National Organization for State Medical & Osteopathic Board Executives
Celebrating Our 25th Anniversary: 1984 - 2009
AIM MEETING HOTEL
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington,
Virginia, 22202
Telephone: (703) 418-1234
Fax:
(703) 418-1289
FSMB Group Rate is $205 + 10.25% Tax = $226 per night
This FSMB group rate is below the government rate of $209 so only one rate is needed this year.
Good News: No charge for the Hotel's Shuttle to Reagan National Airport - every 20 minutes until Midnight
PROGRAM AGENDA
Meeting Theme: AIM: Past, Present and Future
Meeting Room: Regency Ballroom AB
Morning Session
8:00 am – 8:30 am: Early Bird Special – AIM Overview for the New Board Executive
Presenter: Lyle R. Kelsey, CAE, Immediate Past President, Executive Director, Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
8:00 am – 9:00 am: Registration and Pre-Session Networking - Continental Breakfast Provided
9:00 am - 9:20 am: Welcome and Opening Remarks
Greetings: AIM President Pamela E. King, Chief of the Bureau of Management Service, Florida Department of Health
Welcome from the FSMB: Barbara S. Schneidman, MD, MPH, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
Welcome to
Washington, DC from the
District of Columbia and
Virginia Boards: Feseha
Woldu, PhD, Acting Executive Director, District of Columbia Board of
Medicine and
William L. Harp, MD, Executive Director, Virginia Board of Medicine
9:20 am - 10:00 am: Keynote Address: The History of Medical Regulation
Presenter: AIM President Pamela E. King, Chief of the Bureau of Management Service, Florida Department of Health
10:00 am -10:15 am: Presentation of the Awards to AIM Presidents
1984-1986 Larry D. Dixon, Executive Director
Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners
1986-1988 Andrew W. Watry, Executive Director
Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners
1988-1989 Kathy Lewis, Executive Director
Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Did not complete term; succeeded by:
Douglas N. Cerf, Executive Director
Arizona State Board of Medical Examiners
1989-1990 John J. Ulwelling, Executive Director
Oregon Board of Medical Examiners
1990-1992 Stephen S. Seeling, Executive Director
South Carolina State Board of Medical Examiners
1992-1994 H. Leonard Boche, Executive Director
Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
1994-1996 Ray Q. Bumgarner, Executive Director
Ohio State Medical Board
1996-1998 Gary R. Clark, Executive Director
Oklahoma Board of Osteopathic Examiners
1998-2000 Barbara Neuman, Executive Director
Vermont Board of Medical Practice
2000-2002 H. Diane Meelheim, Assistant Executive Director
North Carolina Medical Board
2002-2004 Randal C. Manning, Executive Director
Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine
2004-2006 Leslie Gallant, Executive Administrator
Alaska State Medical Board
2006-2008 Lyle R. Kelsey, Executive Director
Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
2008-2009 Pamela E. King, Board Director
Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine
10:15 am – 10:30 am: Break and Networking Opportunity
10:30 am - 11:15 am: 25 Years of AIM – A Retrospective
Panel: Gary Clark, Executive Director, American Association of Osteopathic Examiners (AAOE) - Past President and Founder of AIM
Larry D. Dixon, Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners Executive Director and First AIM President and Founder of AIM
Annette Van Veen Gippe, Deputy Director, American Osteopathic Information Association - AIM Associate Member and Founding Participant of AIM
Moderator: Joan Wehrle, CPMSM, AIM Eastern Region Representative and Executive Staff Coordinator, State Medical Board of Ohio
11:15 am - 12:00 Noon: The Texas Medical Board's Fast-Track Procedure for Minor Violations
Presenter: Mari Robinson, Director of Enforcement, Texas Medical Board
The Texas Medical Board has adopted a new, fast-track enforcement procedure allowing doctors facing discipline for relatively minor administrative violations to quickly resolve the matter, rather than undergoing lengthy investigations. According to a board spokesperson, diverting administrative cases into the new streamlined procedure will allow the board to free up investigative resources that can then be redirected to more serious violations involving inadequate patient care or unprofessional conduct.
Physicians who choose to participate in the expedited system can agree to administrative charges and pay a fine, rather than undergo a full investigation and the resulting stress and expense. A licensee who disputes the charges can contest the violation in writing and the case will be reviewed by a board committee, or a physician may opt out of fast-track entirely and contest the charges through the board’s traditional investigation and litigation process.
For more information, please go to the Texas board’s Spring 2008 newsletter at www.tmb.state.tx.us/news/Spring08/spring08.php.
Afternoon Session
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm: Luncheon Provided - Note: Room is Potomac 3,4,5,6
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm: 2009 AIM Annual Business Meeting - Part I
1:30 am – 1:35 am: Presentation of the Distinguished Service Award
2009 Recipient: To be announced
1:35 pm – 1:45 pm: Presentation of the Doug Cerf Executive Directors Award and the Ronald K. Williamson Memorial Award for Board Investigators
2009 Recipient: Doug Cerf Executive Directors Award: To be announced
2009 Recipient: Ronald K. Williamson Memorial Award for Board Investigators: To be announced
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm: Impairment, Substance Abuse, and Relapse in Health Care Professionals - What's Different?
TENTATIVE Presenter: Lynn Hankes, MD
Dr. Hankes is Clinical Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He served for 13 years as the full-time Director of the Washington Physician's Health Program. He is among the 100 pioneer physicians in the entire U.S. who passed the first certification exam in Addiction Medicine and is currently a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He is Past President of the Federation of State Physician Health Programs.
Topic
Reference: JAMA article: Risk Factors for Relapse in
Health Care Professionals With
Substance Use Disorders
Web Link to full text of JAMA article: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/293/12/1453?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=lynn+hankes&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT
2:30 pm – 2:35 pm: Presentation of the George S. Palmer, MD Award for Excellence and the Special Recognition Award
2009 Recipient: George S. Palmer, MD Award for Excellence: To be announced
2009 Recipient: Special Recognition Award: To be announced
2:35 pm – 2:50 pm: Break and Networking Opportunity
2:50 pm – 3:30 pm: Looking Ahead in Investigating Provider Discipline - An Overview of the AIM & FSMB Certified Medical Board Investigator (CMBI) Training Program
Presenter: Thomas K. Hannah, CMBI, Program Committee Member of CMBI, Chief (Ret.), MQA Investigative Services, Florida Department of Health
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Disciplinary Process Assessment
Presenter: Randal C. Manning, Executive Director, Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine and AIM Treasurer
Recipient of AIM Best of Boards Honorable Mention in 2008
This project came about as a negotiation tool to eliminate legislation.
Goals of the Assessment Panel
Medical Boards are the entities in each state that are charged with licensing and regulating the practice of medicine. In that category, boards take disciplinary actions against physicians licensed in their states and who violate the state Medical Practice Acts.
Review current investigatory and disciplinary practices of the board
Compare best practices from the FSMB Model Practice Act
Make recommendations for improvements/enhancements
Review compliance with the current statutory requirements of the board
Review the board’s transparency of operations
Review the board’s observance of due process rights of the public, complainants, and licensees
Review the information provided to the public for completeness, usefulness, and ease of access.
4:00 pm – 4:10 pm: Presentation of the 12th Annual 2009 AIM Best of Boards Award
Presented by: Tina M. Steinman, Best of Boards Committee Chair and Executive Director, Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
4:10 pm – 4:30 pm: Continuation of the 2009 AIM Annual Business Meeting - Part II
4:30 pm: Adjourn
Acknowledgements
Special Thanks to our Host Boards; FSMB; Presenters; and the 2009 AIM Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee
AIM wishes to thank the many people who make our meetings so successful.
Special thanks to:
Our Presenters: Without their willingness to share their time, knowledge, and experience, we would be unable to bring you such important programs.
FSMB: Barbara S. Schneidman, MD, MPH, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and Staff
Host Boards: Feseha Woldu, PhD, Acting Executive Director, District of Columbia Board of Medicine and William L. Harp, MD, Executive Director, Virginia Board of Medicine and their Staff.
2009 AIM 25th Anniversary Program Planning Committee Chair and Members:
END OF THE AIM 25th ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM AGENDA