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Advancing quality healthcare delivery, promoting Physician education and professional collaboration, and enhancing public health.


  • County Jail Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Project

    Also known as MAT (medication assisted treatment) or MAR (medication assisted recovery), using medication therapy to assist jailed individuals who need treatment for opioid use disorder detainees makes sense. Jails are on the front lines of the opioid epidemic and also are in a unique position to initiate treatment in a controlled, safe environment. Treatment using MAT for justice-involved persons, particularly when coupled with evidence-based behavioral therapy, improves medical and mental health outcomes and reduces relapses and recidivism.

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  • DuPage County Breaksground on Crisis Recovery Center

    April 8, DuPage County officials, along with health and community partners and first responders, broke ground on the DuPage Crisis Recovery Center (CRC). The facility is intended to be a single service entry point for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis.

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  • AMA Secures Win on Prior Authorization

    American Medical Association president, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, offered the following statement on medicine's victory with the new prior authorization process

    Reform of the prior authorization process under the newly issued final rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will reduce patient care delays as well as the administrative burdens long shouldered by physicians, while saving practices an estimated $15 billion over the next decade.

  • Tips to battle anti-science aggression

    The persistence of anti-science aggression remains a disheartening reality that appears to be worsening even as the COVID-19 public health emergency has come to an end. Peter Hotez, MD, PhD—co-inventor of the patent-free, low-cost COVID-19 vaccine technology that led to Corbevax in India and IndoVac in Indonesia—has been at the forefront of this battle for two decades, tirelessly defending the safety of vaccines on TV and social media against an onslaught of skepticism and hostility.

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  • Illinois ADVANCE Academic Detailing

    Academic detailing is a one-on-one program that provides accurate, non-commercial, and current pharmacotherapy information. It is a unique interactive program tailored for each prescriber through customized and focused discussions. Illinois ADVANCE also offers online AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ continuing education programs for Medicaid prescribers. Programs are available that physicians may complete to meet their Illinois DEA license renewal requirement.

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  • Telemedicine Options

    This list summarizes the key functionality of the various telemedicine products as reported by the vendors on their own websites. These companies have not been reviewed or vetted by the DuPage County Medical Society (DCMS); this compiled information is provided strictly as a reference for physicians seeking to implement telemedicine into their practice. The list is not exhaustive.

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  • Prior Authorization Reform Bill Signed Into Law

    Thank you DCMS members for speaking up on Prior Authorization.

    "This legislation advances a key belief of mine that I know is shared by millions of residents across Illinois: health care is a right, not a privilege," Governor Pritzker said. "For too long, the misuse of prior authorization led to delays and additional worry for Illinois families in need of care. Through this legislation, we are taking bold action to overhaul this process and ensure Illinoisans have faster access to the quality care they deserve."

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  • Food Safety

    A useful guide for keeping your family safe and your refrigerator fresh.

  • New FDA Webpage on Respiratory Illnesses Associated with Use of Vaping Products

    FDA and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are working closely with state and local health officials to investigate incidents of severe respiratory illnesses associated with the use of vaping products as quickly as possible. While the investigation is ongoing, FDA has created a Consumer Update to provide information for consumers to help protect themselves, as well as a new Lung Illnesses Associated with Use of Vaping Products webpage to provide an overview of these incidents and FDA’s actions to date, as well as recommendations for consumers, healthcare providers, and state health departments.

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  • DCMS Member Only Benefit

    DCMS and MEDIQUS are a winning combination.
    Use your DCMS membership to your advantage with a MEDQIUS Asset Advisors check up of your financial health.

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  • Crisis in Healthcare Workforce

    The COVID-19 pandemic put difficult stresses on the healthcare workforce in the US. Burnout was an issue even before the pandemic. Doctors and nurses are leaving the field creating a shortage of healthcare workers.

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  • Data Resources

    The removal of information from federal health websites during the Trump administration has led to unreliable or unavailable medical guidance. Clinicians can still access archived information through sites like The Wayback Machine and the End of Term web archive. It is recommended that they refer to established clinical guidelines from professional organizations for reliable information.

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  • May 10, Northern Illinois Food Bank Volunteer Event

    Make a difference on May 10 as DCMS physicians, their families, and friends come together to spend the morning volunteering at the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Our work will help ensure that our hungry neighbors will have access to food in their time of need.

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DuPage County Medical Society Resolutions
2018 Illinois State Medical Society Annual Meeting



ADOPTED

Resolution C310 Funding Treatment for Victims of Domestic Violence
Directs ISMS to seek legislative solutions and other remedies to assure available and adequately funded treatment for victims of domestic violence.

Resolution C312 Elimination of Hepatitis C in Illinois
Establishes policy endorsing the elimination of HCV by 2030, supporting the Illinois HCV Elimination Project, and seeking gubernatorial resolution dedicating the state to the elimination of HCV.

ADOPTED AS AMENDED

Resolution C308 Blindness Prevention
Calls on ISMS to promote dissemination of blindness prevention information and advocate insurance coverage for routine exams by ophthalmologists.

Resolution C316 Product Label Dates
Seeks federal standardization of date labels on foods and products to ensure that they address safety concerns.


REAFFIRMS EXISTING POLICY

Resolution B211 Prescriptions Drug Costs
Advocates for changes to lower the cost of prescription medications, including Medicare price negotiations and FDA-monitored importations.

Resolution C311 AMA to Explore Privately Funded Residency Training Programs
Sought AMA policy supporting evaluation of the feasibility of developing privately funded graduate medical education programs.

Resolution C313 Medicine Cabinet Safety
Called for promotion of information on safely and securely storing medications.

REFERRED FOR BOARD STUDY

Resolution B209 Cloud-based Repository Advance Directives
Seeks creation of a national cloud-based database of advance directives that can be accessed by healthcare institutions on behalf of patients.


SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED

Resolution B210 Costs to Kidney Donors
Asks the AMA to promote legislation to ensure that living kidney donors are reimbursed for expenses associated with donation of their kidney.

Resolution C315 “Retired” Physicians as Community Assets
Directs ISMS to develop a program linking retired physicians with volunteer opportunities and explore ways to assist physicians forced to discontinue practice because of disability.


NOT ADOPTED

Resolution A101 Property Tax Exemptions for Non-Profits
Sought AMA policy for limiting the non-profit organization tax exemption and directing those tax dollars to care in underserved communities.

Resolution B212 Workplace Demeanor
Called for guidelines defining bullying, sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior for medical workplace employees.

Resolution B213 Ineffective NPDB
Sought IDFPR verification of National Practitioner Data Bank reports on physicians sanctioned in other states when they seek licensure in Illinois.

Resolution C307 Milk
Asked ISMS to adopt a definition of milk as being produced from live animals/humans..

Resolution C309 Carbon Dioxide Burial
Asked for AMA policy advocating rules around carbon dioxide sequestration through burial that would safeguard water and food.

Resolution C314 Quarry Water Contamination
Asked ISMS to support state monitoring of groundwater around quarries and regulation of materials dumped in quarries.

Resolution C317 Skin Compounds
Wanted support for reporting to the FDA of adverse reactions from skin cleansing and cosmetic compounds.


15-Month Prescriptions Win Approval in Springfield

By unanimous votes in both houses, the Illinois General Assembly approved and forwarded to Gov. Rauner, legislation to extend the time a patient can refill a prescription for a non-controlled substance from 12 months to 15 months.

Originating with a proposal from our DuPage County Medical Society, the measure is intended to address the gap that can occur when patients who see their physician annually face the expiration of prescriptions for maintenance medications prior to their next yearly appointment. The change can assure availability of prescription drugs during the interval without extra calls to the office.

The DCMS resolution was adopted as ISMS policy in 2017 and led to the push for the bill in this Spring’s just-completed legislative session.
Illinois lawmakers sent the governor a proposal expanding the use of medical marijuana to fight the state's opioid crisis.

On May 31, 2018, The House voted 72-38. The Senate followed with a concurrence 44-3. The plan would allow individuals who qualify for opioid prescriptions to apply for the state's medical cannabis program.

Rep. Kelly Cassidy is the sponsor of the proposal in the House. The Chicago Democrat says it's a less-addictive alternative to treating pain and could be a remedy to the growing number of opioid overdoses across the state.

It will give patients short-term access to medical marijuana and allow them to bypass some bureaucracy including fingerprint scans and background checks.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has fought previous efforts to expand medical marijuana access.
Our Foundation

Providing Student Scholarships

Fifty years ago the DuPage County Medical Society led efforts to immunize our community against Polio – protecting thousands while prompting the creation of the DuPage Medical Society Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity. As our Foundation celebrates its Golden Anniversary, the $365,000 it has awarded in scholarships to area students in medicine and allied health professions remains tangible evidence of DCMS support for quality healthcare in our community, now and into the future.

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Upcoming Events at DCMS



  • May 14, DCMS Monthly Executive and Governmental Affairs Committee Meetings

    May 14, DCMS Monthly Executive and Governmental Affairs Committee Meetings

    Monthly meetings of the Executive and Governmental Affairs Committees will be held online via Zoom. Executive Committee 4 pm Governmental Affairs at 5 pm.
    May 10, Northern Illinois Food Bank Volunteer Event

    May 10, Northern Illinois Food Bank Volunteer Event

    Make a difference on May 10 as DCMS physicians, their families, and friends come together to spend the morning volunteering at the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Our work will help ensure that our hungry neighbors will have access to food in their time of need.

    We’ll gather at the Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva by 9 am that day. Three fulfilling hours later we can celebrate our important work and see the amazing amount of food we were able to sort and pack for distribution! Children age 8 and above are welcome to participate. Make it a learning experience and shared family fun!

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  • June 11, DCMS Executive Committee Meeting

    June 11, DCMS Executive Committee Meeting

    Monthly meetings of the Executive and Governmental Affairs Committees will be held online via Zoom. Invitations to follow. Executive Committee 4 pm.
  • July 9, DCMS Monthly Executive and Governmental Affairs Committee Meetings

    July 9, DCMS Monthly Executive and Governmental Affairs Committee Meetings

    Monthly meetings of the Executive and Governmental Affairs Committees will be held online via Zoom. Invitations to follow. Executive Committee 4 pm, Governmental Affairs Committee 5 pm.