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TMA DELEGATION
NEWS

TEXMED 2016 NOW OVER — BCMS RESOLUTIONS ADVANCE

Many thanks to the fol- 1. 1. Jim Humphreys, MD, chair of TMA's Reference Committee on Financial and Organi-
lowing members of the
BCMS Delegation to TMA zational Affairs, leads discussion on BCMS Resolution 107 during TexMed 2016.
who attended TexMed
2016 in Dallas on April 29- 2. John Holcomb, MD steps up to the mic to provide testimony in support of BCMS Res-
30: Rajaram Bala, MD;
Michael Battista, MD; olution 107 during the TexMed 2016 meeting of the Financial and Organizational Affairs
Brian Boies, MD; Chelsea Reference Committee.

3. During TexMed 2016, HHSC Inspector General, Stuart Bowen, Jr., JD spoke with mem-

bers of the TMA Select Committee on Medicaid, CHIP and the Uninsured, along with
members of the TMA Board about the recent launch of the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral (OIG) Integrity Initiatives.

Clinton, MD; John Ed- 3.

2.wards, MD; Harold Gaskill,

MD; William Gordon,

MD; Anupama Go-

timukula, MD; Sheldon

Gross, MD; Greg Hamon,

MD; David Henkes, MD;

William Hinchey, MD;

David Hnatow, MD; John

Holcomb, MD; James

Humphreys, MD; Margaret Kelley, MD; Alex Kenton, MD; Malathi was heard in the Reference Committee on Financial and Organiza-

Koli, MD; Vijay Koli, MD; Jonathan Larson, MD; John Menchaca, tional Affairs with the end result to refer the resolution to the Board

MD; Jesse Moss, Jr., MD; Jennifer Rushton, MD; Roberto San Mar- of Councilors and Council on Socioeconomics for discussion and re-

tin, MD; Albert Sanders, MD; Arathi Shah, MD; Jayesh Shah, MD; port back during TexMed 2017.

John Shepherd, MD; Bernard Swift, Jr., DO; Roberto Trevino, Jr., Additionally, the House of Delegates conducts elections each year

MD; Ryan Van Ramshorst, MD; David Webster, MD; Patricia during TexMed for a number of TMA elected office positions. David

Young, MD and medical students, Andrew Braun and Arianna Henkes, MD, who was running for TMA president-elect, unfortu-

Fresquez. nately was not elected. In a letter to the Bexar County Medical Society,

The Delegation, led by Drs. Jayesh Shah and Michael Battista, chair Dr Henkes thanked the many advocates, colleagues, friends and staff

and co-chair, respectively, worked through a number of TMA council, who supported him in his run for TMA president. “I am truly hum-

committee and board reports, along with numerous resolutions tar- bled by how tirelessly so many worked to get my message out and

geting various aspects of medicine. A large portion of the work occurs went to great lengths to be present at the vote in Dallas. This campaign

in four reference committees: Financial and Organizational Affairs; started almost a year ago when I announced I would be seeking the

Medical Education; Science and Public Health; and Socioeconomics. office. It was hard for me alone to keep up an intense campaign effort

BCMS submitted two resolutions for consideration: Resolution 309 for that long of a period of time, but seeing the efforts put into the

regarding "Physician Collaboration in Active Child Protective Services campaign by the BCMS delegation, led by president Jay Shah, was

Investigations", which asks that TMA work with the Texas Depart- an inspiration to keep my drive up. We ran an honest, straight-for-

ment of Family and Protective Services and Child Protective Services ward, well-planned campaign with integrity. I am most proud of that

to eliminate barriers to useful and productive interaction with physi- fact and that I am blessed to have the professional and personal friend-

cians for the benefit of the children. The resolution was discussed and ships of my colleagues at the Bexar County Medical Society. Thank

considered in the Science and Public Health Reference Committee you.” Upon adjournment of the meeting of the TMA House of Del-

with the end result to adopt the measure. Resolution 107 regarding egates, the Board of Trustees met and Dr. Henkes was re-elected as

"Requiring Doctors to Swear to be Honest", which asks that physi- Vice Chair of the Board. Dr. Henkes will continue serving on the

cians in Texas not be required by any governmental agency or function TMA Board through the end of his term in 2018.

to swear that they will not be dishonest in dealings with state agencies

or functions and that they not be required to swear that they will seek For more information on how to get involved in the BCMS Del-

out colleagues that they suspect are guilty of misbehavior without spe- egation to TMA, contact Mary Nava, delegation liaison and Chief

cific guidance as to what is considered "misbehavior". This resolution Government Affairs Officer, at mary.nava@bcms.org.

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