Valerie Rode – Director of Training for Lehigh County Office of Children & Youth Services
You will receive the link to this meeting after completing registration. Please see below.*
SCAN is a program of the PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics and is approved for Act 31. At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify the role of child protection
- Define categories of child abuse in the law
- Recognize potential risks/indicators of child abuse/neglect
- Describe role of mandated reporter
- Explain referral process and follow up
- Utilize prescribed reporting channels and processes to report suspected child abuse via telephone or the Internet
Meeting for General Membership with CME*
This meeting will be held Virtually. Meeting to start 6:30pm
Program: Safe and Effective Management of Acute and Chronic Pain in the Context of an Overdose Crisis
This 2.0-hour CME is designed to fulfill the required two hours of continuing education in pain management, identification of addiction, or the practices of prescribing of opioids.
SPEAKERS: Gillian Beauchamp, MD
* ACCME accreditation statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and Lehigh County Medical Society. The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA designation statement: The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
THIS MEETING IS FOR MEMBERS ONLY!
For registration, the following is required: Your name as it appears on your medical license, First, Middle (if needed), Last, a suffix (if necessary, for Jr, Sr, III, etc.) section, and MD or DO. Your email and your cell number are required as well.
Speakers:
- Michael John Rogan, MD – Rogan Family Medicine, Scranton, PA
- Valerie Rode – Director of Training for Lehigh County Office of Children & Youth Services
This is a virtual meeting. You will receive the link to this meeting after completing registration. Please see below.*
SCAN is a program of the PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics and is approved for Act 31. At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify the role of child protection
- Define categories of child abuse in the law
- Recognize potential risks/indicators of child abuse/neglect
- Describe role of mandated reporter
- Explain referral process and follow up
- Utilize prescribed reporting channels and processes to report suspected child abuse via telephone or the Internet
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.
Speaker:
- Meredith Mecca – Medical Advocate, Turning Point of Lehigh Valley
Domestic and Intimate partner violence is a public health concern effecting our entire community. Survivors of domestic and intimate partner abuse experience many physical and psychological health symptoms, being aware of these, allows the health professional to better understand their patients and helps to avoid misdiagnosis. This presentation will provide the tools needed to for physicians to recognize, respond and refer when there are concerns of domestic violence. Physicians that attend this presentation will be able to identify best practices in screening, the prevalence of traumatic brain injury in patients experiencing domestic violence, health impacts of domestic violence, and the particular challenges the LGBTQ+ community experiences with domestic violence.
* ACCME accreditation statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and Lehigh County Medical Society. The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA designation statement: The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PLEASE REGISTER ON OR BEFORE NOON FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021. Non-members may attend, but no CME credits can be received.
Presented by:
- Raymond Truex, Jr., MD, FACS, FAANS – Medical Director, Foundation of the Pennsylvania Medical Society Physicians’ Health Program
Earn 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
When a physician is impaired or struggling with boundaries or clinical incompetence the support team of medical personnel, health system leadership and, most importantly, patients can be impacted. The confrontation of difficult issues is not intuitive and often health systems lack systems to address concerns which are built upon best practice approaches and the law.
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Identify and implement practical approaches and utilize available resources to effectively recognize and address concerns related to physician impairment, specifically burnout and stress, in the workplace.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education through the joint providership of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and The Foundation of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The faculty and planning committee members for this activity have no relevant relationships to disclose.
As we all know, COVID-19 can be devastating to one’s respiratory health. In our webinar we plan on discussing the importance of understanding patient’s with asthma symptoms and the relevance to Covid-19.
The presenter will be Dr. Lakiea Wright, MD, Allergy and Immunology, Brigham and Women’s Health. Bio below.
She will be presenting on Tuesday February 9th. at 6:30 for 45 minutes. There will be time at the end to ask and discuss any questions. Dr. Wright welcomes anyone to send her their questions ahead of time by sending them to her email, lakiea.wright@thermofisher.com
If you would like to attend, please register here.
Dr. Lakiea Wright, MD MAT MPH is a board-certified Allergist and Immunologist. She completed her specialty fellowship training in Allergy and Immunology at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is a graduate of Harvard School of Public Health with a Master of Public Health degree in Healthcare Management and Policy.
Currently, Dr. Wright serves as Medical Director of US Clinical Affairs within the ImmunoDiagnostics Division (IDD) at ThermoFisher Scientific. In this role, Dr. Wright is responsible for leading the clinical advancement of allergy, autoimmune, and COVID-19 serology testing in the US. She also continues to practice medicine in the Boston area. She has expertise in allergic diseases, asthma, and health disparities.
Speakers:
- Gillian Beauchamp, MD & Kevin McNeill, M.D.
October 15th, 2019 at Homewood Suites
3350 Center Valley Parkway, Center Valley, PA 18034
Registration begins at 5:30pm, meeting to start approximately 6:30pm
PROGRAM: Safe and Effective Management of Acute and Chronic Pain in the Context of the Opioids Crisis
This 2.0-hour CME is designed to fulfill the required two hours of continuing education in pain management, identification of addiction, or the practices of prescribing of opioids.
*ACCME accreditation statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and Lehigh County Medical Society. The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA designation statement: The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Speakers:
- Robert X. Murphy, Jr., M.D., M.S., CPE, FACS
PROGRAM: Telehealth
September 10th 2019 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
* ACCME accreditation statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and Lehigh County Medical Society. The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA designation statement: The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
PLEASE RSVP ON OR BEFORE NOON THURSDAY, September 5th, 2019
Karen, Events Coordinator for the Barristers Club
610-433-6204 x12 or kmesch@thebarristersclub.com
Program to start at 6:30PM
Please note there is no charge for LCMS members. Non-members will be charged $45 for their meal. Please make checks out to Lehigh County Medical Society and they can be mailed to our office, or brought with you that night.
Speakers:
- Devin Reaves
Tools you can use to fight the opioid epidemic
Devin has done corporate training since 2012 while working with Red Kite Project, training new employees and senior staff at SEPTA on cultural competency, de-escalation techniques and customer service. Since graduating with Master of Social Work program at the University of Pennsylvania in 2013, Devin has presented at conferences and delivered multiple keynotes on a variety of topics including utilizing psychopharmacological for opioid use disorder, harm reduction, and the multiple pathways to recovery from substance use disorder. Devin also trains on structural racism, and its effects on health care.)
Devin is experienced in facilitating, teaching and training in a wide range of subjects for diverse groups and ages. His facilitation style has been influenced by many teachers and methodologies, making his trainings creative, interactive and impactful. Devin is also the founder and Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Coalition.
- This program will address the following topics:
- Referral to Treatment for Substance Use Disorder Related to Opioid Use
- Approaches to Address Patients’ Substance Use Disorder
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has designated a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for each module or a total of 2.0 for the entire meeting.
Following the CME and a short recess, there will be a brief presentation on the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s new Clinically Integrated Network for independent practices. This new and true physician-led CIN is an opportunity for fiercely independent physicians in the region to work together – and with the proper structure, population health platform and care management services, that will allow the doctors to chart their own future and help develop meaningful value-based contracts.
April 9th, 2019 LCMS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. PLEASE RSVP ON OR BEFORE NOON THURSDAY, April 4th, 2019.
Registration begins at 5:30 PM – Dinner begins at 6:00PM
Program to start at 7:00PM
Please note there is no charge for LCMS members. Non-members will be charged $45 for their meal. Please make checks out to Lehigh County Medical Society and they can be mailed to our office, or brought with you that night.
Presenters:
- Jaan Sidorov MD, MHSA
Join your peers for a Live CME* Physicians and Practice Administrators, Dinner & Presentation
Succeeding in Clinically Integrated Networks
Clinically integrated networks can help physicians work together to respond to value-based care. This model includes accountability for patient outcomes, which involves a level of risk assumption. This one-hour, 1-credit CME will help participants better understand the benefits and accountability involved in Clinically Integrated Network participation. It will provide a comprehensive review of how risk can be measured, transferred and monetized to support value-based care. Key capabilities such as population health management and team-based care management will also be examined.
1-hour CME awarded to physicians; 1-hour CEU awarded to practice administrators
Following the CME and a short recess, there will be a brief presentation on the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s new Clinically Integrated Network for independent practices. This new and true physician-led CIN is an opportunity for fiercely independent physicians in the region to work together – and with the proper structure, population health platform and care management services, that will allow the doctors to chart their own future and help develop meaningful value-based contracts.
Please RSVP to: Cindy Fisher, CMM
610-360-3719 or cfisher@patientccc.com
Speakers:
- Ric Baxter, MD FAAHPM – Network Chairman, Department of Palliative Medicine Hospice Medical Director St. Luke’s University Health Network
- Constance K. Nelson, Esquire – Member of the Estate Planning Group of Gross McGinley, LLP
End of Life Discussion & Decisions
6:30pm Hors d’oeuvres & Cash Bar, 7:30pm Dinner & Panel Discussion
PLEASE RSVP ON OR BEFORE NOON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018
Tuesday, October 9, 2018, 6:30 PM Lehigh County Medical Society and Bar Association of Lehigh County GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Please RSVP to: (please request Vegetarian Meal if desired)
Karen, Events Coordinator for the Barristers Club 610-433-6204 x12 or kmesch@thebarristersclub.com
Speakers:
- Jaan Sidorov, MD, CEO – The Care Centered Collaborative at the Pennsylvania Medical Society
- Julie Macomb, Esq. – Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A.
Office of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus 515 West Hamilton Street 5th Floor, Suite 502 Allentown, PA
The Care Centered Collaborative, a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, provides practices and physician-led organizations the resources and viable pathways for success within value-based care arrangements.
Space is Limited: RSVP to Cindy Fisher 610-360-3719 or cfisher@patientccc.com
SCAN is a program of the PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics and is approved for Act 31.
Registration begins at 5:30 PM – Dinner begins at 6:00PM – Program to start at 7:00PM
Homewood Suites, 3350 Center Valley Parkway, Center Valley, PA 18034
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.
The faculty and planning committee members for this activity have no relevant relationships to disclose.
Please note: non-members must pay $40.00 for the meeting. Please mail checks payable to Lehigh County Medical Society, 1620 W. Highland St., Allentown, PA 18102.
The Hershey Lodge 325 University Drive Hershey, PA 17033
Registration (includes dinner & CME):
$375 ILADS Members, $425 Non-ILADS Members
See www.ilads.org for student discount.
Target Audience: MDs, DOs, and other health care providers.
