Volume 26 | June 21, 2019

Weekly News from the Columbus Medical Association and Affiliates

Below you'll find the latest news and updates concerning the good work of Central-Ohio physicians, our affiliate organizations and other healthcare-related issues in our community. These and other stories can be found on our blog site ( blog.columbusmedicalassociation.org ).

An Active Week for Advocacy at the CMA This past week has been a busy one in terms of advocacy at the CMA. Physicians have testified against a bill that would no longer require permits for conceal and carry, a lively discussion has been happening on the Loop about two bills that would threaten immunization effectiveness and the public policy committee met to talk about these bills and more. Read more to go over what’s been happening and how you can get involved.

Hospital Incident Command System Training for the Southeast/Southeast Central Ohio Region "For hospitals, the event is coming to them and they still need to carry on their everyday services. For the staff at the hospital, especially upper management, they might find themselves in a role or with responsibilities they don’t usually have.” Read more about the HICS training COTS provided this week and how you can get involved in the next course.

Emerging Trends Podcast - Medical Marijuana Last year, the CMA's Emerging Trends in Healthcare program was all about Medical Marijuana. You can listen to a podcast of the full-length recording here and get up to date on all the information that was shared.

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