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Federation of State Physician Health Programs, Inc. (FSPHP), is
a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to provide a forum for
education and exchange of information among state programs, to develop
common objectives and goals, to develop standards, to enhance awareness
of issues related to physician health and impairment, to provide
advocacy for physicians and their health issues at local, state,
and national levels, and to assist state programs in their quest
to protect the public.
The
goals of the FSPHP are to:
- achieve national and international recognition as a supporter of state physician health programs.
- promote the
best medical care possible for all patients.
- promote early
identification, treatment, documentation, and monitoring of ongoing
recovery of physicians prior to the illness impacting the care
rendered to patients.
- pursue consistent
standards, language, and definitions among state physician health
programs.
- maintain
an organizational structure that will help achieve its vision
and mission.
For more information
on the FSPHP, contact Jonathan H. Dougherty, MS, FSPHP Executive Director, (518) 456-8571, or Vickie Grosso, FSPHP Staff Assistant, (312) 464-4574.
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