South Dakota State Medical Association (SDSMA)

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is offering the Stopping Syphilis: The HHS Summer Seminar series of webinars designed to share knowledge and tools to help reverse the syphilis and congenital syphilis epidemic in the U.S.
Register for this important initiative and help reverse the course of the syphilis epidemic in our communities:

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Participate in a virtual event celebrating vaccines! Vaccinate the Heartland is a rally celebrating the value of vaccination. This event will inspire action for National Immunization Awareness Month & will celebrate the value of vaccinations across the lifespan. Register to learn about immunization advocacy, coalition activities, and find new partners throughout the Midwest. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hmy0tLXLTnK_Vi5F0zofLA #/registration

Physicians can register free of charge for "Lifestyle Medicine and Food as Medicine Essentials," a 5.5-hr accredited online CME/CE course that introduces physicians to the therapeutic use of lifestyle medicine.

Lifestyle modification is often listed as the first-line approach in chronic care guidelines. Lifestyle medicine addresses the root cause of most chronic disease and is shown to improve patient outcomes, reduce the major drivers of healthcare costs in the US, and even reignite your passion for healing.

White House | Lifestyle Medicine Free CME/CE Learn how food can be the best medicine and earn 5.5 Free CME/CE with the Lifestyle Medicine & Food as Medicine Essentials Course Bundle.

South Dakota State Medical Association President Jen Tinguely, MD, MPH helped welcome the 71 new students in the MD class of 2028 during USD Sanford School of Medicine orientation in Vermillion. Thank you for having us!

"Community Health Centers: Caring for Patients from All Walks of Life" - in SDSMA President Dr. Jen Tinguely's June column, she describes her background in public health and the important role community health centers play locally and across the country:

South Dakota State Medical Association - President's Page

New SDSMA President Jen Tinguely, MD, MPH was sworn into office during our Awards & Scholarship Recognition Banquet May 31 at the Holiday Inn Downtown Rapid City. Congratulations!

⭐️Huge CONGRATULATIONS to the 2024 SDSMA Award recipients!


Special Presidential Award — given posthumously to Susan Anderson, MD

Dean Krogman – Distinguished Service Award

Ashlea Semmens, MD – Outstanding Young Physician Award

Sen. Tim Reed – Friend of Medicine Award

Joanie Holm, RN – Community Service Award – Prairie Docs Andrew Ellsworth, MD; Kelly Evans-Hullinger, MD; Debra Johnston, MD and Jill Kruse, DO

Dan Heinemann, MD – Young at Heart Award

Shannon Emry, MD – COPIC Humanitarian Award

Bart Pfankuch – Richard P. Holm, MD Media Award

Lucio Margallo II, MD – Past Presidents Award

Ronold Tesch, MD — 50 Year Award

The poster session during the 2024 SDSMA Annual Leadership Conference highlighted the impressive work of USD Sanford School of Medicine students. Thank you for participating!

Congratulations to USD Sanford School of Medicine student Sydney Payne, who submitted the #1 abstract for the SDSMA’s poster session! She presented her project, “AMA and SDSMA Membership After Graduation” to the SDSMA Policy Council today during our Annual Leadership Conference.

A huge thank you to Sanford Health, a Diamond sponsor of the 2024 SDSMA Annual Leadership Conference! Thanks to Sanford’s support, we’ve been able to deliver a successful day of learning and engagement for physician attendees focused on healthcare issues in Native American communities. Additionally, this support allowed us to host a successful poster session showcasing the work of University of South Dakota SSOM medical students. This evening is sure to be a memorable event celebrating physician leaders, scholarship recipients and award winners. Thank you!

What an incredible day it has been at today’s Annual Leadership Conference with excellent presenters!

Big thank you to Monument Health, Diamond sponsor of the 2024 SDSMA Annual Leadership Conference taking place today in Rapid City! Healthcare issues and challenges in Native American communities is the focus of the conference. Monument Health’s generous support helps us bring together physicians from across South Dakota for valuable educational sessions throughout the day, a poster session highlighting the work of USD Sanford School of Medicine students, and an evening celebration where physician leaders, medical student scholarship recipients, and award recipients will be recognized. Thank you!

Thank you to Avera Health for sponsoring the 2024 SDSMA Annual Leadership Conference at the Diamond level! Native American healthcare is the focus of the conference, which takes place May 31 in Rapid City and brings together physicians from across the state. Thank you to Avera for supporting important educational sessions throughout the day, a poster session that will highlight the work of USD Sanford School of Medicine students, and in the evening, a celebration where we will celebrate physician leaders, medical student scholarship recipients and award recipients. Thank you!

GRAIL is leading the way in developing so we can detect cancer early, when it can be cured. Thank you for sponsoring our 2024 Annual Conference on May 31!

Thank you COPIC Companies, Diamond sponsor of our 2024 Annual Leadership Conference taking place Friday, May 31 in Rapid City!

Take a listen to COPIC’s podcast, Within Normal Limits. Hosted by Eric Zacharias, MD, COPIC’s Chief Medical Officer, episodes provide unfiltered insights that focus on pitfalls to avoid in medicine and best practices to improve patient care, like episode 69: Semaglutide Medications: Liability Issues to Consider. Find it here: www.callcopic.com/wnlpodcast, or wherever you access podcasts. COPIC is proud to be the endorsed medical liability insurance carrier for SDSMA members.

We thank the South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care for sponsoring the 2024 SDSMA Annual Leadership Conference at the Gold level. The conference takes place on Friday, May 31 in Rapid City and its focus is on healthcare issues and challenges in Native American communities. Thank you!

A big thank you to Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield for supporting the 2024 SDSMA Annual Leadership Conference at the Platinum level! This support helps the SDSMA bring physicians together from across the state on May 31 to learn from each other and from experts on healthcare issues and challenges facing Native American communities. Thank you!

Congratulations to these 11 physician members of the South Dakota State Medical Association who this year are celebrating 50 years of dedicated service to the medical profession in South Dakota!

These physicians will be recognized on May 31 at the 2024 SDSMA Annual Leadership Conference in Rapid City.

Register for the annual conference here: https://www.sdsma.org/page-1075906

Don't miss out! Register now for the 2024 SDSMA Annual Leadership Conference happening May 31 in Rapid City. Learn more & register at www.sdsma.org.

Congratulations to the USD Sanford School of Medicine 2024 M.D. graduates! At Friday's ceremony, SDSMA President Denise Hanisch, MD led the Affirmation of the Physician, where this wonderful group of dedicated doctors pledged their unwavering commitment to uphold the core values of the medical profession. Wishing the graduates the very best in their journey ahead!

May 16 training! 🚨

This webinar will provide up-to-date information and resources about syphilis. REGISTER HERE: https://courses.nnptc.org/class_information.html?id=3935

Course presenter: Tim Menza, MD, PhD, infectious disease specialist with advanced training and expertise in HIV, STI and viral hepatitis prevention and care.

More on syphilis in South Dakota: Join us for the SDSMA annual leadership conference on May 31, where the DOH and Great Plains Tribal Leaders' Health Board will both be presenting on the topic. Register for the annual conference here: https://www.sdsma.org/page-1075906

Thank you to the Black Hills District Medical Society for hosting SDSMA President Denise Hanisch, MD and CEO Barb Smith Tuesday evening in Rapid City! It was great to network and hear updates about activities of the district, SDSMA, and medical students. Thanks to everyone who came out last night!

We would like to welcome Kira back from maternity leave! Kira is our Director of Finance & Operations. We're excited to have her back in the office with us♥️ How cute is Baby Evalyn Elizabeth!! Congratulations Kira and Marcus on your beautiful family!

Registration is now OPEN! Join us for the 2024 SDSMA Annual Leadership Conference on Friday, May 31 in Rapid City. Learn more and register here: https://www.sdsma.org/page-1075906

Congratulations to graduates of the 2023-24 cohort of the SDSMA Health Leadership Institute! These physicians spent 6 months gaining an in-depth knowledge of the role leadership plays in medicine. We know these physicians will continue to do great things. We are eager to watch them shine and shape the future of healthcare!

Pictured L to R:
John Beranek - Facilitator
Jessica Olcott, MD - Sanford Children's Hospital - Sioux Falls
Carolyn GIlbertson, MD - Sanford Health/USD Sanford School of Medicine
Ashlea Semmens, MD - Monument Health
Yang Hu, MD - Avera Health
Martha Holstein, MD - Yankton Medical Clinic, P.C.
Sara Marroquin, MD - Avera Medical Group Brookings
Joy Mueller, MD - Monument Health
Dan Reiffenberger, MD - Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Elizabeth Jensen, DO - SD Physician Well-Being Program
Not pictured: Benjamin Aaker, MD (Avera Sacred Heart Hospital/USD Sanford School of Medicine) and Amy Kelley, MD (Sanford Health)

The South Dakota Department of Health asks medical providers to be alert for an introduction of measles into South Dakota among recent travelers. In 2024, cases have been identified in Georgia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Persons traveling internationally may also be at increased risk if visiting a country with a measles outbreak. Measles was last identified in South Dakota during 2015.

If you suspect measles, isolate the patient to a room, adhere to infection control guidelines, and immediately call SDDOH at 800-592-1861 to report the illness. Infection control guidelines are available here: https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/measles/index.html

Patient Information: Measles This JAMA Patient Page describes measles infection, including prevention, symptoms of infection, contagiousness, and treatment.

We are remembering Susan Anderson, MD, who passed away last week. Dr. Anderson joined the SDSMA Board of Directors in 2019 and served in the positions of at-large director, secretary-treasurer and vice president. She was an inspiration and a dedicated family physician whose countless efforts have enhanced the medical profession, patient care, and medical education in South Dakota.

As executive dean at USD Sanford School of Medicine and leader of the Frontier & Rural Medicine (FARM) Program, Dr. Anderson was passionate about her work to increase the number of primary care physicians in rural areas of the state. She was a recipient of the SDSMA Young at Heart Award and named Family Doctor of the Year by the South Dakota Academy of Family Physicians.

She inspired so many young physicians and students to do great things. We extend our deepest condolences to Dr. Anderson’s family and friends. Her passing is an incredible loss. Read about her life and funeral arrangements here: https://www.kinzleyfh.com/obituary/susan-anderson

The only cure for Medicare payment mess is wholesale reform Congress again has failed to stop Medicare physician pay cuts. Comprehensive, long-term changes that protect patients’ access to care are long overdue.

South Dakota physicians - SCAM alert! If you receive a call like this, don't give any information and report it to the state Consumer Protection Division at 800-300-1986 or https://consumer.sd.gov/

The South Dakota Department of Health has become aware of an ongoing scam impacting multiple healthcare regulatory boards within South Dakota. This fraudulent activity involves individuals impersonating Department of Health or licensing board officials and falsely claiming healthcare practitioners are in breach of licensing rules, laws, or regulations.

View the full press release: https://ow.ly/e1yP50QOOzI

Students: The deadline for poster session submission is quickly approaching! Submissions are being accepted through March 8.

Learn more about the process here: https://www.sdsma.org/Abstracts

Call for Abstracts!📢 USD Sanford School of Medicine medical students: submissions are OPEN for abstracts for presentation at the poster session during the 2024 South Dakota State Medical Association Annual Leadership Conference in Rapid City.

🗓Submission deadline: March 8
🗓Conference date: May 31

Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your work! If you are interested in having your abstract considered, please see submission guidelines here: https://www.sdsma.org/Abstracts