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CME &
Special
Events

SEPTEMBER

September 7-10
Texas Society of Anesthesiologists.
Call 512-370-1659 or
e-mail info@ tsa.org. WLC.

September 10-15
Hyperbaric Medicine Team Training. Approved by the UHMS Education Committee as meeting the standards of a UHMS designated introductory course in hyperbaric medicine. Call 614-3688 or e-mail education@hyperbaricmedicine.com. NMC.
Course will repeat October 15-20 and November 12-17.

September 12-13
Wound Care Preceptorship. Call 567-4446 for additional information.

September 13
Non-hematopoietic Uses for Hemato-poietic Progenitor Cells. STBTC Depart-ment of Education and Training telecon-ference from the American Association of Blood Banks. RSVP to 731-5563. STBTC classroom B, 1-2:30 p.m.

September 14-15
2006 Transplant Center Symposium. Call 567-4446 or visit www.uthscsa.edu. WLC.

September 14-17
Women’s and Pediatric Dermatology Seminar. Call 312-988-7700 or e-mail sdef@sdefderm.com.
Omni La Mansión del Rio.

September 15
Adaptive Evolution of Leukemias. SACI Seminar Series presented by James DeGregori, PhD, associate professor, Department of Biochemistry, and program director for molecular biology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Call 567-2711. Room 3.102B in the breezeway in front of the library on the UTHSCSA campus.

September 15-16
Scott & White Bereavement Conference. Clinical intervention with the bereaved and their families, especially siblings of the deceased. Call 254-724-7609 or 800-724-7280, or e-mail cme@ swmail.sw.org. Omni Hotel.

September 15-17
American College of Gastroenterology/ Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy. Annual combined program. Contact meeting registrar, 512-370-1455 or fax 512-370-1626. WLC.

September 15-18
Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons. Annual meeting held in conjunction with and prior to the TRISAT Annual Symposium September 18-21. Register online at https://secure100.telusys.net/tcsc-bin/ regdisplay?9338747267745433. HBG.

September 16
Transplant Advances and Innovations. Sponsored by UTHSCSA in cooperation with University Health System. Visit http://cme.uthscsa.edu or call 567-4446. WLC.

September 18-21
TRISAT 12th Annual Symposium. Spon-sored by the Trauma Institute of San An-tonio, Texas and the U.S. Navy. Register online at www.hjf.org. HBG.

September 20-23
Hyperbaric Safety Director Training Course. Course is appropriate for hyper-baric technologists, respiratory therapists, nurses, and physicians. Call 614-3688, fax 223-4864, or e-mail education@hyperbaricmedicine.com. NMC.

September 27
Donor Deferrals: The Past, the Present, the Future? STBTC Department of Edu-cation and Training teleconference from the American Association of Blood Banks. RSVP to 731-5563. STBTC classroom B, 1-2:30 p.m.

September 29
Practicing Clinical Prevention: What to Do First. F&CM grand rounds presented by Carlos Roberto Jaen, MD, PhD, FAAFP chair. Call 567-4556. MS309L.

September 29-30
Practice Management and Coding Seminars. Presented by the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Register online at www.acfas.org. AmeriSuites/Hyatt Place Hotel.

September 30
Symposium on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Sponsored by UTHSCSA. Includes right heart catheterization in PAH and lung transplantation. Call 567-4442 or e-mail mcnabbp@uthscsa.edu.
Norris Conference Center.

OCTOBER

October 4-7
Council for High Blood Pressure Re-search in conjunction with the Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Dis-ease. Call 888-242-2453 or e-mail scientificconferences@heart.org. MRH.

October 6-7
Drug Development Strategies. Hosted by CTRC for physicians, nurses, and phar-macists. Call Rich Markow, 616-5912. Hyatt Hill Country Resort.

October 7
It’s a Family Affair: Addiction in the Physician and Its Impact on the Family. TMA presentation for physicians of all specialties, medical students, spouses, and others touched by alcohol and drug abuse.
Call 800-880-1300 ext. 1342. Oak Hills Country Club.

October 7
Demystifying Insulin Therapy Among Latinos with Diabetes. Sponsored by Novo Nordisk Inc. Call 888-919-3131 or e-mail smacancela@summit-institute.org. WR.

October 10-11
ECG Interpretation. National Procedures Institute presentation. Call 989-631-4664 or e-mail info@npinstitute.com. Hilton Palacio del Rio.

October 10-11
X-ray Interpretation. National Procedures Institute presentation. Call 989-631-4664 or e-mail info@npinstitute.com. Hilton Palacio del Rio.

October 12-13
Orthopaedics for the Office. National Procedures Institute presentation. Call 989-631-4664 or e-mail info@npinstitute.com. Hilton Palacio del Rio.

October 12-13
Ultrasound: Obstetrical. National Procedures Institute presentation. Call 989-631-4664 or e-mail info@npinstitute.com. Hilton Palacio del Rio.

October 12-13
Stress ECG. National Procedures Institute presentation. Call 989-631-4664 or e-mail info@npinstitute.com. Hilton Pala-cio del Rio.

October 14-15
Dermatologic Procedures. National Procedures Institute presentation. Call 989-631-4664 or e-mail info@npinstitute.com. Hilton Palacio del Rio.

EVENTS

SEPTEMBER

BCMS New Member Welcome. Networking event for all new and existing members to be held in the historic Pearl Stable of the old Pearl Brewery. Call 301-4391 for information or reservations. Thursday, September 7, 6:30 p.m. 312 Pearl Parkway near the junction of I-35 and I-37.

Ranch Chic Fashion Show. Precursor to the 2006 Cattle Barons Gala benefiting the San Antonio area American Cancer Society. Call 595-0219 or visit www.cattlebaronsgala.com. Saturday, September 16, 9 a.m., the Shops at La Cantera.

MAPA Annual Golf Tournament. Call 558-2862 for information. Saturday, Sep-tember 16, 7:30 a.m., Pecan Valley Golf Club.

OCTOBER

Drug Development Strategies in Oncology Conference. For academic clinicians, support staff, administrators, biotechnology drug development specialists in on-cology and aimed at bridging the gap between academic and government drug developers and their industry counterparts. Visit www.ddsio.org. Friday, Octo-ber 6 to Saturday, October 7, Hyatt Hill Country Resort.

San Fernando Health and Safety Fair. Saturday, October 7.

MS Bike to the Beach Tour. San Antonio to Corpus Christi ride sponsored by Val-ero to benefit multiple sclerosis. Register online at http://www.ms150.org/b2b/ register/. Saturday, October 7 to Sunday, October 8.

2006 Cattle Baron’s Gala. Benefit for the San Antonio area American Cancer Society. Visit www.cattlebaronsgala.com or call the ACS office for information. Saturday, October 21, 7 p.m.-midnight,
Rio Cibolo Ranch.

International Pelvic Pain Society. Annual scientific meeting on chronic pain. Call 800-624-9676. Thursday, October 19 to Saturday, October 21, Crowne Plaza Riverwalk.



Location Key

AH 
CCRI
CHC
NE
CSR
CCF
CSRNW
HBG
HR
MS
MH
MeH
MMH
MNW
MRH
MS
MSTH
NMC
NMH
OHMB
OHMCH
PB
SBCTC
STBTC
TNI
VA
WLC
WR

Airport SA Hilton
Children’s Cancer Research Inst.
Community Health Center,
Baptist Hospital
Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center
Christus Santa Rosa Center for Children and Families
Christus Santa Rosa NW
Henry B. Gonzalez Conv. Ctr.
Hyatt Regency
Medical School, UTHSCSA
Methodist Hospital
Menger Hotel
Metropolitan Meth. Hospital
Marriott Northwest
Marriott Rivercenter Hotel
UTHSCSA Medical School
Methodist Specialty & Transplant Hospital
Nix Medical Center
NE Methodist Hospital
Oak Hills Medical Building
Oak Hills Medical Ctr. Hotel
Pillar Building
SBC Teleconference Ctr.
So. Tex. Blood & Tissue Ctr.
Texas Neurosciences Inst.
Audie Murphy Vet. Hospital
Westin La Cantera
Westin Riverwalk Hotel

Not-for-profit events, support groups, health fairs, health screenings, immuni-zation clinics, lectures and other events of interest to healthcare professionals may be submitted to editor@bcms.org or mailed to Editor, San Antonio Med-icine, 6243 West IH-10, Ste. 600, San Antonio, TX 78201.

Please submit six weeks in advance of event date.