Two Arms for ASAM

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Two Arms for ASAM

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• Chapters Council Report Proposal
• BOD May 3, 2006

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Acknowledging the SMSS-Chapters Team

• State Presidents, State committee members, state
  administrators
• National leadership Officers, Regional
  Directors. Dr. Rick Beach, Past-Chair
• Dr. James Callahan, consultant
• Eileen McGrath J.D.
• Amy Hotaling. Helen Huff, Nancy Brighindi,
  Valerie Foot, Chris Weir

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Our Mission

• Increase access to and improve the quality of
• addictions treatment

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Ingredients for Success

• Leadership Effective BOD, Officers, Staff
• CME
• Promoting Public Policy
• Membership Recruit/Retain/Service/Acknowledge
• Administrative/Fiscal Integrity
• Networking/Alliances
• And

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Ingredients for Success National Local

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Brief History of SMSS Project (SMSSState
Medical Specialty Society )

• 2000 Reds Flags indicate chapter deficits
• 2001 Surveys and conference calls
• State Medical Specialty Society concept
• 2002 Pilot planned for 11 states
• Template California Society of Addiction
  Successful and nearly perfect program
• Funding 400,000
• John P. McGovern Foundation
• Scaife Family Foundation
• Grant period 2002 - December, 2006
• Similar to state chapters of AAFP, ACP, etc., a
  society connected to a national arm and mission,
  with a state presence and activities
• Educates, advocates and advances the specialty
• Acceptance by the medical community, including
  the State Medical Association

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SMSS Goal Objectives

• To establish a national network of state
  chapters to complete the work of national ASAM at
  the local level, thus delivering to the bedside,
  and to local medical and lay communities, the
  science, spirit and services that define the
  practice of addiction medicine.
• Create a Medical Specialty Society in each state
  education
• Promote addiction treatment, as other specialty
  societies do
• Make addiction medicine part of the mainstream in
  each state

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Councils in ASAM By-Laws

• Councils are organizational structures of the
  Society that carry out the Mission of the Society
  and oversee the execution of the strategies and
  the attainment of the operational objectives
  determined by the Board. Councils are chaired by
  a member of the Board and are composed of members
  of the Society and its Board..
• ..Councils of the Society and Council
  Subcommittees shall receive staff support from
  the Society
•     Chapters Council Chair is a current or past
  chair of a chapter of ASAM, who becomes an
  ex-officio, non-voting member of the Board.

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Morphing

• The SMSS Goals Objectives have become the de
  facto Chapters Council Goals Objectives

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Acknowledgingthe SMSS-Chapters Team
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Chapter Business Plan

• Corporate Identity
• IRS, ASAM Audit requirements
• Fiscal Resources
• Budget, bank account, operating money
• Administrative Structure
• Office, administrator/administrative services
• Member Activity
• Committees CME, Public Policy, Membership
• Communication
• Meetings, Newsletter, Website, Online access
• Recognition by State Medical Association
• Delegate seat, Public Policy engagement,
  participation

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Process

• Communication to set objectives and report
  achievements
• Gigabytes of email
• Presidents conference call q 6 weeks
• 3 Face-to-face meetings a year
• Proactive, aggressive national leadership and
  staff
• Guidance, logistics, staffing
• Dr. Jim Callahan, Consultant
• Amy Hotaling, Helen Huff, Nancy Brighindi

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Number of States Participating

• 1. Phase I 2002 2003 Twelve (12)
• 2. Phase II 2003 2004 Fifteen (15)
•    3. Phase III 2004 2005 Eighteen (18) 4.
  2006 2007 Twenty-five (25)

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Infrastructure Accomplishments

• State Corporate Identity national tracks
  compliance
• Fiscal resources CME, Foundations, dues
• Administration 16 executive directors/administrat
  ors with office/address

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State Members Accomplishments

• Public Policy 13 Public Policy Chairs UPPL
  repeal Med MJ defeat Insurer formularies
  parity Governors Summit Alliances 30 patient
  limit repeal underway
• CME 59 conferences 14 state CME Chairs
• Membership 14 chairs unified national-state
  Membership Cttee 3 state, 1.5 national growth
  goals

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Communication Accomplishments

• Newsletter (new) in 8 states and 1 Region
• Websites(new) in 11 states
• Chapter Meetings
• Recognition by State Medical Association
• Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois,
  Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, S. Carolina,
  Wisc.,Washington
• CD Resource manual in your packet and here

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• Resource CD Demo

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Morphed

• Chapters Council

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Challenges Chapters Going Forward, 2007..

• Funding and Dr. Callahans role both end 12/06
• Must address the increasing workload on staff
• New Funding needed
• Dues increase and increased membership not
  sufficient
• Chapters staff position job description/salary
  pending
• Shifting of some expense to individual chapters?
• Chapters pay for local office expenses, staff,
  Presidents travel, hotel, other costs to attend
  face-to-face meetings
• National pays for chapter development staff,
  conference calls, and hotel meeting expenses

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2007National Continuation Budget

• Chapter Development Specialist 80,000
• Staff Travel (Air and ground) 860
• Staff Meals and Lodging 2,235
• Conference Calls 3,150
• Meal Functions for SMSS Meetings 8,755
• Audio Visual 4,000
• Office Supplies 500
• Postage and Shipping 500
• TOTAL 100,000

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PlanChapters Going Forward, 2007..

• Membership increase in participating state
• Shifting of some expense to individual chapters
• Public Policy continue UPPL, Med MJ, Bup, other
• State Medical Society Recognition increase to
  14 states

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Plan.Chapters Going Forward, 2007..

• Add chapters (Co, IN, MN, N.J., N.M., AK, Vt,
  Ut)
• Fiscal resources states and national
• CME
• Annual CME Conference for states and Regions
• 1 Hour CME at each Chapter meeting
• ADM 101 an introductory PPT for members use in
  peer and public education

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Chapters Activity at 2006 MedSci

• Joined Exhibit Booth National Chapters
• Hospitality and Meeting Room
• Component Session 7-10 PM Thursday
• Nuts and Bolts of expanding/starting chapters
• Resource people and resource materials (CD)
• Showcase successes at state levels, national
  impact
• Marketing
• Red Hat visibility of state Presidents
• Pins and Stickers Treat Addiction Save Lives

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• There is always a future,
• but destinies are for those who plan.