Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Annual Meeting

63rd WAFP Annual Meeting, Awards Dinner, Induction of WAFP Officers and
42nd Winter Refresher Course For Family Medicine



The 2012 Winter Refresher Course (WRC) was welcomed with spring-like weather. Mother Nature was kind to us after last year's blizzard. The WRC and the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians (WAFP) Annual Meeting, Awards Dinner and Induction of Officers were all a great success.

In addition to more than 50 presentations offered at the Winter Refresher Course this year, the WAFP
conducted two Self-Assessment Modules. Dr. Cheri Olson facilitated a session on Cerebrovascular Disease and Dr. Michael Fleming facilitated a session on Pain Management. Both sessions were well attended and offered opportunities for participants to complete the knowledge assessment portion of their ABFM Maintenance of Certification as a group.


  • Rolands plenary1
  • Gehl Olson1
  • group1
  • Guests enjoy the Reception
  • Meyers Sworn in1
  • Incoming President gives speech
  • Meyers Gavin Schwartzstein1
  • RussoFPOTY1
  • Dr. Schwab presents award to Dr. Brill
  • BrillFMEOTY1
  • Nancy Havas, MD presents Award
  • GPC Winner1
  • The Clifford Family with Award Winner
  • 42nd Annual Winter Refresher Course participants attend a plenary presented by Roland Goertz, MD on the Current State of Family Medicine
  • WAFP President Elect, Suzanne Gehl, MD and Past President Dave Olson, MD at the WAFP-Foundation Reception
  • WAFP-Foundation Reception guests, Dave Olson, MD, Julie Anderson, MD [President-Elect, Minnesota-AFP], Bill Raduege, MD, Fran Raduege, and Byron Crouse, MD
  • Guests mingle at the WAFP – Foundation reception before the Annual Meeting, Awards Dinner & Induction of Officers
  • Incoming WAFP President, Brad Meyers, MD is sworn in by Roland Goertz, MD, AAFP Board Chair
  • Brad Meyers, MD gives his inaugural presidential address
  • WAFP President Brad Meyers, MD, Past Presidents Andrea Gavin, MD and Alan Schwartzstein, MD
  • Alan Schwartzstein, MD, WAFP Board Chair with Family Physician of the Year, Paul Russo, MD and WAFP Second Vice President Mark Thompson, MD
  • Bill Schwab, MD (1999 FME of yr.) says a few words about John Brill, MD (2012 FME of yr) on behalf of the UW - Dept of Family Medicine
  • Alan Schwartzstein, MD, WAFP Board Chair with Family Medical Educator of the Year John Brill, MD and WAFP Second Vice President Mark Thompson, MD
  • Nancy Havas, MD announces the Glenn P Clifford Award Winner
  • Richard Terry, DO accepts the Glenn P. Clifford Scholarship Award, presented by Nancy Havas, MD, President WAFP-Foundation
  • Dr. and Mrs. Richard Terry, Rose Clifford, Nancy Havas, MD, and Richard Clifford, MD after Richard Terry, MD received the Glenn P Clifford scholarship

The WAFP-Foundation highlighted the Send a Student to the National Conference fundraiser.  Enough money was raised to send two additional students to the conference. We are now halfway to our goal of sending 20 students to National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students. Thank you to all who contributed. Your generosity is appreciated.

A reception was hosted by the WAFP-Foundation prior to the Annual Meeting, Awards Dinner and Induction of Officers. Reception guests were each given the opportunity to win one of three gift baskets filled with treats from chocolates to wine. Congratulations to this year’s lucky winners: Dr. Cheri Olson, Mrs. Lou-Mae Russo and Mrs. Jennifer Johnson.

The WAFP was privileged to be in the company of special guests Dr. Roland Goertz, AAFP Board Chair, Dr. Julie Anderson (Minnesota-AFP), Dr. Deanna Willis (Indiana-AFP), and Dr. Jim Cunnar (Illinois-AFP) at the Annual Meeting, Awards Dinner and Induction of Officers. Thank you to our special guests and all who attended to congratulate our new officers and hear Brad Meyers give his inaugural presidential address.

Every year the WAFP is thrilled to honor a physician for their excellence in teaching our future doctors and a physician who provides outstanding service to their patients and community. We are pleased to announce this year's award winners: Family Medicine Educator of the Year, John Brill, MD and Family Physician of the Year, Paul Russo, MD.  The Glenn P Clifford scholarship was awarded to Richard Terry, MD. Dr. Terry will be using the scholarship to train in Nairobi, Kenya in March of 2012.

The WAFP Business Meeting introduced the association to the Board Members who will lead this year's Academy.


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