12/2 SFMS Webinar: The First Thousand Days: Chemical Exposure in Early Life and Beyond Participate in a webinar on December 2, 2014 to hear from a distinguished multidisciplinary roster of contributors to a new CHE-themed San Francisco Medicine issue on environmental health. The authors will summarize their pieces on early life exposures, reproductive health issues, cancer and chemical mixtures, climate change and health, agriculture and the microbiome, and more. November 10, 2014 Educational Event, Local Events, San Francisco Medicine, SFMS Member CHE, Environmental Health, San Francisco Medicine, Webinar 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS & CMA Lead Successful Campaign to Defeat Props 45 & 46 SFMS and CMA have successfully led the campaign to defeat 2 onerous ballot measures that would have negatively impact health care, Propositions 45 and 46. November 5, 2014 Advocacy, MICRA, Politics and Medicine, SFMS Member Prop 46, SFMS advocacy, 2014 Election, Prop 45 0 0 Comment Read More »
Adi Price, MD: SFMS October 2014 Member of the Month Adi was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He left home to complete his undergraduate studies at Georgetown University, during which he spent time living abroad in Ecuador and Spain. After university he worked in real estate finance and business for 3 years before deciding to complete a post-baccalaureate degree and medical school at University of California, San Diego, where he was a student representative to the local medical society. November 3, 2014 Member of the Month, SFMS Member Adi Price, Member of the Month, October, SFMS Member 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS, Community and Education Leaders Highlight Negative Health Effects of Soda and Sugary Beverages Health, education, and community leaders met at the Chinatown YMCA to discuss Proposition E, San Francisco’s proposed soda tax. Research shows that Prop E will reduce consumption of soda and sugary beverages up to 31%; it will also fund up to $54 million for nutrition, health and active recreation programs. October 17, 2014 Advocacy, News, SFMS Member Eric Mar, Lawrence Cheung, Prop E, Rachel Norton, soda tax 0 0 Comment Read More »
Ebola Guidelines & Recommendations for EMS and 911 Call Center Recommendations and screening guidelines for EMS and 911 dispatch about the Ebola virus from SFMS member and DEM-EMS Agency Medical Director John Brown, MD. October 17, 2014 Physician Resource, SF Dept of Public Health, SFMS Member Ebola, EMS, John Brown 0 0 Comment Read More »
