2024 Annual Member Meeting & Board of Directors Elections
Mark your calendars for April 12!
This gathering serves as a platform to reflect on our accomplishments over the past year, deliberate on our future trajectory, and address any queries or concerns you might have. Coinciding with the Annual Meeting is the election for the Board of Directors, a pivotal process that ensures our board is a true representation of our members’ interests.
Your participation in both the Annual Meeting and the Board of Directors Election is highly valued as they play a significant role in shaping the future of our organization.
Registration: https://bit.ly/3v8vAUW
Secure ballot: A link has been distributed to members via email. If you have not received it, please get in touch with us at info@txmlpc.org.
Book your group rate: Secure a special group rate at SpringHill Suites Houston Downtown/Convention Center. Act quickly to take advantage of limited availability and special pricing.
Board of Directors Nominations
The initial board of the Texas Medical-Legal Partnership Coalition (TxMLPC) has completed formally establishing the organization, and the TxMLPC Nominating Committee is excited to announce the Call for Nominations for the permanent TxMLPC Board of Directors.
The following positions are available:
President: 2 year term
Vice-President: 1 year term
Secretary: 1 year term
Treasurer: 2 year term
3 Representative-At-Large positions: 2 year term
2 Representative-At-Large positions: 1 year term
Board of Directors Eligibility | Board of Directors Responsibilities
To submit a nomination, please fill out the form at the following link: form.jotform.com/240490437539158
Medical-Legal Partnership Affinity Dinner
The Texas Medical-Legal Partnership Coalition invites you to a Dutch affinity dinner of medical, legal, and public health professionals practicing within or interested in medical-legal partnership. This event coincides with the State Bar of Texas' Poverty Law Conference.
Location: Austin Taco Project, 500 East 4th Street, Austin, TX 78701.
How Technology Can Help Medical-Legal Partnerships Address Social Determinants of Health
Join the eHealth Initiative and Partnership for a Connected Illinois for a discussion on MLPs, how they are addressing social determinants of health, and the importance of continuing utilization of telehealth to best serve vulnerable and underserved communities.
Panelists include TXMLPC backbone co-lead Keegan Warren-Clem, JD, LLM (TLSC Medical-Legal Partnerships).
Online registration link: https://ehealthinitiative.zoom.us/webinar/register/7016311349314/WN_Ix_WVooBSsi6PFolIwM1xg
Leveraging Health Center Medical-Legal Partnerships to Advance Community-Oriented Policing
Medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) have always been an effective, evidence-based tool for addressing the social determinants of health. How can MLPs advance public safety and community-oriented policing initiatives? In this national webinar supported by HRSA, MLP practitioners and stakeholders from Texas will discuss:
why community policing matters for health;
how their work intersects with public safety approaches; and
concrete strategies for engaging in community-oriented policing initiatives that affect the health and well-being of the communities they serve.
Panelists include TXMLPC backbone co-leads Keegan Warren-Clem, JD, LLM (TLSC Medical-Legal Partnerships) and Staci Lofton, JD, MPH (Harris County Public Health).
Online Registration Link: https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwofu2qqTkjGtWY_d3T3gUagtbIt9oIlVbR
Structuring Medical-Legal Partnerships: Ethical and Legal Considerations
Join Sheri Dacso (Partner at Seyfarth Shaw, LLP) and the Houston Bar Association Health Law Section for a discussion on Medical-Legal Partnerships and how this delivery model can improve the health and well being of vulnerable populations by integrating legal assistance. This CLE is eligible for 1.0 hrs of ethics CLE.
Online Registration Link: https://www.hba.org/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=107164 [hba.org]