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President's Message

Terri A. Oskin, MD, President

Terri Oskin , MD, President

The Testy Climate in Neurology and Radiology (Feb, 2012)

Wow, can you believe it’s already February? I hope 2012 is getting off to a smooth start for everyone.
This year will continue to bring many challenges to the medical community regarding reimbursement and restrictions to our autonomy to practice medicine. In this month’s The Message, we are focusing on the technical, clinical and payment issues facing Radiology and Neurology where: 1) significant reductions in payment are expected for many procedures, 2) State and other payers are expected to refuse to approve or pay for new, experimental or emerging techniques in treatment of our patients and 3) Medicaid and others indicate they will rely on evidence-based, outcome-oriented and expert opinion tools before approving new technology use.

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February, 2012

February 21 - Electronic Prescribing WebEx. Sponsored by Pfizer, Inc. and hosted by the Spokane County Medical Society, this free Webinar will provide both an overview of Federal policies affecting e-prescribing and the status of e-prescribing in Washington State. Click here for more information. Authoritative speakers include Bill Connelly, Jonah Frohlich and Kier A. Wallis. Noon to 1:00 p.m. (Lunch provided) at the SCMS Conference Room

Women's event, for all female SCMS members (date to be determined with more details to come)

March, 2012

March 12 - Health Information Exchange Panel: Regional Projects Aimed at Creating an Integrated Patient Medical Record. As hospitals and providers begin to determine the type and functionality of patient information that they need to reduce the cost and provide better care for their populations; the panel will discuss specific and broad solutions for discussion among rural and urban providers. Produced by the CAH Network and Spokane County Medical Society. The course will be held at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park from 5:30AM to 7:30PM. Click here for more information.

March 13 - Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence. UW Family Medicine's Rural Opioid Addiction Management Project (ROAM) is sponsoring a course to help physicians and their clinical teams to improve the care of patients with chronic pain and addiction. The course will be held at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park from 7:30AM to 5:00PM. Click here for more information.

May, 2012

May 3rd – Pain Management Update 2012 CME Symposium. This 2.75 hour Category I CME program will be held at the Red Lion Hotel (303 North River Drive) in Spokane from 6:00 – 9:00 PM.

May 12 - Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, held in conjunction with the American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly, Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum, Washington. Click here for more information