KCMS Opioid Crisis and Narcan™ Education Program

KCMS and KCMSF received a grant from AHEI for Narcan™ training kits to support the KCMS Opioid Crisis and Narcan™ Education Program.

The Kansas City Medical Society Foundation Wellness and Prevention Committee has received financial support from the Alliance Health Education Initiative for the Opioid Crisis and Narcan™ Education Program. This initiative aims to address the local opioid crisis by implementing a train-the-trainer program for key personnel in middle and high schools within the broader Kansas City area.

The KCMSF train-the-trainer education model provides each participant with a comprehensive kit, didactic lectures, and hands-on training with Narcan™ practice sprays. Dr. Steve Salanski has already presented this material at a local nursing school.

The grant funds from the Alliance Health Education Initiative will financially support the production of the train-the-trainer kits. Each kit is equipped with access codes for evidence-based educational PowerPoint presentations, informative public-facing posters, and convenient Narcan™ pocket and algorithm instructions.

To inquire about teaching a course, please get in touch with Micah via email at micah@kcmedicine.org.

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Letter from the President 2025

January 6, 2025

I consider it a sincere honor to serve as president of the Kansas City Medical Society this year. As we look forward to this new year, we celebrate our previous accomplishments and look for new ways to meet the challenges of our ever-changing healthcare environment. As we recognize our recent successes, I want to take the opportunity to thank Dr. Greg Unruh, our immediate past president, for his excellent leadership, and I look forward to his continued partnership, providing much-needed wisdom and experience to our board of directors as well as a leadership council. I am also deeply appreciative of Micah Flint, our executive director, now in his third year with the Society. As a board, we are prioritizing key areas where we believe the Society can make a difference for physicians and the communities we serve. With this in mind, we will continue our focus on wellness, advocacy, and expand our opportunities for in person social and educational gatherings. Our journal connects us in a variety of valuable ways, and we will continue its publication and expand its distribution. Under the directorship of Karole Bradford, the Society’s Foundation continues to do invaluable work. We celebrate those accomplishments and the charitable care they provide to our community’s vulnerable population. We are grateful for our individual members and corporate sponsors and welcome your suggestions of how the Society can best serve physicians and our community. Please mark your calendar for the Society’s upcoming events and consider inviting physician colleagues to join you as we gather to learn and support one another.