Accredited for 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Friday, September 8, 2023

12:30 p.m. ET ............................ Registration Check-in and Meet & Greet
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET .................... Seminar

Event is Limited/Open to ALL ISMA members.
Registration for this event is required.

Program description:

Looking to sharpen your advocacy skills? Attend this special presentation, “Advocacy in Action,” to hear directly from state lawmakers, physicians and the former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services deputy administrator and director during a live, in-person panel discussion during the 174^th ISMA Annual Convention.

This free CME session will feature Indiana Sen. Tyler Johnson, DO (R-Leo); Rep. Rita Fleming, MD (D-Jeffersonville); ISMA Vice Speaker Alexander Choi, MD; Rebekah Bernard, MD; and Brian Neale, JD.

The discussion is being hosted by the new ISMA Advocacy Bootcamp.  

Speakers/Panel Members:

             

Sen. Tyler Johnson, DO
Dr. Johnson was elected in 2022 to represent Hoosiers in Senate District 14, which includes portions of Allen and DeKalb counties. He serves on the Senate committees on Education and Career Development; Elections; Family and Children Services; and Health and Provider Services. 

In his community, Dr. Johnson serves as the director of emergency medicine, chief of staff and on the board of directors for a local hospital. He represents emergency physicians in Indiana by working with hospitals and legislators to improve patient safety and access to care. Before taking office, Dr. Johnson had more than a decade of advocacy experience.

In this year’s legislative session, Dr. Johnson authored six bills that were signed into law, including Senate Enrolled Act 275 (Practice of medicine terms) and Senate Enrolled Act 480 (Gender transition procedures for minors). 

Rep. Rita Fleming, MD
Dr. Fleming has represented Indiana House District 71, Clark County, since 2018. She is the ranking minority member of the Insurance Committee and serves on the Natural Resources and Public Health committees.

After graduating from Murray State University, Dr. Fleming earned graduate degrees from Vanderbilt University and the University of Louisville. She was first a registered nurse and then a nurse practitioner. After completing medical school and residency, she began a career as an OB-GYN and delivered over 7,000 babies at Louisville hospitals and Clark Memorial Hospital. She also taught medical students for nine years.

In the Statehouse, Dr. Fleming has authored and co-authored dozens of health care-related bills over the years.

Alexander Choi, MD
Dr. Choi has lived in the Indianapolis area for more than 40 years after his family immigrated from South Korea when he was 7 years old. He graduated from Lawrence North High School and then attended Harvard University, where he received a B.A. in history. He then attended Indiana University School of Medicine, where he earned his MD.

During this time, he also earned two master’s degrees as well as an MPH from Indiana University and Purdue University. After completing his residency in anesthesiology at the IU School of Medicine, Dr. Choi joined Anesthesia Consultants of Indianapolis, eventually becoming president and managing partner before the firm was acquired by IU Health. Dr. Choi is currently the president/CEO of Choi Consulting Group.

Dr. Choi is a past president of the Indiana Society of Anesthesiologists and a past district trustee and current vice speaker of the Indiana State Medical Association. He is also the vice chair of the American Society of Anesthesiologist Committee on Government Affairs and the past chair of the ASA Practice Management Conference. 

Rebekah Bernard, MD
Dr. Bernard, who is also headlining the wellness CME discussion, is a family physician and the author of four books: “Patients at Risk: The Rise of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant in Healthcare,” “How to Be a Rock Star Doctor,” and “Physician Wellness: The Rock Star Doctor’s Guide,” and “Imposter Doctors: Patients at Risk.”  She is a national speaker on physician wellness and practice management.

Dr. Bernard graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in sociology and received her medical degree from the University of Miami. She completed her residency at Florida Hospital in Orlando.

Following residency, Dr. Bernard served for six years at a federally qualified health center in Immokalee, Florida, as a National Health Service Corps Scholar. She then worked for a large outpatient hospital group for five years before opening her own practice, which she converted to a direct primary care practice in July 2016.

Brian Neale, JD
Brian Neale is the former deputy administrator and director for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Prior to working for CMS, Neale served as the executive director for the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee after spending some time as the deputy staff director for the department. 

Neale was also previously the health care policy director for the office of former Gov. Mike Pence and was the legislative director for Pence’s congressional office prior to that. He is a 2011 graduate of Indiana University Bloomington and earned his JD in 2007 from the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law.

CME information

Designation Statement: The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accreditation Statement: The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Disclosure Policy: In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, educational programs sponsored by the ISMA must demonstrate balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor. Prior to the activity, all faculty, authors, editors and planning committee members participating in an ISMA-sponsored activity are required to disclose to attendees any financial relationships with an “ineligible company” whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclosure Statement: There are no relevant financial relationships with an ineligible company to identify, mitigate or disclose because the content of this activity is non-clinical in nature.

If you have questions, contact ISMA Continuing Medical Education staff at 800-257-4762 or seminars@ismanet.org.

REGISTRATION DETAILS - PLEASE NOTE:

Once registered, you will receive an immediate “Registration Confirmation” email containing details for the seminar.