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March 31 - April 2, 2016 Hotel Emma • San Antonio • Texas

Texas Club of Internists Spring Business Meeting

2016 Spring Business Meeting

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Hotel Emma136 E. Grayson St. San Antonio, TX 78215

Reservation Centers (210) 448-8300

Room Rates $209 single/double

Cut-off Date March 9, 2016

Check In/Out Times: Check in – 3:00 pm | Check out – 12:00 pm

Hotel Emma is a delectably unique 146-room hotel with a handsome bar and club room, an excellent restaurant, a purveyor of fine foods, and public spaces reminiscent of fine old hotels. Comfortable and unconventional, the hotel’s historical ambiance proclaims a new standard of South Texas luxury and geniality. Hotel Emma sits right in the midst of The Pearl offering vibrant culinary options, glorious little boutiques for shopping, and even a fresh farmer’s market.

Amenities and AccommodationsYou’ll savor Hotel Emma’s little extras… locally-sourced civilities that imbue your stay with comfort, cordiality and delicious surprise.

The culinary scene within the hotel is rich in dynamic. Have the Culinary Concierge arrange the perfect culinary experience and cultural happenings for you to enjoy.

Need coffee? Merit Roasting Co., a proudly local roasting company that has mastered the art of coffee, is serviced throughout the hotel. Sip as you enjoy a book from the gorgeously appointed 3,700-volume library.

Take an evening swim on the rooftop pool or visit their fully equipped fitness center. Hotel Emma also offers complimentary Electra cruise bikes for guest use so arrange to take one for a spin.

No two rooms are the same, so relax and unwind with an experience perfectly unique to you. Enjoy the icebox overflowing with in-room treats that represent the true taste of South Texas foodways as you lounge in your Guayaber robe- customer made by Dos Carolinas.

Local Attractions Within Walking DistanceAttraction DistanceOsteria II Sogno .1 miPearl Studio .1 miBoiler House Texas Grill & Wine Garden .2 miBakery Lorraine .2 miLa Gloria .2 miNao .2 mi Blue Box Bar .2 miCured .3 mi

Hotel Information

2016 Spring Business Meeting March 31 - April 2 Hotel Emma, San Antonio

Meeting Registration Deadline: March 18, 2016 3

Thursday March 31, 20161pm – 4pm TCI Board Meeting

6pm – 8pm TCI See Who’s Here Welcome Reception Fountain Room

Friday April 1, 20167:00–8:00 am Registration and Continental

Breakfast

8:00 – 8:15 am Announcements

8:15 – 9:00 am Monoclonal Antibodies and Lipid Lowering Therapy David F. Montemayor, MD

9:00 – 9:45 am Pertinent Aspects of the Dialysis Patient from the Internist’s Perspective Claudia Hura, MD

9:45 – 10:30 Medical School Update Francisco González-Scarano, MD

10:30 – 10:45 am Break

10:45 – 11:30 am Palliative Care Medicine and Ethics Jason Morrow, MD

11:30 – 12:15 pm Dermatology Emily Becker, MD

12:15 – 1:45 pm Lunch and Business Meeting

1:45 – 2:30 pm Medical Research: Crucial for Progress William Henrich, MD

Conference Schedule2:30 – 3:15 pm Comprehensive Geriatric

Assessment Denise Dahm, MD

3:15 – 3:30 pm Break

3:30 – 3:45 pm Sneak Preview of Fall Meeting Philip Maple, MD

3:45 – 4:30 pm Dr. Rodgers Memorial Lecture Medical Error Disclosure Ruth Berggren, MD

4:30 pm Adjourn

6:00 – 7:00 pm Dinner Dance Reception

7:00 – 10:30 pm Dinner Dance

Saturday April 2, 20167:30 – 8:30 am Registration and Continental

Breakfast

8:30 – 9:30 am The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health and the Moral Imperative to Minimize It ETHICS Robert Haley, MD

9:30 – 10:15 am Quality of Clinical Performance Measures Koko Aung, MD

10:15 – 10:30 am Break

10:30 – 11:15 am Alzheimers Robin Brey, MD

11:15 – 12:00 pm Aortic Valve Disease: What Now? John Calhoon, MD

12:00 pm Adjourn

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SPOUSES TOURFriday, April 1, 2016The Culinary Institute of America tour, Cooking Demonstration, Lunch at Nao Latin Gastro Bar, and Shopping at the Pearl

Time: 10:0 am – 2:30 pm

Cost per person: $100

The group will start the day with the opportunity to browse or shop all of the adorable boutiques located in the Pearl. Some of the many options include Ten Thou-sand Villages, which offers treasures handcrafted by artisans around the world; Niche Boutique, a collection of modern soft separates with rich textures and textiles; Melissa Guerra, a Latin Kitchen Market that brings the country casual yet sophisticated lifestyle of South Texas, provincial Mexico and various regions of Latin America together at Pearl and many others.

The group will then move on to the Culinary Institute of America for a tour and cooking demonstration around 11:15 am. Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is the world’s premier culinary college. The CIA San Antonio is housed in a 30,000-square-foot building at the Pearl site near downtown. The Texas campus combines the realism of the professional foodservice

Social Activities

environment with an ideal educational setting focusing on student learning and outcomes. Five state-of-the-art teaching kitchens and a professional bakeshop are designed to provide modules and stations at which students can perform their lab exercises and be observed and coached on an individual basis.

Once the group tours the facility, they will watch a culinary demonstration by the chef-instructors, enjoy tastings of the items prepared, and take the recipes home to try themselves.

After a wonderful morning visiting the Culinary Institute the group will head to lunch at Nao Latin Gastro Bar to enjoy unique Latin food and beverages. Nao is conveniently located at San Antonio’s historic Pearl Brewery complex.

TCI Reception & Dinner DanceReception: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm - Venetian Room Foyer

Dinner Dance: 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm - Venetian Room

Dress: Cocktail Attire

Cost: No charge for members and one guest; $100 per additional guest

Don’t miss The Grooves as they help us conclude another outstanding meeting! The Grooves band has a huge list of high energy hit songs that will keep you and the rest of your TCI colleagues on the dance floor all night. The band plays all style of music with hits from 60’s all the way up to current dance music, making them a perfect addition to the dinner dance.

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Meeting Registration Deadline: March 18, 2016 5

San Antonio Fun Facts

Questions?Contact the TCI Business Office: 401 W. 15th Street, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78701 • Phone: (512) 370-1553 | Fax: (512) 370-1626

Laura Madole, Executive Director: Laura.Madole@texmed.org Krista Cottingim, Membership Coordinator: Krista.Cottingim@texmed.org

• San Antonio is the 2nd largest city in Texas

• One San Antonio native, Robert Cade, knew exactly how to beat the Texas heat and stay hydrated—by inventing Gatorade.

• President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird got hitched in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in San Antonio.

• San Antonio draws in 30 million visitors per year, most coming to see the Alamo mission.

• At 750 feet, San Antonio’s Tower of the Americas is taller than the famous Seattle Space Needle, making it the perfect place to get a panoramic view of the city.

• The bell at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, forged by Samuel Maverick, is made of iron scrap from cannons used during the Battle of the Alamo.

• The longhorn cattle Texas is so famous for, can be traced back to San Antonio’s Spanish mission settlers who brought the cattle with them in 1690.

• The Battle of Flowers Parade, first held in 1891 to honor those who fought in the Battle of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto, is the only parade in the U.S. that’s planned and directed exclusively by women.

• The San Antonio Zoo was one of the first “cageless” zoos in the U.S,, has one of the largest bird collections, and was the first in the country to breed endangered whooping cranes.

• The Riverwalk located in downtown San Antonio stretches for over 2.5 miles

AirportSan Antonio International Airport provides

exceptional commercial airline service. It’s a quick 13 minute drive from the airport to Hotel Emma.

Address: 9800 Airport Blvd. San Antonio, TX 78216

Phone: (210) 207-3433

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March 31 - April 2, 2016 • Hotel Emma • San Antonio, TXMeeting Registration Deadline is March 18, 2016

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Total Due for Meeting Registration: $ ______________ See Who’s Here Reception (Thursday, 3/31) Member + 1 Guest $0 x = $ Additional Guests $40/person x = $ Spouse Activities (Friday, 4/1) Member, Spouse, Guest $100/person x = $ Dinner Dance at the Hotel Emma (Friday, 4/1) Member + 1 Guest $0 x = $ Additional Guests $100/person x = $ Total Due for Social Activities: $ _____________

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Texas Club of Internists

Spring Business Meeting

March 31 – April 2, 2016Hotel Emma

San Antonio, Texas

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