August 15, 2024

In this issue:

• Register to attend the Member-only Town Hall tonight at 6 p.m.
• Notice of elections and changes to AMA Bylaws
• Preparing for new AMA website launch
• New webinar series: PCCM Panel Prep - take control of your panel size estimate
• Submit a one-step nomination today!
• New MD Culture Shift: July-August issue
• AHS Updates:
  • Active health advisories
  • AHS Long-COVID clinic closures
  • Clinical guidance for listeria exposure
  • Connect Care clinical documents: Address delivery method update
  • Updated Pathway Development Toolkit available on Alberta's Pathway Hub
• MD Financial
  • What's the best order for drawing your retirement income?
• Community Connections

Register to attend the Member-only Town Hall tonight at 6 p.m.

Join the town hall on Thursday, August 15 for the latest breaking news and the opportunity to ask questions.

Notice of elections and changes to AMA Bylaws

The 119th AMA Annual General Meeting will be held via Zoom at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 8. As required under the AMA Bylaws, members received 60-days notice of:

• Proposed bylaw changes to be considered.
• Elections to take place at the AGM (Nominating Committee and AMA representatives to the CMA General Council for 2025).

Member login is required to view.

Preparing for new AMA website launch

Our website will be under construction on August 17 - 18 and may be temporarily unavailable. Thank you for your patience.

New webinar series: PCCM Panel Prep - take control of your panel size estimate

The Panel Management Support Program (PMSP) and Transitional Funding Program (TFP) provided some much-needed financial stability to primary care. However, many physicians reported that the estimated panel size these programs used to determine funding was unexpectedly low.

Join Dr. Ernst Greyvenstein and AMA-ACTT for this webinar series and learn what practical steps you can take to improve the accuracy of your panel size estimate. This may improve your future PMSP payments, which are recalculated and paid out quarterly until April 2026. Ensuring your panel size is accurate is also a great way to prepare for the launch of the new funding model (PCCM), which has a panel-based payment component.

This will be a three-part webinar series for family physicians and rural generalists:

Part One

How panel sizes are calculated for PMSP (and potentially for PCCM), what CII/CPAR is and how it can improve your panel size estimate, assigning CII/CPAR roles and responsibilities, and how to get started today.

Part Two

How to compare your EMR panel vs CPAR panel, and how to find and fix any discrepancies. Includes helpful tips and resources for each EMR (date/time TBD).

Part Three

Understand what CPAR conflicts and demographic mismatches are, how they impact panel size estimates and how your team can address them (date/time TBD).

Part one of this webinar series will be offered twice, once in the morning and once in the evening. Please register for your preferred date below:

• September 3 @ 7:30 a.m. or
• September 4 @ 5:30 p.m.

Watch for announcements coming soon on dates for parts two and three. 

Submit a one-step nomination today!

This is the perfect opportunity for you to recognize the dedication, accomplishments and talents of your peers and colleagues who are making significant contributions to health care and the medical profession.

The CMA Awards span across 10 categories whose recipients include changemakers from different career stages, backgrounds and geographic regions. One non-physician is also recognized every year.

To find more about the AMA Nominating Committee 2024 award nominee selection process visit the website.

MD Culture Shift: July-August issue

In the July-August issue of MD Culture Shift:

• AHS celebrating health
• Upcoming courses and sessions
• For your information
• Resources information

AHS Updates

The following AHS updates have been provided for your information:

• Active health advisories
• AHS Long-COVID clinic closures
• Clinical guidance for listeria exposure
• Connect Care clinical documents: Address delivery method update
• Updated Pathway Development Toolkit available on Alberta's Pathway Hub

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Community Connections

Promoting a local charitable health-related event?

Recruiting physicians and medical learners for a medical study?

Seeking AMA member participation in a survey?

The AMA receives many requests to promote local events, research participation opportunities and surveys to our members. We consider all requests based on specific criteria and general relevance/appropriateness. Please note that, unless explicitly stated, the AMA is not associated with or responsible for items listed in Community Connections.

In case you missed it...

Time to update your AMA website login credentials

Upcoming events

Physician Practice Improvement Program (PPIP) Virtual Care Standard of Practice

August 22

Physician Wellness Workshop: Your life in retirement

August 28

View all upcoming events on the AMA website.

Have an event you'd like to promote?

Review our criteria and submit your event.

Recognition Roundup

Below are special dates deserving recognition:

August:

International Overdose Awareness Day

August 31

Recommend a special date.

Last issue's top stories

What's the best order for drawing your retirement income?

Get ready for a brand new AMA! (website that is)

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- Physicians wanted

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- For sale or lease
- Services

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