KMA ANNUAL MEETING AUGUST 25-27
The 167 th KMA Annual Meeting is set for the weekend of Aug . 25th at the Hyatt Regency at 311 S . 4th St . in downtown Louisville . Register today !
This year ’ s convention of physicians will include several prominent speakers including »»
Sam Quinones , author of ‘ Dreamland ’, which was named one of the best books of 2015 by the Wall Street Journal and Slate . com . Quinones will discuess the origins of opioids , the use of these pain killers as recreational drugs and how they connect with the explosion in heroin use .
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Ivana Grahovac will speak on recovery support and addiction disorders from her own personal experience in long-term recovery from substance abuse .
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Sarah Spurlock will speak about House Bill 333 , which limits issuance of a prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance for treatment of acute pain to a three day supply .
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Renee Shaw , Justin Allen and Laura Krueger , KET producers who cover the public health crisis surrounding prescription painkillers and heroin in Kentucky and the nation , will share their insights . Session will also include a panel discussion with experts in the field .
That weekend , GLMS and its KMA Delegation will submit more than a dozen resolutions for the KMA House of Delegates to consider as policy . We need all available GLMS delegates to come out to the Annual Meeting and vote on these issues .
Also as part of the Annual Meeting , the KMA will host the Kentucky Physicians Leadership Academy throughout the day on Saturday , August 26 . The all-day CME symposium will include several presentations including »»
Use of opioids in an inpatient setting
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Prescribing statistics and trends , as well as an overview of KASPER
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Prescribing limitations and an overview of House Bill 333 , which passed in 2017
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Stories of medically assisted treatment , as told in the KET documentary , “ Inside the Opioid Epidemic ”
To learn more and register for this year ’ s KMA Annual Meeting , visit https :// kyma . org / 2017-kma-annual-meeting /.
JOIN THE RAMBLE 5K
Join local physicians and the Louisville Bar Association for the 8 th annual Ramble 5K fun run / fitness walk on Saturday , August 26 , from 9 a . m . to noon . Late registration begins at 8 a . m .
Held at Beckley Creek Park at 1421 Beckley Creek Pkwy in Louisville . Tickets are $ 35 per person if purchased before Wednesday , August 16 , and $ 40 after . There are discounts
for groups of four or larger , as well as students . Children 12 and under run for free . Food and refreshments will be available , as well as family activities and a best dressed super hero contest .
The Ramble 5K has been a huge success in past years , raising money for Doctors and Lawyers for Kids , a medical-legal partnership designed to address legal needs that affect the health and welfare of children in poverty .
For more information and to purchase tickets , visit goo . gl / hRaubw .
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