November 12, 2007
 

 
TOA President's Update
  

By John T. Gill, MD
President, Texas Orthopaedic Association

The scientific program of the 2008 TOA Annual Meeting is being developed now, so we want to remind you of the deadline - December 14 - for submitting your abstract.

The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Texas Society of Sports

Medicine at the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio on May 22-24, 2008. The TOA Board of Directors and TSSM Officers look forward to your attendance and participation in this important educational meeting, and welcome the opportunity to share new knowledge in the field of orthopaedic surgery with you and fellow orthopaedists from across the state of Texas.

The forms can be found on the homepage of the TOA website (www.toa.org) under 2008 TOA Annual Meeting. Note that the proposed length of the paper presentations is five minutes with an additional two minutes for question and answer.
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Register Today For The Orthopaedic Specific ~ Texas Workers’ Compensation Workshops
     

The experts are available to answer every question.

The TOA Orthopaedic Specific ~ Workers’ Compensation Workshops will provide orthopaedic specific information on regulatory changes, reimbursement challenges, and disability management aspects of treating patients in the workers’ compensation system.  The workshop agenda is as follows:

Orthopaedic Specific ~ Texas Workers' Compensation Workshop Agenda
AM 8:15 – 9:00 Registration and Breakfast
  9:00 – 10:30 Developments in the Workers’ Compensation System
  10:30 – 10:40 Break
  10:45 – 12:00 Orthopaedic Specific Administrative Tips and Coding

 

   
PM 12:00 – 1:00 Working Lunch
  1:00 – 3:30 Orthopaedic Specific Administrative Tips and Coding
  3:30 – 3:45 Break
  3:45 – 5:00 Discussion and Questions Period

Register today for the Orthopaedic Specific ~ Workers’ Compensation Workshop in your city:

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This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos

By Mignon McGarry
TOA Legislative Advocate / Memo: Wednesday November 7, 2007
TOA Online Version: All Memos

 

November 7th, Wednesday

Another Election Day has come and gone.  As expected, turnout was light across the state.  Voters approved all 16 constitutional

amendments, including Proposition 15, the $3 billion bond proposal for cancer research and prevention.

In the special election for House District 97, the seat formerly held by Rep. Anna Mowery (R-Ft. Worth), the top two vote getters were Democrat Dan Barrett and Republican Dr. Mark Shelton.  Former Representative Bob Leonard had the third highest vote total with Craig Goldman coming in fourth.  Barrett and Shelton will face each other in a runoff election in December.  The winner of the runoff will finish Mowery’s current term which lasts through 2008.  To keep the seat and serve a full term, including service during the 2009 legislative session, the winner of the runoff will have to run again in the March primary and next November’s general election, possibly facing the same set of opponents.

In other campaign news, Rep. Paula Pierson (D-Arlington) will face Republican Bill Burch in the general election next November.

Another Republican has joined the race for House District 130 currently held by Rep. Corbin Van Arsdale (R-Houston).  Republican Allen Fletcher of Tomball joins Michael Kubosh in the race for House District 130.

The field for House District 55 continues to grow.  Republicans who have announced their intention to run for the seat currently held by retiring Rep. Dianne Delisi (R-Temple) include Temple Mayor Pro Tem Martha Tyroch, Temple restaurateur Ralph Sheffield, former teacher Mike Pearce, and John Alaniz, a Temple business owner.  Sam Murphey, U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards' former district director, has announced for the Democratic primary.

Governor Perry has appointed Dr. Bryan W. Shaw, an associate professor in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department of Texas A&M University, to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.  He replaces Kathleen White of Valentine whose term expired.
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UTMB Lecture Series: Physician Owned Spinal Companies
    

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH
DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND REHABILITATION

Austin Visiting Lecture Series

“Physician Owned Spinal Companies”

Presented by:
John Kostuik, MD

Professor Emeritus, Orthopaedics/Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins University
Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer, K2M, Inc.

WEDNESDAY
November 14, 2007
5:30 P.M.

Doors open at 5 P.M. for reception
Thompson Auditorium (1st floor)

Texas Medical Association
401 West 15th Street
Austin, TX 78701

Contact: Lane Carpio (409) 747-5757 or dlcarpio@utmb.edu

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Worth Repeating: TOA Deputy Director's Update - Online Seminar Tomorrow
  

By Jeseka Wallace
Deputy Director, Texas Orthopaedic Association

“Orthopaedists at Risk” to answer the key question: Are you at risk?

You might be at risk and not know it. New AAOS Standards of Professionalism on relationships with industry that go into effect on Jan.

1, 2008—as well as an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)—place all relationships that orthopaedists have with industry under the microscope. A free AAOS online seminar. “Orthopaedists at Risk: Navigating Industry Relationships” Nov. 13, 2007, at 7 p.m. (CT) will help clarify these important issues for you. Free to AAOS members, the interactive discussion will cover the following topics:

  • Federal laws and information on the recent DOJ-industry settlements about physician-industry relationships

  • Disclosure of real or potential conflicts of interest to patients and colleagues

  • Appropriate responses to approaches by industry sales representatives

  • Appropriate consulting agreements with industry

Participants will be able to hear and see the speakers, send in questions, and give an opinion on appropriate relationships with industry through online polling. Up to 1.5 CME credits are available to participants who register in advance, remain signed on to the live session, and complete a post-session evaluation. For more information, click here and  register for the upcoming November 13th Live Online Seminar.”

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