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2010 Combined VSO/UVA Fitz-Hugh
Symposium - Abstract Deadline Extended to February
12, 2010!
The 2010 combined
Virginia Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck
Surgery Annual Meeting and University of Virginia
Fitz-Hugh Symposium is to be held April 22 - 24,
2010 at the Charlottesville Omni, Charlottesville,
Virginia. Please join us for an outstanding
educational program. This year's
theme, "Office-based Otolaryngology: What
You Need to Know," will highlight office-based
laryngology with Dr. Peak Woo of New York,
allegery and rhinology with Dr. Bradley Marple of
Texas, and office-based facial plastic surgery
with Dr. Tom Wang of Oregon. If
you have ever thought of starting an
allergy practice in your Otolaryngology
office, or tried basic facial plastic surgical
procedures, now is the time to come and learn from
the experts. This CME approved event
will also serve as an opportunity to meet
with other Otolaryngologists from around the
state, and provide an update on legislative and
practice issues that affect all of us.
We invite all members to submit
abstracts to be considered for inclusion in the
scientific program. Abstracts for papers for
the 2010 program must be submitted
February 12, 2010. Please
include the following information: Title,
Author(s), name of Presenter, Presentation Format,
and contact information of the person submitting
the abstract and of the presenter. Abstracts
should be no longer than 250 words and should
include the following sections: Objectives,
Materials and Methods, Results, and
Conclusions.
All abstracts must be submitted
electronically to Jane Davis, Society Manager
at jdavis@ramdocs.org. You will
receive confirmation of receipt of your abstract
after it is submitted. If you do not receive
a confirmation within 24 hours, please contact Ms.
Davis via email or by phone at 804/622-8135.
We ask the academic Department Chairs to
encourage their residents to participate in the
meeting and to submit abstracts by
the February 12th deadline. An abstract
may be accepted for inclusion in the scientific
program as either an oral or poster
presentation. Two resident awards will be
given out based on oral presentations and one
award will be given out based on the poster
presentation.
We have reserved a block of rooms for meeting
attendees, which will expire on April 8,
2010. To ensure that you get the room that
best accommodates your needs, please call the Omni
at 434/971-5500. Be sure to ask for the
VSO/Fitz-Hugh discounted room rate!
Don't miss out on a round of
golf at the Keswick Country Club on Saturday
afternoon. The Keswick Country Club is a 5 star
exclusive resort with an extremely exclusive
private golf course. Registration is
limited to the first 24 members to sign up, so
hurry and submit your meeting registration!
There will also be a Welcome Reception on
Thursday for guests getting in early. More
details to follow...
Mark your calendars for April 22-24, 2010 to
join fellow otolaryngologists for a superb
educational program. Please visit our
website www.vso-hns.org to register and
get updates on the combined
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VSO
Day at the Capitol - February
9
The Virginia General Assembly
will convene its 2010 Session on Wednesday,
January 13. A number of important and
controversial matters affecting the delivery of
health care in the Commonwealth are expected to be
considered by legislators.
Please join the VSO in
addressing these and other important issues
affecting our specialty:
- Protecting physician Medicaid
payments from cuts to balance the state budget
shortfall;
- Protecting services under
Medicaid and FAMIS;
- Opposing the Virginia Trial
Lawyer's attempts to challenge and take down the
physician malpractice cap on damages;
- Aggressive attempts by
non-physicians to practice medicine;
- Physician workforce shortages
and specialty shortages;
- Regulation of new health
professions;
- And many, many
others.
The leadership of the Society
believes that it is essential for the Society to
participate in legislative discussions involving
health care delivery in Virginia. VSO
members are invited to gather in Richmond on
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, for a
"Day at the Capitol." Please make plans to
attend so that you may visit with your Delegate
and Senator and with other members of the General
Assembly committees that will consider critical
health care legislation.
This year is an especially
important year for advocacy; with a new Governor
and 20 new members of the House of Delegates
VSO members are needed to educate these new
legislators. Many of these new
members -- and the veteran legislators -- do
not understand our specialty and why access is
critical. A high turnout will help
legislators "put a face" with the VSO and
impress them with our commitment to providing
responsible health care delivery.
Our preliminary plan is to meet
in Richmond at 7:30 a.m. on
February 9th at the Commonwealth
Park Suites Hotel, 901 Bank Street (Corner of Bank
& Ninth Streets), for a brief organizational
session by our lobbyist Karin Addison and the
Medical Society of Virginia's staff before going
over to the General Assembly Building. Jane
Davis, Society Manager will try, to the greatest
extent possible, to set up appointments with your
legislators, although that might not be possible
in every case. Even without appointments, it
is usually possible for constituents to meet with
legislators in their offices when they are not in
committee meetings or at floor
sessions.
Please try to make some time to
join us at the "VSO Day at the Capitol" -
Tuesday, February 9, 2010.
Let me know your availability by
returning the registration form (Click here for
registration form) and we'll do our best to make
the most productive use of your time that
day. If you cannot attend in person, we
encourage all VSO members to have a vocal presence
during the 2010 Session and contact your
legislator. Please look for legislative
updates in your Member Alerts and for updated
information from AAO go to http://www.entnet.org/Practice/members/stateAdvocacy.cfm
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Virginia Society of Otolaryngology -
Head & Neck Surgery
Jane B. Davis
Society Manager
2201 West Broad Street, Suite
205 Richmond, Virginia 23220
804/622-8135 direct line
804/788-9987 fax
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