FW: Andy Myers Reunion- Reply
Thomas Gorski
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Collection
Title:
FW: Andy Myers Reunion- Reply
Creator:
Thomas Gorski
Date:
10/12/2000
Text:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Gorski
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 7:54 AM
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
> Subject: RE: Andy Myers Reunion- Reply
>
> Dear Mr. Saunders,
>
> To answer your question regarding reunions, the Academy is experimenting
> with the concept of allowing groups to hold their reunions at the Annual
> Meeting. We have been approached by Univ of Texas Southwestern Medical
> Center which will hold theirs on Thursday, March 8 from 6-8 pm in the
> Madrid Room ofthe hotel (contact Susan Kapp at 214/648-1599 or
> <Email Address Redacted> for details). We've also extended an
> invitation to Marty Mandelbaum who is organizing an NYU reunion (contact
> him at <Email Address Redacted> for details). There are at least two other
> groups wishing to hold their event during our meeting as well, and we'll
> mention their names when their events become more firm.
>
> Frankly, I'm not sure the Andy Meyers thing is a sincere effort. The
> individual who made the original announcement has yet to identify themself
> publicly or in response to my direct emails, and judging from the
> sentiments expressed on this listserve, it may have been someone wishing
> to pull everyone's leg.
>
> Thank you for your suggestions on the issue of stock and bill programs.
> I'll pass your comments along to our Professional Issues Council which is
> responsible for our budding advocacy program.
>
> Tom Gorski, CAE
> Executive Director
> American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Saunders [SMTP: <Email Address Redacted> ]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 6:40 PM
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
> Subject: Re: Andy Myers Reunion- Reply
>
> Mr. Gorski,
> I certainly hope you are going to offer all members of the Academy the
> same
> courtesy by hosting Reunions for all who request them!
> This is clearly not a function of the Academy, and if you as executive
> director of the Academy were to spend your time more wisely such as
> supporting our members against stock & bill programs by supplier
> companies,
> patients fit with soft goods, fracture walkers, and ect... by companies
> who
> never see the patient, but do bill Medicare, then I would say you are
> working
> in the best interest of the Academy. Until then your overpaid.
>
>
> From: Thomas Gorski
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 7:54 AM
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
> Subject: RE: Andy Myers Reunion- Reply
>
> Dear Mr. Saunders,
>
> To answer your question regarding reunions, the Academy is experimenting
> with the concept of allowing groups to hold their reunions at the Annual
> Meeting. We have been approached by Univ of Texas Southwestern Medical
> Center which will hold theirs on Thursday, March 8 from 6-8 pm in the
> Madrid Room ofthe hotel (contact Susan Kapp at 214/648-1599 or
> <Email Address Redacted> for details). We've also extended an
> invitation to Marty Mandelbaum who is organizing an NYU reunion (contact
> him at <Email Address Redacted> for details). There are at least two other
> groups wishing to hold their event during our meeting as well, and we'll
> mention their names when their events become more firm.
>
> Frankly, I'm not sure the Andy Meyers thing is a sincere effort. The
> individual who made the original announcement has yet to identify themself
> publicly or in response to my direct emails, and judging from the
> sentiments expressed on this listserve, it may have been someone wishing
> to pull everyone's leg.
>
> Thank you for your suggestions on the issue of stock and bill programs.
> I'll pass your comments along to our Professional Issues Council which is
> responsible for our budding advocacy program.
>
> Tom Gorski, CAE
> Executive Director
> American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Saunders [SMTP: <Email Address Redacted> ]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 6:40 PM
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
> Subject: Re: Andy Myers Reunion- Reply
>
> Mr. Gorski,
> I certainly hope you are going to offer all members of the Academy the
> same
> courtesy by hosting Reunions for all who request them!
> This is clearly not a function of the Academy, and if you as executive
> director of the Academy were to spend your time more wisely such as
> supporting our members against stock & bill programs by supplier
> companies,
> patients fit with soft goods, fracture walkers, and ect... by companies
> who
> never see the patient, but do bill Medicare, then I would say you are
> working
> in the best interest of the Academy. Until then your overpaid.
>
>
Citation
Thomas Gorski, “FW: Andy Myers Reunion- Reply,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 7, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/215127.
