Legacy of Excellence Digital Flipbook

LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE

Chapter 2: 2002 – 2006 Navigating Changes and Breaking New Ground.................................59 Transition in Leadership............................................................................60 Strategic Planning to Navigate Change.....................................................61 Advancing the Mission through Technology............................................63 Elevating the Advocacy Voice through Concerted Health Policy and Goverment Affairs Efforts..................................................................64 Research: Today’s Evidence, Tomorrow’s Progress .................................67 Education: New Efforts to Lifelong Learning...........................................71 Patient Outreach Bringing the Specialty Together....................................73 Annual Meeting.........................................................................................76 International............................................................................................... 76 Concluding Thoughts................................................................................77 David R. Nielsen, MD EVP/CEO from 2002 – 2014 The Everyman Leader: Enabling the Vision of Quality............................79 K.J. Lee, MD President from 2001 – 2002 .....................................................................85 Jonas T. Johnson, MD President from 2002 – 2003 .....................................................................87 M. Jennifer Derebery, MD President from 2003 – 2004 .....................................................................89 Robert H. Maisel, MD President from 2004 – 2005 .....................................................................91 C. Ron Cannon, MD President from 2005 – 2006 .....................................................................93 Through the Years......................................................................................95 in An Era of Healthcare Reform............................................................99 A New Look for a New Day....................................................................100 Specialty Unity........................................................................................100 Integrating Research, Advocacy, Health Policy, and Education.............102 Advocacy and Health Policy ..................................................................102 Academy Responds to President’s Remarks on Tonsillectomies............104 Research. ................................................................................................. 106 Education................................................................................................. 110 Annual Meeting.......................................................................................112 International............................................................................................. 114 Chapter 3: 2007 – 2011 Integrated Approach to Quality Patient Care

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