2023 COLORADO MEDICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING

Make plans to spend a fall weekend in the mountains with physicians from around the state; register for the signature event of the Colorado Medical Society – our Annual Meeting. There is something for everyone at this family-friendly event: relevant programming, networking opportunities and plenty of time to enjoy Vail.

8 MORAL INJURY IN HEALTH CARE – IT’S NOT JUST BURNOUT

Wendy Dean, MD, and Jeff Cain, MD, illustrate why physicians experiencing exhaustion, cynicism or decreased productivity are not just burned out, they are navigating moral injury due to a broken health care system.

11 MEDICAL MARRIAGE

Physicians face a number of professional challenges, and some of the stress can, in turn, harm a physicians’ marriages. CPHP Medical Director Scott Humphreys, MD, discusses the reasons for this and how to maintain healthy relationships.

12 DR. MICHAEL BESHOER: MORE THAN A PHYSICIAN

CMS member Carl E. Bartecchi, MD, presents an essay on one of the most prominent physicians of the Wild West, Dr. Michael Beshoer, who practiced in Pueblo and Trinidad and did so much more.

13 PHYSICIAN LEADERS REPRESENT COLORADO AT THE AMA ANNUAL MEETING

Your elected delegation to the American Medical Association represented you at the AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago in June.

26 FINAL WORD: COLORADO’S HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY ACT

COPIC CEO Gerald Zarlengo, MD, explains the history behind the Health Care Availability Act and why this tort reform package has been so crucial to protecting patients and attracting health care providers.

3 PRESIDENT’S LETTER

CMS President Patrick Pevoto, MD, MBA, reflects on his year as president and how his experience relates to the Four Agreements.

22 2023 GILCHRIST SCHOLARS

The Gilchrist Scholarship Committee named two medical students, Neha Lamsal and Courtney Olson, as the recipients of the scholarship named for the former CMS CEO.

21 CMS EDUCATION FOUNDATION

NAMES RURAL TRACK SCHOLARS

The CMS Education Foundation named five recipients of the CMSEF Rural Track Scholarships to assist these students in their pursuit of practice in rural Colorado.

23 2023 RURAL TRACK SCHOLARS

The CMS Education Foundation named five recipients of the CMSEF Rural Track Scholarships to assist these students in their pursuit of practice in rural Colorado.

14 REFLECTIONS: I promise

15 REFLECTIONS:

The landscape within

16 COPIC COMMENT:

COPIC’s Online Resource Center – Tools and materials to support your medical practice

18 INTROSPECTIONS:

Facing fears and looking to the future

20 PARTNER IN MEDICINE SPOTLIGHT: Balancing HIPAA and OSHA compliance in health care practices

24 MEDICAL NEWS

Welcome, Virginia (Ginny) Castleberry, MBA, executive director for Denver Medical Society NCMS, CMS receive AAMSE awards for excellence

25 MEDICAL NEWS

Young scientists recognized at state science fair