DATE: December 1998

TO: Spokane County Medical Society Active Members

FROM: Bryan Fuhs, M.D., President-Elect

RE: Committee Sign Up List for 1999

We are asking you to volunteer to serve on any and all committees you are interested in. However, we promise not to call on you unless there are specific tasks to accomplish. We need talented and able people to serve and become involved. Almost 1/2 of our membership serves on a committee. I URGE YOU TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME INVOLVED.

Please review these and return your request as soon as possible.

COMMITTEES

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (meets as needed)

Shall review all continuing medical education requests and decide, on the basis of merit, whether accreditation should be given.

GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE (meets every other month)

Shall consider and recommend action on complaints arising from patients and third parties. It shall have no disciplinary authority.

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE (meets as needed)

Shall keep the membership informed on proposed or pending national or state legislation, counsel representatives and senators at national and state levels on legislative matters pertaining to health services, and cooperate with WSMA Legislative Committee.

PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE (meets as needed)

Shall make an investigation concerning matters alleged if further action is required, refer directly to the Board of Trustees who will follow course of action outlined in Article VIII, Section 2 of the by-laws.

MEDICAL INFORMATICS COMMITTEE (meets monthly)

Shall study and evaluate electronic medical information tools and resources for physicians; inform and educate physicians regarding developments in electronic medical records and other office or personal data systems; and coordinate physician office activities with community medical information systems developments, and advise regarding physician perspectives on such issues.

COMMITTEES WITH CHAIRS ONLY - (meet as needed)
	BY-LAWS COMMITTEE Shall be responsible for insuring the by-laws are up to date, workable and effective.
	EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COORDINATING COMMITTEE Shall promote and improve emergency medical services within the community; coordinate emergency medical training courses for paramedical personnel; be responsible for physician participation in community-wide disaster exercises and ensure physicians are appropriately assigned to all hospitals by specialty in case of disaster.
	MEDICAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS COMMITTEE Shall be responsible for coordinating courses in Sports Medicine for high school trainers and exposing junior and senior high coaches to innovations in sports medicine; shall be responsible for arranging team physicians for city and county high school football teams, and become involved with promotion of other physical activities and sports within the school system.
	MEDICAL ETHICS COMMITTEE Shall review ethics concerns as related to the individual physician's practice of medicine.
	PHYSICIAN WELLNESS COMMITTEE Shall be responsible to offer assistance to physicians with personal problems including alcohol, psychiatric disorders, senility, malpractice suits, and public harassment.
	SISTER CITY COMMITTEE Shall be responsible for exploring ways to develop closer ties with the Nishinomiya Medical Association in Nishinomiya, Japan.

The Board of Trustees will form the following Working Task Forces as necessary:

INFECTIOUS DISEASE MENTAL HEALTH

MEDICAID SENIOR PHYSICIANS

MEDICAL LEGAL WOMEN IN MEDICINE

M.D.

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