King County Medical Society is the powerful voice & advocate for physicians, supporting them as they support our communities.
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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤.
Children with lead exposure do not look sick. A blood test is the only way to know.
Learn more here: ow.ly/6tRN50ZWwRB
#LeadPoisoningPrevention #ChildHealth
𝗙𝗹𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. Getting vaccinated now means protection through the holidays.
Public Health lists vaccination sites across King County, including clinics that see patients without insurance. ow.ly/pi4j50ZWtlF
#FluShot #KingCounty #PublicHealth
KCMS wrote a resolution for a 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧 to study health disparities. There is a free screening of Gone Guys, followed by a panel discussion.
November 4, 6:30 p.m. Seattle
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𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭
Dr Vania Rudolf co-authored our resolution on evidence-informed regulations for kratom-derived products. It's now WSMA policy
ow.ly/aESs50ZSu2W
#AddictionMedicine #WSMA
𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝟒𝟎.
Guidelines are a mammogram every two years ages 40 to 74. If you have a family history or other risks, 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧.
Today is a good day to schedule
#BreastCancerAwareness #NationalMammographyDay
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓, when millions of people worldwide will participate in earthquake drills!
At 10:15 a.m. (local time) on 10/15, and practice earthquake safety.
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𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬
Dr. Vania Rudolf wrote a resolution on rapid MOUD initiation. It is now WSMA policy
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#Addiction
𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲. 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭.
Physician Support Line connects you with volunteer psychiatrists: 1-888-409-0141.
In a crisis, call or text 988.
#MentalHealthDay #PhysicianWellbeing
𝐅𝐥𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.
Public Health lists vaccination locations across King County, including clinics that see patients without insurance. Where to get vaccinated in King County ow.ly/IvZt50ZOrZN
𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡. The most useful thing most people can do is check whether they are current on screening. Screening guidelines have changed, ask your doctor.
#BreastCancerAwareness #Screening #PreventiveCare
𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑎 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚.
Dr. Nancy Connolly wrote and WSMA adopted a Universal Primary Care resolution. ow.ly/lVBM50ZStT6
𝟐𝟏 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 at WSMA House of Delegates
𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄/ 𝗮 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝑱𝑶𝑰𝑵 𝑼𝑺 ow.ly/JTY450ZSs4i
#PhysicianAdvocacy #HealthPolicy #WSMA
𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐞.
Our delegates spent yesterday in reference committees defending resolutions written by KCMS physicians. Today they take them to the floor.
Our lobbying team carries this work to the legislative session.
#WashingtonPhysicians #PhysicianAdvocacy
𝐵𝑒ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑒.
Pharmacists are a critical part of care
💊 Like this to recognize pharmacists
#WorldPharmacistDay #Pharmacy #HealthcareTeam #PatientCare #MedicationSafety
𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓.
Routines come back. The pace changes. People start thinking about getting “back on track.”
Most try to do too much all at once.
🍂 Like this if you feel the reset
#FirstDayOfFall #FallReset #HealthyHabits
𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬
When a clinical AI tool gets it wrong, the liability can land on the physician who used it. KCMS seeks to modernize liability
#WashingtonPhysicians #PhysicianAdvocacy
𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲
Medicaid patients have the fewest options when care is denied.
#WashingtonPhysicians #PhysicianAdvocacy #AppleHealth #Medicaid
53% of 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔 were denied in the first 3 months of WISeR- the new AI review program.
KCMS physicians wrote three resolutions for reform of WISeR.
#PriorAuthorization #Medicare #AIinHealthcare
Full reporting from @The Seattle Times on the records behind these numbers: seattletimes.com/business/me…
𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵.
And aging well isn’t just about time—it’s about support.
Access to care. Staying active. Having people around you.
👀 Like this for aging well
#HealthyAging #AgingWell #CommunityHealth #HealthEquity
