Recent Activity and Upcoming Events
ACFAS Division 4: Volunteers Needed
Dear Members in ACFAS Division 4 "Desert States":
The ACFAS Regional Divisions work to provide educational opportunities for members of the College at the grassroots level. They offer the opportunity to connect with other members through local seminars, meetings and labs.
Volunteers Needed:
ACFAS Division 4 is seeking volunteers to assist with their annual seminar, tentatively scheduled for Nov/Dec 2011; exact dates to be determined. Location: Las Vegas NV. You do not have to live in the Vegas area to volunteer, but local members are needed as well.
If you are interested in providing volunteer assistance in putting together this seminar for ACFAS members located in Division 4 (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah), please contact the following Division 4 Officers:
Division 4 President, Greg Still, DPM, FACFAS or
Division 4 President-Elect, Mike Kooyman, DPM, FACFAS
Thanks for your consideration. If you can’t volunteer, we hope to see you at the seminar! More information will be sent out as it becomes available.
ACFAS Practice Management Education in your Backyard
Is your practice between a rock and a hard place? Attend the ACFAS Fall Practice Management/Coding Workshop:
October 14-15, 2011
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, NV
http://www.acfas.org/pmm/seminars/
Workshops feature two days of information geared toward new trends in medical practice:
- New hospital-employment models/ACOs
- Federal Medicare reimbursement incentives
- Fraud & abuse reinforcement
- How to use the best EMR system in your office, and get paid to do it
- Strategic business planning
- Community marketing tips in the age of social media
- Financial best practices
- What will the implementation of healthcare reform mean to your practice?
The October workshop will feature Lynn Homisak, President of SOS Healthcare Management Solutions, LLC. ACFAS Welcomes Lynn back to our Practice Management seminars.
Come early/stay late; this destination is filled with entertainment, culinary delights and is a shopper and sun-worshipper paradise. www.visitlasvegas.com
New Slate of Division Officers Announced
Attention Members of ACFAS Division IV:
Due to leaders stepping down and the succession plan within Division IV, the following officers have assumed leadership positions within Division IV:
President: Greg Still, DPM, FACFAS
President-Elect: Michael Kooyman, DPM, FACFAS
Vice President: Aprajita Nakra, DPM, FACFAS
Treasurer: Frederick Mechanik, DPM, FACFAS
Secretary: Kelly Hamblin, DPM, FACFAS
Past President: Roya Mirmiran, DPM, FACFAS
The new slate of officers looks forward to continuing to bring high-quality programming and benefits to the ACFAS members, resident members and student club members within Division IV. Stay tuned for further communications from your new slate.
ACFAS Mentors – Division IV
Are you a student, resident, or have you recently graduated with your DPM, and you’d like a chance to talk to an established foot and ankle surgeon and ask them questions about running a successful practice, work/life balance as a practicing surgeon, or any other questions about the profession of a foot and ankle surgeon?
The following ACFAS Members have volunteered to act as mentors to students, residents, and up-and-coming surgeons, to give you someone to turn to when you have questions about the career you are about to embark upon:
ACFAS MENTORS IN AZ:
Patrick Farrell, DPM, FACFAS
Yuma, AZ
(928) 342-1588
toedoc@roadrunner.com | ACFAS MENTORS IN NM:
Ava Roberts, DPM, FACFAS
Zuni Indian Hospital
Zuni, NM
(505) 782-7530 Office
ava.roberts@ihs.gov |
ACFAS MENTORS IN CO:
Greg Stillwell, DPM, FACFAS
Stilwell Foot & Ankle LLC
Durango, CO
(970) 259-5303 Office
greg@stilwellfeet.com
| Gerard Kerbleski, DPM, FACFAS
Podiatry Associates of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
(505) 797-1001 Office
gkerbleski@aol.com |
Benjamin Marble, DPM, AACFAS
Pueblo Ankle and Foot Care, PLLC
Pueblo, CO
(719) 543-2476 Office
doctormarble@gmail.com
| Roya Mirmiran, DPM, FACFAS
Orthopaedic Bone & Joint Specialists PA
Albuquerque, NM
(505) 242-3627 Office
rmirmiran@pol.net |
ACFAS MENTORS IN NV:
Scott Hambrecht, DPM, FACFAS
Southwest Medical Associates
Las Vegas, NV
(702) 877-8625 Office
scott.hambrecht@uhc.com
| J. Joseph Anderson, DPM, FACFAS
Alamogordo Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Alamogordo, NM
(505) 434-0639 Office
jsdsbanderson@aol.com |
ACFAS MENTORS IN UT:
Kelly Gomez, DPM, AACFAS
Rocky Mountain Foot & Ankle
Provo, UT
(801) 375-6677 Office
kagdpm96@yahoo.com | |
Dues
A portion of ACFAS member dues is allocated for Division activities. Divisions use these funds to further the goals of ACFAS at the state and local level: to promote the superior care of foot and ankle surgical patients through education, research and promotion of the highest professional standards. Divisions also work on outreach to students and residents, helping to give them a successful start in their careers as foot and ankle surgeons.
Divisions are affiliate organizations of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons; they are granted a charter and license to use the ACFAS name and logo. They are mandated by their own articles of incorporation and bylaws, and remain separate entities from the parent organization.
For more information about Division activities, please contact Michelle Brozell, Director of Membership.