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President’s Letter

Doubt

By Stephen J. Ezzo, MD Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings

Another night Charlotte AHEC is part of the N.C. Area Health Education Centers (AHEC)
Another call Program and Carolinas HealthCare System.
Patients seen, EHR subdued
Checkout complete MARCH 2016
Sleep awaits Continuing Medical Education (CME)

One little boy 3/4 6th Annual Carolinas’ Clinical Sleep Symposium
2 years old and “not quite himself” 3/7-9 2016 National Council Conference
Nothing else 3/15 X Marks the Spot: A Review of the Target Specific Oral Anticoagulants
No fever, normal exam 3/24 Contemporary Considerations in the Management of COPD
Crying stopped with mom — that’s good, right? 3/29 Integrated Health Symposium
3 /30-4/1 40th Annual Internal Medicine Conference
11 p.m. — contort myself around the cats Online DOT Medical Examiners Course
What did I miss? Online Risk Management
Right now phone should ring Online Social Media: Risks & Benefits for Physicians
ED telling me Online Prevention and Management of Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
What I missed Online Motor Vehicle Crash Victims
Online MTAC Trauma Modules
It’s 3 a.m., and I think I’m worried
I should’ve cathed him (but he’s circumcised) For more information or to register for these courses,
Was there a hair tourniquet? (seen one in 30 years) call 704-512-6523 or visit www.charlotteahec.org.
Did I check all the limbs? (he walked out next to his mom)
Was that my beeper? Upcoming Meetings & Events

At 5 a.m. those not on call sleep well MARCH
Did Tylenol mask a fever?
Did I ask about contacts? Pets? Travel? Upcoming MCMS Events
I looked at his vaccine record, I think
Maybe I can finish this book n Thursday, March 3 n Wednesday, March 16
David G. Welton, MD, Society MMAE Finance/Board meeting.
New day — no pages, no calls Spring Luncheon 9 a.m./10 a.m
Follow-up: “He’s fine. Thanks for your care.” Charlotte Country Club
Was it luck or knowledge? Both? 11:30 a.m. n Thursday, March 17
Back to the salt mines CAMGMA meeting.
Who will it be today? Upcoming Meetings and Myers Park Baptist Church
Other Events Cornwell Center.
“Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to Noon.
cure disease of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know Meetings at MCMS office unless otherwise
nothing.” — Voltaire noted. n Friday, March 18
Child Health Committee meeting.
Question: Who was Ali Maow Maalin? n Tuesday, March 8 7:30 a.m.
See page 8 for the answer. MedLink meeting.
Mecklenburg County Health n Monday, March 21
Department. MCMS Board meeting.
8:30 a.m. 5:15 p.m.

n Thursday, March 10 n Tuesday, March 22
MMAE Community Health May magazine deadline.
Classroom on Autism
Myers Park Country Club n Friday, March 25
9:30 a.m. (Brunch) Good Friday – MCMS office
closed.
n Monday, March 14
MCMS Executive Committee
meeting.
5:45 p.m.

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