BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Regular Agenda Public Hearing

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1 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Consent Agenda D Regular Agenda Public Hearing DATE: January 27, 2015 AGENDA ITEM NO. / b D Subject: Appointment/Reappointments to the Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Medical Control Board Department: EMS and Fire Administration Staff Member Responsible: Craig A. Hare, Director Recommended Action: I RECOMMEND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, ACTING AS THE PINELLAS COUNTY EMS AUTHORITY, APPROVE THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT/REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE PINELLAS COUNTY EMS MEDICAL CONTROL BOARD: APPOINTMENT OF DR. BETH GIRGIS AS EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN TRAUMA CENTER REPRESENTATIVE REAPPOINTMENT OF DR. ROBERTO BELLINI AS EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN REPRESENTATIVE REAPPOINTMENT OF DR. STEPHEN HAIRE AS EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN REPRESENTATIVE REAPPOINTMENT OF DR. JOSEPH NAMEY AS PINELLAS COUNTY OSTEOPATHIC SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVE REAPPOINTMENT OF DR. PAULA PELL AS PINELLAS COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE Summary Explanation/Background: The Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services Special Act established a Medical Control Board consisting of four (4) licensed physicians specializing in emergency medicine from facilities in Pinellas County, four (4) Pinellas County hospital administrators, one (1) emergency physician appointed by the Pinellas County Medical Association, one (1) emergency physician appointed by the Pinellas County Osteopathic Society and one (1) emergency physician from a trauma center located within Pinellas County. Dr. Beth Girgis is being nominated to fill the trauma center position vacated by Dr. Jeremy Ingram. Dr. Girgis is an Emergency Department Physician at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg. The physicians nominated for reappointment have agreed to serve another two-year term. Fiscal Impact/Cost/Revenue Summary: None Revised Page 1 of 1

2 Exhibits/Attachments Attached: EMS Medical Control Board Roster Letter of Nomination Dr. Girgis's Curriculum Vitae Dr. Bellini's Curriculum Vitae Dr. Haire's Curriculum Vitae Dr. Namey's Curriculum Vitae Dr. Pell's Curriculum Vitae Revised Page 2 of 1

3 Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services Medical Control Board M em b er 1 Dr. Roberto Bellini 2 Dr. Stephen Haire 3 Dr. Rajneesh Mathur 4 Dr. Stephen Feilinger 5 Dr. Dominique Thuriere 6 Mr. Kris Hoce 7 Ms. Sharon Hayes 8 Mr. Anthony Degina 9 Dr. Paula Pel/ 10 Dr. Joseph Namey 11 Dr. Beth Girgis R epresen t a f 10n Emergency Physician ER Medical Director, Mease Countryside Hospital Emergency Physician ER Medical Director, Morton Plant Hospital Emergency Physician ER Medical Director, Florida Hospital North Pinellas Emergency Physician Vice Chief of Staff, St. Anthony's Hospital Hospital Administrator C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Hospital Administrator Morton Plant Mease Healthcare Hospital Administrator Interim CEO, Palms of Pasadena Hospital Hospital Administrator HCA Largo Medical Center Emergency Physician Pinellas County Medical Association Representative ER Physician, All Children's Hospital Internal Medicine Hospitalist Pinellas County Osteopathic Medical Society Representative Emergency Physician Trauma Center Representative ER Physician, Bayfront Health St. Petersburg T erm St rt a Jan 2015 Jan 2015 Jun 2014 Jul2013 Aug 2013 Jun 2013 Aug 2014 Jun 2013 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 T erm E n d Jan 2017 Jan 2017 Jun 2016 Jul2015 Aug 2015 Jun 2015 Aug 2016 Jun 2015 Jan 2017 Jan 2017 Jan 2017 Note: Names in bole are pending EMS Authority appointment/reappointment. Executive Committee Dr. Stephen Haire - Chair Vacant Dr. Paula Pell- Secretary Support Staff Mr. Craig Hare, Director, EMS & Fire Administration Mr. Don Crowell, Managing Assistant County Attorney Mr. Greg Woodrum, EMS Contract Coordinator 12/15/2014

4 December 15, 2014 ) ( Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Greg Woodrum, MBA EMS Contract Coordinator Pinellas County Public Safety Services - Largo Campus Uhnerton Road, Largo, FL December 10, 2014 RE: Beth A Girgis M.D.- EMS Board Recommendation Dear Mr. Woodrum; This letter is written in recommendation of Dr. Beth Girgis to replace the seat currently held by Dr. Jeremy Ingram for the EMS Board. I have attached her curriculum vitae for your review. Dr. Girgis has served as an ED physician at Bayfront Medical Center since She is currently the vice president of her group, the Emergency Physicians of St. Petersburg. Dr. Girgis is also board certified in emergency medicine. Dr. Girgis actively holds appointments on the medical staff at local emergency departments. She is active in the physician technology council and resident teaching at Bayfront. She is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians as well as the Florida American College of Emergency Physicians. She has a keen interest in pre-hospital care and is a staunch supporter of our EMS colleagues. It is with distinct pleasure that I recommend her to serve the on the EMS Board. Shaul yo~ have any questions, please contact me at: Enclosure 701 S1xth Street South St Petersburg, FL 3370' Bayfront.com

5 Beth A Girgis, M.D. 140 New Briton Court Bradenton, Florida (941) ~'3 (j) bojij)jlli,cqoj Personal Date of birth Place of birth Marital status April13, 1973 Kettering, Ohio Married Employment March Present July Present August June 2005 Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Sheridan Healthcare 8330 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard Lakewood Ranch, Florida Bayfront Health- St. Petersburg (formerly Bayfront Medical Center) Emergency Physicians of St. Petersburg, PA (formerly Emergency Medical Associates of Florida- Bayfront Division until January 1, 2014) 603 ih Street South #360 St. Petersburg, Florida Parma Community General Hospital Emergency Medicine Physicians, Cuyahoga County 7007 Powers Boulevard Parma, Ohio Certifications January January 2015 June December 2014 August January 2015 Florida State Medical License Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine Ohio State Medical License

6 Residency July June 2003 Northeastern Ohio University I SUMMA Health System Department of Emergency Medicine 4~ Arch Street, Room 52~ Akron, Ohio PGY Education August ~996- May 2000 Texas Tech Health Sciences School of Medicine th Street Lubbock, Texas79430 Doctor of Medicine August ~99~ May 1995 Texas A&M University P.O. Box College Station, Texas Administrative Experience November 20~2- Present Vice President of Emergency Physicians of St. Petersburg, PA Participate in meetings with the hospital CEO, CFO and COO; aid in company decisions about staffing and contracts; keep group members informed about administrative and policy changes at Bayfront Health- St. Petersburg. August Present July November 20u August November 20u Technology Council Co-Chair Conduct monthly meetings coordinating the rollout of CPOE and EHR throughout all departments of Bayfront Medical Center. Emergency Medicine Physician/ Nursing Liaison Collaborated with nursing management to implement new vertical/horizontal triage process to reduce LWOTs and decrease door-to-doc and door-todischarge times; resolved physician-nursing issues in the Emergency Department; participated in charge nurse meetings. Director of Emergency Department Medical Education Responsible for supervising residents and medical students in the emergency department.

7 Presentations February 2003 March 2002 November 200~ April2oo~ Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Akron City Hospital Lower Extremity Pediatric Fractures Akron City Hospital Upper Extremity Pediatric Fractures Akron City Hospital Sexually Transmitted Diseases Akron City Hospital Research November 200~ EMPATH Researcher Conducted surveys on all emergency department patients for a multi- center study evaluating the demographics of emergency department patients. June 200~ Dural Sinus Thrombosis: Case Report Volunteer Work September June 2005 December 2004 Pregnancy Care of Summit County Presented monthly lectures about sexually transmitted diseases, treatment and prevention. Pregnancy Care Fundraising Auction Committee Professional Affiliations Present Florida American College of Emergency Physicians Present American College of Emergency Physicians Ohio American College of Emergency Physicians ~gg American Medical Association ~gg Texas Medical Association ~gg6-~gg8 American Medical Women's Association

8 121 loth street East Phone Tierra Verde FL Roberto Bellini M.D. Personal Data Education: Birth Date July 3, 1956 Birth Place : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Marital status : Married University of Akron Akron, Ohio B.S. Degree in Biology University of Cincinnati Medical School Cincinnati, Ohio M.D. Degree Internship: Residency: Fellowship: The Jewish Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio Medicine Long Island Jewish -Hillside Medical Center New Hyde Park, New York Emergency Medicine Program Bellevue City Hospital Toxicology Practice: Mease Hospital Safety Harbor, Florida Emergency Medicine Attending to present Director Emergency department 1994 to present Physician Reviewer Peer review Organization

9 Tampa General Hospital Tampa Florida Attending Physician Long Island Jewish Hospital Emergency Department Physician Bellevue Hospital Emergency Department Physician Licensure Florida ME New York # ( not renewed ). Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners Flex, 1982 Board Certification: American Board ofemergency Medicine ( ABEM) 1986 Recertified ABEM 1996 Recertified ABEM 2006 Professional Organizations: Fell ow of the American College of Emergency Physicians American Academy of Emergency Physicians ( AAEM ). Languages: Board Member Italian and Spanish Pinellas County EMS Medical Control Board Pinellas County EMS Advisory Council Committees Mease Countryside Medical Executive Morton Plant Mease Board Quality Morton Plant Mease Board Advisory Morton Plant Physician Advisory Board Honors: Excellence In Medicine Award Mease Countryside 2006

10 Stephen Ira Haire, MD 203 Poinciana Lane Largo, Florida (H) and Fax CURRENT POSITION 1 I 1 0 to Present 5/05 to Present 9/03 to 5105 Chairman/CEO Bay Area Emergency Holdings Corp. Medical Director Morton Plant Hospital 300 Pinellas St Clearwater, FL President, Bay Area Emergency Physicians 7/01 to 9/03 2/01 to 7/01 8/97 to Present TRAINING 7/94 to 6/97 EDUCATION 7/90 to 5/94 8/85 to 12/89 COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION Assistant Medical Director Morton Plant Hospital 300 Pinellas St Clearwater, FL Interim Medical Director Morton Plant Hospital Emergency Medicine Attending Morton Plant Hospital Richland Memorial Hospital Columbia, S.C. Emergency Medicine Residency The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia, S. C Degree: Medical Doctor The University of South Carolina Columbia, S. C Degree: BS Physiology Magna cum laude Chairman, 4 Hospital-Wide Disaster Task Force Member, Physician Advisory Committee Member, Medical Executive Committee Member, Board Quality Chair, Pinellas County EMS Board Member, Emergency Department Task Force BAEP Quality Committee Morton Plant Foundation Board Member

11 PRESENTATION 10/2013 SIX SIGMA PROJECTS Webinar- Clinical use Biomarker Procalcitonin Triage Pneumonia Urgent Care Sepsis POC Testing CERTII<'ICA TIONS 10/97 3/97 Board Certified Emergency Medicine Certified in Hyperbaric Oxygen LICENSES PROFESSIONAL INTEID~STS States of Florida, Alabama and South Carolina Medical License Federal Drug Enforcement Administration Disaster Medicine, Emergency Medical Services and Pediatrics Sepsis, Telemedicine

12 CURRICULUM VITAE JOSEPH J. NAMEV, JR., DO, FACOI, FACP OFFICE Largo Medical Center 20114th Street Southwest Largo, Florida MEDICAL Director of Hospital Medicine: Largo Medical Center June present Hospitalist- Developed, directed, and promoted a 4 physician hospital based IM group Sun coast Internal Medicine Consultants an Internal Medicine 8 physician multi-specialty group Medical Director Oak Manor Skilled Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center Medical Director Central Park Lounge Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center ACADEMIC Program Director Internal Medicine, NSU/Largo Medical Center, Jan Present Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine NSU/ Health Professions Division, College of Osteopathic Medicine Present HOSPITAL STAFF Chief of Medicine HCA Largo Medical Center present Chairman Medical Care Evaluation Committee present Medical Executive Committee present Largo Medical Center Credentials Committee present lntensivist Development Program LMC present Attending Physician -Internal Medicine, Largo Medical Center Present Attending Physician -Internal Medicine, Morton Plant Hospital Present EDUCATION Undergraduate: Gannon University- Erie, Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science 1985 Medical School: Southeastern University Health Sciences Division College of Osteopathic Medicine- Florida Doctor of Osteopathy, June 1987 Internship: Residency: Sun Coast Hospital - Largo, Florida July 1, June 30, 1988 Internal Medicine- Sun Coast Hospital- Largo, Florida July 1, June 30, 1991 Resident Physician -James A. Haley Veterans Hospitai/USF -Tampa, Florida July 1, June 30, 1991 Chief Resident, Internal Medicine- Sun Coast Hospital- Largo, Florida January- June 1991 Fellow: American College of Osteopathic Internists American College of Physicians

13 -2- Curriculum Vitae Joseph J. Namey, Jr., DO CERTIFICATION COMPETENCY American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine, 09/17/92 #1307 lifetime Geriatric Medicine, 10/15/95 #1307 Board Eligible National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners: Diplomat, 07/01/88 Special Competency in Sports Medicine: American College of Sports Physicians 04/16/92 # American Heart Association Training: BCLS Provider ACLS Provider- current 02/2013 National Committee Quality Assurance/American Diabetes Association Physician Recognition ' ' '14 LICENSURE Florida USA OS 5497 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American College of Physicians # American Osteopathic Association #47762 American College of Osteopathic Internists Society of Hospital Medicine AMA Physician's Grassroots Network Florida Osteopathic Medical Society Pinellas County Osteopathic Medical Society American Heart Association COMMUNITY SERVICE Local Medical Control Board- Pinellas County Emergency Medical Systems Present State Smoking or Health Coalition- Chairman 1998 American Heart Association, Florida Affiliate: Florida Affiliated Board Member - life Time President AHA- Florida Affiliated Public Affairs Committee Chair ACLS Subcommittee Board of Directors -Upper Pinellas County Division Council Member- EU:.(PR Committee Government Programs Florida Clean Indoor Air Act 1996 Good Samaritan Act 1996 Youth Tobacco Access Bill 1997 Multi-State Tobacco Settlement of 1998 Automatic External Defibulator Legislation

14 -3- Curriculum Vitae Joseph J. Namey, Jr., DO PUBLICATIONS/ TEXTBOOKS Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome Associated with Tryptophan Namey J.J., DiGiovanni R.L. and Sobonya Southern Medical Journal 83, 1990, pp Second Hand Smoke, First Hand Problem Namey, J.J., January 1992 Florida Newspaper Publication Contributor: AHA Manuals Instructor Manual Advance Cardiac Life Support. Experienced Provider-1999 Instructor Manual Advance Cardiac Life Support, AHA Publication Reviewer-1994 American Heart Association Pamphlet 1996 ISBN# Medical Operations Manual1997 Pinellas County Florida Emergency Medical System RESEARCH HONORS Clinical Trials: INITIATE- Plus DTASP 2192, 2006 ASPIRE- (DM Trial) 2001 H. Pylori screening Initiative Study Ziac National Hypertension Trial 1994 Clearwater Free Clinic Volunteer of the Year 1991 American Heart Association, Florida Affiliate: Award of Merit (1997) Gold Award (1996) Silver Award (1995) Bronze Award (1994) Southeastern University of the Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine Highest Achievement in Internal Medicine (1987) S.O.M.A. Commendation as Preceptoship Chairman (1985 & 1986) Dean's List- Southeastern University of the Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine (1984) 1/2012

15 CURRICULUM VITAE FOR ACADEMIC PROMOTION The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Dr. Paula Pell DEMOGRAPHIC AND PERSONAL INFORMATION Current Appointments All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Fl Personal Data 501 6'h Ave South, St. Petersburg, Fl 33701, Phone , Fax Education and Training (in chronological order): Year Degree/Certificate Institution Discipline Undergraduate Bachelor of Science Purdue University Biology Doctoral/ graduate Doctorate of Medicine Indiana University Medicine Postdoctoral Internship Ball Memorial Hospital Postdoctoral Residency Ball Memorial Hospital Professional Experience (in chronological order, earliest first) Internal Medicine Residency Dates I 996-current 2001 Positions Attending Physician Attending Physician Attending Physician Attending Physician Attending Physician Attending Physician Institutions Marion General Hospital Phoebe Putney Hospital Tift General Hospital Tampa General Hospital All Children's Hospital Englewood Community Hospital RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Publications: Peer-reviewed Original Science Research Pell, D, Pell, P, Hoyt, M, Evaluating Work Characteristics of Endotracheal Tube Adapters, CHEST 7, 1993 Original Research presentation ACCP Scientific Assembly, 1993 Original Research presentation ACCP Scientific Assembly, 1996 Inventions, Patents, Copyrights (applied for) Date 9/2009 Title Improved Endotracheal Tube and Balloon Research Program Building I Leadership Dates , Evaluating endotracheal tubes and adapters for work characteristics, team member and senior program manager, Easyflow Airway Inc EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Educational Publications Pell, P History and Future of Emergency Medicine, Southern Medical Journal, 2007 Teaching

16 Classroom instruction Freshman Introduction to Emergency Medicine University of South Florida, Tampa Fl Clinical instruction Senior Elective Emergency Medicine, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Fl, 1996-current Senior Elective Pediatric Emergency Medicine, All Children's Hospital, St Petersburg, Fl, Instructor, USF Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship CME instruction (dates, course title, role, location) 1980 ACLS Course, Instructor, Muncie, In Annual ACLS Course, Instructor and Director, Marion, In 1992 Update on Domestic Violence Speaker Tampa Fl 1993 Board Review of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Speaker Tampa Fl 1994 Florida Orthopedic Scientific Assembly, Speaker, Boca Raton, Fl 1995 Southern Medical Association Focus on the Female Patient, Speaker, Kiowah, SC 1996 Southern Medical Association Annual Assembly, Speaker, 1997 Southern Medical Association Focus on the Older Patient, Speaker, Fort Lauderdale 1998 Southern Medical Association Annual Assembly, Speaker, Orlando, Fl 1999 Southern Medical Association Focus on the Female Patient, Speaker, Kiowah, SC 2000 Southern Medical Association, Annual Assembly, Speaker, Program chair, Orlando, Fl 200 I Southern Medical Association, Update in Primary Care, Speaker and Course Director, Rome, Italy Southern Medical Association, Focus on the Older Patient, Speaker and Co-course director, Amelia Island, Fl 2002 Florida College of Emergency Medicine Symposium by the Sea, Speaker, Naples, Fl 2002 Southern Medical Association Annual Assembly, Speaker, Washington, D.C Southern Medical Association, Focus on the Pediatric Patient, Course Director and Speaker, St Petersburg, Fl 2003 Southern Medical Association, Focus on the Female Patient, Speaker, Kiowah, SC 2003 Southern Medical Association Annual Assembly, Speaker, Atlanta, Ga 2004 Southern Medical Association Focus on the Pediatric Patient, Course Director, Bonita Springs, Fl 2004 Southern Medical Association Annual Assembly, Speaker, Course Director, New Orleans, La 2005 USF Suncoast Pediatric Conference, Speaker, St Petersburg Beach, Fl 2005 Southern Medical Association Focus on the Female Patient, Speaker, Kiowah, SC 2005 Southern Medical Association Annual Assembly, Speaker,Program chair, San Antonio, Texas 2006 Southern Medical Association Focus on the Female Patient, Speaker, Kiowah, SC 2006 Southern Medical Association Chief Resident's Leadership Seminar, Speaker. Tampa. Fl 2007 Symposia Medica, Speaker, Havana, Cuba 2007 Southern Medical Association Chief Resident's Seminar, Tampa, Fl 2007 Southern Medical Association, Annual Assembly, Speaker, New Orleans, La 2008 MUSC and Southern Medical Association Chief Resident's Seminar, Speaker, Charleston, SC 2008 Southern Medical Association, Focus on the Female Patient, Kiowah, SC 2008 Southern Medical Association Annual Assembly, Speaker, Seminar director, Nashville, Tn 2008 Southern Medical Association Chief Resident's Leadership Seminar, Speaker, Tampa, Fl 2009 Southern Medical Association Leadership Course, Speaker, Atlanta Ga 2009 Southern Medical Association Chief Resident's Leadership Seminar, Speaker. Tampa, Fl 2009 Update on Pulmonary Medicine, Speaker, Ft Lauderdale, Fl 2010 Respiratory Medicine Update, Speaker, Playa del Costa, Mexico 2010 Southern Medical Association Update on Pulmonary Medicine, Co-course Director and Speaker, Tampa, Fl 2011 PCMA Update on Clinical Medicine, Speaker and Co-course director, Tampa, Fl 2011 Southern Medical Association Focus on the Female Patient, Speaker, Kiowah, Fl Workshops I seminars (dates, course title, role, location) 1994 Suture workshop for medical students, Course Director and instructor, Tampa, Fl 1995 Suture workshop for medical students, Course Director and instructor, Tampa, Fl 1996 Suture workshop for medical students, Course director and instructor, Tampa Fl 1997 Suture workshop for medical students, Course Director and instructor, Tampa, Fl 1998 Suture workshop for medical students, Course director and instructor, Tampa Fl 1999 Suture workshop for medical students, Instructor, St. Petersburg, Fl 2000 Suture workshop for medical students, Instructor, St. Petersburg, Fl Mentoring (pre- and post-doctoral) Advisees (provide: dates, name, degree, present position, awards/grants/degrees Rita Smith MD, mentored on Emergency Medicine Career, Practicing in Arkansas Sarah Bushore MD, mentored on medical career, Practicing in Asheville, NC

17 Sasha Klemawesch MD, mentored on medical career, interning in New York Isobel Werth MD, mentored on career in Pediatrics, practicing in Germany Educational Program Building I Leadership Pediatric Emergency Fellowship clinical instructor Your Place in Medicine Today courses through SMA and USF Practice Management and Administration section development for SMA Leadership track course for SMA CLINICAL ACTIVITIES Certification Medical License in Indiana since 1978 and Florida since 1991 Board certified in Emergency Medicine in 1987 and recertified in 1996, Board certified in Pediatric Emergency Medicine in 1994 and recertified in 2004 Clinical (Service) Responsibilities ACLS course director and instructor EMS medical director Marion, In Director Emergency Medicine Department Marion General Hospital Director Emergency Medicine Department Tift General Hospital Associate Director Emergency Medicine Department Tift General Hospital Tampa General Healthcare Line Co-ldirector EMS-c medical director Pinellas County 2000-current Clinical Program Building I Leadership Board of Trustees, Physician's Community Hospital Clinical Extramural Funding (current, pending, previous) SYSTEM INNOVATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES System Innovation and Quality Improvement efforts outside of JHM: Quality Assurance and Risk Management for the Emergency Department Tift General Hospital Director, outcome was no medical malpractice suits filed in 3 years Quality Assurance and Risk Management for the Emergency Department Tampa General Hospital Reviewer, outcome was greater practice adherence to practice standards Production of guidelines and/or protocols: 1999 Chest Pain Protocol for the Emergency Department co-author, All Children's Hospital ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES Institutional Administrative Appointments Credential Committee and Executive Committee Marion General Hospital Credential Committee and Executive Committee Tift General Hospital Credential Committee Tampa General Hospital Credential Committee All Children's Hospital Editorial Activities

18 RECOGNITION Editor in chief Pinellas County Medical Journal Advisory Committees, Review Groups/Study Sections Education Committee member Southern Medical Association Section on Emergency Medicine, officer, Southern Medical Association Section on Medical Management and Administration, officer, Southern Medical Association Section on Pediatrics, officer, Southern Medical Association Professional Societies (date, membership, committees, role) 1981-current American College of Emergency Medicine Member 1987-current American College of Emergency Medicine Fellow 1990-current Southern Medical Association Member 1995-current American Academy of Pediatrics Fellow 2000-current Pinellas County Medical Association Member 2000-current Florida Medical Association Member Southern Medical Association Council Florida Medical Association Delegate Southern Medical Association Executive Committee Southern Medical Association President and CEO 2006-current Pinellas County Medical Association Board of Governors Pinellas County Medical/Association President Conference Organizer, Session Chair (date, sponsor, role) Southern Medical Association Annual Assembly Committee member 1997 Focus on the Older Patient\Course Co-Director 2001 Update in Primary Care Course Co-Director 2002 Focus on the Older Patient Course Co-Director 2003 Focus on the Pediatric Patient Course Director 2004 Focus on the Pediatric Patient Course Director 2010 Update in Pulmonary Medicine Course Co-Director 2011 Update on Clinical Medicine Course Co-Director Consultantships Physicians for a Violence Free Society, Speaker Communities Addressing Responsible Gun Ownership, Speaker A wards, Honors 2008 Southern Medical Association Leadership Award 20 I 0 Pinellas County Medical Association Leadership A ward 2011 Pinellas County Medical Association Service Award