Reducing Cancer Risks: Dr. Margaret Kripke on the Environment and Cancer Dr. Margaret Kripke of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discusses environment and cancer, and her experience on the President's Cancer Panel and the panel report "Reducing Environmental Cancer Risks: What We Can Do Now." June 8, 2012 San Francisco Medicine Margaret Kripke, cancer prevention, President's Cancer Panel 0 0 Comment Read More »
Urge Your Legislators to Stop Forcing Medicare/Medi-Cal Dual Eligibles Into Managed Care Plans Due to advocacy on the part of the SFMS, CMA, and other stakeholders, the plan to shift Medicare/Medi-Cal “dual eligibles” into a managed care plan has been delayed. In his 2012 budget, Governor Jerry Brown proposed expanding the four county pilot project statewide. SFMS/CMA need your help to stop this expansion. June 7, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, Medi Cal, Medicare, News Medi-Cal, regulatory advocacy, dual eligible, Medicare 0 0 Comment Read More »
Volunteer Teaching Opportunities at UCSF Help foster future physicians by precepting a first- or second-year medical student in your practice setting. Please consider signing up for a volunteer teaching opportunity at UCSF. There's a need for primary care physician preceptors, but all San Francisco physicians are eligible to participate. June 6, 2012 Educational Event, Local Events, UCSF preceptor, UCSF volunteer clinical faculty, volunteer teaching opportunity 0 0 Comment Read More »
Edward Melkun, MD: SFMS May 2012 Member of the Month Edward Melkun, MD is a plastic surgeon and a member of SFMS since 2011. He is the SFMS Member of the Month for May 2012. June 5, 2012 SFMS Member Edward Melkun, Member of the Month 0 0 Comment Read More »
Doctors Quick to Integrate Tablet Use into Practice Most physicians own iPads or other tablet computers, and they are finding creative ways to integrate them into patient interactions and other aspects of medicine. June 5, 2012 Technology iPad, Tablet, tablet computers 0 0 Comment Read More »
