10/4/99

Hand Section, AOAO

Annual Breakfast Meeting

Seattle, WA                             

 

 

MEETING MINUTES

 

 

I.  Call to Order, 7:00am by President Dr. Brent Bamberger

            Present:  Members: Bamberger, Barbosa, Bayus, Burke, Cameron, Dwight, Fadell, Fritz, Halter, Heithoff, Hill, Holen, Howard, Kelly, Martin, Olsen, Scott, Smith, Southwick, Thiel, Tobias, Weiss, Zachary

                          Nonmembers: Dalsimer, Ewing

            The meeting began with a few comments from the Executive Director of the AOAO, Dr. Morton Morris.  Dr. Morris congratulated the Section of their excellence and offered the service of the AOAO in whatever means possible.

 

II.  Approval Minutes 9/28/99, Chicago Meeting:  Approved

 

III.  Secr./Treas. Report

            A.  Finances, 1/1/99 – 9/26/99

                                    1.  Income            $4658.04                     

                                    2.  Expenses            $3710.66

                                    3.  Balance            $5115.00

            B.  Membership Status

                                    1.  Roster  66 Members

                                    2.  Paid             60

                                    3.  Candidates            15

            C.  Resident Paper Awards

                        The motion was approved to invite the winner of the paper award to be a routine part of the annual program, with the presentation to be in Academy format or 8-10 minutes.  This year’s winners;

                                    First Place Tie

                                                Marko F. Krpan, D.O., McHenry, IL

                                                            “Endoscopic CTR: A Prospective Review of 192 Wrists”

                                                Chad M. Rutter, D.O., York, PA

                                                            “Endoscopic vs Open CTR: A Comparison”

 

IV.  Webmaster Report, Dr. Brent Bamberger  WEB SITE:   www.aoaohand.net

 

Thanks to the commitment and efforts of Dr. Bamberger, our web site is up and running.  At this time, the information available includes;

                        1.  Home Page (Officers & Main Address),

2.  Membership (to be modified to exclude home information)

3.  Correspondence (limited at this time to meeting minutes)

Hopeful additions include:

1.  History of the organization

2.  Application for membership

3.  Meeting Updates

4.  Candidate Status

            Members are encouraged to use the website to obtain information.  Idea exchange in the future is a goal.

 

 

 

 

 

V.  Old Business

            A.  CAQ/ASSH Update

1.  Certificate Delays.  Application to the BOS is in process and requires additional information. 2.  The AOBOS has asked the Hand Section’s input for;

a.  Hand Surgery Definition

b.  Potential CAQ Candidate List

c.  Criteria for training

            This will be addressed by the executive committee and passed along to the AOBOS.

3.  General Surgery/Plastic Surgery sitting for test:  The AOBOS will administer the test to qualified general & plastic background surgeons.  However, the official certificate comes from the BOS. That may require additional input from their respective boards, which of course is out of the hands of the AOBOS and the Hand Section.

                        4.  CAQ Committee Expense Reimbursement.  The members of the CAQ test writing committee may submit expenses incurred in the process of developing the test to the AOBOS.  Committee chairman Dr. Rich Howard will pass this along to his committee members.

 

VI.   New Business

A.  Expense Approvals;  All Approved

1.  Web Site, development (~ $1500.00) and monthly fee (~$20.00)

2.  Annual Breakfast (~$500/yr)

3.  Paper Awards ($1000.00/yr, 500/300/200)

            B.  Sponsorship Goals.  I will mail merge potential commercial sponsors for the above three ongoing expenses.  Discussion was undertaken and approval was obtained.

C.  Length of Candidate Status.  One year post residency, unless special circumstances (e.g. military commitment) which prevent timely progression through Fellowship.  Candidates with special circumstances need to apply for an extension of their candidate status.

D.  Electronic Presentations.  As a service to its members, the Hand Section plans to produce the day’s lectures on a CD-ROM and distribute it to its members.  Unless this is extraordinarily expensive, this will be provided to members free of charge.  There is a potential for non-members to purchase the CD, with details to be worked out.  The goal is to include real-time audio, and this will be investigated.

E.  Email status.  All members are strongly encouraged to get up and going on email.  The executive committee feels strongly this is the future and clearly the most efficient means of communication.

F.  Officer Election.  An election by secret ballot determined Scott Fried, D.O. of East Norriton, PA as third Vice President.  He will be in charge of the 2002 meeting.  Therefore, the current officers are:

President:  John Martin, D.O., Owosso, MI

1st VP:  Richard Howard, D.O., St. Louis, MO 

2nd VP:  James Kelly, D.O., Buffalo, NY

3rd VP:  Scott Fried, D.O., E. Norriton, PA    

 

 

                                                            Respectively Submitted,

 

 

 

 

 

Steven J. Heithoff, D.O.

                                                                        Secr./Treas. Hand Section, AOAO