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Nov. 8, 2015
Vol. 4, No. 61
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84th
Session interim charges announced
By Mary E. Nava, MBA
Chief Governmental and Community
Relations Officer
Lt.
Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus have released the
following Senate and House interim charges for the 84th
Session.
The
BCMS Legislative and Socioeconomics Committee will work closely with
TMA on those charges pertaining to medicine. More details will
be provided as they become available.
To
access the interim charges list, click on the following links.
For
local discussion on this and other legislative advocacy topics,
consider joining the BCMS Legislative and Socioeconomics Committee by
contacting Mary Nava.
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BCMS
Member Spotlights
We would like to highlight the accomplishments of some
of our physician members as part of a regular feature in San Antonio Medicine
magazine.
If you have any suggestions of who we can highlight
please contact us by phone or email.
We are looking for BCMS members who have made
significant contributions to the field of medicine or healthcare
through their work, research, entrepreneurial spirit, outreach to the
community or volunteer efforts.
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Greetings,
esteemed colleagues!
As your incoming 2016 President of the Bexar County
Medical Society (BCMS), I would like to invite you to join me in
leading BCMS in 2016. Your participation is fundamental to the
well-being of the Society. The future of our Society resides on the
physicians that volunteer their time to make the BCMS committees
strong and vibrant!
Please take a moment to review the various BCMS
committees. There is something for everyone, and the stronger our
leaders, the more BCMS can accomplish!
- Communications/Publications:
Plans, facilitates and develops content for San Antonio Medicine
magazine.
- Emergency Preparedness:
Coordinates physician participation with other San Antonio
medical and emergency organizations, and develops the processes
to assist physicians in preparing for significant, but
unexpected, emergency situations affecting the community.
- International Health:
Fosters ongoing sister-city relationships with Kumamoto, Japan;
Chennai, India; and Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
- Legislative/Socioeconomics: Studies,
recommends, monitors and engages in activities related to the
socioeconomic and legislative aspects of healthcare, regulations
and managed-care issues.
- Medical-Legal Liaison:
Maintains relationships between the legal/medical community and
adjudicates complaints between physicians and attorneys.
- Membership:
Works to build and retain membership for the society.
- Physician Health and
Rehabilitation: Advocacy group that identifies
and facilitates rehabilitation for physicians with alcohol
and/or drug impairment, through support and monitoring.
Committee prefers physicians with substance abuse-related
experience.
- Public Health and Patient Advocacy:
Evaluates and makes recommendations to the board and members
about public health issues affecting our community and patient
population.
- Women in Medicine:
Facilitates the involvement of women physicians in all aspects
of society business and activities. Coordinates and arranges
sponsors for the annual Women in Medicine appreciation event.
If you would like to volunteer for a BCMS
committee and make a difference please click
here and indicate your choice(s) on the committee preference
form. (Note: the submit button is on the top left of the form). You
can also print the attached form and fax it to (210) 301-2150 by Nov.
16, 2016. Even if you decide at a later date that you have the time
or desire, volunteers are always welcome.
I
look forward to working with you in 2016! Together we make a
difference.If you have any questions or would like to discuss issues
you are facing or just want to talk to me, call me anytime at (210)
289-5946.
Bexar
County Medical Society
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Check
us out on Facebook and Twitter
The Bexar County Medical Society has made the leap into
the cyber realm of social media. The society now has its own Facebook
page and Twitter account, so anyone who is a registered user of these
sites can 'like' or 'follow' our page and check in regularly for new
posts, announcements and links to items of special interest to the
medical community.
For those who are unfamiliar with these social media
tools, you can be reassured that it is a relatively painless and
cost-free process to set up an account. You will be asked for basic
information and a working email address, but you do not have to share
this information online if you do not want to. Facebook allows you to
control the privacy settings on anything that you post so that it can
be viewed by as many or by as few people as you choose. You can even
post things that can only be seen by you. Or you can choose not to
post anything at all.
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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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A SILVER CIRCLE OF FRIENDS SPONSOR
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Silver-level
Circle of Friends sponsors contribute $3,000
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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Bexar County
Medical Society
6243 I-10 West,
Suite 600
San Antonio, TX
78201
210-301-4391
www.bcms.org
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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,
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© 2015 Bexar County Medical Society, San Antonio, Texas.
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