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CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY 2019 MEETINGS CALENDAR January 24, 2019 Installation of New CMS President, Maribel U. Lockwood, M.D. 6:00 pm FSU Alumni Center
March 28, 2019 Celebration Awards Dinner 6:30 pm FSU University Center Club
April 16, 2019 CMS Membership & CME Meeting 6:00 pm Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks
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BOARD OF GOVERNORS David Dixon, D.O., President Maribel U. Lockwood, M.D., President-Elect Kenneth Whithaus, M.D., Secretary/Treasurer Tracey Hellgren, M.D., Immediate Past President Christie Alexander, M.D. Todd Hewitt, M.D. Sarah Ho, President, CMS Alliance Rohan Joseph, M.D. Sarah Ko, M.D. Narayanan Krishnamoorthy, M.D. Paresh Patel, M.D. Laurence Rosenberg, M.D. Cody VanLandingham, M.D. Julia Weeks, M.D. Pam Irwin, Executive Director, Capital Medical Society
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CMS News.....................................................................................3 2019 CMS Presidential Installation.........................................5 CMS Membership Meeting Minutes........................................7 Reflections....................................................................................9 CMS Strategic Goals.................................................................10 CMS Member Updates............................................................. 12 Viewpoint.................................................................................... 14 CMS Foundation........................................................................ 15 Thank You to 2018 Sponsors.................................................. 16 Alliance Corner.......................................................................... 17 CMS Foundation: We Care Network.................................... 18
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! {DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS}
Elizabeth A. Calhoun – 1st
W. Brad Stephens, M.D. – 13th
Stephen Duncan, M.D. – 1st
Julie Kelch, M.D. – 14th
Terry Sherraden, M.D. – 1st
Lincoln Roland, M.D. – 14th
Latrisha Wright, M.D. – 1st
Eugene Bednov, M.D. – 15th
Chaowen Chen, M.D. – 2nd
Milagros Pescador, M.D. – 15th
General Surgery Residents Shlermine Aupont, M.D./Blake Davis, M.D.
J. Orson Smith, Jr., M.D. – 3rd
Gary Winchester, M.D. – 15th
Dorothy White, M.D. – 3rd
Cristina Rodriguez, M.D. – 18th
Internal Medicine Residents Joshua Hickman, D.O./Luba Muaddi, M.D.
C. William Applegate, M.D. – 5th
Arthur Clements, M.D. – 20th
Jeffrey Kirk, M.D. – 5th
Cynthia Tie, M.D. – 20th
Anthony Otekeiwebia, M.D. – 5th
David Jones, M.D. – 21st
Krishna Patel, M.D. – 7th
Amy Haddock, M.D. – 22nd
Jonathan Appelbaum, M.D. – 8th
Dale Wickstrum, M.D. – 23rd
Arjun Kaji, M.D. – 8th
Isaac Moore, M.D. – 25th
Kirk C. Naugher – 8th
Mary Claire Smallwood, M.D. – 26th
Joshua Somerset, M.D. – 9th
Efren Baltazar, M.D. – 28th
Larry Taylor, M.D. – 9th
Michelle Miller, M.D. – 28th
Nighat Ahmed, M.D. – 11th
Robert Watson, M.D. – 28th
Charles Kent, M.D. – 11th
Daniel Bernabe, M.D. – 29th
Thomas Lawrence, M.D. – 11th
Tim Broeseker, M.D. – 31st
William F. Lindsey, M.D. – 11th
Matthew Lee, M.D. – 31st
Jorge V. Perez De Armas, M.D. – 12th
Gregory Todd, M.D. – 31st
Dermatology Residents Samantha Marrone, M.D./Shalini Thareja, M.D. Family Medicine Residents Tristan Brooks, D.O./Alex Vanderby, M.D.
PUBLICATION EDITOR Frank Skilling, M.D.
MANAGING EDITOR Shannon Boyle
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EDITOR EMERITUS Charles E. Moore, M.D.
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CMS NEWS
NEW DOCS ON THE BLOCK Erin Carlquist, M.D. Medical School: Florida State University Residency: University of South Alabama College of Medicine Fellowship: ProPath Dermatopathology Fellowship Practice: KWB Pathology Associates Specialty: Anatomic & Clinical Pathology and Dermatopathology
John Dortch, M.D. Medical School: University of Florida Internship/Residency: Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education Practice: Capital Regional Surgical Associates Specialty: General Surgery
Gregory Eckert-Raczniak, M.D. Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School Internship: Naval Medical Center San Diego (OB/GYN) Residency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Preventive Medicine) Practice: Florida Department of Health Specialty: Public Health and General Preventive Medicine
Faye Rozwadowski, M.D. Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine Internship/Residency: Naval Hospital, Jacksonville Practice: Florida Department of Health Specialty: Family Medicine and Public Health
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE DERMATOLOGY RESIDENTS Samantha Marrone, M.D., Florida State University Amit Om, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina Shalini Thareja, M.D., Emory University
CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY 2019 MEETINGS CALENDAR CONT. FROM COVER
May 21, 2019 CMS Membership & CME Meeting 6:00 pm Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks
October 15, 2019 CMS Membership & CME Meeting 6:00 pm Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks
June 2019 CMS Doctor/Son Event Time & Location: TBA
November 12, 2019 CMS Membership & CME Meeting 6:00 pm Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks
September 17, 2019 CMS Membership & CME Meeting 6:00 pm Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks
December 5, 2019 CMS Foundation Holiday Auction 6:30 pm Location: TBA
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2019 CMS PRESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION
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2019 CMS Presidential Installation Honoring Maribel U. Lockwood, M.D. Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 6:00 pm FSU Alumni Center - 1030 West Tennessee Street CMS Members and their Spouse/Guest are invited
Keynote Speaker Corey Howard, M.D., Florida Medical Association President
~ Also honoring ~ Outgoing CMS President – David Dixon, D.O. Outgoing CMS Board Member(s) – Tracey Hellgren, M.D., Sarah Ho, CMSA President, Narayanan Krishnamoorthy, M.D., and Laurence Rosenberg, M.D. Outgoing CMS Services Board Member – David Dixon, D.O. Outgoing CMS Alliance President – Sarah Ho Invitations will be mailed in mid-December. CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION
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CMS NEWS
PROFESSIONAL NOTES Bond Community Health Center, Inc. (Bond CHC) received the highly acclaimed Human Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Compliance Award in recognition of its exemplary performance. The award is presented to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that achieve the much sought after 100% compliance standard.
CMS Members: If you receive accolades, please let us know so we can include you in this section! Email the details to Shannon Boyle at sboyle@capmed.org.
IN MEMORIAM
Nancy Van Vessem, M.D. 1957 - 2018
CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY LUNCH AND LEARN SEMINARS MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE SPRING 2019 LUNCH AND LEARN SEMINARS February 20, 2019 Creating Satisfied Patients Who Love Your Organization Speaker: M. Michelle Bono Sponsor: TMH Federal Credit Union
April 17, 2019 Disaster Planning Speaker: Greg Jaap, CIC, Executive Vice President, Brown and Brown of Florida, Inc. Sponsor: Brown & Brown Insurance
March 27, 2019 Recruitment Strategies, Community Employment, and Internship Resources Speaker: Kim Moore, TCC Sponsor: TBA
May 15, 2019 Health Care Reform as of 2019 and Legislative Updates Speaker: Kelly James, Florida Blue Center for Health Policy Sponsor: TBA
Time: 12 Noon to 1:30 PM (Seminars start at 12:30 PM) Place: CHP Auditorium, 2nd Floor, 1491 Governors Square Blvd. Cost: $10 per person, per seminar For more information or to RSVP, please contact Rosalie Carlin at (850) 877-9018 or rcarlin@capmed.org. Seminars are held at the Capital Health Plan on Governors Square Blvd – and we thank them for providing this venue to us. 6
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CMS MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES
MINUTES: CMS MEMBERSHIP MEETING OCTOBER 16, 2018 The mission of the Capital Medical Society is to promote the practice of medicine for the ultimate benefit of the patient. I. Business Meeting – Capital Medical Society A. Welcome – Dr. David Dixon, President, called the meeting to order at 6:40 pm. Dr. Dixon thanked Westminster Oaks for use of their incredible facility. B. Dr. Dixon welcomed and thanked our supporters for the evening: Meeting Sponsor MagMutual – Angela Ross Flanagan Displayers Novo Nordisk, Inc. – Stephanie Ellis and Michelle Glazier Sanofi – Gavin Boone C.
Dr. Dixon welcomed students from the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM). Dr. Dixon introduced Amy Goldsberry, ACOM Core Site Coordinator for Tallahassee and Dr. Richard Thacker, Assistant Dean of Clinical Sciences and Clinical Resources for ACOM. Dr. Thacker introduced the ACOM students in attendance and briefly explained their educational track in the community.
II. Tonight’s Program – this is a 2-Hour Category One Program
Topic: Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Speakers: Terry Coonan, J.D. and Suzanne Harrison, M.D.
Mr. Coonan and Dr. Harrison gave an informative and engaging program on domestic violence and human trafficking.
CME Proof of Attendance Forms will be sent to participants who stay for the entire CME program and fill out an evaluation form. Please turn completed evaluation forms in at the end of the program. III. Adjourn – Dr. Dixon adjourned the meeting at 8:30 pm.
Please Thank Our Supporters for the October 16th CMS Membership Meeting
D. Dr. Dixon announced the upcoming meetings/ events:
November 13, 2018 CME and ANNUAL MEETING-at which we will vote for our 2019 Board of Governors Health Effects of Common Electronic Devices Speaker: Alice Pomidor, M.D. Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning 6:00 pm
December 6, 2018 CMSF Holiday Auction University Center Club at FSU 6:30 pm
Meeting Sponsor MagMutual Displayers Novo Nordisk, Inc. Sanofi CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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4 – (L-r) Terry Coonan, J.D., speaker for the evening; David Dixon, D.O., CMS President; and Suzanne Harrison, M.D., speaker for the evening. 5 – Leon County Dental Association members: (l-r) Dr. Julio Sixto, Dr. Kirstin Walther, Dr. Camilla Savardi, Dr. Richard JP Bastien, Dr. Erin Shiveler, Dr. Susan Byrne, Dr. Ransey Boyd, and Dr. Walt Colón.
REFLECTIONS
REFLECTIONS ON OUR LOSS AND GRIEF By Faisal Munasifi, M.D., Chairman, Physician Wellness Committee, Capital Medical Society Foundation It was one o’clock in the morning when I heard the news of the shooting at a yoga studio in Betton. I had eaten lunch at a restaurant there a few hours earlier. Startled and confused, I tried to figure out what happened. I began to search through websites and TV stations, fearing that someone I knew could be hurt. I initially did not believe the news when I heard that Dr. Nancy Van Vessem—my colleague and friend of over 20 years—had lost her life in the attack. As time passed, my denial broke, and reality began to set in.
How do we protect ourselves, as much as possible, from the malicious intent of the shooter, whose goal was to inflict pain and suffering on the victims, their families and loved ones? We all react to loss and tragedy in similar ways, and in different ways too. Our responses are often driven by our own individual and collective experiences. Loss can cause us to feel helpless to control the world around us, and helpless to control our own emotions. We may experience shock and disbelief, anger and rage, bewilderment and frustration, sadness and grief. We may feel the impulse to retaliate. Loss can reactivate thoughts and feelings associated with earlier losses, and with past traumatic experiences. Loss can reactivate feelings of anxiety, and depression, and grief.
I had known Nancy since she started working as an Internist with Capital I too am feeling the pangs of grief. When Health Plan in 1994. We shared patients I first heard the news, I did not believe that together, and we communicated with each Nancy was gone. Sometimes memories of other regularly regarding their care. After her come flooding into my mind. Sometimes she became Medical Director of Capital I wonder if I am in the midst of a nightmare Health Plan, our relationship deepened. that I will wake up from. Sometimes I feel She was an advocate for mental health. angry. Early in her tenure as Medical Director, when many health care organizations I am also experiencing symptoms of marginalized the delivery of mental health posttraumatic stress. This past Friday, services, Capital Health Plan, under her some friends and I decided to eat lunch direction, emphasized and responded to in the plaza where the shooting occurred. the mental health needs of its members. We sat at the restaurant in silence. I found Nancy Van Vessem, M.D. We consulted each other frequently myself watching the door. Every time over the years regarding the mental a man approached to come in, I found health needs of Capital Health Plan members. Nancy was myself evaluating him, his body movements and nonverbal instrumental in the development of many programs, and her communication to assess whether he was a potential threat. passing impacts every aspect of our community—patients, These are the kinds of emotions and feelings that we have to physicians, universities and educational facilities, students, pay attention to, because many of us are going to experience hospitals, civic organizations and the Capital Medial Society, them in one way or another. just to name a few. How do we deal with the sudden loss of a titan of our Nancy was an impressive leader. She was compassionate, yet community? We might console each other individually firm. She was insightful and caring. She had vast knowledge or collectively—perhaps through prayer, or meditation, of different subjects and specialties in medicine, and was upor through song, as one of Nancy’s daughters did at her to-date on every subject we discussed. Nancy was also warm service. We might share our memories of Nancy, discuss and personable. She spoke about her three daughters with her contributions to the well-being of our community, and pride and joy. When I recently met them, I understood why. celebrate how privileged we were to have known her. We might seek help for counseling for grief. The Capital Medical Society As physicians, we spend most of our lives learning how to Foundation offers its Active and Associate members a venue alleviate the pain and suffering of others. We try to prolong where they can meet confidentially with psychologists who are life. It is antithetical to our psyches that a person, like the available to assist. They provide a safe space where we can talk shooter who took the lives of Nancy and Maura Binkley, a and express our thoughts and feelings, in the hopes that we can bright young student at Florida State, and injured five other work through our sense of hurt and loss. individuals, makes his goal the destruction of life. The shooter repeatedly expressed his anger and rage towards women on We must also continue to take care of our patients, the way we social media. He committed his vile act in a place where always have. people, particularly women, go to meditate, to strengthen their minds and their bodies, and to experience quietness and peace. Finally, as my office assistant who is also a yoga instructor, Every day in my office we evaluate women for a variety of told me the other day, I hope that we continue to live our lives psychological problems. It is striking to note that about two with openness and love. Living freely is the greatest act of thirds of them report a history of psychological, physical, or defiance against hate, fear and violence. It is the ultimate act of sexual abuse by men. rebellion. CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION 9
CMS STRATEGIC GOALS
PREPARING FOR 2019 The Board of Governors met in September to review the Strategic Goals of the medical society over the past year and to develop goals for 2019. Please let us know if you are willing to help us accomplish any of these goals by serving on a committee or serving in another capacity. One of our major goals is to continue to help better connect the medical community. If you are interested in assisting in fulfilling these goals by serving on one of the following committees or service opportunities, please, get in touch with Pam Irwin at pirwin@capmed.org. EDUCATE - CME Committee - to supervise the selection and review of all CMEs offered, as well as selection of other educational programs that would benefit the membership. ENGAGE - Membership Committee - to investigate applicants for membership as indicated by Chapter 1 of the CMS Bylaws and make appropriate recommendations to the Society. - Social Events Committee - to plan events that will help bind the medical community and their families to strengthen relationships and communication for the ultimate benefit of the patient. LEAD - Physician Leadership Committee promote physician leadership and engagement in a variety of settings. This includes physicians employed by physicians employed by hospitals, health systems, health plans, and government; physicians in private practice and small group setting and physicians; residents, and medical students in academic and medical education programs.
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ADVOCATE - Legislative Resource Committee - educate and inform CMS physicians, policy makers and the public on issues the public’s health, patient care, and the practice of medicine. SERVE - We Care Network - participate as a donating specialty medical provider in the We Care Network. - Scholarship Committee - award scholarships to FSU College of Medicine students who have expressed an interest in returning to the Big Bend to practice medicine upon completion of their residencies. - Physician Wellness Committee collaborate with community partners to enhance physician wellness.
CMS STRATEGIC GOALS
CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY STRATEGIC GOALS 2019 IMPROVE PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY • Create opportunities for physicians to connect in order to foster stronger relationships that are family-friendly, collegial, and fun • Improve connections of Emergency Medicine physicians and Hospitalists with the physician community at-large through strategic social, educational and networking events and board recruitment IMPROVE MEMBER ENGAGEMENT WITH CMS • Increase number of social events to include more casual, social events that are planned to accommodate shift schedules, interest groups, and families
ATTRACT AND RETAIN NEW MEMBERS • Physician wellness focus with easy access to Physician Wellness Coaching • Make Happy Hour socials and other social events open to new members and potential new members • Board member communication to new members and prospective new members • Engage Board in extending invitations to potential new members to social events • Engage Board in thanking and recognizing members who recruit new members in Cap Scan • Intentional Invitation of New Members and their practices for introduction at membership meetings
• Host sponsored events that are networking/ informational events on topics of interest to physicians
IMPROVE COMMUNITY AWARENESS ABOUT POSITIVE PHYSICIAN IMPACT
• Improve tagline information on CMEs to better educate members on scope of CME educational opportunity
• Write articles for Tallahassee Democrat regarding impact of scholarship donations to FSUCOM and We Care Network on access to care
• Include timeslots at membership meetings for brief clinical updates and residency case presentations to share information relevant to broader medical community • Encourage involvement in legislative process through Doctor of the Day participation, meeting with legislators and training on testifying at the legislative session, diversity in Capital Medical Society’s FMA delegation to FMA Annual Meeting • Recognition of membership benchmarks at membership meetings
• Seek out opportunities to publish patient testimonials of impact of We Care Network CONTINUE TO IMPROVE CAP SCAN NEWSLETTER • Encourage Board to reach out to membership to solicit articles • Encourage articles from perspective of physicians of all ages CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION 11
CMS MEMBER UPDATES
THE LOOPERS - A TRAVELOGUE THAT WILL BE MORE FUN THAN SCIENCE FICTION By Karl Hempel, M.D. Some of you have heard of a science fiction thriller called “Looper” that takes place in a future society, where time-travel exists, but its only available to those with the means to pay for it on the black market. When the mob wants to eliminate someone, it sends the target into the past, where a hit man known as a “looper” lies in wait to finish the job. You may not be familiar with “Loopers” who travel in real time on one of life’s greatest adventures. For years, my wife Mackie and I have contemplated taking a trip around the eastern United States in our boat named the Endorphin Voyager. We have decided we will take this trip in 2019. We wanted to take this trip while we are healthy. I do not want to retire any time soon so I figured I would just take a sabbatical for 1 year starting January 1, 2019. I made provisions for my patients to be well cared for during my absence. Now a word about the trip we are excited to experience. It is called America’s Great Loop. There are several hundred boaters that take this trip every year. There is even an America’s Great Loop Cruiser’s Association for those people who share a sense of adventure and a curiosity about the boating America’s Great Loop. We have met many of them on our cruises to the Bahamas over the past 10 years. Everyone we talk to who has completed the loop say it is one of the most wonderful trips they have ever taken. It is about 5,000 miles long and goes counter clockwise in a circle from Sandestin, Florida down the west coast to Key West and then up the East Coast of the United States and then into Canada. We then take the Trent Severn Canal in Canada and 12 CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION
cruise over to the Great Lakes which are supposed to be a beautiful cruising ground. The last portion of our trip goes through Chicago and down the Mississippi and the Tenn-Tom rivers and coming out Mobile Bay taking the intracoastal back to Sandestin. “Loopers” can start the Great Loop from anywhere on the route. The place you start dictates where you begin. For example, since we are starting in January, we decided it would be best not to start in Chicago. We don’t have to go counter-clockwise, but it will keep us from going against the current on inland rivers. We’ll see parts of U.S. and Canada on this trip and will go through at least 15 U.S. states and Canadian provinces, which may include Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Quebec, Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. I plan on having a blog documenting our trip and staying in touch with family, friends, and anyone who may be interested in following our adventures. As soon as I decide whether to use Google or Wordpress, I’ll ask the CMS staff to include it in Cap Scan.
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MY ENCOUNTER WITH LEONARD BERNSTEIN By Frank Skilling, M.D. This summer marked the onehundredth anniversary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein, arguably one of the greatest conductors and composers of the last century. A true prodigy, Bernstein became famous over night when he stepped in for the ailing Bruno Walter and conducted the New York Philharmonic when he was twenty-six. Bernstein went on to become the principal conductor and music director of the Philharmonic, but he was probably best known for his forays into popular music, and West Side Story has remained his most famous work for sixty years.
who noticed him. Thinking that he was going to see us and offer the extra tickets to us, I anticipated thanking him, but he merely strolled up to one of the ushers and nodded his assent to release the tickets. With that he crushed out his cigarette and stepped back into the side door. A few minutes later the woman in the ticket booth strolled outside with a handful of tickets, which she began to distribute in order to those waiting in line. As I inched forward, I realized that she was running out of tickets, and by the time I had advanced there were three people in front of me who wanted one. The woman shrugged and said that this was the last one, which she held up. Immediately, the four of us surged forward, and, fortunately, I was the tallest. Two women were grabbing at the upheld ticket, and I realized that if I was going to get it I was going to have to move quickly. I reached over the group, snatched the ticket upwards and in a downward sweep shoved it into the breast pocket of my sport coat. Leonard Bernstein
Bernstein also composed “serious” music including “Kaddish” and “Candide.” He was deeply moved by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and, for the opening of the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., he composed its premiere piece, “Mass.” I was a senior medical student at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, and I signed up for an elective at the U.S. Navy’s National Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland in the fall of 1971. I was single and, outside of a busy surgical and clinical schedule on the Ear, Nose and Throat ward, I had enough free time to visit Georgetown and take in some of the cultural events in the capital. When I learned that the premiere of Mass was being held at the Kennedy Center, I decided to take a chance and see if I could get an unclaimed ticket by standing in line at the box office.
On the afternoon of the performance I drove my Volkswagen Beetle to the Kennedy Center and parked in the massive garage. When I arrived at the box office about thirty minutes before the performance, there was a line of intended patrons who had the same idea that I did, so I got in line behind several women to wait. About fifteen minutes before the curtain time, I saw a figure step out of a side door to look at the line. It was Leonard Bernstein, and I was the only person 14 CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION
Everyone looked around, but no one had seen me grab it. We looked at each other and separated. After a few minutes of bemused expressions, the others disappeared. I wandered away from the entrance to the Kennedy Center and then wandered back in time to use my ticket, courtesy of Leonard Bernstein, to attend the performance. It was the first and last time I saw him in person, and I never did get to thank him for the ticket, but I have seen several of his musicals since then including the Turner Classic Movie revival of West Side Story this summer. I enjoyed it even more than I did when I first saw it with my parents in 1961 at the Miami Beach Theater. (By the way, West Side Story is better than Mass, and it’s certainly performed more often.)
CMS FOUNDATION
The Impact of Private Support:
Donate to the CMS Foundation We Thank Our Donors We thank the following people who made a donation to the CMS Foundation this past month: Capital Medical Society Foundation – along with their annual dues payment Shakra Junejo, M.D. Capital Medical Society Foundation - Area of Greatest Need John Mahoney, M.D. Scholarship Fund James E. Cavanagh, M.D. We Care Network Wilford and Mildred Dorsey Year-End Appeal for Capital Medical Society Foundation Ray Bellamy, M.D. – in honor of: Brewster Caldwell, D.O.; Karl Hempel, M.D.; Vikki McKinnie, M.D.; Bayard Miller, M.D.; Faisal Munasifi, M.D.; Winston Ortiz, M.D.; David Pascoe, M.D.; Duncan Postma, M.D.; Hardeep Singh, M.D.; and Cody VanLandingham, M.D.
Capital Medical Society Foundation’s community of donors strategically help fulfill its mission “to support the charitable efforts of physicians and others, increase access to healthcare, promote education and serve the community’s health needs through innovative projects that are exemplary, affordable and dignified.” ➢ Access to healthcare is increased through gifts to We Care Network and the We Care Network Endowment Fund. More than $98 million in donated specialty medical and dental care has been provided to low-income, uninsured patients since the program was created in 1992. In fiscal year 2017-18, which ended June 30, 2018, more than $8 million in health care was donated. Gifts support the operational expenses of the program including salaries and benefits of the case management team who coordinate the donated care. ➢ To provide incentives to keep medical students trained at FSU College of Medicine in the Big Bend after completion of their residencies and help meet the growing demand for physicians in Florida, gifts to the Scholarship Fund provide scholarships to FSU College of Medicine students who have expressed an interest in returning to the Big Bend to practice after completion of their residencies. $42,000 was awarded in 2018. ➢ Gifts to Capital Medical Society Foundation help provide operational resources for Capital Medical Society Foundation. In addition, modest grants are awarded to area non-profits whose programs improve access to health care for the underserved. In 2018, CMSF awarded a total of $10,000 in grants to Elder Care for their In-Home Services Program, Alzheimer’s Project for caregiver support resources, and Lighthouse of the Big Bend to provide clients who have vision loss with the aids needed to manage their health and medical care independently. Gifts to Honor and In Memoriam: You can make a donation to the CMS Foundation in memory of someone who has passed away or in honor of someone, such as a fellow physician, you hold in high esteem or has taken care of you or your family. CMS Foundation will send an acknowledgement letter to those you memorialize and honor. How to Give: Through the generosity of donors, funds have been created in order to establish financial stability to meet our mission. You can donate at any time to one of CMS Foundation’s current funds: 1) Capital Medical Society Foundation-area of greatest need 2) The Capital Medical Society Foundation Endowment 3) We Care Network 4) We Care Network Endowment 5) Scholarship Fund 6) The Ronald G. Pickett Endowment 7) Physician Wellness Fund Checks should be made payable to the CMS Foundation and indicate on the memo line of your check to which designation you would like to donate. Bring your check to the CMS Office or mail it: Capital Medical Society ~ 1204 Miccosukee Road ~ Tallahassee, FL 32308. Donations may be made by credit card from the CMS website.
Your gifts to Capital Medical Society Foundation transform lives in the Big Bend.
If you would like to discuss a gift of appreciated securities, an insurance policy, designation of retirement plan assets, estate gift, or multi-year pledge, please contact: Pam Irwin Executive Director pirwin@capmed.org or (850) 877-9018 CAP SCAN - A CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION 15
THANK YOU TO 2018 SPONSORS
We thank the following people, businesses, and organizations for sponsoring or displaying at CMS Meetings/Events in 2018:
Alkermes Anonymous in honor of the Heron-Allen Society Anonymous in honor of the Sette of Odd Volumes Audiology Associates of North Florida Bean Team Betsy Barfield Photography Big Bend Hospice Bristol-Myers Squibb CAMPUS USA Credit Union Capital City Bank Capital Health Plan Capital Regional Medical Center CopyFax, Inc. Danna-Gracey DISC Village Elder Care Services FIC/LRA Insurance & NORCAL Group Florida Medical Association Florida Osteopathic Medical Association FSU College of Medicine – Tallahassee Regional Campus Greenway Health Hien Guyer Hancock Whitney Hill Spooner & Elliott, Inc. Real Estate Holy Comforter Episcopal School KWB Pathology Associates Maclay School
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MagMutual MagMutual Foundation Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals John and Renee McNeill Medical AR Revenue Solutions, LLC North Florida Women’s Care Novo Nordisk, Inc. Amy Pagano Dr. Joe and Amy Pagano in honor of Dr. John Mahoney Prime Meridian Bank Prime Meridian Bank in honor of Dr. John Mahoney Red Hills Surgical Center Sanofi Seminole Sitters Strategic Benefits Group, LLC SunTrust Private Wealth Management Synovus Tallahassee Diagnostic Imaging Tallahassee Ear, Nose, and Throat, P.A. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Tallahassee Neurological Clinic, P.A. The Naumann Group Real Estate The Robinson Group at Merrill Lynch Thomas County Federal TMH Federal Credit Union Wells Fargo Advisors
ALLIANCE CORNER
ALLIANCE CORNER
We are excited to announce the 2019 CMSA Executive Board Members: President................................................. Melissa Inglese President-Elect........................................ Sybil Holt VP of Membership.................................. Jane Snyder Treasurer................................................. Andrea Stephens Treasurer-Elect........................................ Heather Redfield Secretary................................................. Eva Beaty 2019 Program Information will be provided in the December Capillary! Please join us for our 5th Annual Ornament Exchange: Location: Home of Tami Frankland Date: December 12th, 2018 Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Do You Know What Your 2017 Donation to Capital Medical Society Foundation Made Possible?
$8 Million in Donated Specialty Medical and Dental Care donated by 345 We Care Network volunteer physicians and dentists to 2,236 low-income, uninsured patients
$10,000 in Access to Care Grants providing funding for in-home services to Elder Care Services clients, caregiver services through The Alzheimer’s Project, and assistance to the visually-impaired through Lighthouse of the Big Bend
$42,000 in Medical School Scholarships to six FSU College of Medicine students to defray the cost of their medical education Photo Credit: COLIN HACKLEY/FSU College of Medicine
SUPPORT THE MISSION THROUGH YOUR END-OF-YEAR GIFT BY DECEMBER 31, 2018
I would like to make a contribution to support the mission of Capital Medical Society Foundation Enclosed is my tax-deductible gift of: $ ___ I would like to dedicate my gift in memory of: ___ I would like to dedicate my gift in honor of:
Please return this card, along with your donation payable to:
___ I would like to designate my donation for: ___ ___ ___ ___
CMSF Scholarship Fund CMSF Physician Wellness Program We Care Network Access to Care Grants
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CMSF General Endowment Ronald Pickett Endowment Fund We Care Network Endowment Area of Greatest Need
Capital Medical Society Foundation 1204 Miccosukee Road Tallahassee, FL 32308
___ I would like to learn more about making a pledge, a stock donation, making a gift in my will or making a life insurance gift. Please contact me at ________________________.
For more information or if you have any questions, please call (850) 877-9018.
Credit card donations may be made at: www.capmed.org/donate
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CMS FOUNDATION: WE CARE NETWORK
FOUNDATION
We Care Network
THANK YOU To our CMS members and We Care partners who saw new patients for the We Care Network in October 2018. Your generosity and support of the We Care Network makes a difference.
Physicians Emily Ashmore, M.D. Venkata Bavikati, M.D. Marie Becker, M.D. Dhanajay Bendre, M.D. Timothy Bolek, M.D. Tim Broeseker, M.D. Jana Bures-Forsthoefel, M.D. David Burns, M.D. Carlos Campo, M.D. Michael Cavallaro, M.D. Alan Chen, M.D. Eric Chung, M.D. George Cohen, M.D. Raymond Cottrell, M.D. Marilyn Cox, M.D. William Dixon IV, M.D. David Dolson, M.D. Margarett Ellison, M.D. Spencer Gilleon, M.D. W. Harris Green, M.D. Aaron Guyer, M.D. Gregory Hartlage, M.D. Marc Inglese, M.D. Amit Jain, M.D. Beverly Johnson, M.D. Lawrence Kaelin, M.D. Arjun Kaji, M.D. Farhat Khairallah, M.D. James Killius, M.D. Amulya Konda, M.D. Carey Linker, M.D. Maribel Lockwood, M.D. Deanna Louie, M.D. Kurt Luhmann, M.D. Michael Mangan, M.D. Ovidiu Marina, M.D. Laura Martin, M.D. Jayan Nair, M.D. D. Jason Oberste, M.D. Vatsal Patel, M.D. Paresh Patel, M.D. Timothy Paulk, M.D. Michael Pentaleri, M.D. Jorge Perez de Armas, M.D. Christopher Price, M.D.
J. Daniell Rackley, M.D. Alexander Ramirez-Valderrama, M.D. James Renehan, M.D. Stephen Richardson, M.D. Adrian Roberts, M.D. Andres Rodriguez, M.D. Laurence Rosenberg, M.D. Gadi Silberman, M.D. Hardeep Singh, M.D. Joseph Soto, M.D. Kris Stowers, M.D. Christopher Sundstrom, M.D. Mary Swain, M.D. Timothy Sweeney, M.D. Scott Tetreault, M.D. John Thabes, M.D. William Thompson, M.D. Robert Thornberry, M.D. Jean-Paul Tran, M.D. Lucas Watkins, M.D. Graham Whitaker, M.D. Kenneth Whithaus, M.D. Chien-Yi Williams, M.D. William Yaakob, M.D. Daniel Yang, M.D. Samuel Yu, M.D. Dentists William Baldock, D.D.S. Jordan Cherkinsky, D.D.S. Walter Colon, D.M.D. William McFatter, D.D.S. Frank Swerdzewski, D.D.S. Facilities Advanced Urology Institute Anesthesiology Associates Apalachee Primary Care Beachton Denture Clinic Bond Community Health Center Capital Periodontal Associates Capital Regional Cancer Center Capital Regional Medical Center Capital Regional Surgical Associates Care Point Health & Wellness Center CESC Dental Clinic Dermatology Associates Desloge Home Oxygen Digestive Disease Clinic Eye Associates of Tallahassee Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute Frank Swerdzewski, DDS Gadsden County Health Department Gynecology & Obstetrics Associates Jessie Furlow Medical Center Ketchum, Wood, & Burgert Pathology Associates Madison Medical Center
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Neighborhood Medical Center North Florida Women’s Care North Monroe Medical Center Periodontal Associates Radiology Associates of Tallahassee Southeastern Plastic Surgery Southern Medical Group, P.A. Southern Vitreoretinal Associates Tallahassee Diagnostic Imaging Tallahassee Ear, Nose, & Throat Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare TMH Family Medicine Residency Program TMH Family Medicine - Wakulla TMH Physician Partners Cancer & Hematology TMH Physician Partners Cardiology and Internal Medicine TMH Physician Partners Clinical Genetics Center TMH Physician Partners Gynecologic Oncology Specialists TMH Physician Partners Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Specialists TMH Physician Partners Radiation Oncology Specialists TMH Physician Partners Surgical Specialists TMH Physician Partners Quincy TMH Physician Partners Urology Specialists TMH Rehabilitation TMH Transition Center Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic Tallahassee VA Clinic Wakulla County Health Department Wakulla Medical Center Women’s Imaging Center Please contact Diana Bixler at dbixler@ capmed.org or 201-0130 if you are a We Care volunteer and you provided volunteer specialty care in the month of October 2018 and your name is omitted.
The We Care Network strongly encourages our volunteer physicians and dentists to send their value of donated services to us. The value of donated services is important for us to share with our funders and the community. Also, up to five hours, per biennium, of CE credit may be fulfilled by performing pro bono medical and dental services to We Care Network patients, if we have received documentation of value of services. You can send your value of donated services via fax to Diana Bixler at (850) 2010085 or mail to 1204 Miccosukee Road, Tallahassee, FL, 32308. Thank you!
CMS FOUNDATION: WE CARE NETWORK
We thank our referring providers from October 2018:
Ebonie Allen, ARNP
Dwight Hooper, M.D.
Andres Rodriguez, M.D.
Anne Ananga, ARNP
Amit Jain, M.D.
Karen Russell, M.D.
Mary Jane Bailey, ARNP
John Katopodis, M.D.
Lucilita Salvador, PA
Karen Bartley, M.D.
Howard Kessler, M.D.
Hardeep Singh, M.D.
Marie Becker, M.D.
James Killius, M.D.
Abisoye Somorin, ARNP
Dhananjay Bendre, M.D.
Ben Kirbo, M.D.
Cauley Soto, M.D.
Viralkumar Bhanderi, M.D.
Fang Sarah Ko, M.D.
Joseph Soto, M.D.
Timothy Bolek, M.D.
Stefanie Kreamer, M.D.
Alanna Steaple, ARNP
Sherry Bramblett, ARNP
Elaine Larkins, ARNP
Christopher Sundstrom, M.D.
Daniel Breivogel, ARNP
Deanna Louie, M.D.
Scott Tetreault, M.D.
Fran Bridges, ARNP
Michael Mangan, M.D.
Lacie Thompson, ARNP
Tim Broeseker, M.D.
Ovidiu Marina, M.D.
Faye Tinson, ARNP
Viet Bui, M.D.
Damon McMillan, M.D.
Marianne Towler, ARNP
Jana Bures-Forsthoefel, M.D.
Kelley Miller, ARNP
Jean-Paul Tran, M.D.
Joseph Camps, M.D.
Marcia Morris, ARNP
Mary Tucker, M.D.
Lysmar Carrion-Dinguis, M.D.
Jayan Nair, M.D.
Ramona Vossler, RDH
Marilyn Cox, M.D.
Thomas Noel, M.D.
Jeffrey Wasserman, D.O.
Raymond Cottrell, M.D.
Chukwuma Okoroji, M.D.
Lucas Watkins, M.D.
Stephanie Derovin, ARNP
Rose Origa, ARNP
Eula Weaver, ARNP
William Dixon IV, M.D.
Dianne Pappachristou, D.O.
Tony Weaver, M.D.
Margarett Ellison, M.D.
Paresh Patel, M.D.
Graham Whitaker, M.D.
Cynthia Evans, ARNP
Kyara Paulk, ARNP
Chien-Yi Williams, M.D.
Alberto Fernandez, M.D.
Timothy Paulk, M.D.
Shynequria Williams-
Klive Forde, M.D.
Mitchell Peabody, D.O.
Sharron Foster, M.D.
Jorge Perez de Armas, M.D.
Dianna Willis, ARNP
Anneka Gaffney, ARNP
Lisa Perkins, ARNP
Donald Zorn, M.D.
W. Harris Green, M.D.
Jessica Proxmire, ARNP
Judy Griffin, ARNP
Stephen Quintero, M.D.
Hantz Hercule, M.D.
Charlie Richardson, M.D.
McNealy, ARNP
DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, THE WE CARE NETWORK: RECEIVED 202 REFERRALS, WITH 105 PATIENTS NEW TO THE PROGRAM
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