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SMA July 22 CME Webinar
Title: Dupuytren Contracture and New Developments in Treatment (Module 4 of The Hand and Upper Extremity: Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment in Disease Series) David Netscher, MD and Manas Nigam, MD Target Audience Healthcare providers of all specialties may benefit from the information presented. Description A study of Dupuytren contracture gives...
The Inaugural PIT SMArtBowl
Stay up to date here for all the details about THE FIRST...THE MAIDEN VOYAGE...THE INAUGURAL... SMA PIT SMART BOWL! Friday, October 28, 2022, 6:45-8:00 pm The Black Fox Lodge Pigeon Forge, Tennessee at SMA’s Annual Scientific Assembly Register a team of up to 4 participants from your Medical School or...
Southern Medical Webinars: Dr. Donald DiPette
The World Health Organization (WHO) 2021 Guideline for the Pharmacological Treatment of Hypertension in the Adult: Clinical Implications - Donald DiPette, MD, FACP, FAHA Jun 14, 2022 06:00 PM Register HERE! This webinar will review and discuss the important clinical implications of The 2021 WHO Guideline for the Pharmacological Treatment...
on Mentoring: We Rise By Lifting Others
---- by Dr. Mohammed Afraz Pasha “My sixth grade teacher was my first mentor” recalled a mentoring session panelist at a national meeting that I recently attended, adding that he continues to practice the daily routine instilled at a young age by his mentor. His description of this relationship was...
Benefits of Telemedicine
The Benefits of Telemedicine by JBrigham Telemedicine has a long and illustrious history. With each innovation in communication technology, medical care has expanded its outreach and lowered costs. Healthcare writer Josh Heurung reports that the first known use of telemedicine was done via telegram in the 1840s. Union army physicians...
OSMOSIS and SMA
Exclusive 50% Discount on Osmosis Prime for SMA Members Osmosis is an online health education platform empowering millions of current and future health professionals with a better understanding of medicine and health topics. Osmosis produces concise, high-quality videos on health and medicine topics. As a medical student, you’re...
SMJ: May 2022 Vol. 115, No. 5
The Southern Medical Journal(SMJ) is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the Southern Medical Association. It has a multidisciplinary and inter-professional focus that covers a broad range of topics relevant to physicians and other healthcare specialists, including medicine; surgery; women’s and children’s health; mental health; emergency and disaster medicine; public health...
Gas Station Drugs
They are in nearly every gas station, all claiming to improve or enhance your life. But what is actually in them? Why does nearly every gas station seem to carry them? This webinar gives insight from Investigator Dustin Gray of the Montevallo Police Department/Alabama State Drug Task Force pulls back...
Prom Safety
Autism Acceptance Month
Autism Acceptance Month, previously named Autism Awareness Month, is being held this month, with the aim of celebrating and promoting acceptance for the condition. Autism is a complex developmental condition with a wide range of subtypes which affects a person's ability to interact with others and progress along physical and...
Simple Ways to Teach Your Child About Self-Care
By Janice Russell Kids were dealing with isolation, cyberbullying, and other issues before the pandemic. But the restrictions and fear of a global health crisis made such issues even more prevalent among kids of all ages. Among other factors, limited in-person interactions, mask-wearing, and an increased reliance on virtual environments...
Abstracts from the 2nd Annual Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference are now available!
Session 3 – Top 5 Oral and Top 5 Poster Abstracts Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Seeding Metastatic Aerodigestive Cancer: A Fatal Complication of a Common Procedure, Joshua Berko, BS Efficacy of Infection Control Measures and Temperature Measurement in Controlling Spread of COVID-19 in School-Aged Children, Courtney Rich, MB, BCh, BAO, MPH...
Live Events
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November 10 - 13, 2022
Burn 2022 Conference
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June 14
Monthly Webinar: WHO Guidelines on Hypertension
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October 28 - 30, 2022
113th SMA Annual Scientific Assembly
News
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May 3, 2022
SMJ: May 2022 Vol. 115, No. 5
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April 6, 2022
Abstracts from the 2nd Annual Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference are now available!
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April 4, 2022
On Mentoring: Sangeetha Isaac
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March 30, 2022
Depression in the Global Spotlight
Original Article
CME Article: Is It All COVID-19? Resident Distress and Reasons for It in 2020
Hafiz Qurashi, MBBS, MD, Anas Atrash, MD, Michael J. Asken, PhD
Original Article
Role of Socioeconomic Factors on Physical and Mental Distress Reported by Alabama Adults with COPD
Michael Stellefson, PhD, MCHES, Cassandra D. Ford, PhD, RN, Min Qi Wang, PhD, Isabella Cline, BS, Caitlin Kinder, BSE
Review Article
CME Article: What’s Up Your Sleeve? A Scoping Review of White Coat Contamination and Horizontal Microbial Transmission
Ruba Sajdeya, MD, Akemi T. Wijayabahu, MS, Nichole E. Stetten, PhD, MPH, Omar Sajdeya, MD, Osama Dasa, MD, MPH
Original Article
Differences in Motivating Factors for SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and Perceptions of Infection Risk among Healthcare and EMS Personnel in South Carolina
Mirinda Ann Gormley, PhD, Melissa S. Nolan, PhD, Moonseong Heo, PhD, Alain H. Litwin, MD, Arnold Alier, EdD, Virginie Daguise, PhD
Original Article
Association of Referral Source and Substance Use with Hepatitis C Virus Outcomes at a Southern Academic Medical Center
H. Jensie Burton, MD, Aastha Khatiwada, PhD, Dongjun Chung, PhD, Eric G. Meissner, MD, PhD
Editorial
Identifying and Addressing Food Insecurity in Older Adults through Comprehensive Screening and Referral Programs
Jennifer Mandelbaum, MPH
Original Article
Continued Visibility of COVID-19 Article Removals
Christopher J. Peterson, MS, Caleb Anderson, BS, Kenneth Nugent, MD
Perspectives
Know Your Guidelines Series: The ACG Clinical Practice Guideline on Upper Gastrointestinal and Ulcer Bleeding Review
Daniel R. Wells, MD, Desirée C. Burroughs-Ray, MD, MPH, Amanda V. Hardy, MD, Christopher D. Jackson, MD
Letter to the Editor
Emphasizing the Role of Nonminorities in Achieving Racial Equity in Medicine
Carolina Miranda, MD
Original Article
Lung Cancer in Young Adults: A Single-Center Experience
Stuart Jones, BS, Timothy Mullett, MD, Daniel Davenport, PhD, Sibu Saha, MD
Original Article
Risk Factors for Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 in a Mississippi Community Health System
S. Ijlal Babar, MD, Ashley E. Hawthorne, PharmD, BCCCP, Maggie R. Clarkson, RN, MSN
Courses
SMA also has online courses and lectures for credit available directly through our website. CME available 24/7. No cost to members.
Podcasts
SMA provides podcasts that are free audio interviews with leaders in medicine related to clinical and non-clinical topics. Also offer CME for certain podcasts.
Abstracts
This page highlights oral and poster abstracts presented during SMA events including the Annual Scientific Assembly, Southern Region Burn, and more!
