AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PLASTIC SURGEONS



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PLASTIC SURGEONSANNUAL BUSINESS MEETINGTuesday, April 10, 201812:30 pmWestin Seattle HotelSeattle, WashingtonMINUTES1.Call to OrderDr. Mary McGrath welcomed the members to the 97th Annual Business Meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons and called the meeting to order. She reminded members that the membership ballots had been distributed and asked all members to complete the ballots. She appointed Drs. Timothy King, Curtis Moyer and Lee Pu as Tellers with Dr.?King serving as the Head Teller.Dr. Nicholas Vedder, Parliamentarian, declared a quorum present. 2.Approval of the Minutes of the March 28, 2017, Annual Business MeetingDr. McGrath called to members’ attention the Minutes of the March 28, 2017, Annual Business Meeting, which had been summarized in the President’s Newsletter that is available on the AAPS website as well as distributed electronically to all members. VOTED to accept the Minutes of the March 28, 2017, Annual Business Meeting as circulated to the membership.3.Report of the SecretaryDr. Linda Phillips, Secretary, reported that this Annual Meeting had a very strong attendance with 441 professional attendees and 33 spouses/guests. She also reported that the AAPS membership continues to grow. The current membership included: 243 Life Fellows and 618 Active Fellows for a total of 861 members.The following members have requested transfer to Life membership:Arlen DennyG. Gregory GallicoKevin HaganRoss RudolphMarcus Wilkinshaw VOTED to approve the transfer of these individuals to Life Fellow status.Dr. Phillips asked members to observe a moment of silence for the following members who hadpassed away since the last meeting and whose memoirs have been published in the program book.Gary C. BurgetDicran Goulian, Jr.Jack P. GunterKayvan KhiabaniEugene C. SherlockArthur G. ShipScott L. SpearHale R. TollethH. Bruce WilliamsDr. Phillips thanked everyone who wrote memoirs for these members.Dr. Phillips reported that 39 applicants for membership had completed their applications in a timely manner and fulfilled all the membership qualifications. In accordance with AAPS By-Laws all prospective candidates were ranked by the Membership Committee and applicants were sent to all Active and Life members in rank order. The final slate was presented to the Board for ratification. Based on membership ranking and Board ratification, a slate of 32 candidates was selected for inclusion on the membership ballot. Dr. Phillips thanked the members present for their vigorous efforts to continue to seek out the highest and best-qualified candidates for membership in AAPS. Chris A. CampbellEdward J. CatersonStephanie CatersonMarcin CzerwinskiMichael DavisMichael FeldmanIda K. FoxChad GordonLorelei GrunwaldtKent K. HigdonSuhail KanchwalaRoger K. KhouriJeffreyKozlowJohn A. LoGiudiceH. Peter LorenzMichael A. LypkaJeffery R. MarcusAdeyiza O. MomohRei OgawaAsh PatelKamlesh B. PatelChad PerlynIvo A.PestanaJustin M. SacksBauback SafaLoren S. SchechterGraham S. SchwarzAnn SchwentkerMarissa TenenbaumOren M. TepperRaymond TseJason G. WilliamsDr. Phillips presented a bylaw amendment to be voted on in two parts: 1) the elimination of the Communications Committee.VOTED to approve the elimination of the Communications CommitteeAnd 2) to provide continuity, alter the Nominating Committee to include the two most recent Past Presidents; the chair will be the Immediate Past President without a vote. The four other members will be two members elected at the Annual Business Meeting and two members elected by the Board.VOTED to approve altering the Nominating Committee to include the two most recent Past Presidents; the chair will be the Immediate Past President without a vote. 4.Report of the OfficersA. Report of the President Dr. McGrath thanked everyone for the privilege of presiding as President of the Association for the past year and expressed his deepest gratitude to the Board and committees for their hard work and support. She remarked that this is an excellent meeting with more international flair especially Asia and Europe, and it is also intergenerational. She reported on the webinars held this past year: Technology and Social Media, Wearable Technology, and Virtual Planning and 3D Printing noting that these are all available on the website. She remarked how grateful she is to the Cannon Members who contributed to the Cannon Medical Student allowing 18 medical students to attend this AAPS Annual Meeting with complimentary registration and housing for two days. Dr. McGrath announced two new awards have been created:The Resident Travel Award, which will provide Residents who would not be otherwise supported with a $1500 scholarship to attend the AAPS Annual Meeting covering travel, housing and registration. This Award is provided through the generosity of AMS RRG, the Applied Medico-legal Solutions Risk Retention Group, Inc. The AAPS is grateful to the AMS RRG for support of this award, which allows young plastic surgeons the opportunity to attend the AAPS Annual Meeting. Young Clinician’s Award and Young Researcher’s Award. These awards will be $2,000 given in alternate years to encourage and support basic research in body contouring and stem cell research.C. Report of the TreasurerIn the absence of Dr. Havlik, Dr. McGrath reported that the Association is in solid financial position with total assets as of December 31, 2017, of $6,039,879 and total liabilities of $75,055. With total receipts of $922,088, total disbursements of $749,874 and investment income of $484,846, the Association had a Net Cash Operating surplus of $657,061. She noted that with investments up, members’ donations coming in and controlling operating expenses, the Association has met its goal of $5million. VOTED to approve the report of the Treasurer.5.Report of CommitteesDevelopment CommitteeDr. Charles Verheyden reported that the goal of $5million had been met with a lot of hard work by many people. He reported that the Association will broaden the menu of options to which contributions might be made next year. Dr. McGrath asked for the report of the Tellers and announced that all candidates have been elected and will be inducted into Fellowship as the Class of 2018 and who will be formally introduced at the 2019 Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. Report of the Nominating CommitteeDr. James Zins thanked the members of the Nominating Committee and presented the report of the AAPS Nominating Committee. The AAPS slate of officers for the year 2018-2019 was as follows:PresidentNicholas Vedder, MDPresident-ElectDonald Mackay, MDVice PresidentLinda Phillips, MDSecretaryW.P. Andrew Lee, MDTreasurerRobert Havlik, MDHistorianArun Gosain, MDTrustees Mary McGrath, MD (Past President)Joseph Serletti Dr. McGrath thanked Dr. Zins for the Report of the Nominating Committee and asked the membership for other nominations from the floor. Hearing none, it was VOTED to approve the report of the Nominating Committee as presented.Dr. McGrath congratulated Dr. Phillips on her being selected as Vice President, and also acknowledged Dr. Joe Serletti for his selection as Trustee. Dr. McGrath thanked Dr. Verheyden for his service to the AAPS as a Trustee for the past three years and he also thanked Dr. Zins for his many years of service to the Association on the Board.Dr. McGrath then asked for nominations from the floor for the two positions on the Nominating Committee for next year. VOTED to elect Drs. Lee Pu and Rogerio Neves to serve on the Nominating Committee for 2019.Dr. McGrath announced that the next meeting will be at the Renaissance Baltimore, April 6-9, 2019. Dr. McGrath then invited the incoming president, Dr. Nicholas Vedder, to the podium commenting that the Association would be in wonderful hands next year under Dr. Vedder’s leadership. He is very dedicated with a great work ethic and he follows rules and procedures. Dr.?Vedder thanked Dr. McGrath for a tremendous year noting her great enthusiasm and leadership and her passion for education. Dr.?Vedder congratulated her and presented the AAPS Presidential Plaque to Dr. McGrath. Dr. Vedder thanked the membership for the honor of serving as their President and is looking forward to working with the Board and the committees during the coming year. He asked the membership to help support the organization with any comments/suggestions they may have. He looks forward to seeing everyone in Baltimore next year. 6.Old BusinessThere was no old business.7.New BusinessThere was no new business.8.AdjournmentThere being no further business to come before the 97th Annual Meeting, Dr. Vedder adjourned the meeting at 1:00 p.m.Respectfully submitted,W.P. Andrew Lee, MDSecretary ................
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