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If you would like us to consider posting your event on our website, in our magazine, and in our fax/e-mail alert, please send the event information in the format used below to adenz@sfms.org. Please title the e-mail "Possible Event Listing".

SFMS Events

Upcoming SFMS Events

August 28, 2008
Back and Better Than Ever--the Jazz Mixer at the Togonon Gallery!
Mark your calendars!  Thursday, August 28 from 6:00 to 8:00 - Enjoy beverages, hors d’oeuvres, great jazz, and exciting art while mingling with your fellow physicians.  The Togonon Gallery is located at 77 Geary Street, just blocks from Union Square in San Francisco (www.togonongallery.com) This popular event is always a great time for members and their guests, and it is also a terrific event to introduce non-members to the San Francisco Medical Society.  The cost is just $20.00 for members, $25.00 for non-members and guests.  New members who join at this event will have their event cost deducted from their already discounted first year’s dues!  Contact Therese Porter in the Membership Department for more information or to RSVP.

September 21, 2008
New!  A Family-Friendly Matinee at the  San Francisco Lyric Opera!
Performance of “Aida” at 2:00 at the Cowell Auditorium at Fort Mason with a post-performance reception and opportunity to meet some of the singers.  The Lyric Opera offers a fun and accessible way to enjoy opera for all ages. The cost is just $45.00 for an afternoon of top-notch musical entertainment, and includes the post-performance reception.  Children under 12 are free! Be sure to visit their website www.sflyricopera.org

Coming in late Fall the Medical Society will once again enjoy a Night at the Symphony

In December the Medical Society will return to the Opera House for its popular Night at the Nutcracker

The San Francisco Medical Society is committed to making membership as useful and fun for its members as possible. 
If you have ideas or suggestions please contact Therese Porter in the Membership Department at (415)561-0850, extension 268 or tporter@sfms.org

2008 SFMS Seminar Schedule

Advanced registration is required for all SFMS seminars. Please contact Posi Lyon, plyon@sfms.org or (415) 561-0850 extension 260, for more information. All seminars take place at the SFMS offices located in the Presidio of San Francisco.

October 3, 2008
Customer Service/Front Office Telephone Techniques
This half-day practice management seminar will provide valuable staff training to handle phone calls and scheduling professionally and efficiently.
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (8:40 AM registration/continental breakfast)
$99 for SFMS/CMA members and their staff ($89 each for additional attendees from the same office); $149 each for non members

November 4, 2008
"MBA" for Physicians and Office Managers
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (8:40 AM registration/continental breakfast)
This one-day seminar is designed to provide critical business skills in the areas of finance, operations and personnel management.
$250 for SFMS/CMA members and their staff ($225 each for additional attendees from same office); $325 for non-members

Other Events

August 10-15, 2008
Essentials of Primary Care: A Core Curriculum for Ambulatory Practice
Resort at Squaw Creek, North Lake Tahoe, California
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive "core curriculum" in adult primary care.  The course will serve as an excellent update and review for current primary care physicians and other primary care professionals, and as an opportunity for specialists to expand their primary care knowledge and skills.  Particular emphasis will be placed on principles of primary care; office-based preventive medicine; practical management of the most common problems seen in primary care practice; and expanded skills in clinical examination and common office procedures.  Special emphasis will be placed on skills in dermatology, psychiatry, gynecology and women’s health, and neurology. For more information, visit www.cme.ucsf.edu

October 2-3, 2008
California Primary Care Association Annual Conference
Double Tree Hotel Ontario Airport, Ontario
Contact Carole Loeb at (916) 440-8170 extension 206 or cloeb@cpca.org or visit www.cpca.org for more information.

October 22-24, 2008
Obstetrics and Gynecology Update: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?
Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco
New information on obstetric and gynecologic practice is being produced at a rapid rate.  Leaders in the field, including those at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, are taking an evidencebased approach when formulating practice guidelines. Review of the agendas and speakers lists of CME courses given across the country reveals that many courses do not place an adequate emphasis on reviewing currently available data with conference participants. This course will provide such an emphasis.
Click here for more information, or visit www.cme.ucsf.edu.