Reminders for Primary Care Summit

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:09:00 AM

The 2012 Primary Care Summit in Dallas is upon us and we are looking forward to seeing you there! Below you will find important information to make sure everything this weekend goes smoothly for you.

Registration Schedule

Important – This year’s Primary Care Summit will be held in the Dallas Ballroom on the 3rd floor. To make registration easier, TAFP staff will open registration Thursday evening, Nov. 1. Registered attendees may pick up their materials on Thursday from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the TAFP Registration Desk on the 3rd floor of the Westin Galleria. Please note that you will still need to stop by the registration desk on Friday to sign in.

Registration opens as scheduled on Friday, Nov. 2, at 6:15 a.m., in the 3rd floor foyer. The conference begins with our CME Breakfast Lecture on Friday morning at 7 a.m.

Please note that the SAM Workshops on Friday and Saturday are sold out. Only those attendees pre-registered for the SAM will be able to attend. All other attendees will attend the Friday and Saturday general session as part of the Primary Care Summit general CME.

Hotel Information

All Primary Care Summit events are held at the Westin Galleria. The Westin Galleria is located at 13340 Dallas Parkway in Dallas. Directions to the hotel can be found here. Remember, self-parking at the Westin Galleria is free and valet parking starts at $17 for the day rate and $26 for overnight parking and includes in and out privileges.

Online Syllabus

This year, the Primary Care Summit syllabus is available online for your convenience. Individual PDFs of the slides and handouts are available as hyperlinks following each lecture title on the CME schedule page of TAFP’s website, www.tafp.org/professional-development/pcs-dallas-fort-worth/cme. You may also download a complete PDF packet of all slides here and all handouts here, or through the additional resources box on the right side of the page. These documents will be available from Monday, Oct. 29, to Monday, Nov. 5. A print and CD syllabus will still be provided on-site.

Attire

Attire for Primary Care Summit is business casual. TAFP encourages you to bring a jacket or sweater as temperatures in the meeting rooms can fluctuate.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact TAFP at (512) 329-8666 or on-site at the registration desk.

– samantha

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