PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES 141ST ANNUAL MEETING H D
CALL TO ORDER Thomas Trawick, Jr., MD, Speaker of the House called the opening session of the Annual Meeting to order at 9:00AM on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Trenton James, II, MD offered the invocation then the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. RECOGNITION OF DECEASED LSMS MEMBERS Physician members passing August 2021 through August 2022 include : David Aiken, MD, Robert Albrecht, MD, James Ball, MD, Thomas Canale, MD, Charles Cefalu, MD, Milton Chapman, MD, Patricia Cook, MD, John Cooksey, MD, Erwin Engert, MD, David L. Glancy, MD, Henry Hollenberg, MD, Jill Lindberg, MD, and Patrick Unkel, MD.
Any delegate has the right to extract any item from either the proceedings of the HOD or BOG to be debated. If anything was extracted from those proceedings, debate on those items only would occur immediately. Additionally, the Speakers reminded delegates that minutes from BOG meetings cannot be changed. Dr. Trawick reminded the delegates of the process by which resolutions are numbered and categorized. He reiterated the Speakers make only minor editorial changes to the resolve segment of resolutions to clarify their structure prior to publication and mailing to the House. He emphasized most are grammatical or procedural in nature and do not reflect any change to the intent of the resolution. He noted any portion of a resolve can be amended during debate. Because the WHEREAS portions of resolutions are dropped once resolves are adopted, each resolve should always be in a form which can stand alone after adoption. Dr. Trawick noted the procedure for offering amendments. Amendments should be submitted to the designated LSMS staff member in the back of the House. When the author wishes to introduce an amendment, he will say so then the coordinating amendment will be displayed on the screens. Dr. Trawick explained that the meeting would follow the rules of Sturgis. Dr. Trawick reminded attendees that when speaking at the microphones to identify yourself, who you represent, and state whether you support or oppose the resolution or amendment.
REMARKS OF THE SPEAKER Thomas Trawick, Jr., MD, Speaker of the House began his remarks by welcoming all participants and thanking them for making the trip to Baton Rouge.
Dr. Trawick announced that the procedure for elections for offices elected by the House of Delegates would be outlined by the Committee on Rules and Order of Business. The Speakers prepared election sheets for all elected offices and previously announced candidates for each office as a slate of candidates which will be presented to the House. As each position comes up for election, the Speakers will indicate the announced candidate(s) and call for any additional nominations from the floor.
16 J LA MED SOC | VOL 174 | FALL 2022
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