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8 Harris County Physician Newsletter %u2022 May 2025 %u2022 www.hcms.orgHouston Society of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck SurgeryThursday, May 22, 2025, 6:30 p.m.III Catering, 6550 Bertner Ave., Houston TX 77030Houston Dermatological SocietyMonday, June 2, 2025, 6:30 p.m.Cadillac Bar, 1802 Shepherd Drive, Houston Texas 77007Houston Pediatric SocietyTuesday, June 10, 2025, 6:30 p.m.Escalantes, 590 Beechnut St, Houston, TX 77096Houston Society of Plastic SurgeonsThursday, June 12, 2025, 6:30 p.m.TBDCALENDAR - HOUSTON AREAINTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALTY SOCIETIESHCMS webpage spotlight: Communicating with patients who are deaf or hearing impairedThe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) directs businesses to make %u201creasonable modifications%u201d when serving people with disabilities, including those who are deaf or hearing impaired, and to take the necessary steps to communicate effectively. To assist physicians in understanding their responsibilities, the Texas Medical Association offers a members-only whitepaper.For a link to this whitepaper, additional guidance and resources, including a list of interpreters for the hearing impaired, go to the HCMS webpage at www.hcms.org/communicatingwithpatients.Branch MeetingsApril 22 Joint Meeting of the HCMS Southwest Branch and the Fort Bend Medical SocietyFernando%u2019s Restaurant%u201cPrescribing Nature: Enhancing Patient Health Through Nature Interventions%u201d by Jay E. Maddock, PhDIn photo: Libu Varughese, MD (Southwest Branch President) andDarius F. Wania, MD (HCMS member)April 22 Joint Meeting of the HCMS Southwest Branch and the Fort Bend Medical SocietyFernando%u2019s Restaurant%u201cPrescribing Nature: Enhancing Patient Health Through Nature Interventions%u201d by Jay E. Maddock, PhDIn photo: Srinivas Rao Nikam, MD (Fort Bend physician member) and Sapna Singh, MD (Fort Bend physician member)April 29 HCMS Central Branch MeetingMaggiano%u2019s%u201cAugmented Intelligence in Healthcare%u201d by Shannon Vogel, TMAIn photo: Brian C. Reed, MD (Central Branch President),Katie L. Fung-Yip, MD (Central Branch Vice President), andDwane G. Broussard, MD, FAAFP (HCMS President)April 29 HCMS Central Branch MeetingMaggiano%u2019s%u201cAugmented Intelligence in Healthcare%u201d by Shannon Vogel, TMAIn photo: Sachin S. Patil, MD (HCMS member) and Monika S. Patil, MD (HCMS member)