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W O R C E S T E R
D I S T R I C T
W O R C E S T E R
M E D I C A L
M E D I C A L
S O C I E T Y
L I B R A R Y ,
I N C .
ANNUAL
REPORT
2013-2014
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CONTENTS
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Worcester District Medical Society
Worcester Medical Library, Inc.
Annual Report 2013-2014
Message from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
Officers / Delegates / Executive Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
Message from the Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
Treasurer’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
Medical Education Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
Legislative Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Membership Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
9
Anniversary Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Public Relations Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12
Memorials Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Publications Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
14
Scholarship Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Editorial Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17
Awards Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public Health Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
18
Women’s Caucus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Worcester District Medical Society Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Worcester Medical Library, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
edical S
Society
ociety
2013-2014
AM
MESSAGE
ESSAGE FRO
FROM
M TH
THE
E PRESI
PRESIDENT
DENT
Th
is ssubmission
ubmission iiss tthe
he llast
ast o
hree a
nnual rreports
eports tthat
hat I h
ave h
ad tthe
he p
r iv ile g e o
r e a t in g a
he
This
off tthree
annual
have
had
privilege
off ccreating
ass tthe
Pr
esident off tthe
he Worcester
Worcester District
District Medical
Medical Society.
Society. My ttenure
enure wi
apse in M
ay 2
014. W
hoever ssucceeds
ucceeds
President
willll llapse
May
2014.
Whoever
me will
w ill b
e ffortunate
ortunate tto
oh
ave b
yh
is/her sside
id e o
ur ffantastic
a n t a s t ic a
nd sstalwart
t a lw a r t E
x e c u t iv e D
irector, JJoyce
oyce C
a r ig lia ,
be
have
by
his/her
our
and
Executive
Director,
Cariglia,
wh
om
akes e
ver day
day a
r e s id e n t m
e a n in g f u l, o
r g a n iz e d , e
x c it in g a
nd B
U S Y !!! S
he iiss o
ne o
ur S
o c ie t y 's
who
makes
ever
ass P
President
meaningful,
organized,
exciting
and
BUSY!!!
She
one
off o
our
Society's
gr
eatest assets.
assets. Joyce's
Joyce's assistant,
assistant, Melissa
M e lis s a B
oucher, h
as a
ls o d
one a g
reat jjob
ob h
e lp in g o
ur m
eetiings ccome
om e
greatest
Boucher,
has
also
done
great
helping
our
meetings
of
ff flawlessly
flawlessly and pr
oviding pr
oduction ssupport
upport tto
o our ccable
able ac
cess sshow,
how, H
ealth M
atters. I w
ill sso
om
is s
off
providing
production
access
Health
Matters.
will
miss
our iinteractions
nteractions but I kknow
now w
ew
ill ccontinue
onttinue tto
ow
ork tto
o hel
pW
DMS ex
perience a ssmooth
mooth ttransition
ransition w
it h
we
will
work
help
WDMS
experience
with
new lleadership.
eadership. So with
w it h a m
ild ly h
eavy h
eart I w
ill p
roceed w
it h g
iving tthe
he rreaders
eaders a
nu
pdate on
o w
here
mildly
heavy
heart
will
proceed
with
giving
an
update
where
th
eW
DMS a
tep d
ow n.
the
WDMS
ass I sstep
down.
Th
eW
DMS n
ow b
o a s ts a m
e m b e r s h ip o
ver 2
,0 0 0 p
h y s ic ia n s a
nd m
edical sstudents.
tudents. tthe
he or
gan
nization
The
WDMS
now
boasts
membership
off o
over
2,000
physicians
and
medical
organization
ru
ns o
n th
e ccommitment
ommitment a
nd p
a s s io n o
ts ccommittees.
ommittees. T
he E
xecuti
t ve C
ommittee h
as b
een sso
oh
elpful iin
n
runs
on
the
and
passion
off iits
The
Executive
Committee
has
been
helpful
gui
ding our pol
icies and engagem
ents and
a iin
n pr
oviding a w
ise gr
oup
p tto
o bounc
e iideas
deas of
ff of ffor
or tthis
his
guiding
policies
engagements
providing
wise
group
bounce
off
Pr
esident for
for
o sure.
sure. Special
Special tthanks
hanks sshould
hould go tto
o tthe
he ttwo
wo V
ic e P
reside
ents w
ho sserved
erved w
it h m
e, D
rs . P
eter
President
Vice
Presidents
who
with
me,
Drs.
Peter
Li
n d b la d a
nd B
ecky S
panagel; tto
oo
ur ttrusty
rusty T
reasurer a
nd se
cretary, D
rs. R
obert Le
bow a
nd S
p ir o
Lindblad
and
Becky
Spanagel;
our
Treasurer
and
secretary,
Drs.
Robert
Lebow
and
Spiro
Sp
anakis rrespectively.
espectively.
Spanakis
Th
e Pu
b lic H
ealth Co
mmittee, cchaired
h a ir e d b
yD
r. JJay
ay Br
oadhurst h
as ttackled
a c k le d m
any hot-button
hot-button iissues
ssue
es iincluding
ncluding
The
Public
Health
Committee,
by
Dr.
Broadhurst
has
many
opi
oid pr
escription pr
oblems, m
edical m
arijuana, sslot
lot m
achine heal
th ef
ffects jjust
ust tto
o nam
e a ffew.
ew
w. T
heir
opioid
prescription
problems,
medical
marijuana,
machine
health
effects
name
Their
in
teraction with
with tthe
he D
epartment of
of P
ublic
l H
ealth ((where
where I sserve
e rve a
cting C
ommissioner) is a
n in
valuable
interaction
Department
Public
Health
ass A
Acting
Commissioner)
an
invaluable
lin
or o
ur rregional
egional publ
ic he
alth advan
ncement. D
r. B
roadhurst and
d I al
so sspearheaded
pearheaded a col
lab
boration
linkk ffor
our
public
health
advancement.
Dr.
Broadhurst
also
collaboration
wi
th tthe
he MO
O S A IC C
u lt u r a l C
omplex tto
op
e rfo rm h
ealth sscreenings
creenings iin
nA
f r ic a n A
merican Me
nu
s in g a
with
MOSAIC
Cultural
Complex
perform
health
African
American
Men
using
co
llaborative
e cal
led tthe
he B
arbershop H
eal
a th N
etwork an
dW
orcester's barbers
barbers as health
health ccare
are pr
o oters.
om
collaborative
called
Barbershop
Health
Network
and
Worcester's
promoters.
Dr
roadhurst also
a ls o d
oes yyeoman's
e o m a n 's w
ork iin
n cchairing
h a ir in g o
ur vvery
e ry a
c t iv e d
elegation tto
o tthe
he M
ass M
e d ic a l
Dr.. B
Broadhurst
does
work
our
active
delegation
Mass
Medical
Soc
iety's House
Hou
o se of Delegates.
Delegates. We
We can
can point
point tto
oW
DMS w
it h p
ride tthat
hat iin
n tthe
he p
ast yyear
ear a
hree rreference
eference
Society's
WDMS
with
pride
past
allll tthree
co
mmittees were
were chaired
chaired by
by WDMS
WDMS m
embers, wi
th n
o t a b ly a U
MMS
S4
th yyear
ear m
edical sstudent,
tu d e n t, G
illia n
committees
members,
with
notably
UMMS
4th
medical
Gillian
Gr
iffiths, leading
le a d in g o
ne. This
This iiss a rreflection
e f le c t io n o
ne o
DMS g
reatest ttreasuresreasures- it
errific pool
pool o
MMS
Griffiths,
one.
off o
one
off W
WDMS
greatest
itss tterrific
off U
UMMS
st
u d e n ts w
illing tto
o se
rve a
elegates, co
ccommittee
m m it t e e m
e m be rs a
nd rrecruiters
ecr
c uiters ffor
or ttheir
heir fe
llow sstudents
tudents sso
o we
we
students
willing
serve
ass d
delegates,
members
and
fellow
ens
ure that
that tthe
he future
future of our Soc
iety is
is br
ight bec
ause tthese
hese ffuture
uture phy
sicians a
re our ffuture
uture W
DMS
ensure
Society
bright
because
physicians
are
WDMS
le
ad e rs.
leaders.
Wo
rcester Medicine
M e d ic in e M
a g a z in e h
ad a sstellar
tellar yyear
ear w
it h D
r. JJane
ane LLochrie
o c h r ie a
he e
d it o r a
nd D
r. B
ob S
o r r e n t i,
Worcester
Magazine
had
with
Dr.
ass tthe
editor
and
Dr.
Bob
Sorrenti,
Ch
a ir m a n o
he Pu
blications C
ommittee, e
nsuring tthat
hat tthe
he m
agazin
ne is ffinancially
inancially ssound.
ound. D
r. P
e te r
Chairman
off tthe
Publications
Committee,
ensuring
magazine
Dr.
Peter
Sc
hneider h
as ccontinued
ontinued h
is sservice
ervice w
ith ou
ibrary ccollection
ollection m
aking ssure
ure ou
r c h iv a l h
istory d
a t in g
Schneider
has
his
with
ourr LLibrary
making
ourr a
archival
history
dating
b
bac
to 179
94 rremains
emaiins iintact.
nttact.
backk to
1794
Dr
braham d
eserves sspecial
pecial rrecognition
ecognition tthis
his yyear
ear ffor
or bei
ng a ttriple
riple tthreat.
hreat. H
e cchaired
haired tthe
he E
du
ucation
Dr.. A
Abraham
deserves
being
He
Education
Co
mmittee tthat
hat h
e lp s d
e s ig n o
ur Co
ttle llecture,
ecture, tthe
he Aw
ards Co
mmittee tthat
hat b
estow s o
ur a
nnual AJ
Committee
helps
design
our
Cottle
Awards
Committee
bestows
our
annual
Fi
tzpatrick and
and Com
munity cclinician
linician of tthe
he yyear
ear a
wards ,,and
and D
r. Abr
raham w
as our 218t
hO
ratorr tthis
his ye
ar
Fitzpatrick
Community
awards
Dr.
Abraham
was
218th
Orator
year
wh
en o
n2
/13 h
e rregaled
e g a le d u
th h
is ffascinating
ascinating wo
rk wi
th m
othe r T
e re sa a
nd tthe
he S
is t e r s o
harity.
when
on
2/13
he
uss wi
with
his
work
with
mother
Teresa
and
Sisters
off Ch
Charity.
Dr
ahdev P
assey took
took the
the re
ign of tthe
he
e LLegislative
egislative C
ommittee tthis
his yyear,
ear, and tthe
he 3/
14 LLegislative
egislative
Dr.. S
Sahdev
Passey
reign
Committee
3/14
br
eakkfast allowed
allowed us tto
o hav
e a gr
eat ex
xchange of vviews
iews with
with o
ur llocal
ocal sstate
tate llegislative
e g is la t iv e d
elegation tto
o
breakfast
have
great
exchange
our
delegation
di
scuss tthe
he iissues
ssues of m
eaningful us
e be
eing us
ed as a ccriterion
riterion ffor
or ccertification,,
e tification,, pr
er
icing ttransparency
ransparrency and
discuss
meaningful
use
being
used
pricing
sco
pe of
of p
ractice in
in m
edicine b
ur n
onn physician ccolleagues.
olleagues. T
he D
elegation enc
ouraged tthe
he W
DMS to
scope
practice
medicine
byy o
our
non-physician
The
Delegation
encouraged
WDMS
co
ntinue tthe
he d
ialogue an
d tto
o ke
ep tthem
hem iinformed
n fo rm e d o
nn
ew d
evelopments as tthey
hey se
e so m
uch llegislation
egislation
continue
dialogue
and
keep
on
new
developments
see
much
pas
sing ttheir
heir des
ks iitt w
as iimpossible
mpossible tto
o kkeep
eep up w
ith tthem
hem al
l. M
any tthanks
hanks tto
oC
harlie A
lagero of tthe
he
passing
desks
was
with
all.
Many
Charlie
Alagero
MMS ffor
or h
is llegal
egal e
xpertise iin
nh
e lp in g u
e le c t o
ur agenda
agenda iitems.
tems.
his
expertise
helping
uss sselect
our
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W
orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
edical S
Society
ociety
2013-2014
MESSAGE
FROM
THE
PRESIDENT
AM
ESSAGE FRO
M TH
E PRESI
DENT (c
(continued)
contiinued)
medical
were
bestowed
awards
Falll me
meeting
because
off D
Dean
Michele
13 m
edical sstudents
tudents w
ere bes
towed sscholarship
chol
h arship aw
ards at our Fal
m
e t in g b
ecause o
ean M
ic h e le
Pugnaire,
her
Scholarship
Committee
and
generosity
medical
This
Pu
gnaire, h
e ffantastic
er
antastic Sc
holarship Com
mmittee a
nd tthe
he g
enerosity of
o tthe
he m
edical ccommunity.
ommunity. Th
his yyear,
ear,
th
eW
orceste
t r District
District Medical
Medical Alliance
A llia n c e b
estowed a n
ursing sscholarship
cholarship to a w
orthy re
c ip ie n t w
ho h
ad a
the
Worcester
bestowed
nursing
worthy
recipient
who
had
h
hal
llmark m
o entt. U
om
pon rreceiving
eceiviing h
is sc
ch
holarsh
hip, aw
ard rrecipient
eciipient Sh
S
ane B
oucher, a vveteran
etteran off tthree
hree
hallmark
moment.
Upon
his
scholarship,
award
Shane
Boucher,
to
urs of
of d
uty
t iin
nA
fghanistan, to
ld th
e sstory
tory o
ow h
eh
ad a
p p lie d u
nsuccessfully fo
mployment iin
n
tours
duty
Afghanistan,
told
the
off h
how
he
had
applied
unsuccessfully
forr e
employment
Nu
r s in g a
Mass 3 ttimes.
imes. IIn
n tthe
he a
u d ie n c e w
as U
MMHC C
EO, Dr
ric Di
ckson, wh
ou
pon h
earing tthe
he ttale
a le
Nursing
att U
UMass
audience
was
UMMHC
CEO,
Dr.. E
Eric
Dickson,
who
upon
hearing
st
rode up
up tto
oS
hane a
nd p
romised tto
oh
e lp h
im w
it h e
m p lo y m e n t w
hen h
is ttraining
r a in in g w
as co
mplete. IItt m
ade
strode
Shane
and
promised
help
him
with
employment
when
his
was
complete.
made
th
eC
eremony N
ight th
at m
uch m
ore sspecial.
p e c ia l.
the
Ceremony
Night
that
much
more
TH
EW
OMAN
A 'S CAU
CUS le
db
nnie A
braham tthis
his yyear's
ear's rrecipient
ecipient o
he C
ommunity C
linician o
he
THE
WOMAN'S
CAUCUS
led
byy A
Annie
Abraham
off tthe
Community
Clinician
off tthe
Ye
ar, held
held tw
ttwo
oe
xcellent se
ssions tthis
h is p
ast yyear
ear iincluding
ncluding a LLeadership
eadership For
um iin
n Ma
rch ffocusing
o c u s in g o
n
Year,
excellent
sessions
past
Forum
March
on
Do
mestic Violence.
V io le n c e .
Domestic
As p
r e v io u s ly m
entioned, tthe
he U
MMS iinvolvement
n v o lv e m e n t w
ith tthe
he W
DMS h
as b
een a llongstanding
ongstanding rrelationship,
e la t io n s h ip ,
previously
mentioned,
UMMS
with
WDMS
has
been
but I rreally
eally ffeel
eel tthat
hat w
ith Jo
yce C
ariglia's h
e lp w
eh
ave tri
ed a
ociety to re
ach o
ut to th
em to
t
with
Joyce
Cariglia's
help
we
have
tried
ass a S
Society
reach
out
them
es
tablish ou
urselves a
namic, rresponsive
esponsive a
nd rrelative
elative or
ganization.
establish
ourselves
ass a dy
dynamic,
and
organization.
We continued
c o n t in u e d o
our
ur M
Movie
o v ie N
Night
ig h t P
Program
rogram b
by
y sshowing
howing ""Escape
Escape F
Fire"
ir e " a
about
bout tthe
he d
degradation
e g r a d a t io n o
off m
medical
edical ccare
are
in December
December and
and "A
"A P
la c e a
he T
a b le " a
bout ffood
ood iinsecurity
nsecurity iin
nA
m e r ic a o
n3
/19 tthis
h is p
ast yyear.
e ar. A
he
Place
att tthe
Table"
about
America
on
3/19
past
Att tthe
su
ggestion o
ife, JJulianne
u lia n n e H
irsh, a P
ast-President of tthe
he WDMS
WDMS Al
liance, w
eh
eld a llistening
istening ssession
ession
suggestion
off m
myy w
wife,
Hirsh,
Past-President
Alliance,
we
held
at my
my hom
ew
ith a gr
oup of about 20 m
ed sstudents
tudents a
nd ssome
ome of ttheir
h r ssignificant
hei
ignificant ot
hers tto
o as
ses
e s ffirstir s t home
with
group
med
and
others
assess
hand w
hat ttheir
heir tthoughts
houghts about W
DMS ac
tivities/events/seminars sshould
hould iinclude.
nclude. T
his rresulted
esulted iin
n tthe
he ffirst
ir s t
what
WDMS
activities/events/seminars
This
of what
what w
ill be ttwo
wo ffinancial
inancial pl
anning sseminars
e inars and tthe
em
he sscrapping
crapping of
o our ttraditional
raditional C
areer N
igh
ht pr
ogram.
will
planning
Career
Night
program.
We h
ave h
ad vvigorous
ig o r o u s a
nd e
n t h u s ia s t ic p
articipation iin
na
he ccommittees
o m m it t e e s m
e n t io n e d b
y sstudents
tu d e n ts a
nd w
e
have
had
and
enthusiastic
participation
allll tthe
mentioned
by
and
we
now hav
e sseven
e en sstudent
ev
tudent del
egates tto
o tthe
h M
he
MS H
OD.
have
delegates
MMS
HOD.
In ssummary,
ummaryy, th
e sstate
tate o
eu
n io n o
he W
DMS iiss sstrong.
trong. W
ea
re re
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spectfully ssubmitted
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Respectfully
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ichael H
irsh, M
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Hirsh,
MD
3
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District
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Society
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DMS ccommittees.
o m m it t e e s . W
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o n d e rfu l
Massachusetts
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and
many
on
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have
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bsite which
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h ic h p
rovides tthe
he p
u b lic a
nd me
m
mb
bers worthwhile
worthwhile information
informa
a t io n a
nd llists
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ur a
nnual o
r a t io n s
website
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public
and
members
and
our
annual
orations
dat
ing bac
o 1794 tthanks
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oD
r. P
eterr S
chneider.
dating
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rucial tto
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e lis s a B
oucher ffor
or h
er vvaluable
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ssistance a
nd ssupport
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n ccoordinating
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ur m
any
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thank
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Boucher
her
assistance
and
our
many
pr
ograms tthis
h s pas
hi
ear.
programs
pastt yyear.
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w fortunate
fo rtu n a te I a
m tto
oh
ave h
ad tthe
he e
x p e r ie n c e a
nd p
le a s u r e o
o r k in g w
ith Dr
ichael Hi
rsh as
How
am
have
had
experience
and
pleasure
off w
working
with
Dr.. M
Michael
Hirsh
P
Pr
esident for
for
o three
three years.
years. His
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e gy, passion,
er
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is
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cation tto
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bling.
dedication
patients
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view th
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ports h
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orthwhile
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nd iinitiatives
nitiatives tthat
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ere of
fferred tto
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his yyear.
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programs
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ank yyou.
ou.
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Jo
yce C
ariglia
Joyce
Cariglia
4
Worcester
W
orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
edical S
Society
ociety
2013-2014
Officers
Of
fficers
PRESIDENT
PR
ESIDENT
VI
CE PRESI
DENT
VICE
PRESIDENT
SECR
ETARY
SECRETARY
TREASU
RER
R
TREASURER
OR
RATOR
ORATOR
Mi
Michael
chael H
Hirsh
ir s h
Re
becca S
panagel
Rebecca
Spanagel
Sp
iro Sp
a n a k is
Spiro
Spanakis
Ro
bert LLebow
ebow
Robert
Ge
orge A
braham
George
Abraham
Delegates
George Abraham*
Janet Abrahamian
Richard Aghababian*
Alan Albert
Edward Amaral
Frederic Baker
Laurent Benedeti
Stuart Bentkover
Richard Bream
James Broadhurst*
William Cohen
Eric Dickson
Dennis Dimitri*
Frank Fechner
Nancy Fontneau
John Gallagher
Lawrence Garber
Gillian Griffith
Richard Haas
Michael Hirsh*
Marie Hobart
Robert Honig
Kastoori Iyengar
Murray Janower
Bruce Karlin
Jacob Koshy
William Lavelle*
Patrick Lowe
B. Dale Magee*
Leonard Morse*
Alan Moss
Nicole Mushero
Sahdev Passey
Krista Patton
Meegan Remillard
Elizabeth Roaf
Thomas Rosenfeld
Abhijit Roychowdhury
Peter Schneider
Frederic Schwartz
Manjul Shukla
Robert Sorrenti
Rebecca Spanagel
Spiro Spanakis
Guenter Spanknebel*
Paul Steen
Leo Stolbach
Rose Tharakan
S. Ram Upadhyay
Rohit Vakil
Racquel Wells
Lynda Young*
Peter Zacharia
William Zawatski
*ex officio
Executive
Michael Hirsh, Chair
George Abraham
Frederic Baker
Bruce Karlin
Robert Lebow
Jane Lochrie
Sahdev Passey
Michele Pugnaire
Thomas Rosenfeld
Peter Schneider
Rebecca Spanagel
Spiro Spanakis
Paul Steen
Resident Representative
Abraham Jaffee
Besiani Liti
Student Representative
Gillian Griffith
Patrick Lowe
Alliance Representative
Francine Vakil
5
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W
orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
edical S
Society
ociety
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Treasurer’s
reasurer’s R
Report
eport
2013-2014
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orcester District
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Medical So
S
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ciety rremains
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ib r a n t , a
and
nd
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ive organization.
organ
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ithout you w
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oul
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o of
ffer our m
embers and tthe
he com
munity
active
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we
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ro g ram s.
interesting
meaningful
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one w
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n tthe
he p
ast yyear
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o tthe
he d
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nd o
fficers. We
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past
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off o
our
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and
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our Ex
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Director Joyce
Joyce C
ariglia a
nd h
er a
ssistant M
e lis s a B
oucher ffor
or th
e ir d
edication a
nd
Executive
Cariglia
and
her
assistant
Melissa
Boucher
their
dedication
and
per
severancce. We
We thank
thank our pr
esident D
r. M
ichael H
irsh ffor
or hi
e w
eat
orks iin
nm
any ar
eas iincluding
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perseverance.
president
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Hirsh
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great
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o ccitizens
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or hi
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n ac
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mentioned
below.
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diligently tto
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ny and var
ied act
ivities.
worked
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varied
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delity IInvestment
nves
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vices to
to help
help m
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tion of our rreserve
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ome off our ffunds
unds tto
o a hi
gher iinterest
nteres
e t yyielding
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ccount w
ithout
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co
mpromising saf
ety. A
h is h
as al
lo w e d u
o iincrease
ncrease o
ur m
embership an
d co
n t in u e o
f f e r in g
compromising
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uss tto
our
membership
and
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wo
rthwhile p
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hese iinclude
n c lu d e m
any p
rogram s o
f f e r in g p
h y s ic ia n s e
ducational cconferences
onferences
e focusing
focusing
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many
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physicians
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ariety of ttimely
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opics w
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broad
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Care
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nel : Er
Eric
r ic B
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Medical
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lazier
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CMIPA,
MIPA,
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nd Er
ric Wexler,
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exler, Vanguard/Saint
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in c e n t
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Memorial
and
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Vincent
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yearly
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nner m
meetings:
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gs: An
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nual B
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u s in e s s M
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ciety’s official
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publication,
u b lic a t io n , a
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healthcare
ealthcare iissues
ssues
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Medicine:
facing ccentral
entrral Massachusetts
Massachusetts
facing
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ight a
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ovies: A Pl
ace a
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thank
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members
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spectfully ssubmitted,
u b m it t e d ,
Robert
MD,
CMD,
FACP
Ro
bert LLebow,
ebow , M
D, CM
D, F
ACP
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Fi
nance C
Committee
ommittee
Robert LLebow,
Robert
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Chair
a ir
Ge
orge Abraham
A braham
George
Ll
oyd F
isher
Lloyd
Fisher
Ke
nneth Kr
o n lu n d
Kenneth
Kronlund
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Peter
Pe
eter Paige
Paige
Pe
eter Schneider
Schneider
Peter
Pe
eter Zacharia
Zacharia
Peter
Worcester
W
orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
edical S
Society
ociety
Legislative
Legislative C
Committee
ommittee
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Mechanics
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MA
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dess:
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attendees
aides:
Sen
ator H
arriette L.
L. Chandler,
Chandler, R
epresen
n t a t iv e D
aniel M
onahue, R
epresentative An
ne M
obi,
Senator
Harriette
Representative
Daniel
M.. D
Donahue,
Representative
Anne
M.. G
Gobi,
Re
presentative John
John JJ.. M
ahoney, P
hu Mai,
M i, a
Ma
ide tto
oR
epresentative Ma
M
tth e w A
eaton, Me
gan G
re e n , a
id e
Representative
Mahoney,
Phu
aide
Representative
Matthew
A.. B
Beaton,
Megan
Green,
aide
to R
epresentative Jennifer
Jennifer E.
E. B
enson, S
usan T
empleton, a
ide to R
epresentative H
arold P
aughton, Jr,
Representative
Benson,
Susan
Templeton,
aide
Representative
Harold
P.. N
Naughton,
Jo
eM
cKenna, a
ide to R
epresentative P
eter J. D
urant, D
a v id M
uradian, a
ide to R
epresentative G
eorge N.
N.
Joe
McKenna,
aide
Representative
Peter
Durant,
David
Muradian,
aide
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Pet
erson, Jr.,
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nd Kh
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m ad, a
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along
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lliance me
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ea
genda iitems
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hese legislative
legislative iinitiatives,
nitiatives, iiff p
assed, w
ill h
ave a p
ro fo u n d e
ffect
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agenda
were
because
passed,
will
have
profound
effect
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he w
ay w
e pr
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edicine iin
n our St
ate of M
assachusetts:
way
we
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medicine
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la g e r o , E
squire, Vi
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P
President
r e s id e n t & G
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eneral Co
Counsel,
u n s e l,
Overview:
Charles
Alagero,
Esquire,
Ma
assachusetts Medical
Med
dic
iccal S
ociety
Massachusetts
Society
Physician
Ph
ysician Per
P
Perspective:
spective:
Gi
Giles
le s W
Whalen,
h a le n , M
MD,
D, On
Oncology,
c o lo g y , M
Member-WDMS
ember-WDMS LLegislative
e g is la t iv e C
Committee
o m m it t e e
Robert
Ro
b e rt L
Lebow,
ebow , M
MD,
D, In
Internal
ternal M
Medicine,
e d ic in e , M
Member
em ber W
WDMS/MMS
DMS/M
MMS LLegislative
egislative
Co
o m m it t e e
Committee
Scope
Sc
ope of Practice
P a c t ic e
Pr
Ov
e r v ie w :
Charles A
la g e r o , E
s q u ir e
Overview:
Charles
Alagero,
Esquire
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ysician Pe
erspective:
Spiro Spa
S
nakis, M
D, An
Anesthesiologist,
e s t h e s io lo g is t , W
WDMS
DMS Se
Secretary
c re ta ry
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Perspective:
Spiro
Spanakis,
MD,
Dale
Da
le M
Magee,
agee, M
MD,
D, OB
OB/GYN,
B/GY
YN, MMS/WDMS
MMS/WDM
MS P
Past
ast P
President
r e s id e n t
Peter
Pe
te r Z
Zacharia,
acharia, M
MD,
D, Op
Ophthalmologist,
h t h a lm o lo g is t , M
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e m b e r,
WDMS E
d it o r ia l B
oard
WDMS
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Board
Sa
Sahdev
hde
ev Pa
Passey,
ssey, M
MD,
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Pediatrics
diatrics, Ch
Chair
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a ir W
WDM
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member
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LLegislative
egi
giislattive C
ommittee
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Medical P
rice Transparency
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aw
Medical
Price
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Overview:
Charles A
la g e r o , E
s q u ir e
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Charles
Alagero,
Esquire
Physician Pe
erspective:
James B
ro a d h u rst, M
D, Fa
Family
mily Pr
P
Practice/Chair
ractice//Chair WDMS
WDMS P
Public
u b lic H
Health
e a lt h
Physician
Perspective:
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Broadhurst,
MD,
Committee
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o m m it t e e
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hope
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we
ep
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ur iinvited
nvited legislators
legisla
ato rs e
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information
formation sso
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hat tthey
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nderstand tthe
he im
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th
eir decision
d e c is io n w
ill h
ave o
n th
e fu
ture o
ur p
rofession.
Respectfully
Re
u b m it t e d ,
Sahdev
Passey,
MD
Sa
hdev Pa
ssey, M
D
Chair,
Committee
C
hair, Legislative
Legisl
s a t iv e C
o m m it t e e
Legislative
Leg
gislative C
Committee
ommittee
Sahdev
Sa
hdev Pa
Passey,
sseyy, Ch
Chair
a ir
Jeffrey Gallo
G a llo
Jeffrey
Wayne G
la z ie r
Wayne
Glazier
Jay Hammerstein
Hammerstein
Jay
Michael H
ir s h *
Michael
Hirsh*
Timothy H
o p k in s
Timothy
Hopkins
Roxanne
Roxanne LLatimer
a t im e r
Robert Lebow
Lebow
Robert
Frederic Schwartz
Schwartz
Frederic
Giles W
h a le n
Giles
Whalen
Robert Yood
Yood
Robert
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W
orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
edical S
Society
ociety
Medical
Me
d ic a l E
Education
d u c a t io n C
Committee
o m m it t e e
2013-2014
The 8
The
8th
th An
Annual
nual LLouis
ouis A. Co
Cottle
ttle llecture
e c tu re w
was
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October
c to b e r 2
23,
3, 2
2013
013 a
ass a CEO F
Forum.
orum. Th
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ep
panelists
a n e lis t s
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r ic B
uehrens, Chief
Chieff O
p e r a t in g O
f f ic e r / E
x e c u t iv e V
ic e P
r e s id e n t , R
e lia n t M
e d ic a l G
roup; W
ayne
included
Eric
Buehrens,
Operating
Officer
Executive
Vice
President,
Reliant
Medical
Group;
Wayne
B. G
la z ie r , P
r e s id e n t , C
e n tral M
assachusetts IIndependent
ndependent P
h y s ic ia n s A
ssociation ((CMIPA);
C M IP A ); P
atrick LL..
Glazier,
President,
Central
Massachusetts
Physicians
Association
Patrick
Mu
ld o o n , M
BA, F
ACH E, P
r e s id e n t , U
Mass Me
morial Me
d ic a l C
e n te r; a
nd E
ric G.
W e x le r , M
BA, P
r e s id e n t &
Muldoon,
MBA,
FACHE,
President,
UMass
Memorial
Medical
Center;
and
Eric
G.Wexler,
MBA,
President
CEO o
he Ch
ic a g o a
nd N
ew En
gland Re
R
gion ffor
or Va
nguard H
ealth Sy
S
stem s.
off tthe
Chicago
and
New
England
Region
Vanguard
Health
Systems.
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ep
anel w
as m
o d e ra te d b
r. G
eorge Ab
raham a
nd d
is c u s s e d a w
ide rrange
ange o
ssues rrelated
elated tto
o
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panel
was
moderated
byy D
Dr.
George
Abraham
and
discussed
wide
off iissues
cu
rrent and
and ffuture
u tu re h
ealthcare co
ncerns in
in ce
ntral M
A. IItt w
as w
ell a
ttended a
nd pa
rticipation iin
n di
scussion
current
healthcare
concerns
central
MA.
was
well
attended
and
participation
discussion
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a c t iv e .
wass active.
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continue tto
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our ssuggestions
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rograms rrelevant
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and
help
uss ffulfill
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mi
ssion ffor
or tthe
he ssociety.
o c ie t y .
mission
Re
u b m it t e d ,
Respectfully
Ge
orge M.
M. A
braham , M
D, M
PH
George
Abraham,
MD,
MPH
Ch
a ir
Chair
Medical
Me
d ic a l E
Education
d u c a t io n C
Committee
o m m it t e e
George
Ge
orge Abraham,
Abraham, Ch
Chair
a ir
Anthony Es
p o s it o
Anthony
Esposito
Frank Fec
hner
Frank
Fechner
Melissa F
is c h e r
Melissa
Fischer
Jane LLochrie
ochrie
Jane
Mary C
'B r ie n
Mary
C.. O
O'Brien
Krista Pa
tton
Krista
Patton
Alwyn Ra
pose
Alwyn
Rapose
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Nitin T
Trivedi
r iv e d i
Edison W
ong
Edison
Wong
Student
St
udent R
Representative
epresse
en
n t a t iv e
Miriam O
’N e il
Miriam
O’Neil
Alliance
Al
lliance Re
Representative
e p r e s e n t a t iv e
Zenie Pop
k in
Zenie
Popkin
Worcester
W
orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
edical S
Society
ociety
M
Membership
embership C
Committee
ommittee
2013-2014
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Year Practice
Prractice
2nd Y
ear Pr
ractice
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dY
ear Practice
Prac
a t ic e
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int/Family
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y s ic ia n s
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iors
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s id e n t s
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udents
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are committed
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epresent and
and serve
serve our
our members.
m em bers. A
Ass tthe
he o
organized
rganized vvoice
oice ffor
or p
physicians
hysicians iin
n ccentral
e n tra l
Ma
ssachusetts, we are
are able
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llo w p
hysicians tto
o wo
rk ttogether
o g e th e r d
espite tthe
he vvarious
a r io u s b
arriers tthat
hat e
x is t .
Massachusetts,
allow
physicians
work
despite
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exist.
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it h o
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e g io n ’s e
le c t e d o
fficials tto
oe
n su re p
assage o
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gislation ffor
or a h
ealtth ssociety.
ociety.
with
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elected
officials
ensure
passage
off p
pertinent
legislation
health
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MS iiss p
roud tto
o rrepresent
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ver 2
000 p
h y s ic ia n s a
nd m
edical sstudents
tudents iin
nC
e n tra l M
a s s a c h u s e tts .
WDMS
proud
over
2000
physicians
and
medical
Central
Massachusetts.
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m b e r s h ip d
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ffe r o
ur m
embers a vvariety
a r ie t y o
vents tthat
hat a
re in
teresting a
nd
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dues
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uss tto
offer
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members
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and
educ
ational a
lso publ
is h W
orcester M
edicine a
nd ssponsor
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able a
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Medicine
and
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heal
th ccare
are iinformation
nformation tto
o tthe
he ccommunity.
ommuniity. W
e sstrive
trive tto
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og
grams tthat
hat w
ill iincrease
ncrease tthe
he llevel
evel of
health
We
provide
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par
ticipation
n and iinvolvement
nvolvement of yyoung
oung phy
sicians, rresidents
esidents and sstudents.
tudents.
participation
physicians,
Re
u b m it t e d ,
Respectfully
Mi
chael H
irsh, MD
Michael
Hirsh,
Ch
a ir
Chair
Membership
Me
e m b e r s h ip C
Committee
o m m it t e e
Michael H
Michael
Hirsh,
irsh, Ch
Chair
a ir
Fr
Frederic
ederic Baker
Baker
Ro
bert Lebow
Lebow
Robert
Ja
ne LLochrie
ochrie
Jane
Pet
er Schneider
Schneider
Peter
Re
becca Spanagel
Spanagel
Rebecca
Sp
iro Sp
a n a k is
Spiro
Spanakis
9
Worcester
W
orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
edical S
Society
ociety
A
Anniversary
nniversary M
Members
embers
2013-2014
50 Y
Year
ear M
Members
embers
George W.
George
W. B
Ballantyne,
allantyne, JJr.,
r ., M
MD
D
R meo JJ.. Co
Ro
urnoyer, JJr.,
r ., M
D
Romeo
Cournoyer,
MD
Paul G
ter, MD
MD
Paul
G.. Fos
Foster,
Jo
hn F
o e ll, M
D
John
F.. H
Hoell,
MD
Harold G. R
e is s , M
D
Harold
Reiss,
MD
Herbert E.
E. Rubin,
R u b in , M
D
Herbert
MD
Y ear M
embers
25 Year
Members
Eric
Er
ic JJ.. Al
Alper,
per, M
MD
D
Nelli G
D orm an, M
D
Nelli
G.. Dorman,
MD
Ed
ward F. D
riscoll, M
D
Edward
Driscoll,
MD
Je
ffrey P.
P. G
a llo , M
D
Jeffrey
Gallo,
MD
Ja
laser, M
D
Jayy LL.. G
Glaser,
MD
Jo
oseph G
irkpatrick, Jr.
D
Joseph
G.. K
Kirkpatrick,
Jr.,, M
MD
Sa
njaya Ku
m ar, M
D
Sanjaya
Kumar,
MD
De
an A
orrell, DO
Dean
A.. M
Morrell,
Lu
ig i P
acifico, D
O
Luigi
Pacifico,
DO
Ra
ymond K. S
a u ls , M
D
Raymond
Sauls,
MD
Ri
c h a rd H
e d e r, M
D
Richard
H.. S
Seder,
MD
Da
niel II.. T
anenbaum , M
D
Daniel
Tanenbaum,
MD
10
Worcester
W
orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
edical S
Society
ociety
Memorials
Memorials C
Committee
ommittee
2013-2014
In M
Memoriam
emoriam
Member
Me
m ber
Da
Date
te o
off De
Death
ath
Me
Member
m ber S
Since
in c e
Elliot
El
liot
o R
Rogers
ogers R
Reiner
einer
4/
4/10/13
10/13
1950
Ga
ry T
anguay
Gary
Tanguay
4/
21/13
4/21/13
1982
Ha
rland Ha
nnon
Harland
Hannon
5/
13/13
5/13/13
1946
Ca
r lt o n M
anville Ak
in s
Carlton
Manville
Akins
6/
09/13
6/09/13
1976
Fr
ank
n B
ednarek
Frank
Bednarek
7/
15/13
7/15/13
1976
Pa
ul V. N
a lly
Paul
Nally
9/
24/13
9/24/13
1969
Ro
b e rt F
illia m s
Robert
F.. W
Williams
9/
26/13
9/26/13
1965
Al
bert H
addad
Albert
Haddad
10/
01/13
10/01/13
1947
Jo
hn C
h a n d le r
John
Chandler
1/
27/14
1/27/14
1950
Re
u b m it t e d ,
Respectfully
Le
onard M
orse, M
D
Leonard
Morse,
MD
Ch
a ir
Chair
Memorials
Me
m o r ia ls C
Committee
o m m it t e e
Leonard
Le
onard M
Morse,
orse, Ch
Chair
a ir
John D
uggan
John
Duggan
Sidney Ka
d is h
Sidney
Kadish
11
Worcester
W
orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
edical S
Society
ociety
Public
Public Relations
Relations C
Committee
ommittee
2013-2014
The Pu
The
Public
blic Re
R
Relations
lations Co
Committee
m m it t e e o
off tthe
he W
Worcester
o rc e s te r D
District
is t r ic t M
Medical
edical So
Society
ociety iiss e
entrusted
n tru ste d w
with
ith tthe
he m
mission
is s io n o
off
pr
omoting a pos
itive iimage
mage of phy
sician
ns iin
n ccentral
entral M
assachusetts
promoting
positive
physicians
Massachusetts
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ep
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ear h
as b
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ery a
c t iv e o
ne.
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past
has
been
active
one.
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to b e r 2
3, 2
013 w
eh
osted tthe
he 7T
TH ANNUAL
ANNUAL L
O U IS A
OTTL
T EM
EDICAL EDUCATION
EDUCATION
October
23,
2013
we
hosted
7TH
LOUIS
A.. C
COTTLE
MEDICAL
CO
NFERENCE "C
EO F
orum: "H
e a lt h C
are iin
nC
e n tral M
assachusetts". M
e m b e rs h
eard ffrom
rom vvarious
a r io u s
CONFERENCE
"CEO
Forum:
"Health
Care
Central
Massachusetts".
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heard
heal
thcare lleaders
eaders discussions
discussions on ttopics
opicss pertaining
pertaining tto
o tthe
he an
ticipated ch
anges iin
n tthe
he h
ealthcare syst
em .
healthcare
anticipated
changes
healthcare
system.
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cemeber 12,
12, 2
013 tthe
he P
u b lic R
e la t io n s C
o m m it t e e h
osted "E
s ape F
sc
ir e : T
he F
ight tto
oR
escue
Decemeber
2013
Public
Relations
Committee
hosted
"Escape
Fire:
The
Fight
Rescue
Am
e r ic a n H
ealthcare." A llively
iv e ly g
roup d
is c u s s io n a
nd h
oliday ccelebration
elebration ffollowed
o llo w e d
American
Healthcare."
group
discussion
and
holiday
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014 tthe
he 2
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nual O
Oration
ration ""From
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his iinspiring
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r e s e n t a t io n , o
nM
o th e r T
h e re s a a
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inistry tto
o tthe
he ssick
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presentation,
on
Mother
Theresa
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ministry
and
poor, w
as gi
g
ven by O
rator G
eorge A
braham, M
D, M
PH. IItt w
as vvery
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am es B
roadhurst, M
D
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Hirsh,
MD,
Mariann
Manno,
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ests: Maureen
M aure e n B
in ie n d a , M
ichael Hi
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am es B
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Derek
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Public Relations Committee (continued)
Here is a listing of shows from 2013-2014 “Health Matters” (continued):
Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Host: Michael Hirsh, MD
Guests: Cassandra Anderson & James Broadhurst, MD
Facial Plastic Surgery
Host: Bruce Karlin, MD
Guest: Stuart Bentkover, MD
Affordable Care Act
Host: Michael Hirsh, MD
Guests: Lynda Young, MD & Kate Bicego
Advanced Treatment for Arthritis and Psoriasis
Guests: Charles Birbara, MD & Mary Coughlin, RN
Great American Smoke-Out
Host: James Broadhurst, MD
Guests: Nicole Day & Tina Grosowsky, MA
Research at UMass
Guest: Dean Terence Flotte, MD
The committee is charged with engaging members. We seek to further enrich the precious relationship
and interactions between the physician community and the Central Mass public, whom we so proudly
serve.
Respectfully submitted,
Frederic Baker, MD
Chair
Public Relations Committee
Frederic Baker, Chair
James Broadhurst
Frank Fechner
Michael Hirsh
Bruce Karlin
B. Dale Magee
Lynda Young
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Worcester
W
orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
edical S
Society
ociety
Publications
P
Pub
lications Co
Committee
m m it t e e
2013-2014
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as
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u b m it t e d ,
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Ro
b e rt S
o r r e n t i, M
D
Robert
Sorrenti,
MD
Ch
a ir
Chair
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Pub
lications Co
Committee
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Robert
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Chair
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Jane
ne LLochrie
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remy M
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Jo
el P
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Popkin
Pa
ul St
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Paul
Steen
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Worcester
W
orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
edical S
Society
ociety
Scholarship
Scholarship Committee
Committee
2013-2014
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District
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WDMS
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u b m it t e d
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P.. P
Pugnaire,
Mi
c h e le P
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Chair
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Worcester
W
orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
edical S
Society
ociety
Awards
Awards C
Committee
ommittee
2013-2014
The Worcester
Worrcester D
District
is t r ic t M
Medical
ediical Soc
Society
c ie ty C
Career
areer Ac
Achievement
chiievementt Aw
Award
ward wa
wass presented
presented to Dr.
D .
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i. T
h is a
w ard w
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o c ie t y m
em ber w
ho h
as d
e m o n stra te d
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E.. Tos
Tosi.
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award
was
established
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member
who
has
demonstrated
compassion an
dd
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he m
edical
c n
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atients an
d/or tthe
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ublic an
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as m
ade a si
gnificant
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his pr
actice iin
n tthe
he W
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edicine as w
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well
as,, as a d
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administrator,
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member
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Worcester District
District Medical
Medical Society
Society and
and tthe
he Massachusetts
Massachusetts Medical
Medical Society.
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Society
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happy
present
Fiitzpattrick C
o m m u n it y S
ervice A
war
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forr 2
2013
013 to Dr
Dr.. W
W.. P
Peter
e te r M
Metz.
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h is a
ward rrecognizes
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Fitzpatrick
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award
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healthcare
community iin
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entral M
assachusetts for
for their
their effort
effort beyond
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improve tthe
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nd
community
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Massachusetts
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was
work
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The Worcester
Worrcester D
District
is t r ic t M
Medical
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Society
c ie ty P
President’s
resident’s Aw
Award
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ecognizes tthe
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rganized m
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nd w
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Medical Society
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and th
eM
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ociety, wo
r k i n g ttirelessly
i r e l e sssly
s l y on
the
Worcester
the
Massachusetts
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working
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ma
ny ccommittees
omm
mittees a
nd ttask
ask fforces.
orces.
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and
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orcester District
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r a c t it io n e r w
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ignificant ccontributions
ontributions tto
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nd ccommunity.
o m m u n it y .
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award
practitioner
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patients
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orc e ste r w
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oved a
nd a
d m ir e d b
yp
a t ie n t s a
nd
Dr.
distinguished
Worcester
who
and
admired
by
patients
and
physicians al
a
ik e .
physicians
alike.
s u b m it t e d ,
Respectfully
George
Abraham,
MD,, MP
MPH
George M. A
braham, MD
H
Chair
Chair
Awards
Aw
ards C
Committee
o m m it t e e
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Ge
orge Abraham,
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Chair
C
a ir
Edward
Amaral
Edward Am
aral
Frederic
Frederic Baker
Baker
Marianne
Marianne F
Felice
elice
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Bruce Karlin
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o c h ri e
Jane
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Roychowdhury
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yc how dhury
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W
orcester D
District
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Medical
edical S
Society
ociety
E
Editorial
ditorial Bo
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ard
2013-2014
The Ed
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itorial Bo
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a y /Ju n e
May/June
•
July/Aug
July/Aug
•
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pt/O c t.
Sept/Oct.
Nov/Dec
Nov/Dec
Jan/Feb
Jan/Feb
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arc h /A p r
March/Apr
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e Ro
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nternet & iits
ts iimpact
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upcoming
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Medical
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and iinclude
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nual O
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ssues wa
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allll vvery
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positive.
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uality a
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would
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an
off ffinding
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quality
authors
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and m
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a d a b le a
nd iinformative.
nformative. P
roducing ssix
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aunting
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topics
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magazine
readable
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task and
and ccould
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e accomplished
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edicated Ma
n a g in g E
d it o r . W
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re b
le s s e d
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are
blessed
with jjust
ust ssuch
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erson, JJoyce
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a r ig lia . O
ur n
ew e
ditor ffrom
rom P
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nc.; Donna
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oberson has al
lso done a
with
person,
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new
editor
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Roberson
also
wonderful jjob.
ob.
wonderful
R spectfully submitted,
Re
s u b m it t e d ,
Respectfully
Jane LLochrie,
ochrie, M
D
Jane
MD
Editor
Editor
Editorial
Edi
torial B
Board
oard
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Jane
ochri
r e, Ed
Editor
ditor
Li
sa B
e it t e l, M
BA
Lisa
Beittel,
MBA
Joyce
Cariglia
Jo
yce C
ariglia
Anthony
Esposito,
MD
An
thony Es
s p o s it o , M
D
Mi
chael H
irsh, M
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Michael
Hirsh,
MD
Anne
Kane,
NP,
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An
ne Ka
ne, N
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Michael
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Emily
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Francine
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Fr
ancine Va
k il,
Peter
Pet
er Zacharia,
Zacharia, MD
MD
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Worcester
W
orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
edical S
Society
ociety
P
Public
ublic H
Health
ealth C
Committee
ommittee
2013-2014
The
Th
eW
WDMS
DMS Pu
Public
b lic H
Health
ealth Co
Committee
m m it t e e h
has
as b
been
een a
active
c t iv e o
over
ver tthe
he p
past
ast yyear.
e ar.
Continuing p
rojects iinclude:
n c lu d e :
Continuing
projects
The WDMS
WDMS Rx F
und – the
the committee
committee continues
continues to support
support and
and a
dminister th
eR
through
1. The
Fund
administer
the
Rxx Fund through
a
appe
al and updat
ed iinformation
nformation tto
om
embers. T
h phar
he
macy ve
ndor ffor
or tthis
his pr
ogram
an annual
appeal
updated
members.
The
pharmacy
vendor
program
ite A
id P
h arm ac y, 3
93 C
handler S
t, W
o rc e ste r. F
ull in
formation o
n tthe
he p
rogram is a
vailable
is R
Rite
Aid
Pharmacy,
393
Chandler
St,
Worcester.
Full
information
on
program
available
from the
the WDMS
WDMS website
website (www.wdms.org)
(www..wdms.org) under
under th
eC
ommunity S
ervices b
utton. M
embers ccan
an
from
the
Community
Services
button.
Members
always
al
ways cont
contact
act the
the W
WDMS
DMS of
office
ffice
e for
for help
help iin
n obt
obtaining
aining m
medication
edicat
c ion ssupport
upport ffor
or a pat
patient.
ient.
2. Health
Health M
atters – Me
m b e rs o
he P
H ccommittee
ommittee participated
participated in
in sshows
hows re
garding iinfluenza
n f lu e n z a
Matters
Members
off tthe
PH
regarding
im
munization, G
oods ffor
or G
uns, P
rescription D
ru g T
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ay, tthe
he G
re at A
merican S
m okeout
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Prescription
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ssation, tthe
he A
ffor
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are A
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ces iin
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thritis and ps
oriasis ttreatment.
reatment.
cessation,
Affordable
Care
Act
advances
arthritis
psoriasis
3. Goods
Goods ffor
or Guns
Guns and
and C
ommunity IImmunity
mmunity – the
the ccommittee
ommittee continued
continued tto
o ssupport
upport bot
h publ
p
ic
Community
both
public
hea
alth ev
ents w
ith pl
anning, rrecruitment
eccruitment and vvolunteers.
olunteers.
health
events
with
planning,
Highlights o
he p
ast yyear
ear iinclude:
n c lu d e :
Highlights
off tthe
past
Greater W
o rc e s te r C
ommunity He
alth IImprovement
m p ro v e m e n t P
lan ((CHIP).
CHIP).
Greater
Worcester
Community
Health
Plan
The Pu
b lic H
ealth Co
mmittee ccontinues
ontinues tto
ow
ork w
it h a
nd h
ave rregular
e g u la r u
pdates ffrom
rom tthe
he W
o rc e ste r
The
Public
Health
Committee
work
with
and
have
updates
Worcester
Department of
of Public
Public health
h e a lt h o
n tthe
he d
evelopment, llaunch
aunch a
nd n
ow tthe
he iimplementation
m p le m e n t a t io n o
he W
orc e ste r
Department
on
development,
and
now
off tthe
Worcester
CHIP.
CHIP.
The stated
stated goal
goal iis:
s:
The
“T
he City
C it y a
nd iits
ts p
artn e rs d
ecided
d to
to sstructure
tructure the
the CHIP
CHIP around
around
o
five pr
incipal dom
ains w
it h
“The
and
partners
decided
five
principal
domains
with
specific, measurable
measurable objectives
objectives to
to advance
advance Worcester
Worcester to
to the
the healthiest
healthiest city
city in
in New
New England
E n g la n d b
y tthe
he yyear
ear
specific,
by
2020.”
2020.”
The five
five domains
d o m a in s a
re:
The
are:
He
althy Eating,
E a t in g , A
ctive LLiving
iv in g
Healthy
Active
Be
h a v io r a l H
e a lt h
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Health
Pr
im a r y C
are an
dW
e lln e s s
Primary
Care
and
Wellness
Vi
o le n c e a
nd IInjury
njury Pr
e v e n t io n
Violence
and
Prevention
He
alth Di
s p a r it ie s
Health
Disparities
Partnershiip ffor
or Suc
cess R
x Ab
use Pr
P
evention:
Partnership
Success
Rx
Abuse
Prevention:
The ccommittee
ommittee has
has iincreased
ncreased its
it s a
ctivity iin
np
a r t n e r s h ip w
ith tthe
he W
DPH tto
oa
ddress tthe
he e
p id e m ic o
The
activity
partnership
with
WDPH
address
epidemic
off
prescription drug
drug abus
e iin
n our ccommunity
ommunity an
do
ur co
untry. A rregional
egional ssubstance
ubstance ab
use p
revention
prescription
abuse
and
our
country.
abuse
prevention
program ffocusing
occusing on opi
oid dependenc
e and nar
cotic pr
escriptive pr
p
actices iiss pl
anned ffor
or tthis
his sspring.
pring.
program
opioid
dependence
narcotic
prescriptive
practices
planned
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Public
P
ublic H
Health
ealth C
Committee
ommittee ((continued)
continued)
Barbershop
Healthcare
Network:
Barbershop H
e a lt h c a r e N
e tw o rk :
The
continues
work
with
Mosaic
group
development
off tthe
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Th
e ccommittee
ommittee co
ntinues tto
ow
o rk w
it h M
osaic g
roup iin
n tthe
he ffurther
u rth e r d
evelopment o
he B
arbersh
hop
He
althcare Program
Program in
in W
orcester. This
This iinitiative
nitiative iiss m
o d e le d o
nb
arbe rshop b
ased p
rogram s a
round tthe
he
Healthcare
Worcester.
modeled
on
barbershop
based
programs
around
co
untry which
which
hh
ave b
een p
articularly e
ffecttive att rreaching
ff
each
h in g m
en iin
nu
nderserved groups
g ro u p s w
it h b
o th h
eallth
country
have
been
particularly
effective
men
underserved
with
both
health
pr
omotion ((diet,
diet, ac
tivity, iimmunization)
mmunization) and heal
th ssurveillance
urveillance ((blood
blood
o pr
essure, di
abetes) iinterventions.
nterrventions.
promotion
activity,
health
pressure,
diabetes)
Th
ep
rogram e
xpanded tthis
his yyear
ear tto
o iinclude
n c lu d e p
rovider ttraining
raining ccaring
aring ffor
or iindividuals
ndividuals ffrom
rom d
iverse ccultures
u lt u r e s
The
program
expanded
provider
diverse
and backgrounds.
backgrounds.
o
Th
e Pu
b lic H
ealth Co
m m it t e e w
elcomes ccontributions
ontributions ffrom
rom tthe
he m
embership rregarding
e g a r d in g b
o th n
ew a
nd
The
Public
Health
Committee
welcomes
membership
both
new
and
ongoi
ng pr
o ects. Pl
oj
ease ccontact
ontact tthe
he ccommittee
o mittee tthrough
om
hrough tthe
he W
DMS of
ffice.
ongoing
projects.
Please
WDMS
office.
Re
u b m it t e d ,
Respectfully
Ja
m es B
roadhurst,
t M
D
James
Broadhurst,
MD
Ch
a ir
Chair
Public
Pub
lic Health
Health Co
Committee
m m itte e
James B
James
Broadhurst,
roadhurst, Ch
Chair
h a ir
Colleen
Co
lle e n B
Bolen
o le n
Derek
De
rek Brindisi
B r in d is i
Ma
t ild e C
a s t ie l
Matilde
Castiel
Ka
ryn Cl
ark
Karyn
Clark
Matthew Collins
Collins
Matthew
Michael Hirsh
Hirsh
Michael
Prashantha Holla
Holla
Prashantha
Ro
bin Kl
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Robin
Klar
Le
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Seth Peters
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19
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W
orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
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Society
ociety
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lex C
alcagno, D
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deral a
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ommunity R
elations
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or tthe
he
exciting
events.
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Alex
Calcagno,
Director
Federal
and
Community
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Wo
rcester District
District Medical
Medical Society,
Society, spoke
spoke to
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us about
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this
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edica
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udents, n
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ew llawyers
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March
12,
2014.
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event
also
wass cco-sponsored
byy P
PIAM.
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students,
nurses
and
al
so at
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alked tto
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ghlighted ccommunity
ommunity
also
attended
event.
Ginger
highlighted
se
rvices and
and referral
referral centers
centers for
for caregiver
caregiver services.
services. Dr.
Dr. Anne
Anne Seger
Seger presented
presented the
the Physician's
Physician's
services
per
spective. It generated
generated plenty
plenty o
iv e ly d
is c u s s io n a
nd ffeedback.
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verall iitt w
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nformative a
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September
2014
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March,
2015
or
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omen's ccaucus.
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myy p
pleasure
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ass th
the
off th
the
women's
am
grateful
Joyce
Cariglia,
the
ex
ecutive director
diirector of WDMS,
WDMS, whose
whose iinvaluable
nvaluable a
dvice a
nd gui
dance ssteers
teers tthe
he ccaucus
aucus iin
n tthe
he rright
ight
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advice
and
guidance
di
rection.
direction.
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u b m it t e d ,
Respectfully
An
nie Ab
raham, M
.D .
Annie
Abraham,
M.D.
Ch
a
i
r
Chair
Women’s
Wo
m e n ’s C
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aucus
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An
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Abraham,
raham, Ch
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Janet A
brahamian
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Abrahamian
Julia A
ndrieni
Julia
Andrieni
Nancy Dr
agoon
Nancy
Dragoon
Pegeen Eslami
Eslami
Pegeen
Marianne F
e lic e
Marianne
Felice
Julia G
a lla g h e r
Julia
Gallagher
Janet G
raeber
Janet
Graeber
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Jane LLochrie
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Phyllis Po
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Paula R
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Ravin
Manjul S
h u k la
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Shukla
Rebecca Spanagel
Spanagel
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Martha W
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Waite
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Young
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tremendous
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Worcester Medicine
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projects in
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the Worcester
Worcester area.
area.
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s u b m it t e d ,
Respectfully
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Wo
rc e ste r M
Medical
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ibrary Of
Officers
f f ic e r s
Robert Sorrenti,
Sorrenti, MD
MD
Robert
Chair
Chair
President
President
Vi
ce Pr
e s id e n t
Vice
President
Sec
retary
Secretary
Tr
easurer
Treasurer
Michael
Michael H
Hirsh
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Rebecca Spanagel
Spanagel
Rebecca
Lynda Y
oung
Lynda
Young
Peter Schneider
Schneider
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Robert
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W
orcester D
District
istrict M
Medical
edical S
Society
ociety A
Alliance
lliance
2013-2014
In Ju
June
ne th
the
eA
Alliance
lliance ssponsored
ponsored a M
Membership
embership A
Appreciation
ppreciation D
Day
ay a
att T
Tower
ow er H
Hill
ill B
Botanic
otanic G
Garden.
arden.
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he Fa
is t r ic t M
e e t in g a B
SN Sc
h o la r s h ip w
as a
warded tto
o An
na M
aria sstudent,
tudent, Sh
ane B
ouc her.
Fallll D
District
Meeting
BSN
Scholarship
was
awarded
Anna
Maria
Shane
Boucher.
To ccommemorate
ommemorate National
N a t io n a l F
ood D
ay, m
embers ffacilitated
a c ilit a t e d a
ne
vent a
he Be
lmont St
reet Sc
hool. An
Food
Day,
members
an
event
att tthe
Belmont
Street
School.
in
teractive workshop
workshop included
included in
structio
on in h
ealthy cchoices
hoices a
nd a ffood
ood ttasting.
asting. W
ea
lso a
ssisted in
interactive
instruction
healthy
and
We
also
assisted
ju
dging tthe
he ffifth
if t h g
rade sscience
cience ffair
a ir a
he sschool.
c h o o l.
judging
grade
att tthe
Ou
iday gat
hering, hos
ted by N
eena
a and R
ashmi P
atwardhan, w
as w
ell at
tended by A
lliance m
embers
Ourr hol
holiday
gathering,
hosted
Neena
Rashmi
Patwardhan,
was
well
attended
Alliance
members
and ttheir
heir sspouses.
p
pous
es. O
ur m
embers ge
nerous
o ly donat
ed iin
n tthe
he e
ffort tto
o ssustain
ustain our B
SN N
ursing S
cholarship
Our
members
generously
donated
effort
BSN
Nursing
Scholarship
at this
this E
vent
n and agai
n at tthe
he W
DMS H
o iday M
ol
ovie N
ight ffeaturing
eaturing tthe
he ffilm
ilm ““Escape
Escape Fi
re.”
Event
again
WDMS
Holiday
Movie
Night
Fire.”
In M
arch th
eA
lliance ccosponsored
osponsored a m
o v ie n
ight ffeaturing
eaturing th
ep
owerful ffilm
ilm ““A
AP
la c e a
eT
a b le ’” . A
March
the
Alliance
movie
night
the
powerful
Place
att th
the
Table’”.
th
oughtful d
is c u s s io n o
ep
lig h t o
od iinsecurity
nsecurity a
nd o
besity fo
llowed. In re
cognition o
octor’’s
thoughtful
discussion
off th
the
plight
off fo
food
and
obesity
followed.
recognition
off D
Doctor’s
D
Da
y; tthe
he A
llia
i nce p
resented a ccheck
heck tto
o tthe
he W
orcester County
County Food
Food Bank
Bank in
i h
onor o
he p
hysic
i ia
i ns in
i
Day;
Alliance
presented
Worcester
honor
off a
allll tthe
physicians
our ccommunity
ommun
nity w
ho tthrough
hrough ttheir
heir dedi
cation and ccontinued
ontinued llevel
evel off ccommitment
ommitment iimprove
mprove our heal
h
th and
who
dedication
health
our llives.
ives.
On b
e h a lf o
he A
llia n c e , I w
ould llike
ike tto
o tthank
hank M
ichael H
irsh, M
.D. an
d JJoyce
oyce C
ariglia ffor
or ttheir
heir su
ssupport
p p o rt
behalf
off tthe
Alliance,
would
Michael
Hirsh,
M.D.
and
Cariglia
and gui
dance
ce. T
hank you M
e lis s a B
ouch
her ffor
or your e
nthusiasm and sspecial
pecial as
sistance. A
lliance m
embers
guidance.
Thank
Melissa
Boucher
enthusiasm
assistance.
Alliance
members
ar
e gr
ateful for
for tthe
he rewarding
rewarding oppor
tunity of sserving
erving on var
ious com
m m it t e e s .
are
grateful
opportunity
various
committees.
Re
ubmitted,
Respectfully
Fr
ancine Va
k il
Francine
Vakil
Al
liance Re
p r e s e n t a t iv e
Alliance
Representative
WDMS
WD
MS Alliance
Alliance Bo
Board
a rd
Mary K
Mary
Kay
ay A
Albert
lb e r t
Ne
ena Patwardhan,
P atw ardhan, S
e c re tary
Neena
Secretary
Zen
ie Pop
kin, Tr
easurer
Zenie
Popkin,
Treasurer
Fr
ancine Va
k il
Francine
Vakil
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