Use of Treatments for Outpatients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19 With Increased Risk for Severe Disease
From the Arkansas Department of Health - The CDC has issued an update about the availability and use of recommended therapies for COVID-19 and advises against using unproven treatments that have known or potential harms for outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19. For patients with mild to moderate…
A Brand “New” Issue of the Journal: Spring 2022
By Laura HaywoodManaging Editor, The Journal When a publication has been around since the 1890s (yes, you read that correctly - eighteen ninety!), it's not surprising that said publication has undergone many changes through the years. What once was the only way of sharing Society news and information…
Preserving History: Joseph P. Runyan, MD (1869-1931)
Joseph P. Runyan, MD By Ray Hanley Born on a farm in Columbia County, Arkansas, Joseph P. Runyan, MD (1869-1931) earned his medical degree in 1890 from Tulane University, specializing in general surgery. After moving to Little Rock, Dr. Runyon became very active in civic and medical institutions. …
2022 AMS Student Leadership Award
The Arkansas Medical Society is seeking nominations for the 2022 AMS Student Leadership Award. This award will be presented at the UAMS White Coat Ceremony in August.The Arkansas Medical Society Student Leadership Award recipient will not only receive the honor of this prestigious award and a commemorative plaque…
New District Trustees Elected for AMS Board
The elections for the AMS District Trustees concluded on February 28, 2022. The following members were elected to serve a two-year term that will begin at the May 6, 2022 Board of Trustees meeting. (* indicates incumbent). Officers Elected for 2022-2023: President: Seth Barnes, MD – Hot Springs…
2022 Candidates for State Elections and New Legislative Districts
Over the last few months of 2021, the Board of Apportionment redrew 100 House & 35 Senate Districts so that each district met various legal criteria, including each district being about the same size in population. This "redistricting" is required by law once every 10 years after the…
District Trustee Voting Now Open
Vote Today for the 2022 AMS Board of Trustees It’s important to our Society that all eligible members have the opportunity to choose the physician leaders who will represent them on the Board of Trustees in the coming year and lead the AMS. All AMS members (except affiliate…
CMS Vaccination Requirements Compliance Deadline is February 14, 2022
**The following information does not apply to private physicians’ practices. On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Health Care Staff Vaccination Standards, which gives CMS the authority to enforce its interim final rule requiring many Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers…
Arkansas Medicaid Continues Temporary Increase in COVID-19 Vaccination Administration Rate
Based on the continuing Federal Public Health Emergency (PHE), Arkansas Medicaid has authorized a continuation of the temporary increase in the reimbursement rate for the administration of COVID-19 vaccines. This continued temporary increase will be effective through April 15, 2022. The increase applies to both first (1st) and…
Nominations/Applications for the AMS Board of Trustees Open until February 1.
The Arkansas Medical Society is still accepting nominations/applications for District Trustees now through February 1, 2022. District Trustees are elected by AMS members in each of the 10 districts. Voting will take place from February 15 to March 1, 2022. Any member interested in serving on the AMS…
ADH Update Webinar: COVID Therapeutics
Join us for a very important webinar on Wednesday, January 12 at 12 p.m. with the Arkansas Department of Health on an update on COVID-19 Therapeutics. This webinar is free to attend, but you must register. Speakers: Elizabeth Woodland Division ChiefHealth Preparedness and Response Arkansas Department of Health Atul…