THE WEEKLY DOSE
March 3, 2019	Vol. 8, No. 9
In this Issue… BCMS Wine Tour Active Shooter Exercise Championing Immunizations Training	Support BCMS Circle of Friends Sponsors BankMD MedPro Group
BCMS Wine Tour
Active Shooter Exercise
Bexar County Medical Society (BCMS) and the Alamo Area Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) have partnered with Bexar County Constable Michelle Barrientes Vela (Precinct 2) to participate in a Full-Scale Active Shooter Exercise, led by M. Garcia, Captain of Operations. Capt. Garcia with Precinct 2 has assured us that this exercise will be as close to a real Active Shooter scenario as you can possibly get. The exercise will be held Sat, March 9, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the BCMS headquarters, 4334 N. Loop 1604 W, Ste 200, 78249. This exercise is not limited to only BCMS Emergency Preparedness Committee and MRC Members. If you know of anyone that would be interested in participating please feel free to pass along. To register for the Active Shooter exercise, please register on the Eventbrite link below. Eventbrite: Full-Scale Active Shooter Exercise Dress code: Casual / Tennis Shoes Space is limited, if you are planning on attending please register ASAP.
Championing Immunizations Training
Metro Health’s Immunization Program is sponsoring a training for VFC clinicians “Championing Immunizations to Improve Rates in Your Clinic”. The training will be provided by Cherise Rohr-Allegrini, PhD, MPH from The Immunization Partnership, and is specifically geared to help VFC sites and providers improve quality of care and overall coverage in adolescent vaccination rates, and is provided as part of the CDC’s quality improvement initiative. Date: March 8 from 1-2 p.m. RSVP here if interested Location: Urban Ecology Center, Phil Hardberger Park, 8400 N.W. Military Highway, 78230
Circle of Friends Gold Sponsor
Circle of Friends Silver Sponsor
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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