UAPD is offering a free, four credit CE/CME class for its members entitled "Doctor Patient Communication and Privacy: New Laws and Technologies." The class takes place on Friday, October 22nd from 10 am - 2 pm at the Holiday Inn San Diego on the Bay. The quality of...
UAPD Updates
Meeting Schedule
All meetings will be held at the Holiday Inn San Diego on the Bay, 1355 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA. (MAP) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 9 am - 10 am REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 10 am - 2 pm CE/CME CLASS: DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATION AND PRIVACY...
UAPD Unsatisfied with Meet and Confer Regarding CDCR Dentists
On Wednesday, September 29th, UAPD met with representatives from the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) regarding the surplus notices issued to 93 CDCR dentists. At this first meeting,...
2010 Statewide Annual Meetings
The UAPD Statewide Membership Meeting Weekend will take place October 22 – 23, 2010 in San Diego. Some highlights of the weekend include:Free CME: On Friday morning, the UAPD Continuing Education Program continues with a special four (4) credit CE/CME entitled...
AFSCME Family Scholarship Program
Looking for financial support for college? Each year the AFSCME Family Scholarship Program provides ten $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors that will be renewed for $2,000 each year for a maximum of four years, provided the student remains enrolled in a...
San Mateo County In Negotiations
UAPD-represented doctors in San Mateo are gearing up for what will likely be a challenging round of bargaining, with the next meetings taking place in late August. While San Mateo County has announced its intention to make cuts in all county bargaining units,...
Momentum Bargaining First Contract
Momentum doctors, the newest members of UAPD, will start bargaining their first union contract on August 24th. UAPD Bargaining Committee Members are Dr. Susan Harris, Dr. David Kilgore, and Dr. Bruce Eliashof, as well as UAPD Representative Jeff Duritz and Senior...
State Contract Goes Into Effect
On Monday August 23, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB 1592 into law. The bill, which contained the UAPD Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ratified by members last month, had been passed by both houses of the Legislature last week. The Governor's signature...
El-Sabaawi Watch: Day 159 without Medical License
Mohamed El-Sabaawi, the court-appointed monitor at five Department of Mental Health Hospitals, has been working without a valid medical license since February 28, 2009. UAPD encourages doctors who have seen El-Sabaawi practice medicine since February to contact UAPD...