There is an Asian American Pacific Islander Health Summit coming up on November 20, 2015 in Houston at the Rice BioScience Research Collaborative on 6500 Main St. United Health Care is one of the underwriters of the meeting and they especially asked that Asian doctors be invited to this event. Registration is only $50, however, we will not be offering CME’s.

The anticipated audience will be researchers, community members, elected officials, students, and public health representatives. Special sessions will be held about the data gap in AAPI health information, mental health and issues for the Asian elderly community.

Flyer and registration packet are attached. If you have any questions or need more information please contact Beverly J. Gor.

Click here for flyer

Click here for registration

Beverly J. Gor, EdD, RD, LD
Staff Analyst
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Research for Effectiveness
Director’s Office
Houston Health Department
8000 North Stadium Drive
Houston, TX 77054
(832) 393-4738
(832) 577-5971 – Cell

beverly.gor@houstontx.gov

Management of Gout

presented by
Dr. Prashanth Sunkureddi
ClearLake Rheumatology

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
2410 Richmond Avenue
Houston, Texas 77098
7 pm

Attendees should plan to arrive before the designated start time and remain through the duration of the program.

Space is limited, so please RSVP by
Friday, September 11, 2015
using the following link:
Click here to RSVP

Dear CADAH members –

We are excited to announce that we are joining with GreenLight to make electronic mental health assessments available for our doctors.  We encourage you to use this important tool in your practice to screen for mental conditions in your patients that may need further medical attention.  See attached flyer for more information on how your can sign up.  Thank you.

Dr. Lina Ching

President, CADAH

Click here for more details

Hello CADAH members,

You are invited to participate in a survey for a research project conducted by Lan Ni, an Associate Professor in the Valenti School of Communication at the University of Houston. The project has been approved by the UH CPHS committee and aims to examine how community organizations can better communicate and build relationships with community members like you in order to enhance these members’ health awareness and communication in health issues. Our ultimate goal is to contribute to addressing the health concerns of Asian American community.

As a token of appreciation, you will receive $5 after you complete the survey. You will be asked to enter your contact information at the end of the survey so we can mail you the cash. Your contact information will be kept separate from your answers to the survey questions in order to protect your confidentiality. Below is the link to the survey:

English survey link:
http://qeasttrial.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5C3IP7LzsdMqTid

When you click on the link, if the website asks for a password or any other identifying information, close the window and do not proceed. Instead, copy the link below and paste it into a new browser window. If problem persists, please email: lni@uh.edu

Please feel free to share with as many members in the Asian American community who might be interested in this project as possible. Thank you so very much!!
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您好！
您受邀参与一个由休斯顿大学Valenti 传播学院Dr. Lan Ni 为主要项目负责人的研究项目。该项目研究社区组织如何能够有效的与社区成员进行交流并与他们建立关系，从而提升他们对健康问题的关注和传播交流。作为对您填写问卷的感谢，您将获取$5，请在问卷结束后跳转到另外一个页面上留下您的联系方式。

中文问卷链接:
https://houstoncommunication.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bPKW7iEQbrgQq0J

如果链接直接点击出现问题，比如需要密码才能进入，请不要继续。请另外复制粘贴到一个新的浏览器窗口，然后进入问卷。如有问题请邮件至：lni@uh.edu

请帮忙在亚裔社区里把这个链接告知其他有兴趣的人来填写。谢谢！！

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Thank you so much for your help and look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Best,
Lan

—
Lan Ni, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Jack J. Valenti School of Communication
University of Houston
A Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university
101 Communication Bldg., Room 149
Houston, Texas 77204-3002
713-743-1872

Houston Restaurant Weeks 2015

Dear CADAH members,

You are your guests are invited to CADAH Houston Restaurant Week dinner at
La Colombe d’OrFriday
August 28, 2015 at 6:30pm.
3410 Montrose Boulevard
Houston, TX, 77006

Their restaurant weeks’ menu is available for our CADAH event.(A la cart).
Menu attached. CLICK HERE

($45/person)

If you turn in your receipt to our treasurer, Dr. Jonathan Zhang, CADAH will reimburse each member’s portion.

Please RSVP by August 21, 2015.
(If you RSVP and do not show up, you will be expected to pay.)

Ying Ying Wood

Dear Members,

The Tzu-Chi Foundation is having a Youth Camp from August 12-16, 2015 at their Office (6200 Corporate Drive, Houston, Texas 77036). We need healthcare volunteers between 10:00am and 6:00pm to offer medical first aid. There will be approximately 200 attendees. This is an excellent opportunity to continuing partner with Tzu-Chi in serving and improving the health of our Chinese community.

Please e-mail dhuang82@hotmail.com

If you can participate and let me know your specialty.

Thank you very much.

David Huang

CADAH Memembers who are interested
We are now accepting:
Nominations for the 2016 Chair of the Harris County Medical Society Council of International and Affiliated Medical Societies; and
Reservations for the upcoming Council meeting on Wednesday, September 30 – 6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. – Networking, 7 – 8 p.m. With a presentation at Tony Mandola’s on 1212 Waugh Drive. The meeting will be a discussion on “An overview of the Texas Medical Board’s Rules and Regulations Impacting International Medical Graduates” by Mari Robinson, Texas Medical Board Executive Director.

Nomination Process:
The Council Chair is a vital role that leads the overall direction of the council for the upcoming year and serves as our representative to the Executive Board. Your involvement in the nomination process is encouraged and needed. The Council must nominate three candidates to Chair the Council in 2016. You may nominate yourself, a representative from your organization, or a colleague on the Council by Tuesday, September 1.

Below please find more information on the chair responsibilities and election process.

Council Chair Responsibilities and Election Process:
The chair of the Council is elected by the HCMS Executive Board from among three nominees, submitted by the Council. While the nominees do not have to be current HCMS members, once elected, the chair must be an HCMS member. The responsibilities of the Chair are:
Plan, attend and conduct two Council meetings per year;
Be installed as a member of the 2016 HCMS Executive Board at the HCMS/HAM Installation of Officers on Friday, January 22, 2016;
Represent the international and affiliated medical societies as a member of the HCMS Executive Board, the governing board for HCMS, for a one-year term; and
Attend the eight 2016 Executive Board meetings.

To familiarize the Executive Board members with the nominees, each candidate is to submit a statement (about 5 sentences) reflecting his/her background that will showcase the candidate’s qualifications for the position. The statements will be included with the ballots given to the HCMS Executive Board prior to the election.

A strong statement should include:
Current practice setting
Relevant leadership experience
Anything else that may be of interest to the Executive Board

Please review the attached documents for a roster of the current members of the Council. The deadline for Council Chair nominations is Tuesday, September 1.

Meeting Information:
In the meantime, please register for the Wednesday, September 30 dinner and presentation at Tony Mandola’s on 1212 Waugh Dr. The meeting will be a discussion on “An overview of the Texas Medical Board’s Rules and Regulations Impacting International Medical Graduates” by Mari Robinson, Texas Medical Board Executive Director.

This meeting is for the president and President-elect of your society. If you are unable to join us, please send a representative on your behalf.

To submit your nomination and/or register for the upcoming meeting, simply reply to this email at your earliest opportunity.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

CADAH is partnering with TMA to offer you this program to perform psychological testing for your patients in yuur office. A portion of the proceeds from your participation will go to the CADAH Foundation Scholarship Fund.

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Dear CADAH Members,
Our next CME will be on Tuesday, July 21, 2015.
X-LSD Disease Education
Speaker: Dr. Joel Weinthal
McCormick & Schmick
1151-01 Uptown Park Blvd
Houston, TX 77056
July 21, 2015, 6-9 pm

Dr. Tom Garcia- President of Texas Medical Association, will be in attendance to introduce CADAH members to Greenlight- an electronic assessment tool for psychological testing, which can help improve patient care, practice revenue, and remuneration for CADAH Foundation.

Presentation will start immediately after educational program”

To attend, please register at:

http://goo.gl/forms/bJ7rFfI8vW

Palace Lane – July 11, 2015 5 – 9 PM

4191 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77025

Cost per person: $16/person(include shoes) Bring your family. Food and beverages extra. Number of People reserved: 20 Please RSVP with number of bowlers to cadahrsvp@gmail.com by July 8, 2015. CADAH will sponsor $16(rental/shoes) for each member who attends the event.

Please submit your receipt to Dr. Ying Ying Wood or Dr. Lina Ching for reimbursement.

The Tzu-Chi Health Fair held on Saturday, May 30, 2015, from 9:30 to 12:00 noon at their Office (6200 Corporate Drive, Houston, Texas 77036) was a success. We had several CADAH members volunteer their time to offer medical and dental counseling.  There were approximately 10 physicians, 20 nurses, 5 dentists, and too many to count other volunteers serving approximately 200-250 low income residents from the general public of ethnic Chinese.

Click here to see more pictures

Thank you to Barbara Moon for the lovely photos of the 2015 CADAH AGA.

Click here to see more photos

Welcome to Houstonia magazine’s third annual Top Doctors survey. Last year’s Top Doctors issue was enormously popular with readers, who have found it a very valuable resource to consult when seeking a physician for themselves or someone they love. Now it’s time to compile the 2015 list, and Houston’s best-selling magazine—at last count we had over 454,000 readers—is again seeking your help.

For this year’s survey, we are once more seeking top-doctor nominations from medical professionals throughout our area, and we’re asking all of them one question: If you or a loved one needed medical care, who’s the doctor you would call?

Any physician or nurse practitioner in our eight-county region with a valid Texas state medical license may participate in our survey, nominating one or more Houston-area doctors. For your convenience, our database contains a complete, updated list of the more than 14,000 physicians in Harris, Montgomery, Waller, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Chambers, and Liberty counties. From your nominations will come Houstonia’s list of Top Doctors in 66 medical specialties.

So what do you say? If you or a loved one needed medical care, who would you call? Tell us by scrolling down and clicking the “Continue” button at the bottom of the page, and ensure that your opinion is heard. All nominations must be received by Friday, May 1 and will be kept anonymous and unattributed, used only as data to determine our Top Doctors list, which will be published in the August Houstonia. That deadline, again, is Friday, May 1.

For further information on Houstonia and its Top Doctors methodology, simply click here.

Any questions? Please ask! Email:

doc-survey@houstoniamag.com

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Dear CADAH members,

Click here to vote

The CADAH Annual General Assembly (AGA) will be on
Sunday, April 19, 2015,
at the Junior League, Tea Room
beginning at 5:00 p.m.

CADAH Members,
Please cast your votes for Board of Directors, Supervisors, and Student and Resident Representatives by clicking on the site below.  Please vote before April 5, 2015.  Thank you.  Also, make plans to
attend the CADAH AGA on April 19, 2015.

Click here to vote

We had a very successful 2015 CADAH gala on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Fung’s Kitchen restaurant, thanks to the efforts of our gala committee and the support from our members and friends.  Dr. Yuan Tseh Lee, Nobel Laureate for Chemistry, 1986, was our keynote speaker.  We had a record turnout of 440 people for this event and raised over $17,000 for our scholarship fund.  Please go to this link to see pictures from the gala.  Our thanks to Dr. Mei Mei Mai for these pictures.  For those who could not make it this year, save the date, February 27, 2016, for our 23rd CADAH gala, which will be at Ocean Palace Restaurant next year. Thank you.

CLICK TO VIEW PICTURES

Dear CADAH members,

Greetings.

It has been an exciting year for CADAH under the excellent leadership of Dr. Susan Yang-President of CADAH and her Board of Directors (BODs) and Dr. James Chuong- Chair of CADAH Board of Supervisors. We appreciate everyone’s hard work and hours of contribution.

It is time to nominate new members to the board of directors and board of supervisors for the upcoming year.

The term of the Directors and Supervisors is 2 years:2015-2017.
The term of Student/Resident representatives is 1 year: 2015-2016

Positions available:

Board of Directors: 5 BODs + 2 alternates
Supervisors: 2 Supervisors + 1 alternate
Student Representative: 1
Resident Representative:1

Criteria for CADAH Board of Directors nominee:
-Active member of CADAH for at least one full year immediately before the election

Criteria for CADAH Board of Supervisors nominee:
-Previously served as an officer of CADAH

Criteria for CADAH Student and Resident Representative:
– Active CADAH student/resident membership.

Please submit all nominations to Lching_il@yahoo.com. Deadline for submission is 3/22/2015.

Thank you very much for your attention and nominations.

Lina Ching
CADAH President-elect
2014-2015

CADAH Foundation
Chinese New Year
Scholarship Foundation Gala
Celebrating 22th Anniversary

Saturday, March 14, 2015
Seating begins at 6:30PM
Dinner is served at 7:15PM

Fung’s Kitchen
7320 Southwest Freeway, #115
Houston, TX 77074
713-779-2288

Gold Table Sponsorship: $1,200.00

Silver Table Sponsorship: $900.00

Bronze Table Sponsorship: $650.00

Individual Ticket: $75.00

CADAH Foundation is a charitable organization
The cost of the dinner is $50 per person.
The quid pro quo contribution in excess of the cost of the dinner is deductible for federal income tax purposes.  Any direct cash donations are directly deducted as a tax deduction.

Please send your checks and reply cards to:

CADAH Foundation
11302 Fallbrook Dr., Suite 304
Houston, TX 77065

Thank you for your support. Happy New Year to all!

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. James Tang: jamestangmd@gmail.com or call 281-955-0115