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BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ HIGHLIGHTS
AUGUST 14, 2015
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The Board approved GLMS 2016 membership
dues to remain unchanged at $340 per year.
GLMS CFO Glenda Klass advised the decision,
saying “Based upon budget projection, we’ll
not need to have a dues increase in 2016.”
The Board approved the participation of
GLMS in the KET series, Kentucky Health, produced and hosted by GLMS board member
Wayne Tuckson, MD. The series airs eight
times weekly on KET affiliates and has been
running for several years. GLMS’s role will be
to help identify topics and GLMS members
who may serve as expert guests on the program. GLMS Board Chair Bruce Scott, MD,
praised the series. “Dr. Tuckson has really
done a wonderful job with this program. It’s
given a spotlight to wonderful doctors. It gets
our message out there. It gets our brand out
there. We aren’t waiting for someone to come
to us; we’re actively reaching out to improve
the health of our community. I’m looking forward to a slightly more formal relationship.”
Dr. Scott reminded the Board of Governors of
the quickly approaching Wear the White Coat
experience in which physicians are partnered
with legislators, business leaders and media
personnel for a day of medical shadowing.
The orientation takes place October 14. “We
need physicians to do this,” he said. “We can
help with HIPAA requirements and scheduling
conflicts. This is marketing of the physicians
brand, what we do, what challenges we face.
And the interest in the lay community is high.”
Board members were encouraged to bring fellow active, life and in-training members to the
GLMS Caucus and House of Delegates meeting
at the KMA Annual Meeting the morning of
Sunday, August 30. “We’re trying to get m ore
people involved, this is a great way to get
involved and to support GLMS,” Dr. Scott said.
Sarah Moyer, MD, Medical Director for the
Department of Health and Wellness, gave an
update to the Board regarding the new syringe exchange. Since its inception in June 380
participants have used the exchange, many
more than once. Of those, 61 have been tested
for HIV and 26 have been referred for treatment. “We’re pretty happy with the results,”
said Dr. Moyer, who also expressed concern
that one-for-one syringe legislation might
come up this year in Frankfort. In short, some
legislators feel that the less needles that are
on the street the better. “The needs based
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exchange where we can give them as many
syringes as they need is much more effective for preventing the spread of disease. Dr.
Moyer, adding, “Kentucky is #1 in the country
for Hepatitis C.”
GLMS Foundation Director Terry Todd thanked
the board for its support of the Medical School
Golf Scholarship now entering its 5th year.
GLMS Alliance President Karen Sonnier told
the board that dues statements were recently
sent out. This year, the Alliance added an online payment option to www.GLMS.org. The
group will soon be putting out a roster with
events planned for September including participation in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on
September 12 and the first Alliance meeting
of the year at the home of the Sonniers on
September 15.
KMA Exec. Vice President Pat Padgett spoke
to the board with KMA Annual Meeting details,
specifically Saturday, August 29th’s leadership conference. More than 100 physicians are
expected to attend the event which, Padgett
noted, will provide the first public forum for
the state’s draft plan of new payment models
for Medicaid and commercial care. Kentucky
recently received a grant from the federal
government to research these models, and
the draft plan is set to arrive the day before
KMA’s annual meeting begins. John Langefeld, MD, the Medicaid CMO, will be available
on Saturday to field questions and explain
more about the plan. Padgett encouraged
board members to sign up for the leadership
conference to hear from Dr. Langefeld and
several other notable speakers.
Padgett, along with AMA Alternate Delegate
and GLMS Vice President Rob Zaring, MD,
encouraged the board to look at programs
and services offered by the American Medical Association which are being developed.
There are several upcoming educational
courses for physicians including an ICD-10
class on August 27. The AMA also investigates
controversial litigious issues through their
Litigation Center which is currently involved
in more than 50 medical care related cases
nationwide. For more information about the
Litigation Center and the educational courses
available, visit www.ama-assn.org.
The Board unanimously voted to honor
the retiring GLMS Executive Director Lelan
Woodmansee, CAE, with a lifetime honorary
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