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CSRI Announces New Slate of Officers and ByLaw Changes
A new slate of officers was voted on and approved by the membership at the annual meeting held on June 9.
Dr. Kevin Donovan, President
Dr. Gary Post, First Vice President
Dr. Susan Donahue, Second Vice President
Dr. Mark Breiding, Treasurer
Dr. Matt Stone, Secretary
Dr. Clive Bridgham, Communications Director
Dr. Andrew Crellin, Immediate Past President
Dr. David Bruno, Member At Large
Bylaw Changes
A quorum of members passed two amendments to the bylaws; First, the membership voted to change the term of dues from the existing schedule of June 1 through December 31 to a new schedule of June 1 through May 31. This change would allow members to pay their membership dues via credit card, in monthly or quarterly installments, throughout the entire fiscal year.
Second, the membership voted to change the dues structure for board members from no dues, to 50% dues obligation.
More details and the specific bylaw language will be forthcoming and available on the CSRI website.
Overtreated: Surgery too often fails for back pain
Below is a link to an article written by Lauren Neergaard of the Associated Press about the increase in complicated spinal surgeries. Click here to read the article.
H1N1 Survey Reminder
Dear Healthcare Provider,
Thank you very much if you have already completed one or both of the
H1N1 flu surveys you received from the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH). If you have not completed one or both surveys, it is not too late to contribute to the evaluation of HEALTH’s response to H1N1 flu.
To take the first survey that HEALTH sent you, please click the link below. This survey focuses on communications issues and was originally sent to you on May 11, 2010.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HealthcareProviders
To take the second survey that HEALTH sent you, please click the link below. This survey focuses on vaccine administration and was originally sent to you on May 24, 2010.
https://pph-illume.chcr.brown.edu/Collector/Survey.ashx?Name=DOH_Alexander
We have already gathered some valuable feedback that could have only come from people like you who were “on the front lines” throughout this public health crisis. However, only about 10% of the Rhode Island healthcare providers that we contacted have responded.
These surveys are anonymous. While these surveys are also voluntary, please remember that your responses will help us better support you in both emergency and non-emergency situations.
David R. Gifford, MD, MPH
Director of Health
Seminar Follow Up
Thank you to all who attended the seminar this past weekend at the Mainstay in Newport. Below are the notes from Dr. Blanchard and Dr. Stokes' notes.
In addition, we would like to thank our exhibitors for their participation. Please be mindful that our exhibitors support the chiropractic profession and we encourage you to support them whenever possible.
Below is a brief summary of what each of the exhibitors offers just for you.
Erchonia Corporation
Hello Doctors,
I enjoyed seeing our CSRI friends, and meeting new ones during the recent spring convention. At Erochia, we know some of your concerns include how to care for, increase, and retain your patient base.
If you are interested to learn how low level laser therapy (LLLT) helps doctors, like you, build their practice with more patient and physician referrals, more services for those patients, and more visits from those patients, then I welcome your call to schedule an in-house laser demonstration for you and your team.
Erchonia Corp. is a solid company and has a unique product with non-invasive technology which can help your patients, and distinguish you from other health care practitioners.
Please feel free to reach me direct at 508-543-6606 and I will look forward to assist you.
Erchonia Medical
2021 Commerce Drive
McKinney, TX 75069
Deborah Zolla
Regional Sale Manager
Erchonia Corporation
508-543-6606
508-543-6606 Fax
dzolla@erchonia.com
Foot Levelers, Inc.
Founded 58 years ago by a chiropractor, Foot Levelers continues to improve the quality of patient's lives. Spinal pelvic stabilizers provide patient's with a balanced, symmetrical foundation, enhance the effectiveness of adjustments, and relieve postural stress. Make it an essential part of your practice to prescribe spinal pelvic stabilizers to continue guiding your patients on the road to wellness!
Steve Dorough
Foot Leveler, Inc.
518 Pocahontas Ave. NE
P.O. Box 12611
Roanoke, VA 24027-2611
1-800-553-4860
540-769-8887 Fax
sdorough@footlevelers.com
Natural Form
Dear Doctors,
It was a pleasure to speak with some of you at the seminar and to re-acquaint myself with those of you I had met at the fall seminar in Warwick.
For those of you I did not speak to, I would like to meet with you at your convenience with the assurance that the Natural Form Sleep System is far superior to any other bed on the market today, and I am sure that many of your patients could certainly benefit from it.
I can be reached by cell at 401-323-4688 anytime or please check out my web site at www.naturalformri.com for more information.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Respectfully,
Roger Budz
Natural Form Sleep Specialist
401-323-4688
roger@naturalformri.com
Truth and Transparency in Healthcare Act of 2010
BOG and Legislative Commission: Late yesterday afternoon, Representative John Sullivan (R-OK), along with Representative David Scott (D-GA), introduced the Truth and Transparency in Healthcare Act of 2010 (HR 5295). Below, you will find links to the latest chatter surrounding the legislation … including a newly formed coalition of physician providers supporting the legislation. While the legislation does include physicians this time, all of the rhetoric goes directly back to misrepresentation of credentials (i.e., I’m a Doctor … and you’re not) which we all know there are statutes already on the books governing such.
As you recall, similar efforts were developed, and subsequently failed, in the last two congresses. As before, we will fight this aggressively, especially with our non-MD PARCA coalition and make sure this again does not see the light of day. I have also looped in Communications so that we can put out a release denouncing this latest attempt by organized medicine to disparage the profession. We will also engage in a grassroots effort to ensure doctors and patients let their representatives know that this type of rhetoric can not be tolerated.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Attached are:
HR5295
Tom Daly's Talking Points
Sullivan's Statement
Physician Association's Letter
AMA Press Release
ASA Press Release
Physician Coalition in Support of HR 5295 Act:
American Academy of Dermatology Association
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
American Osteopathic Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association
American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
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