This Week from Capital Medical Society

April 25, 2025

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CMS & CMS Foundation Invite All Physicians and Guests to "Mastering Sleep for Physicians: A Science-Based Approach" - May 13, 2025

Overexposure to Violence Linked to Desensitization, American Academy of Pediatrics Says

Tragedies like the COVID pandemic, and the Sandy Hook and Parkland school shootings are events that affected so many people, especially Generation Z. With the easy accessibility of social media, Gen Z is becoming more desensitized to devastation.

Source: Health News Florida

HCA Florida Healthcare Hospitals Receive Patient Safety Excellence Awards from Healthgrades

More than 70% of HCA Florida Healthcare hospitals are leaders in patient safety. The statewide network recently announced 34 of its hospitals received the 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ by Healthgrades, the leading site Americans use when searching for a hospital or doctor.

Source: HCA Florida Healthcare

Stem Cells to Treat Parkinson's? 2 Small Studies Hint at Success

In a pair of small studies designed primarily to test safety, two teams of researchers found that stem cells transplanted into the brains of Parkinson's patients began producing the chemical messenger dopamine and appeared to ease symptoms like tremor, researchers reported in the journal Nature.

Source: Health News Florida

We Care Network Impact Report for March 2025

The We Care Network program thanks our referring and donating providers from March 2025.

To our CMS members and We Care Network partners who provided healthcare to new patients in

March 2025, your generosity and support of the

We Care Network makes a difference.

Click here to view a detailed list for March 2025.

The CMS Foundation Celebrates 50th Anniversary This Year!

Join us as we celebrate this milestone anniversary throughout the year!

CMS Foundation History

Celebrate by Making a Gift

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.

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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:

Paul Deitchman, Ph.D.

313 Williams St., #5

Tallahassee, FL 32303

850-878-3571

UNIVERSITY: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

Tracey Morse, Ph.D.

1114 E. Tennessee St.

Tallahassee, FL 32308

850-556-7944

UNIVERSITY: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY – CARBONDALE

SPECIALTY AREA WELLNESS COACH:

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?

Send your updates to rcarlin@capmed.org.

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.

CMS | (850) 877-9018 | rcarlin@capmed.org

The Latest Cap Scan - March/April 2025

Click here to view the March/April 2025 Cap Scan.

Your Dose of Medical Humor

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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!

CME Resources

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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