PaPs Council
Upcoming PaPS Council Meetings
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Saturday, May 15, 2021 (Annual Business Meeting)
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Saturday, May 15, 2021 (Annual Business Meeting)
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Notice of Dues Deductibility
APA and PaPS dues are generally deductible on your federal income tax return as a business expense. Under federal law, however, that portion of your dues used to support federally-defined lobbying expenses is NOT deductible. We have estimated the non-deductible portion of your 2020 PaPS dues as 24%. If the actual amount is higher, we will inform you through a notification to all members of the number after we close our books in January.
APA and PaPS dues are generally deductible on your federal income tax return as a business expense. Under federal law, however, that portion of your dues used to support federally-defined lobbying expenses is NOT deductible. We have estimated the non-deductible portion of your 2020 PaPS dues as 24%. If the actual amount is higher, we will inform you through a notification to all members of the number after we close our books in January.
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society Council Members
|
Executive Committee
|
Chapter Councilors and Presidents
|
|
President:
Richard Silbert, MD, DLFAPA Immediate Past President: Vacant President Elect: Dhanalakshmi Ramasamy, MD, FAPA Vice President: Hope S. Selarnick, MD, DFAPA Treasurer: Kavita K. Fischer, MD, FAPA Secretary: Usman Hameed, MD, DFAPA Other Representatives Working for You
APA Assembly Representatives Mary Anne Albaugh, MD, DFAPA Hector Colon-Rivera, MD Daniel P. Neff, MD Nazanin E. Silver, MD Robert E. Wilson, MD, PhD, FAPA APA State Legislative Representative, APA Alternate Delegate to the AMA, APA Public Affairs Representative, Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) Specialty Leadership Cabinet Representative, Representative to the PAMED House of Delegates Kenneth M. Certa, MD, DLFAPA Early Career Psychiatrist (ECP) Representative Vacant Editor, Pennsylvania Psychiatrist Edward C. Leonard, MD, DLFAPA Resident Representative Luke D. Piper, MD |
Central Chapter
President: Irakli Mania, MD Councilors: Shiv S. Aggarwal, MD Kathleen Dougherty, MD, DFAPA M. Ahmad Hameed, MD, DFAPA Lehigh Valley Chapter President: Courtney H. Chellew, DO Councilor: M. Aly Rifai, MD, FAPA Northeastern Chapter President: Atika Zubera, MD Councilor: Richard E. Fischbein, MD, DLFAPA Western Chapter President: Gianpiero Martone, DO, MPH Councilor: Dennis Borczon, MD Philadelphia Chapter President: Ilia Nikhinson, MD Councilors: Kavita Bharwani, MD Ellen Conroy, DO Pittsburgh Chapter President: Amita Mehta, MD Councilors: Aileen P. Oandasan, MD Gary Swanson, MD |
Together, We Can Secure Our Profession
Are in you interested in increasing your investment in your profession? It's not all about finances. By serving on a PaPS committee, even on your own schedule, you contribute to the collective strength of the Society. Utilize your strengths and interests! Consider participating in one of these committees:
Are in you interested in increasing your investment in your profession? It's not all about finances. By serving on a PaPS committee, even on your own schedule, you contribute to the collective strength of the Society. Utilize your strengths and interests! Consider participating in one of these committees:
|
Clinical
The Clinical Committee monitors policies proposed by the Pennsylvania Departments of Corrections, Drug and Alcohol Programs, Education, Health and Human Services, reviews bills introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and makes recommendations to the Government Relations Committee and PaPS Council on issues related to substance use, older adults with mental health issues, and VA/State Hospitals. The current chair of the committee is Mary Anne Albaugh, MD. Education The Education Committee develops and conducts the Society's annual patient safety/risk management CME program. Our current chair is Rajnish Mago, MD. Ethics The Ethics Committee reviews ethical complaints, investigates possible ethical violations, renders decisions in each case as to what, if any, sanctions are needed, makes recommendations to the PaPS Council, and informs the APA as to the findings in each case as per the APA's publication The Principles of Medical Ethics with Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry. The committee chair is Kathleen Dougherty, MD. |
Government Relations
The Government Relations Committee monitors bills introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and makes recommendations to the PaPS Council on legislative and regulatory issues affecting the specialty and healthcare public policy. Kenneth Certa, MD and Ahmad Hameed, MD co-chair these efforts. Membership The Membership Committee develops and implements membership recruitment and retention programs, makes recommendations to the PaPS Council on dues relief requests, and makes recommendations to the PaPS Council on Distinguished Fellow candidates. Robert Wilson, MD and current Vice President Hope S. Selarnick, MD serve as co-chairs. Third Party Payer The Third Party Payer Committee reviews and addresses third party payer issues that interfere with patient safety or best practice. This committee is co-chaired by Amita Nayyar, MD and Elizabeth Ramsey, DO. |
