ACMS Board and Delegation - Call for Nominations

Deadline to Nominate is July 15

The Allegheny County Medical Society is looking for motivated individuals interested in joining our leadership team to develop our Society to meet the future needs of our members and community. ACMS is seeking candidates for the 2025 ACMS Board of Directors and 2025 ACMS Delegates to the Pennsylvania Medical Society.

If you want to make a difference and are interested in participating in ACMS leadership, please submit a self-nomination. If you would like to recommend a colleague, please fill out the form via the link below on behalf of your colleague. If you have questions, please contact ACMS Executive Director, Sara Hussey at shussey@acms.org. Nominations are due by July 15, 2024.

Nomination Information & Form

Virtual CME - June 26 - Last Chance to Register

Evidence-Based Prescribing Series - Tools You Can Use to Fight the Opioid Epidemic

Join us on June 26 for a virtual webinar with Jason Sutt, PTS and John Gallagher, MD, Clinician Champion. Attendees will learn about evidence-based prescribing and battling the opioid crisis in Pennsylvania. There will be two modules, and attendees will receive CME credit for both.

Last Call for tickets to the ACMS Night at the Pirates Game!

The deadline to register for the ACMS Night at the Pirates Game is July 8th. Here is what your $45 ticket gets you:

Ticket to the game - Pirates vs. the Reds
Zambelli Fireworks Night from Section 128, which offers an amazing fireworks view!
$10 Concession Credit
Pirates Hall of Fame Night Honoring: Jim Leyland, Barry Bonds, and Manny Sanguillen
Pre-game Tailgate at the Babb Building with free Food Truck + drinks sponsored by Axias Wealth Advisors (Limited to the first 125 registrants - only a few spots remain for the tailgate!)
Free parking at the Babb Building for the first 40 cars!

In Case You Missed It - The Bureau of Professional & Occupational Affairs Announces New E-License

In this weekend's edition of the PAMED Dose, you may have seen the news that the Bureau of Professional & Occupational Affairs announced that licensees can now download and print their own license certificates. The new license certificate also includes a QR code, which will take you to the PA Licensing System Verification page www.pals.pa.gov/verify, where you can view real-time information about your license.

Learn More at ACMS Insights

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June Legislation at the Capital (PAMED Login Required)

US to stop advance payments for Medicare providers hit by Change Hack

ACMS & Specialty Group Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events & CME

ACMS Member Benefits

May Edition of the ACMS Bulletin