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2020 ASM Conference Materials

Welcome to the 2020 Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) Foundation’s Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM).  We are pleased to offer this 100% virtual format allowing you to participate in courses within the safety and comfort of your own home or workplace.  Submit questions to presenters or MSMS staff via the “chat” function.   Explore the ASM Conference website to access speaker materials and visit the ‘virtual” exhibit hall to learn about the latest products and practice tools.

I want to thank the MSMS Foundation ASM Planning Committee and our course directors and speakers for generously sharing their valuable time and expertise. Thank you for attending. I hope you enjoy the conference.

Sincerely,

David T. Walsworth, MD
2020 ASM Planning Committee Chair

ASM Week 1

October 21   October 22 October 23
Zoom Link

Passcode: 050616
Call in #: 312-626-6799
Webinar ID: 883 6147 7752

 Zoom Link

Passcode: 858374
Call in #: 312-626-6799  
Webinar ID: 881 2069 5156

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Passcode: 670834
Call in #: 312-626-6799  
Webinar ID: 839 0785 814
8:00 - 11:00 am
What's New in Dermatology


 8:00 - 11:00 am 
MCHAP Update on Concepts in Sports

 8:00 - 11:00 am
Updates in Allergy and Immunology
12:30 - 3:30 pm
Updates in Dermatology 2020


 12:30 - 3:30 pm
Updates in Colon and Rectal Surgery

 11:45 am - 12:45 pm 
99th Annual William Beaumont Lecture: COVID-19
4:15 - 5:15 pm
Diabetes Self Management and Prevention: 
Programs that Can Make an Impact on Your Patients Lives
 4:15 - 5:15 pm
Rhoades Lecture:
Human Trafficking in Michigan
What Physicians Need to Know

 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Seizures and Epilepsy in Non- Neurologic Specialties
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Providing Care for Transgender and Nonbinary Patients





 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Chronic Disease Management:
How to Utilize Outside Resources
and Self Management Education for Your Patients



  

ASM Week 2

 October 28 October 29 October 30
Zoom Link

Passcode: 557267
Call in #: 312-626-6799
Webinar ID: 816 7138 5756


 Zoom Link

Passcode: 929007
Call in #: 312-626-6799
Webinar ID: 870 3031 2690


 Zoom Link

Passcode: 591734
Call in #: 312-626-6799
Webinar ID: 817 0860 3970
8:00 - 11:00 am
Pulmonary Medicine:
Vaping 101



 8:00 - 11:00 am
Coping with Stress in
Chaotic Times: Needed Skills for Patients and Providers


 8:00 - 11:00 am
Common Problems in Urology, Revisited
12:30 - 3:30 pm
Women’s Cardiovascular Health



 12:30 - 3:30 pm
Environmental Health Risks:
Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
and Lyme Disease

 12:30 - 3:30 pm
Updates in Endocrinology
4:15 - 5:15 pm
Promoting Vaccine Confidence
While Protecting Your Child and
Adult Patients from Vaccine Preventable Diseases


 4:15 - 5:15 pm
Pediatric and Adult Influenza
Recommendations 2020-2021 Season, Including COVID-19 Vaccine Progress



  


Thank You to Our Exhibitors

Thank you to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for supporting our conference.

Virtual Exhibitor +

Genentech Inc. (A Member of the Roche Group)
Genentech is a biotechnology company dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases.

Freda Harris - harris.freda@gene.com
SKiN - Therapeutic Area Manager
Product Information

Kara McPhail - mcphail.kara@gene.com
Respiratory - Therapeutic Area Manager

Virtual Exhibitor

  • HealthNumeric
    Nevin Brittain Sr., Chief Executive Officer –
    nevin@healthnumeric.com
    2843 E. Grand River Ave Suite 272, East Lansing 48823
    Cell 517-703-4610
    Office: (833) 832-4767
    Health Numeric is an innovative Michigan company working to reduce high hospital readmission rates. Our remote patient monitoring platform, along with managed health services, gives home care agencies, case managers, physicians, and nurses' access to comprehensive at-home patient monitoring. 

  • MDCH – Physician Peer Education Project on Immunization

  • Michigan Anticoagulation Quality Improvement Initiative (MAQI2)
    Brian Haymart, RN, MS – khaymart@med.umich.edu
    The Michigan Anticoagulation Quality Improvement Initiative (MAQI2), sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, offers a free Anticoagulation Toolkit, which includes a desktop reference, quick reference cards, a mobile app, and patient education materials.

Important Conference Information

If you have trouble joining when clicking on the conference link, try one of the following tips –

  • Completely close Zoom and your browser to “refresh” the site

  • Copy and paste the link into your browser

  • Change devices (i.e. MAC to PC or Tablet)

For technical assistance during the virtual conference call or text Brenda Marenich at 517-449-3601. 

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AMA
As part of CCB, and having become known in the HOD as a trusted and respected parliamentarian and advisor, he has been actively sought out by sections and delegations for his expertise and counsel, to ensure their concerns are met and can be adopted by the House. His commitment to open, fair and unbiased discussion and debate empowers colleagues wherever he leads, including in our House of Delegates.

ACEP
In addition to his commitments to MSMS, the AMA and CCB, Pino participates in the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Section Council. This allows him to stay informed about the latest issues facing their specialty and the broader medical landscape across the country. The council comprises representatives from all over the US, who bring unique perspectives and experiences to the table, and gain a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing emergency medicine in different regions, and work collaboratively to develop solutions and best practices. This also allows him to build relationships across the country, which are key to getting the House to “yes.”

MSMS
Dr. Colone has been an active member of the AMA since his first year of medical school. He served as Chair of the Medical Student Section, Resident and Fellows Section, and the Young Physician Section of the Michigan State Medical Society, as well as representing each of those sections as delegate from MSMS to the AMA. He has served on the Michigan Delegation to the AMA for almost 30 years, and on the MSMS Board of Directors for 11 years during that time. He is also a recipient of the AMA Foundation Leadership Award.

In addition to influencing the national debate, Dr. Colone served as president of his county and state medical societies during times of crisis. He led his county medical society during the Flint water crisis and MSMS during the COVID pandemic from 2021-2022, standing up to outside efforts by lay persons and legislators and standing by science for the safety and betterment of the public. During his presidency he led a coalition of 50 patient and health care organizations to achieve comprehensive prior authorization reform removing barriers and improving the health of all Michiganders.

President of MSMS: Pino took the helm of MSMS as President during a tumultuous time. The COVID pandemic was entering its second year. Effective and, more importantly, ineffective treatments, were becoming better known, better understood, as physicians were learning every day how to best save lives. He stood by science and resisted pressures and endorsed science based treatments based on what we’d learned, over unproven, and even dangerous, treatments.

Health Can’t Wait Initiative: Pino advanced the Health Can’t Wait Initiative as President of MSMS, a coalition of over 50 health-focused groups that saw the successful passage of comprehensive prior authorization reform into law.

Read more about the coalition here

Organizations involved in the coalition 

PA Reform Signed into Law

“Today is a wonderful day for Michigan patients who can now rest easy knowing insurance company prior authorization practices will no longer prove to be an impassable roadblock between them and the timely care and treatment they too often desperately need," said MSMS President Pino Colone, MD. “Speaking on behalf of providers, patient advocacy groups and patients across the state, I want to thank Governor Whitmer and Michigan’s lawmakers for recognizing the need for reform in this area and then working to craft and enact legislation that delivers. In signing SB 247, Governor Whitmer has ushered in a new era where transparency, clinical validity and fairness to patients will all be factored into the prior authorization process, protecting Michigan patients from costly and dangerous delays in access to health care. Officially signing this bill into law is a tremendous—and much needed—win for countless Michigan patients and the providers who serve them.”

Scope of Practice: He has testified on scope of practice helping legislators understand that nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) do not have the training or education to safely care for our families, and that medical school matters. (include the graphic from the article) and link the article: https://www.mha.org/newsroom/tag/pino-colone/

Pino spent six years as chair of the MSMS Task Force on Opioid Stewardship, advocating for naloxone to be available to residents of Michigan without a prescription, collaborating with colleagues and state officials, and disseminating timely and accurate information to MSMS members. In this role, he was pivotal in shaping MSMS’s strategic plan to reduce opioid-related overdose, eliminate stigma, and support harm reduction efforts by fighting to make naloxone available over the counter.

He was also a member of the MSMS Executive Task Force on Health Care Disparities. 

Genesee County Medical Society
Pino was also president of the GCMS during the water crisis of its largest city, Flint. He led efforts by the Society to disseminate accurate information about lead in drinking water and its effects on health. With the city and state in the national spotlight, Pino stood firm against pressure from government officials to endorse what would later prove to be flawed information, putting the expertise of his physician colleagues and the safety of local residents first.
Read more about Pino’s service as county medical society president below: 

§  November 2020 GCMS Bulletin 

§  December 2020 GCMS Bulletin

§  January 2020 GCMS Bulletin

§  February 2020 GCMS Bulletin

§  March 2020 GCMS Bulletin 

§  April 2020 GCMS Bulletin

§  May 2020 GCMS Bulletin

§  June 2020 GCMS Bulletin

§  July 2020 GCMS Bulletin

§  August 2020 GCMS Bulletin

§  September 2020 GCMS Bulletin

§  October 2020 GCMS Bulletin

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