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- AMS to Host Community Health Fair on October 24, 2026FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 15, 2026 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (October 13, 2026) – The Arkansas Medical Society invites the public to… Read more: AMS to Host Community Health Fair on October 24, 2026
- More than 50 Arkansas Organizations Urge CMS to Approve Two-Year ARHOME ExtensionFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 20, 2026 “Giving Arkansas the time for careful, responsible deliberation is the best way to protect the… Read more: More than 50 Arkansas Organizations Urge CMS to Approve Two-Year ARHOME Extension
- How Physicians Can Clear the Financial ClutterBy Michael Jerkins, MD, M. Ed., President and Co-founder of Panacea Financial Between patient care, administrative responsibilities, and life outside… Read more: How Physicians Can Clear the Financial Clutter
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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Center for Implementation Research is partnering with the Arkansas Department of Health to provide free education for healthcare professionals across Arkansas through the Academic Detailing Program known as AR-ADEPT. What is Academic Detailing? Academic detailing is a nationally supported initiative where trained healthcare professionals offer one-on-one education to providers. These sessions focus on evidence-based approaches to managing chronic pain and substance use disorders, including:• The latest national guidelines for safer pain management • Alternatives to opioids for treating chronic pain • Strategies for safely tapering opioids • Evidence-based screening and referral practices for substance misuse • FDA-approved medications for substance use disorders Learn more! FOLLOW QR CODE SHOWN OR VISIT: heyor.ca/qSKuY4 UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences #arkmedonline #empoweringphysicians #improvingmedicine
🎖️ Northwest Arkansas Regional Meeting Recap: Poster Winners Poster presentations were a highlight of the evening at our recent AMS regional meeting in Springdale, cohosted by the Washington County Medical Society. We're excited to congratulate the following winners: FIRST PLACE: Sydney Jacob, DO - UAMS: Identifying and Addressing the Gaps in Procedure EducationMohamed Messouak-AWSOM: Early Interventional Radiology Drainage and 90-Day Mortality in Clinically Drainable Infections (A Retrospective Claims-Based Cohort Study)SECOND PLACELily DeSpain-UAMS: A Proposed Reassessment Framework for Persistent Tinea Pedis in Military Personnel (An Antifungal Stewardship Framework)Saso Krstovski Jr.-AWSOM: Level Up Focus: Gamifying ADHD Support for Children (Ages 6-12)THIRD PLACEArshdeep Gill-AWSOM: The Evolution and Future of Colorectal Cancer Screening: From Colonoscopy to Early DetectionSPECIAL PRIZE Emily Bunch-AWSOM: Polycthemia Secondary to a Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor in a Patient with Porphyria and Worsening Type 2 DiabetesThe Society appreciates all of our poster submitters and thanks our poster contest judges for sharing their time and expertise to evaluate the presentations. Are you an Arkansas medical student, resident, or practicing physician looking for poster submission opportunities? The Society is accepting poster submissions for our upcoming meeting in Hot Springs. Learn more at arkmed.org/events.Thank you again to our event sponsors and partners. (Poster winner photos courtesy of Macey Moghadam-AWS#amsregionalmeetinge#empoweringphysiciansc#improvingmedicinei#arkansasmedicalsocietyciety
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