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The DuPage County Medical Society is pleased to welcome Lori Klinka as the featured speaker at the 2016 DCMS Annual Meeting, October 5. The meeting will be held at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Lori's presentation, "People Don’t Come with Warning Labels" uses humorous characterizations to help us learn to resolve conflict and create a more productive work environment. We all have to deal with difficult people whether they are coworkers or patients. Lori’s goal is to have us learn specific skills that we can use on or off the job.
Learn specific techniques for dealing with different types of difficult people
Create a more positive and productive work environment with improved morale and greater job satisfaction
Be able to resolve conflict and improve communication
Decrease stress for yourself and others which results in higher productivity
Lori Klinka has used her skills as a business woman, speaker, educator, producer and actress to bring an entertaining and informative style to her keynote speeches.
Lori is a member of the National Speaker’s Association and was voted “Member of the Year” in the Illinois chapter. She teaches Speaking and Acting at Columbia College in Chicago and has been nominated twice for an “Excellence in Innovative Teaching” Award. Lori is currently writing her third book.
Lori has worked with Fortune 100 companies, healthcare, small businesses, not-for profits, associations, as well as doing individual coaching.
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DuPage County Medical Society Resolutions
2016 Illinois State Medical Society Annual Meeting
ADOPTED
Resolution C319 School Children and Food Allergies Stipulates that supervisory personnel must be trained to identify allergic reactions and administer anaphylaxis medication when children are under school authority.
Resolution C320 School Nurse Presence Directs ISMS to advocate that Illinois school districts have staff nurses in schools where students have ongoing medical or medications needs.
ADOPTED AS AMENDED
Resolution B207 Medicare Drug Costs Directs that ISMS encourage changes in law to permit Medicare to negotiate prices for prescription drugs with pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Resolution B209 Charitable Healthcare Clinics Compels ISMS to work for legislation assuring that free medical clinics, as entities, are covered by the Good Samaritan Act.
Resolution B214 Rape Kit Costs Directs ISMS to encourage IDPH to inform hospital administrations and medical staffs that by law rape kit costs may not be billed to patients.
Resolution B215 Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Directs ISMS to educate members about the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and the rationale behind its creation.
Resolution C315 Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Pharmaceuticals Aligns ISMS and AMA policy in seeking a legislative or regulatory ban on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs and medical devices.
Resolution C317 Contact Sports Safety Directs ISMS to advocate that schools have persons trained in administering evidence-based concussion screening protocols present at athletic events.
Resolution C321 Samples ISMS will oppose efforts to prohibit physicians from providing samples to patients and will seek legislation limiting the documentation needed when dispensing most samples.
SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED
Resolution B210 Physician Definition ISMS will support maintaining the definition of physician as specified in the Illinois Medical Practice Act of 1987.
Resolution C316 Breast Milk Sales Requires ISMS to promote education about human breast milk sales and support regulation to ensure human milk product is uncontaminated and properly labeled.
REAFFIRMS EXISTING POLICY
Resolution R4 Cigarette Purchase Minimum Age ISMS policy supports establishing 21 as the minimum age for the lawful purchase of tobacco products.
Resolution R5 ATV Safety Regulations ISMS supports state laws requiring helmet use and stipulating age minimums for ATV riders.
REFERRED TO BOARD FOR STUDY
Resolution B208 Commit to Abolishing CPT Codes for E&M Services Asks ISMS to seek elimination of CPT coding for E&M services and development of compensation methodologies that better reflect the complexities involved in providing patient care.
REFERRED TO BOARD FOR ACTION
Resolution C318 Airplane Emissions Asks ISMS to support adoption of flight emission policies to reduce greenhouse gases and stimulate clean aviation technology.
NOT ADOPTED
Resolution B211 Healthcare Price Estimates Asked for a requirement that healthcare providers give patients price estimates for services. The House of Delegates expressed concern about practical implications.
Resolution B212 Orders of Protection Sought ISMS review of the process in Illinois for seeking orders of protection. Delegates saw no significant need for review of existing practices.
Resolution B213 Transparency in the Cost of Prescription Medications Requested an explanation of benefits-like system for prescriptions that would have identified contracted discounts and actual costs paid by insurers. Rejected due to concern about adding barriers to the timely delivery of patient medications.
Resolution B216 Medicare Strengthening Called for changes in Medicare that the House of Delegates thought vague and not actionable without significant clarification.
Resolution C322 Drug Interactions Would have required more training about and reporting of identified drug interactions. Delegates rejected it as time-consuming and burdensome.
