Program Committee Report
 Come to Chicago!
The Program Committee hopes to see you at YOUR 2007 Annual Spring Conference (April 25–29) in Chicago! This year’s conference offers a variety of preconference workshops, thought-provoking sessions, and outstanding plenary speakers. In addition, attending the Annual Spring Conference allows members to form/strengthen collegial networks, talk with close personal friends and colleagues, and enjoy Chicago’s unique sites and restaurants!
About This Year’s Spring Conference
The theme for this year’s conference is "Teaching for the Future of Family Medicine." In her theme, STFM President Caryl Heaton, DO, acknowledges the challenges and opportunities presented by the Future of Family Medicine. To encourage STFM members to submit proposals to support the conference theme, Caryl specified these four priority areas:
• Teaching best practices in the TransforMED model of care
• Learning from quality improvement research and practice-based networks
• Creating new partnerships and models of collaboration
• Advocating for change in the health care system.
Meeting attendees can attend many presentations that address one or more of these priority areas.
Plenary Speakers
The Program Committee proudly announces the plenary speakers for the 2007 Conference. Each speaker will talk on a subject linked to the conference theme. Here is more information on the plenary address for each day of the conference:
Thursday, April 26: “Moving Family Medicine Forward: Making Vision a Reality.” Terry McGeeney MD, MBA, TransforMED, Leawood, Kan
Friday, April 27: 2007 Blanchard Memorial Lecture: “A Community Leading Change—Fulfilling the STFM Vision.”Kevin Grumbach, MD, University of California-San Francisco
Saturday, April 28: “Can Family Medicine Become a Learning Community?” James Mold, MD, MPH, University of Oklahoma
Sunday, April 29: “Why National Health Insurance Is the Obvious Prescription.” Claudia Fegan, MD, Fantus Health Center, Chicago
Continuing at the 2007 Spring Conference
We will continue an innovation that was well received by members at the 2006 Annual Spring Conference:
• A “Networking” Bulletin Board: The photos of STFM staff, Board of Directors, and committee members will be posted on a bulletin board located adjacent to the registration area. Use this board to recognize your leaders and integrate yourself into one of many STFM networks.
Thanks for Jobs Well Done!
The committee gratefully acknowledges the support of Ray Rosetta, CMP, and Bruce Phillips, MA, in the proposal submission, review, and selection process. Ray did his usual outstanding job of overseeing all activities, motivating the reviewers, and having everything prepared when the Program Committee met in October to select the papers. Bruce has refined the online submission and review process, assisted members with submission challenges, and prepared the materials for the committee’s discussion. Bruce also implemented a system of using STFM laptops onto which presenters can load presentations in advance of their talks. Please thank Ray and Bruce for their work when you see them in Chicago!
Thanks also go to the 2007 Conference Program Committee (see their names at the end of this report) for reviewing the 558 submissions and selecting excellent presentations for Chicago. We also thank these key people who spent many hours reviewing proposals: Craig Gjerde, PhD; Patricia Lenahan, LCSW, MFT, BCETS; David Quillen, MD; and Harry Strothers, MD, MMM, along with the members of the STFM Research and Membership Committees.
Special Thanks to Roger Sherwood!
Since Roger will retire in October, the 2007 meeting in Chicago will be his last Annual Spring Conference as STFM’s executive director. Roger’s stellar service and superb leadership merit special thanks from all members. Please congratulate Roger on his retirement when you see him in Chicago!
The Theme for the 2008 Annual Spring Conference in Baltimore
John Rogers, MD, MPH, the Society’s president-elect, has announced that his theme for the 2008 Annual Spring Conference will be “Strengthen Core and Stimulate Progress: Assembling Patient-centered Medical Homes.” Information about the conference’s priority areas will be announced when we meet in Chicago and shared with all STFM members on the STFM Web site in the 2008 conference’s call for papers. Please address one or more of the priority areas in your proposals for the 41st Annual Spring Conference (April 30–May 4, 2008) in Baltimore at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront.
In summary, I hope to see you at the 2007 Annual Spring Conference in Chicago. The meeting will be filled with stimulating presentations and outstanding plenary speakers, along with the opportunities for forming/strengthening collegial networks and enjoying Chicago’s unique sites and restaurants with your STFM friends and colleagues! See you there!
James Tysinger, PhD, Chair
Program Committee
James Tysinger, PhD, Chair
University of Texas-HSC, San Antonio
Peter Catinella, MD
University of Utah
Karen Connell, MS
University of Illinois at Chicago
Sam Cullison, MD
Swedish/Providence Family Medicine Residency Program
Seattle
Alison Dobbie, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Susan Hadley, MD
Wherever You Are: Healthcare for the Homeless
New Britain, Conn
Lisa Nash, DO
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Stephen Wilson, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, St. Margaret Family Practice Residency
AFMRD Liaison:
Patrick McManus, Jr, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Family
Medicine Residency Program
Philadelphia
STFM Staff Liaison:
Ray Rosetta, CMP
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