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2017 Healthcare
Jennifer L. Orning, MD Management Symposium

Neurological Surgery Thursday,August 17
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Novant Health Neurosurgery Specialists
Harris Conference Center
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available.
Charlotte, NC 28208
Charlotte, NC 28211
Presented by the Charlotte Area Medical Group Managers
704-316-3070 Association and the Mecklenburg County Medical Society

University of Southern California, 2007 Sponsor Opportunities
Breakfast Sponsor
Upcoming Meetings Break Sponsors
& Events Lunch Sponsor
Tabletop Exhibits
JUNE
Call MCMS at 704-376-3688 for more information.
Meetings are at the MCMS office unless otherwise noted.
CHARLOTTE AHEC COURSE OFFERINGS
n Tuesday, June 13
MedLink meeting. Charlotte AHEC is part of the N.C. Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program and Carolinas Health Care System.
Mecklenburg County Health Department.
8:30 a.m. JUNE 2017
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
n Thursday, June 15
CAMGMA meeting. 6/25-27 Compassion in Action Health Care Conference
Myers Park Baptist Church Cornwell Center. Ongoing Communication in Health Care: 4-hr. basic communication course
Noon. Varies Communication in Health Care: Train the Trainer course
Varies University of Colorado: Excellence in Communication
n Monday, June 19 Online Protecting Your Patients From Air Pollution
Executive Committee meeting. Online DOT Medical Examiners Course
5:45 p.m. Online Risk Management: Patient Identification
Online Social Media: Risks & Benefits for Physicians
The Smith Arthritis Fund Online Prevention and Management of Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Committee Is Now Accepting Online Motor Vehicle Crash Victims
Grant Applications Online MTAC Trauma Modules
Online Get the 4-1-1: Everything Primary Care Providers Should Know About Parent Training
The Smith Arthritis Fund was established in in Behavior Therapy While Working With Families With Young Children With ADHD
1979 when Carolyn Kirkpatrick Smith donated Online Electronic Medical Record on Trial (Risk Management)
$41,500 for arthritis research. This fund is
administered through the Mecklenburg County For more information or to register for these courses, call 704-512-6523
Medical Society and is designed to support or visit www.charlotteahec.org.
research projects as they relate to the needs of
patients suffering from rheumatologic diseases. Mecklenburg Medicine • June 2017 | 9
Each year, the committee awards about $1,000
per grant. There are no rigid restrictions.
The Smith Arthritis Fund Committee of the
Mecklenburg County Medical Society is
accepting grant applications from interested
physicians through the end of June. Contact the
Medical Society office at 704-376-3688 for
more information.

Trivia answer from page 4:
Dr. Frances Kelsey rejected requests for the use of

thalidomide in the U.S., based on her belief it was not
adequately tested in pregnant women, nor that it was
proven to be effective. Who knows how many birth
defects she prevented?