The Weekly Dose
Bexar County Medical Society
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
BCMS Unsung Hero honored
at Urology San Antonio
(Front row, from left) Elizabeth
Martinez, human resources liaison; Abbey Forney, communications
director; Unsung Hero Mary Casiano, automation engineer; and Gloria
Clark, chief operations officer.
(Back row, from left) Alan Winkler,
executive director; Dr. Clayton Hudnall, board president; Dr. William
Harmon, board vice president; and Steve Flageol, director of finance. Photo courtesy
Urology San Antonio
Mary Casiano, automation
engineer at Urology
San Antonio PA, was named the BCMS Unsung Hero
for September.
The Unsung Hero program allows BCMS
members to recognize their office managers/administrators for their
dedication and hard work in assisting physicians in delivering the best
attention and care to patients.
Casiano was nominated by Dr. Clayton
H. Hudnall, who wrote: "Mary is one of those quiet individuals who
excels based on an inner drive, who brings insight to every project,
and whose exemplary ethics and strong values guide her life and her
interactions with others."
Casiano joined the practice in 2006
as an administrative assistant, and graduated from the University of
the Incarnate Word in December 2013 with a degree in engineering
management. Casiano has reworked staff scheduling, developed internal
systems for accounting and budgeting, and currently oversees a major
update in the practice's information technology.
"She is selfless in her desire
to help others, claiming, 'Look what we did,' when the work was
exclusively hers," Dr. Hudnall said. "Whether it is
integrating complex spreadsheets or redesigning clinical workflows, she
completes tasks efficiently, on time and below budget. We call her our
'Automation Engineer' but her real title should be miracle
worker."
Physician members: Please remember
to recognize your "Unsung Hero." Monthly deadlines and
additional information are available by clicking here.
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TMA Business Boot Camp: Take Charge
of Your Finances
8:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Nov.
3
BCMS
Conference
Room
6243
IH-10 West,
Suite
600
To register,
click here
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44th Annual Dinner of the Friends of the
P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library
'Fighting
the Third Army: Combating the Ailments and Injuries of the American
Civil War'
Michael
A. Flannery,
guest
speaker
Nov.
6
6:30
p.m. cash bar
7
p.m. dinner
Old
San Francisco Steak House
10233
Sahara St.
For
information, email
comeaux@uthscsa.edu
For reservations,
click here
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TMA honors science teachers
The deadline for
nominations for TMA's Ernest and Sarah Butler Awards for Excellence
in Science Teaching
is Oct.
25.
To learn more,
click here.
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TRENDING TOPICS
With midterm elections just around the corner, BCMS
physicians continue visits
with elected officials
By Mary E. Nava, MBA
Chief Governmental and Community Relations
Officer
On Oct. 14, BCMS members, Michael
Battista, MD, and Buddy Swift, DO, attended a reception in honor of
another good friend of medicine, state Rep. Lyle Larson (District
122) at the Islamorada Fish Company. Pausing for a photo
(above, from left) were Dr. Swift, Mary Nava, Larson and Dr.
Battista.
On Oct. 15, BCMS President-elect
James Humphreys, MD, joined TMA advocacy staff, Darren Whitehurst
and Dan Finch and also BCMS executive staff, CEO Steve Fitzer and
Mary Nava in a meeting with Congressman Joaquin Castro (District
20) to discuss a number of issues physicians are facing at the
federal level, including SGR, red-tape administrative hassles and
the Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI).
For local discussion on this and other advocacy
topics, consider joining the BCMS Legislative and Socioeconomics
Committee by contacting Mary Nava.
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Lecture: 'The Archaeology of Health in the Ancient
Mediterranean World'
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Dr. Alain Touwaide will present a lecture on "The
Archaeology of Health in the Ancient Mediterranean World"
at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in Chapman Hall at Trinity University.
The event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Touwaide is
a science historian who specializes in the history of medicinal
plants in the cultures that flourished around the Mediterranean Sea
from antiquity to the 17th century CE. His lecture is sponsored by
the Southwest Texas Archeological Society (SWTAS), a branch of the
Archeological Institute of America.
Financial
support is being sought to cover the approximate cost of $2,000 for
expenses. Contributions of all sizes are appreciated by the SWTAS,
which is a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions can be sent to AIA
SWTAS. The check should be mailed to: Laura Childs, 2858
Burning Log, San Antonio, TX 78247. The check should stipulate
Touwaide Lecture.
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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.
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Copyright © 2014 Bexar County Medical Society, San
Antonio, Texas.
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