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1 Medicolegal News 1 (1973)

handle is hein.journals/medeth1 and id is 1 raw text is: gmedic0egal news A publication of the American Society of Law & Medicine, Inc. continuing medicolegal education Vol. I, No. I Inaugural Issue October 1973 - AM Newly-born, still in infancy and prognosis excellent, it is indeed grati- fying to be able to report that the state of the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LAW & MEDICINE, INC. is vigorous and the outlook exciting and promising. For proper perspective and clearer focus on direction of future activities and expansion, we should (A la Charles Dickens) examine the So- ciety Past, the Society Present and the Society Future. THE SOCIETY - PAST Our heritage is distinguished and rich. Although new, we still are old. The grandparent of the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LAW & MEDICINE, INC. was born on February 23, 1911, when a group of Massachusetts physicians joined together as the Massachusetts Society of Examining Physicians to establish more intimate acquaintance and social relations between physi. clans who regularly make physical or medical examinations for purposes other than prescribing treatment. For over 60 years the Massachu. setts Society of Examining Physicians provided ongoing educational pro. grams in the area of legal medicine for Massachusetts Health-Law pro- fessionals. The Society's dinner meet. ings, held once or twice yearly, were well-attended both by member phy- sicians and by nonmember guests from legal and insurance professions. In recent years a rapidly growing interest of attorneys and members of the judiciary in the programs and ac- tivities of the Massachusetts Society of Examining Physicians became evi- dent and prompted radical changes in the Society's composition. On May 15, 1968, the Massachu- setts Society of Examining Physicians pioneered the joining together of members of the medical and legal professions into one professional organization. Attorneys' membership, however, was only on a limited basis, and the Society for governing pur- poses remained a medical organiza- tion. The new by-laws specified, Members of the Legal Profession shall be eligible for Associate Mem. bership in the Society on invitation by members .... Associate Members shall have the privilege of attending the meetings of the Society, inviting guests, taking part in the discussions but will not be voting members nor eligible to hold office. During the next four years, in- creasing numbers of attorneys, judges, administrative agency offi- cials and insurance company person- nel attended the Society's semiannual dinner meetings, enjoyed the oppor- tunity for pleasant dialogue with fellow-health.law professionals and profited from the medicolegal presen- tations of noted after-dinner.speakers. To meet the obvious pressing need for a multidisciplined organization devoted to educating persons in the many areas where law, medicine, in. surance and judiciary interrelate, the Massachusetts Society of Examining Physicians on May 17, 1972 drama- tically revised its constitution, by-laws and membership requirements. The reorganized Society, now named the Massachusetts Society of Law & (cont. pg. 2 col. 1) A MESSA GE FROM THE PRESIDENT MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR We are pleased to inaugurate the American Society of Law and Medi- cine's MEDICOLEGAL NEWS with this issue. The purpose of this publication is to bring news of interest not only to doctors and lawyers, but also to pro- fessionals In education, insurance, hospital administration, nursing, and government who have an interest in keeping abreast of the developments in legal medicine. It is our intention to publish the MEDICOLEGAL NEWS quarterly. The format will follow that used in this issue, although more space has been devoted to informing readers about the American Society of Law and Medicine, Inc. and its plans in this issue than will be de- voted to this subject in future issues. MEDICOLEGAL NEWS will contain listings of the most recent books and articles in the fields of law, medicine, insurance, hospital administration, drugs, nursing, and government which have medicolegal significance and may be of interest to our readers. We will also continue to have sections devoted to what You Can Write For and on new Potential Health Haz- ards. Where the subject matter warrants, original short articles will also be presented. In this issue, for example, we have included two arti. cles on subjects of current interest, one on informed consent by the editor- in-chief, and another on For-Profit HMO s by attorney John Norris. Future issues will contain similar arti- cles by members representing all of the professions involved in the Society. The editors are committed to the concept that MEDICOLEGAL NEWS should primarily serve the member- ship. With this in mind we would very much appreciate any suggestions you have as to how the MEDICOLEGAL NEWS can be improved. All such sug- gestions will be given serious con. sideration by the editorial staff. It is our hope that you will both enjoy and profit from reading MEDICOLEGAL NEWS. G.J.A.

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