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Thomas Kintanar, MD Elected to the AAFP Board of Directors Pg11 2004 PHYSICIAN A Publication of the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians WINTER 2003 ThomasThomas Kintanar,Kintanar, MDMD ElectedElected toto thethe AAFPAAFP BoardBoard ofof DirectorsDirectors pg11pg11 20042004 IAFPIAFP FamilyFamily PracticePractice UpdateUpdate JanuaryJanuary 22-2522-25 AdamsAdams MarkMark HotelHotel pg18pg18 photographs courtesy of Adam’s Mark Hotel photographs courtesy of Adam’s P H Y S I C I A N Contents Volume 4 • Issue 4 FRONTLINE PHYSICIAN is the official FEATURES magazine of the Indiana Academy of Family Thomas Kintanar, MD, Elected to the AAFP Board of Directors ......11 Physicians and is published quarterly. Resident Awarded Excellence in Graduate Medical Education .......14 Indiana Academy of Family Physicians 55 Monument Circle, Suite 400 The Timmy Foundation ..................................................................17 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 317.237.4237 317.237.4006 Fax 2004 IAFP Family Practice Update.................................................18 888.422.4237 ISMA Elects Family Physician as President-Elect.............................25 email: [email protected] web site: www.in-afp.org "Power Breakfast" Exams Health Care Crisis ...................................26 IAFP 2003-04 Officers EXTRAS President Richard D. Feldman, MD IAFP Awards Call for Nominations ...................................................8 President-Elect Help Out at the Statehouse in January..............................................9 W. David Pepple, MD Legislative Update..........................................................................12 1st Vice President Daniel A. Walters, MD Worthe Holt, MD Named Interim COO .........................................14 2nd Vice President Angola Family Physician Accepts ISMA Award ..............................24 Windel Stracener, MD Speaker of the Congress FSSA Works to Increase Checkups..................................................24 Kenneth E. Elek, MD A Blast from the Past ......................................................................27 Vice Speaker of the Congress Larry D. Allen, MD Report on State Legislative Conference...........................................27 Treasurer Teresa L. Lovins, MD DEPARTMENTS Executive Vice President President’s Message..........................................................................5 Kevin P. Speer, JD Executive VP ....................................................................................6 AAFP Delegate Frederick R. Ridge, MD Tar Wars .........................................................................................20 AAFP Delegate Foundation News ...........................................................................21 John Haste, MD AAFP Alternate Delegate IAFP Calendar ................................................................................23 H. Clifton Knight, MD Membership Update.......................................................................28 AAFP Alternate Delegate Thomas A. Felger, MD Resident’s Perspective ....................................................................29 Staff Kevin P. Speer, J.D. Executive Vice President and General Counsel Deeda L. Ferree Assistant EVP and Director of Education Amanda C. Bowling The MISSION of the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians is to promote Coordinator, Membership Services and Communications excellence in health care and the betterment of the health of the American Laura Hahn people. Purposes in support of this mission are: Director, Legislative and District Affairs Melissa C. Lewis • To provide responsible advocacy for and education of patients and the public in all Tar Wars Coordinator Coral Cosway health-related matters; Foundation Director • To preserve and promote quality cost-effective health care; Bethany L. Ward • To promote the science and art of family medicine and to ensure an optimal supply of Administrative Assistant well-trained family physicians; Editor • To promote and maintain high standards among Stacey McArthur physicians who practice family medicine; • To preserve the right of family physicians to engage in INDIANA Publisher medical and surgical procedures for which they are CADEMY qualified by training and experience; ACADEMY • To provide advocacy, representation and leadership for OF FAMILY 502.423.7272 the specialty of family practice; [email protected] PHYSICIANS • To maintain and provide an organization with high www.ipipublishing.com standards to fulfill the above purposes and to represent the needs of its members. 3 President’s Message Foundation's work in promoting our will cause a projected deficit in our specialty and improving the health of our academy budget in 2004. This money patients. A number of legal details still must be restored to the people of Indiana. must be worked out, but we expect the trust to be available to us in a few There are also other significant months. However, I do want to remind challenges ahead for family medicine. the membership of one thing: Even We look forward to the legislative session though the Foundation will have more to help promote and support good public Richard Feldman, M.D., President, money to work with in the future, the health legislation, yet protect our Indiana Academy of Family Physicians Foundation in the past has not had funds specialty so we may better serve our sufficient to administer its programs. It patients. Obesity, junk foods in schools, hese are exciting times for the has also relied on a grant that will not new vaccine requirements, potential Indiana Academy of Family necessarily be available to us in the changes in Medicaid policy, and the very TPhysicians. We have settled into future. That makes it imperative that our controversial subject of niche hospitals our new headquarters on Monument members continue to financially support and certificate of need are among the Circle. Our offices project a new and the Foundation's programs and efforts. issues to be addressed. We are fortunate more professional image for the Together with your generosity and the to have Doug Kinser, our lobbyist, and Academy as we conduct business with trust proceeds, we will have the premier Laura Hahn, our Director of other organizations, medical students and state chapter Foundation in the country. Governmental Affairs, to guide and residents, legislators, lobbyists, and coordinate our efforts. policy makers. There has also been excellent progress on two of this year's special priorities. Fund Lastly, our biggest issue to address this I am happy to report the Indiana raising for the historic family physician's year is the IAFP governance/redistricting Academy of Family Physicians is taking office at the Indiana Medical History plan that was referred back to the Board a leadership position in organized Museum is going quite well. We have of Directors for consideration by the medicine and state government. We are raised more than $20,000 of our $35,000 IAFP Congress of Delegates. At its so proud that Dr. Tom Kintanar was goal for the project. For the public, the October meeting, the Board sent this elected to the AAFP Board of Directors historic family doctor's office will place issue to the Ad-Hoc Committee on at the AAFP Annual Scientific Assembly our specialty in historical context and Governance, chaired by Dr. Larry Allen, in New Orleans. Dr. Tom Felger increase appreciation for family for further development. A revised plan continues to represent Indiana as the medicine. It also will provide a visible will be presented to the 2004 Congress of Chairman of the AAFP Commission on source of pride for Hoosier family Delegates after approval of the Board of Health Care Services. Earlier this year physicians. You should have recently Directors. IAFP past-president Dr. Ed Langston was received a letter requesting your financial elected to the AMA Board of Directors, support of this endeavor. Please give Yes, these are both exciting and and in September our own Dr. Bill Mohr generously. challenging times for the IAFP and was named president-elect of the Indiana family medicine. It’s a wonderful time to State Medical Association. Additionally, Additionally, we have begun our efforts get involved. Consider testifying at the a record number of members applied for to restore adequate state tobacco Legislature on an issue you feel strongly AAFP commissions and committees, and prevention and cessation funding that about. Volunteer for the Tar Wars we await news of potential new was lost during the last legislative program in your community or as a appointments. Lastly, I can think of at session. We were asked to join the state Doctor of the Day at the General least nine gubernatorial and other state tobacco control coalition, the core group Assembly. Donate money to the IAFP government appointments held by IAFP working politically on this issue, led by Foundation. Promote family medicine to members. Indeed, our academy is full of the American Cancer Society. I have also bright school-age children and high leadership! been busy talking to other health and school students. Open your practice to medical professional organizations to get medical students and family practice One extraordinary event has taken place. them back on board in a meaningful way residents and mentor and teach the future The IAFP Foundation has just learned to fight for this issue. Not only is tobacco of our specialty. We have a wonderful life that it is the beneficiary of a one million- control funding important for the health and profession and a very special dollar trust
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