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THE WEEKLY DOSE |
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May 7, 2017 |
Vol. 6, No. 18 |
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In this Issue… |
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Support BCMS Circle of Friends Sponsors
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Many thanks to the following physicians and Alliance
members who attended the May 2 First Tuesdays visit to the Capitol: Physicians - Pam Hall, MD; Jim Humphreys, MD; Leah
Jacobson, MD; Alex Kenton, MD; Alisha King, MD; Ninza Sanchez, MD; Jayesh
Shah, MD Alliance members – James Deurr and Jennifer
Shepherd. At the time of this writing, there are just three weeks
left in the 85th Legislative Session. There are a number of bills still in
the pipeline that are of importance to medicine covering a variety of topics,
including: scope of practice, Medicaid, the state budget, GME, public
health, step therapy, prescription drug monitoring program, network
directories, telemedicine and surprise billing. Stay tuned to this column for continuing updates from the
85th Legislative Session. For local discussion on these and other legislative
advocacy topics, consider joining the BCMS Legislative and Socioeconomics
Committee by contacting Mary Nava, BCMS chief government affairs officer and
lobbyist at Mary.nava@bcms.org. |
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Check out the latest issue of San
Antonio Medicine
And don’t forget to check for us on
social media as well. https://www.facebook.com/bcms.org/ |
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The New BCMS
Membership Phone App is Here! This new BCMS Phone App makes available to every BCMS
physician the really useful information about BCMS including leadership,
calendar, staff, maps, how to contact other docs, etc. You can call, text and
email leadership, staff and other physicians directly from the app. You can download the app from your phone’s app store. The app is there now
and it’s free. Just type in Bexar County Medical Society. You will recognize
the logo when you see it. As time goes on, we will be adding features to the
app and we are open to any suggestions for changes or additions you might
have. Also, when you download the app, please check your
contact information on DocBookMD to make sure it’s correct (once you’ve
logged in the first time to DocBookMD, you won’t have to enter log-in
information again). If your information on DocBookMD is not correct, send an
email to the Membership Director, Brissa Vela, (you can use the app to do
this) and she will make sure your information gets updated. We hope you enjoy this new app. It is a lot easier than
navigating a website or looking something up in a book. To our physicians, we
thank you for being members of the Bexar County Medical Society, and to our
supporters we extend a special thanks for your contributions to the field of
medicine. |
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Ready to take your
leadership journey to the next level? Become a TMALC
scholar! Applications are due
June 1, 2017. Are you called to lead, but worry you aren’t a
natural-born leader? Don’t worry. You’re not alone: Top leaders of America’s
most successful health care organizations will tell you leadership is bred,
not born. Most leaders have developed their abilities by taking advantage of
their top innate talents, and seeking out and learning the skills they need.
The Texas Medical Association is here to guide you on your journey to great
leadership. TMA established the TMA Leadership College (TMALC) in
2010 to help ensure strong and sustainable physician leadership within
organized medicine. TMALC graduates serve as thought leaders who can close
the divide among clinicians and health care policymakers, and as trusted
leaders within their local communities. With more than 40 hours of classroom instruction, the TMA
Leadership College was designed for active TMA members under the age of 40 or
who are in the first eight years of practice. Are you ready to take
the next step? |
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National Stroke
Awareness Month Saturday, May 13, 8
a.m. McAllister Park –
Pavilion #1 (Al Becken) 13102 Jones
Maltsberger Rd., San Antonio Featuring: Neurologist Dr. Adam Blanchette;
Interventional Radiologist Dr. Walter Zink and Dr. Jorge Alvarez On behalf of Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio, Bexar
County Medical Society and Texas Medical Association, we invite you to join
us for Walk with a Doc! It’s a free, monthly event for families that includes a
short presentation on reducing risk factors and a healthy lifestyle, an
exhilarating walk and an opportunity to ask your favorite doctors questions
about your health. We’ll have special guests each month and a variety of
demonstrations and discussions about health and wellness. This month we’ll learn how to reduce your stroke risk and
how to recognize the signs and symptoms of stroke to prevent death and
disability. No registration required. Dress for the weather and lace
up your tennies! Be sure to follow us: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CardiologyClinic/ Walk with a Doc http://walkwithadoc.org/our-locations/san-antonio-texas/ |
Walk with TIPSSW
On a glorious
Sunday morning ( April 23) about 20 of us walked the talk at Tom C. Clark
High School. Special thanks to Dr. Leah Jacobson, President BCMS, for joining
us! We were happy to welcome two new wonderful lady walkers and their dog
Lily ( she is camera shy from town! Thanks to our cardiologist Dr. Kiran
Cheruku on call and at hand to answer their questions. Next Walk is
scheduled for May 21. |
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The Bexar County Medical Society is
proud to welcome TMLT as a renewing Platinum Sponsor to our Circle of Friends
program
Please
support this sponsor with your patronage. |
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Circle of
Friends Silver Sponsor |
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Thank you to our BCMS Circle of Friends
sponsors! This information is sent on behalf of
our sponsors 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 patients. |
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Bexar County Medical Society 4334 N Loop 1604 W., Suite
200 San Antonio, TX 78249 210-301-4391 |
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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. All
rights reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited. Copyright
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