Third Thursday Webinars

Speaker: Rebecca Bell MD

Please join Dr. Bell for a discussion on the task force created by the AAP Vermont Chapter on race and health equity. The task force has focused on; Guidance and resources for practices working towards creating a culturally safe medical home, resources for families experiencing racism and screening tools and guidance for pediatricians, and guidance and resources for families to promote anti-racism. This session will provide resources for medical professionals, like you, to help change these harmful dynamics!

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Speaker: Trey Dobson MD, Matthew Prohaska MD, FAAOS, Wendy Davis MD, Katie Marvin MD.

Join four Vermont physicians who have continued to work during the COVID-19 pandemic, gaining new insight and perspective along the way. This panel will bring forth on-the-ground experience and will allow for in-depth discussion on relevant topics for frontline providers.

1. Lessons in Leadership & Communication Garnered During the Pandemic: Dr. Dobson discusses leadership that motivates and inspires staff which results in better outcomes and is easy to achieve for those willing to forgo control.
2. Adapting Orthopaedic Care to The COVID World with Dr. Prohaska: Although the medical environment changed due to COVID-19, hips and knees continued to cause pain and dysfunction requiring adaptations at every level, including same day joint replacements.
3. VCHIP & Pediatric Community Perspective: Dr. Davis will discuss the VCHIP collaborative work on disseminating timely information during a pandemic.
4. Primary Care & Telehealth: Dr. Marvin will present a firsthand account of the effect of the pandemic on primary care and the way in which telehealth was utilized during the pandemic and could be implemented into everyday practice.

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Speaker: Vicki Loner CEO and Dr. Norman Ward CMO, both of OneCare Vermont

During the public health emergency, the predominant payment system of Fee For Service in our country caused disruption and challenges to all aspects of the health care community. OneCare Vermont will review some of the lessons learned, describe the actions its providers implemented, and discuss how we can use our current federal demonstration to advance the current payment and delivery system efforts.

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Speaker: Anne Cramer & Shireen Hart

After a year of enormous disruption and change, this program will educate you on areas of critical federal and state regulatory compliance for physician practices in 2021.

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Speaker: Jessa Barnard Esq., Stephanie Winters, Jill Sudhoff-Guerin

Join the Vermont Medical Society staff as they discuss important new laws and updates to Vermont legislation relating to the State’s health and practices of health care workers. A significant amount of time will be allotted for the Q&A portion following a detailed overview of what’s occurred at the Statehouse this session as it relates to medical professionals.

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