Meet the Chair: Dr. Michael A. Thomas, MD

June 1, 2018 // Randy Glick
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Michael A. Thomas - Conference Chair

Dr. Michael A. Thomas is Chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He has held this position since 2001.  Dr. Thomas has been named one of the “Best Doctors in America” and one of Cincinnati Magazine’s “Best Doctors” for 19 consecutive years. He graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine and performed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Wayne State University in Detroit. He completed a Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He is nationally recognized as a leader in the field of assisted reproduction, has authored more than 120 scientific publications and book chapters, and currently serves or has served on a number of national committees, including the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (REI Division Member), Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (Fellowship Education Co Chair), Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (Board Chair), American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Patient Education Committee (Chair), ASRM Board of Directors (Secretary), ASRM Contraceptive Special Interest Group (Chair), ASRM Practice Committee, and the Society for Family Planning (Board Member).

Dr. Thomas is also Director of Reproductive Medicine Research, a clinical research unit at the University of Cincinnati that is funded by federal and private institutions. He has been the Principal Investigator of the NIH’s Contraceptive Clinical Network site at the University of Cincinnati since 1995.   His research interests include contraception, infertility, and the effects of environmental toxins on reproductive function. He has extensive experience in treating multifaceted infertility issues and endocrine disorders ranging from abnormal puberty, endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and menopause, as well as disorders of the thyroid and adrenal gland.

Dr. Thomas has been very involved with community service.  For the last five years, he has worked with a device company to bring surgical simulators to his former middle school to each surgical techniques to all the seventh and eighth graders.  Many of these child are now considering a career in medicine or the sciences.  Recently, he started the same program with freshman high school students at Lakota East High School in West Chester.

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Meet the Faculty: Lena Merjanian, MD

May 14, 2018 // Randy Glick
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Lena Merjanian, MD

Lena Merjanian, M.D., is a board certified OB/GYN. She is a native of New Jersey, born and raised in Bergen County. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a Bachelor of Science. She received her medical degree from Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2004 and she completed her residency at the same institution. Dr. Merjanian joined the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group, the faculty practice of the medical school in 2008.

She provides care in all aspects of general obstetrics and gynecology and has a special clinical interest in adolescent gynecology.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Merjanian has a special interest in medical education and currently is the OB/GYN Clerkship Director at Rutgers RWJMS. Throughout the years, she has been recognized by numerous awards for her humanism and excellence in teaching medical students and residents. She is a member of both AOA and the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Dr. Merjanian's Scheduled Talks

Monday, July 16
9:10-10:10 AM
Adolescent Sexual Health

Monday, July 16
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Adolescent Gynecology-Pelvic Pain and the Menstrual Cycle: Not Just Little Adults

Tuesday, July 17
10:15-11:15 AM
Contraceptive Update

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Meet the Faculty: Michael Wagner, MD

May 14, 2018 // Randy Glick
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Michael Wagner, MD

Michael Wagner, MD, FACP, RDMS, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, SC. There he serves as the Director of Internal Medicine Ultrasound Education for the residency program and 3rd year clerkship, as well as the Assistant Director of Physical Diagnosis for the undergraduate curriculum.

Dr. Wagner's Scheduled Talks

Thursday, July 19
7:00-8:00 AM
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for the Generalist: How it is Used & Why it Matters

Thursday, July 19
8:00-9:00 AM
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for the Generalist: How it is Used & Why it Matters 

Thursday, July 19
9:00 AM-11:15 AM
Pearls at the Bedside: An Approach to Augmenting the Physical Exam with Pocket-sized Ultrasound
*Special Registration Required

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Meet the Faculty: Adrian Balica, MD

May 14, 2018 // Randy Glick
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Adrian Balica, MD

Dr. Balica is currently a physician at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences.  Dr. Balica completed his residency OB/GYN, UMDNJ-RWJMS, New Brunswick, NJ, US Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Englewood Hospital, Englewood, NJ. His special interests include minimally invasive surgery, 3D GYN ultrasound, laparoscopic hysterectomy and tubal ligation, hysteroscopic fibroid surgery, endometrial ablation for heavy bleeding, incontinence procedures, hysteroscopic sterilization (Essure procedure).  Dr. Balica earned his degree from the University of Medicine & Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania.

Dr. Balica's Scheduled Talks

Tuesday, July 17
12:15-1:15 PM
Management of Chronic Medical Conditions: Pre- and Post Conception: What's Different?

Wednesday, July 18
9:00-10:00 AM
Bladder Basics

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Meet the Faculty: Jennifer Wells, MD

May 14, 2018 // Randy Glick
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Jennifer Wells, MD

Dr. Jennifer Wells is a California native raised in the suburbs of Washington, DC. She is a Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude graduate of the University of California at Davis with a BS in biological sciences. Following graduation from college she spent two years at The National Institutes of Health researching the intricacies of adipose metabolism in Cushing Syndrome. Thereafter, she attended Georgetown University School of Medicine and graduated as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She did her internship at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) and went on to complete her first residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCSF. After working in the private sector for several years, she then went on to complete a second residency in Psychiatry at the Virginia Tech-Carilion Clinic.  Having graduated from her psychiatry residency in 2015, she has accepted a position at Carilion Clinic’s Department of Psychiatry where she is actively involved in creating a women’s health center specializing in treating psychiatric illness in pregnancy, as well as, managing substance use disorders in pregnancy.

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Meet the Faculty: Tenley Murphy, MD

May 14, 2018 // Randy Glick
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Tenley Murphy, MD

Dr. Murphy currently serves as a clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, where she is director of the Palmetto Health Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. She previously worked at Clemson University as a physician for their collegiate sports teams. Her special interests include sports medicine, eating disorders, nutrition, running injuries, musculoskeletal ultrasound and concussions. Dr. Murphy completed her bachelor of science in biological sciences from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, and earned her doctor of medicine from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia. She completed a family medicine residency at Palmetto Health Richland and a sports medicine fellowship at AnMed Health/Clemson University in Clemson.

Dr. Murphy's Scheduled Talks

Monday, July 16
7:10-8:10 AM
The Preparticipation Exam and Further Evaluation and Management of Concussions in Adolescents

Tuesday, July 17
8:00-9:00 AM
Managing Exercise During Pregnancy 

Wednesday, July 18
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
Exercise in an Aging Population

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Meet the Chairs: Nancy A. Phillips, MD

May 14, 2018 // Randy Glick
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Nancy A. Phillips, MD Co-Chair

Dr. Phillips is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Science at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ. Her clinical interest is in vulvovaginal health, with an emphasis on vulvodynia. Other areas of interest include menopause and hormone therapy and pelvic pain. She has authored and co-authored many peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in this field, including an on-line Prologue teaching review on vulvovaginal atrophy for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Phillips is also involved in clinical research in areas of vulvodynia, vulvovaginal atrophy and the vaginal microbiome.

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Meet the Chairs: Dr. Veronica K. Piziak, MD

May 14, 2018 // Randy Glick
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Veronica K. Piziak, MD, PhD, FACP - Conference Chair

Dr. Piziak is Emeritus Director, Division of Endocrinology and Director of the Diabetes Center for Scott & White in Temple, Texas. She has attained the rank of Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology at Texas A&M University College of Medicine and is Professor of Social and Behavioral Health for Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health.

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Donald J. DiPette, MD, FACP, FAHA: Past President

May 14, 2018 // Randy Glick

Dr. DiPette is currently the Health Sciences Distinguished Professor at the University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, South Carolina. He has previously held the positions of Special Assistant to the Provost for Health Affairs, Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of South Carolina. Before joining USC, he was Interim Senior Executive Dean and Interim Chief Academic Officer and Professor of Medicine in the Texas A&M Health Sciences Center College of Medicine and the Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Texas A&M Health Sciences Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Healthcare.

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Pearls at the Bedside: An Approach to Augmenting the Physical Exam with Pocket-sized Ultrasound

May 7, 2018 // Randy Glick

Join us Thursday, July 19th from 7:00 am – 11:15 am in beautiful Kiawah Island, South Carolina for an amazing Hands-on Ultrasound opportunity.  "Pearls at the Bedside: An Approach to Augmenting the Physical Exam with Pocket-sized Ultrasound", will be presented by Michael Wagner, MD, FACP, RDMS (Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, SC and Director of Internal Medicine Ultrasound Education for USC, Columbia residency program.)

In this workshop, attendees will review the multi-organ ultrasound physical examination that is routinely used and taught, applicable to both the inpatient and outpatient setting. Attendees will review REAL CASES highlighting its clinical utility when performed routinely as well as the literature showing changes in clinical care of the patients, particularly the elderly. This workshop will describe how the examination can be scaled for the beginner with limited skills and for the clinician with more extensive POCUS experience, as well as recommendations for when and how to layer different applications.

Included in your registration for the Hands-on course, you will receive an additional two-hour didactic lecture on "Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for the Generalist: How It Is Used and Why It Matters" (part of SMA's Focus on Women's Health conference).

Registration is only $295 for the Hands-on course.  This course is available to only 20 participants so reserve your spot today!

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Cancer in Women Meeting Announcement

May 4, 2018 // Randy Glick

New Meeting Announcement!

August 11, 2018
Hilton Cincinnati Airport
Florence, KY

If you are looking for the perfect CME conference - a one day agenda packed with expert speakers in an affordable location - look no further! SMA is happy to introduce, "Cancer in Women: Screening, Prevention, and Survivorship".

Chaired by Dr. Michael A. Thomas, Chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, this conference is geared toward both the OB/GYN and Primary Care Providers.  It's truly a one day education in What You Need to Know!

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Southern Medical Journal

SMJ : May 2018 Issue

May 4, 2018 // Randy Glick

The Southern Medical Journal 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 and environmental medicine; bioethics and medical education; and quality health care, patient safety, and best practices.

Southern Medical Journal • Vol. 111 • No. 5 • May 2018

Bioethics & Medical Education

At the Vatican, Physicians Debate Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Ramin Walter Parsa-Parsi, MD, MPH

Commentary on “At the Vatican, Physicians Debate Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide”
G. Richard Holt, MD, MSE, MPH, MABE, D Bioethics

Teaching Medical Educators How to Teach Communication Skills: More than a Decade of Experience
Carla L. Spagnoletti, MD, MS, Sarah Merriam, MD, MS, Laurel Milberg, PhD, William I. Cohen, MD, and Robert M. Arnold, MD

Commentary on “Teaching Medical Educators How to Teach Communication Skills: More than a Decade of Experience”
Patricia G. McBurney, MD, MSCR

And Now, Please Sign on the Dotted Line: Teaching Residents About Professional Life After Residency
Sherine Salib, MD, Victoria Valencia, MPH, and Alejandro Moreno, MBBS, MPH

Commentary on “And Now, Please Sign on the Dotted Line: Teaching Residents About Professional Life After Residency”
Lewis L. Hsu, MD, PhD, and Shivi Jain, MD

Assessing Mentorship Experiences of Faculty at a Military Academic Center: Challenge and Opportunity
Kevin C. McMains, MD, Rechell G. Rodriguez, MD (COL, USAF), Jennifer Peel, PhD, Heather C. Yun, MD (LtCol, USAF), Mark W. True, MD (COL, USAF), and Woodson S. Jones, MD (COL(ret), USAF

Mental Health

Management of Emotionally Challenging Responses of Hospitalized Patients with Cancer
Yelena Burklin, MD, and Daniel P. Hunt, MD

Women’s & Children’s Health

Alabama Children’s Body Mass Index, Nutritional Attitudes, and Food Consumption: An Exploratory Analysis
Vaughn Millner, PhD, Ryon C. McDermott, PhD, and Bernard H. Eichold, MD

Quality Care and Patient Safety

Patients’ Perceptions of Bedside Rounding
Allen F. Shih, AM, Nana O. Addo-Tabiri, MD, and Andre N. Sofair, MD, MPH

Medicine & Medical Specialties 

Minimal Use of Opioids for Pain Relief in an Internal Medicine Department
Zvi Shimoni, MD, Danielle Varon, MD, and Paul Froom, MD

Mortality in Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap in the United States
Suchit Kumbhare, MBBS, MS, and Charlie Strange, MD

Evaluation of Renal Function Estimation Formulas Specific to Dynamic Renal Function for Drug Dosing in Critically Ill Patients
Lianjie Xiong, PharmD, MS, Z. Kevin Lu, PhD, April Miller Quidley, PharmD, Bebbyn S. Alford, PharmD, and P. Brandon Bookstaver, PharmD

Surgery & Surgical Specialties

Innovative Technique for Endoscopic Placement of Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube
Arleen M. Ortiz, MD, Cesar J. Garcia, MD, Mohamed O. Othman, MD, and Marc J. Zuckerman, MD

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Welcome Mark Massey!

April 12, 2018 // Randy Glick

SMA Welcomes Mark Massey to SMA Services, Inc.

We are pleased to announce that Mark Massey has accepted the position of Director of Retirement Plan Development, effective April 1, 2018.

Mark is one of the most experienced retirement planning representatives in the country with more than thirty years in the financial and insurance industry. Prior to accepting this position, Mark served as the National Vice President of Retirement Plans for United Wealth Advisors Group, LLC.

Over the years, Mark has earned a stellar reputation for his knowledge, service, and integrity. He is diligent as he works to develop retirement plan strategies for business owners and their employees. Mark's experience with plan implementation, compliance, investment, and service of various types of retirement plans will be invaluable to us in serving our customers.

Mark received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Memphis and currently holds FINRA Series 6 and 63 registrations.  He is also a life, health, and property and casualty insurance licensed professional. He is an accredited instructor of continuing education for Certified Public Accountants in the State of Tennessee and provides continuing education training for many other organizations.  Mark is a native of Memphis but now resides in Louisiana with his wife, Angie.

Please join us in welcoming Mark to our team!

President's Corner - Donald DiPette

SMA President’s Message: April 2018

April 12, 2018 // Randy Glick

DONALD DIPETTE, MD, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
Dr. DiPette was installed as SMA’s 113th President during the 2nd General Session of SMA’s Medical Summit Conference, November 4, 2017 in St. Petersburg, Florida. His Presidential Address focused on key elements of the Association’s mission statement … quality, patient care, and education.

Dr. DiPette’s Message:

As I was considering my President’sMessage for the Spring Quarter of 2018 – I found I was moved to talk about more than just the mission of SMA. Leadership and membership continue to be actively engaged and the excitement continues around many initiatives, both organizational and educational. Unfortunately, upon the backdrop of this excitement, enthusiasm, and program development is a recent, sudden, and deep sadness. That sadness is the loss of young lives and the catastrophic loss and grief among others including survivors, family, and other loved ones resulting from the tragedy which occurred at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in one of our member states, Florida.

As the president and spokesperson of our organization, I would like to extend SMA’s sympathy, thoughts, and prayers to all affected and to our Florida family members. Words alone cannot magically heal the deep and everlasting wounds, but they are a start. Any tragedy, but certainly one of this magnitude, also presents an opportunity for self-reflection. In this moment of self-reflection, I ask all of us to consider -

What is the role, if any, of our organization in addressing issues and proposing solutions surrounding tragic events when they occur?

Please consider taking the time to answer this question.  You are welcome to respond anonymously.  I look forward to knowing your thoughts.  As a member of SMA, and a member of the global community, your feedback is key to our growth as an organization. Please consider this the beginning of a conversation, hopefully a healing one, among friends and colleagues.

Thank you,

Donald DiPette,MD, FACP, FAHA
SMA President, 2017-2018
Email: ddipette@sma.org

Southern Medical Journal

SMJ : April 2018 Issue

April 4, 2018 // Randy Glick

The Southern Medical Journal 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 and environmental medicine; bioethics and medical education; and quality health care, patient safety, and best practices.

Southern Medical Journal • Vol. 111 • No. 4 • April 2018

Women’s & Children’s Health

Postponing Childbearing and Fertility Preservation in Young Professional Women 
Emily G. Hurley, MD, Ilana B. Ressler, MD, Samantha Young, MD, April Batcheller, MD, Michael A. Thomas, MD, Krystene B. DiPaola, MD, and Julie Rios, MD

Comparison of Children’s Menu Items at Full- and Quick-Service Restaurants 
Mona A. Eissa, MD, PhD, Katherine Hearne, MPH, RDN, and Nora Saavedra, MD

On ‘‘Diagnosis of Child Maltreatment: A Family Medicine Physician’s Dilemma’’
Arne H. Graff, MD

Bioethics & Medical Education

Engagement in an Online Cultural Competency Training
Jordan Crocker, MD, MS, F. Stanford Massie, Jr, MD, and Carlos A. Estrada, MD, MS

Improving Underrepresented Minority in Medicine Representation in Medical School 
Kendall M. Campbell, MD, Naomi C. Brownstein, PhD, Helen Livingston, EdD, and José E. Rodríguez, MD

Importance of Interdisciplinary Medical Education: A Frontline Perspective
Aman Pandey, BS, MS4, and Jennifer S. Jackson, MD

Commentary on “Importance of Interdisciplinary Medical Education: A Frontline Perspective” 
G. Richard Holt, MD, MSE, MPH, MABE, DBioethics

Public Health & Environmental Medicine

A Social-Ecological Review of Cancer Disparities in Kentucky 
Sharon D. Rodriguez, MHA, Nathan L. Vanderford, PhD, MBA, Bin Huang, DrPH, MS, and Robin C. Vanderpool, DrPH

Quality Care and Patient Safety

Measuring Functional Status in Hospitalized Older Adults Through Electronic Health Record Documentation 
Liron Sinvani, MD, Andrzej Kozikowski, PhD, Vidhi Patel, MS, Colm Mulvany, BS, Christopher Smilios, MPH, Guang Qiu, MD, Meng Zhang, PhD, Gisele Wolf-Klein, MD, and Renee Pekmezaris, PhD

Medicine & Medical Specialties 

Single-Center Retrospective Study of Risk Factors and Predictive Value of Framingham Risk Score of Patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction 
Sohail Ikram, MD, Ajay Pachika, MD, Henrike Schuster, MD, Aman Ghotra, MD, Laura Dotson, RT(R), RCIS, Shoaib Akbar, MD, and Abdur Rahman Khan, MD

Clinical Context and Detection of the Murmur of Advanced Aortic Stenosis
Ajoe John Kattoor, MD, Anusha Shanbhag, MD, Annette Abraham, MBBS, and Srikanth Vallurupalli, MD

Provider Variation in Antibiotic Prescribing and Outcomes of Respiratory Tract Infections 
Mahesh Manne, MD, MPH, Abhishek Deshpande, MD, PhD, Bo Hu, PhD, Aditi Patel, MD, Glen B. Taksler, PhD, Anita D. Misra-Hebert, MD, MPH, Stacey E. Jolly, MD, MAS, Andrei Brateanu, MD, Robert W. Bales, MD, and Michael B. Rothberg, MD, MPH

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Southern Medical Journal

SMJ : March 2018 Issue

March 6, 2018 // Randy Glick
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The Southern Medical Journal 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 and environmental medicine; bioethics and medical education; and quality health care, patient safety, and best practices.

Southern Medical Journal • Vol. 111 • No. 3 • March 2018

Public Health and Environmental Medicine

Standardized Hypertension Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Morbidity and Mortality Worldwide
Pragna Patel, MD, MPH, Pedro Ordunez, MD, PhD, Kenneth Connell, MBBS, PhD, Dan Lackland, DrPH, Donald DiPette, MD, and for the Standardized Hypertension Treatment and Prevention Network

Medicine & Medical Specialties

Prevalence of HCV Infection in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease and Treatment with Direct Antiviral Agents 
Ajay Reddy Gade, MBBS, Manisha Patel, MD, Donna R. West, MSN, and Gary A. Abrams, MD

Commentary on “Prevalence of HCV Infection in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease and Treatment with Direct Antiviral Agents”
Duraisamy Balaguru, MD

Diverticular Disease: The Old, the New, and the Ever-Changing View
Michael S. DiSiena, MD, and John W. Birk, MD

Endobronchial Lesions in Patients Presenting with Hemoptysis
Amik Sodhi, MD, Dipen Kadaria, MD, April Practice McDonald, MD, Adnan Khan, MD, Krishna Gannamraj, MD, and Muthiah Muthiah, MD

Bioethics & Medical Education

Awareness and Knowledge Among Internal Medicine Resident Trainees for Dose Adjustment of Analgesics and Neuropsychotropic Medications in CKD
Chadi Y. Saad, MD, Joshua Fogel, PhD, and Sofia Rubinstein, MD

Commentary on “Awareness and Knowledge Among Internal Medicine Resident Trainees for Dose Adjustment of Analgesics and Neuropsychotropic Medications in CKD”
Gunjan Garg, MD, and Julie Wright Nunes, MD, MPH

Video Decision Aids in End-of-Life Care: Is There a Role with Older Adult Patients?
Rajesh Nair, BSc, MD

Patient Quality and Safety

The Inaccuracy of Accuracy
Anthony C. Breu, MD

Women’s & Children’s Health

Delayed Emergence in Pediatric Patients with Neurologic Disease Presenting for Ambulatory Surgery
Khaled Dajani, MD, Mohammed Almualim, MD, Akshay Menon, MD, Jacqueline Volpi-Abadie, MD, and Kierstin Lund, MD

Risk-Reducing Salpingectomy Versus Standard Tubal Sterilization: Lessons From Offering Women Options for Interval Sterilization
Matthew L. Zerden, MD, MPH, Tara Castellano, MD, Kemi M. Doll, MD, MS, Gretchen S. Stuart, MD, MPHTM, M. Cris Munoz, MD, and Kim A. Boggess, MD

Association of the Length of the Third Stage of Labor and Blood Loss Following Vaginal Delivery
Nader Z. Rabie, MD, Songthip Ounpraseuth, PhD, Dawn Hughes, MD, Patrick Lang, MD, Micah Wiegel, MD, and Everett F. Magann, MD

Women’s Health Curriculum for Medical Students
Maryam Sattari, MD, MS, Erinn Cooke, MD, Elizabeth Vorhis, MD, Julia Marshall, MD, and Karen Daily, DO

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Safe & Healthy Homewood Coalition

SMA – Community Collaboration

February 22, 2018 // Randy Glick

SMA is pleased to collaborate with the Safe and Healthy Homewood Coalition to present the accredited activity "Marijuana and Opiate Abuse: What's the Connection?"


Event Date:  Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Event Time:  8:00 - 12:00 pm
Location: Samford University College of Health Sciences
Fee: $20
Register Today: https://goo.gl/sHwrRM

This lecture will be given by Dr. Bertha K. Madras, Professor of Psychobiology at Harvard Medical School.

The Safe & Healthy Homewood Coalition is a Birmingham area voluntary organization comprised of community members committed to outreach and education to combat the opioid and addiction crisis and promote prevention. CEU's available for: Nurses, Social Workers, LPCs, Court Workers, and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors.  SMA will provide continuing education credits for physicians who attend the event.

The lecture will address the following:

  • The science of addiction and what causes teens to be at greater risk of addiction
  • The myths about marijuana and facts about its harmfulness
  • Why “medical” marijuana is not medicine
  • The FDA approval process and benefits
  • The connection between marijuana use and opiate addiction
  • What professionals can do to prevent marijuana and opiate abuse and addiction
  • How professionals can empower parents to prevent addiction
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Southern Roots

Southern Roots – Medical History, Black History

February 22, 2018 // Randy Glick

Meet the Doctor

Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson, MD

Education:

Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, Class of 1891

Historical importance:

First African American woman licensed to practice in Alabama, one of the first campus-based doctors in the state of Alabama.  

Bio:  

Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson, MD, earned her Alabama state medical license in 1891. She was examined on 10 subjects by 10 different examiners. Among those examiners were some of the most prominent Alabama doctors of the time, including:

  • Peter Bryce (Superintendent of the Alabama Insane Hospital) tested Dr. Tanner Dillon Johnson on the subject of Medical Jurisprudence
  • Jerome Cochran (state health officer and proponent of the Medical Licensure Act of 1877), on Chemistry
  • George A. Ketchum (Dean of the Medical College of Alabama and co-creator of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama), on Natural History and Diagnosis of Diseases
  • James T. Searcy (Superintendent of the Alabama Insane Hospital after Bryce’s death), on Hygiene
  • John B. Gaston (President of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama),on Obstetrical Operations

During her tenure at Tuskegee University, Dr. Tanner Dillon Johnson was responsible for 450 students and 30 faculty members. She maintained a private practice as well. Dr. Tanner Dillon Johnson created a 3-year Nursing program and founded the Lafayette Dispensary before leaving Tuskegee University in 1894.  

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Happy President's Day

Happy President’s Day from the Southern Medical Association

February 19, 2018 // Randy Glick

 “A President must call on many persons – some to man the ramparts and to watch the far away, distant posts; others to lead us in science, medicine, education and social progress here at home.”
— Lyndon B. Johnson

Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day, honors the life and work of the first president of the United States, George Washington.

The third Monday of February is known as Presidents’ Day but that was not always the case. For nearly 100 years, America honored its first president, George Washington, on February 22, his actual birthday.

In 1968 the U.S. Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. The act meant that some public holidays would always fall on a Monday. Today, the country honors its first president on the third Monday in February.

Presidents’ Day or President’s Day? Depends on whom you ask

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Go Red For Women 2018

SMA “wears red” to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease.

February 2, 2018 // Randy Glick
Go Red For Women 2018

Go Red For Women is the American Heart Association’s national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women. More women than men die every year from heart disease and stroke. The good news is that 80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented with education and lifestyle changes. Go Red For Women advocates for more research and swifter action for women’s heart health.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year. That’s approximately one woman every minute! Learn more about heart disease in women.

We encourage you to visit the Go Red for Women tools and resources page for healthcare providers and help raise awareness of heart disease and stroke in women.

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