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Things to know for TAFP’s Annual Session & Scientific Assembly
We’re gearing up for the 63rd Annual Session and Scientific Assembly and can’t wait to welcome all TAFP officers, leaders, members, CME attendees, and special guests to Austin. We have an eventful conference planned for you and we look forward to seeing you in our hometown.
Please visit the TAFP registration desk (locations and hours listed below) to pick up your materials including your CME syllabus, registration packet, and Official Program. Your Official Program includes schedules, maps, and other important information about the conference.
> This essential resource is available online for viewing on your laptop or mobile device at www.issuu.com/txfamilydocs/docs/2012_assa_official_program.
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The epidemic of our times: Diabetes
By Lamia Kadir, M.D.
Diabetes is a personal issue for me, as with many; my mother was diagnosed decades ago. I firmly believe a solid knowledge of diabetes is crucial for all primary care physicians. To know diabetes is to know medicine.
According to the American Diabetes Association, 25.8 million children and adults in the United States—8.3 percent of the population—have diabetes. There were 1.9 million new cases of diabetes diagnosed in people over age 20 in 2010.
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Annual Session Restaurant Guide: TAFP staff picks
To welcome you to our hometown for the 63rd Annual Session and Scientific Assembly at the Hilton Austin Hotel July 11-15, the TAFP staff compiled a list of our favorite downtown restaurants. From elegant to home cookin’, there’s something for everyone! See the list below for each staff member’s recommendation, organized by distance from the Hilton Austin Hotel.
>> View more top downtown Austin restaurants as profiled previously on our blog by our multimedia intern and downtown authority, Haley, at www.tafp.org/blog/12.06.11/annual-session-restaurant-guide.
Carmelo’s
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504 East 5th Street (between Neches and Red River)
(512) 477-7497
www.carmelosrestaurant.com/locations/austin
Cuisine: Italian
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Annual Session Preview: Restaurant Guide
By Haley Dawson
Austin has become known for its unique and exquisite dining experience. Adhering to the “Keep Austin Weird” philosophy, Austinites are serious about supporting local business. As such, you’ll find restaurants in Austin unlike any others you’ve visited before. Because this year’s Annual Session takes place in the heart of downtown within walking distance of many top-rated eateries, why not spend an evening or two taking advantage of all the capitol city has to offer? Whether you dine on interior Mexican, authentic Italian pizza, or fancy barbeque, you’re sure to leave with a fully sated palate. Listed below are just a few restaurants of the dozens to choose from.
1. Chez Nous
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Explore TAFP’s hometown at the 63rd Annual Session & Scientific Assembly
Join TAFP July 11-15 when we host the 63rd Annual Session and Scientific Assembly in our hometown, vibrant and quirky Austin, Texas. All of the elements for the premier conference for primary care physicians converge at the Hilton Austin Hotel and Austin Convention Center, located in electric downtown.
There’s a little something for everyone here: from fine dining, live music, and shopping, to museums, the great outdoors, and family activities. Stroll down historic Congress Avenue, see imaginations soar at the Austin Children’s Museum, watch our resident bats take flight at dusk, or jog the Town Lake Trail around Lady Bird Lake. Even if you’ve visited Austin before, TAFP welcomes you to explore our ever-changing city.
CME and bonus workshops
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Family docs gather for great education, fun at TAFP’s 61st Annual Session
Family docs gather for great education, fun at TAFP’s 61st Annual Session
posted 08.03.10
More than 450 physicians joined TAFP staff and leaders to celebrate the family of family medicine at the 6 … more
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Register this week to save $100 on your Annual Session registration
Register this week to save $100 on your Annual Session registration
Special guest at Thursday’s Town Hall to give insider’s look at state politics
updated 06.21.10
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Time is running out to enter TAFP’s annual research poster competition
Time is running out to enter TAFP’s annual research poster competition
Deadline to submit an abstract is May 14
posted 05.06.10
Researchers have until next Friday, May 14, to submit an … more
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Annual Session & Scientific Speakers
Speakers
Dale Crawford Allison, M.D. Program Co-Chair, 65th Annual Session and Scientific Assembly Chair, TAFP Commission on Continuing Professional Development Waco, Texas
Robert F. Shields, D. … more
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Annual Session & Scientific Assembly Supporters
Supporters
The Texas Academy of Family Physicians would like to gratefully acknowledge the following companies for their support of the 65th Annual Session & Scientific Assembly:
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