South Carolina Medical Associaton - Young Physicians Section

PIX

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:54:50 GMT

A request from our illustrious leader

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:01:25 GMT

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I was trying to post a note on the SCMA-YPS journal to see if anyone had any thoughts about what they would like to see for a presentation this year at our luncheon. And to see if anyone had any ideas about promoting the YPS section so we could improve our attendance. Let me know if I can do this or do you have to post all of the entries? If you need to post the entries – could you compose the note and can also put my e-mail address in there if people want to contact me directly.

Thanks,

Clifford A. "Cam" Monda, DO

<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Carolina Rehabilitation Associates

864-725-5754

Sermo.com

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:50:25 GMT

Sermo.com is a newer website where physicians blog their individual concerns from all over the country. It is pretty good to review, for example, reported problems with a new drug before you prescribe it. Check it out

Congdoc (Gerald)

YPS Assembly is coming up!

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:47:19 GMT

Submit a resolution to the AMA-YPS Assembly
Are you interested in putting forth a resolution for debate by the AMA-YPS Assembly? Resolutions are currently being accepted from AMA-YPS members for consideration by the AMA-YPS Assembly at its Nov. 8–10 meeting.

Send an e-mail or a fax to (312) 464-5845 with resolution submissions. The deadline for submission of "on time" resolutions is Oct. 5.

Annual Meeting, 2007

Wed, 09 May 2007 20:28:41 GMT

We had a successful meeting in May! New positions were elected and the course set for the following year. Official report to follow.....

January update

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:50:14 GMT

Young physician issues

1) Register now for upcoming AMA programs in Washington, D.C.
Join your colleagues and AMA leaders in Washington, D.C., at the 2007 National Advocacy Conference, Feb. 13-14, to advocate for patients, the medical profession and the future of medicine. Tell your members of Congress how you feel about issues important to you, including covering the uninsured and Medicare physician payment reform. You will also hear from political insiders about the changing face of Congress and what the future may hold, and receive professional tips from top experts on effective communication with congressional leaders and the media.

Physicians and their spouses are also encouraged to attend the AMA Alliance Capitol Conference, scheduled for Feb. 12, in Washington, D.C. It will feature education sessions on the latest resources for the family of medicine, achieving life balance, membership marketing and maximizing fund-raising options. A session will deliver action steps for a children's public health campaign. Don't miss this dynamic, daylong event!

Learn more about both programs.

2) Strengthen your communications skills
Whether you are a spokesperson on the front lines delivering health care messages or just want to refine your communication skills, the 27th annual AMA Medical Communications Conference promises to enhance your skills and effectiveness. Join your colleagues and medical communications peers April 12-14 at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay in Tampa, Fla., for an intensive, interactive and fun conference that provides opportunities to network and learn from top health care reporters, public relations professionals and communication coaches. From "hands-on" skills-building workshops to compelling, thought-provoking panel and group discussions, this conference is a must for anyone who delivers and disseminates health care information to the media and public.

3) for nominations: AMA councils
The AMA Board of Trustees is seeking additional nominations for the AMA's four elected councils. The deadline as been extended to Jan. 24. The AMA's elected councils are: the Council on Constitution and Bylaws, the Council on Medical Education, the Council on Medical Service, and the Council on Science and Public Health. The AMA-YPS cannot nominate for elected AMA councils but can endorse the nomination of candidates whose names are put forward by their state or specialty medical society.

Also, the AMA seeks candidates for potential appointment to the AMA Council on Legislation and the Council on Long Range Planning and Development. The AMA-YPS can nominate qualified candidates for these appointed AMA positions, and also can endorse the candidacy of those who have been nominated by another entity. The deadline to request a possible nomination/endorsement from the AMA-YPS is March 10, with nominations due to the AMA by March 16.

Visit the Web site for more information about these AMA council elections and to download nomination forms.

View the AMA-YPS criteria for nomination and endorsement.

4) Would you like to help the AMA grow?
As an AMA member, you are naturally part of our membership recruitment team. However, there is a formal Membership Outreach Recruiting program, now in its 23rd year, which rewards and recognizes AMA member recruiters for their efforts. In 2006, 491 Outreach Recruiters brought in 3,187 new members, surpassing the program's goal of 3,000. In 2007, the Outreach Recruiting program expects to add 3,300 new members.

5) Wanted: AMA-IMGs to mentor newly arriving IMGs
Like many immigrants, newly arriving international medical graduates (IMGs) face significant professional and personal hurdles, as described in a recent cover article in American Medical News, "Classes teach new IMGs American-style medicine."

To help smooth the transition to living and working in the United States, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) has developed the IMG Advisor Network (IAN). Through IAN, IMGs applying for J-1 Exchange Visitor Program visas can communicate directly with IMGs who have successfully entered or completed U.S. GME training. Volunteer advisors are needed to participate in IAN. >>Learn more

AMA members can visit the Web site to learn about other mentoring opportunities.

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6) Get the essential tools to be an effective campaign volunteer
Every year, more physicians look at the liability, payment and scope-of-practice crises and realize that involvement in the political process is not a luxury but a necessity. Young physician Kristopher Crawford, MD, who recently was elected to the South Carolina legislature, is a graduate of the American Medical Association Political Action Committee (AMPAC) Candidate Workshop. The next one is scheduled for Feb. 16-18, in Arlington, Va. The workshop is extremely valuable to anyone running for any elected position in any capacity.

AMPAC's Campaign School, scheduled for April 18-22, in Arlington, Va., can help you become a winning political strategist and help you elect friends of medicine to office in your local community, or at the state or federal levels. The Campaign School is renowned for its use of a simulated campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives, complete with demographics, voting statistics and candidate biographies. Registration costs are waived for AMA members and their families. >>Learn more

Texas physicians can visit the Web site to learn about attending a condensed AMPAC Campaign School program on March 5 in Austin.

From: Kelly Danias

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:03:47 GMT

From: Kelly Danias
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 9:59 AM
To: Cathy Boland
Subject: YPS

Young physician issues

1) Nominations for AMA-WPC and AMA-MAC Governing Councils due Dec. 18
The AMA Minority Affairs Consortium (MAC) Governing Council is seeking candidates for an at-large member position for a two-year term beginning June 2007. The AMA Women Physicians Congress (WPC) Governing Council is soliciting candidates for two at-large positions. Both are two-year terms that will begin June 2007. Candidates will be presented for election by mail/electronic ballot of the AMA-WPC membership.

The deadline for nominations is Dec. 18. While the AMA-YPS cannot nominate for this position, it can endorse the candidacy of qualified young physicians who wish to run.

Visit the Web site about the AMA-MAC position and download a nomination form.

Visit the Web site to learn more about the AMA-WPC positions and download nomination forms.

2) Help shape the future of the AMA-YPS
The AMA-YPS Internal Operating Procedures (IOP) has been posted online for your review and comments. Among the topics the IOP covers are: AMA-YPS elected officers; terms and tenure of Governing Council positions; election procedures; and proportional representation in the assembly. A bylaws committee will review all comments and propose modifications for discussion at the AMA-YPS Annual Meeting June 2007 in Chicago. Be a part of the process!

Review IOP and submit comments.

3) Hotel cutoff date approaching for National Advocacy Conference
The National Advocacy Conference, Feb. 13-14, 2007, in Washington, D.C., offers physicians and medical students the unique opportunity to be effective advocates for medicine and make their voices heard with federal lawmakers. The cutoff date to reserve a room at the J.W. Marriott Hotel is Jan. 8.

4) AMA presents short videos on issues that affect your practice
Educating Physicians on Controversies in Health is a series of brief Web programs developed by the AMA to inform physicians about some of the challenges and controversies encountered in their clinical practices. The five-minute videos cover a range of topics, including quarantine as a public health strategy, the digital divide, disaster preparedness, avian flu, uninformed consent, racially tailored medicines, STI vaccines for adolescents, language barriers and health care disparities.

Visit the Web site to learn more and view a video.

5) Need the perfect stocking stuffer for your physician-parent?
If your parent is a physician, you might want to give the gift of a membership in the AMA Senior Physicians Group (SPG) this holiday season. Membership is $30 annually. The dues help fund the group's governing council, which is the voice of senior physicians within the AMA. AMA-SPG members receive discounts on group travel programs, a quarterly newsletter and access to an easy-to-navigate Web resource that provides valuable information about volunteer opportunities, state licensure and liability issues, and other senior physician groups throughout the nation. >>Learn more

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Kelly Danias<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Manager of Medical Economics

South Carolina Medical Association

132 Westpark Blvd

Columbia, SC 29210

(803) 798-6207 ext 236

Fax: (803) 772-6783

kelly@scmanet.org

Jennifer R. Root, MD

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:02:59 GMT

Jennifer R. Root, MD
YPS Trustee
SCMA BOT
Fall 2006 report

To All SCMA Young Physician Section Members,

As always, your SCMA board has been hard at work tackling a great many issues
and there are several discussed at our last board meeting that I have
included in this report.

A representative of the JUA was present at our board meeting and passed along
several things. Fewer than ten lawsuits have been filed since the tort law
enacted July 2005 took effect, however most of these lawsuits covered
incidents that occurred before that date. It takes on average two years
between the incident and the lawsuit filing, so it won't be until next summer
that we will see lawsuits filed under the new rules. It was announced the
South Carolina Trial Lawyer association has already made moves to prepare to
challenge the constitutionality of this law by engaging constitutional law
experts outside the state. We will probably see something about this within
the next two years. The JUA is now providing a 'claims made' policy in
addition to there 'occurrence' based malpractice policy. For those who need
clarification, an occurrence based policy covers you if you had an active
policy at the time of the incident. Once you retire, or stop active practice
of medicine, even if you get sued several years down the road, as long as the
JUA policy was in effect at the time of incident, then you are covered. In a
claims made policy, you have to be covered by the policy not only at the time
of incident, but also at the time of filing of the lawsuit. When you leave a
claims made policy it is standard to purchase a 'tail' policy (prior acts
coverage)that covers any lawsuit that is filed after you stop paying
premiums. A claims made policy is cheaper for the first few years relative
to an occurrence based policy because the insurance company the first year
only has to cover you for the one year, i.e., the risk exposure is small so
the insurance is cheaper. After several years, however, the claims made
policy rates increase to equal those of occurrence based policies. Because
of physician request, a claims made policy has been created by the JUA. Also
, a new option with the JUA is a 'shared limit endorsement' for your group or
PA. What this means is that the policy will cover the individual and the
practice should the individual get sued. This also means that the practice
or PA would no longer have to carry a separate insurance policy. Presently
the PCF offers quarterly payments, and starting next spring or summer the JUA
will begin offering this as well. They wanted to do this sooner but because
of computer issues were unable to . And last, but not least, the JUA will
now offer free Office Risk Assessments for any practice covered by the JUA.
We all need to remember that the JUA is not a commercial interest that can
pick up and leave at any time, as commercial ones can and often do. If there
were no JUA, other commercial rates would increase drastically here in South
Carolina because the JUA is a low overhead provider that offers very
competitive rates requiring outside companies to lower their rates to
compete.

A legislative update was provided at the last board meeting, and after this
election cycle we have in the House 73 republicans and 51 democrats, and in
the senate 26 republicans and 20 democrats. So far, the Senate has prefiled
a few bills having to do with medicine, and the house will prefile in the
next few weeks. One bill in particular should be watched with interest is a
bill filed by Sen. Elliott, S19, the Charitable Healthcare Services Act,
which seeks to expand liability protection to health care providers that are
providing free care to patients. Others that to watch for include a rewrite
of the Physical therapy bill to allow physicians to employ PT's and the
Office based surgery regulations. Be sure and watch the alerts once the
Legislature has started in January for more information.

The SCMA board has chosen for its legislative platform this year to 'Get
Tough with TUFF '( tobacco user fee funds). We need to raise the price of
cigarettes to help decrease youth smoking, second hand smoke exposure, and
reduce smoking related illness in our state. We are asking that the funds
generated go to not only tobacco education and cessation programs, but
nursing scholarships, CHIPS program, and Medicaid. Be sure and contact your
legislators and tell them that you support the tobacco user fee. We also
need to send out a big congratulations to Dr. Kris Crawford of Florence, SC.,
a young physician recently elected to the SC Legislature. He has asked all
physicians to please contact him should they have any issues that they need
help with.

As always, please drop me a line if you have any questions or concerns .

roxane1@sc.rr.com

Young physician issues

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:40:50 GMT

Young physician issues

1) Call for Nominations: Advisory Committee on Group Practice Physicians
The AMA is seeking nominations for three seats on its Advisory Committee on Group Practice Physicians. The Advisory Committee on Group Practice Physicians advises the AMA Board of Trustees on policy matters relating to group and faculty practices. The committee consists of representatives from 11 group and faculty practices throughout the United States. The committee meets two times each year to discuss policy matters and activities that bear directly on group and faculty practice plan physicians. Nominations are due Oct. 10.

Visit the Web site to learn more and download a nomination form.

Review the AMA-YPS guidelines for endorsement and nomination.

2) AMA invites New York physicians to a Hispanic Physician Outreach Dinner
The Hispanic Physician Outreach Initiative is a leadership development project designed to increase the leadership and influence of Hispanic physicians in the AMA and organized medicine. A dinner meeting is scheduled in New York City on Oct. 19. Please join your colleagues and take part in this outreach project!

Send an e-mail if you are interested in attending.

Learn more about the initiative.

3) Wanted: Anesthesiologists
The AMA is hosting a meet-and-greet event in conjunction with the American Society of Anesthesiologists' annual meeting in Chicago. The event will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 24 at McCormick Place. AMA-YPS Governing Council members Tripti Kataria, MD, and Lisa Egbert, MD, will be among the AMA leaders in attendance.

Call (800) 262-3211 or e-mail if you would like to attend. >>Learn more

4) Apply for an AMA Foundation Leadership Award and advance your leadership skills
The objective of the AMA Foundation Leadership Award program is to encourage involvement in organized medicine and continue leadership development among the country's brightest and most energetic medical students, residents/fellows, young physicians and international medical graduates.

The AMA Foundation will select up to 15 young physicians for the award and will cover travel expenses, including airfare and hotel, for recipients to attend the 2007 AMA National Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. Presentations by nationally prominent political, civic and medical leaders are sure to keep recipients abreast of the most current developments and predictions regarding our health care system. Additionally, the program will include special sessions on speaker and leadership training. Applications are due Nov. 17. >>Apply online

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Kelly Danias<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Manager of Medical Economics

South Carolina Medical Association

132 Westpark Blvd

Columbia, SC 29210

(803) 798-6207 ext 236

Fax: (803) 772-6783

kelly@scmanet.org

Resolution update

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:41:35 GMT

I don't know if you remember an idea for a resolution that came out of our luncheon this past meeting, but I have been thinking about sending it in for the meeting in december. I have attached the file for input. I have also sent this to the AMA delegation to get their input and wordsmithing. The residents are also going to take this resolution to their meeting as well.

Let me know what you think

Jennifer Root

RESOLUTION NUMBER: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> REFERRED TO: AMA-YPS House of Delegates SUBJECT:

SUBMITTED BY: SCMA-YPS

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WHEREAS; the practice of medicine is increasingly under attack by government regulation and payment programs, by non-physician healthcare providers and an increasingly unhealthy America, and

WHEREAS; organized medicine remains the advocate working for physicians and patients to protect them from this ever increasing threat, and

WHEREAS; membership in organized medicine across the country has been in decline for the past three decades, and

WHEREAS; resident physicians do not currently have any standardized exposure to organized medicine and it is difficult to educate physicians in a standardized manner once they have passed out of resident and fellowship programs, and

WHEREAS; current resident and fellows are unable to receive credit from their residency directors for their participation in organized medicine, and residency directors have specific guidelines set down by the ACGME that does not emphasize the importance of organized medicine education, therefore be it

RESOLVED; that the AMA, using their seat on the ACGME, pursue inclusion of organized medicine training and education to be included and/or encouraged within the overall guidelines of resident education.

September 2006