Hello! OSMA sends this monthly newsletter to all medical staff offices to distribute internally. Our goal is to best connect everyone on staff with Ohio's relevant information that impacts your profession—regardless of title, specialty or location. If you have questions or ideas that you think can improve the content or distribution of this communication, please email OSMA.

Legal Activity Impacting Ohio Physicians

Earlier this month, we notified members of a number of different legal topics—some of which OSMA is directly involved. Here is a summary of legal news throughout August:

• Franklin County Judge Issues Temporary Injunction Against Various Abortion-Related Statutes
  
  
• Federal District Court Blocks FTC Non-Compete Ban
  
  
• OSMA Files Brief Defending Physicians from Broadening Exposure in Medical Malpractice Claims
  
  
• What is Impacting Healthcare in Ohio?

Fix Medicare Now... Contact your Congress member during their recess:

To make interactions with your legislators as impactful as possible this month, the AMA has developed an online August recess resources site as your one-stop-shop for toolkits, legislative calls to action, issue briefs, infographics and detailed information on scheduling and preparing for legislative meetings and other in-district opportunities. We encourage all OSMA members to access this resource and contact your member of Congress today. We have to keep the pressure on Congress to fix the Medicare physician fee schedule. Thank you in advance for your help.

Plan for 2025 OSMA Annual Meeting!

As summer comes to an end, we want to remind everyone to save-the-date for our Annual Meeting at the Renaissance Columbus Westerville/Polaris Hotel on Friday, April 4 – Sunday, April 6.

Other important dates to remember:

• Feb. 4 – Deadline for nominations for President-Elect, At-Large Councilors and AMA Delegation
  
  
• Feb. 12 – Deadline for students to submit abstracts for the poster competition
  
  
• Feb. 19 – Deadline for submission of resolutions

Stay tuned at OSMA.org/AnnualMeeting > 
(Registration and updates will be posted as we have it.)

Stethoscope Donations Needed for Tribute Art Installation in Progress

Two years ago we developed the Well-Being CARE tool to help ensure all healthcare workers in Ohio have a pathway to access mental health resources. As part of that initiative, we partnered with Disappearing Doctors last year to promote The Disposables—an art exhibit honoring the physicians we have lost to suicide in the last several years. The next Disposables artwork concept needs donated stethoscopes (old or unneeded).

Consider donating stethoscopes if you can >

Thank You for working collectively
to best support our profession,

Elizabeth Muennich, MD OSMA President

Barbara Rogers, MD Chair, OMSS