Present: Drs. Young, Satloff, Gift, Cui, Beard, Dvorin, Rodic, Fass, Lewek

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the May minutes were unanimously approved as amended.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

• Upcoming dinner meetings: Steinberg Dinner, Tuesday, September 27. We have received $6,000 in pharmaceutical support.
• Events tentatively scheduled:
  - Wednesday, October 27 - Wyeth is the sponsor - speaker to be determined.
  - Thursday, November 17 - Bristol Myers (Abilify) is the sponsor - Dr. John Zajecka will speak on schizophrenia. This will be held at Biaggi's Italian Restaurant in Eastview Mall
  
• Dr. Dvorin will continue to educate on the relationship between prescribers and pharmaceutical companies.
  
• Thursday, December __ - Lilly will sponsor a speaker (an endocrinologist/psychiatrist) on metabolic issues.
  
• The time and day for Council meetings was discussed. The best days were Tuesday or Wednesday and the best time was 7:00 or 7:30 PM. For the time being, the meetings will remain on the second Wednesday of the month beginning at 7:30 PM.
  
• After discussion, it was decided that the DB will pay for drinks at the Steinberg dinner and Dr. Young would invite the non-APA member child psychiatrists via WNYCCAP president, Dr. Lisa Rosica.

Finance

• To date, there is a balance of $63,500.00.
  
• The market has been surprisingly positive since Hurricane Katrina.
  
• As discussed at the May meeting, two signatures are needed for checks. It was agreed that there should be more than two qualified signatories to ensure access to funds, especially since the offices of President and Treasurer are currently held by the same person. It was decided that the President, President-Elect, Immediate Past-President, Treasurer, and Secretary should be able to so-sign. The Bylaws will also need to be amended to establish this.

Membership/Fellowship

• We have had some transfer-ins over the summer.
  
• We should hear some news about the fellows who were nominated by the end of the year. Three applications were sent in.
  
• Dr. Satloff was commissioned by the Rules Committee to bring the local district branch's bylaws in compliance with the national APA bylaws. They will be brought to a future meeting for discussion.

Practice Economics

• RIPA has interviewed two candidates for the vacancy on the Mental Health Advisory Committee.

Newsletter

• The newsletter has been mailed out. The next issue will be published in early December.

Member-in-Training

• The status of the Annual Meeting competition needs to be revisited.
  
• Dr. Cui reported that we achieved 100% membership of the residents last May. He will work on recruiting all new residents to become members. Two of the new residents have already joined.
  
• Dr. Satloff reminded everyone that we receive one vote in the Assembly for every member we have in the district branch. Dr. Young will recruit one of the Geriatric fellows to chair the Aging Committee.

Ethics

• There was a complaint against the past president by a former chair of one of the committees. Dr. Dvorin researched the complaint and came to the conclusion that there was no ethical violation. It was appealed but the outcome was that Dr. Dvorin's decision was upheld.
  
• When the bylaws are rewritten, there should be a provision on attendance and how chairs are appointed and committees created. The President should appoint the Chairs of Committees. These questions will be discussed and answered when the bylaws are discussed at an upcoming meeting.

Impaired Physicians

• The Director of the Office of New York State Impaired Physicians Office is not a physician. The Medical Director's position is not filled.

Religion and Psychiatry

• Dr. Jaime Grodzicki is interested in returning to Rochester to speak. Dr. Fass would like to promote this endeavor. A possible date for him would either by February/March or early June. Dr. Grodzicki is interested in addictions. Pharmaceutical support is quite possible.
  
• Drs. Prim and Torres may speak at the Unity Spring Conference. Dr. Fass is interested in having a dinner with Dr. Prim in April of next year and Rev. Lawrence Hargrave is interested in helping out.

Old/New Business

• Video with Lyman Wynne - Dr. Rodic has decided not to pursue this due to Dr. Wynne's health.
  
• Dr. Young will contact Dr. Solky regarding putting her videotape and memorabilia onto a DVD.
  
• There was a discussion regarding the shortage of psychiatrists in the area. Although more residents are staying and several others have moved into the area, most committee members felt there is still a shortage of psychiatrists. It was noted that more nurses seem to be going into psychiatry.
  
• A question was raised about travel reimbursements to NYSPA. Is NYSPA reimbursing 50%? Ms. Diesel will find out. A policy change may be needed if they are not reimbursing the 50%.
  
• Dr. Dvorin mentioned that Dr. Marrocco is currently at Rochester General Hospital due to complications following gall bladder surgery. A floral arrangement will be sent to her by the district branch.

With no other business, the meeting adjourned at 8:38 PM

Respectfully submitted,

Susan J. Diesel
Executive Director, GVPA

The next regular GVPA meeting will be held at the Rochester Academy of Medicine
7:30 PM on October 12, 2005