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<p><em>​May 24, 2013:</em></p> <p><a title="Video contest flyer" href="/inside-aoa/events/omed/news/Pages/video-contest-2013.aspx"><img class="ms-rtePosition-2" src="/inside-aoa/PublishingImages/omed-video-contest-2013.jpg" alt="" style="height:289px;margin:5px;width:193px" /></a>Create a short video on why you'd like to attend this year's Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition (OMED) in Las Vegas and you could earn a free trip to the conference! Here's what you need to know:</p> <ul><li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">The <a href="/inside-aoa/events/omed/news/Pages/video-contest-2013.aspx">OMED 2013 Video Contest</a> is open to <strong>all AOA members</strong>.</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">The deadline to submit a video is <strong>June 30</strong>; the winner will be announced in July.</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">To participate, <strong>create a short video </strong>explaining why you want to attend OMED and send the video to <a href="mailto:pr@osteopathic.org"><strong>pr@osteopathic.org</strong></a><strong> </strong>using a video sharing site like <a title="Link to Ooovoo" href="http://www.oovoo.com/home.aspx" target="_blank">ooVoo</a> or <a title="Link to WeTransfer" href="https://www.wetransfer.com/" target="_blank">WeTransfer</a>.</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">The contest winner will receive<strong> free OMED registration, hotel stay and airfare to Las Vegas</strong>.</p></li></ul>

<p class="ms-rteElement-P"><img width="508" height="337" class="ms-rtePosition-2" src="/inside-aoa/PublishingImages/tv-recording-studio.jpg" alt="" style="height:138px;margin:5px;width:206px" /><em>May 20, 2013:</em></p> <p class="ms-rteElement-P">Don't miss out on coverage of DOs and osteopathic medicine in media outlets like <em>Kaiser Health News</em>, the <em>Washington Post</em> and &quot;The Dr. Oz Show.&quot; Subscribe to the <strong><em>Osteopathic Medicine in the News</em> e-newsletter</strong> to receive twice-monthly updates that include:</p> <ul><li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">stories featuring DOs as expert sources on various health topics</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">coverage highlighting osteopathic medicine's perspective on health policy issues</p></li></ul> <p class="ms-rteElement-P">By subscribing to <em>Osteopathic Medicine in the News</em>, you'll see firsthand how the AOA is working to bring knowledge of osteopathic medicine to a wider audience and to correct inaccurate portrayals of the osteopathic medical profession. <a href="/inside-aoa/news-and-publications/media-center/Pages/media-coverage.aspx"><strong>Subscribe now</strong></a>!</p>

<p><em>May 13, 2013:</em></p> <p class="ms-rteElement-P"><a href="/inside-aoa/development/practice-mgt/billing-coding-resources/omt-coding-manual/Pages/default.aspx"></a><a href="/inside-aoa/development/practice-mgt/billing-coding-resources/omt-coding-manual/Pages/default.aspx"><img width="217" height="279" class="ms-rtePosition-2" src="/inside-aoa/PublishingImages/omt-manual-image.jpg" alt="" style="height:244px;margin:5px;width:188px" /></a>On May 23, 2013, the AOA will present a webinar on its <strong>Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) Coding Instructional Manual, Second Edition</strong>. Boyd R. Buser, DO, will present the webinar, which will focus on key changes in the second edition of the manual. The webinar will take place at <strong>8 p.m. EST</strong>; <a title="Link to webinar registration" href="http://mp163422.cdn.mediaplatform.com/163422/wc/mp/4000/15208/21710/25396/Lobby/default.htm?ref=ProductionTeamEmail" target="_blank"><strong>register now</strong></a>.</p> <p class="ms-rteElement-P">The second edition of the AOA's OMT Coding Instructional Manual includes:</p> <ul><li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">best practices for OMT coding and documentation</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">the history of OMT coding</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">identification of OMT codes in CPT 2012</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">procedures for handling denied claims</p></li></ul> <p> <a href="/inside-aoa/development/practice-mgt/billing-coding-resources/omt-coding-manual/Pages/default.aspx">View or download the <strong>OMT Coding Instructional Manual, Second Edition</strong></a>.</p>

<p><a title="Open PDF" href="/inside-aoa/events/regional-osteopathic-medical-education/Documents/rome-2013-new-england-preliminary-program.pdf" target="_blank"></a><em>May 16, 2013:</em></p> <p><a title="Open PDF" href="/inside-aoa/events/regional-osteopathic-medical-education/Documents/rome-2013-new-england-preliminary-program.pdf" target="_blank"><img class="ms-rtePosition-2 ms-rteImage-1" src="/inside-aoa/PublishingImages/rome-new-england-preliminary-program.jpg" alt="" style="height:277px;margin:5px;width:200px" /></a>Registration is now open for the AOA's <a href="/inside-aoa/events/regional-osteopathic-medical-education/Pages/default.aspx">Regional Osteopathic Medical Education (ROME) New England </a>conference. The conference will take place Aug. 15-18 in Boston and will offer:</p> <ul><li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">The chance to earn up to <strong>24.5  AOA Category 1-A CME credits</strong>, pending the approval of the AOA Council on CME</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"><strong>REMS workshop</strong> track; <a href="/inside-aoa/development/continuing-medical-education/Pages/rems.aspx">learn more about REMS</a>.</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"><strong>Internal medicine </strong>track</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"><strong>State mandates and changes in medical practice </strong>track</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"> <strong>Medical impacts of disasters and tragedies </strong>track</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"><strong>OMT workshops</strong></p></li></ul> <p class="ms-rteElement-P"><a href="/inside-aoa/events/regional-osteopathic-medical-education/Pages/default.aspx"><strong>Visit the AOA's ROME page</strong></a> to register for ROME New England, view a preliminary conference program and view hotel booking information. ROME New England is hosted in partnership with the Connecticut Osteopathic Medical Society (COMS), Rhode Island Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (RISOPS) and Massachusetts Osteopathic Society (MOS).</p>

<p class="ms-rteElement-P"><em>​May 10, 2013:</em></p> <p class="ms-rteElement-P"><img width="505" height="337" class="ms-rtePosition-2" src="/inside-aoa/PublishingImages/dominican-republic-rural-road.jpg" alt="" style="height:167px;margin:5px;width:250px" />The AOA Bureau on International Osteopathic Medical Education and Affairs' (BIOMEA) 15th Annual International Seminar is currently seeking submissions for its osteopathic medical student poster session and competition. The event will take place at <a href="/inside-aoa/events/omed/Pages/default.aspx"><strong>OMED 2013</strong></a> in Las Vegas. Here are the details:</p> <ul><li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">This year's seminar, &quot;<strong>Osteopathic Medicine in Humanitarian Care</strong>,&quot; will take place at OMED on <strong>Monday, Sept. 30</strong>.</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">Posters must deal with <strong>research or medical work undertaken overseas after Oct. 8, 2013</strong>.</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">All osteopathic medical students may enter the poster session, but <strong>only members of the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) can participate in the poster competition</strong>.</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">The competition has <strong>two categories</strong>: broad outreach experiences and research completed while on outreach programs.</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">To submit your poster, <a href="http://cf.dev.osteopathic.org/abstracts/abstract_contact_add.cfm" target="_blank"><strong>visit the abstract submission page</strong></a><span><strong> on Osteopathic.org</strong></span> and select &quot;BIOMEA&quot; from the drop-down menu. The submission deadline is<strong> Aug. 23, 2013</strong>.</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">Note that this program is separate from the Research Poster Exhibition that will also be held at OMED.</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">Osteopathic medical students receive<strong> free registration to OMED</strong>. <a href="/inside-aoa/events/omed/Pages/Registration.aspx"><font color="#215584"><strong>Register to attend the conference</strong></font></a>.</p></li></ul> <div> </div>

<p><em>​May 6, 2013:</em></p> <p><img width="406" height="427" class="ms-rtePosition-2" src="/inside-aoa/PublishingImages/fresh-foods.jpg" alt="" style="height:139px;margin:5px;width:133px" />Many of us have the goal of eating a healthier diet. But there are so many possibilities, it can be hard to sort it all out. Should you be eating a vegan or gluten-free diet? Do you need to eliminate all processed foods or stock up on multivitamins? <em>The DO</em>'s article <a title="Link to The DO" href="http://www.do-online.org/TheDO/?p=139291" target="_blank">&quot;<strong>What's for dinner? How DOs are helping patients figure out what to eat</strong>&quot;</a> focuses on how physicians can <strong>help</strong><strong><strong> </strong>patients sort out conflicting nutritional advice</strong>. Check out the article to learn what some osteopathic physicians tell their patients about:</p> <ul><li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">gluten-free diets</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">vegetarian and vegan diets</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">portion control</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">organic foods</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">processed foods</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">multivitamins</p></li></ul> <p class="ms-rteElement-P"><a title="Link to The DO" href="http://www.do-online.org/TheDO/" target="_blank"><strong></strong></a><a title="Link to The DO" href="http://www.do-online.org/TheDO/?p=139291" target="_blank"><strong>Visit <em>The DO</em> online to read the article</strong></a> and check out other recent coverage of the osteopathic medical profession.​</p>

<p class="ms-rteElement-P"><em><font size="2"><font face="Arial">Nov. 10, 2011:</font></font></em></p> <p class="ms-rteElement-P">To provide AOA members with easy access to customizable promotional materials, the AOA has launched a new <a title="Link to store" href="http://www.aoastore.com/RetailSite.asp" target="_blank">online store</a>. Members can order custom print pieces, including in<span>formational brochures, like the “What is a DO?” brochure, letterhead, envelopes, business cards, DO pins, and more. </span></p> <p><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:'arial', 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt"></span></font></font><span style="font-family:'arial', 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt">Y</span><span style="font-family:'arial', 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt">ou choose the design and the photos and then personalize the pieces with your own practice information. Visit the online store and place your order today. </span></p>

<p><em>April 10, 2013:<a title="Link to DO CME Online" href="https://www.docmeonline.com/Activity/1208984/Detail.aspx" target="_blank"><img width="262" height="398" class="ms-rtePosition-2 ms-rteImage-1" src="/inside-aoa/PublishingImages/monograph-ckd.jpg" alt="" style="height:313px;margin:5px;width:228px" /></a></em></p> <p>Read the AOA's newest monograph online, complete the postactivity test successfully, and earn two AOA Category 1-B CME credits. The monograph, &quot;<strong>Practical Steps to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): A Whole Patient Approach,</strong>&quot; should help physicians and other health care providers:</p> <ul><li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">evaluate screening techniques and assessment methods to identify patients with CKD who are at risk for developing cardiovascular disease</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">assess recent clinical evidence on using lipid-lowering treatment to reduce the risk of premature cardiovascular treatments in patients with CKD</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">apply evidence-based treatment strategies to reduce cardiovascular events in patients with CKD</p></li></ul> <p>To get started, <a title="Link to DO CME Online" href="https://www.docmeonline.com/Activity/1208984/Detail.aspx" target="_blank"><strong>visit DO CME Online</strong></a>. This monograph is jointly sponsored by the AOA, Georgia Osteopathic Medical Society, North Carolina Medical Association, South Carolina Osteopathic Medical Society, and Impact Education, LLC.</p>

<p><em>​<a href="/inside-aoa/Pages/are-we-there-yet.aspx"><img width="267" height="222" class="ms-rtePosition-2" src="/inside-aoa/PublishingImages/awty-leg-four.jpg" alt="" style="margin:5px;height:179px" /></a>April 29, 2013:</em></p> <p>The<strong> </strong><a href="/inside-aoa/Pages/are-we-there-yet.aspx"><strong><em>Are We There Yet?</em> Osteopathic Family Road Trip</strong></a> is on its final leg, but there's still time to hop aboard. Just <strong>complete all five legs before May 31</strong> and you'll be entered in the drawing for a <strong>$1,000 United Airlines gift card</strong>. Throughout the trip, we've examined changes affecting the osteopathic medical profession, including:</p> <ul><li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"><a href="/inside-aoa/development/aoa-board-certification/Pages/osteopathic-continuous-certification.aspx"><strong>Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC</strong>)</a></p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"><a href="/inside-aoa/development/continuing-medical-education/Pages/default.aspx"><strong>CME reporting chang</strong><strong>es</strong></a></p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">The AOA's<strong> </strong><a href="/inside-aoa/development/quality/cap-for-pqrs/Pages/default.aspx"><strong>Clinical Assessment Program (CAP) for the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)</strong></a></p></li></ul> <p>To get started, <a href="/inside-aoa/Pages/are-we-there-yet.aspx"><strong>visit our <em>Are We There Yet?</em> page</strong></a>. Be sure to enter your name and email address for each leg you complete. </p>

<p><em>​April 24, 2013:</em></p> <p><img width="176" height="363" class="ms-rtePosition-2" src="/inside-aoa/PublishingImages/capitol-hill-cherry-blossoms.jpg" alt="" style="margin:5px;width:151px;height:226px" />The AOA is partnering with <a title="Link to Partners for Health Diaolgues" href="http://www.healthydialogues.org/" target="_blank">Partners for Healthy Dialogues</a> to provide clear, useful information on what the <strong>Physician Payments Sunshine Act </strong>will mean for patients, health care professionals and biopharmaceutical professionals. The measure, commonly called the Sunshine Act, is a provision of the Affordable Care Act that will make <strong>information about interactions between physicians and biopharmaceutical professionals available to the public. </strong></p> <p><a href="/inside-aoa/advocacy/aoa-legislative-priorities/Pages/sunshine-act.aspx"><strong>Visit the AOA's Sunshine Act page</strong></a><strong> </strong>for:</p> <ul><li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">An overview of <strong>how the Sunshine Act will work</strong>, including dates and timelines.</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"><strong>Summaries</strong> of the Sunshine Act <strong>final rule</strong> and the <strong>definitions</strong> it includes.</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">Information on the AOA's <strong>advocacy</strong> leading up to the Sunshine Act final rule.</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">Resources for patients, health care professionals and biopharmaceutical professionals from <strong>Partners for Healthy Dialogues</strong></p></li></ul>

<p><em>​April 17, 2013:</em></p> <p><a href="/inside-aoa/events/omed/Pages/default.aspx"><img width="406" height="239" class="ms-rtePosition-2" src="/inside-aoa/PublishingImages/omed-2013.jpg" alt="" style="margin:5px;width:255px;height:144px" /></a>Online registration for the AOA's <strong>Osteopathic Medical Conference &amp; Exposition (OMED) 2013</strong> is now open! OMED 2013 will take place <strong>Sept. 30 - Oct. 4 in Las Vegas</strong> and offers the chance to earn more than 40 AOA CME credits. To learn more, <a href="/inside-aoa/events/omed/Pages/default.aspx">visit our OMED 2013 section</a>, where you can:</p> <ul><li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"><a href="/inside-aoa/events/omed/Pages/Registration.aspx"><strong>Register</strong> for the conference online</a></p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"><a href="/inside-aoa/events/omed/Pages/Travel-and-Hotel.aspx"><strong>Plan your travel</strong> to OMED</a></p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"><a href="/inside-aoa/events/omed/Pages/omed-testimonials.aspx"><strong>Hear firsthand about fellow DOs' experiences</strong> attending OMED</a></p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"><a href="/inside-aoa/events/omed/Pages/exhibits.aspx">Learn what you'll find in the <strong>OMED Exhibit Hall</strong></a></p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"><a href="/inside-aoa/events/omed/Pages/frequently-asked-questions.aspx"><strong>Get answers</strong> to frequently asked questions</a></p></li></ul>

<p><em>April 15, 2013:</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.do-online.org/JAOA/JAOA.cfm"><img width="155" height="296" class="ms-rtePosition-2 ms-rteImage-1" alt="JAOA cover" src="/inside-aoa/PublishingImages/jaoa-cover-april-13.jpg" style="margin:5px;width:189px;height:261px" /></a><a href="http://www.do-online.org/JAOA/JAOA.cfm"><em>The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA)</em> </a>osteopathic medical education issue examines a wide range of education-related topics. Here's a glimpse at what you'll find inside:</p> <ul><li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">Overview of new policies and procedures for developing<strong> new colleges of osteopathic medicine</strong> (COMs), plus COMs that have received accreditation status since 2008</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">An article on developing <strong>osteopathic competencies in geriatrics</strong> for medical students and an editorial on why this effort is so important</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">Updates on <strong>osteopathic graduate medical education</strong>, AOA <strong>contrinuing medical education</strong>, AOA <strong>specialty board certification</strong>, and <strong>osteopathic postdoctoral training institutions</strong> and academic sponsorship</p></li></ul> <p>To read these articles and more, <a href="http://www.do-online.org/JAOA/JAOA.cfm"><strong>visit the JAOA website</strong></a>.</p>

<p><em>​March 1, 2013:</em></p> <p><a title="Link to DO CME Online" href="https://www.docmeonline.com/default.aspx" target="_blank"><img class="ms-rtePosition-2 ms-rteImage-1" src="/inside-aoa/PublishingImages/do-cme-online-refresh.jpg" alt="" style="margin:5px;width:250px;height:194px" /></a>If you've visited <a title="DO CME Online" href="https://www.docmeonline.com/default.aspx" target="_blank"><strong>DO CME Online</strong></a> lately, you may have noticed the site looks a little different. The site's streamlined new look makes it easier than ever to find information like:</p> <ul><li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"><strong>Continuing medical education (CME) courses</strong> you're working on or have completed</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">Your <strong>CME report</strong></p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">CME opportunities through the<strong> AOA's publications and web programs</strong></p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">The <strong>AOA's Clinical Assessment Program (CAP) for Physicians</strong> and <strong>CAP for the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)</strong></p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"><strong>CME reporting forms</strong></p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P"><strong>Upcoming meetings and events</strong> where you can earn CME</p></li></ul> <p><a title="DO CME Online" href="https://www.docmeonline.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Visit DO CME Online today</strong></a> to see the new look for yourself and get a head start on completing your CME for the <a href="/inside-aoa/development/continuing-medical-education/Pages/default.aspx">2013-2015 CME cycle</a>.</p>

<p><em>​March 13, 2013:</em></p> <p><img width="174" height="207" class="ms-rtePosition-2 ms-rteImage-1" src="/inside-aoa/PublishingImages/Thumbnails/jaoa-seal-thumbnail.jpg" alt="" style="margin:5px;width:141px;height:141px" />Earn one AOA Category 1-B CME credit by participating in a new webcast from <em>The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA)</em>. The webcast, titled <a title="Link to DO CME Online" href="https://www.docmeonline.com/Activity/1693193/Detail.aspx" target="_blank">&quot;<strong>What's the Skinny: New Pharmacologic Treatment Options for Obesity Management</strong>,&quot;</a> focuses on different <strong>treatment options to help overweight patients achieve sustained weight loss</strong>. Participating in the webcast and completing its post-activity test and evaluation will help you:</p> <ul><li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">Recognize the <strong>negative impact of obesity</strong> on patients' overall health. </p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">Apply techniques to <strong>engage patients</strong> in open conversations focused on <strong>specific weight loss goals</strong>, including the reasons for sustaining weight reduction.</p></li> <li><p class="ms-rteElement-P">Implement <strong>appropriate weight-loss strategies</strong> for different patient subgroups.</p></li></ul> <p>This webcast is supported by an independent educational grant from VIVUS, Inc. and sponsored by the AOA and the American Osteopathic Association of Medical Informatics.</p>