THE WEEKLY DOSE
Dec. 9, 2018		Vol. 7, No. 49
In this Issue… BCMS Legislative News Sign Up Now for BCMS Committees Call for Resolutions to be considered by the BCMS Delegation Officer Installation – Make a Reservation			Support BCMS Circle of Friends Sponsors Thornton, Biechlin, Reynolds & Guerra Veer Space New York Life BB&T Wealth
BCMS Legislative News
Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins meets with Dr. Jesse Moss, Jr. Many thanks to the following physicians who participated in the various events: Michael Battista, MD; Daniel Deane, MD; Leah Jacobson, MD; Alex Kenton, MD; Jesse Moss, Jr., MD; Gerardo Ortega, MD and Mary Wearden, MD.	BCMS Legislative and Socioeconomics Committee members attend legislative receptions This past week was full with a variety of legislative events and several BCMS members attended to represent our organization and medicine’s issues.  On December 4, members participated in a reception honoring State Rep. Diego Bernal (District 123) at the home of Charles Butt and also a dinner honoring State Sen.-elect Pete Flores (District 19), held at Periphery Restaurant.  Then, in separate events and meetings on Dec. 6, members attended: *A breakfast meeting with State Rep. Lyle Larson (District 122); *A luncheon with State Rep.-elect Trey Martinez Fischer (District 116); and *A holiday reception honoring State Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (District 120).				Drs. Alex Kenton, left, and Michael Battista, right, meet with Rep.-elect Trey Martinez Fischer. For local discussion on these and other legislative advocacy topics, consider joining the BCMS Legislative and Socioeconomics Committee by contacting Mary Nava, chief government affairs officer and committee liaison at mary.nava@bcms.org.
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Call for Resolutions to be considered by the BCMS Delegation to TMA
Do you know an issue(s) facing medicine that should be addressed by the TMA House of Delegates? If so, the issue(s) needs to be submitted to BCMS in the form of a Resolution. With the new year around the corner, it is time to start thinking of resolutions you would like the BCMS Delegation to TMA to consider. The BCMS Delegation will meet in early February to review resolutions submitted by BCMS members. Resolutions supported by the BCMS Delegation will be submitted to the TMA House of Delegates at TexMed 2019, which will be held May 17-18 in Dallas at the Hilton Anatole Hotel.  A sample resolution form is available at this link. The deadline to submit your resolutions to BCMS is Thursday, Jan. 31. To learn more about getting involved with the BCMS Delegation to TMA, please contact Mary Nava, chief government affairs officer and delegation liaison at mary.nava@bcms.org.
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