Below you will find the 2008 Policy Compendium. Policies are initiated by our physician members and reviewed by Society Councils, the Board of Directors and the House of Delegates before being adopted. Policies are reviewed every five years for relevance. The original reference source is listed in parentheses at the end of each policy.

Writing An Annual Meeting Resolution — A Short Course on Resolution Basics

Ethical/Judicial Issues
(11 pages — 119kb — click here to open)
ABO — Abortion
ALT — Alternative Medicine
ETH — Ethics

Public Health Issues
(36 pages — 217kb — click here to open)
ACC — Accident/Injury Prevention
AID — AIDS
ALC — Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
EMM — Emergency Medicine
EOH — Environmental/Occupational Health
EPP — Emergency Preparedness
MCH — Maternal and Child Health
MEC — Medical Care
MEN — Mental Health
OBE — Obesity
PHI — Physically/Mentally Impaired
PUB — Public Health/Safety
RUR — Rural Health
SAT — Safe Transportation
SCH — School Health
SMK — Smoking and Tobacco
SPO — Sports
VIO — Violence

Access and Financing Issues
(21 pages — 152kb — click here to open)
EXC — Extended Care Facilities
HOM — Home Health
INS — Insurance: Coverage/Reimbursement/Mandates
MAN — Managed Care
MRC — Medicare and Medicaid
UNS — Underserved Areas
UNI — Uninsured

Education Issues
(4 pages — 94kb — click here to open)
EMC — Education (Continuing Medical)
EME — Education (Medical)
EMP — Education of Other Professionals

Legal/Legislative Issues
(17 pages — 136kb — click here to open)
ANT — Antitrust Laws
DHC — Data (Health Care)
DIS — Discrimination
DPS — Data (Physician Specific)
DRU — Drugs, Regulation and Standardization
GAM — Gambling
IMP — Impaired Physicians
LIA — Liability and Malpractice Issues
PTE — Property Tax Exemptions
SCO — Scope of Practice
TOR — Tort Reform

Practice, Organization, and Interprofessional Issues
(19 pages — 168kb — click here to open)
HMS — Hospital Medical Staff
HSR — Health System Reform
INR — Inter-Professional Relations
MEB — Medical Examining Board
MEM — Membership, AMA and Wisconsin Medical Society
MER — Medical Records
NUR — Nurses and Nursing
OPH — Ophthalmology and Optometry
ORG — Organization
OUT — Outreach (Medical)
PHA — Pharmacy
PHE — Physician Extenders
PHY — Physicians
PRP — Practice Parameters
REP — Review: Peer
REQ — Review: Quality Assurance and Utilization
TEC — Technology Advancements