CHANGE THE TREND: LOW VOTER TURNOUT AMONGST DOCTORS
Historically, doctors tend to vote less often than the general population, both in congressional elections and in presidential elections (Journal of Internal General Medicine).

This year is unlike any other election year as the COVID- 19 pandemic requires us to make changes in almost every aspect of our lives. We at the Chicago Medical Society want to be sure that all our members, their patients, their colleagues, their communities, are able to participate in this vital part of our democracy, and to do so safely.

Please remember to register to vote and consider how you can best vote safely in 2020.

You can register to vote or request an absentee ballot by clicking the left image and scanning the QR code with your photo app.
YOU'RE INVITED: CMS COUNCIL MEETING

Join the physician leaders representing the 60 Cook County hospital medical staffs and myriad specialty societies in our area for a virtual meeting of the CMS Governing Council.

Council meetings are the origination point for both state and national policies that represent your interests.

Bring your ideas forward and shape legislation that is important to you. Registration to Ruby Bahena is required and linked below.

  • Tuesday, October 20, 2020
  • 6:30 to 9:00 PM
  • Zoom 
AAPI FALL CME WEBINARS

Join the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin in conjunction with the Chicago Medical Society for their October CME programs.

October 14, 2020:
Understanding your adversary: Best practices to avoid and defend medical malpractices lawsuits
October 28, 2020:
Global Health: Game-Changing reforms in Medical Education in India
-AT A GLANCE-
UPCOMING HEALTH POLICY RESOLUTIONS
Resolution 20-02 calls for the Chicago Medical Society to adopt policy that the perpetrators of ransomware on independent physicians and their practices, healthcare organizations, or other medical entities involved in providing direct and indirect care to patients, are guilty of committing attempted homicide. 
Resolution 20-04 calls for CMS to write a letter to the Secretary of the Veterans Administration requesting the reversal of the independent practice of nurse anesthetists in VA hospitals to restore the physician-nurse team-based model of anesthesia and critical care for the safety of our veterans. 
Resolution 20-05 calls for CMS to create a Committee on Physician Diversity to identify ways to increase the number African American, Latinx, and Indigenous physicians, and to create a committee to address health equity in Cook County.
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