Rounds NEWS FROM AMERICA’S BEST MEDICAL SOCIETY PPACA tops fall conference agenda
Health care economist Thomas Miller will discuss the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Patient and Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on physicians and patients at TMA’s 2012 Fall Conference, Oct. 19–20, at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin. Mr. Miller is a former senior health economist for the Joint Economic Committee
of Congress and has been at the forefront of health care policy on the national level. Also on tap is a panel discussion featuring legislators and candidates for election in November. Invited to participate are:
• Greg Bonnen, MD, Republican nominee, Texas House District 24; • Rep. Michael Burgess, MD, U.S. House District 26; • Donna Campbell, MD, Republican nominee, Texas Senate District 25; • Sen. Bob Deuell, MD, Texas Senate District 2; • Rep. Susan King, Texas House District 71; • Rep. Charles Schwertner, MD, Republican nominee, Texas Senate District 5; • J.D. Sheffield, DO, Republican nominee, Texas House District 59; • Rep. Mark Shelton, MD, Republican nominee, Texas Senate District 10, and • Rep. John Zerwas, MD, Texas House District 28.
And, the conferences Legislative Training Session can teach you how to be a
persuasive and effective communicator in the debate over new state and federal laws that affect you and your patients. There will be two training sessions on Friday, 1:30-3 pm and 3-4:30 pm. Space is limited, so register today! Finally, the conference will feature a flu shot clinic in the Grand Ballroom Foyer
of the AT&T Center from 7:30 to 8:45 am on Oct. 20. The shots are $25. The nasal- spray vaccine is $40. Register for the conference and a flu vaccine though the TMA registration page. TMA councils, boards, and committees will meet Friday and Saturday. For more information, contact the TMA Knowledge Center at (800) 880-7955 or
knowledge@texmed.org.
Goal: 50,000 members!
TMA President Michael E. Speer, MD, has set a goal of increasing TMA membership to 50,000 in the coming year. And he is pounding the pavement to meet it. Dr. Speer is prepared to go anywhere and speak to any Texas physician group, no matter how large or small, about the incredible value of TMA membership.
He asks of all nonmember physicians: Join TMA to represent your patients. Join us to present a unified voice in Aus- tin and Washington, D.C. Help make sure physicians remain the trusted lead- ers of the health care team. But Texas is a big state, and he needs
your help to reach all Texas physicians. So Dr. Speer is asking of you, each TMA member physician: Please get at least one physician colleague to join TMA. Won’t you join Dr. Speer in this ef-
fort? For help in recruiting a member, go to
www.texmed.org/join/ for mem- bership benefits and FAQs, the online application, and more.
Academic physicians: Get the credit you’re due
If you are a physician who has taught medical students, residents, or fellows for at least the past three years, and you were a TMA member during that time, TMA encourages you to apply for new awards created for doctors like you. The TMA Award for Excellence in Academic Medicine recognizes teaching physicians who are clinicians and have a record of TMA leadership, scholarly ac- tivity, mentoring, professional develop- ment, advocacy, and community service. “TMA is eager to recognize our physi- cian leaders who are dedicated to caring for patients as well as preparing tomor- row’s physician workforce,” said David P.Wright, MD, chair of the TMA Council on Medical Education. “These awards express the value TMA places on the academic segment of the physician com-
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