News from ACOI

In the demanding world of medicine, where the weight of responsibility and the pressures of caring can sometimes lead to unintended harm or emotional strain, finding avenues for personal wellness and healing is essential. Ho'oponopono, an ancient Hawaiian practice centered on reconciliation and forgiveness, offers a profound framework that physicians can integrate into their lives to restore balance and cultivate inner peace.

"We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us" was originally published by Walt Kelly in 1970 for Earth Day. The echoes of his concern for and vision of the future remain just as true today, if not more so. I truly don’t remember when the accuracy of Mr. Kelly’s cartoon registered with me as prescient, but it now resonates with me almost daily as I think about the future we are leaving to our children, grandchildren, and future generations.

Student Doctor Dayal always presents himself with a smile and has established himself as a warm, welcoming figure amongst the students at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. In addition to being a great friend, he manages to balance the strenuous aspects of medical school in a manner that encourages us all as he repeatedly emphasizes his desire for all his friends to succeed together.

I have talked with admissions/enrollment experts at medical schools, other medical school deans, and prospective medical students about the medical school admissions process, and I hear growing frustration with the process from nearly everyone. I would like to know if the time has come for a match to matriculate into medical school.

The ACOI Nominating Committee has announced the slate of candidates for election at the Annual Meeting of Members scheduled for November 2 as part of the ACOI 2024 Annual Convention & Scientific Sessions.

Read the latest from ACOI members who have received awards, promotions, and other recognitions.

For this month’s Wellness Spotlight, I would like to highlight the importance of self-care and discuss how this can be related to time away from work.  

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the fastest growing noncommunicable disease in the western world afflicting 1 in 7 adults (14%). Climate and environmental changes are linked in most cases. Much of this is due to obesity related illnesses which the kidneys are a key target such as with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Increasing temperatures and pollution, especially with the inhalation of fine particulate matter (PM2.5 µm), have been linked to obesity and other inflammatory associated conditions.

I was recently researching the newly payable complexity of care code G2211 to see if there was new information to help better understand Medicare’s position on the code. I came across something that surprised me.

Join us at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, October 30 - November 2, for ACOI 2024. We’re planning a robust program set at a gorgeous four-star resort in stunning Scottsdale. If you haven’t already, take a moment to book your hotel room for the Annual Convention.

ACOI Responds to Senate Finance White Paper on Physician Payment Reform; Prior Authorization Bill Reintroduced with Strong Support; ACOI Offers Input on GME Policy Changes.

Within classrooms, lecture halls, community gathering spaces, and in many a ballroom where ACOI Conventions have been held, Dominic F. Glorioso, Jr., DO, FACOI, has been an ever-present fixture. Covering topics that span a full range of osteopathic internal medicine subjects over the last 40 years, he has educated thousands of physicians, residents, students, nurses, social workers, and many others from all walks of life.