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Legislative Issues Of Value To Physicians: The Role Of News Media 

Join us for an evening presentation about improving health-related issues facing the Legislature and how news media plays a part in legislative issues and health advocacy, and get the latest from Oregon Chapter Committees. Learning Objectives: Become familiar with current distrust of news media and learn how to mitigate skepticism for health and social issues to benefit patient care. Learn of current health-related issues facing the Legislature. Gain understanding of how news media plays a part in Legislative issues and health advocacy.

Date:

March 20, 2019

Time:

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219 (Ballroom A – Just Off Lobby Entrance)
Light Dinner Served
CME Offered

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Claim your CME credit from the 2019 Advocacy Dinner (link will go live AFTER the meeting)

Questions/More Info - Mary Olhausen: 503-880-7383 / omary52@comcast.net

International Women’s Day

Oregon Chapter ACP Women In Medicine invite you to join us on International Women’s Day, March 3rd, 2019, for Portland’s "Women’s March and Rally for Action". All Oregon Chapter members welcome, along with their families and friends.

We encourage you to find inspiration here:

ACP’s Top 10 Things You Can Do To Impact Gender Equity in Medicine

ACP’s Position Paper on Women’s Health Policy in the United States

For the March on March 3rd, we’ll be meeting at 11:00am in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel-Portland Downtown, located at 921 SW 6th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204 - for food/beverage and networking, then walking over to the rally in the PSU Park Blocks. 

Weather permitting, dress in your white coats and any ACP apparel you may own. We will provide some simple ACP signs for people to carry, but you are welcome to make your own - please keep signs appropriate to our roles as physician advocates. Suggested signs should read: Oregon ACP—Women In Medicine. Use of the ACP logo on signage must have prior approval from the Oregon Chapter ACP.
Details for the Portland’s "Women’s March and Rally for Action." can be found here.

For questions and more information please contact ACP Oregon Chapter Executive Director, Mary Olhausen at omary52@comcast.net
Thanks - Oregon Chapter Women In Medicine Leaders

Annie Weinsoft, MD, FACP and Elizabeth Sazie, MD, FACP

2019 Oregon Chapter Meeting

Save the Date!
November 7-9, 2019
Salem Conference Center

Claim your CME credit from the 2018 chapter meeting 

Should you have any questions, please contact ACP Member and Customer Service at 800-523-1546, ext. 2600, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST.

Chapter Meeting Presentation Handouts

Claim your CME credit for the Transgender Patients Dinner Meeting
Claim your CME credit from the 2017 chapter meeting (The maximum CME for this meeting is 14.5 credits)

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Oregon Chapter Receives 2018 Chapter Excellence Award

The award recognizes chapters which successfully meet the standards for managing a chapter. In order to achieve the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet all basic criteria and ten optional criteria. Criteria include such activities as formulating an effective Governor's Council and committees, communicating frequently with membership, providing educational opportunities, recruiting and advancing members and celebrating membership through local awards.

Oregon Chapter Wins 2018 John Tooker Evergreen Award

The John Tooker Evergreen Awards Program provides recognition and visibility to chapters that have successfully implemented programs to increase membership, improve communication, increase member involvement, enhance diversity, foster careers in internal medicine and improve management of the chapter. The Oregon Chapter received a 2018 John Tooker Evergreen Award for their initiative, Scholarly Projects for Medical Students.

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