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Meet Your Section Chair

Susan Hubbell, MD
Senior Physicians Section Chair

Dr. Hubbell is a past President of OSMA, the Ohio Society of PM&R,  and Academy of Medicine of LIma and Allen County. She is retired from private practice of PM&R in Lima, Ohio, but remains a member of the Board of Governors of AAPM&R and serves as AMA Delegation Chair for AAPM&R. She is also a liaison for Ohio to the AMA Senior Physician Section.

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Smart Investing & Retirement Planning for Physicians >
This session covers essential investment strategies, including portfolio allocations in a volatile market and key investment fundamentals for the unique financial journeys of physicians (due to lengthy medical training). With a focus on retirement planning and leveraging employer-sponsored retirement plans, this webinar provides actionable insights to help you build long-term financial security.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Dementia >
With newer advances in dementia care, specifically Alzheimer’s disease, diagnosing the disease early is important for optimizing treatment options. By participating in the on-demand webinar, attendees should be able to: 1. Define dementia and the dementia disease continuum 2. Explain how to evaluate patients with memory loss 3. Briefly describe the most common types of dementia 4. Outline non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions for dementia.

Mentorship Opportunities

OSMA values seasoned physicians looking to give back to the profession by helping young physicians get their careers off to a great start.Through our Mentorship Program, we pair OSMA members under the age of 40 and/or in their first 8 years of practice with a more-experienced physician.
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2026 Annual Meeting Highlights

SPS continues to represent your interests at our Annual Meeting. We proposed and passed a resolution on deprescribing.

Policy 19 – 2026 – Make De-prescribing a Priority Especially as a Part of Care of Seniors

1. Our Ohio State Medical Association declare that deprescribing, the proactive and systematic identification and discontinuation of medications with potential risk greater than potential benefits, is a medical priority in the management of all patients, especially senior patients; and
   
   
2. Our OSMA supports the integration of deprescribing as a standard component of high-quality prescribing practices (Directive to Take Action); and
   
   
3. Our OSMA supports the development of educational initiatives and clinical decision support tools to facilitate safe and effective deprescribing, (Directive to Take Action); and
   
   
4. Our OSMA supports research and policy efforts to address barriers to implementation of deprescribing in routine medical care (Directive to Take Action); and
   
   
5. Our OSMA supports insurer reimbursement of deprescribing activities (Directive to Take Action).

This effort was successful due to the contributions and teamwork of dedicated SPS members.

If you have questions, feel free to get in touch at info@osma.org