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  As the 2021 Missouri legislative session convenes this month in Jefferson City, SLMMS and organized medicine continue the advocacy work that never ends. The SLMMS Political Advocacy Committee is soliciting resolutions for the 2021 annual convention of the Missouri State Medical Association (MSMA). This year’s convention will be virtual, held over two Saturdays, April […]

Jennifer Page, MD, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, and medical director of acute rehabilitation at Mercy Hospital South, was installed as the 2021 president of the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society at the Council’s monthly meeting on January 12, 2021.  A member of the SLMMS Council since 2016, she was previously vice president in […]

The SLMMS Political Advocacy Committee met on December 9, 2020 to draft the Medical Society’s 2021 Legislative Priorities. Their report was adopted by the SLMMS Council at their meeting on December 15, 2020. SLMMS 2021 Legislative Priorities The top priorities for the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society (SLMMS) for the upcoming 2021 legislative session have […]

“Human Trafficking and the Impact on Healthcare” Thursday, November 12, 2020 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Zoom webinar Free to SLMMS members and their staffs  – Register HERE           Learn more about the role health care providers can play in identifying victims of human trafficking in an upcoming free continuing medical education program. […]

Statement on Wearing Face Masks to Prevent COVID-19 Spread   The St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society (SLMMS) stands in support with our government agencies, businesses and community organizations that have implemented policies to require the wearing of face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that […]

The St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society (SLMMS) and the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society Alliance (SLMMSA) extend heartiest congratulations to our very own Sue Ann Greco, who has begun her year as the 2020-2021 President of the American Medical Association Alliance. She is only the sixth AMA Alliance President from Missouri. Sue Ann was installed […]

The St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society has partnered with Integrity Healthcare Solutions to provide discounted medical billing services and revenue cycle management consultation for its members. Integrity Healthcare Solutions, based in St. Louis, is a medical billing and consulting company focused on providing services for the advancement and sustainability of the independent physician. They offer […]

By Jason Skyles, MD President, St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society 2020 As the frightening spread of COVID-19 unfolds around us, another crisis is emerging—the shortages of personal protective equipment and other supplies for physicians and other health care providers. Health systems are reporting that since the outbreak they have experienced a ten-fold increase in use […]

By Jason Skyles, MD President, St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society 2020 The coronavirus pandemic is without precedent in our lifetimes. The last pandemic that affected our daily lives to this magnitude was the influenza pandemic in 1918. Unlike today, medical care was much less developed than it is now. But then and now, there is […]

Members and partners of the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society joined for the Society’s Annual Meeting on January 25 at the Living World at the Saint Louis Zoo. Jason K. Skyles, MD, of West County Radiology and Mercy Hospital, was installed as 2020 president while other officers and councilors also were installed. Sam Page, MD, […]