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entities. Even though the county medical societies are components of MSMS, each of them is a sepa- rate LLC. Therefore, if a membership dues transac- tion is made for MSMS and Ingham County then that member’s information may only be shared with MSMS and Ingham County, not with the other county medical societies.
Legal Counsel’s recommendation, based on this resolution, is to share first name, last name, and county information only with the county medical societies. This information is available now at MSMS.org/PhysicianDirectory
The Reference Committee appreciates the authors for bringing this resolution forward. Please know Committee members struggled with wanting to support the passionate delegate testimony in the online forum but also needing to follow applicable laws and protect member privacy.
The Reference Committee had a lengthy and thoughtful discussion about this resolution. After reviewing legal counsel’s recommendation and
reflecting upon general privacy sharing information from their own professional and personal lives, the Committee believes the current information avail- able to the county medical societies via their individual portals and the physician directory is appropriate. Committee members were sensitive to the online comments from delegates and appreci- ates this is an issue that would most benefit from an in-person House where respectful debate and questions could be more directly addressed.
Additionally, MSMS leadership is committed to a constructive and positive relationship with the County Medical Societies. Our shared members deserve advocacy, resources, and support from a cohesive medical society structure. The MSMS Board of Directors and the MSMS Board’s Executive Committee have been addressing these important issues and will continue to work directly with county leadership to more closely align in the future. For these reasons,
Disposition: Referral to the Board.
Interested in WCMS’ COVID-19 Workgroup?
Since March 2020, WCMS has convened regular COVID-19 teleconferences to discuss resource allocation, emergency prepared- ness, and tracking and tracing among Washtenaw’s health department, health sys- tems, and physician leaders. The workgroup is led by University of Michigan infectious dis- eases specialist and WCMS Executive Coun- cil member Sandro Cinti, MD. The workgroup also receives updates and modeling data from University of Michigan Public Health epidemiologists.
Please contact the Society Office for login credentials and the date of the next meeting.
https://wcms-mi.org/event/wcms- covid-19-workgroup-resources-and- recordings/?instance_id=351
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