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CMS Statement on Childhood Vaccines
The Mission Statement of the Capital Medical Society is to promote the practice of medicine for the ultimate benefit of the patient. In light of the current conversation about childhood vaccines, we are writing to make clear that CMS supports routine childhood vaccination which has a proven record of safety and efficacy over decades. Routine childhood vaccination has long since demonstrated its importance in reducing morbidity and mortality for many childhood diseases such as polio, measles and H. influenzae, and their safety has also been demonstrated through decades of experience and research.
The Florida Medical Association released a similar statement yesterday:
On behalf of our 23,000 members, the Florida Medical Association unequivocally supports the vaccination and immunization of school-aged children against diseases that decades ago proved life-threatening to our kids.
The FMA advocates for physicians and their patients to promote the public health, ensure the highest standards of medical practice, and to enhance the quality and availability of health care in the Sunshine State. This includes the safe and effective administration of vaccines and immunizations based on years of research and efficacy.
CMS joins with the FMA in supporting the role of childhood immunizations for the benefit of both the health of the public and the health of our individual patients.
Russell D. Cole, M.D., CMS President
John Meade, M.D., CMS President-Elect
Brence Sell, M.D., CMS Secretary/Treasurer
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LAST CALL TO REGISTER! CMS Members and Their Families: Join Us for Family Day on September 13th! | Fort Myers Nonprofit Helps Sheriffs Association Launch Statewide Autism ID Cards | |
A new Florida partnership aims to create safer interactions between law enforcement and people with autism through the distribution of identification cards.
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Source: WUSF
| Talking to Kids About School Shootings. Be Truthful and Follow Their Lead | |
Start by asking your child what they've heard, says David Schonfeld, a pediatrician who directs the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. "Children's questions may be very different from adults'," Schonfeld says. And the best way to determine how much information they need is to listen to them.
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Source: WUSF
| Coping With Litigation: Tips for Healthcare Professionals | |
Few things in a healthcare practitioner’s life generate more stress and disruption than an allegation of professional malpractice. The litigation process and the uncertainty it creates may cause a practitioner to experience stress-related symptoms—including anger, anxiety, depression, or physical illness. The first step in alleviating the uncertainty is to understand the litigation process and your role as a defendant.
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| CMS Membership & CME Meeting: "AI in Medicine: Practical Applications for Physicians" - September 16, 2025 | CMS Lunch & Learn: "Adverse Incidents" - September 17, 2025 | Accelerate Environmental Sustainability This Fall with My Green Doctor Experts | |
The American Medical Association (AMA) has declared climate change a public health crisis and has repeatedly pointed to My Green Doctor as the best resource for creating environmentally sustainable and climate resilient practices. My Green Doctor helps practices become greener, healthier, and more cost-efficient. MGD does this with customized support for practice managers, administrators, and clinicians. Their Summer Newsletter has tips for green travel and explains how to accelerate sustainability this Fall with My Green Doctor. Use this link. Or simply email their sustainability experts to start a conversation at member.services@mygreendoctor.org.
My Green Doctor is a money-saving membership benefit provided by the Capital Medical Society. With the help of the MGD team, practice managers and clinicians find it easy to save resources, address the health threats of climate change, and help create healthier communities. Everyone in your practice can register at https://www.MyGreenDoctor.org as Partner Society members with the discount code MGDCMS for free access to My Green Doctor.
Source: My Green Doctor
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Save the Date! A Night to Connect: Welcoming Our New Physicians | |
The community physician reception that TPCA previously hosted is returning!
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
6:00-8:00 pm
Goodwood Museum & Gardens Carriage House
This special evening will be an opportunity to warmly welcome and introduce new physicians to our medical community, peers, and healthcare leaders.
If your practice has welcomed any new physicians since January 1, 2024, we invite you to participate by including them in the event. To ensure each new physician is recognized and featured appropriately, we ask that you email the information below to Rosalie Carlin at rcarlin@capmed.org by September 26th:
- Full Name
- Specialty
- Practice Name
- Hometown
- Hobbies (optional)
- Medical School
- Headshot (high-resolution JPEG preferred)
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As most of you are aware, a CE Broker Professional Account streamlines the process of managing your continuing education, helping you maintain your license smoothly and efficiently.
Many CMS physicians already take advantage of the discounted member rate available for a CE Broker professional account subscription through Capital Medical Society. It’s a savings of $15 annually: $25 vs. $40. An additional benefit of subscribing through CMS is the exceptional concierge service Rosalie Carlin is able to provide when you have questions.
Please note that any CMS member who has subscribed and paid full price for a CE Broker professional account can easily switch to a subscription through Capital Medical Society. Here’s how:
- If you subscribed or your account renewed within the last 30 days, you are eligible for a one-time courtesy refund. Please contact the CE Broker support center to initiate this process at 877-434-6323 or Support@cebroker.com (Note: a refund is not available if you have received one for the service in the past).
- Once you have initiated the refund process, contact Rosalie at 850-877-9018 or rcarlin@capmed.org and she will get you signed up with a CE Broker professional account at the CMS member discounted rate.
So, what are you waiting for? Make the switch now!
Please reach out to Rosalie or CMS staff if you have questions.
| | Engagement/Sponsorship Opportunities with CMS for Upcoming CME Meetings | |
- September 16th - AI in Medicine: Practical Applications for Physicians, presented by Sam Ashoo, M.D.
- October 21st - Prevention of Medical Errors (required CME), presented by Julia Weeks, M.D. & E. Victoria “Tori” Penny, Penny Stephens Law, PLLC
If you or someone you know may be interested in engaging with CMS members at the upcoming CMEs, please contact Tom Block at tblock@capmed.org.
| | CMS Members: Discounted Secure Messaging Available | | |
Every licensed CMS member has access to discounted secure messaging services and paging solutions through Spok, the largest paging network in the U.S., which is in more than 2,200 hospitals.
Contact Rosalie Carlin at rcarlin@capmed.org for information on how you or your practice can enroll.
| | Opportunity to Support the 2026 CMS Membership Directory | |
The Capital Medical Society will publish its 2026 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
| | 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.
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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.
| | 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 CMSF 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 - July/August 2025 | | Your Dose of Medical Humor | | 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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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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