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ACA announces incoming President and CEO

ACA announces incoming President and CEO

Inaugural Address of the Incoming President: Our Service, Our Stories.

Inaugural Address of the Incoming President: Our Service, Our Stories.

Mexico’s incoming president gives science a big promotion

Mexico’s incoming president gives science a big promotion

An Open Letter to 47th President: Hitting the Ground Running

This essay is written as an open letter to whomever the 47th President may be and whenever he or she may take office. It proposes several different approaches to a presidential transition to allow an incoming President to have a strategy and other plans in place sooner than has been the norm over the past several transitions to direct the national security system more effectively. While the 2024 presidential election may feature the reelection of the current incumbent or the return of the previous president to the Oval Office, either may wish to consider new approaches to how they will organize their national security strategy and the personnel and processes that will manage it from the way they did in their first administrations.

Inaugural Address of the Incoming President: Be The Change.

Inaugural Address of the Incoming President: Be The Change.

The Glasgow declaration on sustainability in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care.

The Glasgow declaration on sustainability in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care.

News in Astronomy & Geophysics – June 2023

... The first UK winner of the new Caroline Herschel Medal received the award in a ceremony held at the residence of the German Ambassador, Miguel Berger, on 13 April 2023. Prof. Gillian Wright, Director of the UK Astronomy Technology Centre, received the award for her outstanding work in developing instrumentation, notably in infrared astronomy, and most recently leading the international consortium that built the Mid-Infrared Instrument, MIRI, for the James Webb Space Telescope. At the ceremony, Prof. Wright received the medal and award from Professor Stefanie Walch-Gassner, incoming President of the Astronomische Gesellschaft, then gave a very well-received address on the power of technology to reveal the hidden infrared universe. She shared with the audience her first-hand account of the design and development of the Webb telescope, stressing the unique contribution that MIRI is already making to our understanding of the universe. The Caroline Herschel Medal is a new award funded by the UK government to recognise outstanding women astrophysicists in the UK and Germany. It is administered jointly by the Royal Astronomical Society and the Astronomische Gesellschaft, with the medal awarded in the UK and Germany in alternate years. bit.ly/3oPo7Xn

Levounis to Emphasize Public Engagement in Presidential Year Focused on Addiction Treatment

Levounis to Emphasize Public Engagement in Presidential Year Focused on Addiction Treatment

Life in Space: NASA Life Sciences Research during the Late Twentieth Century by Maura Phillips Mackowski

Reviewed by: Life in Space: NASA Life Sciences Research during the Late Twentieth Century by Maura Phillips Mackowski Alwin J. Cubasch (bio) Life in Space: NASA Life Sciences Research during the Late Twentieth Century By Maura Phillips Mackowski. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2022. Pp. 392. Several recent publications have shown an interest in the science and technology that is necessary to live in space. Early astronaut training has become a focus of historical research, as well as the conflicting roles of astronauts as both scientific field workers and test subjects in space (Hersch, "Spacework"; Bimm and Kilian, "The Well-Tempered Astronaut"; Fendley, "First Contact"). Other publications have delved into the history of closed-loop ecologies for long-term space flight (Höhler, Spaceship Earth in the Environmental Age; Munns and Nickelsen, Far Beyond the Moon) and the psychology of living in space (Karafantis, "Sealab II and Skylab"; Grevsmühl, "Laboratory Metaphors in Antarctic History"). Questions of scientific cooperation across the Iron Curtain during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project have also received scholarly attention (A. Jenks, Collaboration in Space and the Search for Peace on Earth). Against this backdrop, Maura Phillips Mackowski's second book on the history of NASA's life science research is a welcome addition that addresses the life science funding "bubble" (p. 6) at NASA from 1980 to 2004. Mackowski employs a wide definition of what counts as life science, allowing her to cover a broad range of NASA's endeavors from research on lab animals and artificial gravity centrifuges to crew safety systems and escape vehicles. This wide range illustrates NASA's own indecisiveness on what topics should be covered by its life science research programs. It also supports Mackowski's main argument that even in the heyday of life science during the space shuttle and early International Space Station era (p. 74), outside scientists were reluctant to engage with NASA, an agency they considered an unreliable source of funding because of its ever-shifting agenda. Drawing from a wide range of sources and interviews, Mackowski's study especially shines when it locates NASA's life sciences in broader societal and [End Page 627] political trends, from the early enthusiasm of the space shuttle era to the end and aftermath of the Cold War, which restricted funding levels and forced NASA into sometimes uneasy international cooperations. She convincingly shows how cultural influences, political currents, and actors like animal welfare organizations shaped the possibilities the life science community had to conduct research in space. Looking the other direction, the book also discusses NASA's efforts to persuade outside actors and agencies to cooperate on life science projects like radiation research. Her book gives valuable insights into questions of collaboration and competition in late twentieth-century institutionalized science, especially when it deals with NASA's strategies for and difficulties in distributing its main resources to scientists, namely funding and space flight opportunities, fairly between its own centers and extramural researchers. Equally important, the book touches on questions of participation in research settings on Earth and in space and discusses the dynamics of long-distance teamwork between astronauts and scientists. But most of all this is a book about how (not) to manage research in large techno-scientific organizations. Mackowski argues that NASA's constantly shifting priorities discouraged researchers who spent years developing research proposals that underwent peer review and long ground preparation only to be denied flight because of altered mission schedules, new research priorities, or funding cuts. NASA's life science programs often were the first items that fell victim to the reallocation of resources and reorganizations after congressional hearings or the new space policies of incoming presidents. Unfortunately, the actual developments and achievements of NASA's life science sometimes take a backseat in Mackowski's study. While NASA's indecisiveness is mirrored in the interwoven threads of the book, its thematic organization makes following the narrative difficult, as actors and key decisions seem to vanish at points only to reappear a few subchapters later. The book's reliance on NASA's acronyms sometimes conveys the feeling that readers must be intimately familiar with organigrams of NASA headquarters and NASA centers to grasp every detail. Mackowski...

The Time Has Come: Lina Bernaola, the First Latina Incoming President of the Entomological Society of America

The Time Has Come: Lina Bernaola, the First Latina Incoming President of the Entomological Society of America

President's Inaugural Address: The nature and nurture of a career in structural engineering

Incoming Institution President, Matt Byatt, reflects on his route into the structural engineering profession after leaving school at 16 with little idea of what career he wanted to pursue. Matt cites his unconventional journey as an example of why the profession must make itself accessible for anyone with the appropriate aptitude if it is to pre-empt future skills shortages. He also calls on Council to consider establishing a formal mentoring scheme to enable experienced engineers to better support their early-career colleagues. Matt also shares his passion for developing a better safety culture; climate action; and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion within the profession.

Congress Passes Spending Bill With Several APA Priorities

Back to table of contents Previous article Next article Government & LegalFull AccessCongress Passes Spending Bill With Several APA PrioritiesKatie O'ConnorKatie O'ConnorSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:20 Jan 2023https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.pn.2023.02.2.43AbstractThe $1.7 trillion omnibus package includes many provisions for which APA heavily advocated, including new investments in the psychiatric workforce, collaborative care, and mental health parity.dkfieldingIn December, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (HR 2617), a massive spending bill that will keep the U.S. government funded through September.The package, which President Joe Biden signed on December 29, includes numerous APA priorities for which it has advocated heavily. They include APA initiatives focused on encouraging implementation of the evidence-based Collaborative Care Model (CoCM), enforcing mental health parity, and bolstering the psychiatric workforce.“These accomplishments as well as many others in the legislation are a great victory for psychiatry and the patients we serve and could not have been achieved without the active engagement of APA members and the dedication of APA staff,” said APA CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A.Some of the APA priorities in the package include the following:Collaborative care: The package includes grants and technical assistance to implement the CoCM in primary care settings for the prevention of mental and substance use disorders (SUD) and early intervention for treatment.Mental health parity: Grants for state insurance agencies were included in the package to enforce the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) and ensure that insurers are complying with the federal parity law. The spending package also eliminates the parity opt-out for non-federal governmental health plans.Workforce: The package made significant investments in the medical workforce with the creation of 200 new graduate medical education (GME) residency slots, half of which are designated specifically for psychiatry or psychiatric subspecialties.Telehealth: The package extends the current Medicare telehealth flexibilities instituted due to the ongoing public health emergency. It delays the implementation of the in-person requirement for telehealth services for mental health until December 31, 2024.APA’s members and staff have initiated many of these provisions and actively advocated for them. In May 2022, in her role at the time as incoming APA President, Rebecca Brendel, M.D., J.D., provided expert testimony to the Subcommittee on Health of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. She spoke about numerous bills that would bolster the nation’s mental health system, explaining that many insurers are not in compliance with MHPAEA and that Congressional action is needed. She also emphasized the importance of integrating mental and physical health care to enhance access and the need of primary care offices for support so they can implement the CoCM (“Incoming APA President Testifies Before House Subcommittee”).In addition, APA members and staff engaged congressional offices and deployed a strong grassroots push to encourage congressional action addressing the psychiatry workforce shortage, resulting in the 100 new GME slots reserved for psychiatry. Congress has increased the number of GME slots only twice over the last 25 years.Other APA-supported provisions within the spending package include investments in health equity. The package increased the authorizations and funding for programs to improve maternal health and for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Minority Fellowship Program, a program in which APA participates.Additionally, the package increases funding for critical mental health and SUD programs under SAMHSA; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.In a statement applauding the package’s passage, APA also emphasized the need for continued work. Congress did not entirely eliminate a cut in Medicare payments for physicians imposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The cut, which went into effect January 1, was originally slated to be 4.5%, but Congress adjusted it down to 2%. “This runs counter to the need to improve access to care for patients, and we urge Congress to revisit this continuing challenge as soon as possible in the new year,” APA’s statement reads.“Improving mental health care is critically important for families across the country,” said Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). “I was proud to fight for measures that will bring more mental health providers into the workforce and boost access through innovations like telehealth. There’s still more work to do, but the accomplishments in this legislation are a promising start for Americans that need mental health care.” ■APA Statement on Mental Health Provisions in Federal End-of-Year Spending Package ISSUES NewArchived

Bringing Together and Supporting Our Society Members

I sit down to write this “President’s Message” column as the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) 2022 Annual Meeting draws to a close. It has been an eventful week, with the news that David Eng, due to understandable personal considerations, has chosen to retire and step back from Society volunteer roles. Now, instead of looking forward to becoming president elect in 2023, I write this message to our members of IAS as incoming president. I am honored by the trust placed in me as I look forward to the challenge and responsibility of leading the Society through the near future.

ABHRS President’s Corner

![Figure][1]</img> As the ABHRS enters its 27th year of service to patients and physicians, I would like to thank our staff and leadership for their dedication to high ethical standards and outstanding patient care outcomes. As the incoming president for 2023, I want to thank past presidents Drs.

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Finding hearts at peace: A new workforce competency.

While there is no single agreed upon set of competencies for the behavioral health workforce in primary care, there is a consensus about the importance of communication, the role of the behavioral health provider as part of a larger team, and the critical need to value diverse perspectives. In this column, the current and incoming Presidents of the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) present a framework that focuses on a "way of being"; a lens to reflect and process the sense of division and injustice, and to pave the path ahead. We believe that the fundamental question that can scale this "way of being" to a higher level of acquired skill or internalized competency for ongoing workforce development is: as we engage in dialogue on difficult, highly personal, moral, and valued topics with others, "Is your heart at peace, or is your heart at war?" May each of us in the CFHA family and community be anchored in hearts of peace as we continue to advance the mission of providing equitable care through our love of integrated behavioral health. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

ADSA® Presidential Report

ADSA® Presidential Report

ASR News &amp; Announcements

In many ways, the Association for the Sociology of Religion has enjoyed much success over the past year and is in excellent shape as we enter 2023. Our 83rd annual meeting, our first in-person meeting since 2019, was a great success. Highlights of this year’s meeting included Jim Spickard’s Presidential Address, “Sensitizing Blinders: Theorizing Theory for a Post-Colonial Era,” and François Gauthier’s Furfey Lecture, “Thinking Outside the West: Religious Change from Nation-State to Global Market.” We offered a wide range of sessions, including ASR/ASA Joint Mentoring Sessions. Further details about these and other aspects of the annual meeting are available on the ASR website at www.sociologyofreligion.com. The results of ASR’s 2022 election were also announced at this year’s meeting. Every year we typically elect a President-Elect and three Council members from our membership. Grace Yukich is our President-Elect, which means that she will succeed ASR’s current incoming president, Gerardo Marti. Our new Secretary is Maureen Day. The three new Council members, who will serve for three year terms, are Gary Adler, Jr., Conrad Hackett, and Philip Schwadel. Congratulations to all those elected, and thanks to all of the nominees for their willingness to let their names go forward in the election. Jim Spickard, our past-president, will be the Chair of the Nominations Committee for our 2023 election.

Inaugural address of the incoming President

Inaugural address of the incoming President