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Nov. 29, 2015
Vol. 4, No. 64
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Located at 3100 W. Slaughter Lane, the new blood
donation center opened on October 10 with a festive tailgate party.
UT vs. OU on the TV monitor, face painting, balloon artist, a bounce
house and fun foods from Reale Ale, Jet's Pizza, Chick-fil-A, Bush's
Chicken, Subway and Kona Ice were part of the celebration.
This location will be
convenient for those living in South Austin, Oakhill, Kyle and Buda.
As the population in the region continues to grow, The Blood Center
is always working to recruit and retain new donors - a key element to
meeting the needs of the community.
"I'm so pleased to
see the enthusiastic response from the community to the opening of
our new donor center on Slaughter Lane," said Marshall Cothran,
CEO of The Blood & Tissue Center of Central Texas. "Given
the worsening traffic congestion in Austin, it was crucial that we
find a location that's convenient for our neighbors who live and work
south of the river."
Basic requirements to
donate blood include being 17 years old, weighing at least 115 pounds
for whole blood donation and being in generally good health. Donors
need to bring a photo ID. The process takes approximately 45 minutes
to one hour.
The Blood Center was
founded by the Travis County Medical Society in 1951 to provide blood
to Austin's then four hospitals. Today, The Blood and Tissue Center
of Central Texas is the exclusive provider of therapeutic blood
products and services to 38 health care facilities in its 10-county
service area. The tissue division provides tissue recovery services,
donor family support and allograft distribution and inventory
management services for area hospitals.
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New Texas Medicaid Director
Appointed
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Long-time
state employee Gary Jessee, who has served three years as the No. 2
person in the Texas Medicaid program, will be the state's new
Medicaid director. He will oversee the $31 billion-a-year program,
taking over from Kay Ghahremani, who is retiring.
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BCMS OFFICER INSTALLATION
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UPCOMING
CME EVENTS IN 2016
Physicians of
all specialties
Spouses of physicians
Health care
administrators
Others interested in learning more about physician
health, self-awareness, mindfulness, appreciative inquiry, and
resilience.
What: Physician
Resilience: Bouncing Back From the Pressures of Medicine
April
2
Lubbock
Overton Hotel &
Conference Center
April
16
Fort Worth
Stockyards Hotel
Sept. 10
Houston
Hotel
Indigo at the Galleria
Oct. 29
San
Antonio
Hyatt Regency San Antonio
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Topics to include the following:
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Ethics
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State of Medicine
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Being Human
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Burnout
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Approaches to Physician Resilience
- Self-Awareness
- Mindfulness
and Meditation
- Appreciative
Inquiry
- Healthy
Lifestyle
- Community
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Strategies for Building Resilience
Would you like to receive a
brochure and registration information?
Contact: Linda Kuhn, PHW Program
Manager
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A NEW GOLD CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
SPONSOR
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The
Bexar County Medical Society is proud to Welcome a New Gold Sponsor
to our Circle of Friends program
Locally owned, nationwide Multi-Specialty Physicians
Buying Group which provides significant savings on Pediatric,
Adolescent and Adult vaccines as well as other products. Physician's
memberships are free.
Please support
this sponsor with your patronage.
Gold-level
Circle of Friends sponsors contribute $5,000
or
more to BCMS annually.
Support
our sponsors; our sponsors support us!
Thank
you to our BCMS Circle of Friends sponsors! This information is sent
on behalf of a valued sponsor, 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 patient.
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A GOLD CIRCLE OF FRIENDS SPONSOR
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Gold-level
Circle of Friends sponsors contribute $5,000
or
more to BCMS annually.
Support
our sponsors; our sponsors support us!
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Bexar County
Medical Society
6243 I-10 West,
Suite 600
San Antonio, TX
78201
210-301-4391
www.bcms.org
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today,
but
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in
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