Links to programming mentioned in this episode:

1- Please join us on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. ET for What Internal Medicine Physicians Need to Know About Contraception, the next virtual live forum presented by the American College of Physicians and Annals of Internal Medicine.

Internal medicine physicians are often the first point of contact for patients who have questions about contraception. In this forum, our panel of experts will discuss different scenarios for counseling patients of childbearing age about their options for

2- Join us in the monthly Virtual Doctor's Lounge event (a collaboration between NC ACP and GA ACP) to celebrate Women in Medicine Month.

Dr Susan Thompson Hingle will present 

EVERYBODY IN: Critical Actions We Must Engage in to Achieve Gender Equity and Co-Liberation. 

This program is open to all genders and any physician or student who has interest in this discussion.

Register today for this member exclusive webinar taking place September 19, 1:00 p.m. ET 

Checkout ACP’s Online Learning Center: offers hundreds of curated CME and MOC activities including journal articles, podcasts, videos, and interactive multimedia. Online Learning Center activities can help you earn free CME/MOC credit and meet many state-based CME requirements.

This year marked the launch of the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Hub, in response to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) new requirement to provide a one-time attestation of completing eight hours of training on managing patients with substance abuse disorders. The SUD Hub consists of a curated collection of activities to help you meet the new attestation requirement.

Another new addition to the Online Learning Center was the Intimate Partner Violence Program, an interactive learning series that provides practical, evidence-based steps to implement safe and supportive interventions with patients experiencing domestic violence.

The Pain Management Learning Hub offers peer-to-peer learning materials for you to practice skills necessary for pain assessment, diagnostic differentials, treatment plans, and patient-centered communication.

The Obesity Management Learning Hub consists of resources to help build your confidence in providing counseling and treatment to patients struggling with excess weight and obesity. Resources featured within this hub include the Obesity Management Learning Series, patient education materials, and The DEI Shift Podcast-Obesity Mini-Series.

See other options for CME and learning at: https://www.acponline.org/clinical-information/clinical-resources-products.

Try out DynaMedex - Dynamed® is collaborating with ACP to provide ACP members with free access to its augmented decision-support platform, DynaMedex™. A powerful point-of-care tool, DynaMedex seamlessly combines the clinical expertise and extensive curated disease content of DynaMed with the comprehensive drug information and advanced search capabilities of Micromedex®.

"Healing Conversations: ACP NC Chapter Well-being Townhall Kickoff - Reflecting on the Original Hippocratic Oath, Fostering Physician Unity, and Opening Dialogue on Physician Suicide "

Please join us as we kick off the ACP NC Chapter Well-being Townhall series. Our first session will reflect on the original Hippocratic oath, discuss our duty to each other as physicians and open the conversation surrounding physician suicide. By reflecting on and addressing these critical issues we can begin healing journeys together.

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Advocacy is a core mission for the ACP.  

You can find out so much on the Advocacy tab on the main homepage.

Today, I want to call you attention to the ACP’s Advocacy Priorities for 2023:

1.      Address Prescription Drug Costs

2.      Compensate Physicians for the Value of the Care Provided

3.      Improve Access to Mental and Behavioral HealthCare

4.      Ensure Access to Care after the Public Health Emergency

5.      Reduce Administrative Burden in Medicine

6.      Invest in Public Health and Pandemic Preparedness

7.      Support Patient Access to Reproductive Health Care

8.      Advance Equity in Health Care

9.      Prevent Firearms-Related Death and Injuries

10. Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change

How can you get involved?

To start with, join the Advocates for Internal Medicine Network.  I have been a member of ACP for a long time, and it wasn’t until a few years ago

We would love to have you join the NC ACP contingent when ACP visits DC in mass in mid-May each year for ACP Leadership Day. Save the date for May 14-15, 2024. Students and Residents can apply to have a travel stipend. We had a large group in 2023.

There is also an opportunity to visit our state representatives and senators in Raleigh through White Coat Days coordinated through the North Carolina Medical Society. Due to changes in the legislative session, our trip as a chapter that was planned for today will be rescheduled in 2024.

Dr Lacy Hobgood took a group of ECU trainees earlier this year.

We must advocate for ourselves and our colleagues by first being an advocate for ourselves.

Please join us at the first NC ACP Town Hall will be a Well-being Town Hall this Thursday August 24 at 8pm Eastern time.

"Healing Conversations: ACP NC Chapter Well-being Townhall Kickoff. Reflecting on the Original Hippocratic Oath, Fostering Physician Unity, and Opening Dialogue on Physician Suicide "

Please join us as we kick off the ACP NC Chapter Well-being Townhall series. Our first session will reflect on the original Hippocratic oath, discuss our duty to each other as physicians and open the conversation surrounding physician suicide. By reflecting on and addressing these critical issues we can begin healing journeys together.

After an opening presentation by our Well-being Committee (Dr Paul Chelminski, Dr Amna Shabbir, and Dr Kylie Nowicki) we will open it up for members to share what their challenges are, and we will explore ways we and ACP might help.

Zoom Registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckcu2qqz4iEtT7pu7YLgq73p8A1V3VT6Xx

and please,

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Our first NC ACP Town Hall will be a Well-being Town Hall this Thursday August 24 at 8pm Eastern time."Healing Conversations: ACP NC Chapter Well-being Townhall Kickoff. Reflecting on the Original Hippocratic Oath, Fostering Physician Unity, and Opening Dialogue on Physician Suicide "

Please join us as we kick off the ACP NC Chapter Well-being Townhall series. Our first session will reflect on the original Hippocratic oath, discuss our duty to each other as physicians and open the conversation surrounding physician suicide. By reflecting on and addressing these critical issues we can begin healing journeys together.

After an opening presentation by our Well-being Committee (Dr Paul Chelminski, Dr Amna Shabir, and Dr Kylie Nowicki) we will open it up for members to share what their challenges are, and we will explore ways we and ACP might help.

We would love to have as many folks join as possible.

Zoom Registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckcu2qqz4iEtT7pu7YLgq73p8A1V3VT6Xx

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This is a quick welcome session.

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Marion McCrary MD FACP

Governor, NC ACP