The February DCMS Connect event has been rescheduled to Wednesday, February 24 at 6:30pm.

DCMS Connect is excited to have TMA President Dr. Diane Fite as the speaker for the February DCMS Connect event. During the 87th Texas legislative session, TMA will work with legislators to navigate budget challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. They will also work to ensure that nothing interferes with the patient-physician relationship so that physicians can be there when their patients need them. Dr. Fite will speak to how you can help in this effort and how to participate in TMA advocacy events during this session.

Learning Objectives: 
1. Describe TMA's legislative strategies that ensure an improved health care landscape for physicians and their patients.
2. Identify the unique health care challenges Texas physicians and their patients continue to face.
3. Discuss specific actions TMA is taking to address legislative issue on state and federal levels.
4. Implement steps that physicians and their patients can take to continue improving the health care system.

1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ with the ethics designation.

The Texas Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. TMA designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
The Texas Medical Association designates this activity for up to one hour in the area of ethics and/or professional responsibility education.

Registration fee is $25.

Questions? Contact Cara Jaggers, DCMS director of events, at [email protected].