CMS and CMSF Office Closure - Thursday, September 26 and Friday, September 27 | |
For more information on Allegro Tallahassee, click here. | |
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County to Open Seven Risk Shelters on Wednesday | |
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Leon County, in coordination with Leon County Schools, will open seven risk shelters on Wednesday, September 25, at 6 p.m. These shelters will provide safe places for citizens ahead of Helene.
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Source: Leon County Government
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Florida Department of Health to Open Special Needs Shelters for Those in Path of Helene | |
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The Florida Department of Health on Tuesday announced preparations were underway to open special needs shelters in areas where this week's developing storm could make landfall.
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Source: Tallahassee Democrat
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Before the Storm: Hurricane Resources & Final Preparations | |
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Helene continues to be projected to intensify, with Leon County anticipated to experience impacts beginning early Thursday morning. A Hurricane Warning has been issued for Leon County in anticipation of a Category 3 hurricane (winds 110-130 mph). The storm is expected to bring dangerous conditions, including heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and coastal flooding.
During and after the storm, the Chamber will communicate with local government, emergency services, the North Florida Red Cross, and others to share updates, resources, and information.
Click here for information and resources available to our citizens as final preparations occur.
Source: The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce
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No Needles Required: The FDA Approves an At-Home Flu Vaccine | |
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first flu vaccine that people can administer to themselves at home.
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Source: Health News Florida
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For These Disabled Vets, Surfing, Sailing and Kayaking are Part of Their Rehab | |
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The VA's sports clinics introduce veterans to adaptive activities to help them recover from injuries and make fitness a part of their lives.
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Source: Health News Florida
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"Terminating Patient Relationships" - The Doctors Company | |
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In healthcare, ending a patient relationship is never a simple decision. It's crucial to approach it with empathy and a strong understanding of legal and ethical obligations. The Doctors Company shares strategies to ensure a smooth and compliant process when terminating patient relationships. To learn about the importance of clear communication, documentation, and following proper protocols to protect both your practice and your patients, click here.
Source: The Doctors Company
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We Care Network Impact Report for August 2024 | |
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The We Care Network program thanks our referring and donating providers from August 2024.
To our CMS members and We Care Network partners who provided healthcare to new patients in August 2024, your generosity and support of the
We Care Network makes a difference.
Click here to view a detailed list for August 2024.
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AFib Awareness Month: Resources for Clinicians & Patients | |
CMS Members: CMS Membership & CME Meeting - "Abuse Across the Lifespan" (Domestic Violence) - October 15, 2024 | |
CMS Lunch & Learn Seminar - "Medical Staff Morale: Boosting Retention in Today's Dynamic Healthcare Landscape" - October 16, 2024 | |
"How Green Is Your Travel?" - My Green Doctor | |
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Most of us love to travel. But travel’s "dark side" is its environmental cost: the carbon dioxide and other pollutants created from the fossil fuels burned for travel by air, land, or sea. The Green Travel Guide from the Capital Medical Society’s My Green Doctor offers ways to calculate and reduce your travel carbon footprint.
My Green Doctor is a free money-saving membership benefit provided through the Capital Medical Society. Members 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. This requires adding just five minutes to each regular clinic or practice staff meeting, making small changes at each meeting that really add up. Watch the “Three Minute Video” that explains how easy it is to incorporate My Green Doctor into your practice. We welcome everyone in your practice to register as Partner Society members at https://www.MyGreenDoctor.org or at www.MyGreenDoctor.es (si, en espanol). Use the discount code MGDCMS when you register to get free access to My Green Doctor and save money!
Source: My Green Doctor
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CMS Members: Have You Received Accolades Recently? We Want to Know! | |
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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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Follow Capital Medical Society on Social Media | |
CMS Members: Is Your Spouse Interested in Joining the CMS Alliance? | |
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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.
To view their 2024 calendar of events, click here.
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Opportunity to Support the 2025 CMS Membership Directory | |
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The Capital Medical Society will publish its 2025 Membership Directory early next year. It will be distributed to all members. We have once again partnered with E&M Consulting to produce the directory. The publication will be available in both print and digital formats. E&M will be contacting our members over the next few months about advertising opportunities in the directory. E&M will manage all the advertising sales, creative design, and formatting of the publication for us. This is a very professional group with experience in publishing association directories.
To view the ad rates/options and sign-up online, please visit: https://reserveyourad.com/CMS
If you have any questions or would like to advertise, please contact an E&M sales associate at 800-572-0011 ext. 0104 or advertising@eandmsales.com. Please be responsive and help support this directory. Remember, it will include our entire medical community.
CMS will provide the content - including photos of our members. If you have an updated photo - please send it to us!
Please feel free to call us if you have any questions - and thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
The CMS Staff
(850) 877-9018
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CMS Foundation Physician Wellness Program is Here for Physicians and 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 remains one of the few in the state that serves all local practicing physicians and TMH Family Medicine Residents, without cost, without question. Six sessions annually are completely confidential and autonomous.
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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SPECIALTY AREA WELLNESS COACH: | | |
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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The Latest Cap Scan - September/October 2024 | Click here to view the September/October 2024 Cap Scan. | |
Your Dose of Medical Humor | |
Save the Date for Upcoming CMS Meetings/Events | |
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October 15, 2024
CMS Membership & CME Meeting
"Abuse Across the Lifespan"
Domestic Violence (2-Hour CME)
Presenter: Mary P. Norton, M.D.
6:00 pm
Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks
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December 5, 2024
CMS Foundation Holiday Auction
6:00 pm
Dunlap Champions Club at FSU
Invitations will be mailed in November
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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!
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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.
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National Human Trafficking Hotline |
If you suspect human trafficking, please call:
National Human Trafficking Hotline
1 (888) 373-7888
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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
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PAP Machine Donations Needed! |
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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 150% 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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