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2012 CMS Annual Meeting Medical society elects new officers, sets policy at 142nd annual meeting Delegates at the 142nd Colorado Medical Society Annual Meeting inaugurated Jan Kief, MD, as president and elected John Bender, MD, as president-elect. In addition, M. Robert Yakely, MD was elected as speaker of the House, Brigitta Robinson, MD, vice-speaker of the House, Lee Morgan, MD, AMA delegate, Mark Laitos, MD, AMA alternate delegate and W. Gerald Rainer, MD, CMS historian. Outgoing CMS President Brent Keeler, MD, delivers final address to delegates.
Newly inaugurated CMS President Jan Kief, MD, was all smiles during the gala.
Dr. Kief presents Dr. Keeler with CMS’ highest honor for service to the society. 12
Important policy discussions from the meeting included the approval of a major plan to ensure the future relevance of CMS to all physicians regardless of practice setting and active debate on whether the state of Colorado should voluntarily expand Medicaid via federal health care reform.
juana use. The House of Delegates did, however, pass policy recognizing the published scientific data that the recreational use of marijuana has a deleterious effect on the health of individuals and public health, particularly on the developing brains of adolescents. Resolutions calling on CMS to halt physician gag orders relating to hydraulic fracturing operations and to oppose unfair non-compete or liquidated damages clauses in physician employment contracts were referred to the CMS Board of Directors for decision after additional legal research on the two issues is completed.
With regard to Referendum 64 concerning the recreational use of marijuana, CMS decided to take no formal position on the criminality of recreational mari-
Read the official disposition of resolutions, the CMS discussion paper on Medicaid expansion, view a video of Colorado’s major health plans discussing payment and delivery system reform and more coverage from the annual meeting at www.cms.org. n
COPIC Chairman and CEO Ted Clarke, MD, delivers good news on 2013 premiums.
CMS President-elect John Bender, MD, thanks colleagues for opportunity to lead.
Colorado Medicine for September/October 2012