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RSVP for the House of Delegates

he OCMS caucus is in preparation for the annual OSMA House of Delegates Meeting, which will be held on Saturday, April 18 at the Southern Hills Marriott in Tulsa.

Support Physician Counseling

Bracelets are still available! Learn more.

Physician Suicide Awareness Fundraiser

OCMS Physician Wellness program fundraiser - Rustic Cuff bracelets!

AMA Data Request on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection

The AMA is asking for member data through a survey.

Documents from 4/15/19 Membership Meeting

Download all the supporting documents from the 4/15/19 Membership Meeting.

Contribute to new AMA-RAND research

Pill Limit Update! New OBN Rules Signed Into Law

Save the Date! Annual Meeting 11/5

November 5, 2018 - 6:00 p.m. Topic: Cyber Security Speaker: Sam Munkal, Cytek Free for Members, RSVP required.

Thank you Mike Hunter

OSMA congratulates Attorney General Mike Hunter for his leadership against opioid abuse and for chairing the state's first Opioid Commission.

Sponsored by the American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Long Range Planning and Development, this survey will help the AMA identify and better understand important issues relevant to health care and the practice of medicine.

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018--Highlights and Vote Tallies

Early this morning, the Senate and House passed a fifth continuing resolution to keep the federal government operational until March 23. The spending package, which passed with bipartisan majorities in both the Senate (71-28) and the House (245-182) included a number of health care issues of interest to medicine. The AMA sent a letter urging passage of the bill.

New AMA Podcast Helps Physicians Navigate Difficult Conversations

For many physicians, having difficult conversations with patients is a part of daily practice. That’s why the American Medical Association recently launched a new podcast series, AMA Doc Talk.

OCMS Inaugural Reservations

Click here to register online for the OCMS Inaugural!

OCMS Physician Wellness Program

The OCMS Physician Wellness Program will begin on December 1, 2017. The purpose of the program is to help OCMS members achieve a work-life balance and avoid burnout. For more information about the program, click on the link: http://www.okcountymed.org/pwp/

Help Harvey-Affected Physicians

Members have been asking how they might be able to assist their medical colleagues in Texas who may have been affected by Hurricane Harvey. The Texas Medical Association Foundation established a special disaster relief fund to help those physicians who may have suffered damage from the storm to cover expenses that are not covered by insurance or another source of funding. www.texmed.org/Harvey

Anthem is Ending it's Effort to Merge with Cigna

Today Anthem announced that it is ending its effort to merge with Anthem. This is a monumental victory of organized medicine! This victory is the result of 21 months of unrelenting advocacy before the U.S. Department of Justice, congressional committees, state attorneys general, insurance commissioners, and federal courts.

AMA Statement on House Passage of American Health Care Act

Significant Change to DEA Registration Renewal Process

Through a notice on its website, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently announced significant changes to its registration renewal process.

Effective advocacy in the lame duck and beyond - Webinar

From the AMA, the webinar will be led by Congressional Management Foundation President & CEO Brad Fitch as he presents on how to be effective advocates in the lame duck session. The webinar will also include a legislative update from AMA’s Vice President of Government Affairs Cindy Brown on what we can expect in this final session of the 114th Congress.

CDC / AMA Webinar -- Preparing for Zika Transmission in the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Medical Association (AMA) invite you to join an important webinar focused on Zika virus.

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