HHTV and Lake-Sumter Medical Society are partnering to offer a member-only opportunity for you to market your practice in a specialty-exclusive multimedia network of area medical professionals.
As a LSMS member, you will receive a 5% discount off your subscription agreement and HHTV will donate $250 to "We Care" on behalf of each LSMS
member practice that joins the network by February 26, 2010. Less than 10 specialty opportunities remain and are signed specialty-exclusive, on a first-come basis.
For a sample of Hometown Health TV, visit their web site at www.HometownHealthTV.com or watch this month's episode every Saturday at 11am on Lake Front TV (Comcast 22, Bright House 199, Florida Cable 4). For more information or to schedule a brief presentation, call HHTV President, Marc Robertz-Schwartz at 352-267-7247. Please be sure to indicate you are a LSMS Member so you can receive your special savings and "We Care" can benefit from your investment into your practice's future.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Lake County offers Free Tobacco Cessation Classes
Quit Smoking Now Cessation Class - 6 week class includes Free Nicotine Patch, Gum or Lozenges
Lake Cares Food Pantry - February 16 - March 23, 2010
2001 W. Old Hwy 441, Suite 1
Mt. Dora, FL 32757
To register please call 1-888-323-2432 ext 106
City of Eustis - March 2 - April 6, 2010
Commission Chambers
10 North Grove Street
Eustis, FL 32726
To register please call 1-888-323-2432 ext 106
Leesburg Community Health Center - March 2 - March 30, 2010
225 N. First Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
To register please call 1-877-252-6094
Lake Cares Food Pantry - February 16 - March 23, 2010
2001 W. Old Hwy 441, Suite 1
Mt. Dora, FL 32757
To register please call 1-888-323-2432 ext 106
City of Eustis - March 2 - April 6, 2010
Commission Chambers
10 North Grove Street
Eustis, FL 32726
To register please call 1-888-323-2432 ext 106
Leesburg Community Health Center - March 2 - March 30, 2010
225 N. First Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
To register please call 1-877-252-6094
FMA Legislative Update
In the February 8th legislative update by Miguel Machado, Chair of the FMA Council on Legislation, he reports the following…
OPTOMETRISTS Can Now Prescribe…
The most notable event of last week’s Florida Legislature occurred in the Senate Health Regulation Committee. Despite ardent lobbying efforts by the Florida Medical Association (FMA) and the Florida Society of Ophthalmology (FSO), SB 330, which would allow optometrists to prescribe oral medications, passed by a 4-3 vote. The FMA and the FSO presented compelling testimony on why the bill presents a danger to public safety. FSO President Bradley Fouraker, MD, and Joshua Lenchus, DO, argued that optometrists do not have the education and training to safely prescribe oral medications, and they clearly articulated the dangers these medications present. Testifying for the optometrists was Alberto Aran, MD, an ophthalmologist from Miami, and William Soscia, MD, an ophthalmologist from Bradenton. Voting against the bill were Sens. Andy Gardiner, Don Gaetz and Eleanor Sobel. Please thank them for their support. Voting for the bill were Sens. Thad Altman, Mike Bennett, Dennis Jones and Al Lawson, Jr.
A better outcome occurred in the House Health Care Regulation Policy Committee, where HB 225, by Rep. John Legg, was temporarily postponed. Rep. Legg’s bill would prohibit a physician from dispensing more than a 72-hour supply of Schedule II, III or IV controlled substances. The FMA has been working to delete this provision and find more targeted ways of controlling South Florida pill mill abuses. The committee members appeared to agree that this bill would negatively affect honest physicians, and they asked Rep. Legg to bring the bill back to the committee after meeting with the FMA and other interested groups.
OPTOMETRISTS Can Now Prescribe…
The most notable event of last week’s Florida Legislature occurred in the Senate Health Regulation Committee. Despite ardent lobbying efforts by the Florida Medical Association (FMA) and the Florida Society of Ophthalmology (FSO), SB 330, which would allow optometrists to prescribe oral medications, passed by a 4-3 vote. The FMA and the FSO presented compelling testimony on why the bill presents a danger to public safety. FSO President Bradley Fouraker, MD, and Joshua Lenchus, DO, argued that optometrists do not have the education and training to safely prescribe oral medications, and they clearly articulated the dangers these medications present. Testifying for the optometrists was Alberto Aran, MD, an ophthalmologist from Miami, and William Soscia, MD, an ophthalmologist from Bradenton. Voting against the bill were Sens. Andy Gardiner, Don Gaetz and Eleanor Sobel. Please thank them for their support. Voting for the bill were Sens. Thad Altman, Mike Bennett, Dennis Jones and Al Lawson, Jr.
A better outcome occurred in the House Health Care Regulation Policy Committee, where HB 225, by Rep. John Legg, was temporarily postponed. Rep. Legg’s bill would prohibit a physician from dispensing more than a 72-hour supply of Schedule II, III or IV controlled substances. The FMA has been working to delete this provision and find more targeted ways of controlling South Florida pill mill abuses. The committee members appeared to agree that this bill would negatively affect honest physicians, and they asked Rep. Legg to bring the bill back to the committee after meeting with the FMA and other interested groups.
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