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• Connecting with fellow Baltimore County physicians;
• A strong voice to advocate on legislative concerns;
• CMEs important topics and social events;
• BCMA is a component society of MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society;
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Online CME Learning: Maryland physicians are mandated to take implicit bias CMEs for licensing

Implicit Bias Enduring CME: What does implicit bias mean for you and our health care system? Originally recorded on Wednesday, February 9, 1.5 CME Credits.

Our panel discusses the historical persistence of implicit bias, how it influences our clinical decisions, and how we can reduce its effects in the clinical setting.

Moderators

• Stephen Thomas, Ph.D. — Professor of Health and Policy Management at the University of Maryland, Director, Maryland Center for Health Equity
• Mayor Omar Neal — Radio show host who served as mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama.

Panelists

• Camara Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. — 2021-22 UCSF Presidential Chair University of California, San Francisco
• Mayor Omar Neal — Host, You Got the Power Radio Show and Former Mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama
• Tuesday Cook, M.D. — Director, Minimally Invasive, Foregut and Bariatric Surgery, Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center
• Senator Charles Sydnor — Maryland State Senator
• Lisa Walker — Chief Diversity and Learning Officer at GBMC HealthCare
• Mersion VR Training Simulator demonstration.

Objectives

• Explain how some of our clinical knowledge was acquired through unethical and racist practices.
• Discuss ways to reduce the impact of implicit bias.
• Describe the historical context and present-day role of structural racism.
• Use information to combat structural racism at the institutional level and reduce the impact of implicit bias on patient care, research, and inter-professional relationships.

September 28, 2022 Public Health Update (location and topic to be announced)

Covid-19 Resource for Physicians and Patients

The following guidance is drawn primarily from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) resources for health care professionals on Covid-19. Additional information is provided based on resources from the American Medical Association, MedChi, the Maryland Department of Health (MDH), and the Baltimore County Department of Health and Human Services. We recommend always referring to both MDH and CDC guidance for the most recent information.  We have resources for your business from the Small Business Development Center and the Small Business Administration.  Here is our Covid-19 resource page for physicians and patients.

Covid-19 Economic Resources

4/16/20 The small business rescue fund set up by Congress has exhausted its $350 billion funding capacity, as U.S. lawmakers remained in a stalemate over how to allocate more money.

Without additional funding, banks and the Small Business Administration will be unable to approve more of the “Paycheck Protection Program” loans designed to avert layoffs during the coronavirus pandemic, which can be forgiven if businesses agree to maintain their payrolls.

Lawmakers are continuing to negotiate how to replenish the funds but an imminent deal isn’t expected.

Next week, starting on Monday, April 20, the Mainstreet Lending Program will be presented from the federal government as the PPP and BSA EIDL two programs have disbursed their funds. Here is our current COVID-19 Economic Resources page.

On-Demand: Implementation Webinar Series

The BCMA continues to work with MedChi, and its components, as well as the county and state, to pool our resources and keep physicians informed regarding the rapidly changing situation with the corona virus.  We thank the Montgomery County Medical Association (MCMS) for making their programs available to all physicians.