Thrive in 2025: Join Us at the SMLMA Healthcare Conference!
Kick off the new year with fresh ideas, meaningful connections, and actionable strategies to elevate your practice. The 2025 SMLMA Healthcare Conference is designed for physicians across all specialties and practice sizes—from solo practitioners to large organizations.
Why attend?
- Dynamic Roundtable led by top regional business leaders and wellness experts offering practical insights into physician well-being.
- Expert Consultations with business consultants and organizations specializing in practice excellence, professional solutions, and self-care—tailored to your unique needs.
- Unparalleled Networking opportunities during the Happy Hour and farm-to-table dinner.
- The evening culminates with an inspiring keynote address by Dustin Corcoran, CEO of the California Medical Association, followed by thought-provoking insights from Drs. Mickey Trockel and Linda Hawes Clever to set the stage for thriving in 2025.
Don’t miss this exceptional opportunity to connect, learn, and be inspired.
Make 2025 your best year yet!
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Dustin Corcoran, CEO
CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOC.
"State of Healthcare as
We Begin 2025"
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Linda Hawes Clever, MD RENEW
"Let's Create a Wellness Tsunami in 2025"
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Mickey Trockel, MD
STANFORD MED WellMD
"Professional Fullfilment: Mitigating Isolation"
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Tickets and sponsorships
Individual conference tickets include the Expo, wellness roundtable, meetings with regional professional and personal business consultants, a lively happy hour, and a delicious farm-to-table dinner.
$135 for Physician Members & Staff*
$185 for Non-member Physicians & Staff
$185 for General Public Attendance
$70 for Resident Physicians
$1350: Designated Table for 10 Guests
*Members of all California Medical Societies, including physician members and their administrative staff.
Discount room block available at the Hyatt Regency for night of event.
See website for details.
See brochure for event sponsorship and vendor opportunities.
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Presented by the Sonoma-Mendocino-Lake Medical Association
with gratitude to our sponsors and media partners
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CHECK YOUR MAILBOX NOW
Sonoma Health magazine distributed to physicians
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The 2025 issue of Sonoma Health magazine was recently mailed to all physicians in Sonoma, Mendocino, and Lake counties. In addition, SMLMA members will receive bimonthly issues of Sonoma Magazine throughout 2025, compliments of the Medical Association. If you didn't receive your copy or would like to order additional copies, please contact Rachel Pandolfi at rachel@smlma.org or 707-525-4375.
Sonoma Health focus for 2025 is on healthy lifestyles — rethinking obesity and weight loss. The issue also includes articles on physician shortages, air quality and wildfires, cancer in young adults, and movement as medicine. Please share the magazines in your waiting rooms and let SMLMA know of any suggestions you have for future issues.
Sonoma Health magazine is published annually by Sonoma Media in collaboration with the Sonoma-Mendocino-Lake Medical Association.
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Retiring doctor’s office equipment for sale: large, sturdy metal filing shelves and drawers for storage; wooden exam table; office furniture; and miscellaneous office supplies.Contact Dr. Luisi at 707-481-0839. | |
SMLMA remembers Dr. Robert J. Werra, a 62-year member of the Medical Association. Among other achievements, Dr. Werra helped start the first home healthcare agency and the first hospice in Mendocino County. He wrote about Lyme Disease, Restless Leg Syndrome, and was a many decades-long supporter of Hospice of Ukiah. In 2005, Dr. Werra was honored as California Family Physician of the Year. Read obituary here.
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SMLMA members can run FREE classified ads in News Briefs ($1 per word for non-members). To place an ad in the February issue, contact Susan Gumucio at susan@smlma.org or 707-481-8995. | |
CURRENT WEBINAR OFFERINGS | |
California Medical Association
CME Accredited Programs
Featured Grand Rounds CME: Infectious Diseases on the Rise, Updates on Winter Respiratory Viruses, Avian Flu, MPox and More
Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 • 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | REGISTER HERE
2025 CPT Coding Updates
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 • 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. | REGISTER HERE
New Laws Affecting Physicians 2025
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 • 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. | REGISTER HERE
Managing Medicare in 2025
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 • 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. | REGISTER HERE
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Sutter Health
The Sutter Health Virtual Grand Rounds is a Continuing Education (CE) webinar series hosted by Sutter Health Network providers for all medical professionals across Northern California. Interactive Q&A session takes place with each live event.
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 • 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | REGISTER HERE
Surgical Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 • 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | REGISTER HERE
Closing the Gap to Vaccine Acceptance
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 • 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | REGISTER HERE
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Welcome to our newest SMLMA member!
We look forward to supporting you and your practice in 2025 and beyond.
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Fighting for all physicians on all fronts
The California Medical Association works tirelessly to ensure the physicians of California have the support they need to deliver the highest quality of care to the people of California. Here's a look back at what CMA accomplished this past year!
Thank you CMA members
Our success in 2024 and every year wouldn’t have been possible without the dedication and commitment of the physicians of California. THANK YOU to all CMA members for your unwavering support of the medical profession and your dedication to the health and well-being of our communities.
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CASE OF THE MONTH
Supervision under scrutiny: Navigating PA accountability
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A mother took her 12-month-old infant daughter, “Olivia,” to a dermatology clinic to assess a spot developing on her scalp that was first seen when she was around 8 months old. A physician assistant (PA #1) examined the infant and requested her insurer to approve an “excision and biopsy.” One month later, another physician assistant (PA #2) at the clinic saw the patient and performed a “shave biopsy” of the lesion. The doctor who examined the biopsied tissue found no malignancy. Continue reading. | | | | |