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Virtual Reference Committees

Virtual Reference Committees

The WSMA's virtual reference committees give members an opportunity to review and provide feedback on official proposed WSMA policy. Resolutions will be posted in the virtual reference committees as they are received and processed.

About the Virtual Reference Committees

Access the members-only virtual reference committees below. Use the virtual reference committees to review and discuss resolutions and other business that will be considered by the House of Delegates during the WSMA Annual Meeting in the fall (comments in these virtual reference committees are compiled and considered by the members of the reference committees when making their recommendations to the House during the annual meeting).

Disclaimer: Materials posted on the WSMA Virtual Reference Committees are items to be considered by the House of Delegates. No action has been taken on any of these items. Resolutions are submitted by WSMA delegates/delegations, the WSMA board of trustees, and WSMA sections and are informational only. The statements and opinions expressed in resolutions are those of the authors and the WSMA makes no representations of any kind about the accuracy of information contained therein. Only those items that have been acted upon by the House can be considered official.

Submitting a Resolution

To submit a resolution to be considered by the House of Delegates during the WSMA Annual Meeting, you must organize your proposal into the required resolution format and identify a sponsor (resolutions must be sponsored by a WSMA delegate, alternate delegate, or member of the board of trustees). Resolutions can be submitted to hod@wsma.org at any time during the year.

Once accepted, the WSMA will assign your resolution to a reference committee and then upload the resolutions into the corresponding virtual reference committee for discussion by members before going to the WSMA House of Delegates for action.

Forum Rules

As these online forums are for members only, you will be prompted to sign in to enter the forum. When you post a topic or a reply, your name will appear with your post or reply. If you are speaking on behalf of an organization, please include that information in your post/reply.

The WSMA encourages lively debate, but please behave courteously and responsibly. Comments that include profanity, personal attacks, or inappropriate, offensive, or illegal material will be removed.

By using the WSMA's websites and discussion forums, you agree to comply and be bound by the terms of use and related policies, which you find on our Privacy and Policies page.

If you have questions or feedback about the virtual reference committees, please contact the WSMA at hod@wsma.org or 206.441.9762.

Discussions

  • Late Resolutions
    Note: Per the WSMA Bylaws, late resolutions (i.e. resolutions received less than 30 days before the next meeting of the House of Delegates) require the consent of two-thirds of the members of the House of Delegates in order to be considered at the upcoming meeting. Late resolutions posted in this forum will be brought to the House of Delegates for a vote during the Opening Session of the 2021 House of Delegates on whether to accept the resolutions at this meeting. Discussion in this forum should be limited to whether the resolutions should be accepted at this meeting and should not be on the merits of the resolutions as they have not yet been accepted as business of the House. Comments relating to the merits of the resolution(s) will be removed by the forum moderators.
    4 topics
  • Virtual Reference Committee B: Professional services, internal affairs, budget, membership
    Disclaimer: Materials posted on the WSMA Virtual Reference Committees are items to be considered by the House of Delegates. No action has been taken on any of these items. Resolutions are submitted by WSMA delegates/delegations, the WSMA board of trustees, and WSMA sections and are informational only. The statements and opinions expressed in resolutions are those of the authors and the WSMA makes no representations of any kind about the accuracy of information contained therein. Only those items that have been acted upon by the House can be considered official.
    15 topics
  • Virtual Reference Committee C: Legislative affairs, health care economics, ACA
    Disclaimer: Materials posted on the WSMA Virtual Reference Committees are items to be considered by the House of Delegates. No action has been taken on any of these items. Resolutions are submitted by WSMA delegates/delegations, the WSMA board of trustees, and WSMA sections and are informational only. The statements and opinions expressed in resolutions are those of the authors and the WSMA makes no representations of any kind about the accuracy of information contained therein. Only those items that have been acted upon by the House can be considered official.
    11 topics
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