Medical Bulletin February 2014
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Bulletin Physicians Caring for our Community Editor: John W. Snead, M.D. Volume 38 Issue 2 February 2014 2014 Meetings & Events Front meeting & Events LEESAVE COUNTY THE MEDICAL DATE SOCIETY SAVE THE DATE MARCH 15TH, 2014 7:05 p.m. March 15, 2014 7:05 p.m. BOSTONBOSTON REDSOX RED SOX 2013 WORLDWORLD SERIES SERIES CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS RED SOX RED VSSOX PHILADELPHIAVS PHILLIES PHILADELPHIA$30 per Ticket PHILLIES Reserve your Tickets Now! Limited Tickets Available ReserveFirst your Come Tickets First Served Now! LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE RSVPFirst to: Lee Come County First Medical Serve Society 13770 Plantation Road, Ste 1 RSVP to: LeeFort County Myers, FL Medical 33912 Society 13770Tel: 936-1645 Plantation • Fax: 936-0533Road, Ste 1 Fort Myers, Fl 33912 Email: [email protected] Tel: 936-1645 Fax: 936-0533 Inserts:E-mail: [email protected] Key Contact Information Inserts:Market America Realty RedSox vs Phillies Ballgame Flyer Key Contact2014 ACAInformation Exchange Market AmericaImplementation Realty – Medical Office Inside This Issue: Cover Photo...................................1 Membership News .........................2 Alliance News ................................2 Chuck: You can take the inserts out ofPresident’s the box; MessageI just stuck ..................... them in there.3 Med Stats ......................................4 New Friend in Medicine .................5 Insert Market America may come out,Revised waiting Death for Certificatea response .............. from company5 2014 Legislators ............................6 Hardship Policy..............................8 LCMS Exclusives...........................9 CMS Stage 2 NOT Delayed ........10 Mirror Lake in New Zealand Board of Medicine Elections ........11 by Richard M. Davis, M.D. Volume 38 Issue 2 Bulletin Page 2 LEE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP NEWS BULLETIN 13770 Plantation Road, Ste 1 NEW PRACTICE DISTINGUISHED FELLOW Fort Myers, Florida 33912 Gary Price, MD Lee County Medical Society would Phone: (239) 936-1645 Andrew Oakes-Lottridge, MD like to congratulate member, Richard Fax: (239) 936-0533 Chazal, M.D., cardiologist with Lee E-Mail: [email protected] Private Physicians of SW Florida Physician Group, will be awarded, www.leecountymedicalsociety.org 9722 Commerce Center Court in March, the 2014 Distinguished The Lee County Medical Society Bulletin Fort Myers, FL 33908 Fellowship Award by the American College of Cardiology for his work is published monthly with the June and Tel: 239-415-1111 August editions omitted. with the organization and for being a medical role model to his peers. CO-EDITORS Mary C. Blue, M.D. John W. Snead, M.D. NEW APPLICANTS PRESIDENT Joshua B. Helman, MD – Dr. Helman received his MD degree from Harvard Medical School, Peggy Mouracade, M.D. Boston, MA in 1993. He completed an internship at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, PRESIDENT ELECT NC from 1993-1994, a fellowship in Plastic Surgery at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY Andrew Oakes-Lottridge, M.D. from 1994-1995 and residencies in Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan, Ann SECRETARY Arbor, MI from 1995-1996 and Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI from 1997-1999. He is Jon Burdzy, D.O. board certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2000. TREASURER Shari Skinner, M.D. Dr. Helman is in practice with Cape Coral Emergency Physicians, 636 Del Prado Blvd., Cape Coral, FL 33990 Tel: 239-424-3513. PAST PRESIDENT Audrey Farahmand, M.D. MEMBERS-AT-LARGE LLIANCE EWS – Alliance President Mariquita Anderson Joanna Carioba, M.D. LCMS A N Daniel de la Torre, M.D. It’s Time to Renew Your Membership Valerie Dyke, M.D. Dues for 2014: - $85 for Regular Members - $35 for Members of or who are Retired Physicians Trevor Elmquist, D.O. LCMS Alliance, 13300-56 S Cleveland Ave, #112, Fort Myers, FL 33907 Paul Makhlouf, M.D. F. Rick Palmom, M.D. Calling All Talent! The LCMS Alliance is looking for people to perform in our talent show, Art of Medicine, Kultar Singh, M.D. to be held in the fall. The talent show is open to all Alliance members and their spouses / significant others and members of the Lee County Medical Society. Performances or visual art can be any of the following: MANAGING EDITOR Ann Wilke, 936-1645 dance, music, stand-up comedy, watercolors, oils, sculpture, anything! If you or someone you know is interested, please use the Contact Form on our website (http://www.lcmsalliance.org/contact) . Adult beverages BULLETIN STAFF will be served. There will also be open mike opportunities. Valerie Yackulich Marian McGary Wanted: Spring Fling Host If you’re interested in hosting Spring Fling in April or May, please let us know using our Contact Form (http://www.lcmsalliance.org/contact). The editors welcome contributions from members. Opinions expressed in the Bulletin are those of the individual authors and do Next Alliance Board Meeting - Tue, Feb 4, 2014, 10-11am, in the LCMS Conference Room. Free BalletFit not necessarily reflect policies of the Society. Class to Alliance Members the First Thursday of the Month thanks to new Alliance member Lisa Tafel. All Advertisements do not represent sponsorship classes are held at Gulfshore Ballet (http://gsballet.org). or endorsement by the Lee County Medical Society nor necessarily implies the accuracy or reliability of any advertisement displayed in this LCMS Alliance Fitness Groups - Meet every Saturday at 7am under the Fort Myers Beach Bridge for a 3 publication. © 2013 LCMS. mile walk or a 5 mile run. All paces are welcome! We will soon be entering 5K runs promoting health. If PRINTERS you’d like to join us, please let us know . (http://www.lcmsalliance.org/contact). The Print Shop For more LCMS Alliance news and events, visit www.lcmsalliance.org or join our private Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/lcmsalliance. Lee County Medical Society Mission Statement & Disclosure Policy LCMS Friends in Medicine The purpose of the LCMS is to unite the medical profession of Lee County, FL, into one compact organization; extend medical knowledge and advance medical science; elevate the standards of medical education; strive for the enactment, preservation and enforcement of just medical and public health laws; promote friendly relations among doctors of medicine and guard and foster their legitimate interests; enlighten and alert the public, and merit its respect and confidence. All LCMS Board of Governors and Committee meeting minutes are available for all members to review. February 2014 lcmsfl.org Volume 38 Issue 2 Bulletin Page 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: by Peggy Mouracade, MD Legislative issues are highlighted in our Bulletin this month. I have to admit I had been more of the mind of Thomas Paine in that “Government, even it its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” However, a testimony to age and hopefully wisdom, my mindset has evolved to the realization that whatever one’s attitude is towards government that being an ostrich just isn’t going to cut it. With the ACA or “Obamacare” we now have to deal with healthcare being first and foremost; one cannot but be aware of this piece of legislation and how wide reaching and potentially encompassing it has and can become, particularly, to our profession. Hard to believe that is was passed over 3 years ago and continues to divide Congress and the nation. As a delegate to the Florida Medical Association, I realize that there is a desperate need to have educated minds, and I’m forever thankful that they are, who are willing to be involved in the legislative process that ultimately leads to shaping our laws. Far from being supportive of Obamacare, the number of physicians serving in Congress is at its highest in nearly a century, with this bloc possibly growing in numbers after the 2014 election. In the 113th Congress, 20 physicians have seats, with 16 in the House of Representatives, 1 as a delegate and 3 in the Senate. In the Senate, all 3 are Republicans; the last Democrat was in 1969 as a result of a failed election attempt. Senate elections in the upcoming year may possibly maximize the number to 5, as Georgia and Louisiana both have physicians in the running. From 1789-1900 there were a total of 41 Senators as physicians and from 1900 to present there have been only 11. There was a 26 year draught occurring until 1995 when Dr. Bill First was elected from Tennessee. On the state level, there are 2 physicians in our legislative branch and both are in the House. Rep. Ronald Renuart, DO, is a family practice physician from Ponte Vedra Beach and was elected in 2008. Among his current committee assignments are those to the Health and Human Services Committee and to the Health Innovation Subcommittee. Rep. Cary Pigman, MD, is an emergency room physician from Avon Park and was elected in 2012. His current committee assignments include Vice Chair of Select Committee on Health Care Workforce Innovation as well as Select Committee on PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act). Our state Senate President is Don Gaetz, although not a physician, does have a deep healthcare background as he previously worked in hospital administration and in addition cites personal experience as a motivating factor to keep healthcare in his focus. For those of us who are not aspiring politicians, I think it is in our best interest to become more informed and involved. Your county and state medical societies offer great sources of information, opportunities and resources The LCMS staff are experienced and ready to help answer, clarify or provide direction on most questions and issues as they arise. Dr. F. Rick Palmon, MD is our committee chair for legislative issues and also is a great resource. Don’t forget to take advantage of your general and specialty societies, as they too have experienced staff steeped with resources.