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THE WEEKLY
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Important Physician News and Events |
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Texas Voters Approve Renewed Funding for Cancer Research
(CPRIT) Prop 6 |
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In
This Issue of The Weekly Dose |
Circle of Friends Support Those Who Support BCMS |
BCMS Programs |
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Update
on Children's Vaccines - SAM |
LifeBridge
Free Physician Counseling |
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BCMS is seeking
physician members who would like to participate in committees for 2020. Your
leadership and participation is fundamental for the
well-being of organized medicine and the Bexar County Medical Society. Your
involvement makes our committees strong and vibrant! The stronger the
participation, the more BCMS can accomplish. You can help make a difference
to the practice of medicine. A few examples of BCMS committees are: Emergency
Preparedness, Legislative and Socioeconomics, Public Health, Women in
Medicine, etc. For a full list and to volunteer, click here. |
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In Bexar
County, immunization coverage rates remain high but, with recent outbreaks
and setbacks in coverage rates for some key vaccine preventable diseases,
Bexar County must continue to increase its vaccination rates. The Texas
Vaccines for Children (TVFC) program presents an opportunity for physicians
in Bexar County to increase vaccination rates by eliminating barriers to
offering and obtaining vaccines.
Read the full
article in the November issue of San Antonio
Medicine Magazine |
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BCMS
is proud to announce that Yvonne Nino has been promoted to Controller
of BCMS as of November 1. Yvonne has been with BCMS for four years working
with our former Controller. She will manage the day-to-day operations of the
Finance Department including budgets, audits, payroll, accounts payable/receivable,
etc. Yvonne
has 29 years of experience as a Controller with a firm here in San Antonio. |
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For
the first time, the 2019-2020 Physician & Medical Directory is available
in an online flipbook format. Click here to go to the
online version or you can visit the BCMS website at www.bcms.org and click on the
Physician & Medical Directory logo on the left side of the page. If
you did not receive a printed Directory this year and would still like one,
please notify membership@bcms.org and one will be
delivered or mailed to you. As a benefit of membership, Members may request
one free copy per year. Click here if you would like
to purchase additional copies. |
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November 12 TMLT - LEGISLATIVE
& REGULATORY ROADMAP: What you need to know ·
November 14 SAMGMA Management
101 Breakfast Series ·
November 21 SAMGMA Mixer ·
December 3 Know any
Outstanding Science Teachers? Nominate Them for a TMA Grant ·
December 14 UTHSA - Heart
Rhythm Focus San Antonio Symposium |
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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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Bexar County
Medical Society 4334 N Loop
1604 W, Ste 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 © 2019 Bexar County Medical
Society, San Antonio, Texas. All rights reserved. |
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