Popular Docs on Call Program Returns; PA Medical Society Physicians to Assist Callers
| Date: February 18, 2010 |
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Chuck Moran |
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Pennsylvania Medical Society |
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(Harrisburg, Pa.) Physician members of the Pennsylvania Medical Society will answer questions and discuss medical concerns with local residents anonymously and free of charge on Wednesday, March 3, as part of the Medical Society’s public service program “Docs on Call.” The program will air on WGAL from 5:00 until 6:30 pm that evening.
The state society’s “Docs on Call” programs draw on member physicians across Pennsylvania who donate their services to answer health-related questions and offer information on free- and low-cost health clinics to those without medical insurance or without access to personal physicians. While the doctors will provide guidance to callers, the phone sessions are not meant to replace office visits. Physicians answering the phones will not diagnose conditions or prescribe specific treatments.
“‘Docs on Call’ is a wonderful way for us to reach out to patients, particularly those who may not have access to a physician,” says James Goodyear, MD, president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. “Last year we assisted more than 400 people who called WGAL and this year we’re expecting even more. This is a tremendously rewarding program for us.”
This is the 8th year the Pennsylvania Medical Society has partnered with WGAL-TV to broadcast this public service program. WGAL president and general manager Paul Quinn believes the program provides a much-needed community service. “Viewer response to ‘Docs on Call’ has always been overwhelmingly positive. We are proud to partner with the Pennsylvania Medical Society to offer valuable medical advice and information that can have life-changing and maybe even lifesaving results.”
Local Pennsylvania Medical Society member physicians volunteering as “Docs on Call” on March 3 are:
Cumberland County: Peter Giesswein MD, Plastic Surgery; Namrata V. Haldipur MD, Internal Medicine; Arlene G. Seid, MD, Family Medicine; Dauphin County: Joseph F. Answine, MD, Anesthesia; Geoffrey J. Brent, MD, Ophthalmology; James A. Yates, MD, FACS, Plastic Surgery; Lancaster County: James G. Du Prey, MD, Family Medicine; David H. Emmert, MD, Family Medicine; Pia B. Fenimore MD, Pediatrics; Keith R. Haidet, MD, Radiology; John B. Legere, DO, Dermatology; William T. Monacci, MD, FACS, Neurosurgery; Heather A. Morphy MD, Family Medicine; Michael R. Pavlica, MD, Ophthalmology; Karen A. Rizzo, MD, FACS, Otolaryngology; Gerald W. Rothacker, Jr., MD, Orthopedic Surgery; David J. Simons, DO, Anesthesia; Madonna L. Talbert, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Pam A. Vnenchak, MD, Family Medicine; Thomas R. Westphal, MD, FACS, Orthopedic Surgery; Christopher A. Woodard, MD, FACS, Urology; Lebanon County: Keith M. Cordischi, DO, Orthopedic Surgery; William R. Davidson, Jr., MD, Cardiology; Musaddiq N. Nazeeri, MD, Family Medicine; Beth P. Williams MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Jeffrey L. Williams MD, Cardiovascular Disease; York County: Jeffrey H. Chaby, DO, Ophthalmology
The patient-doctor relationship has been the priority of the Pennsylvania Medical Society since its founding in 1848. The Medical Society listens to concerns of both patients and doctors to improve the delivery of health care services. To learn more about the Pennsylvania Medical Society, visit its website at www.pamedsoc.org. Together with the Institute for Good Medicine at the Pennsylvania Medical Society, the organization reaches out to the public through www.myfamilywellness.org.
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Last Updated: 2/22/2010