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Alexis Jackman, MD
As a delegate of the American Rhinologic Society to the Board of Governors, I am pleased to report the BOG Spring Meeting in Washington D.C. on March 21-22 was a success. Saturday's events were held in the Academy's headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia and included meetings of the Legislative Representative, Public Relations, Big on Goals, Rules and Regulations, Socioeconomic & Grassroots, and Executive Committees. On Sunday, the BOG General Assembly Meeting took place at the Grand Hyatt in Washington D.C., which was also the venue for Joint Surgical Advocacy Conference (JSAC) activities that immediately followed.
The meeting's accomplishments included BOG approval of revisions to BOG Rules & Regulations as well as draft AAO-HNS Policy Statements regarding Medical Liability Reform, Scope of Practice of Non-Physician Providers and Tobacco Use and Second Hand Smoke. The new AAO-HNS handbook on media and public relations was introduced, and is now available for downloading on the Academy's website. A leadership session with speed mentoring provided an excellent venue for new and veteran attendees to exchange ideas and information. Key note speaker, Dr. Anna Pou, of New Orleans, LA delivered an inspiring speech on her experience as otolaryngologist in Hurricane Katrina, subsequent call for disaster preparation contingency planning, and legislative work to protect care providers from unwarranted litigation in disaster situations.
With a record number attendees at the BOG Spring meeting, the Academy's efforts to strengthen its ties between its member, local and specialty societies is being realized. Much work remains to be done, and I am confident that with your help BOG will continue to provide the grassroots representation of its membership societies.
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