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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEMINARS
The Texas Pediatric Society will be hosting two regional practice management seminars this summer, which will be held in El Paso and McAllen, Texas. “Practical Management for a Fulfilling Practice” has been designed to help primary care physicians and office staff improve upon various aspects of their practice. Sessions will provide concrete tools to address challenges in today’s healthcare marketplace while maintaining business viability and quality healthcare services. For details on topics to be covered or to download a registration form, please see the El Paso Brochure or the McAllen Brochure. Registration fee is $50, which includes breakfast and 4 hours of CME.
| El Paso Conference | McAllen Conference | ||
| Date: | Friday, July 31, 2009 | Friday, August 7, 2009 | |
| Time: | 7:30am - 12:00pm | 7:30am - 12:00pm | |
Location: | Embassy Suites 6100 Gateway East (map) Acapulco/Cuernavaca Room | Embassy Suites 1800 S. 2nd Street (map) Rio Room | |
| Register Online |
This activity has been approved for 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits by the Texas Medical Association. TMA is accredited by the ACCME to providing continuing medical education for physicians.
Exhibit at the 2009 TPS Annual Meeting!
Exhibit space and sponsorship opportunities are filling-up for the Texas Pediatric Society 2009 Annual Meeting in Plano, TX, September 10-11. We hope you’ll be a part of the largest gathering of pediatricians in Texas! For more information, please visit: http://www.txpeds.org/Annual_Meeting/Exhibitors/.
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Patient-Centered Medical Home Debate
In February of 2009, the AAP released an Addendum to the 2007 Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home. Representing physicians in a state without independently practicing nurse practitioners, TPS leaders were concerned about the message the Addendum conveyed and submitted a letter which lead to discussion on this topic at the Annual Leadership Forum in March. The AAP heard the concerns, and to underscore the belief that physicians are most qualified to direct a patient-centered medical home, have rescinded support for the Addendum and issued a Joint Statement on Nurse Practitioners in Patient-Centered Medical Home Demonstration Projects.
For further explanation, please see the recent memo from current AAP President, Dr. David Tayloe.
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