INSIDE WVSMA
Message from the President
Joe Prud’ homme, MD, FAAOS
I am excited to offer our members a new experience. In response to your feedback, we have revamped the Healthcare Summit. This year, we are pleased to offer a combined meeting with the West Virginia State Medical Association( WVS- MA), the West Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association( WVOMA), and our Physician Leads Conference, substantially increasing the number of physicians in attendance.
The program offers more continued medical education( CME) and a new focus on building physician leadership skills, in addition to our traditional areas of emphasis: evidence-based and best quality patient care; professionalism; and advocacy. The timing of the conference has also been changed to a weekend format during a less busy time of year in early November. This change will also result in a cost reduction, therefore making it more accessible for our members.
Not only will there be additional CME and programming options, but we will get to join more of our friends and colleagues for networking and some fun. Please plan to join us and bring the family to the first Mountain State House of Medicine CME Summit at The Greenbrier
from November 5-7, 2026. You can find the registration forms and agenda on our website, wvsma. org.
Registration
Exhibitor: $ 1,500 Mid-level Provider: $ 495 Nonmember Physician: $ 850 Student or Resident Nonmember: $ 25 WVOMA Membership Dues & Conference: $ 850 WVSMA Member: $ 450
Joe Prud’ homme, MD, FAAOS
Drug or Alcohol Problem? Mental Illness?
ALL CALLS are CONFIDENTIAL
West Virginia Medical Professionals Health Program 4013 Buckhannon Pike Mount Clare, WV 26408
If you have a drug or alcohol problem, or are suffering from a mental illness, you can get help by contacting the West Virginia Medical Professionals Health Program. Information about physician’ s, podiatrist’ s and physician assistant’ s participation in the program is confidential. These practitioners entering the program as self-referrals without a complaint filed against them may remain confidential and are not reported to their licensing board.
( 304) 933-1030 | www. wvmphp. org
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