2020-legislative-recap
2020 Legislative / Regulatory Recap Our Lobbyist, Chris Nuland provides a 2020 Legislative / Regulatory Recap: https://vimeo.com/473842746/1970607a35
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A Word From Our President, Dr. Alison Schneider
Greetings, I am very excited to serve as president for the Florida Gastroenterologic Society this next year and I want to thank all the FGS members for giving me this opportunity. I have been working as a gastroenterologist in South Florida since 2007 and I consider this one of my greatest honors. I want to…
UPDATE: 2020 FGS Annual Meeting
We are excited to announce that we will be moving forward with the 2020 FGS Annual Meeting. We have been monitoring the COVID-19 crisis very closely, and after much deliberation, we are prepared to move forward with our planning. In order to apply social distancing measures, we will limiting registration to 100 attendees this year. We are still…
Update: 2020 FGS Annual Meeting
We are excited to announce that we will be moving forward with the 2020 FGS annual meeting at the . We have been monitoring the COVID-19 crisis very closely, and after much deliberation, we are prepared to move forward with our planning. In order to do this, several precautions must be taken, such as: Registration…
Clarification on Executive Order 20-72
Below is the “official communique” that we developed with the FMA. The only addition to make is that the Board of Medicine is OK with any procedure to excise or treat suspected cancer, as that is necessarily a serious condition that will worsen if not treated. Please make sure to exercise your member benefit and…
2019 FGS Annual Meeting Wrap-Up
September 15, 2019 marked the conclusion of the 54th Florida Gastroenterologic Society’s Annual Meeting. Over 475 Gastroenterologists, Advanced Practice Providers, GI Nurses and Techs converged on the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek for the largest turn-out in FGS history! If you missed the conference, here are some of the highlights: Top-Notch Lectures Fellow and Medical Student…
A Word From Our 2019-2020 FGS President, Dr. Dennis Collins
Greetings, I have been delighted to be a part of the Florida Gastroenterologic Society for several years and I am now looking forward to serving as the President of the Society for the next year. A great many thanks are due to Dr. Wallace for his leadership over the past year and coordination of excellent…
2019 Telehealth Bill
In 2019, Florida passed the Telehealth Bill which establishes standards of practice for telehealth services, including patient evaluations, record-keeping, and controlled substances prescribing. The bill also authorizes out-of-state health care practitioners to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida upon meeting certain eligibility requirements and registering with the department. The Florida Department of Health has…
Two New Laws Impacting Gastroenterologists
As of July 1, 2019, two new laws will go into effect that will impact many gastroenterologists. Under the first, ambulatory surgery centers will now be allowed to keep patients up to 24 hours, even if that means a stay after midnight. The old law required either a discharge or hospital transfer before midnight. Under…