We welcome Cambia Grove members to come together with innovative, collaborative discussions around various topics hosted monthly. Learn more. Riley Sorenson (Riley@cambiagrove.com) will be in touch prior to the event with meeting details. Are you a Cambia Grove Member but haven't received the password to register? Please check the Slack #memberevents channel and/or email Nick@cambiagrove.com. If [...]
In partnership with Public Health Seattle & King County, the Somali Health Board, and Horn of Africa Services, King County Medical Society has created a Healthcare Stakeholder group to create strategies to prevent lead poisoning in our area. This work is driven by community members in our area, but it is our hope that healthcare [...]
Join the Washington Health Alliance for the second part of their webinar series “Dollar$ and $ense: Seeing the Impacts of COVID-19 Through a Financial Lens,” featuring special guest speaker, A. Mark Fendrick MD. Dr. Fendrick conceptualized and coined the term Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) and currently directs the V-BID Center at the University of Michigan, [...]
Join Washington Health Alliance for the second part of their webinar series “Dollar$ and $ense: Seeing the Impacts of COVID-19 Through a Financial Lens,” featuring special guest speaker, A. Mark Fendrick MD. To register, email Adria at amoskowitz@wahealthalliance.org. Space is limited so please register today. If you cannot attend, the webinar will be recorded [...]
While the health of Americans overall has improved dramatically over the last century, these gains have not been shared equally, with racial and ethnic minorities continuing to have worse health outcomes. Examples of this include higher rates of hypertension, myocardial infarctions, strokes, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease and lower life expectancy seen in black [...]
From Dr. Elisabeth Poorman, Chair, Physician Wellness Committee for the King County Medical Society Greetings to all King County Medical Society members and allies, I write to you today to first and foremost invite you to the Physician Wellness Committee's Inaugural Concert, which will be a virtual concert on Friday, July 10, at 6pm PST [...]
Join the Washington State Medical Association for the next webinar in their Continuing Professional Development series, Communicating Effectively During Times of Stress. This webinar will help physicians and physician assistants describe a general framework of an effective communication process; detail the advantages and disadvantages of five different communication modes; and give three examples of how [...]
The Association of Women in Rheumatology is hosting a free, virtual summit on Disparities in Healthcare Under the Spotlight of Covid-19. Tackle pertinent issues such as: • The impact of gender, race and socioeconomic status on healthcare disparities - Dr. Irene Blanco • Inclusiveness in clinical research, the obstacles and solutions - Dr. Ashira Blazer [...]