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1 6 | San Antonio MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M +++++++++++++++++++++++ + +++ + +++ +++++++++++++++++++++++ AROUND TOWN Healthcare Access San Antonio Hires Office Manager to Oversee Local Office Executive Director for HASA. "Carol's experience in organizing systems and managing processes will bring enormous benefit to HASA." Herrera has been married for 23 years and has two daugh- ters, ages 9 and 7. She enjoys camping with her family as often as possible. Dannemiller Providing Interventional Pain Management Course for Physicians Dannemiller will be running an inter- ventional pain management techniques course using fluoroscopic guidance and ultrasound. The hands-on continuing medical education program will utilize cadavers. This applied learning course is designed specifically for physicians i ntereste d i n prov id i ng t he most up-to-date a nd effective treatment for their patients. The course will cover ultrasound- guided injections of the head and neck; ultrasound-guided injections of the trunk and lumbosacral spine; transforaminal epidural injections; medial branch blocks and radiofrequency ablation of lumbar and cervical facet joints; and vertebral augmentation. Participants will interact with pain management experts. This event will be held March 28–29 at the Linron Bioskills Training Institute at the Dannemiller headquarters, 5711 Northwest Parkway in San Antonio. For more information, call 210-641-8311. Register at cadavercourse.com. This workshop is limited to 40 participants. To learn about other educational events, visit dannemiller.com. ■ H E ALTH C AR E ACCE S S SAN ANTO N IO (HASA), which is responsible for creating and advancing the health information exchange for this region, has hired Carol Herrera to oversee daily office operations. Herrera has 20 years of experience in human resources and payroll and was previously an HR specialist with a local community health center. "Carol comes to HASA at a time of great excitement around what the organization is doing and the benefit of building a health information exchange for South Texas," says Gijs van Oort,

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