California Medical Association

The California Medical Association (CMA) filed an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on December 15 in a case brought by the Golden Gate Restaurant Association against the Healthy San Francisco program. CMA supports the state and local government using a wide array of options to offer universal health care.

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MSMS Mourns Loss of Kevin A. Kelly

Leaders of the Michigan State Medical Society today honored the memory of Kevin A. Kelly, immediate past MSMS executive director.

"Medicine in this state is fortunate to have had a man of such integrity, respect for family, and commitment to his community," said MSMS president Michael A. Sandler, MD. "Caring and considerate, Kevin Kelly was a visionary in health care. Michigan citizens will continue to benefit from his lifetime of leadership and dedication."

Mr. Kelly served the 16,000-member MSMS his entire career, beginning shortly after graduating from Michigan State University in 1978 in economics. He started as a legislative coordinator in 1979. In 1987, Mr. Kelly became managing director and in 2005 was named executive director, succeeding William E. Madigan.

"Kevin has been a mentor and an inspiration to many people, and his passion for life permeated everything that he did," said MSMS acting executive director Julie L. Novak. "The good fortune of knowing someone like him makes us all better people, and his influence will have a ripple effect for generations. We will miss him, but we will carry a little of him with us forever."

“The world is run by those who show up” is an adage Mr. Kelly adopted as his personal motto. He dedicated his life and inspired other to "show up" and work for improving health care for all Michigan citizens.

"Kevin Kelly truly was a force of nature the likes of which I've seldom seen," said Gregory J. Forzley, MD, chair of the MSMS board of directors. "Kevin had the ability to engender passion among leaders to focus on issues that matter. He was one of the most positive people I've ever known. With him, suddenly the impossible becomes possible. He will be missed by many people in many ways."

Successes during his career at MSMS include the MSMS Future of Medicine initiative, a Michigan Patients’ Bill of Rights, nation-leading medical liability reform, increased AIDS education, stabilized funding of the Medicaid program, domestic violence education, and improved end-of-life care. He also was dedicated to banning smoking in workplaces, improving childhood immunization rates, and patient safety education, among many other health care issues.

Mr. Kelly’s seemingly limitless energy was shared with a variety of organizations outside of MSMS including Ele’s Place, the Children’s Trust Fund, Michigan’s Children, Capitol National Bank board of directors, Michigan Hospice Organization, Michigan Health Council, Michigan Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance, Michigan Transplant Policy Center, Michigan Public Health Association, American Cancer Society, Gilda's Club, Michigan Festival, Michigan Political History Society, People's Church, MSU's Wharton Center, the Sparrow Hospital Foundation, and various advisory councils for the city of East Lansing, Lansing Community College, and Sparrow Hospital.

In 2004, Mr. Kelly received one of his alma mater’s highest honors, the MSU Distinguished Alumni Award. In 1999, together with Mr. Madigan, Mr. Kelly received one of the American Medical Association's highest awards, the Medical Executive Achievement Award. Other awards included the Strategic Association Leader Award from the Michigan Society of Association Executives and the Vernice Davis Anthony Ele’s Place Award recognizing his leadership of that agency’s efforts to counsel grieving children.

Most recently, on Dec. 9, the advocacy group Michigan's Children, named him the first recipient of the annual Kevin A. Kelly Children's Advocate Award.

A corollary to Mr. Kelly's motto of "showing up" is "Hard on issues, soft on people." This respectful attitude toward others in public policy development garnered respect from every quarter, ally and opponent, alike.

"We all owe Kevin Kelly a debt of gratitude for his time, energy and commitment to improving health care in Michigan," Doctor Sandler said. "We owe it to him to continue to fight for access to quality health care. Kevin Kelly was a wonderful person who gave of himself to everyone."

Cards may be sent to the Kelly family in care of MSMS, 120 W. Saginaw St., East Lansing, MI, 48823

Massachusetts Medical Society

The Massachusetts Medical Society has been named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts in the debut of a project by The Boston Globe that recognizes the most progressive companies in the state based on employee opinions about company leadership, compensation and training, diversity and inclusion, career development, family-friendly flexibility, and values and ethics.

The Globe 100’s Top Places to Work was produced by the same team that compiles the newspaper’s annual Globe 100 report of the best-performing public companies in the state. The Globe 100’s Top Places to Work program is the first time that a Globe 100 report honors private companies and nonprofits as well as publicly-held organizations. The list appeared in the November 9 Boston Sunday Globe and is available online here.

Materials from CEO Meetings are Now Available

The materials from the 2008 CEO Meetings are now available in the Management Library.

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County CEO Meeting
State CEO Meeting
National Specialty CEO Meeting

Response to ACCME Call for Comment

To view the response from AAMSE to the ACCME's call for comment on their proposed new policy regarding the independence of accredited continuing medical education from commercial interests please click here.

Clarification Regarding Upcoming Meeting

Contrary to a recent announcement by ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership, its 2009 Healthcare Association Conference, scheduled for March 30-31 in Baltimore, MD, is not being developed in cooperation with AAMSE. AAMSE’s 2009 Annual Conference will be held in Baltimore July 22-25, at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel.

New Pinnacle Partner - Wisconsin Medical Society

AAMSE is happy to welcome it's newest Pinnacle Partner: The Wisconsin Medical Society!

Do you have more the 5 AAMSE members at your organization and are interested in taking advantage of the savings most societies receive as a Pinnacle Partner? Click here for more information.

Annual Conference Pictures

Thank you to all who attended the AAMSE 2008 Annual Conference. Below are some select pictures from this year's event. We hope to see everyone in Balitmore for the 2009 Annual Conference!

Sweet Dreams Reception:




President Cal Chaney's President's Address:

Opening Speaker Neil Newhouse:

Dave Fellers, CAE

Dave Fellers, CAE, has been honored with the Key Award by the ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership, which will be presented at ASAE & The Center’s 2008 Annual Meeting & Exposition, August 16-19 in San Diego, CA. He has been the executive director of the Radiological Society of North America since 2001.

Fellers is the 159th recipient of the Key Award, which recognizes executives who demonstrate exceptional qualities of leadership in their own organizations and an exemplary commitment to the association management profession.

Congrats to the Tradeshow Bingo Winners!

This year was the most successful trade show in AAMSE history according to the exhibitors, and why is that?

Trade Show Bingo!

Well actually it was due to the great selection of products and services our exhibitors brought to showcase for the 2008 AAMSE Annual Conference.

After getting bingo cards marked by each vendor attendees were eligible for a drawing for prizes from Hyatt Hotels & Resorts.

And the winners are:
Jan Glas & Jennifer Bauer
Hyatt Weekend Gift Certificates valid for up to two (2) nights including an All American Breakfast.
and
Carolyn Kurz, Ray Helm and Judy Fitzgerald
$100 off certificates for a two night stay at Hyatt

Thank you to everyone who participated.

Congrats to the newest CAEs

AAMSE would like to congratulate the newest American Society of Association Executives Certified Association Executives:

Kari Glisson, CAE
Account Executive
Association Management Resources

Jeanne McIntyre, CAE
Communication Director
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Shawn M. Scott, CAE
Director of Member Services
North Carolina Medical Society

Laura L. Tiberi, CAE
Executive Director
American College of Emergency Physicians, Ohio Chapter

Taylor-Jones-Haskell County Medical Society

The Taylor-Jones-Haskell County Medical Society received a national award for its "Vaccinate Before You Graduate" immunization project.

The project won the Health Awareness Promotion Award given by the American Medical Association Alliance. The project involved providing meningococcal vaccine to high school juniors and seniors before they graduate. More than 250 doses of the vaccine have been given in the past year.

The "Vaccinate Before You Graduate" project was one of 31 entries in three categories reviewed by the awards committee.

The honor is the first national award the alliance has received since it was organized in 1917.

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Response to the AMA CEJA Report 1

AAMSE Members:

The AAMSE Board of Directors has taken a position in opposition to the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs Report 1: Industry Support of Professional Education in Medicine, which will be considered by the AMA House of Delegates at its Annual Meeting, June 14-18. We invite you to share this position statement with your delegates,colleagues and physician volunteers. To read the full report of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, click here.

Kenneth M. Slaw, PhD
AAMSE President

Stuart Hayman, MS

On September 1, 2008, Stuart Hayman will become the executive director of New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. (NYSSA). The NYSSA is a component society of The American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc.

Mr. Hayman has been worked for two metropolitan county medical societies in two states over the last 20 years. For the past 10-plus years, he has served as the executive director of the Westchester County Medical Society and the Westchester Academy of Medicine in White Plains , New York. Prior to that position, Mr. Hayman spent 10 years as the director of operations of the Montgomery County Medical Society and its subsidiaries, including a 1,000-physician 24-hour emergency answering service and a medical insurance brokerage.

Mr. Hayman began his career in not-for-profit management as a senior accountant with National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Bethesda, Maryland. Additionally, He is a veteran and served in the United States Navy.

Mr. Hayman has been married to his college sweetheart for 23 years and together they have a son, 19, and a daughter, 15. Mr. Hayman has served as a volunteer for: AAMSE Board of Directors, United Way, Pace University Health Care Advisory Committee and other not-for-profits.

Texas Medical Association

The Texas Medical Association receives recognition for performance excellence from the Quality Texas Foundation.

Quality Texas Foundation, an organizational improvement training and education foundation that helps businesses, schools, hospitals, non-profits and government agencies achieve excellence through knowledge, feedback and recognition has designated Texas Medical Association as an Achievement Level organization in their 2008 Texas Awards for Performance Excellence. Achievement Level, indicates that the organization has a well-deployed, effective, systematic approach to organizational management, with good performance levels and trends evaluated against industry standards using the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards (MBNQA) criteria.

TMA's continuous improvement program, created by TMA's CEO Louis J. Goodman, PhD, CAE, and led by Vice President of Marketing, Connie Minogue, CAE, was initiated to embed the MBNQA criteria into TMA operations in order to facilitate achieving TMA's 2010 performance levels goals to be on the cutting edge of validated management practices.

Rufus C. Phillips

The Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) Board of Directors has selected Rufus C. Phillips as its new executive vice president. He will assume his duties as the chief staff officer on October 1. He succeeds Paul Kitchen, who resigned after 21 years with the MSV, 11 as executive vice president. Most recently, Phillips was vice president at Intrinergy LLC, a nationally recognized renewable energy company, where he led government relations functions within the business development area.

Colleen Lawler, CAE

Colleen Lawler, CAE will join the American Medical Association as Vice President of Membership on November 1, 2007. Lawler currently serves as Director of Membership for the American Academy of Family Physicians, a position she held since 1997. Prior to joining AAFP, she held several staff leadership positions at the National Association of Realtors.

C. Lynette Drain

C. Lynette Drain has been hired as the executive vice president for the Sarasota County Medical Society. Drain served the Florida Medical Association for 12 years prior to assuming her new position. Former executive vice president Beckett Shady-King retired December 31, 2007.

Congratulations to the New AAMSE CAEs

Congratulations to the following AAMSE members who recently earned their Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association Executives:

• Michael A. Barry, CAE, Executive Director, American College of Preventive Medicine
• Steve Erickson, CAE, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications, American College of Cardiology
• Kate Mahler, CAE, Deputy Executive Vice President, Ohio Academy of Family Physicians
• Russell E. Miller Jr., MA, CAE, CPA, Senior Vice President, Tennessee Medical Association
• Katherine J. Svedman, CAE, Executive Director, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
• Laura I. Thevenot, CAE, Executive Director, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
• K. Marthea Wilson, CAE, Associate Director, Committee Management, American College of Cardiology