Honoring Colorado's First Licensed African American Female Physician |
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Join us in celebrating Dr. Justina Ford's 150th birthday!
The late Justina Ford, MD, the first African American female physician in Colorado and reputedly the second in the United States, has been honored by Governor Polis as he has declared January 22, Dr. Justina Ford Day in recognition of her 50+ year career delivering thousands of babies in and around Denver.
Despite facing decades of obstacles, discrimination and institutionally racist practices, Dr. Ford's legacy of practicing compassionate and fearless medicine lives on. Dr. Ford recalled that she "fought like a tiger against barriers of race and sex."
Join us in celebration of her life and legacy on Friday, January 22, 2021 at 12 noon. Access the broadcast: www.bawmhc.org and Denver Community Media on Comcast Channel 56, 57, 881 HD, @LambePR – Facebook Live
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From the Desk of CMS President, Sami Diab, MD |
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As the first Syrian-American president of the Colorado Medical Society, I am honored to serve such a diverse group of physicians from different backgrounds, cultures and upbringings.
As we celebrate this national holiday to commemorate the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at bringing our country together, we also stop to reflect on how far we have come, and how far we have to go.
The trailblazing efforts of Dr. Ford show us how far medicine has come in Colorado. But there is still a long way to go to ensure health care equity and equal representation in the medical community.
That's why I am so proud of the CMS Board of Directors for making diversity, equity and inclusion the top strategic priority for CMS for the next five years. Throughout the year, CMS will be working on developing a strategic plan focused specifically on this important issue.
Your voice and the voice of all physicians are critical to the development of this exciting and important effort. If you are interested in participating in our strategic planning process, please email president@cms.org
-Sami Diab, MD
President, Colorado Medical Society
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. "
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Diversity - Equity - Inclusion
Here are a few resources to explore and share with your colleagues and friends.
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@AntiracismCtr
@whitecoats4blacklives
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Healthy Doctors Give Better Care.
CPHP continues to provide confidential peer-assistance to physicians through January 31, 2021
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Colorado Medical Society Physician TownHall
"Listening Session with Leadership"
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 | 6-7pm
Join your colleagues for a Town-Hall style listening-session
with Colorado Medical Society's leadership.
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Don’t forget to renew for 2021.
Your membership is more important than ever!
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HHS Eliminates X-Waiver Requirement for Administration of Buprenorphine
On January 14, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will publish Practice Guidelines for the Administration of Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder to expand access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) by exempting physicians from certain certification requirements needed to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. The guidelines eliminate the requirement that physicians with a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number apply for a separate waiver, an X-Waiver, to prescribe buprenorphine for OUD treatment. The notice will become effective once it appears in the Federal Register. For more information, please see the HHS announcement
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Upcoming events for physicians |
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Upcoming CMS committee meetings |
All Colorado Medical Society committee meetings are open to all CMS members. Find the latest list of events on the CMS events webpage, cms.org/events. Upcoming meetings for January are listed below with registration links and agendas, if available. If not yet available, use the "request the agenda" link to be notified by a CMS staff person when the agenda has been published.
Registration is required; non-members or those unable to be identified at the time of the meeting will be removed from the meeting. Unsure if you are a CMS member? Email membership@cms.org.
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2021 CMS Election: Call for nominations |
The nomination period for the 2021 Colorado Medical Society Election is open through Jan. 31, 2021. The Colorado Medical Society encourages all members to consider nominating a colleague or self-nominating for one of the open leadership positions: president-elect (one position) or AMA delegation (eight positions).
Here are the current nominees:
President-Elect:
Patrick Pevoto, MD R.Ph, MBA
AMA Delegation:
David Downs, MD, FACP
Jan Kief, MD
Tamaan Osbourne-Roberts, MD
Lynn Parry MSc, MD
Carolynn Francavilla, MD
Rachelle Klammer, MD
Brigitta Robinson, MD, FACS
Michael Volz, MD
The election manual, which contains all of the information a potential candidate needs about the duties, eligibility, requirements and election process, is available on the CMS website. Read more here.
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