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Contents
ISSN0011-7781
DELAWARE
MEDICAL
JOURNAL
Official Publication of the Medical Society of Delaware
900 Prides Crossing Newark, Delaware 19713
Editor-in-Chief
Bhavin R. Dave, MD
Editorial Board
Michael J. Axe, MD Stephanie H. Guarino, MD James F. Lally, MD
M. James Lenhard, MD Gregory A. Masters, MD Sangeetha Satyan, MD Anthony C. Sciscione, DO Shalini B. Shah, MD Jayshree P. Tailor, MD Sonya N. Tuerff, MD Michael R. Zaragoza, MD
Former Editors
G. Stephen DeCherney, MD, MPH Robert B. Flinn, MD
Peter V. Rocca, MD
1789 CLUB
8 Medical Society of Delaware 1789 Club
COVID-19
32 The Shadow Epidemic: COVID-19 and Stroke in Delaware’s Only Comprehensive Stroke Center
Sridhara S. Yaddanapudi, MD;
Kim Gannon, MD, PhD; Sudhakar R. Satti, MD, FAHA
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
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PRESIDENT’S PAGE
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‘We Need to Come Together’
Matthew J. Burday, DO
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE CLINICAL TRIAL OF THE MONTH
ANNUAL MEETING
Kirill Alekseyev, MD; Evan M. Lapinsky, MD; Harry A. Lebowitz, MD; Brintha Vasagar, MD, MPH, FAAFP
MSDIS CORNER
Report on the Proceedings of the 231st Annual Meeting
COVER STORY
Level-Funded Plans: A Great Health Benefit Option for Small Practices
Sharon Ruth
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Running the Long Race: Matthew J. Burday, DO Takes the Reins as MSD’s 177th President
Mary S. Fenimore
TREATMENT
Doctors Share Their Practice Management Challenges, Expectations for 2021
Tina Irgang Leaderman
AMA INTERIM MEETING
Medical Cannabis Certification Is Associated with Decreased Opioid Use in Patients with Chronic Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Delaware
Alan G. Balu; Alex L. Woods, MD, MPH; Jahan Marcu, PhD; Ganesh R. Balu, MD
TREATMENT
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46 Hospital News / Coming
Special Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates
MEMBER NEWS
Events / In Memoriam
Trauma-Informed Care for
the Pediatric Survivor of Exploitation and Trafficking Andrea Repine, MSN, APRN, CPNP; Allison Dovi, PhD; Jennifer Macaulay, MSW; Stephanie A. Deutsch, MD, FAAP, MS
On the Cover:
Medical Society of Delaware President Matthew J. Burday, DO
The Delaware Medical Journal (ISSN 0011-7781, USPS 152140) is published bi-monthly by the Medical Society of Delaware at 900 Prides Crossing, Newark, DE 19713. Periodicals postage paid at Newark, Delaware, 19711 and additional entry offices. Copyright 2021 by the Medical Society of Delaware. The Delaware Medical Journal does not hold itself responsible for statements made by any contributor or advertiser. Annual subscription rates are $35 for domestic and $50 for overseas. Single copies are $6.00. Advertising copy is accepted, subject to the approval of the Editorial Board of the Medical Society of Delaware. For information about advertising, call the Journal office at (302) 366-1400. POSTMASTER: Address changes to 900 Prides Crossing, Newark, DE 19713.
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