President’s Message
Patricia Wyatt-Harris, MD, is an obstetrics & gynecology specialist with Ascension Via Christi and the 2020 president of the Medical Society of Sedgwick County. Dr. Lievens writes a monthly column that appears online and in the MSSC News newsletter.
November 2020 – “GBTQ faced health care disparities before pandemic”
October 2020 – “We’ve come a long way on gender equality in the last century”
September 2020 – “Another transition during this unusual year – Retirement”
August 2020 – “We must care for ourselves as we care for our patients”
July 2020 – “‘Liamcam’ an unexpected good thing during pandemic”
June 2020 – “Medical community must advocate for health equity for all”
May 2020 – “Human touch has long been an important part of health care”
April 2020 – “Getting creative: Six-word stories might help us deal with stress”
March 2020 – “Physicians benefit most by following latest recommendations”
February 2020 – “Resources available in case of an in-flight medical emergency”
January 2020 – “When we come together as a team, we really are superheroes”
Michael Lievens, MD, is a physician with Kansas Gastroenterology, LLC and the 2019 president of the Medical Society of Sedgwick County. Dr. Lievens writes a monthly column that appears online and in the MSSC News newsletter.
November 2019 – “Thankful for the MSSC, the Wichita medical community, family”
October 2019 – “Leaders, including physicians, need to find solutions together.”
September 2019 – “How should docs take on overwhelming challenges? Together.”
August 2019 – “International medical graduates in Wichita create rich diversity”
July 2019 – “Medicine is a lonely profession; physicians need one another”
June 2019 – “AMA represents a wide range of interests and points of view”
May 2019 – “Join me in being part of an amazing fundraiser for great cause”
April 2019 – “Time for an honest report card on the electronic health record”
March 2019 – “Strong response by MSSC physicians impacts legislative bills”
February 2019 – “Time visiting with legislators forges sense of gratefulness”
January 2019 – “MSSC is important way to connect to, learn from one another”
Jed Delmore, MD, is a physician with Associates in Women’s Health and the 2018 president of the Medical Society of Sedgwick County. Dr. Delmore writes a monthly column that appears online and in the MSSC News newsletter.
November 2018 – “What we previously thought about learning has been rewritten”
October 2018 – “Project Access a ‘pro bono’ benefit to Sedgwick County”
September 2018 – “A modern medical condition: fiscal toxicity”
August 2018 – “Why aren’t women in charge of at least half of everything?”
July 2018 – “What would you tell Mom?”
June 2018 – “Suicide is difficult to talk about and impossible to ignore.”
May 2018 – “Aging is good for wine, but perhaps not for the Medical Society.”
April 2018 – “He is only MOSTLY dead. Not ALL dead.”
March 2018– “That is What We Do”
February 2018 – “Who here can draw?”
January 2018 – “I Love Your Pajamas”
Denis Knight, DO, was the MSSC President in 2017.
November 2017 – Drug Prices and Cost Transparency
October 2017 – A Tribute to Dr. Reddy
September 2017 – Maintenance of Certification
August 2017 – Work Together to Fix ACA
July 2017 – Carefully Monitoring Opiates