The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has released a Health Advisory regarding health and disease prevention recommendations during Pride in Philadelphia for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ)…
PAMED is working with State Rep. Marguerite Quinn (R-Bucks) who recently introduced legislation (HB 1293) to reform prior authorization in Pennsylvania because: The process negatively impacts patient care — Patients…
The second quarterly progress report on the Practice Options Initiative was recently sent to 2016 delegates. View the Summary A lot has happened in the last few months. The biggest…
The following is an advisory from the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Fraudulent e-mails are being sent out to ACS members and those of other societies that appear to be…
The following is a Health Advisory released on May 17, 2017 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding the potential for falsely low blood lead test results…
As the opioid crisis continues to escalate, officials turn attention to the multitude of factors that contribute to the problem. The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office is taking greater strides to…
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has received multiple reports of ‘WannaCry’ (also known as ‘WannaCrypt’) ransomware infections in several countries around the world and in the United…
The next issue of Philadelphia Medicine will be coming out in June, and we want you to be included! The magazine contains timely articles on topics including the impact of…
Babies born to women who have used opioids at any point during pregnancy are at risk of suffering withdrawal symptoms – collectively called neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) – that can…
Jefferson’s American Medical Association MSS chapter presents the second annual Second Opinion intercollegiate debate. The debate series pits medical students from schools around Philadelphia to debate current issues that pertain…
Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 18, the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee is scheduled to vote on Senate Bill 25– legislation that would allow CRNPs to practice medicine independently in…
Like it or not, non-physician legislators make critical decisions about how you will treat patients. Influence those decisions by becoming an effective advocate at PAMED’s Advocacy Day. When: Tuesday, May…