%0 Journal Article
%T March 2013 council of chapter representatives meeting and "hill day" notes
%A Robbins RA
%J Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
%D 2013
%I Arizona Thoracic Society
%X No abstract available. Article truncated at 150 words. March 18, 2013As part of ˇ°Hill Dayˇ± the Council of Chapter Representatives meant on March 18, 2012 in Washington, D.C. beginning at 2:00 PM. 1. Welcome/Open meeting: Dona Upson 2:00 PMRoll call determined there were representatives present from Arizona, Colorado, DC-Metro, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, and Washington. Linda Nicci, CCR Chair from Rhode Island, was delayed by weather and attended by conference call. 2. ATS Leadership Update 2:15pm Presentations were given by Monica Kraft, ATS president, and Steven Crane, ATS executive director. Highlights of their presentations included ¨C A discussion of hospitalists eligibility for critical care boards The ATS bottom line oPositive beginning in 2010 and growing in 2011 and 2012. oReserves have also increased (about 2/3 of a year). Ken Adler will serve 3 more years as editor of the ˇ°Red Journalˇ± Annals of the ATS will be published shortly. It ˇ­
%K advocacy
%K American Thoracic Society
%K Council of Chapter Representatives
%K US Congress
%K cigar bill
%K SGR
%K research funding
%K sustainable growth rate
%U http://www.swjpcc.com/arizona-ats-notes/2013/3/21/march-2013-council-of-chapter-representatives-meeting-and-hi.html