SSV Medical Society News - 2017 - Volume 6 - Issue 6 - June Physician Members: SSVMS members are encouraged to apply for positions with the California Medical Association's (CMA) Councils and Subcommittees for a one-year term. These Councils and Subcommittees meet on a quarterly basis to help drive the policies of the CMA. To learn more about this leadership opportunity, please click here or contact me directly at awetzel@ssvms.org. The deadline for applications is June 13, 2017. As always, let me know what your medical society can do for you. Aileen E. Wetzel Executive Director Active Members: Be on the lookout for your electronic or mailed ballot to approve revisions to SSVMS' Bylaws. SSVMS/CMA Events “Leave of Absence Laws for Health Care Employers” June 14, 12:15PM – 1:15PM, Webinar, Register Here "Transitioning Your Practice: Retiring, Selling or Buying a Practice” June 28, 12:15PM – 1:15PM, Webinar, Register Here First Annual Joy of Medicine Summit September 23, 7:30AM – 2:00PM, RSVP Here CMA Webinars are free for members. Click here to explore on-demand webinars. JOIN the 3,500 members of SSVMS and over 42,000 members of the CMA TODAY. Prefer to join in person or over the phone? Contact Megan at msharpe@ssvms.org or (916) 452-2671 and we will come to you! In The News CMA Develops Resources to Help Physicians Navigate New Out-of-Network Billing and Payment Law Urgent – Call Your Legislator to Reject Governor Brown’s Proposal to Swipe Funding for Medi-Cal Providers Celebration of Life in Memory of Dr. Albert J. Kahane New Medical Leadership Announced for Kaiser South Sacramento Medical Center Fuel Your Passion as a Physician by Volunteering United Healthcare Community Plan to Begin July 1 in Sacramento County Congressional Budget Office Predicts 23 Million More Uninsured Under AHCA Scholarship Available to Attend Addiction Medicine Conference Pain Management Prescriber Guidance Letter from CDPH CMA House of Delegates year-round reports for the third quarter are accepting testimony through June 16th Welcome SSVMS New Members! Service Spotlight SSVMS member, Yekaterina Axelrod, MD, a neurologist with Kaiser Permanente, is recognized for her volunteer work with SSVMS’ SPIRIT Program. Dr. Axelrod shares “You don’t have travel abroad on a mission to rediscover a great meaning of becoming a doctor.” Read More Other Events “Workshop for Physician Health Committees: Bay Area” June 24, 9:00AM - 12:00PM, Register Here Western Occupational Health Conference 2017 September 14-16, 2017, Maui, HI, Register Here Read the May/June issue of the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medicine (SSV Medicine) - CLICK HERE Advertisement #SSVMSCares #SSVMSTeaches #SPIRITHeals June 8, 2017 2017 - Volume 6 2017 - Volume 6, Issue 6, SSV Medical Society News 0 Comment Read More »