The deadline for reserving a hotel room in the NCMS block for the Annual Meeting is September 21, 2010, and people interested in attending this year’s meeting need to be sure to make their arrangements soon.  There is a convention that is also meeting in Winston-Salem during Annual Meeting weekend, and rooms will be hard to find if you wait until after the 21st.

Attendees have a choice of staying at either the Marriott or Embassy Suites in downtown Winston-Salem:

For more information on the 2010 NCMS Annual Meeting, visit www.ncmedsoc.org/annualmeeting.

Both practice managers and physicians are invited to join us Friday, October 22, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm for a complimentary lunch and educational session. Speakers Steve Shaber and Chris Brewer from law firm Poyner & Spruill will present on fraud and abuse provisions in health system reform legislation. The NCMS Annual Meeting Exhibit Hall will also be open for you, with an assortment of vendors and an exciting drawing to win an iPod Touch!

Register online now!

Deadlines are only days away, so act now and register for the 2010 NCMS Annual Meeting, October 22-24, 2010, in the Twin City Quarter of Winston-Salem, NC.

___   Click here for the NCMS Annual Meeting Early Bird Registration (to be eligible for a drawing for a GPS) - deadline Sept. 15

___  Make your Hotel reservations for the NCMS Annual Meeting – deadline Sept. 21

___   Click here to submit your Resolution for the 2010 House of Delegates – deadline Sept. 8

___   Click here to nominate an outstanding physician for the 2010 Harris Award  – deadline Sept. 20

Deadlines are fast approaching for the Harris Award Nominations, House of Delegate Resolutions, Room Reservations and Early Bird Registration for the NCMS Annual Meeting, Oct. 22-24, and the 2010 Photo Contest.

...Enter the 2010 Photo Contest! Great new prize added: the winner gets a choice of free NCMS membership for 2011 or an iPod Touch. Send your high-res images by to kshipherd@ncmedsoc.org.  -  deadline Sept. 1

…Click here to submit your Resolution for the 2010 House of Delegates – deadline Sept. 8

…Click here for the NCMS Annual Meeting Early Bird Registration (to be eligible for a drawing for a GPS) - deadline Sept. 15

…Click here to nominate an outstanding physician for the 2010 Harris Award  – deadline Sept. 20

…Make your Hotel reservations for the NCMS Annual Meeting – deadline Sept. 21

Current NCMS members have only a few more weeks left to take part in the “Refer a Friend” Program. It’s simple to participate: just forward the link below to a colleague who is not yet a member of the NCMS or has not been a member for the past two years. If your friend joins the Medical Society, you are both entered into a drawing where you are each eligible to win an iPad.

As an extra incentive for membership for your friend, dues for new members has been reduced by half! MDs and DOs can join for the rest of 2010 for $209 (less if they are just out of training) and PAs can join for just $73.50.

Forward this link now! http://www.ncmedsoc.org/join. Be sure to tell your friend to choose the “new member” option on the first page of the online application, then select the option that says they heard about the NCMS from a friend. Ask that they write in your name as the referring member.

Share the benefits of membership with a friend and possibly reap some extra benefits for yourself in the iPad drawing! But act quickly — your colleagues must join the NCMS before September 1.

For disclaimer information and rules, click here.

We’re counting down the weeks until the NCMS Annual Meeting, Oct. 22-24 in Winston-Salem. Deadlines are fast approaching for Harris Award Nominations, House of Delegate Resolutions, Room Reservations, Early Bird Registration, and our Annual Photo Contest.  

...Enter the 2010 Photo Contest! Great new prize added: the winner gets a choice of free NCMS membership for 2011 or an iPod Touch. Send your high-res images by to kshipherd@ncmedsoc.org.  -  deadline Sept. 1

…Click here to submit your Resolution for the 2010 House of Delegates – deadline Sept. 8

…Click here for the NCMS Annual Meeting Early Bird Registration (to be eligible for a drawing for a GPS) - deadline Sept. 15

…Click here to nominate an outstanding physician for the 2010 Harris Award  – deadline Sept. 20

…Make your Hotel reservations for the NCMS Annual Meeting – deadline Sept. 21

The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence (CCME) is currently accepting nominations for the 2010 Harris Memorial Award in honor of the life and memory of its founding member T. Reginald Harris, MD.

Presented annually in conjunction with the fall meeting of the North Carolina Medical Society, a plaque and $2,500 monetary prize are given to a North Carolina physician for outstanding achievements in the areas of health care quality and service to the medical community.

“It is truly fitting that we continue to bestow this award to a deserving physician in honor of Dr. Harris,” said John B. Smith, Jr., MD, CMD, board president of CCME. “Dr. Harris devoted his career to improving the quality of health care for people with Medicare and provided decades of service to the medical community through the North Carolina Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He was a physician’s physician. He was absolutely dedicated to quality patient care.”

Submit the physician leader’s name that you think is most deserving by Monday, September 20, 2010. Please visit CCME’s website at www.thecarolinascenter.org to download and complete the nomination form.
For more information, contact Melinda Postal, CCME director of communications, at 800-682-2650, ext. 3203, or mpostal@thecarolinascenter.org.

Dear Colleague,

Another year has come and gone, one filled with dramatic change for our profession as a whole. Health care reform will impact each and every one of us in our roles as physicians and as patients. Now more than ever, your involvement in organized medicine is vital to the future of medicine. I invite you to take part in the 2010 North Carolina Medical Society Annual Meeting, where you can get a better picture of what is coming down the road in health care.

The meeting officially kicks off on Friday, October 22nd with a day full of events for practice managers and Community Practitioner Program participants, including the opening of the Annual Meeting Exhibit Hall, filled with companies that provide solutions for your practice and your personal life, including representatives from Apple and Best Buy who will donate fun gadgets for a drawing to be held on Sunday. On Friday evening, all meeting attendees are invited to attend the Welcome Reception, the official kick-off event for the Annual Meeting.

Following Saturday’s House of Delegates and reference committee sessions, the NCMS PAC throws its annual luncheon, featuring John Rustin, Executive Director of the NC Free Enterprise Foundation, discussing the upcoming elections. Later, the Medical Society will host a general session that is open to all meeting attendees entitled The Future of Medicine: The Impact of Health Care Reform. This will be a “can’t miss” session for anyone concerned about the impact of reform legislation on their practice and patients. All attendees are then invited to the President’s Inauguration and Reception in honor of John R. Mangum, MD, who will be inducted as the Society’s 157th President that evening.

All of the details you need to participate in this year’s meeting are contained here in the Annual Meeting registration program, or you can access details and register online at www.ncmedsoc.org/annualmeeting. I encourage you to face these changing times head on, armed with the information you need, much of which can be found during the 2010 NCMS Annual Meeting weekend. I look forward to seeing you there!

Douglas D. Sheets, MD
President, North Carolina Medical Society

The 2010 NCMS Annual Meeting and House of Delegates will be held in the Twin City Quarter of Winston-Salem, NC from October 22-24, 2010.   Twin City Quarter is a vibrant district filled with diverse restaurants, stylish shops, arts and entertainment. The 2010 Annual Meeting will be held at the hotel complex, three facilities in the Quarter that are all interconnected: Marriott Winston-Salem, Embassy Suites, and the Benton Convention Center.  Attendees will have a choice of staying at either of the two hotels.  

Want to get a jump on things and make your reservations today? Register online below.  The deadline for room reservations in the NCMS block is September 21, 2010.

Photographers: Pick Out Your Favorite Images and Submit Them for the Third Annual NCMS Photo Contest

Last year’s Photo Contest solicited a wonderful response from NCMS members, showcasing the photographic skills of nearly 20 physicians, PAs and med students (see a gallery of last year’s top 13 submissions), and we want to continue the tradition of showing off the creative talents of our members this year.

Submit one or two of your favorite landscape or abstract images by September 1 to become a part of this year’s contest; NCMS staff members will then pick the top 12 finalists whose work will be on display in the 2011 Member Calendar and at this year’s annual meeting. NCMS members will vote for the winning image that will grace the 2011 calendar cover.  All contest participants will receive a NCMS gift pack for their submissions; the contest winner will also receive free NCMS dues for 2011 (a savings of up to $418!).

Send your high-resolution images (at least 300 dpi) to kshipherd@ncmedsoc.org or mail a CD of your images or 8 x 10 prints to NCMS, PO Box 27167, Raleigh, NC 27611 Attn: Kristen.

Click to submit your nominations now—deadlines are next week!

2011 NCMS Leadership College—deadline is Wednesday, June 30.

NCMS Leadership Positions—deadline is Thursday, July 1.

Physician Community Service Award—deadline is Thursday, July 1.
 
Anderson Award—deadline is Thursday, July 1.

In accordance with the NCMS Bylaws, all resolutions to be considered by the House of Delegates at its annual meeting in October must be submitted at least forty-five (45) days before the first meeting of the House of Delegates. The deadline for submission of resolutions is September 8, 2010.  

All resolutions from component medical societies, sections or medical specialty organizations must bear the signature of two officers of each respective organization. Otherwise, the resolution will need to be submitted by an individual delegate. Resolutions arriving after the deadline will be considered late resolutions, and in order to be considered the business of the House, will have to be presented by a delegate at the first session of the House of Delegates for approval by two-thirds of the delegates present at the meeting of the House of Delegates and meet the criteria for late resolutions (i.e., urgency and importance to the goals and objectives of the NCMS).

All resolutions should be mailed to Robert W. Seligson, EVP/CEO, NCMS, PO Box 27167, Raleigh, NC 27611 and submitted electronically to lcarter@ncmedsoc.org. For more information, contact Linda Carter at the headquarters office, 800-722-1350.

The North Carolina Medical Society is accepting nominations for the E. Harvey Estes, Jr., MD, Physician Community Service Award.  This award is designed to provide recognition of the many and varied services rendered by physicians to their communities apart from their practice of medicine.  The recipient must be a physician licensed in North Carolina; must not have received the award previously; and must have compiled an outstanding record of community service, which, apart from his or her specific identification as a physician, reflects well on the medical profession.

Nominations must be received by July 1. 

For a nomination packet, please contact Linda Carter, NCMS Headquarters, at 919-833-3836 or 800-722-1350 or by e-mail: lcarter@ncmedsoc.org.

Mark your calendar today for the 156th NCMS Annual Meeting and House of Delegates, to be held from October 22-24, 2010 in Twin City Quarter, Winston-Salem.  For more information on the meeting, or for exhibitor opportunities, visit www.ncmedsoc.org/annualmeeting or contact Lauren Cullipher, lcullipher@ncmedsoc.org, 919-833-3836 ext. 142.

The North Carolina Medical Society is accepting nominations for the John Huske Anderson Award, given annually to a layperson whose contributions have had a positive impact on the medical profession and the public health. The award honors Mr. Anderson’s service to medicine and the Society. He served as NCMS legal counsel from 1937 until his retirement in 1983. Nominations must be made by an NCMS member.

The deadline for submissions is July 1. For a nomination packet, contact Linda Carter at 919-833-3836, 1-800-722-1350 or by e-mail, lcarter@ncmedsoc.org.

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