Conversations from a physician perspective. CME available where indicated. The official podcast channel of the Washington State Medical Association. The WSMA represents nearly 13,000 physicians, resident physicians, medical students, and physician assistants from nearly all specialties and practice types across Washington.
WSMA President Matt Hollon's 2026 Inaugural Address: Hope, Trust, and the Future of Medicine
In his inaugural address, WSMA's 2026-2027 President Matt Hollon, MD, MPH, MACP, calls on physicians to embrace hope, trust, humility, curiosity, stewardship, community, and joy while shaping medicine's future. The association's new president presented his address at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the WSMA House of Delegates on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.
For a video version, click here (https://livid.com/watch/_DCw_xawHBl5).
18 Sept 2026
Documentation of Food Security (Ep. 3: Food Access and Social Needs Series)
CME available. Gabrielle Frank, RD, a public health dietician and primary care nutrition services manager at the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, discusses strategies for documenting food security screenings and results in patients' electronic health records. How can healthcare teams make food insecurity screening more consistent—and ensure identified needs lead to meaningful support? In this episode, experts share practical strategies for integrating food insecurity screening into clinical workflows, documenting results and interventions in the EHR, and navigating relevant coding considerations. Listeners will also learn approaches for reporting, tracking, and following up on identified needs to create a more effective, sustainable process for connecting patients with food access resources.
Speaker: Gabrielle Frank, RD
Episode 3 of the WSMA Foundation Food Access and Social Needs series, "Beyond the Exam Room: Physician-Led Approaches to Food Access & Social Needs." For a video version, visit the WSMA website (https://wsma.org/foundation/food-access/food-access-and-social-needs-webinar-series/episode-3-documentation-of-food-security/).
Webinar live record date: Aug. 10, 2026
Release date: Sept. 18, 2026
Expiration date: Sept. 17, 2029
Resources:
Presenter Slides (https://wsma.org/wp-content/uploads/documenting-food-insecurity-screening.pdf)
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14 Sept 2026
Food Security Is Clinical Care (Ep. 2: Food Access and Social Needs Series)
CME available. Screening patients for access to healthy food and social needs and staffing considerations for doing the screening with Rupin Thakker, MD, FAAP.
Speaker: Rupin Thakker
Episode 2 of the WSMA Foundation Food Access and Social Needs series, "Beyond the Exam Room: Physician-Led Approaches to Food Access & Social Needs." For a video version, visit the WSMA website (https://wsma.org/foundation/food-access/food-access-and-social-needs-webinar-series/episode-2-food-security-is-clinical-care/).
Learning objectives:
Describe the prevalence of food insecurity in Washington state and the United States and its impact on patient health outcomes.
Implement evidence-based screening practices to identify patients experiencing food insecurity in clinical settings.
Integrate available food security resources, community partnerships, and referral strategies into clinical workflows to connect patients with needed supports.
Webinar live record date: July 13, 2026
Release date: Sept. 14, 2026
Expiration date: Sept. 13, 2029
Resources:
Presenter Slides (https://wsma.org/wp-content/uploads/food-security-is-clinical-care-slides.pdf)
Claim CME Credit:
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. To claim CME credit, watch or listen to the podcast, then complete the evaluation below. Once the evaluation is completed, it will be forwarded to the CME credit claim.
Evaluation and credit claim (https://evals.wsma.org/bter2em/)
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