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Important Revisions Needed in Health-Reform Bill
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2010 Online Magazine

January-February Issue



In this issue:

Presidents Page:
Setting the Agenda for Medicine

• Medical Society Progresses in its Mission to Educate, Represent and Advocate

• Changes in the Graduate Medical Education Population, 1999 to 2009

• Meet Sam Hawatmeh, MD, SLMMS President, 2010

• Roth IRAs: To Convert or Not Convert? That’s the Pressing Question.

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New Prescription Transfer Regulation

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Pandemic Flu Planning Resources

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Newest SLMMS Member Benefit MedjetAssist
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SWINE INFLUENZA (H1N1)

For the latest information on Swine Influenza, the following links are essential:

Guidance for Clinicians on Prevention and Treatment in Young Children

Pregnant Women: Considerations for Clinicians

For general guidance from the CDC on identifying and caring for patients with swine influenza… Click here.

For additional guidance for medical providers related to swine influenza, including recommendations on infection control and the use of antiviral medications, Click here.

For information for medical providers on testing for swine influenza virus on specimens from patients who meet certain epidemiologic criteria, including submission criteria and acceptable specimens, Click here.



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