September 10, 2010
A Message from the ASSH President
One Question
Did You Know - ASSH Annual Meeting?
Abstracts and Session Handouts Now Available Online
Thank You to AFSH Donors
HVO Volunteers Needed
AMA Wire
A Message from the ASSH President
National and state policies affect our medical practices everyday in nearly everything we do. As physicians, it's important for us not only to stay abreast what happens in the legislature, but to influence it when our voices can make a difference. The Hand Society may be small, but there are still ways we can advocate for our own interests and the interests of our patients. The Government Affairs Committee has started an initiative to unite the voices of those of us interested in governmental policies and their implications. Read a message from the committee chairs below to find out how you can get involved through the ASSH.
Sincerely,
Bob Szabo, MD, MPH
With the start of the fall campaigns, the Government Affairs Committee would like to take a more proactive role. We want to be able to provide the membership of the ASSH with the information they need to make decisions that have political implications and, where possible, influence those decisions. To do that we will be creating a database of politically active and interested ASSH members.
To accomplish these goals, the Government Affairs Committee needs your help. We would like to know who amongst us is actively involved in their state medical and/or surgical societies. We also would like to know who amongst us knows or treats people who have influence on decisions and policies which affect our profession. For obvious reasons, we do not need to know the names of the influential patients you treat, but we would like to know who amongst us treats such patients. Since numerous studies consistently show that politicians respect the opinions of individual physicians, our goal is to provide you with the tools to engage the decision makers in reasonable, logical discussion.
If you are actively involved in your state medical or surgical society, or if you know or treat someone who can influence major policy decisions, we would like to hear from you. To make it easy, all you have to do is complete a short survey to indicate your interest. You can also email smeyerhughes@assh.org if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Bruce Leslie, MD and Benjamin Levine, MD
ASSH Government Affairs Committee Co-Chairs
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Last week, we asked how often you utilize medical libraries. View the results of the poll.
Did You Know - ASSH Annual Meeting?
Did you know... that the ASSH Annual Meeting "Bookstore" is now the Educational Resource Center? The ERC will open on October 7th at 6 AM EST in the John B. Hynes Convention Center. Learn more.
Abstracts and Session Handouts Now Available Online
Materials that will be included in the CD-ROM you receive at the Annual Meeting in Boston are now available online to view and download. Abstracts for scientific sessions and scientific displays are available, as well as handouts for instructional courses and symposia and much, much more! A mobile version of the site is also available for mobile device users.
Thank You to AFSH Donors
The American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand wishes to thank the following donors for their recent contributions:
J. Mack Aldridge, MD
Stacey H. Berner, MD
Jefferey E. Budoff, MD
Robert B. Carrigan, MD
A. B. Chhabra, MD
Jeffrey A. Fink, MD
Eric S. Gaenslen, MD
Todd M. Guyette, MD
Peter C. Innis, MD
Paul M. Lamberti, MD
Jose A. Ortiz, Jr., MD
Kevin D. Plancher, MD, FACS
J. Gordon Rawles, Jr., MD
George A. Richardson, MD
Joseph Upton, III, MD
Andrew J. Weiland, MD
Arnold-Peter C. Weiss, MD
George M. White, MD
Bruce S. Wolock, MD
Learn more about the AFSH.
HVO Volunteers Needed
HVO Volunteer Opportunities - for a complete list, please visit www.hvousa.org or call 202-296-0928. To volunteer for any of the opportunities listed below, please contact the HVO program department.
Hand Surgery:
URGENT NEED for hand surgeons for team going to Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from October 25 - 30, 2010.
Orthopaedics:
Volunteers needed in Moshi, Tanzania to volunteer at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College. Volunteers may be general or sub-specialists. Assignments are 2-4 weeks.
Urgent need for orthopaedic surgeon for January 2011 in Bhutan.
Volunteers needed for Nicaragua for two week assignments in the spring 2011. Generalists and sub-specialists are sought.
Other Opportunities:
Orthopaedics - Papua New Guinea
CBM is looking for an orthpaedic surgeon for a two-year commitment.
AMA Wire
On September 8th, all AMA eVoice readers—including physicians, medical students, state and specialty medical society executives and anyone else who has subscribed— received the debut AMA Wire, the AMA’s new electronic newsletter.
Delivered each Wednesday, AMA Wire will present news and information that can help physicians and medical students excel in the art, science and business of medicine. It also will keep readers connected to the profession with:
• The latest news
• The most recent blog entry by AMA President Cecil B. Wilson, MD
• That week’s JAMA Report
• A featured story by American Medical News
• Links to AMA resources that can be shared with physicians to help them in their career, practice or training
If you already are subscribed to AMA eVoice, you will receive AMA Wire in your inbox. E-mail amawire@ama-assn.org with feedback on the AMA’s new e-newsletter.
The AMA offers various communication vehicles for physicians, medical students and for the Federation. Read more from Dr. Wilson as he spells each one out in a recent blog post.