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The
Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC) has set up an Ebola
virus information page in conjunction with
San
Antonio Metro Health and DSHS Region 8.
For
the most up-to-date information
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To RSVP, click image above
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SAVE
THE DATE
Nov. 1
Women in Medicine Appreciation
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Omni Hotel at the Colonnade
For sponsorship opportunities, call
210-301-4371.
To reserve tables and buy tickets,
click 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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Metro Health
syphilis report
to the community
This
annual event is geared to report the latest data on the local
syphilis epidemic, as well as data on how hospitals are doing in
terms of congenital syphilis.
FREE
11:30
a.m.-1 p.m.
Oct.
15
Phil
Hardberger Park Urban Ecology Center
Lunch
will be provided.
Register in advance by clicking here.
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Disaster Preparedness for Healthcare Workers and Those
Who Care for Vulnerable Populations
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 6
Omni
Hotels and Resorts
9821 Colonnade Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 78230
For more
information,
click here
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TRENDING TOPICS
TMA, 17 specialty societies join forces to ask
Legislature to fix
inadequate Medicaid physician payment rates
By Mary E. Nava, MBA
Chief Governmental and Community Relations
Officer
In a recent letter to the Texas Legislative Budget
Board, TMA, along with 17 state specialty societies, asks the
Legislature to take action and fix the dismal Medicaid physician
payment rates.
There has been much attention on this issue and some
progress has been made as a result of bills adopted during the 83rd
legislative session last year, which decrease some administrative
hassles within the Medicaid program. But, as TMA surveys show,
"the single overriding reason physicians cite for why they or
their colleagues limit or no longer participate in Medicaid is the
grossly inadequate payment."
To read TMA's letter to the Legislative Budget Board, click here.
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
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the Bexar County Medical Society.
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to your practice today, but the goal is to offer information over
time that returns value in excess
of the cost of your membership.
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with your colleagues,
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