The American Medical Association (AMA) announced the Board of Trustees for 2022-2023, naming Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, M.D, MACP, FRCP, as the new chair. Members of the AMA Board of Trustees are elected by physicians and medical students representing more than 190 state and specialty medical societies who gathered for the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates, the AMA’s ... Continue Reading
Dr. Allen Ligon Performs Heart Surgery on One of the Smallest Infants in the Nation
Earlier this year, Dr. R. Allen Ligon, a cardiologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's Heart Center, and the Children’s Cardiac Cath Lab team successfully completed a Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) closure in a 22.3-week premature infant weighing 690 grams (about 1.5 pounds). Since then, the team has performed an effective PDA using a catheter-delivered device on a ... Continue Reading
Emory & Georgia State University Receive $52M to Establish New Drug Development Center
With $52 million in federal funding for the next three years, researchers at Emory University and Georgia State University will establish a new drug development center aimed at preventing the next pandemic, the Antiviral Countermeasures Development Center (AC/DC). It is one of nine Antiviral Drug Discovery (AViDD) Centers around the country being funded by the National ... Continue Reading
Providers Take Note: New Budget Deal Includes Significant Healthcare Provisions
By Emma Cecil, JD On February 9, 2018, Congress passed and the President signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA), a comprehensive piece of legislation that provides for a two-year budget agreement and funds the federal government through March 23, 2018. The BBA's sweeping measures address federal spending for the military, domestic programs, and disaster ... Continue Reading
November 17-19
American College of Cardiology - Georgia Chapter Annual Meeting ... Continue Reading
October 25-28
Georgia Academy of Family Physicians - Annual Scientific Assembly ... Continue Reading
Comprehensive Dementia Care
Patients living with dementia often need a unique kind of care. They can also benefit from extra help managing their dementia symptoms as well as other chronic conditions. And while not every provider has the time or flexibility to offer this level of comprehensive care, the Emory Healthcare Integrated Memory Care Clinic does. Emory’s Integrated Memory Care Clinic is a ... Continue Reading
October 5 – 8
Georgia Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting ... Continue Reading
Columbus CME Dinner
July 20 ... Continue Reading
October 11
MAA House of Delegates Caucus Meeting ... Continue Reading
New Northside Hospital Cherokee to Open
Northside Hospital Cherokee’s replacement hospital will open for patients on Saturday, May 6, 2017. The new hospital is located off I-575 at the Ga. Hwy 20 exit. “This is a huge move forward for Cherokee county and the surrounding areas,†said Billy Hayes, CEO of Northside Hospital Cherokee. “Our new hospital is the culmination of a lot of hard work by many people ... Continue Reading
Medical Association of Atlanta Annual Meeting
June 17 ... Continue Reading
Atlanta Association of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery – May CME Dinner
May 9 ... Continue Reading
Georgia Pediatric Nurses & Practice Managers Fall Meeting
October 14 ... Continue Reading
MAG House of Delegates Meeting
October 15-16 ... Continue Reading