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II took over as the Chairman of the Board at the conclusion of llth Health Conferencein New York City on May 23,2002. The President was Caroline Wang; President-Elect,Randall Low; Vice-Presidents, Sun-Hoo Foo and John Chiu; Secretary Eric Leung; andTreasurer, Edward Chow. The llth Conference was greeted by the timely arrival from

Canada of the colorful booklet, 20th Anniversary of the International Conference on Health ProblemsRelated to tlte Chinese in North America, beautifully designed by Caroline Wang. My first duty as

Chairman was to name the Committee Chairmen for the following two years. The following wereappointed (and all graciously accepted): Program Committee-John Chiu; Membership Committee-Randall Low and Daisy Saw, co-chairs; Publication Committee-Randall Low; By-laws Committee-Dexter Louie; Conference Committee-Eric Leung; Informatics Committee-Lawrence Ng; EducationCommittee-David Der; and Research Committee-Sun-Hoo Foo.

Thereafter, three Board meetings ensued. The first was at Los Angeles in April, 2002 hosted bythe Chinese American Medical Association of Southern California. Dr. George Ma led some of us

through the hospital owned by their association, and David Tseng, Trustee of FCMS Foundation,generously hosted a banquet dinner for all aftendees. The second meeting was held in San Francisco inNovember, 2003, with a dinner hosted by the FCMS Foundation. The third one was held in Toronto inApril, 2004, graciously hosted by the Chinese Canadian Medical Society of Ontario (lunch, dinner,museum trip and a dinner seminar). To hold the Board Meeting at different membership-cities servedthe purpose of reinforcing the allegiance and cooperation of our organization members.

AcomplishmentsFCMS Foundation: The FCMS Foundation was born. It is registered in the state of California, and itstax exempt status was approved in April 2003. David Chiu was elected as the founding President;Raymond Tom, Secretary,;and Hsueh hwa Wang, Treasurer. A great note of thanks is due to KelvinQuan, Esq, for his expertise and voluntary service in orchestrating the birth of the Foundation. Ageneral fundraising is going to begin during the 10th FCMS Anniversary celebration.

By-laws Committee: The Commiftee spent many sessions tiding up ambiguous and cumbersome itemsin our By-laws. The Executive Committee sbrunk to a workable size, and terms of office and votingrights of Board members were defined. Special meetings of the Board now can be called anytime by theChair or any three members of the board.

Membership Committee: The Association of Chinese American Physicians (ACAP) of New York wasinterested to join FCMS and sent a representative to our Board meeting in San Francisco in November2003. After reporting back to their Board, the decision to join was put on hold. But the good news isthat in the Spring of 20O4,ACAP Board of Directors is now definitely going to apply for organizationmembership. Another organization, ABMAC Foundation, a spin-off of the recently defunct ABMAC(American Bureau for Medical Advancement to China) has shown strong interest to join FCMS as a

member organization. The ABMAC Foundation will deal with educational exchange (visitingprofessors, medical residents and students) with Taiwan.

Pullication Committee: Dr. Randall Low is planning the publication of a booklet commemorating the10th anniversary of FCMS. With active contributions from all member organizations, the bookletshould be available to distribute atthe l}tb Conference.

Informatics Committee: Dr. Lawrence Ng presented a report detailing the incorporation of the 12th

Conference to the FCMS website. Attendees can log on to the FCMS website for updated informationabout the conference, including registration and abstract submission. Linkage of all memberorganizations is now complete with the exception of PCAMA, which still does not have a website.Research Committee: Although we still do not have any collaborative studies involving various member

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Sun-Hoo Foo, MD

he FCMS was inaugurated on Jluly 2, 1994.lt was the Independence Day

weekend in New York City and that symbolized the new era of Chinese American

Medical history. It was not coincidental that Chitfu YuA was commissioned to create

three paintings that depict the three stages to achieving life's goal, made famous by

E.Hf;tr *uog2 guoz *eiz, paraphrasing the imagery of the Chinese poems in his

essay, " z\ F6 ;d ;f; ,.o2 iiuol ciL hua4." The paintings were auctioned

successfully on that special night to support and celebrate the birth of FCMS. The three poetic stages

of achieving success in various life endeavors are (1) unyielding, persistent effort (2) high and

inspiring vision (3) Serendipity. The formation of FCMS echoed exactly these points.

For those who are not familiar with the vision and the history of FCMS, I'd like to refer you

to the 20th Anniversary booklet of the International Conference on Health Problems related to the

Chinese in NorthAmerica 1982-2000, edited by our Past-President, Caroline Wang, MD.

Some may ask what is happening to the Federation and what does the future have to hold?

['d like to answer that question using the imagery on our inaugurated T-shirt: "like a galloping

horse". FCMS is the collective energy of all the organizaion members. (Literally-- a heavenly steed

soaring across the sky), only the sky is the limits.

Out of no where our Chairman, Hsueh-hwa Wang, MD, was contacted via e-mail stating that

CAMS's Diabetic article was cited as #31 on Google search. Out of curiosity, I typed in "Chinese

American and diabetes" in Google search and found that the FCMS is #1 out of 7400 choices on that

subject. [f one looked for bilingual health care materials, the work by FCMS is linked and can be

easily accessed on the internet. Immediately, it struck me that the internet will be the place to

publicize our work at a minimal cost. Most of the recent FCMS health conference topics and articles

are already posted in our site for immediate access.

One may wonder what have the previous conferences done so far? The result may not be

obvious at first glance, but it has nurnrred the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum(APIAHF) which is at the forefront of carrying out the needs of the community to the federal level.

Onlok, the San Francisco group, is now the model for elderly care in the nation. The FCMS was

requested by the White House to testify in the townhouse meeting of the Health Care Initiative forminorities;funded by NIH, NYU Medical School and CAMS (FCMS member in the East coast),

members recently worked together to form the Center for Asian Health. The Center immediately

secured a grant to establish a "Liver Center" targeting research for Hepatitis B, also a major grant foran Asian Mental Health Initiative is on the way. Results of Chinese with stroke in New York City,

Toronto and San Francisco will be presented in this 12th Conference, and hopefully, a Chinese

cardiovascular initiative can be launched in the near future from these works.

Our immediate work is to further develop the FCMS website and to better link our individualorganization members and members at large. The education tours, mentorships, scholarships,

research and work opportunities offered by our member organizations should be linked in FCMS

website for easy access. Health related projects along with each members'expertise and initiative

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-T-I ft Federation of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian Medical

Societies (FCMS) is preparing for another decade of growth and achievement.The needs of our communities continue to attract our support as significantgaps in health care remain. Some notable problems are witn health"servicedelivery systems, language deficiencies, access,high incidence diseases, healthprevention, and education. These deficiencies are again cited in manypublications that many Asian Pacific Islander (APf ) organizations havedocumented with updated data since the 2000 United States census.

FCMS finds itself in a potential leadership role to assist, empower andsupport the development of giowing API community organizations. Weencourage interested members of the health professions to join our Federationin an individual membership and to participate in the open scientific meetingwith our member organizations. These meeting notices may be found on ourFCMS website (www.fcmsdocs.org), with educational materials such as the 12thConference notes and four of our previous biennial Conferences. Other Internetitems are available by patching through FCMS to the Chinese AmericanMedical Society (CAMS).

This coming decade brings new optimism, new goals, and a strongervoice in advocacy in health matters concerning APIs in North America. TheFCMS, with our constituent member organizations, stand ready to support andassist other organizations with similar goals and expectations.

Harry Lee, MD, FACPExecutive Vice President, FCMSFounding President, FCMS

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THE HISTORY OI I I

rHe r*vrS John Chiu, MD

1981: The Very BeginningIn 198 l, the Chinese Hospital in San Francisco had the vision of organizing a

Conference concentrated on the health issues relatedto the care of the Chinese inNorthAmerica. They contacted various Chinese American and Chinese Canadian medicalorganizations to try to make it a conjoint effort in supporting a Conference ofinternational stature on Health Problems Related to the Chinese in North America.Several organizations responded to the call, and they endorsed and participated at the

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First Conference on Health Problems Related to the Chinese, held May 22-23.1982, in San Francisco. Over 200

doctors attended the conference.

1982: National Steering CommitteeFollowing the First Conference, a National Steering Committee made up of members from seven organizations was

officially formed to continue setting up guidelines and policies for future biennial conferences. Dr. Edward Chow was

the Chairman of the First Conference. The seven organizations were: Chinese Hospital, San Francisco; American

Center for Chinese Medical Sciences, Virginia; Association of Chinese Communify Physicians of San Francisco;

Chinese American Medical Society, New York; Chinese American Physicians Sociefy of East Bay, Oakland; Chinese

Physicians Society of Southem Califomia of Southem California, Los Angeles; Chinese Canadian Medical Society ofOntario, Toronto (Medical Section, the Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals of Ontario)

1984 & 1986: Second and Third ConferencesThe Second Conference was held August l8- 19, 1984, in Los Angeles, hosted by the Chinese Physicians Society ofSouthem Califomia, chaired by Dr. Huo Chen.The Third conference was held August 23-24, 1986, in New York City, hosted by the Chinese American MedicalSociety, chaired by Dr. Hsueh-hwa Wang. The Gala dinner was at the Windows of the World, in the World Trade

Center.Dr. Harry Lee was elected to the new Chair of the National Steering Committee.

1988: Fourth ConferenceThis was back at San Francisco, and hosted by the Chinese Hospital Medical Staffof San Francisco chaired by Dr.

Collin Quock. Three new member organizations joined the National Steering Committee: Chinese Physicians ofChinatown of Los Angeles, the Chinese Canadian Medical Sociefy of Quebec (Montreal), and the Chinese Canadian

Medical Society of British Columbia (Vancouver)

1990: Fifth ConferenceThe Fifth Conference marked the first time the conference was held in Canada, hosted by the Chinese Canadian

Medical Sociefy of Ontario in Toronto, chaired by Dr. John Chiu. It was one of the most successful and

"representative" Conferences, it was attended by 400 physicians and health professionals from all corners ofNorthAmerica, as well as from Hong Kong, China, Australia and New Zealand.

The success and comradeship of the Fifth Conference inspired the founders of the FCMS to start organizing theFederation of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian Medical Societies, led by Dr. David Chiu, Dr. Harry Lee,

Dr. Hsueh-hwa Wang, Dr. John Li and Dr. John Chiu. Dr. David Chiu was appointed the Chair of the Ad Hoc NorthAmerican Steering Committee to form the FCMS. The vision has "to build a critical mass of physicians of Chinese

descent to make our voices heard, our interests count, and to build a foundation for posterity, in the field of medicinein North America."

1991, 1993: Ad Hoc Committee Meetings in New York CityPreliminary constitution & By-laws were drawn up at the meeting in 1991, and the final version of FCMS Constitution& By-laws was approved in 1993.

1992: Sixth ConferenceThis was held June 18, 1994, in San Francisco, hosted by the Chinese Hospital Medical Staff of San Francisco, chairedby Dr. Gregory Fung. The Chinese Community Health Care Association was a new member joining the Steering

Committee. Dr. Harry Lee took over the chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on the formation of the FCMS.

L994, 1995: Seventh Conference, and the Formation of the FCMSThe Seventh Conference was held July l-3, 1994, in New York City, hosted by the Chinese American Medical Society,

chaired by Dr. David Chiu.

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full decade has passed since we inaugurated the Federation inNew York. As we are preparing for a celebration of this important milestone, we

find ourselves at u .roir.ouds, ionfronted with a fateful choice to either elevate

our combined fortitude charging ahead and building an institution wherein the

engine for success of our posterity in this continent will be constructed and

maitttained, or, to simply float adrift in the stream of self-congratulation.

Let us reflect on what we have accomplished so far and what has yet tobe done. Over the last decade, the FCMS has settled down with a solid core

group of constituent organizations. We began with seven organization members

and now we have eight. The total sum of all individual members is about 3000

strong. We have gravitated a critical mass. The administration has passed

through five generations of leadership, yet each and every one of the foundingm"-6ers remain loyal to the mission of the Federation. The spirit ofvoluntarism continues to be flaring brightly as ever. The FCMS Foundation is

finally formalized. The Foundation, dedicated to support the functiotg. growthof FiMS, shall be the supporting and nurturing body of the FCMS. The

biannual conferences that the Federation has inherited from the Chinese

Hospital Medical Staff continue to strive. The last meeting in New Ygrk was a

resoinding success. The l2th conference in San Francisco under the leadership

of Collin Quock is going to be another banner performance and a memorablecelebration of the FCUS. While we can all share a sense of satisfaction for what

we have accomplished thus far, what lies ahead for us to embark is daunting'

David T.W. Chiu, MDPresident, FCMS FoundationFounding Chairman, FCMS

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he Chinese American Medical Association of Southern California (CAMASC),

formerly known as Chinese Physicians For Chinatown (CPC), is a medical professional

association, which originated in Los Angeles, California during the 1970's. CAMASC was

later formally incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1985. CAMASC's mission is to

maintain, develop and enhance the knowledge, skills, and professional performance of

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physician members, as well as physicians in the surrounding community through Continuing

Medical Education Programs and medical research participation.

During the 1970's, a group of local Chinese physicians who dreamt of building a

healthier community, united to organize CPC. These physician members gathered to plan

and coordinate health care projects that are culturally and linguistically sensitive to the

Chinese community. This community grassroots approach had mobilized many talents,

assets and resources from the Chinese American Medical community and beyond. Today,

CAMASC has over 200 physician members.

Since promoting continuing medical education for practicing physician members is

one of the primary focuses, CAMASC worked diligently in the 1990's with the California

Medical Association (CMA) to develop Education Protocols. CAMASC also became one ofthe first Continuing Medical Education (CME) providers within the Asian medical

communities of Southern California.

As CAMASC expanded its efforts on improving the quality of health among the Asian

community in the Los Angeles region, CAMASC became actively involved with other

Chinese American and Chinese Canadian medical associations in the 1980's. Together, these

medical associations organized biennial

conferences. Subsequently, CAMASC became a

founding member of the Federation of Chinese

American and Chinese Canadian Medical

Societies. CAMASC was the hosting organization

of the 2nd International Medical Conference inLos Angeles in 1984. After a decade of service

and reflecting the Federation's legacy, CAMASC

ll)8 Con{erence - Presiden t Trrmin Ho,M.D, {acilitator for panel discussion.

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T.I n" Chio"se American Medical Society (CAMS) celebrated its 40th znniversary in October

2003, at a dinner-dance in New York City. The celebration capped a full day of scientific meetings

that brought together over 250 attendees to participate in exciting, up-to-date discussions on the latest

advances in medicine, and also to a lecture by the Scientific Award Recipient. This description gives a

glimpse into the many activities of this society, founded by immigrant physicians in the early 1960s.

They and their successors boldly stated the objects of the Society to be as follows:

1) To promote the scientific association of medical professionals of Chinese descent;

2) To establish scholarships and/or endowments in medical schools and hospitals of good

standing;

3) To advance medical knowledge and scientific research with emphasis on aspects unique to

the Chinese;

4) To improve the health status of Chinese Americans.

While the Society has made progress on all these fronts, clearly much more needs to be done.

The Society has held large and small gatherings, anywhere from twice a year to six times ayeat,

providing ample opportunify for professional mingling, discussion, and continuing medical education.

Besides the Annual Scientific Meeting, there have also been Spring/Summer Scientific meetings,

fund-raising dinners, dinners with lectures, and just plain fun outings. The officers have worked hard

to keep the membership involved in all these activities. The Society has been able to attract interest

among Chinese-American physicians in other cities, so that chapters have been formed in Albany,

Boston, and Washington, DC. Chapters have their own by-laws, officers, and activities, and stay in

touch with the Society's Board of Directors in New York City. The Mid-Atlantic Chapter (DC) is

currently the largest, with over 100 members, and they often offer dinner seminars as well as raise

funds for scholarships for exceptional high school, medical and dental students, and its Summer

Research Fellowships.

A gradual increase in membership has brought the overall number to over 900. Another

gradual change is the shift in composition of members to a younger group who are U.S. medical

school graduates. Among these are our current and future leaders.

The evolution to managed care brought about the formation of the Chinese American

Independent Practice Association (CAIPA), formed of Society members who are providers in various

managed care groups. It now has over 200 members.

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.TI he Ctrinese American Physicians' Society (CAPS) of the

East Bay was organized and incorporated in 1977. Prior to thisincorporation, some of our members had thoughts of a state ornational organization. It is with this in mind that I went to NewYork and attended a conference by the Chinese AmericanMedical Society of New York. I joined the organization in the

mid 1970's to learn more about that organization and toexplore the possibility of a branch in the West Coast. Aftermuch thought of the pros and cons, we decided to form ourown organization.

Our goals are in our mission statement. They are as follows:1. To promote quality healthcare for our community in a

cultural sensitive manner.

2. To foster awareness of the social responsibility of ourprofession to the community.

3. To support a forum for exchange of information and education in the medicalsciences:

4. To discourage and eradicate prejudice and discrimination in all facets of the

health and medical professions.

The formation of CAPS provided opportunities for our widely dispersed ChineseAmerican physicians with a common cultural heritage to come together for fellowshipand social interaction besides providing community services.

However, the thought of a national Chinese American physicians' organizationwas still in the back of our minds. When the Federation of Chinese American and

Chinese Canadian Medical Societies was proposed in the 1980's, my thought was thatthis was in line with our original goals. For this reason I joined the steering committee as

a charter member.

Although the Federation is still in its formative years it has fulfilled some of ouroriginal mission statement goals at the NorthAmerican level.

The biennial conference promoted quality health care in a cultural sensitivemanner for our community. The very fact that the Federation has these conferencesdemonstrated the commitment to our professional responsibility to our Chinese Americanand Chinese Canadian communities.

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I h. Chio.re Canadian Medical Society (Ontario) was established in 1975, first as the

Medical Section of the Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals. This was triggered by the issue

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statement made by Dr. Bette Stephenson, then the President of the Canadian Medical Association, she

stated that there were too many foreign born Chinese medical students in the University of Toronto,

disregarding the fact that almost all of them were landed immigrants or Canadian citizens. Nine

Chin6se Caiadian physicians and other professionals were instrumental in spearheading the formation

of the Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals of Ontario.

The Society was formally incorporated on Apil26,1984. It now numbers about 500 active

participants, including medical students. The Society just celebrated its 25thfu1iversary on May 27th

2000, at a special Gala Conference and Dinner Dance.

It remains as the largest and the most active section of the Federation of Chinese Canadian

Professionals of Ontario FeCp). In fact, about half of the past Presidents of the Board of Directors ofthe FCCP came from the CCMS.

Refuctions on the involvement with other Chinese medical societies in North America

In 1981, Dr. John Chiu, then the President of the Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals(Ontario), as well as the Chinese Canadian Medical Society (then the Medical Section of the FCCP)'

responded to the call from the Chinese Hospital in San Francisco to endorse and participate at the

Fiist International Biennial Conference on Health Problems Related to the Chinese in Nortlt America.

In 1982, the CCMS (Ont.) joined the National Steering Committee of the Biennial Conferences, and

continued to support the viiion of the project. The Society accepted the challenge and became the firstCanadian host, ind organized the Sth biennial conference on Health Problems Related to the Cltinese

in North America in tqqO in Toronto, one of the most successful conferences to date. It also succeeded

to bring to attention and sparked the interest of the CCMS (British Columbia) and the CCMS(Quebec) in the biennial conferences.

The combined visions of the North American Chinese Medical Societies stimulated the CCMS(Ont.) during its earlier years to organize three special annual Conference on Diseases Common to the

Chinese in North Americafrom 1983 to 1985. During the years from 1989 to 1992, the CCMS (Ont.)

was also actively organizing and sustaining the Federation of Chinese Canadian Medical Societies and

the Chinese Canadian Health Forum, with the colleagues of sister organizations in Montreal and

Vancouver. The projects however did not continue to function actively due to lack of sufficientfunding. It still liaises actively with other organizations such as the CCMS (British Columbia) and the

Filipino Canadian Medical Association.In 1994, the CCMS (Ont.) became one of the Founding members of the Federation of Chinese

American and Chinese Canadian Medical Societies (FCMS) when it was formally incorporated to

take over the duties of the National Steering Committee and also to expand its visions and goals' The

Society will continue to support its goals and objectives.

Throughout the years, the CCMS (Ont.) has indeed benefited tremendously in its association

with the many medical societies of physicians of Chinese descent in North America, in the

development of its visions, and in its continuous pursuit of its goals.

Some highlights of activitins(A) Educational CME Dinner Lectures: usually around 10 a year(B) Annual Medical Seminar(C) Participation in the Biennial Conference on Health Problems Related to the Chinese in NortltAmerica, neta so far in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Toronto(1990), and Vancouver(D) Medical CMETours: to China, Hong Kong, SoutheastAsia, Europe, Cuba,Australia/NewZealand, Galapagos, etc.(E) Medical Student Mentor Program; Medical Students Annual Orientation; Career Guidance(F)Basic Chinese medical vocabulary seminars and sessions for physicians and medical students

(G) Assistance in clinical research and data collection, e.g. Cancer Screening practices in Chinese

Women, Stroke Issues in the Chinese Patients

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non-profit association organized by members of the Chinese Hospital Medical Staff in response

to the growing impact of managed care in California limiting access to Chinese American

physicians during the late 1970's and early 1980's. CCHCA offered the oppornrnity for interested

members of the medical staff to deliver bilingual and culturally sensitive health care in a

managed care environment. CCHCA also played a major role in the development of the Chinese

Community Health Plan owned by Chinese Hospital offering the community locally controlled

affordable health care.

In 1899, the Tung Wah dispensary, a health clinic offering western medicine was opened

c";;4on Sacramento Street and was the forerunner of the Chinese Hospital. In 1924, the community

built the Chinese Hospital. The development of a physician

organization and health plan to offer bilingual culturally sensitive

services in a managed care environment was the modern response to

the access needs of the growing non English speaking Chinese

population in the l9'70's and 1980's related to new immigration from

the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Taiwan. Today,

CCHCA serves nearly 24,000 enrollees in five managed care plans

ranging from a Medicaid two plan model, the San Francisco Health

Plan, to the CCHP Medicare Advantage. CCHCA and Chinese Hospital is available through the

most popular mainsffeam plans in San Francisco as well as the Chinese Community Health Plan.

As a non-profit association, CCHCA s purpose is to promote social welfare by making

health services accessible to the Chinese community of San Francisco. It achieves this through

its network of over 70 primary care physicians and the availability of 200 specialists. CCHCA is

also proud to be a founder and sustaining member in the NICOS Chinese Health Coalition

composed of over 40 public and private agencies and individuals advocating for the health needs

of the Chinese in San Francisco. CCHCA is also a founder and supporter of the pre-eminent

nationalAsian health advocacy agerrcy, theAsian Pacific IslanderAmerican Health Forum

(APIAHF) and is a founding member of the Federation of Chinese American and Chinese

Canadian Medical Societies (FCMS).

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an afiay of medical specialties, with a mission to provide culturally uo6 sthnically sensitive

affordable health care to the Chinese communiry. Another goal is to provide health education to

health care providers and the community. This mission coincides with much of the goals of the

Federation, and is one reason that the Chinese Hospital Medical Staff is one of the founding

members of the Federation and continues to support the Federation as a sustaining member.

Many of our Medical Staff leaders are or have been active in leadership roles of the Federation.

Our Medical Staff has also been a major contributor both financially and in manpower toward

the success of the Federation's biennial Conference on Health Care of the Chinese in Norrh

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Df CAMA celebrated its 10th anniversary on June 12,2004.In the past

10 years, it has held multiple Continuing Medical Education lectures; madecharitable contributions for natural disaster relief, senior citizens and othercharitable agencies; sent a medical mission to the Philippines to give medicineand services to the needy; promoted anAsianAmerican magazine; networkedwith other Asian American organizations; and assisted our members in locatingjobs and acquiring permanent stafus. Untll2002, PCAMA offered collegescholarships to support indigent Chinese-Filipino students in the Philippines.

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The PCAMA became a paidmember the FCMS in 200 through theeffort of Dr. Edwina S. Kho (right ofpicture), who serves as the PCAMAliaison/representative to the FCMS. Dr.Kho is a founder of PCAMA and servedas PCAMA president in 1999 and 2000.She is currently a PCAMAAdvisor, theJournal Editor, Anniversary CommitteeChair, Awards and Scholarship Committee Chair, and an active member of theFundraising Committee and the CME Committee.

The PCAMA has a close relationship with the Chinese American MedicalSociety (CAMS). PCAMA members are invited to attend conferences hosted byCAMS and receive Category-l CME credits. PCAMA members have presentedposters and abstracts at CAMS conferences, and have affended the CAMSfundraising dinners for years. Some members of PCAMA have joined CAMS. Amember of PCAMA from Hawaii has become an individual member of FCMS.The PCAMA also set up relationships with the Association of Chinese AmericanPhysicians, NY (ACAP), the Organizatton of Chinese Americans (OCA), thePhilippine Chinese Association of North America, Norrheast, Inc. (PCAA), andother charitable organizations.

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'1-I h" F"d.rution of Chinese-American and Chinese-Canadian Medical Societies is not a

funding organization but FCMS and its research committee can initiate, stimulate and catalyze

cooperation among those who are interested to work together for our communities. Thanks to Larry

Ng and his Informatics Committee, the FCMS has posted the proceedings of 1to" 7th to I lth

International Conference on Health Problems Related to Chinese on the www-fcrnsdocs.org website

on the physician Library page. The discussed topics, conference articles and abstracts can provide

useful insight and information regarding our communities, which is essential for those who want to

know and do more to improve our communities'

What FCMS is and what it can do

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What the FCMS research committee has coordinated so far since 2003.

1. The CAMS/CAIPA community research fund has supported Elaine Yum in establishing

an Herb watch at Long Island Poison and Drug Information Center (LIPDIC) which monitors,

organizes and reports such data for good use. Eventually, we would like to establish a web based

medication reporring site at the FCMS/CAMS/CAIPA web pages with links to the FDA. We may

be able to put a picture file of over the counter herbal products, their contents and other pertinent

information at the FCMS/CAMS/CAIPA web sites for easy identification. Recent incorporation

with the pacific Institute of Research and Evaluation will further develop the program. It will also

focus on developing cultural competent educational material and services.

2. A SurveY on Herbal Information

was circulated in the 2003 CAMS/CAIPA

annual scientific meeting. The data will be

analyzed and reported in the future.

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.TI he medical profession has a social responsibility to oversee the health care of its

communify. This is even truer in regards to each chapter of the Federation of Chinese American andChinese Canadian Medical Societies because of the Chinese populations that they serve. Thispopulation differs from the rest of the population in terms of culture, language, and their understandingof health and diseases. These are the barriers that the non-English speaking Chinese immigrantencounters as they try to negotiate mainstreamAmerican medicine.

It is, therefore, the responsibility of the Federation and its various chapters to bring aboutchanges to improve the health and medical care of each of our communities. Since each communityhas unique health problems and needs, each community must be approached at the community leveland assessed locally. This will ensure that the right problems are addressed and will determine the bestavenues in which to resolve health and medical service problems. In other words, each chapter must bean advocate for its o*o

"o.1nunity.Community needs can be categorized into four groups; access to medical services, directmedical and healthcare services, health and medical education, and rehabilitation and skilled nursingcare. Access to health and medical services should be considered in terms of geography, finances,language and cultural competency. Geography may be thought of as the ease of obtainingtransportation to the necessary medical care. Many Chinese immigrants do not drive or haveautomobiles. Public transportation is out of the question for the very ill. Financial problems mainlyaffect the indigent. Many in the Chinese community are employed by small businesses, paid low wagesand are not provided with health care insurance. A major component of cultural competency is theability to communicate. Any language barriers need to be removed. This, however, is dependent uponhealthcare workers' and medical service providers' ability to supply patients with interpreters. Althoughthis service is a federal requirement, many do not or are not able to provide it. This is what keeps mostChinese away for proper medical care. Local Federation chapters can encourage their communityhospitals to provide the necessary cultural services that will attract Chinese patients.

Direct medical and health care services include hospital, specialist physicians, laboratory, x-rayand other diagnostic and therapeutic services. Specialist medical care is particularly difficult except inlarge metropolitan areas. Perhaps a part time facility may suffice for these services in smallercommunities. Community hospitals should be approached and encouraged to provide some of theseservices.

Heath and medical education for the community in a language the people can understand isanother area that each chapter can provide. Specialist physicians can make presentationscomprehensible to the people. Interpreters may be necessary. A suitable place and time that isaccessible to the people is a great service to the community. Some hospitals or pharmaceuticalcompanies could be asked to provide the financial support for these programs. This is also a great wayfor new physicians or specialists to introduce themselves to the community. Another avenue to providehealth education is through the Internet. Translated medical information and health related subjectscould be recorded and accessed by the people. This not only provides information to the public butalso to the healthcare provider who can download specific articles on specific conditions for non-English speaking patients. I believe the Federation should take the lead in this area and set up a healtheducation Internet service.

Lastly, there is a great need for rehabilitation and skilled nursing care. Many of the elderly whohave sustained a stroke or a lower extremity fracture have great difficulty obtaining proper physical,occupational and speech therapy. Facilities that cater to the Chinese with menus and bilingual nursesare available only in certain metropolitan areas. But if communities would focus all their Chinesepatients into one-or two skilled nuising facilities, those facilities might be induced to provide thenecessary culturally competent services.

These are just some of the more obvious areas in which each chapter can bring about animprovement in health care and medical services. We must become advocates for these services in ourcommunities and speak out for these needs. We must perform this duty at the local, state and nationallevels of government. Additionally, the social, economic and housing needs for the people are relatedto the health of community. Medical organizations must interact with other community organizationsthat are addressing these issues and we must support them.

In summary we of the medical profession, must survey the cultural needs of the health andmedical services in our community, prioritize them and search for available resources to satisfy thoseneeds to the best of our ability. We must act as advocates for these improvements. These are thepolicies, which I hope the Federation will embrace.

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