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NCAHEC Offering Support Webinar for Primary Care Physicians
SPECIAL WEBINAR Collaborative Care Management Capacity Building Fund Tuesday, January 28 | 12:15-1 p.m. The NC General Assembly has earmarked $5 million for capacity building for Medicaid-enrolled...
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Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities for 2025
The National Academy of Medicine’s Vital Directions for Health and Health Care series is published every four years to align with federal leadership transitions. It provides an in-depth analysis of...
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Grant Opportunity: Telehealth Infrastructure Grant Program. Deadline Approaching
The NC Office of Rural Health has released Wave 2 of the Telehealth Infrastructure Grants funding opportunity! In Session Law 2023-134, the North Carolina General Assembly (NCGA) appropriated...
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NCMS at Work: Report from the NCMS AMA Delegation
Report from the NC Medical Society’s delegation to the American Medical Association 2024 AMA Interim Meeting / House of Delegates A key Q4 event each year is the American Medical Association’s...
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Mark Your Calendar! Heart Health Month: Free, Virtual Heart Healthy Seminars
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center is hosting free, virtual (online) seminars in February in recognition of Heart Health Month Awareness. The presentations include: Heart Attack Awareness,...
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CDC Alerts Clinicians to Accelerate Type A Flu Subtyping in Hospitalized...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type A influenza samples from hospitalized patients, particularly...
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Join us in Raleigh on March 1 for the NCMS Advocacy Summit! Secure Your Spot...
Whether you’re a healthcare professional, community leader, or passionate individual, the NCMS Advocacy Summit provides a platform to discuss, learn, and collaborate on shaping the future of...
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North Carolina Set to Receive Additional Opioid Settlement Funds
North Carolina’s state and local governments are set to receive up to $150 million as part of a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family. This lawsuit stems from the...
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Diabetes Performance Improvement in Primary Care
This self-paced educational activity aims to inform the learner about the status of diabetes and chronic kidney disease in primary care. This activity will explore barriers and facilitators to...
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Mark Your Calendar! Saving Time: Practice Innovation Boot Camp
This two-day, in-person AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy boot camp is specifically designed for clinical and operational change agents looking to eliminate unnecessary work and free up more time...
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Study: Eight Psychiatric Disorders Share the Same Genetic Causes
In 2019, researchers at the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Harvard University, and the UNC School of Medicine identified 136 “hot spots” within the genome that are associated with eight...
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Funding Opportunity Available for Health Disparities Research
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) has released the Minority Research Grant Program (MRGP) 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This grant...
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NCMS Board of Directors Meeting Includes 2025 Advocacy Initiatives and Helene...
Speakers included Kelly Phillips, CEO of CCHN, Chip Baggett, NCMS CEO, Dr. Rebecca Hayes, and new Board President Dr. John Meier RALEIGH — The North Carolina Medical Society Board of Directors met...
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🎉It’s New Member Monday!🎉
Join us in welcoming these new members to the North Carolina Medical Society! Elizabeth Adolfie, PA-C Victoria A. Arendt Kosec, MD Clarissa J. Bartolac, PA-C Robin Dong, DO Andrew P. Fink, PA-C...
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Join NCDHHS Tomorrow for Fireside Chat and Tele-Town Hall: NC Crisis Services...
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live fireside chat and tele-town hall on Tuesday, January 28, from 6 to 7 p.m. to discuss how people can support their mental...
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Duke and UNC Partner on New Children’s Hospital in the Triangle
AXIOS (January 27): UNC Health and Duke Health, the Triangle’s two largest health care providers, will join forces to open a new children’s hospital in the Triangle with financial backing from the...
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Lace Up for the Annual Spring into Health ‘Healthraiser’ Run
BWC Gears Up for Annual Spring Into Health ‘Healthraiser’ Run Brunswick Wellness Coalition (BWC) is preparing for its annual Spring Into Health 5k/1m Run on Saturday, March 15. Participants can...
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What a Pause in External Communications from CDC, FDA, and Other Agencies...
A newly signed executive order mandates that all federal health agencies pause external communications. This includes the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Food and Drug...
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Are You Interested in Helping to Shape the Future of Healthcare? Join Us in...
Whether you’re a healthcare professional, community leader, or passionate individual, the NCMS Advocacy Summit provides a platform to discuss, learn, and collaborate on shaping the future of...
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In Memoriam: NCMS Past President Marshall Simms Redding, MD
Marshall Simms Redding, MD October 14, 1934 — January 20, 2025 NCMS Past President Marshall Simms Redding, MD, died Monday, January 20. He was 90 years old. Dr. Marshall Simms Redding, born...
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