However, from that moment on,
CAPSCAN-ACAPITALMEDICALSOCIETYPUBLICATION 1 We Care certainly deserves a celebration for over 20 years ofsuccessinthedeliveryof neededdentists,futureatofvolunteerofThehealthcaretothedisadvantaged.deliveryof$50millionworthfreehealthcarethroughaeffortistrulyworthycelebrationandalookbacklessonslearnedthatmayservegenerationsofphysicians,andpatients.ItalsopreciousandwonderfulseemsappropriatetocelebrateWeCare’scontributiontotheheritageoftheCapitalMedicalSociety(CMS)asanexpressionofmedicine’smostheritage,compassion.In November of 1991, thirty Capital Medical Society physicians enteredWenonewayWeBoardstakeninnovativeCare.unchartedwatersbyvolunteeringforWeThiswasmadepossiblebytheandcompassionateactionbyCMSandCMSFoundationtoendorsetheformationofaCareprogram.But,Iamgettingaheadofthestory.In1991,ofuscouldimaginewheretheCarejourneywouldlead.*SEPT.17,2013@6PM LearningMaguireFarhatCONTINUUM“ATRIALFIBRILLATIONOFCARE”Khairallah,M.D.CenterforLifelongatWestminsterOaks BYJAMESSTOCKWELL,M.D.,CHAIR,ACCESSTOCARECOMMITTEEAUGUSTEDITION,VOLUME2013,NO.8 CAPITALMEDICALSOCIETY2013MEETINGSCALENDAR*OCT.15,2013@6PM LearningMaguireScottJesseERRORS”**“PREVENTIONOFMEDICAL-2-HourRequiredCMESuber,Esq.&Sellinger,M.D.CenterforLifelongatWestminsterOaks NOV.19,2013@6PM LearningMaguireofLea“GENETICSCREENINGS”Parsley,M.D.,FSUCollegeMedicineCenterforLifelongatWestminsterOaks DEC.5,2013@6:30PMUniversityLocation:HOLIDAYCMSFOUNDATIONAUCTIONFloridaStateCenterClub*INDICATESITISACMSMEMBERSHIP&CMEMEETING **JOINTMEETINGWITHTHELEONCOUNTYDENTALASSOCIATION CONTINUEDONPAGE3 JAMESSTOCKWELL,M.D.ACCESSTOCARECOMMITTEECHAIR improvecaredisadvantagedCareattendedexperienceItstartedreally,reallysmall.Inthebeginning,justwithanandidea.WhilepresidentofCMSin1991,ItheannualFMAmeetingandlearnedaboutaWeprograminGainesville.CertainlymanyofTallahassee’scitizenswerealsoexperiencingaccesstohealthproblems.ItseemedlikeagoodideatodosomethingtoaccessintheTallahasseecommunity. ORGANIZEDLESSONLEARNED:KNOWLEDGEFROMPARTICIPATIONINMEDICINEISPRICELESS. luckyneededOfcoursetheworldisfullofgoodideas,butrealtalentistoturnthemintoreality.Fortunately,CMSandIweretohaveMollieHillastheExecutiveDirector.NotwantingtomakeittooeasyonMollie,IprecipitouslydroppedonhermydesiretoestablishaWeCareprogramasIwasnearingtheendofmyterm.ThejawdroppingshortnoticehadMolliegivingmeastrangelook.However,fromthatmomenton,Mollie WECARECELEBRATES20YEARS SPECIAL WECAREEDITION CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 CONTINUED ON PAGE 17
Lesson learned: knowledge from participation in organized medicine is priceless. Of course the world is full of good ideas but real talent is needed to turn them into reality. Fortunately, CMS and I were lucky to have Mollie Hill as the Executive Director. Not wanting to make it too easy on Mollie, I precipitously dropped on her my desire to establish a We Care program as I was nearing the end of my term. The jaw dropping short notice had Mollie giving me a strange look.
The We ofsuccessfordeservesNetworkCarecertainlyacelebration30yearsofinthedeliveryneededhealthcare to the disadvantaged. The delivery of over $124 million worth of free healthcare through a volunteer effort is truly worthy of celebration and a look back at lessons learned that may serve future generations of physicians, dentists, and patients. It also seems appropriate to celebrate the We Care Network’s contribution to the wonderful heritage of the Capital Medical Society (CMS) and as an expression of medicine’s most precious heritage: compassion. In November of 1991, thirty Capital Medical Society physicians entered uncharted waters by volunteering for the We Care Network. This was made possible by the innovative and compassionate action taken by CMS and Foundation Boards to endorse formation of a We Care Network program. But I am getting way ahead of the story. In 1991, none of us could imagine where the We Care Network journey would lead. It started really, really small. In the beginning, just with an experience and idea. While president of CMS in 1991, I attended the annual FMA meeting and learned about a We Care program in Gainesville. Certainly many of Tallahassee’s disadvantaged citizens were also experiencing access to healthcare problems. It seemed like a good idea to do something to improve access in the Tallahassee community.
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The Foundation Board members were all dedicated leaders and fine physicians. But, I certainly was nervous about my We Care presentation. In their wisdom, they demonstrated a wise skepticism and asked some very probing questions before approval. After a skillful Mollie presentation, the CMS board approval quickly followed. I will never forget the night approval was sought from the general membership. Mollie, as usual, had the effort highly organized. As was her operating procedure, she pointed me in the right direction and gave me my marching orders. I am sure those who have worked with Mollie understand the Lessonexperience.learned: talented people surround us and move ideas and dreams forward as we might not be able to do ourselves. It passed! There was discussion. Some members were concerned about being overwhelmed with the multitudes of patients needing care. The answer was to let the physicians tell the We Care Network staff how many patients could initially be seen. Anything was better than the nothing that existed. If we all saw a few, together, we might see many. Lesson learned: much good can come from just an idea and an attitude strength in numbers can do more good. Two other important, physician-friendly concepts were good patient education and case
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Mollie was my dedicated partner with bulldog tenacity. In short order a plan was developed to secure board approval, membership approval, volunteers, and funding. We were not sure this would happen. There was no doubt that CMS physicians were compassionate but again, the establishment of We Care was moving into those uncharted waters.
Tallahassee Physicians Association and Health Plan Southeast. Soon thereafter, Capital Health Plan gave a generous donation in support of the We Care Network, and continues to support the We Care Network today. As a board member of the Frueauff Foundation, Dr. Al McCully secured a generous grant in support of the We Care Network, and their support continues today.
Lesson learned: worthwhile, well-organized groups do attract funding. Of course, physicians could not effectively care for the patients if ancillary services were not available. Fortunately, Tallahassee is a community where the spirit of volunteerism and giving is alive and well. The hospitals, outpatient facilities, labs, medical equipment suppliers, and other needed ancillary services became the We Care Network’s generous, respected, and valued partners. When rarely necessary, out-of-town based entities were reminded that they made good revenue in Tallahassee and part of doing business in our medical community involved donating services.
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THE WE CARE NETWORK’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY management. Many physicians experienced the frustration of trying to care for a disadvantaged patient in their office, only to encounter the hurdles of missed appointments, compliance issues, and the lack of ancillary services. Patient problems of lack of reliable transportation, lack of experience in the outpatient system and poverty created frustration and failure. From the very beginning, excellent case management occurred as Mollie hired Sue Conte and, later, Shannon Lease. Mollie sternly educated the We Care Network patients as to their responsibilities and obligation to show up for appointments with their volunteer Aphysician.storythat exemplifies Mollie’s “educational method” and, that has been retold many times in the last 30 years, concerns a patient who found himself in jail at the time of his doctor’s appointment. It should be noted that his one permitted phone call was not to a lawyer, but to Mollie, expressing regret and respectfully notifying her that he could not make his appointment.
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Mollie also saw that start-up funding was obtained
Lesson learned: good people and groups show up and help good causes. Another physician and patient frustration was unaffordable needed medications. The We Care Network staff skillfully secured a generous grant
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Lessonprogram.learned: dedicated staff work “behind the scenes” everyday to improve patient care. A real area of concern for physicians donating their services was liability. The state’s sovereign immunity program process and documents were so ominous that physicians did not want to participate. This was a particularly thorny problem that, for years, seemed insolvable as bureaucracy seemed unmovable. Finally, we met with Governor Bush’s surgeon general. I was sure they still did not understand when the surgeon general suggested we have our lawyer call their lawyer! He seemed to come to a greater understanding when he was firmly informed that ours was a charity program, without money for lawyers. Further, he was reminded that he had a responsibility to make the sovereign immunity program work for the benefit of disadvantaged citizens needing health care. From that point on the CMS Foundation staff hit another “home run” working with state staff to establish a “physician-friendly” sovereign immunity program. Senator John Thrasher also deserves praise for his assistance.
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LESSON LEARNED: KEEP AT PERSISTENCEIT. WILL BRING SUCCESS.
Initially, We Care served only Leon County citizens. Just as in Leon County, there were great needs in the neighboring counties. In 1995, the Access to Care Committee obtained one of thirty five $300,000 grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s “Reach Out” Program, enabling the expansion of services to Gadsden, Jefferson, and Wakulla Counties. The grant also allowed Robin McDougall, Program Coordinator, Jesse Starkey, Case Manager, and I to meet and network with Robert Wood Johnson mentors and others involved in reach out access initiatives. For many years, the Access to Care Committee was aware of the tremendous unmet need for dental care. It was impossible for disadvantaged citizens to obtain any quality dental care. Despite the concern of Access to Care Committee members,
Lesson learned: as always, “don’t judge a book by its cover.” Never doubt the enduring power of a compassionate, creative, fine physician. CARE CELEBRATES 20 YEARS was my dedicated partner with bulldog tenacity. In short ordera plan was developed to secure board approval, membershipapproval, volunteers, and funding. We were not sure thiswould happen. There was no doubt that CMS physicians werecompassionate but again, the establishment of We Care wasmoving into those uncharted waters. The CMS Foundation Board members were all dedicatedleaders and fine physicians. But, I certainly was nervous aboutmy We Care presentation. In their wisdom, they demonstrateda wise skepticism and asked some very probing questionsbefore approval. After a skillful Mollie presentation, CMSboard approval quickly followed. I will never forget the night approval was soughtfrom the general membership. Mollie, as usual, hadthe effort highly organized. As was her operatingprocedure, she pointed me in the right direction andgave me my marching orders. I am sure those whohave worked with Mollie understand the experience.
LESSON LEARNED: TALENTED PEOPLE SURROUNDUS AND MOVE IDEAS AND DREAMS FORWARDAS WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO DO OURSELVES. It passed! There was discussion. Some memberswere concerned about being overwhelmed with themultitudes of patients needing care. The answer wasto let the physicians tell the We Care staff how manypatients could initially be seen. Anything was betterthan the nothing that existed. If we all saw a few, together, wemight see many.
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LESSON LEARNED: GOOD PEOPLE AND GROUPS SHOW UP AND HELP GOOD CAUSES. Another physician and patient frustration was unaffordable needed medications. The We Care staff skillfully secured a generous grant from The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida to create a patient assistance program in partnership with the Florida A&M University pharmacy program.
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yearafteryear,wejustcouldnotfindawaytoeffectivelyaddresstheproblem.ThenalongcameCharlesMathews,M.D.,whobecameamemberoftheAccesstoCareCommittee.Charles
For many years, the Access to Care Committee was aware of the tremendous unmet need for dental care. It was impossible for disadvantaged citizens to obtain any quality dental care. Despite the concern of Access to Care Committee members, year after year, we just could not find a way to effectively address the problem. Then along came Charles Mathews, M.D., who became a member of the Access to Care Committee. Charles volunteered to take on the establishment of a dental program. Wow, was I skeptical! Charles was in the late stage of a distinguished medical career, but seemed so frail and was experiencing the effects of Parkinson’s disease. Wow, was I wrong! I still do not know how he did it, but he enlisted 20 volunteer dentists in 2003. As legend and truth are told, he often rode his beloved bicycle to the dental offices to exercise his gentle persuasion.
Finally,unmovable.wemetwith
SUE CONTE, DR. JAMES STOCKWELL, AND SHANNON LEASE CELEBRATE THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WE CARE NETWORK. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 CARE CELEBRATES...,” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 WE CARE CELEBRATES 20 YEARS
Governor Bush’s surgeon general. I was sure they still did not understand when the surgeon general suggested we have our lawyer call their lawyer! He seemed to come to a greater understanding when he was firmly informed that ours was a charity program, without money for lawyers. Further, he was reminded that he had a responsibility to make the sovereign immunity program work for the benefit of disadvantaged citizens needing health care. From that point on, the CMS Foundation staff hit another “home run” working with state staff to establish a “physician friendly” sovereign immunity program. Senator John Thrasher also deserves praise for his assistance. Presently over 230 We Care physicians are protected.
Lesson learned: Keep at it. Persistence will bring Initially,success. the We Care Network served only Leon County citizens. Just as in Leon County, there were great needs in the neighboring counties. In 1995, the Access to Care Committee obtained one of thirty-five $300,000 grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s “Reach Out” Program, enabling the expansion of services to Gadsden, Jefferson, and Wakulla Counties. The grant also allowed Robin McDougall, Program Coordinator, Jesse Starkey, Case Manager, and I to meet and network with Robert Wood Johnson mentors and others involved in reach out access initiatives.
LESSON LEARNED: DEDICATED STAFF WORK “BEHIND THE SCENES” EVERY DAY TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. A real area of concern for physicians donating their services was liability. The state’s sovereign immunity program process and documents were so ominous that physicians did not want This was a particularly thorny problem that, for seemed
LESSON LEARNED: DISADVANTAGEDSHOWN SHANNON LEASE AND ROBIN MCDOUGALL CELEBRATE THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WE CARE NETWORK. “WE CARE CELEBRATES...,” CONTINUED FROM COVER MEDICAL SOCIETY generous grant in support of We Care, and their support continues today.
LESSON LEARNED: MUCH GOOD CAN COME FROM JUSTAN IDEA AND AN ATTITUDE STRENGTH IN NUMBERS CANDO MORE GOOD. lack of experience in the outpatient system, and poverty)created frustration and failure. From the very beginning,excellent case management occurred as Mollie hired SueConte and, later, Shannon Lease. Mollie sternly educated We Care patients as to theirresponsibilities and obligation to show up for appointmentswith their volunteer physician. A story that exemplifies Mollie’s “educational method” and,that has been retold many times in the last 20 years, concernsa patient who found himself in jail at the time of his doctor’sappointment. It should be noted that his one permitted phone call was not to a lawyer, but to Mollie, expressing regretand respectfully notifying her that he could not make hisappointment.
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LESSON LEARNED: WORTHWHILE, WELL ORGANIZED GROUPS DO ATTRACT FUNDING. course, physicians could not effectively care for the patients if ancillary services were not available. Fortunately, Tallahassee is a community where the spirit of volunteerism giving is alive and well. The hospitals, outpatient facilities, labs, medical equipment suppliers and other needed ancillary services became We Care’s generous, respected, and valued partners. When rarely necessary, out of town based entities were reminded that they made good revenue in Tallahassee and part of doing business in our medical community involveddonatingservices.
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To view an article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association on January 5, 2000 on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Reach Out Program, go to: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article. aspx?articleid=192245.
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As I write this, I feel somewhat uneasy about recounting all of this history. I have done so, in an unabbreviated fashion, because the We Care Network is such a part of the history and wonderful heritage of the Capital Medical Society, compassionate physicians, and real people. Also, I wanted all to appreciate that the We Care Network would not exist without Mollie Hill and the dedicated, hardworking, and skillful men and women that followed. They made the We Care Network work for each individual patient and enabled the physicians to deliver needed care in a dignified and effective manner. And, of course, many thanks, to the many other contributors and talented partners that just seemed to “show up” at the right time. And finally, the “bottom line” lesson learned, that dedication to and focus on each and every one of our fellow citizens’ good health continues to be our primary mission and our life blood.
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Over picturesremarkable200taken by a young American soldier, the late Paul areoflaterMissouri,ofMoore,HandyanativeCharleston,andaresidentTallahassee,featuredin a new book by retired Tallahassee surgeon Charles E. Moore, M.D. Those pictures, along with comments the elder Moore made in a daily journal in 1917-18 and an excerpt from autobiographyhis are all included in the book, which is titled Missouri,Charleston,AmilitarytheSection“Brancardier,646”–nameofhisunit.nativeofandlater a resident of Tallahassee, the elder Moore volunteered in 1917 for service with the French army and documented his experiences as an ambulance driver on the battlefields of France in a photo album created more than a century ago. The 464-page book is now available on Amazon. Book cover. Photo courtesy of Amazon.
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10 CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION Prime location near Archbold Medical Center in the heart of Thomasville – perfect space for any medical or dental provider! FTRealty.com 229-226-6515422RemingtonAvenueThomasville,Georgia31792BennettSusan REALTOR® Email: 229-977-3368susan@ftrealty.com 505 Gordon Avenue Thomasville, Georgia • 3588 sq ft • Large multi-area waiting room • 4 exam rooms • 1 large procedure room • 2 private offices w/half bath • Break room/work room Please tell the advertiser you saw their ad in the Cap Scan magazine! CMS NEWS The Capital Medical Society continues to navigate through the COVID-19 era. We have faced challenges before and there will be more in the future, but we can count on strong physician leadership to guide us. I know that the CMS will continue to make a major difference in shaping the future of healthcare in this community and in the State of Florida. The Capital Medical Society Nominating Committee will be convening in the coming months to consider nominations for the CMS Board of Governors and for the CMS FMA Delegation. If you are interested in being considered for nomination to the CMS Board of Governors or to serve as a CMS FMA Delegate, please complete the form Tallahassee,1204CapitalQuestionnaire.pdfuploads/2021/08/2021-Succession-Planning-(https://capmed.org/wp-content/)andmailtoPamIrwinat:MedicalSocietyMiccosukeeRoadFL32308Best,PamIrwinExecutiveDirectorCapitalMedicalSociety LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT THE CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY F O U N D A T I O N We Care Network
CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION 11 Please tell the advertiser you saw their ad in the Cap Scan magazine! For more information or to RSVP, please contact Rosalie Carlin at (850) 877-9018 rcarlin@capmed.org.or Registration Required Time: 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM No Cost for these virtual seminars. Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Medical Record-keeping: A Review of the Outsourcing Dos and Don'ts, Subpoena Record Request Responses, Disabilities, and FMLA Forms Presenters: Joe Paulus, VP - Provider Solutions, and Melissa Propp, VP - Operations, Sharecare, Inc. Wednesday, October 19, 2022 AMA Plans Another Round of E/M Coding Change in 2023 Will you be ready? The AMA released their CPT Editorial Summary on March 5th. It contains a number of proposed E/M changes to several categories/service types that will have a major impact on many different provider types. The new coding changes are scheduled to be implemented January 1, 2023. Come get up to speed! Presenter: Sheila Erwin, CPC, CPPM, Senior Consultant, Medical A/R Revenue Solutions Sponsor: Medical A/R Revenue Solutions CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY VIRTUAL LUNCHTIME LEARNING SEMINARS SAVE THE DATE FOR THE FALL 2022 LUNCH AND LEARN SEMINARS: Thursday, November 17, 2022 Be The Leader Nobody Wants to Leave Presenter: Kris Baird, The Baird Group CMS LUNCHTIME LEARNING SEMINARS
12 CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION10 CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION THANK YOU TO THE WOMEN PHYSICIANS IN THIS COMMUNITY WHO ARE SHAPING HEALTH OUTCOMES ONE PATIENT AT A TIME! WOMEN IN MEDICINE MONTH WOMEN IN MEDICINE MONTHWOMEN IN MEDICINE MONTH
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CMS FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
A thank you to Dustin Baker, Patricia Griffin, Caitlin Moore, and Lori Rawlings with TC Federal Bank for sponsoring the Capital Medical Society’s Family Movie Night and giving our guests the redcarpet experience. Over 30 happy guests attended the private viewing of “DC League of Super-Pets” at CMX Cinemas on August 1, 2022.
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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a StormRavaged Hospital – Buy now on Amazon. especially
Dr. Joseph Mazziotta referenced the book, Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital, during his Disaster Planning CME offered by the Capital Medical Society a few years ago. The book is now a five-episode series on Apple TV+ and chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a hospital. When the floodwaters rise, power fails and heat soars, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital are forced to make decisions that will follow them for years to come. It highlights the importance of disaster planning.
for children and the elderly. People who live in homes with gas stoves have more asthma, lung disease, and perhaps even cancer. This month, the Capital Medical Society’s My Green Doctor explains the data and offers advice in a short article that you can share with your patients. Click the link below or scan the of-gas-stoves/https://mygreendoctor.org/learn-the-health-risk-QR:MyGreenDoctorisa free membershipmoney-savingbenefit from the Society. Members use My Green “Meeting-by-MeetingDoctor’s Guide” to learn how to adopt environmental sustainability, save resources, and help create healthier communities. The program adds just five minutes to each regular office staff meeting or WARN YOUR PATIENTS ABOUT GAS STOVES weekly office “huddle”, making small changes at each meeting that really add up over time. Everyone in your practice can register as Partner Society members at www.MyGreenDoctor.org or at www.MyGreenDoctor.es (si, en Espanol). Use the discount code MGDCMS to save $60 instantly and give full access to My Green Doctor for free. Ask your practice manager to register today and to put My Green Doctor on your next agenda. You can do this! Photo courtesy of IMDb. Photo courtesy of Amazon.
FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL
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Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks
Warmly, Codie Bryant CMS Alliance President We thank Ben Gantt of The Gantt Financial Group and Andrea Bedwell of The Elite Group Real Estate for their generous sponsorship of this event. It is scheduled for Thursday, September 29th, from 6:30pm-8:30pm at Centerville Conservation Lake House. For registration and payment details, please visit cmsalliance.blogspot. com and go to the Wine and Whiskey tab. We hope to pack the lake house with CMS/CMSA members and friends to make this a successful fundraiser for Lee’s ThankPlace. you to the wonderful executive board members, committee chairs, and committee members for all the work that you have done for this year’s programming. Thank you to each member for your support this year. Please feel free to send any questions to tallycmsa@gmail.com. Hope to see you soon! M.D. CME pm
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6:00 pm Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks November 1, 2022
November 15, 2022 CMS Membership & CME Meeting CME Topic: A Year Later: The COVID-19 Long Hauler
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Meeting Two-Hour CME Topic: Creating a Culture of Well-Being for Physicians Presenter: Quint Studer, Partner, Healthcare Plus Solutions Group 6:00
Presenters: Carlos Campo, M.D., Bayard Miller, M.D., and Thomas Noel, M.D. 6:00 pm Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks
December 1, 2022 CMS Foundation Holiday Auction 6:30 pm The Dunlap Champions Club at FSU
CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY 2022 MEETINGS CALENDAR CONTINUED FROM COVER October 18, 2022 CMS Membership & CME Meeting Two-Hour Required CME Topic: Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Presenter: Suzanne Harrison,
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Capital Medical Society, Thank you all for remaining engaged with us this year. Our spring and summer have been filled with activity, and we look forward to exciting programming in the months to come. We kicked off summer break by connecting with Capital Medical Society at the Family Movie Night at CMX Fallschase on June 2. TC Federal Bank sponsored this event, providing a red-carpet “Bad Guys” viewing experience for each family. The following week, we began collecting items for students in the Panhandle Area Educational Consortium’s summer program. Our members dropped off 3 truckloads full of snacks, drinks, clothes, and gift cards, and the students and families were very appreciative. We look forward to resuming our in-person meetings at our Newcomer’s Brunch on August 31 at the home of Andrea Stephens. Diana O’Bryant of Hancock Whitney Bank will sponsor this event, where new and potential members will learn more about CMSA over a catered brunch. We will also spread the word about our Wine and Whiskey Tasting Fundraiser benefitting Lee’s Place, our community outreach partner for 2022.
18 CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION YOUR PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE 2022 FLORIDA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING
The CMS delegates included Dr. John Bailey, Dr. Andrew Borom, Dr. David Dixon, Dr. Michael Forsthoefel, Dr. Rohan Joseph, Dr. Sarah Ko, Dr. Amulya Konda, Dr. Alma Littles, Dr. Maribel Lockwood, Dr. Seymour Rosen, and Dr. Hugh VanLandingham. They were joined by Dr. Brence Sell, President of the Florida Society of Anesthesiologists, and Dr. Andrea Friall at the NWFL Caucus meetings. I attended representing the FMA Board of Governors, as well as, the FMA Political Action Committee (FMA-PAC).
Other CMS members in attendance at the 2022 Annual Meeting included Dr. Suzanne Harrison, Dr. Howard Kessler, Dr. Hector Mejia, and Dr. Timothy Sweeney.
CMS Delegates and CMS Guests of the NWFL Caucus meeting from the Capital Medical Society: (back row, l-r) Dr. Seymour Rosen, Dr. Brence Sell, Dr. Andrew Borom, Dr. Hugh VanLandingham, Dr. David Dixon, Dr. Rohan Joseph, and Dr. Michael Forsthoefel, (front row, l-r) Dr. Amulya Konda, Dr. Sarah Ko, Dr. Maribel Lockwood, Dr. Alma Littles, and CMS Executive Director Pam Irwin. (Not pictured: Dr. John Bailey, Dr. Andrea Friall, and Dr. Paresh Patel)
2022 FMA ANNUAL MEETING
The CMS delegates join the Emerald Coast Medical Association and the Escambia County Medical Society to form the Northwest Florida (NWFL) Caucus. The NWFL Caucus is a passionate group of physicians that spend time away from their family and hometown to deliberate on important issues that would affect the practice of medicine. This year, the Escambia County Medical Society led the caucus meetings and had the daunting task of moderating the discussion on all of the important resolutions that were brought to the different Reference Committees. The NWFL Caucus met on August 6th and August 7th from 6:00 am to 8:00 am, debating all the resolutions
By Paresh Patel, M.D., CMS President Dear Colleagues, The 2022 Florida Medical Association (FMA) Annual Meeting was held at the Hyatt Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida, from August 5 to August 7, 2022. It was a well-attended event with excellent representation from the Capital Medical Society (CMS). The CMS was entitled to eleven delegates based on the number of CMS members who are also FMA members.
On Saturday, August 6th, during the FMA House of Delegates meeting, there was an introduction of the new CEO of the FMA, Mr. Chris Clark. During that meeting, the election of the FMA Executive Committee also occurred. The FMA President, Dr. Joshua Lenchus; FMA Secretary, Dr. Alma Littles; FMA-PAC President, Dr. Jason Goldman; and FMA-PAC Vice President, Dr. Andrew Borom were confirmed. I was elected to the FMA Board of Governors to represent District A. There were several other exciting activities occurring simultaneously that are important to mention. The Specialty Society meeting was held on August 6th and 7th in the early morning. Also, on August 5th and 6th, the FMA offered 12 hours of CME credit. The Good Government Luncheon meeting was held on August 6th. Despite being a ticketed event, this was a wellattended lunch meeting. This year’s Keynote Speaker was David Wasserman, Senior Editor, U.S. House of Representative for the Cook Political Report. He has served as an analyst for the NBC News Election Night Decision Desk since 2008. David gave a wonderful past perspective and a future political election view.
The FMA David Paulus, M.D. Poster Symposium offered poster presentations and competition for medical students from various Florida medical schools. Physicians volunteered to judge the competition on August 6th. There were many medical students from Florida State University College of Medicine in attendance. There was an awards ceremony later that day to congratulate the students with the best presentations and posters and to recognize the hard work done by the students and their respected faculty. During the meeting on August 5th, there was a FMA Welcome Reception and FMA Dessert Reception. In addition, on August 6th, there was the first-
CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION 19 (L-r) Dr. Paresh Patel, 2022 Capital Medical Society President and newly elected District A Representative to the Florida Medical Association, and Dr. Joshua Lenchus, newly installed Florida Medical Association (L-r)President.Dr.Joshua Lenchus, newly installed Florida Medical Secretary.FloridaLittles,President,AssociationandDr.AlmanewlyelectedMedicalAssociation 2022 FMA ANNUAL MEETING in detail and also later offered testimony to the Reference Committees and the FMA House of TheDelegates.Reference Committees are divided into four Sections: Reference Committee I: Public Health and Medical Education, Chaired by Dr. Christina Adams and CMS representation by Dr. Rohan Joseph Reference Committee II: Medical Economics, Chaired by our own CMS physician Dr. Michael Forsthoefel and CMS representation by Dr. Brence Sell, President of the Florida Society of Anesthesiologists Reference Committee III: Legislation, Chaired by Dr. Jason Wilson Reference Committee IV: Medical Economics, Chaired by Dr. Aaron Sudbury and our representation by Dr. Maribel Lockwood and Dr. David Dixon
Members of the Reference Committees worked diligently to review all of the resolutions and testimony before and during the 2022 FMA Annual Meeting. Finally, the resolutions came to the floor of the House of Delegates on August 7th. Some resolutions were accepted by the FMA House of Delegates as recommended by the Reference Committees after weighing testimony, and others were extracted for further discussion. Those resolutions were debated on the floor and voted on in a democratic process, using verbal voting on some occasions and “clickers” on others.
There were several resolutions extracted for legal, financial, or economic reason.
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20 CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION 2022 FMA ANNUAL MEETING ever FMA-PAC Bourbon and Bubbles fundraising event hosted in the FMA President’s Suite by the FMA-PAC. Later that evening, there was the FMA President’s Celebration, which was a ticketed event to raise funds for the FMA-PAC.
During this FMA Annual Meeting and prior meetings, I have learned over and again about the importance of advocacy. Advocacy is needed to maintain our profession and to keep our patients safe. Scope of practice, failed first therapy, and the criminalizing of physicians for performing abortions were a few of the healthcare issues that were important to discuss. Successful advocacy requires relationship-building with local legislators, fundraising for legislators, mobilization of grassroots advocates, as well as, participating in the election process as volunteers. The FMA-PAC has been our biggest advocate for our political action. We need to support their advocacy through FMA membership and contributing to the FMA-PAC. I would encourage Capital Medical Society members to get involved in advocacy at the local level and through the FMA and FMA-PAC.
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By Charles D. Williams, M.D., FACR, FAAP (“Pedro”)
Pedro knew that Grandma Murphy had received a special blessing. Pedro got a lot of gifts from a lot of folks over the years when he was getting’ his educashun. Ever little bit did help and it all added up and a lot of blessings were Therereceived.were other folks who also gave gifts to Pedro and one which comes to mind is Ms. Godbee. She gave him the most noblest gift of all – herself. She pushed, inspired, encouraged, molded and guided him and other young people through their childhood and made Moultrie, Georgia a better place to live. Some folks called her a second grade school teacher. Mama called her an angel. Ever’ single person, whether they were your grandmamma or your second grade school teacher, seemed to play a part. Ever’ single thang and ever’ little bit contributed to make a whole and to make an adult. The days became years, the boy became a man, and the child arrived into adulthood. Pedro can’t seem to separate hisself from his kinfolks, his home folks, and his childhood. Sometimes it’s a thorn in the side, but most of the time it is a comfort and a source of guidance and strength. Childhood may have been physically left behind but the experiences of childhood persist and can’t be separated from the adult. I guess Pedro will always have in him a little touch of Grandma, a little touch of Pearlie and Willie, a little touch of Ms. Godbee and a whole bunch of Millard, Dillard and Willard.
In her older years Grandma Murphy left Coolidge and moved into the housing project in Moultrie, Georgia. Even to this day Pedro looks back and still misses her. He was there three days before she died. It was late August 1962. Dog days had set in. Pedro had finished Mercer University and was the only one workin’ at the cotton gin with a college degree. Kinfolks were beginning to sit at her place on the front porch. Usually a bad sign. Lights were dim on the inside. Another bad sign. Pedro went inside and she stuck out her weak, frail wrinkled hands clutching his. He held them closely and said, “Grandma, I’m going to medical school this fall and it’s going to be hard.” She pulled out a handkerchief from under her pilla’. Both ends were tied in a knot. She asked Pedro to untie one of the ends and out fell a fifty-cent piece. She said, “It’s not much, but I want to help and it’s yours.” Pedro replied, “Grandma, thank you. Ever’ little bit helps and I love you.” Even though he had been told this his whole life, it was at that moment that Pedro truly learned that it was not the amount of the gift that counted, but it was the love, thought and caring behind the gift. Also, at that moment
Reprinted with author permission from More Simpler Times.Dr.Williams’ sequel book, More Simpler Times, can be purchased from the Capital Medical Society. All proceeds from the book are donated to the Capital Medical Society Foundation’s We Care Network program. The total sales from his books have raised over $40,000 for the CMS Foundation’s We Care Network.
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KINFOLKS, HOME FOLKS AND CHILDHOOD
SIMPLER TIMES
There are many people and events that touch our lives over the years. They all play a part. One day we notice we’ve growed up and something is missing. We then realize it’s our childhood and we then find ourselves lookin’ back ‘bout as often as we are lookin’ ahead.
One person who touched Pedro’s life was his other grandmamma, Grandmama Murphy. Mama was a Murphy before she married. One time somebody asked Pedro what was his mama’s name before she was married. Pedro replied that he didn’t have a mama before she was married. Grandma and Grandpa Murphy lived mostly off the land and mostly around Coolidge, Georgia. They were poor and uneducated, but it has been said that literacy ain’t everthang. They, like most folks around there, were Baptist. There didn’t seem to be too much difference between the Baptists and the Methodists. They both sinned, but the Baptists had more trouble enjoying it. One time when Pedro had gotten home from church, Grandma Murphy was there waiting. She hugged Pedro real tight and asked him, “What did the preacher talk about in his sermon?” Pedro replied, “I don’t know. He never did say.” Pedro then went on inside, took off his Sundy-go-to-meetin’ clothes and put on some hand-medowns. He rolled up his britches legs, went back outside and started playing in the dirt. Later mama hollered outside and said grandma was thinkin’ ‘bout takin’ him home with her for a few days and that he would need to come back inside and get a bath. Pedro hollered back, “Can’t we wait and find out for certain first?”
24 CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION CMS FOUNDATION HOLIDAY AUCTION F O U N D A T I O N We Care Network Save the Date! 2022 Holiday Auction December 1, 2022 6:00 pm The Dunlap Champions Club at FSU 288 Champions Way, Bldg. B (Doak Campbell Stadium) We will once again be using the OneCause bidding system, so be sure to bring your fully charged smartphones to bid on items! If you would like to help make the Holiday Auction a success, please donate auction items, such as week/weekend at vacation homes, gift items, home décor, jewelry, fine wine & spirits, sports memorabilia, paintings/art, holiday items, toys, and games. Give us a call at (850) 877-9018 and we'll arrange for pick up! Individual Tickets: $100.00 per person Retirees and their Guest: $75.00 per person Residents and their Guest: $50.00 per person CMS Member Medical Students and their Guest: $50.00 per person Invitations will be mailed in November. We hope you’ll join us for the 2022 Holiday Auction. All proceeds benefit the Capital Medical Society Foundation, Inc.
CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION 25 CMS FOUNDATION HOLIDAY AUCTION F O U N D A T I O N We Care Network CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION 15 2020 VIRTUAL HOLIDAY AUCTION SUPPORT YOUR FOUNDATION - BECOME A SPONSOR! F O U N D A T I O N We Care Network Capital Medical Society Foundation ~ Virtual Holiday Auction November 24 – December 5, 2020 Sponsor Phone:Address:Name: E-mail:_____________________________________________Today’sFax: Date: Primary Contact: Contact Signature: Please check your sponsorship level: _____ Title Sponsors: $5,000 • Option to run one, full-page, color ad in the Cap Scan magazine • Option to provide a 3-minute pre-recorded YouTube video link to be aired on CMS Facebook page, CMS website, event communications, and OneCause/ CMSF bidding platform (Video link must be sent to sboyle@capmed.org prior to October 26, 2020) • Logo on all materials, including: CMS Facebook page CMS website listing of Holiday Auction sponsors E-mailInvitationevent communications OneCause bidding platform banner • Recognition in post-event Tallahassee Magazine and Cap Scan “Thank You” ad _____ Presenting Sponsors: $2,500 • Option to run one, half-page, color ad in the Cap Scan magazine • Option to provide a 2-minute pre-recorded YouTube video link to be aired on CMS Facebook page, CMS website, event communications, and OneCause/ CMSF bidding platform (Video link must be sent to sboyle@capmed.org prior to October 26, 2020) • Logo on all materials, including: CMS Facebook page CMS website listing of Holiday Auction sponsors E-mailInvitationevent communications OneCause bidding platform banner • Recognition in post-event Tallahassee Magazine and Cap Scan “Thank You” ad _____ Supporting Sponsors: $1,000 • Option to provide a 1-minute pre-recorded YouTube video link to be aired on CMS Facebook page, CMS website, event communications, and OneCause/ CMSF bidding platform (Video link must be sent to sboyle@capmed.org prior to October 26, 2020) • Company name on all materials, including: CMS Facebook page CMS website listing of Holiday Auction sponsors E-mailInvitationevent communications OneCause bidding platform banner • Recognition in post-event Tallahassee Magazine and Cap Scan “Thank You” ad _____ Event Sponsors: $500 • Company name on all materials, including: CMS Facebook page CMS website listing of Holiday Auction sponsors E-mailInvitationevent communications OneCause bidding platform banner • Recognition in post-event Tallahassee Magazine and Cap Scan “Thank You” ad Donations payable to: Capital Medical Society Foundation The Capital Medical Society Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Corporation Federal Tax I.D. #: 59-2104510 COMPLETE AND FAX THIS FORM TO CMS: (850) 878-0218 QUESTIONS? 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Capital Medical Society Foundation ~ Holiday Auction December 1, 2022 Please check your sponsorship level: _____ Title Sponsors: $5,000 • 8 representatives • Option to run one, full-page, color ad in the Cap Scan magazine • Option to provide a 3-minute pre-recorded YouTube video link to be shared on CMS Facebook page, CMS website, event communications, and OneCause/CMSF bidding platform (Video link must be sent to sboyle@capmed.org prior to November 1, 2022) • Logo on all materials, including: CMS Facebook page CMS website listing of Holiday Auction sponsors E-mailInvitationevent communications OneCause bidding platform banner • Recognition in post-event Tallahassee Magazine and Cap Scan “Thank You” ad _____ Presenting Sponsors: $2,500 • 6 representatives • Option to run one, half-page, color ad in the Cap Scan magazine • Option to provide a 2-minute pre-recorded YouTube video link to be shared on CMS Facebook page, CMS website, event communications, and OneCause/CMSF bidding platform (Video link must be sent to sboyle@capmed.org prior to November 1, 2022) • Logo on all materials, including: CMS Facebook page CMS website listing of Holiday Auction sponsors E-mailInvitationevent communications OneCause bidding platform banner • Recognition in post-event Tallahassee Magazine and Cap Scan “Thank You” ad CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION 15 2020 VIRTUAL HOLIDAY AUCTION SUPPORT YOUR FOUNDATION - BECOME A SPONSOR! F O U N D A T I O N We Care Network Capital Medical Society Foundation ~ Virtual Holiday Auction November 24 – December 5, 2020 Sponsor Phone:Address:Name: E-mail:_____________________________________________Today’sFax: Date: Primary Contact: Contact Signature: Please check your sponsorship level: _____ Title Sponsors: $5,000 • Option to run one, full-page, color ad in the Cap Scan magazine • Option to provide a 3-minute pre-recorded YouTube video link to be aired on CMS Facebook page, CMS website, event communications, and OneCause/ CMSF bidding platform (Video link must be sent to sboyle@capmed.org prior to October 26, 2020) • Logo on all materials, including: CMS Facebook page CMS website listing of Holiday Auction sponsors E-mailInvitationevent communications OneCause bidding platform banner • Recognition in post-event Tallahassee Magazine and Cap Scan “Thank You” ad _____ Presenting Sponsors: $2,500 • Option to run one, half-page, color ad in the Cap Scan magazine • Option to provide a 2-minute pre-recorded YouTube video link to be aired on CMS Facebook page, CMS website, event communications, and OneCause/ CMSF bidding platform (Video link must be sent to sboyle@capmed.org prior to October 26, 2020) • Logo on all materials, including: CMS Facebook page CMS website listing of Holiday Auction sponsors E-mailInvitationevent communications OneCause bidding platform banner • Recognition in post-event Tallahassee Magazine and Cap Scan “Thank You” ad _____ Supporting Sponsors: $1,000 • Option to provide a 1-minute pre-recorded YouTube video link to be aired on CMS Facebook page, CMS website, event communications, and OneCause/ CMSF bidding platform (Video link must be sent to sboyle@capmed.org prior to October 26, 2020) • Company name on all materials, including: CMS Facebook page CMS website listing of Holiday Auction sponsors E-mailInvitationevent communications - OneCause bidding platform banner • Recognition in post-event Tallahassee Magazine and Cap Scan “Thank You” ad _____ Event Sponsors: $500 • Company name on all materials, including: CMS Facebook page CMS website listing of Holiday Auction sponsors Invitation - E-mail event communications OneCause bidding platform banner • Recognition in post-event Tallahassee Magazine and Cap Scan “Thank You” ad Donations payable to: Capital Medical Society Foundation The Capital Medical Society Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Corporation Federal Tax I.D. #: 59-2104510 COMPLETE AND FAX THIS FORM TO CMS: (850) 878-0218 QUESTIONS? CALL (850) 877-9018 _____ Supporting Sponsors: $1,000 • 4 representatives • Option to provide a 1-minute pre-recorded YouTube video link to be shared on CMS Facebook page, CMS website, event communications, and OneCause/CMSF bidding platform (Video link must be sent to sboyle@capmed.org prior to November 1, 2022) • Company name on all materials, including: CMS Facebook page CMS website listing of Holiday Auction sponsors E-mailInvitationevent communications OneCause bidding platform banner • Recognition in post-event Tallahassee Magazine and Cap Scan “Thank You” ad _____ Event Sponsors: $500 • 2 representatives • Company name on all materials, including: CMS Facebook page CMS website listing of Holiday Auction sponsors E-mailInvitationevent communications OneCause bidding platform banner • Recognition in post-event Tallahassee Magazine and Cap Scan “Thank You” ad
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26 CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION FLORIDA MISSION OF MERCY
The 2022 Florida Mission of Mercy would not have been possible without you!
To watch the video from our successful event, please visit https://vimeo.com/728839464/322be0fd82.
We hope to have you volunteer at the 2023 Florida Mission of Mercy in West Palm Beach, February 24 - 25th. To pre-register to volunteer for the 2023 FLA-MOM clinic, please visit https://form.jotform.com/220717936169161. See you in West Palm Beach! The FLA-MOM Team
(L-r) Elder Care Services’ Brian Marquez, Communications and Development Coordinator; Nicole Ballas, Chief Development Officer; and Jocelyne Fliger, President and CEO were presented a check for $4,000 on August 3, 2022, by Pam Irwin, Executive Director of the Capital Medical Society Foundation. The grant award aligns with the Capital Medical Society Foundation’s mission that includes supporting efforts to increase access to health care services. Elder Care Services’ program of homebased care for seniors provides necessary services in-home, as well as, transportation to doctors and other healthcare providers. We appreciate Elder Care Services ongoing commitment to make these important services available to seniors in our community.CapitalMedical Society Foundation’s Executive Director Pam Irwin (pictured second from right) presented a check for $2,500 to KidSafe of Lutheran Social Services of North Florida, Inc. on August 2, 2022. (Pictured l-r) Lutheran Social Services Executive Director Dorothy Hinkle, Board of Directors Member Sarah Springer, Board of Directors Member Jennifer Valenstein, and Board of Directors President Barbara Ehlmann accepted the grant award that will help fund the KidSafe program. KidSafe provides life-saving new safety seats to economically vulnerable families who cannot afford to buy them. The funding will be used for the expansion of the safety seat program and for the development of an educational/assistance community component that will increase the efficacy of child safety seat use in Tallahassee/Leon County. The Capital Medical Society Foundation is pleased to support this child safety program.
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CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ACCESS TO BEREAVEMENT SERVICES CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE FOR SENIORS CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ACCESS TO CHILD SAFETY SEATS
Pam Irwin (pictured left), Executive Director of the Capital Medical Society Foundation, presented a check for $4,000 to Dena Strickland (pictured right), President of the Big Bend Hospice Foundation on July 18, 2022. “The CMS Foundation is happy to support Big Bend Hospice Bereavement Services Program,” said Pam Irwin. We applaud Big Bend Hospice for serving the community through this program. The funding may be used to provide individual, group, and community grief counseling to youth, schools, and caregivers.
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➢ Access to healthcare is increased through gifts to the We Care Network and the We Care Network Endowment Fund. More than $124 million in donated specialty medical and dental care has been provided to low-income, uninsured patients since the program was created in 1992. In fiscal year 2021-22, which ended June 30, 2022, more than $5 million in healthcare was donated. Gifts support the operational expenses of the program including salaries and benefits of the case management team who coordinate the donated care.
Gifts to Honor and In Memoriam: You can make a gift to the CMS Foundation in memory of someone who has passed away or in honor of someone, such as a fellow physician, you hold in high esteem or has taken care of you or your family. The CMS Foundation will send an acknowledgement letter to those you memorialize and honor.
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The Capital Medical Society Foundation’s community of donors strategically help fulfill its mission “to support the charitable efforts of physicians and others, increase access to healthcare, promote education and serve the community’s health needs through innovative projects that are exemplary, affordable and dignified.”
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➢ Gifts to the Capital Medical Society Foundation help provide operational resources for the Capital Medical Society Foundation. In addition, modest grants are awarded to area non-profits whose programs improve access to healthcare for the underserved. In 2022, the CMSF awarded a total of $10,500 in grants to Elder Care Services for their In-Home Services Program, the Big Bend Hospice Foundation for bereavement services, and to Lutheran Social Services of North Florida, Inc.’s KidSafe program.
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generosity of donors, funds have been created in order to establish financial stability to meet our mission. You can make a gift at any time to one of the CMS Foundation’s current funds: Capital Medical Society Foundation – Area of Greatest Need Capital Medical Society Foundation General Endowment We Care Network We Care Network Endowment Ronald G. Pickett Endowment CMS Foundation Physician Wellness Fund CMS Foundation Scholarship Fund Anesthesiology Associates of Tallahassee Scholarship Endowment Julia Revell St. Petery, M.D. Scholarship in Pediatrics Endowment Julia Revell St. Petery, M.D. Scholarship in Pediatrics Fund (unendowed) Charles D. "Pedro" Williams, M.D. Scholarship Endowment the CMS Foundation. Indicate on the memo line of your check to which designation like give. Bring your check to the CMS Office or mail it: Capital Medical Society Foundation ~ 1204 Miccosukee Road ~ Tallahassee, FL 32308. credit card or direct debit from the CMS website. designation of retirement plan contact: ExecutiveIrwin (850) 877-9018 or (850) 559-8611
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➢ To provide incentives to keep medical students trained at the FSU College of Medicine in the Big Bend after completion of their residencies and help meet the growing demand for physicians in Florida, gifts to the CMS Foundation Scholarship Fund provide scholarships to FSU College of Medicine students who have expressed an interest in returning to the Big Bend to practice after completion of their residencies. $44,000 was awarded in 2021. An additional $1,500 was awarded from The Anesthesiology Associates of Tallahassee Scholarship Endowment.
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Physicians Shelby Blank, M.D. Tim Broeseker, M.D. David Burns, M.D. Carlos Campo, M.D. Alan Chen, M.D. Armand Cognetta Jr, M.D. Marilyn Cox, M.D. David Dixon, D.O. William Dixon IV, M.D. H. Avon Doll, M.D. Ray Dolly, M.D. Alberto Fernandez, M.D. Jerry Ford, M.D. Juan Gallegos, M.D. Hong Gao, M.D. Spencer Gilleon, M.D. Todd Hewitt, M.D. Amit Jain, M.D. James Killius, M.D. Fang Sarah Ko, M.D. Michael Mangan, M.D. Ovidiu Marina, M.D. Joseph Mazziotta, M.D. David Mellman, M.D. Mina Mousa, M.D. Charles Newell, M.D. Michael Pentaleri, M.D. Jorge Perez de Armas, M.D. Cybelle Pfeiffer, M.D. Hussein Rayatzadeh, M.D. Allison Retzer, M.D. Adrian Roberts, M.D. Andres Rodriguez, M.D. Tim Ruark, M.D. Ronald Saff, M.D. Jamey Sarvis, M.D. Joseph Soto, M.D. Robert Steinmetz, M.D. Amanda Stephens, D.O. William Stephens, M.D. John Thabes, M.D. William Thompson, M.D. Jean-Paul Tran, M.D. Kaisa van der Kooi, M.D. David Vermess, M.D. Tony Weaver, M.D. Dentists Walter Colón, D.M.D. Aixa Guzman, D.M.D. William McFatter, D.D.S. Frank Swerdzewski, D.D.S. Lawrence Weaver, D.D.S. Facilities Advanced Urology Institute Airway Works,
TallahasseeTallahasseeTallahasseeSouthernSouthernSoutheastRedRadiologyPeriodontalNorthNorthNorthNeighborhoodMadisonKetchum,JessieGadsdenFSUFrankEyeDigestiveDermatologyCESCCareBondBeachtonBarbaraApalacheeAnesthesiologyLLCAssociatesPrimaryCareLeadbetter,DMDDentureClinicCommunityHealthCenterPointHealth&WellnessCenterDentalClinicAssociatesDiseaseClinicAssociatesofTallahasseeSwerdzewski,DDSPrimaryHealthCountyHealthDepartmentFurlowMedicalCenterWood,&BurgertPathologyAssociatesMedicalCenterMedicalCenterFloridaNephrologyAssociatesFloridaWomensCareMonroeMedicalCenterAssociatesofNorthFloridaAssociatesofTallahasseeHillsDentalAssociatesRadiologyPartnersMedicalGroup,P.A.VitreoretinalAssociatesDiagnosticImagingEar,Nose,andThroatMemorialHealthCare Please contact Diana Bixler at dbixler@capmed.org or (850) 201-0130 if you are a We Care Network volunteer and you provided volunteer specialty care in the month of July 2022, and your name is omitted. THANK YOU To our CMS members and We Care Network partners who provided healthcare to new patients in July Your2022. generosity and support of the We Care Network makes a difference. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Family Women’sWomensWakullaWakullaTallahasseeTallahasseeTallahasseeTMHTMHTMHTMHTMHTMHTMHTMHTMHTMHTMHTMHTMHResidencyMedicineProgramPhysicianPartnersCancerandHematologyPhysicianPartnersCardiologyandInternalMedicinePhysicianPartnersCardiothoracicSurgeryPhysicianPartnersGynecologicOncologySpecialistsPhysicianPartnersHeartRhythmClinicPhysicianPartnersHospitalistsGroupPhysicianPartnersPerryPhysicianPartnersPulmonary,CriticalCare,andSleepSpecialistsPhysicianPartnersQuincyPhysicianPartnersRadiationOncologySpecialistsPhysicianPartnersSurgicalSpecialistsPhysicianPartnersUrologySpecialistsTransitionCenterOral&MaxillofacialSurgeryOrthopedicClinicVAClinicCountyHealthDepartmentMedicalCenterClinicImagingCenterTheWeCareNetworkstronglyencouragesourvolunteerphysiciansanddentiststosendtheirvalueofdonatedservicestous.Thevalueofdonatedservicesisimportantforustosharewithourfundersandthecommunity.Inaddition,uptofivehours,perbiennium,ofCEcreditmaybefulfilledbyperformingprobonomedicalanddentalservicestoWeCareNetworkpatients,ifwehavereceiveddocumentationofvalueofservices.YoucansendyourvalueofdonatedservicesviafaxtoDianaBixlerat(850)201-0085ormailto1204MiccosukeeRoad,Tallahassee,FL,32308.Thankyou!
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DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2022, THE WE CARE NETWORK: RECEIVED 203 REFERRALS, WITH 112 PATIENTS NEW TO THE PROGRAM SCHEDULED 89 APPOINTMENTS WITH VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS $410,812 IN DONATED CARE WAS REPORTED BY WE CARE NETWORK VOLUNTEERS
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We thank our referring providers from July 2022: Atinuke Abijo, M.D. Ebonie Allen, APRN Anne Ananga, APRN Katrina Ball, APRN Megan Bassett, APRN Kendra Brady, APRN Patrick Brown, M.D. Callie Burch, APRN Francisco Carpio, M.D. Carlos Castro, M.D. Stephanie Chandler, APRN Victor Chou, D.M.D. Melba Colon-Renta, M.D. Stephanie DeRouin, APRN David Dixon, D.O. Nathalie Esellem, APRN Cynthia Evans, APRN Sharron Foster, M.D. Alexander Franz, M.D. Juan Gallegos, M.D. Spencer Gilleon, M.D. Charmaine Gilmore, APRN Frank Gredler, M.D. Judy Griffin, APRN Hantz Hercule, M.D. Amit Jain, M.D. Anneka Johnson, APRN Keyla Juszczyk, APRN Stefanie Kreamer, M.D. Elaine Larkins, APRN Jessica Lea, APRN Barbara Leadbetter, D.M.D. Michael Mangan, M.D. Ovidiu Marina, M.D. Damon McMillan, M.D. Marie Methellus, APRN Kelley Miller, APRN Tod Morris, M.D. Abiodun Ogunremi, APRN Chukwuma Okoroji, M.D. Rose Origa, APRN Mitchell Peabody, D.O. Jorge Perez de Armas, M.D. Cybelle Pfeiffer, M.D. Charlie Richardson, M.D. Carla Robertson, APRN Tim Ruark, M.D. Expedito Salvador, P.A. Lucilita Salvador, P.A. Stephen Sandroni, M.D. Kellie Serrato, APRN Gadi Silberman, M.D. Joseph Soto, M.D. Alanna Steaple, APRN Amanda Stephens, D.O. Frank Swerdzewski, D.D.S. John Thabes, M.D. William Thompson, M.D. Mary Van Vliet, APRN Ramona Vossler, RDH Lakeshia Washington, APRN Jeffrey Wasserman, D.O. Eula Weaver, APRN Barbara Williams, M.D. Shana Wood, APRN
IN MEMORIAM Cap Scan Newsletter 1204 Miccosukee Road Tallahassee, FL 32308 Happy Fall!
