President’s Column
Rodey Wassef, DO, MPH, CS, FACOFP
I am always amazed at how fast time goes by.... I am already in my tenth month of my presidency, and I think time goes swiftly because I am very busy with all the IOMS business.
May 21st I attended the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Graduation Banquet on behalf of IOMS, where it was my honor to present graduate Jennie Kwon, DO with the prestigious Illinois Osteopathic Medical Society annual Student of the Year Award.
In July, the AOA House of Delegates held its annual deliberations here in Chicago. Illinois was represented by 15 delegates & 4 alternate delegates, including one osteopathic medical student in each group. This year, I served on the AOA House of Delegates Committee on Credentials; it was a busy time for that Committee. I will leave the full report regarding the House and our delegation to our Chair and Co-Chair, Teresa A. Hubka, DO, FACOOG dist., FACOG & Earle Pescatore, Jr., DO, MHA, FACOOG, FACOG.
The IOMS Executive Committee, which meets monthly, has been working hard with the Treasurer and our newly established Finance Committee to develop a realistic and balanced budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, which began October 1st. This has been a challenge given the economic climate. The approved budget is presented to the full Board at its meeting in October.
Last, our education committee has been very busy working on our upcoming Winter Scientific Seminar, which will be held at the Westin Lombard December 3rd to 6th. IOMS will be offering at least 30.5 hours of Category 1-A CME to all DOs. Your Physician Assistants are welcome for the entire program, and this year we are piloting a new opportunity. Medical Office Staff personnel are invited to register for a two-hour session on billing and coding late Friday, December 4th (3:30-5:30pm) for only $50 per person. This session will be presented by nationally known speaker Don Self, who addressed our physicians last year and who will also present both a practice management and a risk management session on Thursday to the physician conference registrants. Remember, this is the end of the 3-year cycle for the AOA CME, so be sure to get your 120 hours (30 of which must be in category 1-A and 50 of which must be in your specialty for those of you osteopathic boarded) earned before December 31, 2009!
I look forward to seeing you all at the conference and at the Presidential Banquet so we may congratulate Harald Lausen, DO, MA, FACOFP, FAAFP, as our next IOMS President!
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