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The Eastern Missouri Psychiatric Society (EMPS) is a district branch of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Its members are therefore also members of the APA. Members of the EMPS are psychiatrists, psychiatry residents or fellows, practicing or training in Eastern Missouri.

The objectives of the Eastern Missouri Psychiatric Society is to promote the welfare of all those with mental illness, to foster the medically based principles of psychiatry, and to support psychiatrists in the practice of their profession. The EMPS:

Maintains a strong voice in Missouri legislature and state regulatory agencies, advocating for the profession and our patients
Provides representation of psychiatry at the Missouri State Medical Association
Participates and provides leadership in coalitions with other mental health professionals, patient and family groups in advocating for access to quality care and ending stigma and discrimination against patients and psychiatric treatments
Provides public education about psychiatric disorders by working with the news media and disseminating information to consumers, family members, and the general public
Offers quality CME programs through scientific meetings
Provides representation to the American Psychiatric Association

The Eastern Missouri Psychiatric Society (EMPS) shall collaborate with the Americal Psychiatric Association (APA) in promoting its objectives:

To improve the treatment, rehabilitation, and care of the mentally ill, mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed
To promote research, professional education in psychiatry and allied fields, and the prevention of psychiatric disability
To advance the standards of all psychiatric services and facilities
To foster the cooperation of all who are concerned with the medical, psychological, social and legal aspects of mental health and awareness
To make psychiatric knowledge available to other practitioners of medicine, scientists in other fields of knowledge, and to the public
To promote the best interest of patients and those making use of mental health services

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Non-Deductible Portion of Dues for 2008
February 23, 2009

According to the EMPS accounting firm's calculations, 20.17% of membership dues are allocable to lobbying activities and, therefore, are not deductible by members on their 2008 tax returns.

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EMPS Forms Statewide PAC
October 14, 2008

On October 7, Eastern Missouri Psychiatric Society registered a political action committee, or PAC, with the Missouri Ethics Commission. The new organization, Missouri Psychiatric Physicians PAC (MoPPPAC), will represent all psychiatrists in the state.