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2010
Combined VSO/UVA Fitz-Hugh Symposium - Abstract
Due Friday, 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 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. Click
here to view
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VSO Day at
the Capitol is February
9!
Please
join the VSO for their first VSO Day at the
Capitol! We need your participation to help
in addressing 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.
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.
Please try
to make some time to join us at the "VSO Day at
the Capitol" - Tuesday, February 9,
2010. If you find
you are available to attend, please call Jane
Davis, Society Manager at 804/622-8135.
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
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Statewide
Network Provider List for Virginia Special
Olympics
Dear
Healthcare Providers:
We are
revising the statewide provider network to be
given to Special Olympic Athletes who do not pass
their hearing screening. The Healthy Hearing
Screening Program was implemented as part of the
Virginia Special Olympics in June 2004 and is a
part of the overall Healthy Athletes
Program®. Healthy Hearing screening consists
not only of a screening of hearing acuity, but of
overall hearing health through the use of
otoscopy, OAE, immittance, and behavioral
measures. Last June we screened 155 athletes and
referred 23 for follow-up care. While
screening procedures have been established and
verified in several state and world games,
information on follow-up care is currently lacking
and in need of revision.
Athletes
who do not pass the Healthy Hearing screening are
given a report card suggesting the need for
follow-up care. We feel that follow-up care
is enhanced when we provide a list of
professionals in their area who welcome patients
with special needs.
We would
like to invite you to have your practice included
in our statewide provider network. By
agreeing to have your name and practice placed on
this list you are under no commitment to provide
special treatment or discounts to these
individuals. You are simply agreeing to
welcome the athletes as new patients into your
practice.
By
supplying these Special Olympic Athletes with
service providers in their part of the state we
can help to ensure that they are receiving the
important hearing health care that they need and
deserve. Please copy and
paste the completed Statewide Provider Network
form found below indicating your willingness to be
a part of the provider network and reply to
conradsa@jmu.edu.
In addition, the Special Olympics offers a way for
your practice to be included in an online
directory where athletes and their families can
easily search for a nearby provider. The online
Provider Directory gives athletes another
convenient option for selecting a provider upon
referral following their Healthy Hearing
screening. We encourage you to register your
practice through the following website:
http://soi-prod4.specialolympics.org/healthyathletes/login.asp.
Registration is fast, easy, and will be a
convenient resource for participants.
We thank
you for your cooperation and look forward to your
reply.
Sincerely,
Sara
Conrad,
B.S.
Brenda M. Ryals,
JMU
Au.D.
Student
JMU Professor/
Virginia
Special Olympics
Healthy
Hearing Coordinator
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Statewide
Provider Network
Form
By providing
the following information, you are welcoming
Special Olympics Athletes to your practice. You
are under no commitment to provide special
treatment or discounts to these individuals.
Athletes who are referred for follow-up care at
the Healthy Hearing screening will be given a list
of providers in their area so that they are easily
able to seek appropriate care for their hearing
health needs. Thank you so much for your
cooperation.
Provider
Name(s):
Name of
Practice:
Address:
Phone
Number:
E-mail
Address:
Region:
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Virginia
Society of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck
Surgery
Jane B. Davis
2201 West
Broad Street, Suite
205
Richmond,
Virginia
23220
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