Rounds NEWS FROM AMERICA’S BEST MEDICAL SOCIETY 3:30–5 pm TexMed 2013 in San Antonio
Visit San Antonio next month for more than 100 hours of continuing medical edu- cation credits, a chance to influence Texas Medical Association policy on important issues that affect you and your patients, and the opportunity to mingle with your peers and enjoy Texas’ most historic city. All that will be available at TexMed 2013, May 17-18, at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio and the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Highlights of TexMed 2013 include:
Friday, May 17 7:30 am–3 pm CME tracks Allergy, Anesthesiology, Cancer, Colon Rectal Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Emergency Medicine, General Session, Geriatrics, Occupational Medicine, Oph- thalmology, Otolaryngology, Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Physician Health, Practice Management, Psychiatry, Quality
8–9:30 am
House of Delegates opening session 9:30 am–noon
House of Delegates reference committees 11:30 am-1:30 pm
Networking lunch in Expo Hall, sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
2:30–3:30 pm Candidate forum
9 pm–2 am Student, resident, and young physician mixer
Saturday, May 18 6–8 am
County medical society caucus meetings
8:30 am–noon House of Delegates
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General Session with Abraham Ver- ghese, MD: A Doctor’s Touch. In his presentation, physician and writer Dr. Verghese will explain a new world where patients are merely data points and call for a return to the traditional one-on-one physical exam. As founding director of the Center for Medical Hu- manities & Ethics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San An- tonio, he brings deep-seated empathy for patient suffering to his new role in the medical humanities. Sponsored by the Texas Medical Liability Trust.
5–6 pm Welcome Reception, sponsored by the Texas Medical Liability Trust
6–7 pm
TMA/TMAA 2013–14 Presidents’ Reception, sponsored by the Texas Medical Association Insurance Trust, for incoming TMA President Stephen Brotherton, MD, Fort Worth, and TMAA President Cheryl Jones, Temple
7–11 pm TMA Foundation gala
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