September 20, 2011

Location

Conference Room D, 21 Penn Tower 12pm – 1:30pm

Present

Drs Bloch, Deren, Goldfine, Heyner, Kefalides, MacGregor, Meadows, A. Myers, Nachmias, Schleyer, Warren and Winegrad. Julian Pugh (FAPD) and Rachael Berget (FAPD). Absent: Drs. Allen, Hess, McCarthy, J. Myers, Saunders.

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Kefalides at 12:20 pm. The minutes of the previous meeting of June 14 were approved.

Dr. Goldfine gave an update on the naming opportunity; he reported that Lisa Katz told him that the new Education facility (to be attached to the Johnson Pavilion) is being reconsidered. He was advised to talk to Dr. Gail Morrison. Dr. Goldfine said that money already received has been deposited in the bank, and there is additional money pledged. It was suggested that this be brought up with the Dean. Rachael Berget reported that she had seen Dr. Morrison with a team walking around looking at Stemmler and the Johnson Pavilion.

Dr. Kefalides reported on the search for the President Elect; he asked if Dr. Winegrad would be interested in this position and Dr. Winegrad responded that he would discuss it with Dr. Kefalides and it would be brought up at the next meeting. Recognition certificates have been prepared by Dr. Goldfine and signed by Dr. Kefalides.

Committee reports

Service

Drs MacGregor reported that ascertainment of faculty patients in the hospital has improved. However, over the summer he and Dr. Deren ran into problems with the hospital administration. The problem centers on visits to patients without their prior approval, and the hospital lawyers shut down the program temporarily to resolve the problem. Dr. MacGregor reported that they are preparing a brochure describing the program and will give it to the lawyers to scrutinize. He expects to hear from them within the next two weeks. There was discussion regarding the brochure and how to disseminate the information. Dr. Myers asked how one goes about getting information about the visitation program and Dr. MacGregor noted that Patient Services or Admissions should be contacted. There have been18 or 19 patients visited so far. In the beginning one about every four weeks, but as ascertainment improved, about one per week. Dr. Kefalides asked if the problem with the administration should be brought to the attention of the Dean, but Dr. MacGregor considered that to be a last resort.

The Council was informed that Dr. Hess has been hospitalized at The Quadrangle and Dr. Goldfine suggested that ASEF (Dr. Kefalides) send her a card.

Luncheon Seminars

Dr. Winegrad reported that he has four scheduled, the first is on Thursday, Sept. 22, at which Dan Biddle will compare civil rights after the Civil War and after World War II. Later on October 14th , Garret Fitzgerald will discuss the relationship of academic Pharmacology to the Pharmaceutical industry and on November 22nd the past president of the American Society of Microbiology (James A. Poupard) will discuss the history of Microbiology in Philadelphia. December 9th, Baruch Ben Dor, President of Infrascan, will discuss scanning organs using a hand held device. Discussion about Spring Speakers; Carl June and Roy Vagelos were proposed

Program

Dr. Steinberg reported on the November 2 reception for new emeriti. There was discussion regarding the format and introduction of emeriti. The Dean will speak for 20 minutes and the introduction of the 12 emeriti will take about 25 minutes. This will be followed by a reception open to all. Dr. Warren suggested a brochure with a page per individual. Julian will look into producing such a brochure. Dr. Steinberg plans to send out four separate notices to ensure attendance. There will be a Holiday party in December and a Retirement seminar in January. Attendees are urged to read The Hitchhikers’ Guide beforehand. PASEF retirement seminar is in May. End of year party will be in June.

Retirement Community

Dr. Saunders was absent so this will be reported at the next meeting.

Communications and Website

Dr. Myers reported that he has listed e-mail addresses and phone numbers on the Web page and urged all present to check for accuracy. He also asked that the members review the site and make suggestions for improvement.

New Business

In connection with the meeting of Drs. Kefalides, Goldfine and Meadows with the Dean next week, it was suggested that he be shown our space and be informed about the positive impact of our activities. Another suggestion was to solicit his ideas for our future activities and his experience with our fellow organization at Northwestern, including the retirement community. There was general discussion about the luncheon seminars, including the number, location and time but it was decided not to change except the venue and that the Hourglass Room should be used in the future.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:40 pm. Respectfully submitted, Susan Heyner, Secretary Treasurer