ROUNDS


Help your patients learn the facts about the flu virus by directing them to this infographic at tma.tips/FluFactsInfographic.


NEWS FROM AMERICA’S BEST MEDICAL SOCIETY


Local impact grants allow doctors to vaccinate the uninsured


BY JOEY BERLIN Rarely is a bee sting a beneficial experience, but at an Austin health fair earlier this year, some pa- tients withstood one for their own good. That’s because in this case, the bee


was really a doctor in a bee suit, and the stings came from the needle of a flu vaccine. A Be Wise — ImmunizeSM


local


impact grant allowed Austin family phy- sician Lamia Kadir, MD, to vaccinate pa- tients and find a novel way to introduce her practice to the community. “They were shocked. They were like,


‘We’ve never seen a doctor in a bee cos- tume,’” said Dr. Kadir. Be Wise — Immunize, a joint initia-


tive of Texas Medical Association phy- sicians and the TMA Alliance, works with physicians, medical students, and members of the alliance to improve vaccination rates throughout the state through clinics and education. The TMA Foundation funds Be Wise — Immunize through the charitable donations from physicians and their families, corpora- tions, and foundations. Grant donors in- clude H-E-B, TMF Health Quality Insti- tute, and Permian Basin Youth Chavarim. Three times each year, Be Wise


makes local impact grants from $500 to $2,500 available to TMA Alliance chap- ters, county medical societies, medical student chapters, and TMA member-


September 2015 TEXAS MEDICINE 13


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68