PAMED’s Everyday Hero Award is designed to showcase talented physicians who probably don’t view themselves as heroes, but to patients and colleagues they are.

In light of the ongoing impact of COVID-19, the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s Board of Trustees made the difficult decision to cancel the face-to-face meeting of the 2020 House of Delegates in Hershey. Plans for an alternative remote meeting format are tentatively targeted for the same weekend of October 24-25, 2020. Details are still being developed using possible virtual platforms with helpful input from a Speakers’ Advisory Panel. READ MORE

This is a letter from the Speakers regarding the known updates to the 2020 HOD.

In a ruling issued on June 18, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has unanimously held that a commonwealth county cannot enact policy prohibiting the use of medical marijuana by individuals under court supervision.

The FDA cites that it made this determination based on recent results from a large, randomized clinical trial in hospitalized patients that found these medicines showed no benefit for decreasing the likelihood of death or speeding recovery.

The Pennsylvania Medical Society’s Everyday Hero Award is designed to showcase talented physicians who probably don’t view themselves as heroes, but to patients and colleagues they are.

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PAMED and other key stakeholders developed voluntary prescribing guidelines on everything from chronic non-cancer pain to prescribing for orthopedics and sports medicine. See all guidelines on this page.

Bernard Lopez, MD, examines unconscious bias in medicine and shares five ways to address it.

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Return to work programs reduce employees’ days away from work, allow employees to recover more quickly, and foster a more positive work environment.

Colleagues say anesthesiologist Manda Null, DO, has been instrumental in organizing a multidisciplinary COVID-19 emergency response team at UPMC Lititz.

Kawish Garg, MD is the recipient of PAMED's Everyday Hero Award for May 2020.

As stay-at-home orders are lifted and the process of reopening begins, new guidance has been issued regarding resuming non-urgent medical care and procedures.

Check out photos showing the progress to date.

PAMED believes physicians should be protected in any setting where they see COVID-19 patients. We are urging Governor Wolf and Pa. lawmakers to provide medical liability protection to health care workers in every place they see patients.

Find out how physicians can qualify to treat opioid dependency with buprenorphine products.

Addressing the challenge of meeting the needs of aging workers will not only decrease workers’ compensation claims, it can have a positive effect on both workplace safety and health care costs.

PAMED’s Everyday Hero Award is designed to showcase talented physicians who probably don’t view themselves as heroes, but to patients and colleagues they are.

Get the FDA's frequently asked questions on COVID-19 testing.