2011 Annual Meeting - Save the Date!

• The 2011 SDSMA Annual Meeting will be held June 8-10 at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center in Rapid City.

2010 Annual Meeting

• The 2010 SDSMA Annual Meeting was held on June 3 & 4 at the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center in Sioux Falls.

View the presentations given at the 2010 SDSMA Annual Meeting and First Annual Conference on Quality, Patient Safety and Value.

• "Improving Inpatient Care with Complete and Accurate Medication Histories" - Molly R. McDaniel, PharmD, MHA, Patient Safety Program Manager, Sanford Health; Laura K. Stoebner, PharmD, Pharmacy Practice Resident, Sanford Medical Center
• "Working together to reduce Health Care Associated Infections - The Iowa Project" - Thomas C. Evans, MD, President and CEO, Iowa Healthcare Collaborative
• "Decreasing Surgical Site Infection Using National Recommendations" - Judy Lamphron, RN, BSN, CIC, Infection Prevention and Control Program Manager, Avera McKennan Hospital
• "Building a Strong Medical Home" - Nancy Jaeckels, Vice President, Member Relations and strategic Initiatives, ICSI
• "Comparison of Predictive Value of Calcium Score and Framinham Score in Determination of Cardiovascular Risk and Disease in Native Americans vs. General Population" - Muhammad Khan, MD, Resident in Internal Medicine; Tomasz P. Stys, MD, Director of Cardiology Services, Sanford USD Medical Center
• "Health Information Technology and Health INformation exchange: Embracing the Changing Landscape" - Kevin DeWald, Senior Director, South Dakota eHealth Collaborative
  

2009 Annual Meeting Presentations

View the presentations given at the 2009 SDSMA Annual Meeting held on October 1 and 2 in Sioux Falls.

• "A Healthcare Call to Action" - Thomas C. Evans, MD, President and CEO, Iowa Healthcare Collaborative
• “Secondhand Smoke: Counseling Parents of At-Risk Kids” - E. Paul Amundson, MD, Chair, SDSMA Tobacco Prevention Project
• “The AMA and Health System Reform” - J. James Rohack, MD, AMA President
• “Health Information Exchange in Your Practice” - Kevin DeWald, Senior Director, South Dakota eHealth Collaborative
• “Speaking Out for Patients: How Physicians Can Advocate Effectively with Government” - Stephanie D. Vance, Advocacy Guru, Advocacy Associates
• “Medical Professional Liability Update” - Julie Stafford, MBA, Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Communications, MMIC; and Carol Carlson, RN, BA, Senior Risk Management Specialist, MMIC
• “Update on Medicare Policy” - Tom Dean, MD, Commissioner, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
• “Don’t Let Democracy Get You Down: How to Advocate for Your Future (and Have Some Fun Doing It)” - Stephanie D. Vance, Advocacy Guru,
  Advocacy Associates

2008 SDSMA Annual Meeting Presentations

• Click here to access PowerPoint presentations from the 2008 SDSMA Annual Meeting in Rapid City.