Massachusetts Medical Societys Physician Health Services celebrates 25 years of service to physicians by honoring 1 individual, 6 organizations for exceptional service
(PRWEB) November 15, 2003
Waltham, Mass. – Nov. 13 – Physician Health Services, a subsidiary of the Massachusetts Medical Society, will celebrate 25 years of service in caring for physicians by honoring one individual and six organizations for exceptional service to physicians and the health care community at its 25th anniversary dinner, Thursday, November 20 at the Westin Waltham Hotel.
Physician Health Services is a nonprofit corporation founded by the Massachusetts Medical Society that provides confidential consultation and support to physicians, residents and medical students facing health concerns related to alcoholism, substance abuse, behavioral or mental health issues, and physical illness. PHS works to identify those in need of treatment, refer them to treatment, and monitor and guide their recovery. PHS was founded in 1978 as the Medical SocietyÂs Committee on Impaired Physicians. Incorporated as a nonprofit subsidiary in 1993 as Physician Health Services, Inc. PHS has assisted more than two thousand physicians and health care professionals since its inception.
The individual honor of the evening will go to John C. Dalco, M.D., a resident of Scituate and a recently retired internist who is a senior member of the PHS Clinical Advisory Committee. He will receive PHSÂs first-ever Caring for the Caregivers Award, presented for lifelong dedication to the caring and healing of physicians.
Dr. Dalco has served as a director of the Physician Health Program for the Maine Medical Association, Maine Osteopathic Association, and the New Hampshire Medical Society. From 1990-1997, he served on the Board of Directors of the Federation of State Physician Health Programs. A graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine, he served at Boston City Hospital and the Boston Veterans Administration Hospital and was an assistant professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and an instructor at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Dalco is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and by the American Society of Addiction Medicine. In 1996, he was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Receiving Distinguished Service Awards, for their support in improving the health of physicians, will be six organizations, represented by the following individuals:
·Bay State Health Systems, Loring S. Flint, Jr. M.D., Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs;
·Caritas Christi Health Care, James Richter, M.D., Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer;
·Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, Luke Sato, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Loss Prevention and Patient Safety;
·Lahey Clinic, David M. Barrett, M.D., Chief Executive Officer;
·ProMutual Group, Richard W. Brewer, President and Chief Executive Officer;
·Tufts/New England Medical Center, Deeb Salem, M.D., Physician-In-Chief.
Delivering the keynote address for the eveningÂs event is Auguste H. Fortin VI, M.D., M.P. H., Director of Psychosocial Curriculum, Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency. His topic will be ÂEnjoying our Life in Medicine: Satisfying Our Patients and Caring for Ourselves. Dr. Fortin received his B.A. from Brandeis University, his M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine, and his M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins University.
Additional speakers will include Alan C. Woodward, M.D., President-Elect, Massachusetts Medical Society; John A. Fromson, M.D., President, Physician Health Services; and Luis T. Sanchez, M.D., Director, Physician Health Services.
For more information on Physician Health Services, visit www.physicianhealth.org For information on the event, visit www.massmed.org/pages/caring_caregivers_2003.asp.
The Massachusetts Medical Society, with more than 18,000 physicians and student members, is dedicated to educating and advocating for the physicians and patients of Massachusetts. Founded in 1781, the MMS is the oldest continuously operating medical society in the country. The Society owns and publishes The New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal Watch family of professional newsletters, and AIDS Clinical Care, and produces HealthNews, a consumer health publication. For more information, visit www.massmed.org
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