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ACMEC Online Credit
Just a reminder on how to find your CME report online. You first need to obtain your access name and password. If you do not remember your access information, please call ACMEC to obtain. The next step is to go to acmec.org and click on the online credit report link. Once at the site you will enter your User ID and Password and be directed to enter the time period for your requested report.The actual report is in a printable format for submission as a transcript to requesting parties.
There is about a two week timeframe between submitting CME credit certificates for out-of-area CME to the ACMEC office before they will be entered into the report.
ACMEC processes some 14,000 credit hours for physician members annually. The volume can result in occasional missed entries. Should you find errors we ask that you contact our office with the corrections.
Winter Clinic Back to McCall 2010
A very early heads up that the ACMS Winter Clinics will head back to McCall February 26-28, 2010. At this juncture we are not sure about 2011 and forward but ACMS has signed a contract to hold the meeting back at the Shore Lodge. It will be great to take one of Idaho's oldest medical meetings back to its home
Burkholder Lectureship
On May 6th, the Annual Murray Burkholder Lectureship in Oncology will be held at 8:00 a.m. in the Anderson Center of St. Luke's RMC. This year's presenter will be Frank L. Meyskens, Jr., M.D. Dr. Meyskens is a Professor of Medicine and Biological Chemistry at UC-Irvine and is Director of the Chao Comprehensive Cancer Center. He will address advances in prevention of colon and other cancers.
Upcoming Meetings
May 15-17, 2009 - Idaho Academy of Family Physicians, DoubleTree Riverside, Boise (Neva Santos - 208-323-1156)
July 24-26, 2009 - Idaho Medical Association Meeting, Sun Valley Inn & Conference Center (Erin O'Neill - 208-344-7888)
Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. - Anderson Center
Wednesday, 12:15 p.m. - Winter Room
Friday, 8:00 a.m. - McCleary Auditorium
St Luke's RMC
Tumor Board - Tuesday, 12:00 noon
Anderson Center - Ada -2; CHEERS (Children's Hospital Education Enrichment Review) - 1stThursday, 8 am; MATCH 2nd Thursday, 8 am
MEMBERSHIP:
Upcoming Events:
June 2009
July 2009
(Wednesday, 8:00am/St. Luke's RMC; Wednesday, 12:15pm/Mercy Medical Center; Friday, 8:00am/Saint Alphonsus RMC)
Anderson Center, St. Luke’s RMC, Wednesday 8:00 a.m.
Winter Room, Mercy Medical Center, Wednesday 12:15 p.m.
AW Horsley, VA Medical Center, Thursday 8:00 a.m.
McCleary Auditorium, Saint Alphonsus RMC, Friday 8:00 a.m.
6 Frank L. Meyskens, Jr., MD, Professor of Medicine and Biological Chemistry, Director, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California - Irvine.
13 John Greenlee, MD, Professor of Neurology, University of Utah.
13 John Greenlee, MD, Professor of Neurology, University of Utah.
1 William Robinson, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Stanford University and Stanford Center on Longevity.
OTHER REGULARLY SCHEDULED CONFERENCES
Breast Tumor Board - Thursday, 7 a.m.
MSTI Pediatric Tumor Board - 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 12 noon
Meridian Tumor Board - 1st & 3rd Thursday, 12 noon
Mercy Medical Center; Tumor Board - Tuesday, 12 noon
West Valley Medical Center; Tumor Board - Monday, 12:30 pm
Saint Alphonsus RMC; Tumor Board - Thursday, 12 noon, Breast Care Panel, Tuesday, 7:00 am
The following members have been approved: Diane Turner, M.D.; Duard Spruce, M.D.; Ronald Larsen, M.D.
June 11, 2009 ACMS High School Physicals, BSU Caven-Williams Sports Complex
July 24-26, 2009 IMA Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly, Sun Valley
October 16, 2009 ACMS Annual Meeting, Boise Doubletree Riverside
Washington Post Winners - These are the results of a contest for defining alternate meanings of common words.
3 Etiology, Prevention and Management of Infectious Gastroenteritis, Devon Hale, MD
5 Topic TBA, Stacia Munn, MD
10 Topic TBA
17 Macular Degeneration, Denton Roberts, MD; Nizhonii Kinsel-Evans, MD
24 Blood Banking, Annie Strupp, MD
26 Blood Banking, Annie Strupp, MD
Summer Schedule
No Conferences
6 Burkholder Lectureship, The Development of Difuoromethylornithine for the Prevention of Colon and Other Cancers: A Long Winding Road to Success, Frank Meyskens, Jr., MD
13 Prion Disease, John Greenlee, MD
20 St. Luke's Children's GR, Pediatric Urology, Cynthia Fairfax, MD
27 Perinatal and Prenatal Consequences of Opiod Addiction, Julie Lyons, MD
6 Pediatric Immunization Refusal, Kathryn Potter, MD
13 Prion Disease, John Greenlee, MD
20 Pediatric Urology, Cynthia Fairfax, MD
27 STD Management, Heather Nichols, MD
7 Topic TBA, John Geyman, MD
14 Update in the Management of Dyslipidemia, J. Antonio G. Lo?pez, MD
21 HIV Update, Sky Blue, MD
28 Overview of Wound Care and Common Wounds, Peggy Doucette, DO
1 Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Autoimmune Disease, William Robinson, MD
8 Group Care Model: Centering Pregnancy, Tara Erbele, MD
15 Spine Conference, The McKenzie Approach to Spine Evaluation, Heidi VanEngen, PT
22 The Cool Newborn, Jennifer Merchant, MD
29 Critical Care Case Conference, Denise Wurth, MD
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