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THE WEEKLY DOSE |
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Oct. 15, 2017 |
Vol. 6, No. 41 |
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In this Issue… |
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Support BCMS Circle of Friends Sponsors BBVA Compass |
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BCMS
holds General Membership Meeting and Legislative Forum Last Thursday, Oct. 12,
BCMS held its Fall General Membership meeting at the UT Health San Antonio
Holly Auditorium, which included a Legislative Update CME presentation by TMA
President, Carlos Cardenas, MD. Under the direction of Alex
Kenton, MD, chair of the BCMS Legislative and Socioeconomics Committee
and Mary Nava, BCMS chief government affairs officer, new to this
event was the addition of a Legislative Forum, which included a panel
discussion with some of our members in the Texas Legislature. All state
senators and representatives from Bexar County were invited to
attend. Many thanks to our legislators and their staffs for taking time
out of their busy schedules to join us. Participants in the panel, included:
Senate District 25 -
Krista Heiden, legislative director, representing the office of Senator
Donna Campbell Senate District 26 - Senator
Jose Menendez House District 116 -
Representative Diana Arevalo House District 117 -
Representative Philip Cortez House District 118 - Representative
Tomas Uresti House District 120 - Representative
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins House District 124 - Representative
Ina Minjarez Legislative staff
members in attendance, included: Bryant Villa, director
of constituent services, office of Sen. Carlos Uresti Cynthia Cabral,
communications director, office of Sen. Menendez Marc Hoskins, chief of
staff, office of Rep. Arevalo Clarissa Rodriguez,
chief of staff office of Rep. Cortez Biridiana Navarro,
district director, office of Rep. Uresti J.D. Pedraza, chief of
staff, office of Rep. Gervin-Hawkins Naomi Miller, district
director, office of House Speaker Joe Straus Lynlie Wallace, chief of
staff, office of Rep. Lyle Larson. |
On Oct. 12, TMA President, Carlos Cardenas, MD, at the podium,
along with members of our state legislature, (seated l-r): Krista
Heiden, legislative director in the office of Sen. Donna Campbell (Dist 25) ;
Sen. Jose Menendez (Dist 26); Rep. Diana Arevalo (Dist 116) and Rep. Philip
Cortez (Dist 117), discuss legislative topics updates from the 85th
Legislative Session during the BCMS Fall General Membership Meeting. For local discussion on
these and other legislative advocacy topics, consider joining the BCMS Legislative
and Socioeconomics Committee by contacting Mary Nava at mary.nava@bcms.org. |
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Friends of the P.I. Nixon Historical Medical Library Dinner The 47th Annual Friends Dinner will be held on
Wednesday, November 1, 2017. This year’s presentation titled, “Believing in
Race: Its Legacy in Our Nation's Health", will feature a presentation
about the history of races and the impact on health by Dr. Jill Fleuriet,
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Associate Dean of the Honors College
at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. Fleuriet is a cultural
and medical anthropologist who specializes in the qualitative analysis of
health and health care inequalities. Dinner Details: When Wednesday, November 1, 2017 Cash bar 6:30 PM; Dinner 7:00 PM |
Where Old San Francisco Steak House 10223 Sahara Street (off San Pedro north of Loop 410) Cost $55 per person $35 for students: *Students are encouraged to apply for
sponsorships to cover the cost of registration and membership. All are welcome to attend! Please note that this year we are offering online registration
for the dinner. See the attached newsletter for more information. Online dinner reservation form: https://goo.gl/forms/T1GOLjrLa0QQVSzn2 Please RSVP for the dinner by Friday October 20, 2017. |
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The
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is excited to announce the
2017 Texas Immunization Conference which will be held on November 28 – 30,
2017 at the San Antonio Hyatt Regency on the Riverwalk. The
link for registration is TexasImmunizationConference.com. Everyone
is excited to be having the Conference in San Antonio this year, and local
providers are invited to participate. The
conference will be bringing immunization partners together to share
information, discuss current issues, and recommend strategies to improve
immunization rates across Texas. The
conference is targeted towards private- and public-sector healthcare
professionals who are interested in improving immunization rates in Texas.
There will be plenaries, networking opportunities, five tracks of breakout
sessions, exhibitor sessions, and a film showing. In
addition, there will be Continuing Education Credits available to ensure
attendees are provided the most current and useful information on
immunizations. |
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One professional office suite available on the first
floor with 1,749 square feet of rentable space. The property has an above standard parking ratio of 5.5
spaces per 1,000 SF and Class A common area finishes. Bexar County Medical Society occupies the entire second
floor and member physicians are regular visitors to the building for society
meetings. For more information call |
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Circle of Friends Gold Sponsor |
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Thank you to our BCMS Circle of Friends sponsors! This information is sent on behalf of our sponsors but it is not
an endorsement. Donations from Circle of Friends sponsors help keep down the
cost of dues and allow BCMS to continue to provide quality service to its members. The society continues its pledge to you and only will involve
itself in services and programs that benefit you, the member, and your
patients. |
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Bexar County Medical Society 4334 N Loop 1604 W., Suite 200 San Antonio, TX 78249 210-301-4391 |
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About The
Weekly Dose The Weekly Dose is a
service of the Bexar County Medical Society. Some of the suggestions conveyed
may not be applicable to your practice today, but the goal is to offer
information over time that returns value in excess of the cost of
your membership. If you would like to recommend
future topics to share with your colleagues, please submit them to the BCMS
Executive Director at steve.fitzer@bcms.org. All rights reserved. Unauthorized
use prohibited. Copyright © 2017 Bexar County
Medical Society, San Antonio, Texas. All rights reserved. |
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