Council Agenda

MSSNY COUNCIL AGENDA

Monday, March 13, 2023 at 1:00 pm

A.  CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

B.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES of the January 26, 2023 Council Meeting

C.  NEW BUSINESS

1. President’s Report

• • The Miracle Year Awards (by Dr. Mehta)
  • Empire Foundation Bylaws Change (Dr. Mehta) [old business]
  • Designation of Dr. Clemendor Award (Dr. Joshua Cohen, Commissioner of Public Health)
  • American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Portfolio Program (Dr. John Maese, CME Committee Chair)
  • House of Delegates Sponsorships (Drs. Mehta and Pipia)
  • Strategic Planning Update (Drs. Mehta, Litvack and Rohack)
  • State Budget and Lobby Day Update (Dr. Mehta and Moe)

Resolutions referred by HOD 2022

• • Commissioner of Public Health, Joshua M. Cohen, MD
    • Resolution 57 – Unintended Consequences of Value Based Payment Models
    • Resolution 111 – Case Management and Social Workers
    • Resolution 158 – Prescribing Therapeutics in Times of Limited Supplies
    • Resolution 164 – Breast Cancer Screening/Clinical Breast Exam Coverage
    • Resolution 258 – Pharmacogenetics Insurance Coverage
  • Commissioner of Membership, David M. Jakubowicz, MD
    • Resolution 51 – Membership Option Tied to Medical Licensure
  • Chair/Co-Chair of the Long-Range Planning Committee, Drs. Sellers and Mehta
    • Resolution 202 – MSSNY Best Practices Task Force

2. Board of Trustees Report – Dr. Malcolm Reid

3. Secretary’s Report– Dr. Howard Huang (For Approval)

• • Nominations for Life Membership Report

4. MLMIC Update – Dr. John Lombardo

5. AMA Delegation Report – Dr. Charles Rothberg

6. MSSNYPAC Report – Dr. Thomas Lee

• • PAC Members in Good Standing

7. County Federation Report – Ms. Stavroula Savelidis

8. Legislative & Physician Advocacy Committee – Dr. Mark J. Adams

D.  REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS

1. Office of the President – Parag H. Mehta, MD
2. Office of the President-Elect – Paul A. Pipia, MD
3. Office of the Vice-President – Jerome C. Cohen, MD
4. Office of the Immediate Past President – Joseph R. Sellers, MD
5. Office of the Treasurer – Mark J. Adams, MD,

• • February 2023 Financial Statement

6. Office of the Speaker – William R. Latreille, Jr., MD

 E.  REPORTS OF COUNCILORS (Informational)

1. Kings & Richmond Report – Adolph B. Meyer, MD
2. Manhattan & Bronx Report – David M. Jakubowicz, MD
3. Nassau County Report – David Podwall, MD
4. Queens County Report – Penny Stern, MD
5. Suffolk County Report – Daniel E. Choi, MD
6. Third District Branch Report – Jose David, MD
7. Fourth District Branch Report – Gregory L. Pinto, MD
8. Fifth District Branch Report – Nameer Haiver, MD
9. Sixth District Branch Report – Celeste A. Johns, MD
10. Seventh District Branch Report – Janine L. Fogarty, MD
11. Eighth District Branch Report – Mark R. Jajkowski. MD
12. Ninth District Branch Report – Daniel Gold, MD
13. Medical Student Section Report – Leanna Knight
14. Organized Medical Staff Section Report – Luis Carlos Zapata, MD
15. Resident & Fellow Section Report – Randall Porter, MD
16. Young Physician Section Report – Jocelyn Young, DO
17. IMG Affairs Section Report – Suresh Sharma, MD
18. Minority Section Report – Realba Rodruguez, MD

 F.  COMMISSIONERS (Informational Items)

• Commissioner of Membership, David M. Jakubowicz, MD
• Commissioner of Governmental Relations, Gregory L. Pinto, MD
  • Long Term Care Subcommittee Minutes (February 2, 2023)
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee Minutes (February 8, 2023)
  • DGA Report
• Commissioner of Science and Public Health, Joshua M. Cohen, MD
  • PHE Council Report
  • Addiction and Psychiatric Medicine Committee Minutes (February 17, 2023)
  • Bioethics Committee Minutes (February 10, 2023)
  • Health Equity Committee Minutes (January 27, 2023)
  • Heart Lung Cancer Committee Minutes (February 1, 2023)
  • Infectious Disease Committee Minutes (January 19, 2023)
  • Preventative Disease Committee Minutes (February 9, 2023)
• Commissioner of Physician Payment & Practice, Inderpal Chhabra, MD
  • Physician Payment & Practice Report
• Commissioner of Communications, Maria A. Basile, MD, MBA
  • Communications Report
• Commissioner of Continuing Medical Education, Daniel Choi, MD

G.  REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, TROY J. OECHSNER

• Goals and Measures Update
• Membership number update:
  • Membership Dues Revenue Schedule
  • Group Institutional Dues Report

H.  REPORT OF THE GENERAL COUNCEL, David Vozza, Esq.

• Changes to the Westchester County Medical Society Bylaws

I.  ALLIANCE, Helena Mirza, Barbara Ellman, Alliance Co-Presidents
      (No report submitted)

J.  OTHER INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS

• FTC Comments Non-Compete Rule

K.  ADJOURNMENT