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Pitt County Medical Society: Activities and Accomplishments
PHYSICIAN REFERRALS
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS
LEGISLATIVE: Professional Liability Reform Participation in state-wide Rally on April 8, 2003
- Local meeting with State Senators to discuss medical malpractice legislation - September 2003
- Local meeting with State Representatives serving on Blue Ribbon Task Force to study medical malpractice reform - January 2004
- Take Action on Tort Reform" - Meeting
August 2004
MINI-INTERNSHIP
- The Pitt County Medical Society established a 2 day physician shadowing experience for community professionals to learn more about the medical profession and the issues that physicians deal with on a daily basis.
HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMY
www.healthsciencesacademy.org
- A cooperative effort to encourage high school students to enter health careers on every vocational level--therapeutic, diagnostic, healthcare information systems and support services. The Pitt County Medical Society assists with resource personnel and mentors for the project.
PROJECT HEART BEAT
www.projectheartbeat.org
- An AED --automated external defibrillator-is a simple device that restores a person's heartbeat to a normal rhythm during sudden cardiac arrest. Project HeartBeat is a community effort to facilitate the placement of AED's and save lives in our community. The Pitt County Medical Society has been instrumental in this effort and recently over 40 defibrillators have been placed in Pitt County municipalities, businesses, churches and public places.
In the case of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), for every minute lost without defibrillation, the chance of a victim's survival is diminished by 10%. The Pitt County Medical Society recognizes the need to address this important problem by serving as the community resource organization for those wanting to establish an AED program.
PITT PARTNERS FOR HEALTH
- A consortium of healthcare professionals that address a continuum of healthcare issues - access to care, diabetes, asthma, cardio-vascular disease, youth risk behaviors, older adults, and mental health. PCMS is committed to working for a healthier community.
HEALTH ASSIST
- The Pitt County Medical Society helped to establish 4 community/health resource centers designed to address the health needs of the uninsured population in Pitt County. Area physicians donate their services to this cause so qualified individuals without health insurance can be seen for medical problems.
END OF LIFE COALITION
- A task force of healthcare professionals whose mission is "to provide education and support to help area residents have conversations and make decisions that lead to compassion and comfortable end of life care." The Pitt County Medical Society participates in this important organization by offering resources, sample documents and seminars to the public.
HISTORY PROJECT
- The Pitt County Medical Society has assisted in acquiring the Country Doctor Museum in Bailey, NC for the Laupus Health Sciences Library at the Brody School of Medicine. PCMS has also assisted in the expansion of the "History of Medicine in Eastern N. C. Exhibit" with medical artifacts and books as well as taped interviews with physicians who have seen the growth and development of medicine in our area. Contact PCMS if you are interested in donating books, medical artifacts or volunteering to help with the recording of the history of medicine in eastern Carolina.
PITT COUNTY HEALTH EDUCATION FOUNDATION
www.healtheducationfoundation.com
- Founded in 1986 by the Pitt County Medical Society Alliance, the Pitt County Health Education Foundation (PCHEF) is the fundraising arm of the Pitt County Medical Society. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, PCHEF has donated over $1 million to community health projects in Pitt County to private organizations, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, the Brody School of Medicine, and East Carolina University.
These events are held annually to raise money for a variety of health related causes:
- Med-Law Classic
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
- Luck of the Draw Reverse
Raffle
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