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THE WEEKLY DOSE |
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Aug. 26, 2018 |
Vol. 7, No. 34 |
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In this Issue… |
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News and Announcements |
BCMS Circle of Friends Sponsors |
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Candidates for Congress and Fourth Court of
Appeals visit with BCMS Legislative and Socioeconomics Committee On Aug.
22, members of the BCMS Legislative and Socioeconomics Committee welcomed the
candidates running for Congressional District 21: Republican candidate,
Chip Roy and Democratic candidate, Joseph Kopser (Pictured at left, third
from left). Roy and Kopser face each other in November for the seat
being vacated by Congressman Lamar Smith, who is retiring. A number of
topics were discussed, including: medical schools and graduate medical
education; scope of practice, Medical Practice Act, physician ownership and
the ACA. In
addition, the committee visited with Justice Rebeca Martinez, Democratic
candidate for re-election to the Fourth Court of Appeals, Place 7. 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 at mary.nava@bcms.org. |
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Dr.
Lynnette Watkins, Tenet Chief Medical Officer- Texas Market, recognized PVA
Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Gerardo Ortega, for organizing and chairing the 2018
Wound Care Conference. This annual conference started 17 years ago and
has provided continuing education to medical providers throughout the region. Note:
Due
to a technical error, members using an iPhone or iPad were unable to see the
picture of Dr. Ortega last week so we are running it one more time. |
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Thank you to our BCMS Circle of Friends sponsors! 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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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 © 2018 Bexar County
Medical Society, San Antonio, Texas. All rights reserved. |
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