Under the leadership of CCMS President Dr. Shamim Sadiq, CCMS provided opportunities for learning, support and networking to its members at our membership meetings.

“Emails, Texts and Social Media: What Physicians Need to Know” The CCMS 2018 Spring Membership featured a presentation by Ingrid Hubbard Reidy, vice president of risk management at ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company, titled, Emails, Texts and Social Media: What Physicians Need to Know. She explored cases in which emails, texts and social media played a role in causing headaches for health care providers, from HIPAA violations to ruined reputations and discussed strategies to keep physicians and their staff out of trouble. Topics included identifying the risks to patients’ privacy which email, text messaging and social media pose, recognizing the malpractice risk associated with using email, text messaging and social media, and assessing best practices to follow if using email, text messaging and/or social media.

Also, at the meeting, Dr. King Li, Dean of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, presented updated members on the new college of medicine which will be research-intensive and will focus on the convergence of engineering, technology, innovation and big data, and health care. He shared a brief outline of the curriculum framework and the makeup of the inaugural class which begins this summer.

“Agricultural Trauma: Understanding the agrarian culture, risk factors, potential exposures, and case studies from east central Illinois.” The CCMS 2018 Fall Membership was held on Thursday, September 13th and featured an informative program, Agricultural Trauma: Understanding the agrarian culture, risk factors, potential exposures, and case studies from east central Illinois. The program was presented by Amy Rademaker, Farm Safety Specialist, Carle Hospital and Mary Beth Voights, APN, Trauma Services Coordinator, Carle Hospital who discussed risk factors and common dangers of one of the nation’s deadliest industries to help members understand the prevalence of agricultural trauma, how cultural influences contribute to agricultural risk, and identify injury and illness risks that exist in ag-related work. They also identified some of the most common dangers and what the equipment or scene might look like that leads to an incident and describe the complexity of ag-related injury management.

Prior to the presentation, Dr. Judith Rowen, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Carle Illinois College of Medicine, gave a brief update on the college as classes have gotten underway in its inaugural year.

2018 Physician Champion Awards
Champaign County Medical Society (CCMS) President, Dr. Shamim Sadiq, presented two area physicians with the Society’s annual Physician Champion Award at its Fall Membership Meeting. The awards are presented each year to CCMS members who make a difference with their generous contributions of time and expertise.

Dr. Dave Ramkumar, a gastroenterologist at Christie Clinic, was recognized with the Community Service Award for being a role model for environmental stewardship through his achievements in the Master Gardener program and his award-winning documentary film about the success of a community garden benefiting at-risk children, as well as for his volunteering of his time in the care of under-served patients in Antigua. He was also recognized for the excellence he has consistently demonstrated as a role model and mentor in graduate medical education teaching and supervising residents in the clinical setting.

Dr. Michael Smith, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Christie Clinic, was recognized with the Education Award for the excellence he has consistently demonstrated in the education of medical students as a clinical associate professor in OB/GYN at the UIUC College of Medicine and a recipient of the Golden Apple Award. He was recently named an Associate Professor of Medicine at the new Carle Illinois College of Medicine. Dr. Smith was also recognized for his generous sharing of time volunteering in the community working with at-risk youth as a member of the Youth for Christ Board of Directors and as the OB/GYN consultant for the Pregnancy Resource Center which offers care and counseling for low-income patients. He also has participated on medical missions to multiple areas around the world with his church and other organizations.

College of Medicine Research Day CCMS sponsored cash awards for the 16th Annual Research Day of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign. CCMS Board members, Dr. Holly Rosencranz, Dr. Samatha Tipirneni, and Dr. A.L. Jones, were among the judging panel. Cash awards were given to: Best Oral Presentation $100: Manushi Aggarwal; and Best Resident Posters: 1st Place - $75: Anuja Bedi; 2nd Place - $50: Muhammad Junaid; 3rd Place - $25: Gweniviere Capron

Colleges of Medicine White Coat Ceremonies The University of Illinois College of Medicine White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2021 was held August 10th at the Champaign Country Club. CCMS donated one white coat per student and Dr. Holly Rosencranz from the CCMS Board of Directors assisted with coating students, including our CCMS Board Student Representative, Oliva Cangellaris. The newly founded Carle-Illinois College of Medicine welcomed its inaugural class to the Illinois campus and held its White Coat Ceremony on July 6th. CCMS provided coats for this ceremony for the first of its kind engineering-based medical school.

CCMS Represented at ISMS House of Delegates CCMS delegates attended the Illinois State Medical Society Annual Meeting and House of Delegates in April in Oak Brook, Illinois. CCMS members serve on various ISMS Councils and Committees.

Nation Quality Foundation Dr. A.L. Jones secured the opportunity to create, develop and activate a healthcare measures beta test initiative for CCMS through our National Quality Forum membership.

Holiday Membership Meeting CCMS members and their families capped off the year with the annual Holiday Membership Meeting at Papa Del’s Pizza Factory in Champaign. Members attending brought donations of food for a total of 50 lbs donated to the Central Illinois Food Bank.

It was a productive year of support for our members and CCMS looks forward to continuing in 2018 as the region’s premier physician membership group acting as the common vehicle representing our physicians in Champaign.