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    The Local Medicine Matters Conference is a new regional event, part of the Texas Medical Association’s initiative to hold events beyond the Texas metro areas. This inaugural conference is being hosted by the Smith County Medical Society in conjunction with TMA. The one-day event features topics of broad interest across all physician members, including practical uses of augmented intelligence in medicine, updates to billing and coding, and how physicians fared following the 2025 Texas legislative session.   

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    Registration for TMA members, CMS and association staff, and Alliance members is FREE – one of the many benefits of annual membership!

    A $25 registration fee will be charged for on-site registrants.

    Registration Fees:

    • Nonmember physicians: $200
    • Guests of members and medical staff: $150

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    Hilton Garden Inn

    220 E Grande Blvd.
    Tyler, TX 75703
    (903) 509-1166

    Join your colleagues at the Hilton Garden Inn for the 2025 Local Medicine Matters Conference. General session programming is under development. In the meantime, make your hotel reservation early.

    Vendors, contact sponsor@texmed.org for sponsorship and exhibit opportunities.

    Group rate: $129 plus tax

    Reservations deadline: Oct. 9, 2025

    Make Your Reservation

  • Conference Agenda


    Friday, Oct. 24 | The Grove Kitchen and Gardens

    • 5 pm - 7 pm  |  Regional Membership Happy Hour

      Saturday, Oct. 25 | Brookshire Convention Center

      7:30 am - 1:00 pm  |  Registration Open

      8:00 am - 8:30 am  |  Walk-with-A-Doc in the Tyler Rose Garden

    • 8:15 am - 9:00 am  |  Breakfast in the Expo Hall
    • 9:00 am – 9:15 am  |  Opening Remarks
      Jayesh Shah, MD, President, Texas Medical Association
    • 9:15 am - 10:15 am  |  Augmented Intelligence in Medicine: Practical Uses

      Explore how augmented intelligence (AI) is being practically applied in medicine to enhance efficiency and ease for healthcare professionals.

    • 10:25 am – 11:25 am  |  P.R.O.A.C.T.I.V.E

      In billing, your best practice is to be proactive. When you are reactive, payment delays, denials, and loss of revenue are more likely to occur. This presentation will review key points and best practices for being proactive to assist with efficiency and minimize unnecessary delays.

      Carra Benson, Director, Physician Payment Services
      Texas Medical Association

    • 11:30 am – 12:30 pm  |  Lunch in the Expo Hall
    • 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm  |  2025 Legislative Wins: Texas Edition

      Jayesh “Jay” Shah, MD, President, Texas Medical Association
      Matt Dowling, Director of Public Affairs, Lobbyist
      Texas Medical Association
      (Local / State Representatives TBD)

    • 1:40 pm – 2:40 pm  |  Lawsuits and TMB Investigations: How to Avoid Them (Ethics CME)

      TBD

    • 2:50 pm -5:00 pm  |  Media Training (session full)

      Brent Annear, Associate Vice President Media Relations and Leadership Advancement
      Texas Medical Association

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  • Tyler, TX | Oct. 24-25, 2025