Brief outline of CAS - DRAFT

Cleveland Angiographic Society
Jim Newman, MD
6/14/07


Mission

• Provide educational and interaction opportunities for physicians and allied health professionals involved in image-guided procedures


Membership

• Physicians (Interventional Radiologists)
• Technologists
• Nurses
• Physician’s Assistants
• Vendors


Activities

• Meetings
o Tri-annual (4 month interval)
o Format: cocktails, guest speaker, dinner, business meeting, case review
o Locations: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Racquet Club, other sites
o Funding: corporate sponsorship

• Website http://clevelandangio.blogspot.com
o Members' blog
• Initially, posts by President with comments by members; evolve to "open posting"
• “Day-in-the-life” observations
• Journal article reviews
• Case discussion
o Schedule of Events
• CAS meetings
• Specialty society meetings
• Other events of interest
o Advertising
• Practice groups
• Classifieds
• Vendors


Governance (proposed – JN)

• President
o Writes the President’s Blog
o Executes agreements
o Leads meetings

• Secretary
o Arranges website
o Maintains mailing and email lists
o Sends out mailings
o Coordinates guest speaker arrangements
• Confirms dates
• Produces flyers
• Arranges CME accreditations
• Provides synopses/syllabi of guest speakers’ presentations

• Treasurer
o Maintains the CAS bank account
o Writes checks for expenses
• Flyers and mailings
• Website expense
• Speaker fees
o Collects and deposits funds
o Manages cash on hand (investments)

• Steering Committee
o Decides on guest speakers
o Membership issues
o Sets meeting dates, venues, sponsors

First Post - Welcome !

"Hello, world !!"

Not quite as profound as Samuel Morse's "What hath God wrought", or Alexander Graham Bell's "Watson, come here, I need you!", this phrase has been used for decades by computer geeks to signal the first output of their programs.

And so the CAS blog comes to life!


The Cleveland Angiographic Society welcomes you: physician, technologist, nurse, PA, vendor - and others - united in our interest in image-guided therapies.

Please make a note of our web address: http://clevelandangio.blogspot.com


A few things we hope to accomplish on this blog:
• Announcements of meetings
• "Slice-of-life" narrative - what did you do, see, accomplish that was noteworthy?
• Journal article, book and product reviews
• Classifieds - job opportunities, etc.
• Have fun!

*** Please note that the CAS has always maintained a friendly professional tone, and that blog postings should continue in the same vein. Insults, flames, etc. defeat the purpose of open discussion. And please, if posting regarding a case, make sure that patient confidentiality is protected! ***

There is much more to say - and do - I look forward to seeing you all in person!

Jim Newman, MD
216 444-5361 office
dxnrx@mac.com