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Membership information American Association of General Hospital Psychiatrists
Membership Information American Association of General Hospital Psychiatrists History The AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRISTS was founded in 1978 in recognition of psychiatry’s established and growing presence in a broad spectrum of services provided in general hospital settings. Further organizational development has been fostered by the process of “deinstitutionalization,” the “remedicalization” of psychiatry, the growth of consultation-liaison activities with other medical specialties, as well as the emergence of new financial and health care delivery challenges. The organization has always promoted professional interests, advancement of knowledge, and enhancement of communication among general hospital psychiatrists.
portant to the general hospital psychiatrist (through the bimonthly journal General Hospifal Psychiatry, the AAGHP newsletter and its annual meeting). To provide a political focus for administrative issues related to managed care, financing of general hospital services, and reimbursement, by interfacing with other organizations. To assist program leaders in general hospital psychiatry by providing mechanisms for sharing information. To foster future leadership in general hospital psychiatry by encouraging resident participation. To establish liaison relationships with other organizations sharing the interests in and concerns for psychiatric services in general medical settings.
Mission Statement The general hospital sector is the largest provider of psychiatric care in the U.S., offering a broad array of services, including Emergency, Inpatient, Medical-Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison, Substance Abuse, and Outpatient programs. The role of psychiatry in the general hospital has become complicated by the development of multisitemultisystem health and mental health delivery organizations. At the same time, increasing knowledge in and increasing re-integration of medicine and psychiatry create a unique role for the general hospital psychiatrist.
Purposes 0 To disseminate and facilitate access to new
knowledge, both clinical and organizational, im-
General Hospital Psychiatry 16, 67-69, 1994 0 1994 Elsevier Science Inc. 655 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10010
Membership Benefits The opportunity to belong to a professional community sharing an interest in and advocacy for issues of critical importance to the general hospital psychiatrist. Representation in important educational, political, and legal matters affecting your practice of general hospital psychiatry, through AAGHP organizational liaisons with the American Psychiatric Association, American Hospital Association Section on Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services, the Institute of Hospital and Community Psychiatry, the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry, American Association of Psychiatric Administrators, and others. 67 ISSN 0163-8343/9457.00
American Association of General Hospital Psychiatrists 3. Automatic subscription to the bimonthly publication General Hospital Psychiatry. 4. Receipt of the AAGHP Nezosletter, with information about important developments in the field, career opportunities, and relevant educational conferences. fee at AAGHP Annual 5. Reduced registration Meetings and other negotiated benefits. 6. Eligibility to participate on AAGHP Committees. 7. Opportunity to vote in the AAGHP annual business meeting.
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8. Representation and listing on the AAGHP roster (a mailing list increasingly requested from us for names of psychiatrists in general hospitals) . 1994 MEMBERSHIP DUES: $120 ($65 for residents and fellows) See enclosed membership application, or call Ms. Virginia Smith for more information: (617) 4995008.
portant to the general hospital psychiatrist (through the bimonthly journal General Hospifal Psychiatry, the AAGHP newsletter and its annual meeting). To provide a political focus for administrative issues related to managed care, financing of general hospital services, and reimbursement, by interfacing with other organizations. To assist program leaders in general hospital psychiatry by providing mechanisms for sharing information. To foster future leadership in general hospital psychiatry by encouraging resident participation. To establish liaison relationships with other organizations sharing the interests in and concerns for psychiatric services in general medical settings.
Mission Statement The general hospital sector is the largest provider of psychiatric care in the U.S., offering a broad array of services, including Emergency, Inpatient, Medical-Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison, Substance Abuse, and Outpatient programs. The role of psychiatry in the general hospital has become complicated by the development of multisitemultisystem health and mental health delivery organizations. At the same time, increasing knowledge in and increasing re-integration of medicine and psychiatry create a unique role for the general hospital psychiatrist.
Purposes 0 To disseminate and facilitate access to new
knowledge, both clinical and organizational, im-
General Hospital Psychiatry 16, 67-69, 1994 0 1994 Elsevier Science Inc. 655 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10010
Membership Benefits The opportunity to belong to a professional community sharing an interest in and advocacy for issues of critical importance to the general hospital psychiatrist. Representation in important educational, political, and legal matters affecting your practice of general hospital psychiatry, through AAGHP organizational liaisons with the American Psychiatric Association, American Hospital Association Section on Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services, the Institute of Hospital and Community Psychiatry, the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry, American Association of Psychiatric Administrators, and others. 67 ISSN 0163-8343/9457.00
American Association of General Hospital Psychiatrists 3. Automatic subscription to the bimonthly publication General Hospital Psychiatry. 4. Receipt of the AAGHP Nezosletter, with information about important developments in the field, career opportunities, and relevant educational conferences. fee at AAGHP Annual 5. Reduced registration Meetings and other negotiated benefits. 6. Eligibility to participate on AAGHP Committees. 7. Opportunity to vote in the AAGHP annual business meeting.
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8. Representation and listing on the AAGHP roster (a mailing list increasingly requested from us for names of psychiatrists in general hospitals) . 1994 MEMBERSHIP DUES: $120 ($65 for residents and fellows) See enclosed membership application, or call Ms. Virginia Smith for more information: (617) 4995008.