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UPCOMING EVENTS
AMT 77th Educational Program & National Meeting • June
22-25, 2015
Hapuna Beach Prince Resort, Hawaii
MSSAMT Fall Scientific Meeting: October 1-3, 2015
Bavarian Inn, Frankenmuth, Michigan
MSSAMT MICROBE
Lisa Rydzinski, MBA,MT,AHI,RMA
1725 20th Street
Port Huron, MI 48060
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Table of Contents Board Members…………………...page 3 President’s
Message……………..page 4 District Councilor’s Message...page 5 Editor’s
Message…………………..page 6 AKF Announcement……………...page 7 Know the
Signs of a Stroke......page 8 Legislative News…………………...page 9 AMT
Hawaii Meeting…………...page 10 MSSAMT t-shirts & pins……….page 11
Recent Events & Photo Gallery .pg 12 Upcoming
Events………………..back cover
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Membership Information
New MSSAMT members
since Sept 2014: 640
Current active MSSAMT
members: 4,101*
*Remember to pay your dues so your
CEC’s are credited to your membership!
MSSAMT MICROBE
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Publication Dates:
First Issue ~ May/June Second Issue ~ Nov/Dec
The Microbe is a publication of the Michigan State
Society of American Medical Technologists and is
published two (2) times a year.
The views and opinions expressed herein are those of
contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opin-
ions of the MSSAMT or American Medical Technolo-
gists. The Editor reserves the right to accept, reject or
revise any material submitted for publication.
Email: [email protected]
http://www.americanmedtech.org/
BeInvolved/StateSocieties/
MichiganStateSocietyHome.aspx
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MSSAMT BOARD 2014-2015
President, Proctoring Chair, Job Info Sieglinde Wildie, MLT 25
Rural St. Port Huron, MI 48060 H- 810-982-5651 W- 810-985-1525 Ext.
2438 Vice President Loretta Sweet, MT 8165 Lakeshore Lakeport, MI
48059 810-327-6847 Secretary Nathalie Dixon, MT 2571 W. Chapel Dr.
Saginaw, MI 48603-2808 989-799-1664 Treasurer Nancy Winslow, RMA
9491 Waite Dr Fenton, MI 48430 810-516-2025 Publishing & Media
Coordinator Lisa Rydzinski, MBA, AHI,RMA 1725 20
th St
Port Huron, MI 48060 810-841-2297 District Councillor Clara
Boykin, MT 1023 Dayton Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104 H- 651- 644-3128 W –
651- 647-2220 Honorary Board Member Phyllis Crowder MT Past MSSAMT
President
Board Members Sandra Biggar, MT 33638 Glen St Westland, MI 48186
734-728-6328 Queen Bolden, RMA 26345 Plum St Inkster, MI 48141
734-392-4202 Patricia Dare, RMA PO Box 120 Hamburg, MI 48139
810-231-0637 Webb Gray, MT 27494 Mayfair Ave Brownstown, MI
48183-4815 734-692-5902 Jeffrey Kohn, RPT 1329 West Miller Rd
Sandusky, MI 48471 810-424-7275 Kathy McPherson PO Box 211 Hamburg,
MI 48139 313-231-2053 Carolyn Spear, MT 939 Major Street Flint, MI
48507-2364 810-234-0966 Linda Witte, RMA 622 Godfrey Ave SW Grand
Rapids, MI 49503-4941 616-234-4599
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President’s Message……...
HELLO MY FELLOW MEMBERS.
Last month we had our State Society Spring Board Meeting
and finalized the delegate list to the national convention in
Ha-
waii. 6 MSSAMT members will represent our state society.
This year our state society is celebrating 60 years of
existence.
Michigan is one of the first ones. We should be very proud
of
this accomplishment!
HURRAY! HURRAY! HURRAY!
Fast approaching is our Fall Scientific Meeting in Frankenmuth;
October 1-2-3, 2015. As you know, our speak-
ers are always superb. We will celebrate our diamond jubilee by
giving away small items and of course have
a giant delicious cake. It would be just wonderful if all of you
could join us in person celebrating this one-time
event and earning “CEC’s” by attending the lectures. We will
also honor again a member whose loyalty to our
state society goes above and beyond.
Our state society magazine (The Microbe) will be available
online this month. (May) Please let me know if
you also want a hard copy. My phone # 1-810-982-5651. In the
next Microbe in November you will probably
see many pictures from Hawaii.
Until we meet at the October seminar, I would like to wish
every state society member and their families a glorious
and safe summer!
Sincerely, Sieglinde Wildie, MLT II (AMT) MSSAMT President
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District Councilor’s Message….
Great Lakes Spring Newsletter
Great Lakes we are hoping for Spring soon. I think we have
all had our share of winter this year.
A lot of you will be having your Spring meetings in the next
few months. I hope they will all be successful. Support
your state society and your officers.
The Board and Council met in February and I will be giving
you some updates from that meeting. Our National
Meeting will be Hawaii and we are anticipating a great meeting.
Members that pre register
for the National Meeting and pays for a full registration will
receive an assistor fee when they
check in. For the welcome party we are asking the states to
bring gift cards instead of baskets
this year. The price range is $50-$75. You will be hearing
information from your State Presi-
dents or a representative about the American Kidney Fund.
National Medical Lab Week will
be observed April 19-25,2015. Dental Assistant week will be
recognized April 1-7, 2015. Pa-
per and Pencil exam will be finishing up by the end of the
year
If I can be of assistance, do not hesitate to call me.
Clara Boykin, MT District Councilor
651-247-3231 (Cell)
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Editor’s Message Hello MSSAMT members and Happy Spring!
It seems we made it through another brutal winter in Michigan! I
hope
everyone has been able to get out and enjoy a little warmth!
Only five weeks from now we will be meeting in Hawaii! Aloha and
safe
travels to everyone that will be attending the national meeting.
Please let
our state president, Sieglinde Wilde know that you will be there
if you
have not already informed her.
I am excited to be attending this national meeting as I have
volunteered
to be a moderator. I have already checked off which courses I
want to
attend and wish I could clone myself for a few days! I think
this year will
be filled with more invaluable information. And, of course, I
can’t wait to
do a little sight-seeing. Maybe I can get our president to go
zip-lining with
me?
Onto some housekeeping items….
The cost of mailing out this newsletter keeps getting more
expensive. If you have not contacted
either myself or President Wilde within the last 18 months, you
will no longer be receiving a paper
copy of this newsletter. Also, photos in the print version will
be extremely limited, so see our online
version for a complete gallery!
An exciting move for MSSAMT….our website has moved and we are
now included in the state
websites under the national AMT website! Don’t forget to “Like”
us on Facebook, search for the
Michigan State Society of American Medical Technologists to keep
up to date with the latest state
happenings!
Have a safe and warm Summer and see you at the Fall Scientific
Meeting, October 1-3 at the Ba-
varian Inn, Frankenmuth, Michigan
Lisa Rydzinski, MBA, AHI, RMA
MSSAMT EDITOR
Email: [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/michiganstatesocietyofamericanmedicaltechnologists?ref=hl
New Website: http://www.americanmedtech.org/BeInvolved/
StateSocieties/MichiganStateSocietyHome.aspx
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May is National Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Month
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In Michigan Legislative News…….
The MSSAMT Legislative Committee is busy watching for
legislative actions that impact you!
We make sure that fellow board members have a current Citizen’s
Guide so that they know
who to contact and how to make an impact when
discussions impacting AMT professions are being con-
sidered.
We are monitoring the Medicare and Medicaid budget
updates and the Substantial Growth Rate (SGR) which
regulates payments made to physicians for reimburse-
ment. We also watch the media outlets for new stories about
bills and healthcare initiatives
that are being considered in Michigan.
Arguably the largest legislative action that impacted AMT and
its membership this year was
the provision in the Affordable Care Act that called for
licensed professionals to input in to
Electronic Medical Records. This gave Medical Assistants who are
credentialed authorization
to enter orders into the EMR. Many non-certified Medical
Assistants turned to AMT for
certification. The state board was happy to support these
efforts. In fact, Michigan gained
640 new members from September 2014 – April 18, 2015.
Welcome, new members! We appreciate the opportunity to serve you
by keeping you
informed of any legislative initiatives that might impact
you!
Respectfully Submitted,
MSSAMT Legislative Committee Webb Gray, MT Linda Witte, MPA,
RMA, CBSP
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MSSAMT CURRENT EVENTS & PHOTOS Fall Scientific Meeting 2014
Frankenmuth, Michigan
More photos available online! Visit
http://www.americanmedtech.org/BeInvolved/StateSocieties/Michigan.aspx
