Why Wouldn't You Join?!

For just $68.00/month, our Member Physicians receive the following member benefits:

Advocacy for Healthcare Reform
Legal & Risk Management Guidance
Managed Care Contract Review
Physician Employment Contract Review
Job Postings: Listing both Physician and Support Staff Vacancies at your practice
Marketing Support: Push content important to your practice to 3000+ physicians in the region

Physician Mentorship/Recruitment: Aligning young, talented physicians with seasoned professionals
Physician Locator to Encourage Patient Referrals: Listing physician members by practice area with direct links to your practice’s website
Committee participation for you and your practice administrators
Business Practice Webinars with Industry Experts for your Office Staff
Reduced PPE Pricing for Physician Members.

BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY'S EXCLUSIVE FINANCIAL PLANNER

Robert J. Powalski, III, CFP is the Erie County Medical Society's exclusive financial planning advisor. Mr. Powalski is a Certified Financial Planner who has extensive experience in the finance industry, specifically in providing comprehensive personal finance expertise to medical professionals.

Bob Powalski grew up the son and grandson of physicians and has focused his practice on offering financial guidance to doctors in both their personal and professional areas.

ROBERT POWALSKI III, CFP

Visit Praxis Financial's Web Site

PRAXIS FINANCIAL'S SERVICES

Comprehensive Financial Planning
Investment Management
Retirement Planning Custom Portfolios
Medical Student Debt Paydown
Stocks, Bonds, EFTs
Cash Flow Management
Mutual Funds
Tax Mitigation Strategies
Wealth Accumulation Strategies Protection Planning
Child Education Planning

Please click HERE to learn more about Bob Powalski and the reason why he has a keen understanding of medical professionals and has decided to dedicate his practice to counseling physicians to enhance their financial standing.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MEDICAL SOCIETY'S MISSION TO ENHANCE HEALTH CARE IN OUR REGION

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING INTERVIEW

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM MSCE'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AIMANA ELBAHTITY, ESQ.

The Erie County Medical Society extends marketing opportunities to all of its partners. Please be advised that the issuance of marketing content in no way constitutes an endorsement by the Medical Society of the County of Erie.

Getting Medication for COVID-19

COVID-19 medications are now available through your doctor, local pharmacies, and health clinics.

If you have COVID-19 symptoms and test positive, do not wait to get treated.

You must take oral COVID-19 medication within 5 days of your first COVID-19 symptoms.

Click on the link below to find a location that is right for you:

FIND COVID-19 MEDICATION

Medical Liability Discounts: Click on the image below to find out more!!

Purchase a Piece of History

UB School of Medicine Grand Rounds Resources

To access a full list of UB School of Medicine's Grand Rounds, please click HERE

Become a Featured Sponsor

MSCE welcomes new sponsors: Placement on our "Circle of Friends" page linked to your website

Featured Sponsors receive homepage placement of your organization's logo linking to a dedicated page for your company on wnydocs.org. Any content you would like posted will appear on your dedicated page.

Additionally, monthly email blasts pushing your content to 3000+ physicians and business decision-makers in the region, your events posted on our UPCOMING EVENTS section, on Twitter, FaceBook and LinkedIn.

Please contact us via email for more information regarding 2023 sponsorship opportunities now available:

ElBahtitya@wnydocs.org

Physician Peer to Peer Program

In partnership with the MSSNY, the Erie County Medical Society aims to provide all physicians with Peer to Peer resources to address Physician Burnout. Click HERE to contact the Peer to Peer Program. Or call:

1-844-P2P-PEER and request to be connected to a supporter.

Click here for a brochure.

Physician Resources

New York Gets Cannabis Public Education Started With Conversations

Association of Dose Tapering With Overdose or Mental Health Crisis Among Patient Prescribed Long-Term Opioids

Opioid Tapering Practices - Time for Reconsideration?

Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll : Impact of Coronavirus on Personal Health,Economic and Food Security, and Medicaid

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CARES Act Provider Relief Fund FAQ 1 FAQ 2

Upcoming Events

Roswell Park is offering free CME courses online:

Click HERE to access their CME Catalog of Courses

Virtual CME Program Presented by Windsong: "Trends Impacting Healthcare in 2020 and Beyond"

This conference originally took place on September 12th, 2020. This conference was released on Friday, December 4th and will be valid until December 4th, 2023.

For More Information and Registration, CLICK HERE

ECDOH Offers Free On-Line Course: "Transgender-Affirming Primary Care".

For More Information, CLICK HERE

ECDOH is offering FREE Opioid Overdose Recognition & Naloxone (Narcan Use Trainings for the Public. Click HERE for the schedule of trainings.

Recent Articles

COVID-19 BOOSTER INFORMATION

Below are links to recent MMWRs (Morbidity and Mortality Reports) relating to the COVID-19 booster:

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7104e3.htm?s_cid=mm7104e3_w

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7104e2.htm?s_cid=mm7104e2_w

COVID-19 RESOURCES

Johns Hopkins Study-Antibodies Detected Up To 21 Months With Natural Immunity: February, 2022

Transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 Among Fully Vaccinated Individuals: January 2022

Israeli Study About Natural COVID Immunity: August, 2021

WNY COVID-19 WORK GROUP RESOURCES

WNY COVID-19 WORK GROUP RESOURCES

can be found HERE

Up-To-Date COVID Data

Click Here for Up-To-Date COVID Data

IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGE FROM THE WNY COVID-19 WORKGROUP

Please CLICK HERE to view THE COVID-19 INSTRUCTION SHEET in English

CLICK HERE to view THE COVID-19 INSTRUCTION SHEET in other languages

COVID UPDATES

Thank you UBMD Physicians' Group for this COVID update. Where are we now? What's important to know? Kevin Gibbons, MD, FACS, FAANS provides a great overview.

Click HERE to view the video.

ENDING THE HEPATITIS C EPIDEMIC: CME: (1.50 Credit Hours)