American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
Foundation Committee Minutes
Committee: Panamerican
Committee
Date & Location: Sunday,
September 23, 2008, 12:30 pm—1:30 pm, McCormick Place Convention
Center, Hall E, Chicago, IL
Committee Charge: The Panamerican Committee is
charged with giving advice, when requested by the Board or its
representatives, on ways to better communicate with
otolaryngologists and allied health personnel in Latin America,
by:
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Encouraging attendance at the AAO-HNS Foundation’s Annual
Meeting and other meetings;
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Increasing recruitment and retention of new members from Latin
America including International Fellows, Members, and Resident
Members;
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Conveying the AAO-HNS/F message to Latin American audiences,
including through translated materials on the Web, at meetings,
and marketing materials;
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Providing advice to the International Steering Committee with
regard to areas of maximal educational interest for the Latin
American constituents of the AAO-HNS Foundation; and
· Aiding
the International Steering Committee in its commitment to serve
the International Corresponding Societies in Latin America.
Members Present: Ricardo
Ferreira Bento, MD PhD; Roy R Casiano, MD (chair); Edgar
Chiossone-Lares, MD; Roxana Cobo-Sefair, MD; Ramon Crespo, MD;
Antonio De la Cruz, MD; KJ Lee, MD (board liaison); Marcos
Mocellin, MD, PhD; Graciela Pepe, MD PhD; Ernesto Ried-Undurraga,
MD; Hector E Ruiz, MD; Frida Scharf De Sanabria, MD; Diana Tobon,
MD Guests: Simon Angeli, MD; Nikhil J. Bhatt, MD; Beltran Ruiz,
MD; Staff liaison: Catherine R. Lincoln, CAE, MA (Oxon).
Members Absent: Gerardo Rene
Barillas, MD; Roberto Batista-Genao, MD; Manuel S Bernal-Sprekelsen,
MD PhD; Carlos-Mario Boccio, MD; Daniel Bross-Soriano, MD; Jose-Roberto
Castro, MD; Fernando Luiz Dias, MD PhD; Carlos M Echeverria, MD;
Luis-Felipe Encarnacion, MD; Gloria Ribalta, MD; Aldo Eden
Cassol Stamm, MD, PhD
I) Dr. Casiano
called the meeting to order at 11:30 am. The committee affirmed
the charge and the AAO-HNS/F conflict of interest and antitrust
compliance policies. The committee reviewed and approved the
past minutes.
a) Dr Casiano welcomed
committee members and guests.
b) He announced that Daysi
Enriquez, MD of Nicaragua as the Latin American recipient of the
new International Visiting Scholarship. Kattia Moreno-Giraldo,
MD (University of Cincinnati) of Chile received an International
Travel grant, which the committee awards only to first-time
attendees.
c) Regional Advisor for
Latin America: Dr. Stolovitzky is the newly appointed Regional
Advisor for Latin America on the new International Steering
Committee. He will act as a liaison for the region to represent
its interests to the Steering Committee and the Board of
Directors.
II) Committee Work Plan
goal update (briefly describe work completed
in the prior year)
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status
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Close cooperation between
Academy’s Panamerican Committee, the
Panamerican Association, and Panamerican
Congress. Congress in Quito, Ecuador,
June, 2008 an outstanding success
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Dr. Saunders presented a
symposium as a joint meeting of Academy
and Panamerican Association,
Quito, 2008
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Thanks to the Congress
organizers, Academy staff distributed
AAO-HNSF educational materials in
Quito
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Annual meeting email
announcements sent in Spanish.
Panamerican Boletin carries Academy
notices.
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All goals completed
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new or revised Goals for the coming year
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Person responsible
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Deadline
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1. Organize joint meeting in Latin America
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Dr. Hector Ruiz
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December 2009
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2.Virtual lectures, through Intramed
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Dr Hector Ruiz
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December 2009
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3. Present a miniseminar at the Annual
Meeting, San Diego, sponsored by the Panamerican
Committee
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Dr Hector Ruiz
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October 2009
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III) Open Issues and New Business
Discussion
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IFOS World Congress, Sao Paulo, Brazil, June
2009—Investigate cheaper AMA CME credits
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Action items
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Person responsible
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Deadline
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Profs. Bento and Mocellin need to find Class
2 and 3 AMA CMEs.
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Dr Nikhil Bhatt
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December 2008
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Discussion
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Improving the Academy meeting for Latin
American attendees
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Action items
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Person responsible
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Deadline
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Dr. Scharf recommended quick precise
information on how the AAO-HNS meeting works, with
instructions on how to proceed. The Academy is
adding Google Translate to web pages, starting with
the meeting page.
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Academy meetings and web staff
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Ongoing until October 2008
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IV) IFOS World Congress: Professors Bento and
Mocellin presented a visual update on the 2009 World Congress in
Sao Paulo, Brazil, which has received 2,025 advance
registrations. Program criteria include ad hoc committees and
scientific publications. The exhibit hall of 120,000 square
meters has one or two free spaces left. They have explored
offering AMA CME for US attendees, but it is expensive (about
$40,000). Dr. Bhatt noted that Class 2 and 3 CME credits are
cheaper and help to write off the cost of attending.
V) Panamerican Congress: Drs. Benjamin
and Luis Macias are organizing the 2010 congress, Hilton Cancun,
Mexico, March 21-24, 2010. The Academy hopes to have a Joint
meeting as it did in Quito this year. There will be pre-congress
courses (1-hour course and panels.)
VI) Committee views on the Academy meeting
included cost of hotels, use of shuttle vans. It noted improved
signage, and Academy email communications in Spanish. Dr. Tobon
noted that in San Francisco there were cheap hotels on shuttle
route. Dr. Scharf recommended quick precise information on how
the AAO-HNS meeting works, with instructions on how to proceed.
The Academy is adding Google Translate to web pages, starting
with the meeting page.
Lastly, the committee recommended to inviting
Spanish-speaking Academy staff to Panamerican Committee.
VII)
Adjournment
a) Work Plan 2008/2009: Dr
Ruiz thanked Dr Casiano, outgoing chair for his leadership, and
introduce the proposed 2008/2009 work plan.
i) First, to
increase the number of joint meetings in South America, such as
with Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, based on his experience of
organizing two meetings in Argentina with US speakers.
ii) Second, to
launch a virtual congress with a monthly Internet lecture. This
web conference with other countries would be very interesting.
He has found a company, Intramed, to film conferences, would
need sponsorship to film, and then transmit.
iii) Third, to present a
miniseminar next year in San Diego. He would like to see
presentations in Spanish. Dr. Stolovitzky noted that the
International Steering Committee endorses a significant increase
in the number of joint meetings. The committee passed a motion
to welcome this initiative.
b) The next scheduled
meeting will be at the 2009 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, San
Diego, California, October 4-7, 2009 (date/time/room to be
determined)
Submitted by: Catherine R. Lincoln, CAE, MA (Oxon),
October 16, 2008
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