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WINTER 2018

LEHIGH COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY

1620 W Highland St, | Allentown, PA 18102

610-437-2288 | lcmedsoc.org

2017
LCMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bruce D. Nicholson, MD
President
Oscar A. Morffi, MD
Treasurer
Charles J. Scagliotti, MD, FACS
Secretary

CENSORS
Howard E. Hudson, Jr., MD
Edward F. Guarino, MD

TRUSTEES
George A. Arangio, MD
Wayne E. Dubov, MD
Kenneth J. Toff, DO

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5 IN THIS ISSUE

ON THE COVER
6 THE FIRST PACEMAKER
In Allentown

FEATURES
8 TEEN HEALTH WEEK
10 RADON

By David Hersh

EDITOR

David Griffiths
Executive Officer

12 CREATING A HEALTHY
COMMUNITY
By Bonnie S. Coyle, MD, MS

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information only and are not intended to provide specific
legal, medical or other advice or recommendations for any
individuals. The placement of editorial opinions and paid
advertising does not imply endorsement by the Lehigh
County Medical Society.
All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be
reproduced electronically or in print without the expressed
written consent of the publisher or editor.
Cover Photo: Amanda K. Buss, executive director of
the Cancer Support Community of the Greater Lehigh
Valley, poses with her husband, Mark Sivak, and daughter,
Madalyn. Photo Credit: Beth Ravier Photography

15 COPING WITH A NATIONAL
OPIOID EPIDEMIC
By Kimberly Poore Moser

17 ADDRESSING THE OPIOID ABUSE
EPIDEMIC IN PENNSYLVANIA

20 MEDICAL SCHOOL
SCHOLARSHIPS HONOR
22 SHOWING A LITTLE LOVE
FOR CONTRACEPTION
By Emily Du, MS

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
24 INSURANCE PRIOR AUTH DELAYS
HARM PATIENTS
Doctors Must Be Part of the Solution

By Jeff Wirick

26 PA SUPREME COURT RULING
Impacts How Physicians Obtain
Informed Consent

By The Pennsylvania Medical Society

28 LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
30 LCMS NEWS

By The Pennsylvania Medical Society

18 FEEDING OUR COMMUNITY
By Priscilla Rosado

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