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view this online, go to:
http://www.dcmsonline.org/news/3-07-08.htm
DCMS News You Need to
Know
From the desk of Jay W. Millson, Executive Vice
President
March 7, 2008
In this Issue:
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Join us on April 7 for a Town Hall Meeting
& Doctors' Day Celebration
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Your Input is needed on Health Information
Technology!
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Unnatural Causes – PBS Series and local
iniative
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2008
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Physicians’ Variety Show to benefit We
Care Jacksonville
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Good Luck to all the Jacksonville River
Runners!
Ø Meetings Calendar / Educational Opportunities
Join us on April 7 for a Town Hall Meeting
& Doctors' Day Celebration
You are invited to a Town
Hall Meeting & Doctors’ Day Celebration on Monday, April 7 from 6:00 - 8:30 PM, featuring DCMS President Dr.
Glenn Knox, and FMA President Dr. Karl Altenburger, at the newly renovated
Florida Museum of Medicine and Public Health, to discuss issues important to
the practice of medicine on the
Your Input is needed on Health Information
Technology!
If you have not yet
completed the Health Information Technology survey, please take a few minutes
to answer a short series of questions
about your practice's use of electronic health records and other
technology. The Health Information Technology committee will use the data
to develop educational programs and resources to assist you and your
practices. Click here
for a direct link to the survey, or visit our home page (www.dcmsonline.org) To
thank you for your participation, all who complete the survey will be entered
into a drawing for a $100 gift card to P.F. Chang's China Bistro! The
deadline for completing the survey is Friday, March 14.
Unnatural
Causes – PBS series and local iniative
Unnatural Causes…is inequality making us sick? “Unnatural
Causes” is a nation-wide campaign to raise awareness about how the social
circumstances in which we are born, live and work can get under our skin and
disrupt our biology as surely as germs and viruses. The upcoming four-part
documentary series airs on WJCT on March 27, April 3, April 10 and April 17 at
10:00 PM.
2008
The 2008
Florida Legislative Session began this week.
Take a few minutes to educate yourself about the pertinent issues and be
prepared to contact your legislator when assistance is needed. Emergent
legislative issues that require immediate action from members will be
communicated via email and/or fax. Visit the Legal &
Legislative section of our website for
individual position papers and an updated contact list of the Duval Delegation.
Physicians’ Variety Show to
benefit We Care Jacksonville
On Saturday, March 29 local physicians and other health
professionals will be showcasing their talents at the Physicians’ Variety Show
at the Florida Theatre. Proceeds will
benefit We Care Jacksonville. General admission tickets are $25 and Patron
tickets are $75 which includes VIP seating and a champagne reception after the
show. Tickets are available through the Florida Theatre Box Office or
Ticketmaster outlets
Good Luck to all the
The DCMS would like to wish safe running to all of the
physicians who will be participating in the Jacksonville River Run on Saturday,
March 8. We also extend our thanks to
all the healthcare professionals who will provide medical support during and
after the run.
Meetings Calendar / Educational
Opportunities (www.dcmsonline.org)
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Saturday, March
29, 7:30 PM at the Florida Theatre, Physicians’ Variety Show to Benefit We Care
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Monday, May 19
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Duval County Medical Society
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