TCEP EMphasis Newsletter September 2018  NEWSLETTER: SEPTEMBER 2018 | |
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 THE
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Gerad Troutman, MD, MBA, FACEP
President | |
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| It has been a busy few months…. And I am excited to tell you about our activities as we create the foundation of TCEP 2.0. Many members, and even those of us elected to the board, often do not realize the number of day to day activities that must occur for an organization such as TCEP to simply exist... |
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 TCEP member Dr. Justin Hensley and his wife, Katherine Hensley, MD,
were featured on the cover of the Texas Medical Association magazine. | |
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Government Relations CommitteeREPORT
 Theresa Tran, MD, MBA
TCEP Legislative Committee Chair | |
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Happy Fall! We anticipate an action-packed (er…make that action-EMPACT) final quarter of this interim year, and we want your involvement! Read on for how you can help ... | |
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| | Featured Showcase 
The best EM jobs in Texas are with US Acute Care Solutions! We offer full-time physicians an ownership opportunity, plus extensive benefits including 401(k). Search our available positions and locations to find your emergency medicine career with USACS at www.usacs.com/careers. |
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| Featured Showcase 
The ASAM Review Course in Addiction Medicine is widely recognized as the essential primer for physicians and other healthcare professionals who are preparing for a career in addiction medicine, as well as for primary care providers who wish to increase their skills in identifying and managing patients with addiction. Register>>> |
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| Make Plans to Attend Connect 19 – Save the date!The Texas College of Emergency Physicians is pleased to announce TCEP CONNECT 2019, to be held March 22 - 25, 2019 in Austin, TX at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center. CONNECT 2019 will kick off with golf on Friday, March 22 and continue March 23 and 24 with cutting edge education, a keynote address by renowned speaker and former ACEP President Dr. Greg Henry, a dynamic exhibit hall, residency fair, the second annual OlEMpics and much more, and conclude on Monday, March 25 with organized – and more important than ever - visits to the Texas Capital. Check out the website for regular updates! https://tcepconnect.org/ | |
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NEW prescription pads required – Effective January 1, 2019Texas physicians will be required to use new schedule II prescription forms beginning January 1, 2019. The new forms are now available from the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP). After January 1, official schedule II prescription forms that were issued before September 1, 2018 will no longer be valid. To order new prescription pads, please visit the TSBP website. It may take up to 30 days to ship prescription forms once they’re ordered, so please plan accordingly | |
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| | Featured Showcase 
Looking for a new opportunity? Check out our full and part-time openings available throughout Texas and the surrounding states. Click here to browse openings |
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| Featured Showcase 
At TMLT, we have you covered. No matter how your job evolves. We know that seeing patients and providing excellent care is your primary goal. And we work hard to find new ways to support you. Contact us today to learn more about what TMLT can do for you at 800-580-8658 or www.tmlt.org. TMLT - protection for a new era of medicine. |
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| Stories Sought for Blue Cross Blue Shield DenialsIn April, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas announced a policy applicable to their HMO customers under which they would deny claims for out of network emergency department visits they deem to have been non-emergent. In response, TCEP has worked on a number of fronts to oppose and draw attention to this policy, including work with... | |
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OL"EM"PICS at TCEP CONNECT 2018REPORT
Bryan Chen, MS-3, Texas A&M College of Medicine (TAMCOM) | |
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Surrounded by commotion in every direction on the well-manicured grass, a sweaty team of emergency medicine residents slowly shuffled down the field toward me. Sporting matching bandanas with matching stains on their knees and shirts of grass and mud, they held onto their water bottles and Gatorade as they huffed and puffed over toward the Frogger challenge where I was stationed... | |
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| | Featured Showcase
Looking for a new opportunity? Check out our full and part-time openings available throughout Texas and the surrounding states. Click here to browse openings |
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| REMINDER: Council Resolutions due to ACEP by July 1st! | |
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Calendar of Events| 2018 |
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| Nov 15 | Baylor Scott and White Residency Program | Temple, TX | | Nov 18-21 | Texas EMS meeting | Fort Worth, TX | | Nov 30-Dec 1 | TMA Advocacy Retreat | Austin, TX | | 2019 |
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| Jan 23 | Residency Program | UTHSC SA and SAMMC | | Jan 25-26 | TMA Winter Conference | Austin, TX | | Jan 26-27 | TCEP Board Winter Meeting | Austin, TX | | Feb 5 | First Tuesdays at the Capital | Austin, TX | | Mar 5 | First Tuesdays at the Capital | Austin, TX | | Mar 22-25 | TCEP Connect 2019 | Austin, TX | | Apr 2 | First Tuesdays at the Capital | Austin, TX | | May 5-8 | ACEP Leadership & Advocacy | Washington, DC | | May 7 | First Tuesdays at the Capital | Austin, TX | | May 17-18 | TexMED 2019 | Dallas, TX | | Sep 13-14 | TMA Fall Conference | Bastrop | | Oct 27-30 | ACEP Scientific Assembly | Denver, CO | | Dec 6-7 | TMA Advocacy Retreat | Austin, TX |
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Texas College of Emergency Physicians
4950 W. Royal Lane | Irving, Tx 75063
Phone: 512.306.0605 | Toll Free: 800.TEX.ACEP | Fax: 512.329.8943
tcep@texacep.org |
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