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Get out the vote!
Elections for the OPPA leadership and representatives to the APA from Ohio begin at the end of Jan. Let your voice be heard! Vote for the candidates that match your priorities and that speak to your needs as a psychiatrist. Information about candidates running for the APA will be included in the upcoming edition of Insight Matters, OPPA's official newsletter, which members will receive at the end of Jan. Then, look for a mailed ballot to arrive in the mail in early Feb. As OPPA Newsletter editor, Molly McVoy, shares in her upcoming article, "Get out the vote!"
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Psychologists want to practice medicine on prisoners via the legislature
For more than a decade, there has been a push by organized psychology (even though, it appears only a small minority of psychologists are in favor) to expand the scope of practice for psychologists (PhD and PsyD) in each state to include the ability to prescribe medications following a "crash course" training. Its seems efforts continue to be underway in Ohio to create a "pilot project" in Ohio prisons to address what appears to be an under-utilization of available resources (psychiatrists) and allow a few psychologists working in DRC to prescribe medications to prisoners - some of Ohio's most vulnerable patients. Please join your colleagues in educating policymakers about the FACTS related to psychologists who want to prescribe. Visit the Members' Only section of the website (you must log-in to see it) or call our office __________________________________________________________________________

Health Care Reform Passes - Now What?
Wonder how the health care reform bill will affect you and your patients? To help members better understand the Federal health reform legislation that was signed into law by President Obama on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, the OPPA has compiled a list of state and national resources where additional information can be obtained!

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