Rocky Mountain Regional Chapter

The Rocky Mountain Regional Chapter has approximately 160 multidisciplinary members. The 2008 Executive Committee reflects the multidisciplinary composition of its membership. They are:

• Carole Duncan, RN, MPA, President
• Patti Galleher, PA-C, President-Elect
• Paritosh Kaul, MD, Conference Chair and Course Director
• Kat Sheker Warren, PA-C, Treasurer
• Janine Solano, PA-C, Legislative Liaison
• Roberta (Robin) Beach, MD and Ron Eagar, MD, Awards Committee
• Bill Wimett, NP, Newsletter Chair
• Lynn Wimett, NP, Membership Chair
• Rosemary Spense, RN, Immunization Liaison
• Eugene Go, School Psychologist, Multidisciplinary Liaison
• Larry Botnick, Social Worker, Grant Development and Organizational Liaison
• Amy Sass, MD, Advisory
• Peggy Baikie, NP, Advisory.

The Executive Committee meets four times a year to plan educational meetings and the annual spring dinner meeting. Sub-committees are formed to meet special planning needs throughout the year. The Hot Topics in Adolescent Medicine Conference sub-committee reports to the Executive Committee during the conference planning stage. RM-SAM held its first Board Retreat in August.

Meetings held in 2008 were:

1. 01-17-08: Mental Health Pearls for the Front Line Adolescent Provider
2. 04-08-08: Annual Spring Dinner Meeting with the presentation of the 2008 Kathleen Ann Mullen Award to Bruce P. Guernsey, MSW, for outstanding leadership and advocacy promoting School-Based Health Centers and visionary progress to ensure a healthy future for youth.
3. 08-21-08: Asthma, Obesity and the Adolescent
4. 10-24-08: 3rd Annual Hot Topics in Adolescent Medicine Conference held at the Curtis Hotel in Denver with 125 multidisciplinary adolescent practitioners in attendance.

The RM-SAM nominee for the 2008 SAM Regional Chapter Recognition Award was Carol Bandura Cowley, MSN, NP. Carol will be recognized for this award at the 1-22-09 educational meeting.

During 2008, Category I CMEs and CEUs were given for attendance to the educational meetings. CMEs were provided by the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Office of CME while CEUs were provided by the Colorado Department of Education.

RM-SAM communicates with its members and friends through a web-based e-group system, which is sent to approximately 250 adolescent practitioners in this region. This Chapter will soon start its own Website and possible listserv. If you wish to be included, please contact Bill Wimett at wwimett@q.com.

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