January 2009 Newsletter

JANUARY 2009 NEWSLETTER
SAN DIEGO OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Phone: 619-579-2946
Fax: 619-579-2453
www.sdoma.org

SDOMA MONTHLY MEETING:

WHEN:                  TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2009
                                Lecture at 7:00 PM - FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE
                         PRIOR TO THE PRESENTATIONS.

WHERE:                Classroom 3
                                Kaiser Permanente, Hospital
                                4647 Zion Avenue
                                (See location information below.)

SPEAKER 1: Ret. Col. Jack Madsen

TOPIC 1: "Legal Protection and Identity Theft, as it Relates to HIPAA and Other
Government Regulations"

SPEAKER 2: LCDR Christopher Haas, DO - Interventional Cardiology
Naval Medical Center San Diego

TOPIC 2: "Having the Courage To Do The Right Thing: An Interventionalist's
(CME) Perspective on the COURAGE Trial."

CME:                     "The San Diego Osteopathic Medical Association has requested that the
                                AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education approve this program for 2
                                hours of AOA Category 1-A CME credits. Approval is currently pending."

SPONSOR: Dinner provided by Pre-Paid Legal Services and Identity Theft.

RSVP:                    To attend please respond by Friday, January 9, 2009.
                                Be sure to include your name and number of attendees. RSVP by phone
                                (619-579-2946), by email at surgeons@sdcacs.org.

Yes I , ___________________________________, plan to attend.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SIGN THE SIGN-IN SHEET AND COMPLETELY
FILL-OUT, SIGN AND RETURN YOUR PROGRAM EVALUATION FORM

2009 membership applications, ballots for election of officers, and 2008 yearly meeting attendance statements: If we have not heard from you, 2009 membership applications are included with this newsletter. Update your information, support your SDOMA and return your 2009 membership application at your earliest convenience. Deadline for returning your ballot for election of 2009 SDOMA officers is January 13, 2009. Your 2008 meeting attendance information is also included with your January 2009 newsletter. If you receive your newsletter by email or fax this information will be mailed to your address of record with SDOMA.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING OUR MEETING LOCATION: This month we will be back in the main hospital building. Classroom are located in the basement, across from the cafeteria. Follow the signs when exiting the elevator.

Student looking for shadowing: My name is Vinh Nguyen and I will be applying to osteopathic medical schools for the entering class of 2010. As a prospective osteopathic medical student, I am seeking to shadow physicians in San Diego. I am open to any and all fields of medicine. Please contact me by email at: vinhn86@hotmail.com. Thank you, in advance.

48th Annual OPSC Convention & Exhibit Show: More Fun in the Sun. February 11-15, 2009. Wyndham Hotel, 888 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA. For registration information on the web visit: www.opsc.org

YOUR 2008 LEADERSHIP:

President: Dennis Amundson, D.O. Office Phone: 619-543-7631

Vice-President: Charles Fleischer, D.O. Office Phone: 619-590-4260

Secretary: Paula Scariati, D.O. Office Phone: 858-587-1822

Treasurer: Sally S. Lee, D.O. Office Phone: 619-583-4295

Past President: Robert P. Husband, D.O. Office Phone: 619-528-6300

President:	Dennis Amundson, D.O.	Office Phone:	619-543-7631
Vice-President:	Charles Fleischer, D.O.	Office Phone:	619-590-4260
Secretary:	Paula Scariati, D.O.	Office Phone:	858-587-1822
Treasurer:	Sally S. Lee, D.O.	Office Phone:	619-583-4295
Past President:	Robert P. Husband, D.O.	Office Phone:	619-528-6300

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SIGN THE SIGN-IN SHEET AND COMPLETELYFILL-OUT, SIGN AND RETURN YOUR PROGRAM EVALUATION FORM

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SIGN THE SIGN-IN SHEET AND COMPLETELY
FILL-OUT, SIGN AND RETURN YOUR PROGRAM EVALUATION FORM