Alachua County Medical Society

Domestic Violence Review for Physicians
2019-01-15 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Florida
ACMS January Dinner Meeting
Domestic Violence Review for Physicians
Speaker:
Kathleen Dully, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville
Medical Director, First Coast Child Protection Team
Members: Free
Non-Members: $100
Place: TBD

Prevention of Medical Errors
2018-11-13 18:00 - 21:00 | Plantation Hall, 5100 SW 91st Terrace, Gainesville, Florida, 32608
ACMS November Dinner Meeting
Prevention of Medical Errors
at
Plantation Hall in the Haile Village Center
Speaker:
David O. Hester, BS, FASHRM,CPHRM, LHRM
Director, Patient Safety and Risk Management
The Doctors Company
Members: Free
Non-Members: $100

North Florida Women's Physicians Open House
2018-11-08 17:00 - 19:00 | North Florida Women’s Physicians, 724 NW 43rd Street, Gainesville, Florida, 32605
All physicians are invited to join us for the North Florida Women’s Physicians open house of their new facility at: 724 NW 43rd Street.

ACMS November Board Meeting
2018-11-06 18:00 - 19:00 | The Cardiac & Vascular Institute, 4645 NW 8th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida, 32605

UF Homecoming Parade Party
2018-11-02 11:00 - 14:00 | CB&T – Roberts Stadium Club, 1800 W. University Ave, Gainesville, Florida, 32603
Bring the kids to see the UF Homecoming Parade from the Roberts Stadium Club Community Bank & Trust suite, across from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The Parade goes by from 11:00am to 2:00pm, Friday afternoon. Call Madeleine Mills in advance to make parking reservations: 352-331-0268

Practice Management Network Luncheon
2018-11-01 11:30 - 13:00 | Napolatanos
“Maximizing Physician Practice Income and Minimizing Taxes”
by: Jay Hutto, CPA, Partner – James Moore & Co.
Join us at Napolatano’s on Thursday, November 1, 2018, as Jay Hutto, CPA and partner with James Moore & Co., discusses “Maximizing Physician Practice Income and Minimizing Taxes.” Jay will discuss how analyzing data on scheduling gaps, copays collected, proactive billing, past-due collection efforts and more, could help you discover thousands of dollars in lost practice revenues. Through case studies, you’ll see how a walk-through of your scheduling, billing and collecting process can find these missed opportunities. Jay will also go over the most recent guidance for tax reform and how you can leverage the new laws to your advantage.

Angioclub Meeting
2018-10-24 18:30 - 21:30 | Shula’s Resturant – Hilton UF Conference Center, 1714 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL
The ACMS Gator Angioclub meets at Shula’s Restaurant

Prescribing Controlled Substances
2018-10-23 18:00 - 21:00 | UF Hilton Conference Center, 1714 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida
ACMS October Dinner Meeting and Vendor Show
Prescribing Controlled Substances for MDs and DOs
This course will meet the State of Florida mandated course requirements as specified in F.S. 456.0301 (formerly HB 21) for both FOMA and ACCME.
Members: Free
Non-Members: $150
Contact: acmsassist@acms.net to make reservations to attend by October 15th.
About the Speaker:
Michelle Mendez, DO, Dr. Mendez was awarded her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 1996 from Nova-Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed a three-year residency in Family Medicine at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, FL. Her training was augmented by a two-year tour aboard the USS John F. Kennedy (CV67), where she served as the General Medical Officer as well as the Women’s Health Officer for a crew of over 5,000 men and women. She is Board Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, having recently completed her first re-certification examination cycle. She is currently in solo practice as the owner of Mendez Family Care, and employs one full time DNP, two part time Nurse Practitioners and one Osteopathic physician to assist in providing full spectrum osteopathic family medicine in suburban Jacksonville, Florida. Before going solo in 2006, she was an employee physician of Family Medical Centers after a stint with Baptist Primary Care in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Additionally, she maintains active staff privileges at two local area hospitals.

Starting her military career in the Air Force in 1986, Dr. Mendez completed her military service in the U. S. Navy in 2003 after serving at the Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan. While there, she served in support of more than 3,000 active duty Marines, family members, and local citizens as an attending physician. Additionally, she was the supervisory physician for eight Flight Surgeons, two General Medical Officers, as well as a cadre of Physician Assistants, and Independent Duty Corpsman.

She is currently also a Clinical Assistant Professor for the University of North Florida and Jacksonville University’s Nurse Practitioner training programs, as well as a clinical preceptor for 3rd an 4th year Osteopathic Medical Students from NSU-COM and LECOM-Bradenton. Dr. Mendez is a 2011 graduate of the Health Policy Fellowship Program, and is the Past Chair of the AOA Council of New Physicians in Practice. (the former Council of Young Physicians). She currently serves as the Chair of the Council of Women’s Health Issues, Chair of Council on Membership, member at large of the council on Governmental Affairs, and is a Key Contact Physician for the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association. She served as a delegate to the AOA House of Delegates for over six years and actively participates in DO Day on Capitol Hill as well as Osteopathic Medicine Day in Tallahassee, having served as a Clinic Physician for the Florida State Senate for the last 6 years.

In 2012, Dr. Mendez was recognized as the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association Physician of the Year. She was appointed to the Board of Osteopathic Medicine in the Senate of the State of Florida in 2013 where she is currently serving as the Chair. She is also a Fellow of the Federation of State Medical Boards, appointed to the BEST (Board Evaluation, Service and Training) Workgroup and the American Association of Osteopathic Examiners. Dr Mendez is married to Fermin Mendez with one son, Holden, and is active in Tennis, Yoga, Boy Scouts and her Church.

ACMS October Board Meeting
2018-10-02 18:00 - 19:00 | The Cardiac & Vascular Institute, 4645 NW 8th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida, 32605
ACMS October Board Meeting
The Cardiac & Vascular Institute

ACMS September Dinner Meeting
2018-09-11 18:00 - 20:00 | North Florida Regional Medical Center, 6500 West Newberry Road, Gainesville, FL, 32605
ACMS September Dinner Meeting featuring:
Jeffrey M. Phillips, MD
Accent Physician Specialists
At:
North Florida Regional Medical Center
North Tower Conference Room

ACMS Tailgate Party
2018-09-08 17:00 - 19:00 | CB&T – Roberts Stadium Club, 1800 W. University Ave, Gainesville, Florida, 32603
ACMS Tailgate Party
at
Community Bank & Trust of Florida
UF Gators vs Kentucky Wildcats (Game starts at 7:30pm)
Come join us for food and fun from 5-7pm before the Gator Football game at the Roberts’ Stadium Club – 3rd Floor.
RSVP to Madeleine Mills at 352-331-0268.

ACMS Board Meeting
2018-09-04 18:00 - 19:00 | The Cardiac & Vascular Institute, 4645 NW 8th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida, 32605

ACMS Gator Angioclub
2018-08-29 18:30 - 21:30 | Shula’s Resturant – Hilton UF Conference Center, 1714 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL
Complications in Managment During Coronary & Peripheral Interventions –
Robrt L. Feldman, MD, FACC
A Case Base Presentation

Practice Mgmt Network Luncheon
2018-08-23 11:30 - 13:00 | Napolatanos
CMS Quality Payment Program
What you need to Know for Year 2 (2018)!
Learn what you need to know about the Quality Payment Program (QPP) as CMS moves to Patients over Paperwork. The QPP is moving healthcare forward by modernizing Medicare to provide better care and smarter spending for a healthier America. After this session, you will have a better understanding of selecting and reporting appropriate Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Quality measures and Improvement Activities; optimizing Health Information Technology through your Electronic Health Records; evaluating options for joining an Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) and where to find technical assistance, tools and resources.

ACMS Gator Angioclub Meeting
2018-06-20 17:30 - 21:30 | Shula’s Resturant – Hilton UF Conference Center, 1714 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL

ACMS Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation
2018-05-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Mark’s Prime

ACMS Research Poster Session
2018-05-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Florida

Tap Room Tuesday
2018-05-08 17:30 - 19:30 | CB&T Bank

Practice Management Luncheon
2018-05-03 11:30 - 13:30 | Napolatanos

ACMS Board Meeting
2018-05-01 18:00 - 19:00, 2018-04-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Florida

NFRMC Staff Meeting
2018-04-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Florida

ACMS Gator Angioclub
2018-04-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Shula’s Resturant – Hilton UF Conference Center, 1714 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, FL

ACMS Dinner Meeting
2018-04-17 18:00 - 20:00 | UF Hilton Conference Center, 1714 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida

test
2017-08-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Florida

CME Dinner and Vendor Show
2017-07-05 08:00 - 17:00 | Florida
Preparing your Medical Bag for Medical Excursions, Missions and Expeditions
(1 hour CME)
Robert Balbis, MD
SIMED Primary Care
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
