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| American Association of Medical Society Executives September 2010 |
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Why AAMSE Needs You and Why You Need AAMSE AAMSE has three major challenges for the future as your professional organization. They include:
Membership, the lifeblood of AAMSE and any association, will be a major priority for me and the Membership Committee during 2010 - 2011. AAMSE will never reach its maximum potential in serving our profession or meet the above challenges without your involvement and leadership and – most importantly – your vision, commitment and action. I’m excited to have Babette Peach, Chair, AAMSE Membership Committee, as a partner and contributor to this month’s President’s Message, focusing on the importance of our profession and AAMSE membership. Babette has energized her committee and challenged them to accept the responsibility this coming year for an attainable goal of growing AAMSE’s membership to exceed 1,000 members. They need your help and involvement in meeting these goals. They may be calling on you, and when they do, I ask you to say YES as we reach out to our colleagues to join us as an AAMSE member. Listen to Babette about her membership vision, commitment and call to action for the coming months to lead AAMSE in reaching our membership goals. AAMSE Membership – Anytime. Anywhere.
The AAMSE Board of Directors works hard to set goals to improve the association, make decisions in the best interest of the membership, represent medical society executives and act as professional resources to all AAMSE members. Now you can read more about them, including how long they've been in medical society management, how long they've been AAMSE members and Board members, the value they find in AAMSE and why they believe others should join AAMSE. To learn more about your Board of Directors representatives, click here.
Now those resources have been compiled into one comprehensive document, including an introduction and general social media information. This complimentary guide is available for AAMSE members to download. To download this document, click here.
By Kate Mahler, CAE, deputy executive vice president of the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians and 2010-11 AAMSE Membership Committee Member and Babette Peach, Director of Advocacy and Communications, American College of Physicians - New York Chapter and 2010-11 Membership Committee Chair
Two months ago, I attended a strategic planning meeting of a small, government organized, healthcare-based coalition in which I serve as my organization’s representative. In six hours, our objective was to realign, redefine and strengthen the mission of our partnership. It was a tall order for even the most organized of groups let alone a fledgling coalition on the verge of dissolution. From the disheartened faces of my compatriots around the table, I could tell that we all were in the same boat. It was obvious – we had each come equipped with apprehensive poor attitudes. Although our collective mood was low, our hopes were high. We had all assembled because we were dedicated to the promise of what our cooperative work could bring. Established over eight years ago with dwindling momentum and community ownership, the existence of our coalition was hanging on by a string. We all understood that we were responsible to bring dramatic change to the organization before the threads that held our fragile coalition frayed altogether. Even though we were a small band of folks, we still held a passion for activism and partnership. Starting the day, I will admit that my expectations were rather minimal but that suddenly changed through the inspirational leadership and organizational wizardry of our facilitator, Frances Dunn Butterfoss, PhD, a professor at Eastern Virginia Medical School and the founding president of Coalitions Work – a consulting and training company that focuses on developing, sustaining and evaluating coalitions for health promotion and disease prevention. With over 20 years of experience in healthcare coalition building, she systematically tore away the walls of doubt and ignited the spark that we had all been searching for within ourselves. Step-by-step, Fran led our group on a journey of discovery and helped us challenge time honored traditions. We explored unimaginable options and even considered expansion. For a coalition on the brink of collapse, these were thoughts no one dared to even dream, let alone suggest out loud among professional peers. What seemed like only a moment quickly became the end of the day and in its wake was a well formulated action plan, a group of re-engaged coalition members and a re-engineered institutional purpose. We had met our objectives and superseded all personal expectations. It’s been several weeks since the strategic planning meeting and I’m happy to report that our workgroups are functioning more effectively, our volunteers are more determined and we are solidly on a path toward real achievement. Together, we learned that coalition building doesn’t have to be painful; it’s the powerful first step toward constructing remarkable change. What Fran taught us that might help you… Fran’s FREE resources include:
If you are engaged in a community coalition or are thinking of starting one, incredible resources are just a click away.
By Terri Marchiori, director, Federation Relations, American Medical Association and AAMSE 2010-11 Board Member
Given the new and changing direction of the nation's health system, the AMA has developed Health System Reform Insight to help you understand the health system reform legislation and what it means to your members and their patients. If you are not already receiving this weekly electronic newsletter from the AMA, subscribe now at www.hsreform.org In addition, the AMA is aggressively involved in advocacy efforts related to the most vital issues in medicine today, including medical liability reform, Medicare physician payment reform, expanding coverage for the uninsured and increasing access to care, improving the public health, managed care reform and others. For the latest information on AMA Advocacy efforts and for up to date information, please visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/advocacy/current-topics-advocacy.shtml. The AMA and AAMSE are great resources for everyone trying to navigate the changes of health system reform. For more information on the resources available from the AMA please feel free to contact me, Terri Marchiori, director, Federation Relations at terri.marchiori@ama-assn.org.
A project spearheaded by now-AAMSE president Donald Wall, deputy executive vice president of the North Carolina Medical Society, AAMSE went through the process of collecting 80 line items from the 990 forms of over 500 medical societies, resulting in over 40,000 individual datapoints. Once the data collection process was completed, it was then compiled into an online, searchable database that is available for your use. By utilizing resources already available to AAMSE, this project was done under budget and has been available since the fall of 2009. Currently, staff is working to collect data from the latest round of 990 forms available and will be releasing the new dataset in late fall. As an individual society, these types of custom reports would cost you tens of thousands of dollars; as a member of AAMSE this data is available to you for free. To use the AAMSE 990 Benchmarking Database, visit www.aamse.org/benchmark. If you have any questions or would like a guided tutorial of the database, please contact AAMSE’s senior program manager, Benjamin Butz, MPA (bbutz@aamse.org).
Topics, ranging from preparing societies to adapt in a changing environment to issues surrounding contracts, had in-depth presentations and meaningful discussions between participants, which allowed the conversation to get past the surface and into the heart of the issues. Presentations from the meeting are available on the National Specialty CEO Meeting webpage and in the Management Library. AAMSE would like to thank HEALTHeCAREERS and the Healthcare Associates Credit Union for their generous support of the 2010 National Specialty CEO Meeting.
Amanda Borges Sally Lawrence, PhD Joel Riemer
Corporations, foundations and organizations generously provide grants and donations that help underwrite the costs of AAMSE’s educational efforts and programs. Educational grants ensure that medical society executives receive important information, ultimately benefiting their associations and members.
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The following is a compilation of articles that relate to the medical society executive world. The views, comments or opinions expressed by the authors, businesses or organizations linked in this article are not the views of AAMSE. In addition, these articles are not intended to be and should not be interpreted as a recommendation for a specific plan, product, or course of action for any healthcare or management action
Association Management Dave Lutz on When Conference And Tradeshow Websites Fail Trust and the Social Organization
Trends & Technologies The Three Key Elements of Irresistible Email Subject Lines 20 Great Google Docs Templates for Non-Profits Leadership Spotlight Two Common Mistakes of Millennials at Work Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer’s Current Events FDA Egg Farm Inspection Reports Include Rodents, Flies, 8-Foot-High Manure Pile Weight Index Doesn’t Tell the Whole Truth
Policy Watch Millionth Senior Receives Medicare 'Doughnut Hole' Check A Meaningful Use and Standards Rule FAQ Some links are time-sensitive. These links may move or expire as the news. Some sources also may require registration or fee-based subscriptions. |
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