2013-08-08T13:01:52-07:00 2012-12-31 990 2012-01-01 611532062 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY AMER 6129286100 201 Chicago Avenue Minneapolis MN 55415 Timothy Engel 6129286023 2013-08-08 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Catherine M Rydell 201 Chicago Avenue Minneapolis MN 55415 16256779 0 X www.aan.com X 2007 MN The mission of American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is to promote the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care and enhance member career satisfaction. AAN is an international professional association of more than 25,000 neurologists and neuroscientists. It is dedicated to promoting the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care and enhancing member career satisfaction. AAN's vision is to be indispensable to its members by providing guidance and inspiration through education, information, policy development, and advocacy for our members and their patients, while maintaining the highest ethical and professional standards. 16 11 172 800 2075002 132573 92920 204630 13045559 15745649 8818 11827 66890 294673 13214187 16256779 6400 5950 0 0 8063281 6483942 0 0 0 4629676 8829415 12699357 15319307 514830 937472 7167215 15985047 7445634 15325994 -278419 659053 X The Academy's mission is to promote the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care and enhance member career satisfaction. 1 0 Membership: The Academy's membership grew to 26,112 in 2012, up from 25,771 in 2011. A significant portion of that growth came in our Junior membership categories for residents, fellows, and post-doctoral neurologists, as well as medical students, all of whom represent the future of the profession and will be necessary to provide care to an aging population. The Academy exceeded its goals for dues revenue, the number of US neurologist members, and the retention of transitioning Juniors; and met retention goals for US neurologists and total members. Neurologists prize their memberships with the AAN and the many valuable benefits of being associated with the organization, including lifelong education opportunities through the AAN Institute's Annual Meeting, Regional Conference, a highly regarded portfolio of scientific journals and publications, and many multimedia programs and tools designed to help them meet their requirements for recertification, overcome challenges in practice management, and stay at the top of their skills. Many of these tools and resources are available at a discount only to AAN members or are benefits of membership. The Academy also offers the opportunity for members to network nationally and internationally with neurologists in their same subspecialties or areas of interest, further broadening the scope of knowledge in the profession. The Academy provides reduced membership dues to neurology professionals in nearly 90 countries that are rated Low or Low/Middle Income by the World Bank. More than 800 members volunteer as members of committees, subcommittees, workgroups, and task forces that help accomplish the goals of the Academy. Members have a chance to develop and express themselves as leaders in the profession through such training programs as the award-winning Donald M. Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum, which celebrated its 10th anniversary training US and international members to be effective advocates for their patients and profession. In 2012, The AAN launched the Emerging Leaders Forum, a competitive program designed specifically to identify, orient, and cultivate talented, highly motivated individuals as future Academy leaders. Through partnership with established AAN leaders, participants will gain the experience and leadership abilities to prepare them to assume leadership roles with the AAN. The AAN's Neurology Career Center helps members who are seeking employment opportunities by providing resources to help them better understand the search process, network, improve their CV and interviewing skills, and connect with mentors. This is particularly helpful for residents and fellows who do not receive this career development assistance in their training programs. The number of job applications through the Neurology Career Center increased 45% to 794 over 2011 and views of job opportunities rose 78% to 289,284, demonstrating the value of this resource to neurologists. In order to best serve its members, the AAN conducts regular research of the external environment for the neurology profession, measuring trends and forces that impact members and patients so the Academy can be more proactive in anticipating and addressing these changes. The 2012 environmental scan will help guide leadership and staff planning for 2013. The AAN also uses member task forces to investigate specific topics and report back to the Board. The Work Force Task Force conducted a neurology workforce study and the results indicate a shortage of neurologists and predicting a larger shorter out through 2025. The Navigating Healthcare Reform Task Force reported on the changes happening in health care in the areas of practice, education, and science; how members will need to adapt to these changes; and how the Academy can help members. Advocacy: The American Academy of Neurology is devoted to providing members with the tools, training, and assistance they need to be effective advocates for their patients and profession, and to improve American health care policy on federal, state, and local levels. International members of the Academy can apply this same training and knowledge to the health care policy challenges faced in their countries, demonstrating the global value of the Academy's programs. In 2012, the Academy increased the number of US members who participated in contacting their members of Congress on issues critical to their profession to 3,073. AAN staff and members sustained a high number of personal visits-1,022-to congressional members. High profile legislative priorities, increased education on the importance of advocacy, and greater awareness helped improve member engagement. Though its advocacy, the AAN hopes to improve recognition for cognitive care services to ensure that access to neurologists is protected and the workforce is sufficient to meet the increased needs of an aging population. The Academy further advocates for members' interests in the regulatory, coding, and third party payer arenas. The Academy has been expanding its presence with regulators in Washington, DC, primarily with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Food and Drug Administration. The Academy advocates on issues that support access to care of neurologic patients, through adequate physician payment, coverage of services and drugs, and appropriate regulatory policies. The Academy participates in American Medical Association (AMA) CPT code development and valuation by sending staff and physician representatives to related AMA panel meetings and by working together with staff and representatives at other physician specialty societies on needed coding changes. The Academy facilitates the expert input of neurologists on related payer coverage policies. It also provides a toolkit to help members develop and maintain positive working relationships at their own local level with third party payers. Brain PAC: Advocating for the profession of neurology and preserving access to care by patients is a core activity of the Academy. The Academy's political action committee, BrainPAC, is an effective tool to advance this mission by enabling access to get our message to lawmakers. It also helps level the playing field with other physician specialties that have PACs and compete for attention. Voluntary contributions by US members are key to a successful PAC, and in 2012 the number of contributors increased to 1,228, and the amount of contributions reached a record $277,585, a 12-percent increase over 2011's total of $257,475. Publications: Communications of scientific, scholarly, and practice-related information is a vital part of the Academy's activities and essential to the careers of our members. Publications also provide an opportunity to generate advertising revenue that can help keep membership dues low. Founded in 1951, the journal Neurology(R) is the official scientific journal of the AAN and subscriptions are a benefit of membership. As the leading clinical neurology journal worldwide, Neurology is directed to physicians concerned with diseases and conditions of the brain and nervous system. The journal's purpose is to advance the field of neurology by presenting new basic and clinical research with emphasis on knowledge that will influence the way neurology is practiced. The journal is at the forefront in disseminating cutting-edge, peer-reviewed information to the neurology community worldwide. It is printed in Chinese, Hungarian, Korean, and Spanish languages. The numbers of participants who use Neurology's continuing medical education climbed to 768in 2012 from 663 in 2011. The number of participants who earned CME credits using the Neurology(R) Podcasts was 236 in 2012 compared to 189 in 2011. Neurology: Clinical Practice(R), a spin-off journal of Neurology, was introduced in 2011, published quarterly in 2012, and will be published six times per year beginning in 2013. The journal provides peer-reviewed, timely updates in clinical neurology, plus helpful analyses of office-based and health policy issues. The focus is on the day-to-day needs of practicing neurologists. It is provided free to subscribers of Neurology. Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology(R) is the AAN's bimonthly self-study continuing medical education journal featuring in-depth clinically oriented reviews of a single neurologic subspecialty topic for the practicing neurologist, residents and fellows, and medical students. The goals of Continuum(R) include disseminating up-to-date review articles in a lively, interactive format; fostering self-assessment and lifelong study skills; encouraging critical thinking; and strengthening and improving patient care. Each issue also includes clinical case studies, a topic-relevant ethics case, discussions of topic-relevant billing codes and other practice-related issues, a detailed patient management problem, and a self-assessment pretest and post-reading multiple-choice questions. Circulation increased in 2012 to 9106 from 8,450 the previous year. The number of individuals participating in Continuum's continuing medical education activities in 2012 was 2,966. Continuum(R) Audio, a biweekly audio companion to Continuum, launched in 2012. Continuum Audio is a standalone program that includes interviews with Continuum authors on neurologic subspecialty topics as well as continuing medical education activities. Offered by subscription or through single issue purchase, Continuum Audio circulation at the end of 2012 was 601 subscribers with 127 single issue purchases. Neurology Today(R) is the AAN's biweekly tabloid newspaper that reports on breaking news, issues, and trends in the practice and science of neurology, reaching over 20,000 professionals. Featuring in-depth and timely reports on professional meetings, ongoing trials and therapies, strategies for improving quality of care and systems management, and articles by opinion leaders, Neurology Today provides an overview of the critical issues confronting neurologists today, as well as the inside track to key information from the AAN and its official journal, Neurology. Neurology Now(R) is the AAN's bimonthly magazine for patients and caregivers. Neurology Now is provided to Academy members to distribute in their offices. In addition, over 250,000 individuals subscribe to the magazine, with an estimated reach of 1.5 million people per issue, or 9 million people per year. Neurology Now seeks to improve communication between patients and their physicians, support disease awareness and self-management, and provide public outreach for the AAN. AANnews(R) is the AAN's member news magazine. Published monthly, AANnews provides members with AAN and practice information while highlighting AAN products and services. AANnews is provided free of charge to all AAN members: in print to 22,300 US members, and online at AAN.com to international members. With the exception of AANnews, all of the above publications are available via an app on iPad. 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F990_P06_S0A_L01b Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1b The Academy is no longer according "interested person" status to its related 501 (C)(3) entity, the American Academy of Neurology Institute, for purposes of Schedule L, Part IV (in accord with that part's changed instructions). As a result of such change, the Academy now reports significantly more "independent" Board members than was the case on the 2011 year when the prior definition of "interested person" was applied. F990_P06_S0A_L02 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Terrence Cascino and Gregory Cascino, family relationship. Terrence Cascino, Bruce Sigsbee, Timothy Pedley, Tim Engel, and Catherine Rydell all have a business relationship through their Board and/or Officer role at American Academy of Neurology Enterprises, Inc. and Lisa Shulman has a business relationship with those five individuals due to her contract services role at that entity. In addition, Robert Griggs, Ralph Jozefowicz, Aaron Miller, Laura Powers, and Steven Ringel have a relationship through their roles in the Publications in AAN Enterprises, Inc. F990_P06_S0A_L06 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The Academy's membership includes individuals who meet the requirements of the following membership classes: Fellow, Corresponding Fellow, Active, Corresponding Active, Associate, Research scientist, Non-Neurologist clinician, Business Administrator, Junior, Student, Honorary, Senior. Members and applicants must demonstrate ethical and professional conduct consistent with the Academy's code of Professional conduct. Please see www.aan.com for details on each membership class. F990_P06_S0A_L07a Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a All classes of membership vote for the election of one or more members of the governing body, who must be fellows, or honorary or senior members whose prior classification was fellow. Eligible voting members elect members of the governing body periodically, as vacancies arise, or otherwise. F990_P06_S0A_L07b Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b The Academy's members have voting rights and, accordingly, have rights to elect members of the Board (and approve certain officers). Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws must be brought before the members to effect adoption. F990_P06_S0B_L11b Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The CFO and Controller undertook extensive review of the draft 990 as initially prepared by the Finance Business Manager. The draft was then reviewed by the Academy's exempt organizations tax professional. The form was then presented to the Audit Committee by the CFO and other members of the management team for the Committee's comments. The finalized Form 990 will be brought to the Board for discusssion during regularly scheduled meeting. At that time, a complete overview of the final Form 990 will be provided to the Board by the CFO and General Counsel. F990_P06_S0B_L12c Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Academy operates with a conflict of interest policy that covers individuals serving as officers, directors, committee members, teachers, authors, consultants, as well as in any other capacity with leadership responsibility as an "official" of the organization. Covered individuals are required to complete a relationship disclosure statement annually, or more frequently if changes in personal circumstances occur. The statements are reviewed and actions determined in line with the organization's hierarchy based on the individual's position and with the recommendation of General Counsel. If a resolution of a conflict cannot be made, this issue is brought to the Executive Committee for their determination. Potential conflicts are handled on an individual basis. Actions taken in both instances depend on the severity of the actual/potential conflict range from "no action required", to an on-going monitoring with appropriate disclosure of such facts, or required withdrawal of the individual from the conflicting relationship. Conflict of interest proceedings are documented in meeting minutes or as otherwise appropriate. F990_P06_S0B_L15 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Academy's Board utilizes a Compensation Committee to set compensation for the CEO/Executive Director; that Committee employs the procedures inquired of here and last set compensation amounts in 2012. The CEO/Executive Director is charged with setting compensation for employed Officers and Key Employees and in doing so, compensation survey results are utilized. F990_P06_S0C_L19 Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Academy makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to anyone on its website. 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