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2024 AMPAC Campaign School Now Open for Registration
AMPAC is excited to announce that the 2024 Campaign School will be returning in-person July 25-28 at the AMA offices in Washington, DC and registration is now open! Running an effective campaign...
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New NC Food Program is Ensuring Your Smallest Patients Stay Fed This Summer
North Carolina will receive around $120 million in federal benefits to feed over a million school children in North Carolina this summer. The first benefits from the SUN Bucks program will begin...
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Don’t Miss Friday’s Shaping Access to Reproductive Health Care Webinar
Shaping Access to Reproductive Health Care: Financing and Delivery Systems June 7, 2024 | 12-1:30 p.m. ET June 12, 2024 | 12-1:30 p.m. ET The National Academies Standing Committee on Reproductive...
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NCMB’s Call for Physician and PA Candidates Closing Soon
Applicants are needed for two physician seats, one physician assistant (PA) seat and one nurse practitioner (NP) seat on the North Carolina Medical Board for terms beginning November 1. All...
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Meet Legislators from Both Sides of the Aisle at the NCMS Legislative Reception!
Meet YOUR lawmakers at the NCMS Legislative Reception June 12th! On Wednesday, June 12, the North Carolina Medical Society will welcome legislators from both sides of the aisle to our 2024 NCMS...
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Political Pulse Part 1 – Prior Authorization is dangerous for patients. Ron Howrigon of Fulcrum Strategies joins Randy Aldridge and John Thompson to discuss the real-life threat to North Carolinians...
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Researchers Study Link Between Vigorous Exercise, Cognition, High-Risk...
People with high blood pressure have a higher risk of cognitive impairment, including dementia, but a new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that engaging...
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NC Hospital First in State to Place New Below-The-Knee Stent
image credit: Central Carolina Hospital Central Carolina Hospital (CCH) has become the first hospital in North Carolina to place a new type of stent below the knee for patients with chronic...
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NC Health System Working to Close Black Maternal Health Care Gap
North Carolina health care system is working to close the gap on health disparities when it comes to Black maternal health. A Winston-Salem-area OBGYN said there are policies and training in place...
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New Bill Could Allow Physician Assistants to Practice Across State Lines in NC
Physician assistants could practice across state lines under a bill moving in the North Carolina House. The legislation would make North Carolina the latest state to join a compact agreement. The...
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Mark Your Calendar! Saving Time: Practice Innovation Boot Camp
This two-day, in-person, interactive boot camp equips attendees with the time-saving tools and strategies needed to reform their organizations and enhance professional satisfaction. Learn how to...
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Don’t Miss the Next Collaborative Care Model Learning Collaborative!
Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) Provider Learning Collaborative Caseload Management/Relapse Prevention Plan June 20, 2024 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Location: Livestream Webinar The Collaborative Care Model...
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Study Finds Popular Sweetener Linked to Heart Attack and Stroke
A new study found a low-calorie sweetener called xylitol, used in many low-sugar foods and products such as gum and toothpaste, may be linked to nearly twice the risk of heart attacks, stroke and...
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Leadership Opportunity: NC Professionals Health Program Board of Directors
The NCMS has the opportunity to appoint 2 members to the NC Professionals Health Program (NCPHP) Board of Directors. Learn more about responsibilities of NCPHP Board members. Since 1988, NCPHP has...
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NCDHHS Implements Flexibilities to Ease Administrative Burden at Tailored...
Ahead of the launch of the Behavioral Health Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DDs) Tailored Plans on July 1, 2024, NCDHHS has implemented the following policy flexibilities to ease...
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Register Now for this Important Webinar: Workplace Violence – CMS and JC...
Workplace violence has escalated over the past 15 years, especially in the health care arena. Providers and staff as well as family members and bystanders (including other health care providers)...
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NC Health System Receives State-of-the-art Robotic Knee Surgery Technology
FirstHealth of the Carolinas recently received state-of-the-art robotic knee surgery technology called the ROSA Knee System at Moore Regional Hospital, enhancing the experience and outcomes of...
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Could Your Patients Benefit from these Statewide Mobile Free Pharmacy Events?
The Mobile Free Pharmacy provides adults and children who are low-income and in need with free over the counter medicine. Medicine such as aspirin, children’s cough syrup, allergy medicine and...
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Summer is Approaching! So Is This Threat from Lone Star Ticks.
Health officials say tick activity can increase during the summer. Ahead of summer’s approach, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning about the lone star tick and...
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There’s Still Time! Meet Legislators from Both Sides of the Aisle at the NCMS...
Meet YOUR lawmakers at the NCMS Legislative Reception June 12th! On Wednesday, June 12, the North Carolina Medical Society will welcome legislators from both sides of the aisle to our 2024 NCMS...
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