Old north state news [fourth quarter 1994]

              Old North State News
1887
1994
j-j&       From the
LK Editor's Desk
Thanks to all our members and
associates for attending and supporting the
Old North State Medical Society
(ONSMS) annual meeting on June 30th -
July 3rd which was held at the Raddison
ResortinMyTtleBeach.se. Thanks,
again, to Dr. Arnett Coleman and his
committee and to our president. Dr. John
Daniel for an excellent scientific program.
Our annual National Medical Association
Meeting (NMA) which was held in
Orlando, Florida from July23rd-July
28th was again a great success. However,
continued success for our programs cannot
be possible unless we continue to increase
our membership and support for these
great organizations.
At our state and national meetings,
yas a major focus. We
o be focused on how our
organizations interact with the very rapid
changing medical practice environment,
how we can continue lo be of service to
our patients, and have the freedom to do
this in as less of a restricted environment
as possible. We must and will form a
network to ensure our survival. I
challenge all of us lo keep informed of
these changing times. We must keep our
stale and national legislatures abreast of
our concerns and demands. No one will
do this for us.
Again, I appeal for all of us to support
Dr. Steve McKinnon, our treasurer and
associate editor of the Old North State
News, to continue to pursue enhancement
of our membership. This will give us the
support to make the practice of medicine
an enjoyable reality and not a fatality.
For all those who did not attend the
ONSMS or NMA this year, let us assist
them in planning now to be a part of us in
1995.
Edward L Treadwell, M.D.
Health Planning
Commission
At the end of the 1993 session, the
General Assembly created the North
Carolina Health Planning Commission.
The Commission is designed to bring
together the state's top political leadership
to design a health care plan for the state.
The 16-member commission is chaired by
Governor Jim Hunt, vice-chaired by
Speaker of the House Dan Blue and
President Pro Tempore of the Senate Marc
Basnight. Other members are Lieutenant
Governor Dennis Wicker, Senator George
B. Daniel, Senator James S.Forrester,
Senator Ted Kaplan, Senator Beverly M.
Perdue, Senator A. P. "Sandy" Sands. Ill,
Representative W. W. "Dub" Dickson,
Representative Karen E. Gottovi,
Representative Joe L. Mavretic,
Representative Richard H. Moore,
Representative Thomas E. Wright, and the
cabinet secretaries most involved wilh
administering health related programs:
Secretary Robin Bntt, Human Resources,
and Secretary Jonathan Howes,
Environment. Health and Natural
Resources.
The Planning Commission is charged
by law" with developing a universal health
care program to provide all North Carolina
residents access to quality health care that
is comprehensive and affordable." The
Commission will create a bill for General
Assembly consideration in the 1995
Dr. Jim Jones, the founder and head
of East Carolina University Medical
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Presidential Notes
The 99th Annual Convention and
Scientific Assembly of the National
Medical Association was held at the
Marriott Orlando Worid Center, Orlando,
Florida July 23-28,1994.
Tracy Walton. M.D. of Washington,
D. C. was installed as president and
Yvonnecris Smith Veal of New York was
elected president to be installed at the next
annual meeting.
Scroll of Merit recipients were
Congressman Louis Stokes of Ohio and
Arthur Ashe.
The House of Delegates met on a
format designed to allow for less
interference with scientific programs, ie:
Saturday 8 a.m. - 10a.m., 3 p.m. -6 p.m.,
Sunday and Wednesday 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Speaker Shiriey Marks of Texas presided
and was reelected speaker for another
The Old North State Medical Society
was awarded a total of 13 delegates for the
convention. Our delegation included:
Drs. Best and Treadwell of Gresnvtfle,
Brewington. Gibson, Jones and Kilpatrick
of Greensboro, Buffong of Jacksonville,
Carter and Williams of Fayetteville,
Daniel of Durham, Debnam and Holt of
Raleigh, and Weston of Winston-Salem.
Special guests appearing at the House
of Delegates were: Joycelyn Elders,
M.D., Surgeon General of the United
States of America. Congressman Robert
Scott of Virginia, Congressman Louis
Stokes of Ohio. Robert E. McAfee. M.D.,
President. American Medical Association.
and William Anderson, O.D., President,
American Osteopathic Association,
The House of Delegates approved
plans for the Annual Convention to be
held at the following sites at the times
designated: 1995 - Atlanta, 1996 -
Chicago, 1997 - Honolulu. 1998 - San
Diego, 1999 - New Orleans, 2000 -
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