Welcome
Welcome to the Website of the Florida Psychiatric Society!
What was merely an idea a few years ago is now a reality. Since our inception in
1997 we are now on our second major facelift with more changes planned as
technology continues to develop.
Where will it lead? Already you can download a .pdf version of our newsletter
Transference online as soon as it has been edited and well before the
newsletter has been printed and put into the mail to you. Information on
membership and dues is readily available anytime of the day or night.
Prospective members can make preliminary applications online. Dates and details
of Florida Psychiatric Society scientific meetings are available. Information on
legislation and how to contact legislators is a mouse click away.
We now have a Listserv, FPS-INTOUCH, which permits members with email capability
to communicate virtually instantaneously with all other members on the list by
sending just one message. If you are interested in being on this Listserv
contact FPS at the
Tallahassee office. We will confirm that you are a member in
good standing and send your email address to me for addition to the list. We
also have other special interest Listservs. Contact FPS for more information.
You can register for meetings and pay registration fees online through a secure
server. Eventually I would like to be able to publish model letters to
legislators online for members to download and personalize without having to
type the entire draft from scratch.
You can make purchases from nationally known e-commerce sites such as Amazon.com,
Omaha Steaks and Office Depot from the convenience of your home or office. Your purchase prices will be
as low or lower than your local sources and a portion of the "profit" will come
to FPS. If enough of us make our purchases via the Florida Psychiatric Society
Home Page the commissions may eventually provide a useful source of revenue to
the Society.
What we need most, however, is for you the online member to proselytize your
colleagues. Show them what online access offers you (and them, of course). Give
them a demonstration. Show them this website and perhaps some of those listed on
our Links page.
Once again, welcome to the Florida Psychiatric Society Website. I hope you find
it useful. Check back frequently for updates and changes. Finally, a sincere
"Thank You" to those who share our vision of the importance of online computer
access through sponsorship of Web Pages. Check the bottom of the page for that
information and please thank a business if you see indication of their
sponsorship.
Thanks for visiting. Come back soon.
Best wishes,
Phil Cushman
Phillip W. Cushman, M.D.
Webmaster, Florida Psychiatric Society
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