Meeting Minutes
GAPI Regional Meeting
Columbus, GA
Nov 8, 2008

Meeting Minutes
GAPI REGIONAL MEETING
SAVANNAH, GA
SEPT 20th, 2008

GAPI regional meeting was held in Savannah GA on Sept 20th 2008. It was held at the Taste of India Restaurant. The meeting was very successful and enjoyed by all attending. About 40 people were in attendance. The meeting was attended by Dr Natrajan, Director of Board of Trustees, who also gave a talk on Osteoporosis. Also attending were Dr P.H.Patel, President of GAPI and board members Dr Mark Manocha and Dr Abhishek Gaur.

The meeting was started by a board meeting followed by social hour with good networking amongst the physicians. This was followed by introduction about GAPI and the activities by Dr P.H.Patel.

Dr Natrajan then gave a talk about Osteoporosis followed by a question and answer session.

The dinner was then provided which was excellent. A lot of physicians attending showed interest in GAPI and voiced interest in becoming members. The meeting was then adjourned at 9.00pm.

2008 Savannah

Successful GAPI Augusta Meeting

August 16th 2008

GAPI regional meeting was held  at  West lake country club house, Augusta on Aug 16 th, 2008. This was attended by more than 25 members from Augusta region.  Program was presided by Dr. Natrajan, and President Dr. P.H. Patel spoke about recent activities of the GAPI and upcoming activities including the planned CME cruise in Dec/Jan. Meeting was also attended by Drs. Santanu Das, President Elect, Sreeni R. Gangasani, Secretary Abhishek Gaur, board of directors also attended the meeting.

 After initial 30 minutes of Social gathering the following events took place.

1) BUSINESS & TAX RELATED TOPICS were discussed by EJ Maddocks- CPA, SME &co certified public accountants

 2) MAKING YOUR MONEY WORK FOR, Dilip Patel Treasurer and Board of trustees Drs. Manoj Shah and PB Rao. Dr.

YOU MAKES THE MOST CENTS : This was presented by Ashley Propst - Vice president/Trust Advisor Sun trust Bank

3) ESTATE PLANNING related topics were eloquently presented by Russell Mobley, Attorney, Fulcher Hagler LLP.

There were lot of questions from the audience about the estate planning and the other topics. Program was sponsored by Sun trust Bank, SME &co certified public accountants and Fulcher Hagler LLP

 This was followed by Board meeting. Discussed topics included forming a Grievance committee to help members. The board members have noted recent increases in IMG cases across the nation. To prevent this and help our members in Georgia we would like to keep risk management seminars for our members in the next few months.

Also discussed regarding Annual meeting dates and location for 2009. Meeting was adjourned at 430pm.

Sreeni Gangasani MD FACC
Secretary GAPI

Regional Meeting Pictures

REGIONAL GAPI MEETING.
JULY 12TH 2008
ROME, GEORGIA.

The first regional meeting for GAPI was kept in Rome, Georgia. This was the first time that a Regional Meeting was ever kept in Rome. It was a successful meeting and well liked by all attending. Dr Rahul Garg acted as the Host and the meeting was sponsored by Coosa Valley Home Health. The Venue was the wonderful La Scala Italian Restaurant in Downtown Rome.

After an introduction by Dr Garg, the group was addressed by Dr P.H.Patel. The current state of GAPI and different activities were discussed. The need for support of the organization and becoming members was emphasized. This was followed by a short discussion by supporting organization Coosa Valley Home Health. The educational topic was presented by Dr Garg who gave a wonderful talk about the use of appropriate tests in evaluating patients with heart problems. The meeting was then adjourned after the dinner.

GAPI ANNUAL MEETING
April 19th 2008

The GAPI annual meeting was very successful this year. It was held at the CNN Omni Hotel in downtown Atlanta. The success was, however, not without difficulties. The meeting had been scheduled for April 19th and all reservations were made. Just a month before the meeting a powerful tornado hit Atlanta downtown and caused a lot of damage to the buildings. Several roads were closed. South tower of the CNN Omni Hotel was closed due to damage. Fortunately for GAPI the North tower was intact and the meeting venue or date did not have to be changed. More then 180 members and guests attended the meeting this year. The following events took place:

1. We had a board meeting at 2.30 pm. Several matters were discussed including nomination of the executive committee members. Dr Santanu Das was nominated to be the President elect. Dr Sreeni Gangasani was nominated to be the Secretary. Dr Dilip Patel was nominated to be the Treasurer. These nominations would be then presented at the main meeting for election along with any other nominations from the floor.
2. The educational meeting was started at 4.30pm and we had good attendance at this meeting. There were 4 speakers at the meeting as follows:
   A) Osteoporosis update. Dr Natarajan
   B) Sudden Cardiac Death. Dr G Gandhi.
   C) Update on GERD. Dr Jonnalagadda.
   D) Update on Breast Cancer. Dr Padma Nadella.
3. The cocktail hour was from 6.30 to 7.30pm. This was kept in a hall with display
   Booths from several sponsors. There were at least 15 companies, both pharmaceutical companies as well as other businesses. The booths were well attended by members and guests. The camaraderie and networking was great.
4. The main business meeting was from 7.30pm to 9.00pm. The speaker for the evening was Dr Raj Reddy, Director of Liver Transplantation at U Penn. He gave a concise talk on Hepatitis C. Roche Pharmaceutical Company sponsored this event. The chief guests gave their speeches after the main speech. The first talk was by Georgia Senate majority leader Tommy Williams. He gave an excellent talk about the current state of healthcare. Then the MAG President Dr Jack Chapman Jr., who gave a talk about health affairs in Georgia including the recent changes in Georgia CON laws.
5. This was followed by Change of GAPI leadership. Dr Sudhaker Jonnalagadda gave his speech followed by the new incoming President, Dr P.H. Patel. Voting was then brought before the meeting and new committee was voted in. Dr Santanu Das will be the president elect. Dr Sreeni Gangasani was elected as secretary and Dr Dilip patel was elected as treasurer.

GAPI is very proud to continue the tradition of giving the scholarships to several deserving students. Dr P B Rao presented the scholarships.

The official meeting ended at 9 pm and was immediately followed by dinner and memorable entertainment program.

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