Palm Beach County Medical Society TENNA WILES I CEO, PALM BEACH COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
Five years ago under the leadership of the PBCMS President Jose Arrascue, MD, the Palm Beach County Medical Society embarked on a journey for physicians to take a lead in transforming health care in Palm Beach County. In 2007, The Future of Medicine Initiative brought together physicians, hospitals, health care providers, business, government and community organizations and asked “what can we do to improve health care in our community?” The consensus was clear, we need to change direction and all sectors of the community must work together to: • Increase the number of people with access to health care and health insurance • Promote a culture of prevention and wellness • Improve patient safety and quality of care and • Enhance and support the viability of physician practices Over the past five years, new partnerships and community collaborations have developed, innovative plans have been undertaken and consensus for action established. The Future of Medicine leadership understands that attitudes around health system reform are diverse and we must come together to discuss issues, share views and develop a plan of action that is best for our community. This year’s Summit has been expanded to three days, October 27-29, and will be held at the Palm Beach Convention Center. Under the leadership of Michael Dennis, MD, the Future of Medicine Steering Committee and Host Committee have planned a dynamic conference featuring national, state and local health leaders. Please check out the detailed information on the on the Future of Medicine Summit, pages 15-16, and visit www.pbcms.org. We hope that you will join us. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the PBCMS physician leaders who have served on the Future of Medicine Steering Committee: Jose F. Arrascue, MD; James T. Howell, MD; Michael Dennis, MD; Stephen Babic, MD; Cynthia Clayton, MD; Claude Earl Fox, MD; Daniel Higgins, MD; Brent M. Schillinger, MD. They are the heart of this initiative. Special thanks to Scripps Florida for bringing an expanded dimension to our efforts and to our host committee, sponsors, and speakers for their contributions. Together we are “Creating a Healthy Future for Palm Beach County.” I look forward to seeing you at the Summit!
Director’s Desk
Leadership and Partnership
2011 Board of Directors
James J. Byrnes, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . President Jack Zeltzer, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President-Elect K. Andrew Larson, MD. . . . . . . . . . First Vice President Richard Raborn, MD . . . . . . . . . . . Second Vice President Malcolm Dorman, MD. . . . . . . . . . Secretary Ronald Zelnick, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer Lawrence Gorfine, MD . . . . . . . . . Immediate Past President Brandon Luskin, MD . . . . . . . . . . . Member at Large Michael Lakow, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . Member at Large Andrew Shapirio, MD . . . . . . . . . . Chair, Council on Communications Brent Schillinger, MD . . . . . . . . . . Chair, Council on Ethical & Judicial Affairs Richard Greenwald,, MD. . . . . . . Chair, Medical Education Daniel R. Higgins, MD. . . . . . . . . . Chair, Health Information Technology Larry Gorfine, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chair, Council on Legislation and Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on Medical/Legal Affairs Daniel Kapp, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Co-Chair, Council on Legislation and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Council on Medical/Legal Affairs David Soria, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chair, Council on Public Health & . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency Medicine K. Andrew Larson, MD. . . . . . . . . . Chair, Council on Membership William Adkins, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . Chair, Retired Physicians Section Maureen Whelihan, MD . . . . . . . . Chair, Women Physicians Section Hatem Abou-Sayed, MD . . . . . . . Chair, Young Physicians Section Richard Shugarman, MD . . . . . . . Chair, Specialty Section Harish Madhav, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . Co-Chair, Ethnic/Minority Section Roger Duncan, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . Co-Chair, Ethnic/Minority Section Randy Gershwin, MD. . . . . . . . . . . Chair, Hospital Relations Mark Rubenstein, MD. . . . . . . . . . Chair, Bylaws Stephen Babic, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . Chair, MEDPAC Andrew Shapiro, MD. . . . . . . . . . . West District Representative Shawn B. Baca, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . South District Representative Mark Brody, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central District Representative Alan B. Pillersdorf, MD . . . . . . . . . AMA/ FMA Liaison Jose F. Arrascue, MD . . . . . . . . . . . PBCMS Services Liaison Jacqueline Pevny, MD. . . . . . . . . . Member at Large Joan St. Onge, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member at Large Dyani Loo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical Student Representative
Palm Beach County Medical Society 2011 Board of Trustees
Lawrence Gorfine, MD Maureen Whelihan, MD Daniel R. Higgins, MD Jose F. Arrascue, MD Alan B. Pillersdorf, MD Brent M. Schillinger. MD
Mark Rubenstein, MD Jack Zeltzer, MD K. Andrew Larson, MD James J. Byrnes, MD Richard Raborn, MD
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