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News -> March, 2000 News
After the lull of the Holidays and preoccupation with Y2K matters all of
us are now accelerating our activities. This is certainly true for the American
Rhinologic Society. Your Executive Committee met in December and
outlined plans for this year. As you know Dr. Stucker's term as Secretary
soon ends and the Nominating Committee, headed by Dr. Panje, is in the
progress of reviewing the qualifications of applicants and will
nominate a successor for Dr. Stucke to be considered at the Spring Meeting.
Many committee assignments have been made, but there are some vacancies
remaining and if you would like to participate in one of these committees,
please let me or Dr. Toffel know soon. Most committees will meet on
Saturday, May 13 th at COSM.
Dr. Kuhn is putting the final touches on the
Spring Scientific Program. I believe this will be one of our best programs
ever. Also, the Triologic Society will feature Rhinologic subjects on the
morning of Tuesday, May 15 th, preceding the ARS Scientific Program that
afternoon. There will be a panel chaired by Dr. Dave Kennedy, "New
Front Careers and Development in Rhinosinusitis", and Dr. Gustof Fernstroem,
invited rhinologic guest speaker for the Triologic Society, will deliver
an address on "Recent Advances in Rhinology - A Northern Europeans
Prospective". He will also speak at the ARS meeting. Other rhinologic
presentations at the Triologic Society will be as close to our Tuesday time
slot as possible. You are invited to register for the Triologic Society
Meeting and to attend these and other presentations.
I will be representing the American Rhinologic Society at two forthcoming
meetings. The Sinus and Allergy Health Partnership will have a strategic
planning session on March 3 rd . After polling the Board of Directors I will
present our opinion that the Partnership is working well and accomplishing
much on behalf of all otolaryngology; however, we would like to see a
greater emphasis on the fact that otolaryngologists are the expert
providers for problems in the nose and sinuses and, therefore, should be
the referral source from primary physicians and others for patients needing
expert medical and surgical management of conditions pertaining to the
nose and sinuses. I will also be representing the ARS at the joint meeting
of the presidents of all Otolaryngology Societies, chaired by the American
Board of Otolaryngology.
If you have special concerns and input you feel should be presented at
these meetings, or other concerns in reference to the Society, please
contact me at
cwg9u@virginia.edu.
Again, it is a pleasure working on
behalf of the Society and with your elected leadership. Thank you for this
privilege.
Charles W. Gross, M.D.
President
American Rhinologic Society
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
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