 NEWSLETTER: AUGUST 2019 |
 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Hemant Vankawala, MD, FACEP
TCEP President | |
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| The El Paso shooting continues to be on my mind. I spent three years training in emergency medicine in El Paso. My wife grew up in El Paso. My daughter frequently visits El Paso to spend time with her grandparents and cousins. A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of hosting my first board meeting as TCEP’s newest president, and I chose El Paso. Though there is much to share about... |
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IN MEMORIAM Dr. John Michael Geesbreght, MD, FACEP
TCEP Past President,1977-78
Ft. Worth
Remembering Dr. Geesbreght --- Dr. Richard Okoloise, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician
Houston, TX
Died August 6th, 2019 --- Irma Barrera, BSN, RN
Angleton ER nurse
Died August 6th, 2019 | |
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With the session behind us, we are currently engaged in the rule making processes that pertain to new laws that have been passed. For example, last month TCEP provided written commentary to the Texas Department of Insurance relating to the state’s new balance billing law. The following outline recaps the bills which were signed into law, and which we will be working on throughout the interim... |
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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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 Dr. Theresa Tran ( TCEP Government Relations Chair) with Governor Greg Abbott at the formal bill signing of SB 1264 relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by certain out of network providers. | |
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 Please mark your calendars for CONNECT 2020, April 3-4 in Fort Worth.
Event registration and hotel reservation information will be distributed this fall!
We hope to see you there! | |
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 LEGAL UPDATE
Texas Medical Board Complaints
Kenneth Totz DO, JD, FACEP | |
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There are few things that will rattle the nerves of a Texas physician more than a “love letter” from The Texas Medical Board (TMB). If you don’t recall who the TMB is, they are the ones who have the ability to revoke your license and your ability to earn a living. Now that I have your attention, I would encourage you to take any communications from them as seriously as receiving notification... |
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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 
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|  Can Chameleons Change Their Colors?
By Lenexa Morais
Chair of TCEP Medical Student Committee,
UTMB Class of 2021 | |
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It’s 02:30 in the UTMB Emergency Department and I’m currently googling if a chameleon can change its color to sky blue, all in the name of compassionate care. Many are aware of the stereotype ... |
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 Bedside Pearls: Pulmonary Hypertension
By Mohamed Hagahmed
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UT Health San Antonio | |
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I recently took care of a critically ill patient with history of pulmonary hypertension who presented to the ED by EMS complaining of dyspnea and cough. There are many unique features and critical steps when caring for patients with pulmonary hypertension that I wanted to highlight here... |
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| TCEP Board of Directors Meeting Recap For this Board meeting (the first one for the newly elected Board members), we chose to do a teambuilding exercise which showed the personalities of our Board members and how we can best utilize all our strengths. Thank you to Dr. Craig Meek for leading us through that session. We also had our first Board orientation session in many years. Executive Director Beth Brooks reviewed... |
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| Congratulations to the latest ACEP Fellows Two TCEP members were recently named Fellows
in the American College of Emergency Physicians: Matthew Brice, DO, FACEP
Jada L. Roe, MD, FACEP | |
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| Got an interesting hobby? Texas’ own Dr. Heidi Knowles is being featured by ACEP…. This time, for her interesting hobby! If you have an interesting hobby, please let us know, so that we can pass the information along to ACEP, and you might be featured! (tcep@texacep.org)  | |
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Calendar of Events| 2019 |
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| August 22 | Emergency Department Medication Assisted Treatment Waiver Training | ACEP
Irving TX | | September 6-7 | SAEM South Central Regional Meeting | UTSWMC
Dallas TX | | Sep 12 | Residency Visit | TX A&M Christus Spohn
Corpus Christi TX | | Sep 13-14 | TMA Fall Conference | Bastrop | | Sep 26 | Residency Visit | UT Austin Dell Medical | | Sep 29-Oct 2 | ALERRT Conference | Aurora, CO | | Oct 3 | Residency Visit | Darnall/Fort Hood
Killeen TX | | Oct 12-13 | TCEP Board of Directors Meeting | Innovation Center
Houston, TX | | Oct 26-30 | ACEP Scientific Assembly | Colorado Convention Center
Denver, CO | | Nov 14 | Residency Visit | Scott & White
Temple TX | | Nov 24-27 | Texas EMS Conference | Fort Worth, TX | | Dec 6-7 | TMA Advocacy Retreat | Austin, TX | | 2020 |
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| Jan 9 | Residency Visit | UTSW
Dallas TX | | Jan 25-26 | TCEP Board of Directors Meeting | Hyatt Regency
Austin, TX | | Jan 29 | Residency Visit | UTHSCSA/ BAMC
San Antonio TX | | Apr 3-4 | CONNECT 2020 Annual Meeting | The Worthington Renaissance
Fort Worth, TX | | Apr 26-29 | ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference | Washington D.C. | | May 1-2 | TMA TexMed 2020 | Fort Worth, TX | | Nov 22-25 | Texas EMS Conference | Convention Center
Fort Worth, TX |
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Texas College of Emergency Physicians
401 West 15th Street, Suite 695, Austin, TX 78701
Phone: 512.306.0605
tcep@texacep.org |
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