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September Member News

UPCOMING EVENTS Election of New Officers and Directors for 2018

Meetings are at the MCMS office unless otherwise indicated. Nominations for the election of MCMS directors will be accepted by Sandi
Buchanan, executive director, no later than September 15. Email your nomination to
n Monday, Sept. 4 sbuchanan@meckmed.org.
MCMS Office closed for Labor Day.
Ballots for the election of MCMS officers and directors will be sent in October by
n Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 14-17 email to those members who have an email address on file with the Medical Society
NCMS-NCMGMA M3 Conference office. Those who do not have an email address on file will receive a copy by U.S. mail.
Raleigh Marriott, Crabtree Valley Return your marked ballot by email to sbuchanan@meckmed.org or by U.S. mail to
Mecklenburg County Medical Society, 1112 Harding Place, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC
n Wednesday, Sept. 20 28204. If returning by U.S. mail, write “BALLOT” on the outside of the envelope.
Welton Society Fall Luncheon. Ballots must be received no later than November 1. Ballots will be counted by an MCMS
Charlotte Country Club. accountant and teller(s) appointed by the MCMS Board of Directors. Election results will
11:30 a.m. be posted in the January issue of Mecklenburg Medicine magazine.

UPCOMING MEETINGS MCMS Awards Grants From
the Smith Arthritis Fund
n Tuesday, Sept. 12
MedLink meeting. By Janice E. Huff, Chair, Smith Arthritis Fund Committee
Mecklenburg County Health Department.
8:30 a.m. The MCMS Smith Arthritis Fund Committee is pleased to announce three
grants totaling $3,000 were awarded in August for programs and studies which
n Tuesday, Sept. 12 benefit, either directly or indirectly, patients who have arthritis.
Charlotte Dental Society meeting.
Myers Park Country Club. The first grant of $1,000 was awarded to Arthritis Services to provide funding
6 p.m. for a patient education seminar, The Arthritis Summit: 2017, featuring arthritis
health professionals as expert speakers. The objectives of the seminar will be to
n Wednesday, Sept. 13 provide awareness of the latest in arthritis and arthritis care to the public/those
Charlotte Pediatric Society meeting. with arthritis/those who care for family members with arthritis/those seeking
Charlotte Country Club. prevention strategies; provide updates on the current surgical approaches for
6 p.m. arthritis; provide awareness of the latest statistics of the incidence of arthritis/
public health burden of arthritis; and provide an overview of the most commonly
n Monday, Sept.18 affected joints (knees, hips, spine).
MCMS Executive Committee meeting.
5:45 p.m. The second grant of $1,000 was awarded to Vignesh Alamanda, MD, at
Carolinas Medical Center. This grant provides funding for a study aimed to
n Wednesday, Sept. 20 quantify the prevalence of narcotic and benzodiazepine prescriptions for the
MMAE Finance Committee/Board meeting. diagnosis of primary osteoarthritis. A secondary aim of this study is to analyze
9 a.m./10 a.m. the prescription of narcotics and benzodiazepines to patients with alerts that were
presented to providers based on their documented risk factors for prescription
n Thursday, Sept. 21 drug misuse, abuse and diversion through the PRIMUM database. The funds will
CAMGMA meeting. be used to support data sourcing, data management and statistical analysis.
Myers Park Baptist Church Cornwell Center.
Noon. The third grant of $1,000 was awarded to the Lupus Foundation of America,
Inc., North Carolina Chapter. This grant provides funding to support the 2018
n Friday, Sept. 22 Ask the Experts Educational Series (live teleconferences) for individuals living
November/December magazine deadline. with lupus in Mecklenburg County. Coupled with existing educational and direct
support services, this grant funding will be used to provide lupus educational
n Monday, Sept. 25 efforts aimed at increasing knowledge of lupus, its impact, and strategies to
MCMS Board meeting. increase the wellbeing and quality of life among individuals with lupus.
5:15 p.m. – dinner
5:45 p.m. – meeting The Smith Arthritis Fund was established in 1979 when Carolyn Kirkpatrick
Smith donated $41,500 for arthritis research. This fund is administered through
NEW MEMBERS the Mecklenburg County Medical Society under the guidance of Janice E. Huff,
MD, who is the 2017 Chair of the Smith Arthritis Fund Committee, along with
Michelle D. Ogunwale, PA-C H. David Homesley, MD, and Ahmad A. Kashif, MD. The fund is designed to
Gastroenterology support research projects as they relate to the needs of patients suffering from
Queen City Gastroenterology & Hepatology rheumatologic diseases. Since 1979, nearly $80,000 from this fund has been
320 Lillington Ave. #101 awarded for grants.
Charlotte, NC 28204
704-362-4403
Cuyahoga Community College Surgical
Physician Assistant, 2005

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