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Callers Wanted to Talk/Seek Advice During PA Medical Society’s Docs on Call Program
HARRISBURG, PA – Callers flooded the lines on March 3 with an array of health-related questions during the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s public service program “Docs on Call.” Approximately 300 viewers ranging in age 10 - 87 spoke with 27 volunteer physicians during WGAL’s evening news programming.
Callers’ questions ran the gamut of health topics, from heart disease and seasonal allergies, to headaches and irritable bowel syndrome. Some callers also sought information on free- and low-cost health clinics. Several physician volunteers commented that callers seemed to want to spend more time on the phone this year. “Maybe it’s just been a long winter, but people really wanted to talk,” noted Lebanon electrophysiologist Jeffrey Williams, MD. “And, it’s just as nice for us to be able to take our time and listen.”
“Health care reform may be front and center these days, but we’re remaining focused on better health for all Pennsylvanians. Being able to spend time talking with nearly 300 patients who may not have access to a physician makes ‘Docs on Call’ especially rewarding to our members,” says James Goodyear, MD, president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society.
Local Pennsylvania Medical Society member physicians who volunteered include: 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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