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Fall 2009 BOG Resolutions
Nineteen resolutions will be heard at the Fall 2009 Board of Governors Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. Please review each resolution and then indicate your support or opposition. Your comments will be used as part of the Governors' testimony on behalf of the chapter at the BOG meeting. Please send your comments indicating whether or not you support a resolution by emailing ACP Rhode Island Chapter Governor, Nitin Damle, MD, FACP. Thank you for your input.

Governor Advocates for Rhode Island Membership

Healthcare Solutions Partnership Committee September 4, 2008 : The Lifespan Care New England Proposed Merger-September 2008

Please review a summary by Dr. Hollmann (Chairman) of the discussion and recommendations. If you have any further observations/comments/suggestions, send your feedback to N.S. Damle MD FACP Governor, Rhode Island Chapter of the ACP.

Advocacy Archives: Read past advocacy communications.

Advocacy Resources

Where the College Stands on key health policy issues, news and recent policy changes

The ACP Advocate: bi-weekly, e-newsletter created to provide ACP members with news about public policy issues affecting internal medicine and patient care.
The ACP Advocate Blog by Bob Doherty
Legislative Action Center
Electronic Resolution System - find Chapter Sponsored Resolutions
Member Advocacy - Other resources to help members advocate ACP policy
White House Health Reform Web site - useful state-by-state data that highlights the current status of health care and the need for reform this year.
Project Vote Smart - a comprehensive database that helps you identify federal and state legislators, through a zip code search, and research their positions, voting records, campaign finances, performance evaluations, and even send them an email.
Public Policy Virtual Library (PPVL) - a repository of ACP's current and historic policies and the Policy Compendium.