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DCMS News You Need to
Know
From the desk of Jay W. Millson, Executive Vice
President
April 21, 2008
In this Issue:
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AMA Leadership Visit
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Obesity and Non-Communicable Diseases –
Community Forum
Ø
Save Medicare Act of 2008 – National Legislative
Update
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Meetings Calendar / Educational Opportunities
AMA Leadership Visit
Mark your
calendars for May 19-20, 2008 for
AMA Speaker of the House Jeremy A.
Lazarus, MD’s visit to the
Obesity and Non-Communicable Diseases –
Community Forum
A community
forum entitled Obesity & Non-Communicable Diseases:
Addressing The Epidemic Through Science, Fitness, And Behavior Modification will be held on Tuesday, May 20 at UNF’s
Save Medicare Act of 2008 – National Legislative Update
On
July 1, Medicare will slash physician payments 10.6 percent. Time is running
out. Call your members of Congress and let them know how important the Save
Medicare Act of 2008 (S. 2785) is for seniors and their doctors. The bill would
prevent the 10.6 percent cut in Medicare physician payments planned for July 1,
retain current payment levels for the remainder of 2008 and enact a 1.8 percent
increase for 2009. Call the AMA Grassroots Hotline at (800) 833-6354 to be connected
to your members of Congress and urge them to co-sponsor and pass S. 2785. Download the AMA’s Medicare Physician Payment Action Kit. The
DCMS will keep you informed of this and other legislative issues
as the need arises. If you have any questions or concerns about
legislative issues, contact Jay Millson via email or phone 355-6561 ext. 105.
Meetings Calendar / Educational
Opportunities (www.dcmsonline.org)
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Thursday, May 8,
6-8 PM at Nemours Children’s Clinic – Jacksonville Sports Medicine Program
educational program, Click
here for details
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May 16 – 18 in
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Monday, May 19
at Epping Forest Yacht Club – General Membership Dinner & Meeting with
Jeremy Lazarus, MD, Speaker, AMA House of Delegates, Click here for details
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Tuesday, May 20
at UNF – Obesity and Non-communicable Diseases Forum, Click here for details
o
July 31 – August
3 in Orlando – 2008 FMA Annual Meeting, Watch for details
o
Saturday, August
9 and 16, 2008 – JSMP Pre-participation athletic screenings for students. Mark your calendars for now and watch for
more details coming soon.
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