organization) are available. Find out more and register here.

Physicians Emphasize Patient Safety as Nursing Board Begins AB 890 Implementation

 

CMA and its members continue to engage with state regulators over the implementation of a new state law [AB 890 (Wood)] that gives nurse practitioners (NP) the ability to practice without standardized procedures and protocols. Earlier this month, the Board of Registered Nursing’s (BRN) Nurse Practitioner Advisory Committee held an Interested Parties meeting. Dozens of physicians offered oral and written testimony emphasizing the need for a continued focus on patient safety and provider training as the BRN develops pathways for expanding NP practice authority. The BRN is tasked with creating rules and regulations for the new categories of nurse practitioner created by the new law. To view full article, click here. 

Awards Gala to Honor Napa-Solano Physicians; Registration Open

Registration is now open for the annual NSMS Awards Gala, an evening of great food and entertainment to celebrate the accomplishments of Napa-Solano physicians. About 160 physicians and guests attend this special event each year. This year's Awards Gala will be held at the Chardonnay Golf Club in American Canyon and take place in an opened outdoor tent. Come join us for a fun night to honor this year's award winners and recognize the greater medical community for coming together during a historically challenging time. The price to attend is free for NSMS/CMA members and $125 for non-members. Register here. 

Free Blood Pressure Monitoring Kits Available for Partnership Healthplan Members

Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC) has announced the expansion of its use-at-home blood pressure self-monitoring devices, which are free to PHC members when requested by a health care provider. Contracted clinical providers can submit requests directly to PHC for eligible members by submitting a completed Medical Equipment request form. Upon receiving the provider request, PHC will send the device directly to the member, at no cost, via routine delivery (i.e., 2–3 days).

Unraveling the Mysterious Mutations That Make Delta the Most Transmissible Covid Virus Yet, Kaiser Health News, 7/28/21

Life in a Half-Vaccinated Country, The New Yorker, 7/27/21

Why It’s Still So Hard to Find Treatments for Early COVID‑19, Science News, 7/27/21

The Overlooked Superpower of mRNA Vaccines, Science, 7/28/21

Covid Mysteries That Remain to Be Solved, The New York Times, 7/30/21 

New Staff Onboarding Series

Now available! Current and new staff can receive on-demand training on HIPAA, OSHA, and customer service. Intended for all staff encountering patients in person or by telephone, this course covers customer service techniques, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). For questions, contact Jenn Mullins, Education and Event Associate, at jmullins@accma.org.

Click here to register.

The California Medical Association's (CMA) wellness program (CMA Wellness) is pleased to launch free, online wellness engagement groups for health care providers who conduct patient screenings for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Treating patients with multiple ACEs or toxic stress can potentially impact your personal wellness and increase feelings of burnout. CMA Wellness's engagement groups will support providers by offering subject matter experts, best practices, and an open forum to share experiences, facilitated by trained, volunteer physicians. Each monthly webinar is organized around a prevailing theme with a stakeholder co-host to provide a variety of perspectives with a general discussion and breakout rooms. Registration is required, and providers will be joining the Tuesday series for a 6‑month duration.

For more information and to register, click here.

Revised Reporting Requirements for the Provider Relief Fund

Register here. 

Mental Health First Aid 101

Speaker: Brooke Briggance, Program Director, Cypress Resilience Project

Click here for details and to register. 

Using data and stories, together in conversation, we will focus on yourself, as well as your potential new directions and skills, and your “team,” whether at home or professionally.

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Physician Leadership Program

Discounts for medical society members and groups are available! Find out more and register here.

State of Reform, one of the most important statewide events in California health care, pulls together practitioners, thought leaders and policymakers — each working to improve our health care system in their own way — into a unified conversation in a single place. Choose to attend in person or virtually; registration fee varies. CMA members receive a 20% discount on registration with promo code CMA20.

For more information and to register, click here.

NSMS 2021 Awards Gala

Register here (your NSMS username and password is the same as your CMA login). For questions, contact Griffin Rogers, NSMS Director, at grogers@napasolanodocs.org or (707) 255‑2544.