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📽️ Watch: Five things every Washingtonian should know about measles. Eric Chow, MD, MPH, of @KCPubHealth, on what patients should know as #measles cases continue to increase across the U.S. and our state. Get more health guidance from trusted sources at lnkd.in/g2C33End.
Have a health topic you’d like us to address? 📧 Email us: bit.ly/4pIPAFn
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The WSMA House of Delegates begins its voting this morning, voting on issues of importance to physicians, physician assistants, patients, and the practice of medicine in Washington state. #WSMAAnnual
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Grateful to the Washington State Medical Association for the invitation to keynote its annual meeting.
At a difficult moment for American medicine, defending our profession matters. A healthcare system worthy of our patients must have clinicians lead the way @WSMA_update
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Thank you to all of our members who gave such thoughtful testimony on resolutions during our reference committees this morning. This is the heart of WSMA policymaking and we’re grateful for everyone for who was a part of this process! #WSMAAnnual
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Thank you to WA Secretary of Health Dennis Worsham for joining us again to give an update on his priorities for @WADeptHealth, including addressing health inequity, vaccine access, workforce issues, and more. #WSMAAnnual
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Outgoing WSMA President Bridget Bush, MD, recaps the past year of advocacy, education, and community at the WSMA.
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Speaker Ray Hsiao, MD, kicks off the morning. We’re without our second speaker Matthew Grierson, MD, who is being inaugurated as the president of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science in Australia. Congrats to Dr. Grierson!
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WSMA members are gathering in Spokane this weekend for the 2026 Annual Meeting! We’re excited for a fun weekend of setting policy, a keynote from @VinGuptaMD, and much more! #WSMAAnnual
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We can’t wait to head to our first WSMA Meeting!
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Come together with your fellow physicians, physician assistants, and medical students from across the state for WSMA's premier policymaking event this September in Spokane! In addition to setting policy for the association, this year's Annual Meeting features:
✅ A keynote presentation from @VinGuptaMD, on "Leading Through Change: What Physicians Need to Thrive in the Future of Healthcare."
✅ A special WSMA Foundation gala dinner on Saturday, Sept. 26, honoring our first Future Physician Scholarship recipient Isabela Lydston, MPH, and fundraiser to award medical school scholarships to more students.
✅ Presentations from @AmerMedicalAssn board Chair-Elect Toluwalasé “Lasé”Ajayi, MD, and @WADeptHealth Secretary Dennis Worsham.
✅ All at the beautiful Historic Davenport Hotel in Spokane.
🔗 Registration is free for all WSMA members: wsma.org/annual-meeting.
#PhysicianLeadership #PhysicianAdvocacy #WSMAAnnual #HealthPolicy
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Today is National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, #NPSADay, an an opportunity for the WSMA and health organizations to reinforce physician well-being, peer support, suicide-prevention education, and systems that make confidential mental healthcare easier to access.
💙 Learn the 7 actions you can take to prevent physician suicide: npsaday.org/
If your organization is looking to update or launch wellness efforts, or if you’re simply looking for engagement and inspiration from colleagues in the field, the WSMA Foundation Physician and Practitioner Wellness Podcast provides ideas for taking meaningful action to reduce burnout and improve professional satisfaction, all informed by the latest research. The 13-episode podcast is free and open to all practitioner types.
🔗 Access the podcast:
On the WSMA website: bit.ly/4xvlpE3
On Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/3HrBV3C
On Spotify: bit.ly/3ZkVb97
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"People need to see and feel the heart of medicine again." In celebration of #WomenInMedicineMonth, we're sharing our latest Member Spotlight on Elizabeth Wako, MD, the only female physician health system CEO currently in Washington state. Read more from Dr. Wako on why she's a WSMA member, her top lessons for leadership, what she's reading, and more: wsma.org/advocacy/your-care-…
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All WSMA members can be a part of the policymaking process: More than 60 resolutions and other items of business on topics ranging from AI and #priorauthorization to the millionaires tax and title transparency are now posted in the WSMA Virtual Reference Committee and available for your feedback and comments ahead of the upcoming Annual Meeting.
The private, password-protected virtual reference committee closes this Friday, Sept. 11, at noon--don't miss this chance to participate in the policymaking process!
🔗 Learn how to access the virtual reference committee: bit.ly/4gIGYMm
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Health info is everywhere, but trustworthy answers can be hard to find. Nine in 10 Americans trust their primary care doctor. Physicians across Washington state cut through the noise with a new social media video series. Learn more: wsma.org/resources/questions… #YourCareIsAtOurCore
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📢 Take action on Medicare! The Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, H.R. 8163 and S. 5180, modernizes Medicare physician payment by ensuring fairness and predictability for medical practices and stability for physicians and patients. Contact your senators and representative in Congress and urge them to cosponsor this bipartisan bill. Send a message: wsma.org/advocacy/take-actio…
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📢 Take action: A 50% Medicare pay cut would put physician practices at risk! Ask your members of Congress to urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to withdraw its modifier -25 proposal in light of concerns raised by physicians and medical organizations and the impact on patients’ access to care.
Send a message here: wsma.org/advocacy/take-actio…
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Finding trusted resources for patients who need supportive services can be hard and time-consuming. Help Me Grow Washington, @WithinReachWA's flagship program, offers a full spectrum of supports to families across Washington state with young children.
In our free Sept. 14 CME webinar, Janna Houston of Help Me Grow will dive into Help Me Grow's Resource Finder, a public tool that can help physicians and their care teams search for the resources their patients need.
🔗 Register: wsma.org/education/upcoming-….
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Be a part of the next generation of health care advocates! More than 70 students and residents participated in our inaugural WSMA Medical Student and Resident Advocacy Program last year, and we're thrilled to be bringing it back for 2026-27. Best of all, it's FREE for Washington medical students and residents.
Through five virtual evening meetings, you'll learn about the ins and outs of organized medicine, take a deep dive into a bill being considered by the Legislature and its effects on the physician community, cultivate the skills you need to develop relationships with legislators and testify before a committee, followed by an in-person advocacy day with WSMA staff in Olympia.
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/gJHZis8a
📄 Help us spread the word. Even if you're not a student or resident, download the program flyer and distribute in your program or setting: bit.ly/4gvAhvM
#HealthcareAdvocacy #PhysicianAdvocacy #PhysicianLeadership #MedicalStudentAdvocacy
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Two important deadlines for the 2026 WSMA Annual Meeting this week!
✅ Make your room reservations at The Historic Davenport by Wednesday, 8/26, to get our special conference rate: wsma.org/annual-meeting.
✅ Submit your policy resolutions by Thursday, 8/27. For a reminder on everything you need to know about resolutions, including accessing the online submission form, see here: bit.ly/4xSS1rQ
We hope to see you in Spokane next month!
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#YourCareIsAtOurCore: For over a century, the white coat has been the preeminent symbol of the physician, and for more than 30 years, the White Coat Ceremony has marked a physician’s first promise to their patients. This month, thousands of new medical students will slip on their first white coat, continuing a tradition created to instill compassion at the very start of a medical career.
As they take their first oath these students are not just starting school. They are beginning a lifelong commitment to the doctor-patient relationship, to protecting time in the exam room, and to putting patients' needs at the center of every decision.
Read more on the history of White Coat Ceremonies: journalofethics.ama-assn.org…
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One week left to register for the fall session of the WSMA Physician Leadership Course! Register by Aug. 24 and join us to cultivate the skills you need to lead high-performing care teams.
📅 Designed for a physician's busy schedule, only three in-person sessions (in downtown Seattle) are required, with the rest online.
👩⚕️ Special pricing for WSMA members.
📝 Led by Ed Walker, MD, MHA, professor at @UW.
✅ CME available.
🔗 Learn more about the course and register: wsma.org/education/center-fo…
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