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Friday, April 30, 2004
Chair: Richard Fessler
Vice-Chair: Satish Krishnamurthy
The Young Physicians Committee Meeting was called to order at 1915, Friday, April 30, 2004, by Dr. Fessler.
Agenda Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1, 2004
Attendance
Recognition of Sofamor Danek for Resident Travel Fund
Discussion and Action on CSNS Resolutions
Invited Speaker
Discussion of New/Old Business
Adjournment
1. Members present: Stephen Ryu (CA, seoulman@stanford.edu), Avinash Mohan (NY, mooshikl@yahoo.com), Holly Gilmer-Hill (MI, h.gilmer-hill@wayne.edu), James Evans (PA, james.evans@jefferson.edu), Satish Krishnamurthy (knshnsa@upstate.edu), Erica Bisson (Erica.bisson@vtmed.net.org), Charles Weaver (Charles_Weaver_MD@brown.edu), Ronnie Mimran (mimran@neurosurgery.uh.edu), Mick Perez-Cruet (MI, perezcruet@yahoo.com), Richard Fessler (MI, rfessler@neurosurgery.wayne.edu), David Jimenez, Rick Boop, Bob Schwetzenau.
2. Mike Smith from Sofamor Danek was introduced to the membership and thanked for the ongoing support which Sofamor Danek provides to the CSNS in support of the Resident Travel Fund. Sofamor Danek has generously agreed to remain as the sole sponsor to provide support through the spring 2005 meeting.
3. Discussion and Action on CSNS Resolutions
Resolution I: Proposed Change to CSNS Rules and Regulations: Allowing Appointees to be Officers
Discussion: The relative merit of allowing appointees to become elected officers of the CSNS was addressed. The YPC was unanimous in its support of this resolution.
Action: The YPC supports allowing CNS and AANS appointees to become officers within the CSNS.
Resolution II: Hospital Coverage of Medical Professional Liability Insurance in Exchange for Emergency Room Services.
Discussion: The issue of Stark legislation and the need for regional responses to ER coverage was discussed. The role of the Neurotrauma and Critical Care white paper relative to this resolution was discussed.
Action: The YPC recommends referral back to committee.
Resolution III: Survey to Assess the Effects of the Current Medical Liability Crisis on Providing Neurosurgical Care.
Discussion: The Washington Committee has recently completed a survey addressing medical liability.
Action: The YPC recommends that the resolution be sent back to committee.
Resolution IV: Supporting Increased Organ Donation
Discussion: The YPC is in favor of organ donation, but not in support of this particular organization due to a lack of information.
Action: The YPC will support the reference committee recommendation for rejection.
Resolution V: Motorcycle Helmets
Discussion: A similar resolution was passed several years ago. The author stated during testimony in the plenary session that this being the case, the resolution would be withdrawn.
Action: None necessary.
Resolution VI: Statement on the Ethics of Non-Participation in Medicare
Discussion: There is potential for the CSNS and parent societies to be seen as being against provision of care for the elderly. The question of ethics versus business decisions was discussed.
Action: The YPC recommends rejection of this resolution as written.
Resolution VII: State Society Listings in the E-Bulletin Calendar
Dicussion: The YPC unanimously endorsed the resolution as well as the recommended changes by the reference committee.
Action: The YPC supports Resolution VII.
Mick Perez-Cruet presented a power point presentation on the creation of a neurosurgical socioeconomic journal. The YPC is generally in support of the concept.
The duty hours paper was written and submitted for publication by Dr. Aaron Cohen-Gadol of the YPC.
Future resolutions were discussed. Two proposals were outlined. A resolution from the YPC regarding the creation of a Resolution database for the CSNS in order to catalog and assist the future creation of resolutions was discussed and will be presented at the Fall meeting. A second issue concerns the failure of military physician bonuses to reflect current costs of living. The YPC will discuss formulation of such a resolution with the workforce committee.
No further items were discussed.
6. The meeting adjourned at 2055.
Respectfully submitted by,
Richard D. Fessler
Chairman
Young Neurosurgeons Committee