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BEXAR-BONES
MEDISCRIPT
The New Online Newsletter from the BCMS Alliance
Volume 3 | Number 6
June - July 2008
Updated June 24, 2008
Newsletter Contents (Click on the links below.)
Autism Society - Special Events & Ideas
BCMS Alliance Members Needed for Gala Committee
BCMS Foundation Scholarships to be Awarded June 10
TMA helps you compare candidates
Save Medicare Act of 2008
TMA Alliance Mini Express Newsletter
June - July 2008 BCMS Alliance Calendar
In memoriam
Newsletter deadlines & archives, Board Meeting Report Forms
The Autism Society of Greater San Antonio is proud to announce the creation of "The Second Saturday Mix and Mingle" which is an opportunity to socialize with others who support loved ones with Autism. This is also a chance for those over 21 with ASD to come and mingle as well. The first social night will take place on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at SoHo Lounge.
SoHo Lounge is located at 12289 Nacogdoches across from Midnight Rodeo Night Club in San Antonio. The event will start at 7:00 PM and run until 9:00 PM (You may stay longer if you wish.). Music doesn't begin until 9:00 PM, so there will be plenty of opportunity to chat. Please remember this is a bar, so only 21 years and older will be allowed in.
For more info, please contact Anne Foster (afoster@frostbank.com).
Your input is needed!
The Autism Society is also in the process of organizing a schedule for the 2009 Monthly Training Sessions at the UTHSC. We would greatly appreciate your input on topics to be presented during these sessions. Please feel free to suggest anything related to the Autism Spectrum. Send suggestions to Michelle Barber at mbarber71@satx.rr.com.
BCMS Alliance Members Needed for BCMS Foundation Gala Committee
Please read the letter below from Louise Chumley. If you are interested, either call or E-mail Merrill Ellis (maae40@aol.com), BCMS Alliance President, so that she can put you on the list to be contacted for upcoming meetings:
Merrill,
I met with the BCMS Foundation board this week, and we are ready to start organizing the December Gala. We need to get a core group together from the Alliance and designate a go-to person (chair) that will oversee our part in planning the Gala. Last year, we did the silent auction with the help of the Foundation manager and some decorating. Cory Williams and Ann Bay are 2 new board members for the Foundation and they are working on the Gala committee. If you know of others who are interested, we would need to know their names. We did do a walk-through at the Grand Hyatt and it is a very pretty space for our event. Take care.
Louise(dellchum300@yahoo.com)
June 10th Bexar County Medical Society
Foundation Scholarships to be Awarded
By Anne Foste, Immediate Past President of the BCMS Alliance
The Bexar County Medical Society Foundation awards scholarships on a
competitive basis each summer to successful applicants who demonstrate
financial need, academic achievement, and who excel in extra curricular
activities.
This year, 79 students from 31 different area high schools applied for a
scholarship. The BCMS Alliance will also be giving 8 nursing scholarships. With
your continued support of the Gala and Golf Tournament, we are able to
award $58,000 in scholarships to these students who seek an education in
the medical field.
The Foundation would be grateful to BCMS Alliance members present at
the ceremony on June 10th at the UTHSCSA Auditorium. Your role will be
simply to hand the recipient his or her check and take a photo. The event
starts at 6:00 PM with a reception (drinks and appetizers) and will continue
with the presentation of checks to students and photos to follow.
Carole Thompson
cthomp1822@yahoo.com
&
Magda Nava
TMAA VP Legislation
mnava250@satx.rr.co
Physicians need to let Congress know that passage of the Save Medicare Act of 2008 (S 2785) is critical for physicians and their patients.
Dear Alliance Member,
With a 10.6-percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians looming on July 1, physicians need to let Congress know that passage of the Save Medicare Act of 2008 (S 2785) is critical for physicians and their patients. Call the American Medical Association Grassroots Hotline at (800) 833-6354 to be connected to your representatives in Congress and urge them to cosponsor and pass S 2785.
The bill prevents the Medicare physician fee cut, retains current payment levels for the remainder of 2008, and raises payments by 1.8 percent in 2009. The bill also continues "rural extender" provisions set to expire and gives Congress time to work on a long-term solution to the broken Medicare payment system.
Testifying before the House Small Business Committee, AMA representatives urged Congress to take immediate action to avert cuts that will harm seniors' access to care.
"There are only 53 calendar days, and substantially fewer legislative days, remaining for Congress to fix this problem," said AMA Trustee Cecil B. Wilson, MD. "Time is short, and we urge Congress to act before it is too late."
I just took action on this issue and thought you might find it interesting too. Please TAKE ACTION and help educate our Senators on what is best for our spouses patients. Share a personal experience. Don't leave it for tomorrow, please contact them today!
Magda Nava
TMAA VP Legislation
Click on this URL to TAKE ACTION NOW!
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13097.html
Check out the latest TMAA Mini Express Newsletter (Mini_Express_for_May_2008.doc) sent by Dr. Lorna L. Engleman, Texas Medical Association Alliance District 5 Director which includes Bexar County.
June
- 10 | BCMS Alliance Girls' Night Out at Grove Hill for BCMS Alliance Members & Guests | 7:00 - 9:00 PM | Wine & Cheese - CANCELLED
- No BCMS Alliance Board Meeting
- 20 & 21 | Culinary Capers | Theme: Patriotic Picnic
July
- 15 | Deadline for August Bexar-Bones Online Newsletter
- No BCMS Alliance Board Meeting
- No Culinary Capers
You can check out the remainder of the 2008 BCMS Alliance Calendar of Events at calendar.html
The Alliance extends heartfelt condolences to the following medical families who have lost loved ones this year:
Deceased |
Survived by |
Date of Death |
Melvin Douglas Smith, MD |
Marylyn (spouse) |
01/14/2008 |
William Farrar Pipes, MD |
Lucille (spouse) |
02/02/2008 |
| Jack Arnold Adelman, MD | Louise (spouse) | 03/08/2008 |
| James "Kelly" Richter, MD | Dorothy (spouse) | 03/28/2008 |
| Julie L. Abbott, MD | Ben (spouse) | 04/04/2008 |
| Guillermo Antonio Marcos Fraige, MD | Lucrecia (spouse) | 04/29/2008 |
| Leo Cuello, MD | Patricia (spouse) | 05/12/2008 |
| Courand N. Rothke, MD | C.N. "Nick" (son) | 06/01/2008 |
| Clyde E. Chapman, MD | Mary (spouse) | 06/15/2008 |
2008 Newsletter Deadlines: January 15 (February issue) | February 15 (March issue) | March 15 (April issue) | April 15 (May issue) | May 15 (June/July issue) | July 15 (August issue) | August 15 (September issue) | September 15 (October issue) | October 15 (November issue) | November 15 (December issue) | December 15 (January 2009 issue)
To view previous editions of the Bexar-Bones MediScript newsletter, please click on the following link: newsletterarchives.html.
Or do you want to print out a report form for the BCMS Alliance Board Meetings? Just click on the following link: executiveboard.html
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