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Contact Tom Block at tblock@capmed.org to learn how you can connect directly with the heartbeat of our local medical community!
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Celebrating the Profession of Medicine and Honoring Three Esteemed Physicians
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The 23rd Annual Celebration Awards Dinner was held on Thursday, March 27. It was a wonderful evening celebrating the profession of medicine and honoring our three award recipients:
Dr. Jitendra Padalia, Dr. Mansukhlal Padalia, and Dr. Thomas Noel.
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HAPPY DOCTORS' DAY!
| | | | Donate for a Doctor: National Doctors' Day - March 30 | | Florida University Governors Approve FSU's Bond Request to Build Panama City Hospital | |
Florida State sought more than $413 million in bonds for the facility, which will be part of a new medical campus and operated under the "FSU Health" brand by Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare.
READ MORE
Source: Health News Florida
| | Last Chance to Take Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare's Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Survey! | |
TAKE THE SURVEY!
(Open until March 31st)
| | Do You Eat a Meal in 20 Minutes or Less? It Might be Time to Slow Down | |
Experts tend to focus on the kinds of foods you can eat to improve your health. But the speed at which you devour your dinner matters just as much.
READ MORE
Source: Health News Florida
| | We Care Network Impact Report for February 2025 | |
The We Care Network program thanks our referring and donating providers from February 2025.
To our CMS members and We Care Network partners who provided healthcare to new patients in
February 2025, your generosity and support of the
We Care Network makes a difference.
Click here to view a detailed list for February 2025.
| | CMS Membership & CME Meeting: "Overview of Advanced Therapy Options for Patients with Parkinson's Disease" - April 15, 2025 | | CMS Lunch & Learn: "Workers' Comp and Patient Claims" - April 16, 2025 | | "Be Wildfire Aware in Your Practice" - My Green Doctor | |
Healthcare practices need to be “wildfire aware” everywhere in the world because the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires raises the risks to your patients, families, and practice. My Green Doctor’s latest newsletter explores the health risks of wildfire smoke, explains how to be prepared, and offers teaching resources for your patients: Be Wildfire Aware in Your Practice, from My Green Doctor.
My Green Doctor is a free money-saving membership benefit provided through the Medical Group Management Association. Practice managers, doctors, and nurses use the “Meeting-by-Meeting Guide” to learn how to adopt environmental sustainability, save resources, address the health threats of climate change, and help create healthier communities.
Our team is ready to accelerate your environmental sustainability goals—ask us how: member.services@mygreendoctor.org. We’ll explain how adding just five minutes of My Green Doctor to each regular clinic or practice staff meeting will add up to big savings. We welcome everyone in your practice to register as Partner Society members at https://www.MyGreenDoctor.org or at www.MyGreenDoctor.es (sí, en español). Use the discount code MGDCMS when you register to get free access to My Green Doctor and save money!
Source: My Green Doctor
| | FSU's Professional Clothing Closet - Transform Your Spring Cleaning into Life-Changing Opportunities: March 1 - April 1! | |
The FSU Career Center's Professional Clothing Closet (https://career.fsu.edu/ClothingCloset) relies 100% on generous donations like yours. While we gratefully accept donations year-round, our Spring Cleaning with Meaning Drive (March 1st – April 1st) is our critical moment to fully stock our racks for the coming year.
Items of greatest need include:
· Women’s suits, blazers, dress slacks, skirts, dresses, blouses - biggest need in smaller sizes
· Men’s suits, blazers, dress pants, and shirts - biggest need in smaller sizes
· Like new dress shoes of any size (men’s or women’s)
· Accessories that include ties, belts (men’s or women’s)
Clothing should be considered business professional to elevated business casual and in current fashion.
Please NO t-shirts, casual clothing, or items that are not wearable in professional settings. Items deemed not appropriate for the Clothing Closet will be donated to another local charity.
No clothes to donate, but do you still want to still support the Clothing Closet? We are accepting donations to our Foundation Account (F09092), which we use to purchase items for the Closet. You can also directly buy needed items from our Amazon Wishlist.
To donate, please contact Heather Lazar at heather.lazar@fsu.edu to schedule a curbside drop off at the Career Center.
| | The CMS Foundation Celebrates 50th Anniversary This Year! | | CMS Members: Have You Received Accolades Recently? We Want to Know! | | |
CMS Members: If you received accolades recently, please let us know! We will include your achievements in an upcoming edition of Cap Scan. Email the details to Shannon Boyle at sboyle@capmed.org.
| | Follow Capital Medical Society on Social Media | | CMS Members: Is Your Spouse Interested in Joining the CMS Alliance? | | |
The CMS Alliance is an organization of physician spouses dedicated to health, education, wellness, and community service, and work in partnership with the Capital Medical Society.
Is your spouse interested in joining the CMS Alliance? Contact the CMS Alliance at tallycmsa@gmail.com.
| | CMS Foundation Physician Wellness Program is Here for CMS Member Physicians, CMS Member HCA Residents, and CMS Member TMH Family Medicine Residents | |
Overloaded? Stressed? You're Not Alone.
Does your workday start before dawn and end well after dusk? Do you go to bed tired and wake up the same way? Maybe it’s time you talk to someone who can help you make positive changes for a healthier, happier life and lifestyle. The CMS has three professional counselors who are available to you - free of charge - free of worry. This program is available to Active and Associate CMS Members, CMS Member HCA Residents, and CMS Member TMH Family Medicine Residents, without cost, without question. Six sessions annually are completely confidential.
WELLNESS COACHES:
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Paul Deitchman, Ph.D.
313 Williams St., #5
Tallahassee, FL 32303
850-878-3571
UNIVERSITY: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Tracey Morse, Ph.D.
1114 E. Tennessee St.
Tallahassee, FL 32308
850-556-7944
UNIVERSITY: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY – CARBONDALE
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Jane Marks, LFMT, LMHC
3325-C Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32308
850-385-8222
UNIVERSITY: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
For five decades, Jane Marks has helped countless families navigate the challenges in life. As a Licensed Family & Marriage Therapist, she will bring a thoughtful approach to wellness for those seeking individual, family or marriage coaching through the CMS Foundation’s Physician Wellness Program.
| | Special thanks to the MagMutual Foundation and the TMH Medical Staff for helping the CMS fund this program. | | Informational Correspondence with the Capital Medical Society | |
In this digital era, we strive to keep you updated with the latest in information. Please let us know when your emails and contact information change. We want you to be part of this Society and be active in your practice networking. Patients seeking provider referrals and providers seeking provider referrals keep your practice flourishing. If your membership information is old and you would like to contact us about relocating, new staff changes, or if you haven’t heard from us in a while, your information may not be current. Your personal contact information is kept confidential but is our way of reaching out to you about meetings, medical updates, license requirements, legalities in medicine and patient privacy and care, Journals, newsletters and more.
Tom Block, Executive Director, 850-321-1648, tblock@capmed.org
| | Are You One of our Members on the Move? |
If you can answer "yes" to any of these questions, we want to know more!
· Is your practice expanding? Are you adding staff members?
· Do you have a new practice administrator/office manager?
· Have you changed or added locations?
· Have you changed your email/phone/fax?
· Have you added a new specialty or passed your Board Certification(s)?
· Have you retired within the last six months?
Subject line: Member Updates
| | Updated Physician Headshots |
The CMS website is your link to our physician member database. The CMS has been actively working on each provider search. Please take the time to search the listing. If you find there is any inaccurate information or an outdated headshot, please reach out to CMS to update your information. Let us know as soon as possible to make sure your information is current.
| | The Latest Cap Scan - March/April 2025 | Click here to view the March/April 2025 Cap Scan. | | Your Dose of Medical Humor | | Save the Date for Upcoming CMS Meetings/Events | | |
April 15, 2025
CMS Membership & CME Meeting
"Overview of Advanced Therapy Options for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease"
Presenter: Enrique Urrea-Mendoza, M.D.
6:00 PM
Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks
| | Here's Another Connection for CMS Members: Healthcare Lawyer On Call |
The CMS has had a long-standing relationship with Jeff Cohen and The Florida Healthcare Law Firm. Did you know that you can tap into a program called Healthcare Lawyer On Call through Jeff and his firm? That's right! On-Call is different than what you may be used to and doesn't mean that you'll find an attorney at 3 AM to answer a question, but what it does mean is that you can call and speak with someone at The Florida Healthcare Law Firm for 15 minutes at no charge! Please remember that any purely verbal discussion on legal matters is simply the lawyer’s best (and unconfirmed) understanding. Another benefit of being a CMS member!
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Accredited Education Courses to Meet DEA Training Requirement
The Doctors Company offers 6.75 hrs. that meet the DEA requirement for free. These hours can be combined with previous opioid education the physician may have completed to achieve the 8 hr. requirement. This, and all The Doctors Company CME, is available for free to any physician. They do not have to be a The Doctors Company insured.
https://www.thedoctors.com/patient-safety/education-and-cme/accredited-education-courses-to-meet-dea-training-requirement/
FreeCME.com
Easy to use web portal makes it easy to find courses and track credits. Accredited activities for over 30 medical specialties; Over 100 active courses at any given time; Activity accreditations include ACCME, ANCC, AANP, ACPE, and more; Content is always current, and always free.
CME - From Brain Disorders to Brain Health
Free 1-hour online CME opportunity!
University of Florida's Department of Epidemiology
Raising awareness for Alzheimer's disease and increasing screening for cognitive impairment. This CME has a focus on primary care physicians but is applicable to all physicians who may encounter patients with cognitive impairments.
On-Demand CME by The Doctors Company
Prevention of Diagnostic Error in Primary Care
Diagnostic error continues to be a top patient safety concern, a global burden, and cause patient harm from treatment delay, testing, or misdiagnosis. “Prevention of Diagnostic Error in Primary Care” is an on-demand CME activity that features patient safety expert Jeffrey A. Gold, MD, professor of medicine, vice chair for quality and safety, for the department of medicine at the Oregon Health and Science University. This program highlights major contributing factors of diagnostic error along with the diagnostic process of care framework with additional focus on strategies to mitigate risk of patient harm in the primary care setting.
On-Demand CME by The Doctors Company
Telemedicine to Telehealth: Trends and Emerging Risks
1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Explore the challenges and risks associated with telehealth. Concerns regarding privacy, security, licensure, and technology that might instigate a malpractice claim are discussed.
On-Demand CME by The Doctors Company
Safe Opioid Prescribing for Physicians and Dentists
2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or 2.5 ADA CE Credits
Opioids play an important role in pain management—both in acute and chronic care settings—but overuse, misuse, and diversion have contributed to an opioid-related epidemic leading to addiction and death. Our on-demand program provides a useful and informative examination of the epidemic’s prevalence and effects.
| | National Human Trafficking Hotline |
If you suspect human trafficking, please call:
National Human Trafficking Hotline
1 (888) 373-7888
| | Suicide Prevention Hotline |
Reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line by Phone and Text
By Phone:
Call 1-800-273-8255 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline today. 988 is not a nationwide calling code right now.
Veterans should Press 1 to be connected with the Veterans Crisis Line.
By Text:
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is also available today through online chats. 988 is not a nationwide texting code right now.
Service members, Veterans, and their families can reach the Veterans Crisis Line by texting 838255, and through online chats at veteranscrisisline.net.
Source: Federal Communications Commission
| | PAP Machine Donations Needed! | |
A PAP (Positive Airway Pressure) machine is an electronic respiratory ventilation device used to treat obstructive sleep apnea. Capital Medical Society Foundation, Inc.'s We Care Network program assists low-income, uninsured adults, whose income is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, with obtaining these potentially life-saving medical devices, when prescribed by a pulmonologist. Thanks to our partners at Desloge Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment, Inc., we are able to provide refurbished CPAP, AutoPAP, and BPAP machines for eligible We Care Network patients in Leon, Gadsden, Jefferson, and Wakulla Counties. We Care Network also accepts unused, unopened supplies for PAP machines, such as masks, nasal cannulas, and tubing. We Care Network coordinates over $5,000,000 in donated specialty medical and dental care annually.
Machine donations can be dropped off at Capital Medical Society Foundation's office at 1204 Miccosukee Road, Tallahassee, FL 32308. Donations to Capital Medical Society Foundation are tax-deductible within IRS guidelines Federal Tax I.D. #: 59-2104510. For additional information, please call 850-942-5215 or email dbixler@capmed.org.
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