Editors: Ellen W. McKnight, M.D. | Erica Huffman, Executive Director
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Bulletin JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015 VOLUME 45, NO. 1
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE HEALTHCARE IS IN NEED OF LEADERSHIP Thank you to all of you who made it out to our inaugural ball. We had a great evening. Erica did a lovely job decorating and the guitarist during the social hour was excellent. The photo booth, complete with accessories, provided lots of entertainment as well. Dr. Alan Pillersdorf joined us from the FMA and provided an insightful and humorous overview of what is happening in organized medicine and the challenges we face. We were also thrilled to recognize Dr. Steven Jabaley and Dr. Joseph Howard for their commitment to ECMS as life members of the county medical society. The 2014 Bell-Shippey We Care Doctor of the Year award went to Dr. Ian Weisberg for graciously donating his time to serve the patients of our community. Pain Consultants of West Florida were also recognized for their generous donation to our ECMS Foundation. It was my privilege to address the members of the county medical society for the first time as president,
CONTENTS and I was able to share my thoughts on the importance of leadership in healthcare. Our country obviously needs leadership - especially physician leadership – in the healthcare discussion. Our patients, our colleagues, and future generations of doctors need us to step up and speak out on healthcare issues. We don’t have to run for office or take up lobbying though. The kind of leadership I’m talking about we can do right now no matter what setting we are in. It starts by simply choosing to be involved and keeping up to date on what is happening. We as physicians must join together to effect change that will protect our ability to practice medicine the way we know is best, and preserve the patient-physician relationship as core to the delivery of healthcare. We should not be competing against each other. There are enough patients out there to go around. Besides, working together is the only way we are going to be able to protect our ability to practice medicine over the long haul. cont. on page 7
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