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Columbia Chapter of the South Carolina Society of Medical Assistants

President/Newsletter Editor: Pat Kilcoyne, CMA(AAMA)
Secretary /Treasurer: Margie Banta, CMA(AAMA),CPC (803) 960-4169

Holiday Greetings
I want to take this opportunity to wish all the members of the Columbia Chapter a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year. We have been truly blessed this year to be able to continue meeting as a chapter, and hopefully will continue to grow in the next year. I hope that many of you will be able to join us at our educational meetings, as well as at the state functions here in Columbia and in Charleston.

Meeting Information
Meeting Place/Time: Virginia College- 6pm
The Columbia Chapter will continue to meet on a bi-monthly basis.
The meetings will take place in 2012 on the following dates with education as noted:
February 21, 2012:  Phlebotomy and Lab Procedures
April 17, 2012:  Pre-Certification
June 19, 2012:  Varicose Veins
August 21, 2012: Obesity Roundtable
October 16, 2012:  Professionalism in the Workplace
  AAMA Update - Medical Assistant Week
November, 2012: Election of Officers - Time & Date to be announced.

SCSMA Winter Workshop
The SC Society of Medical Assistants will present their Winter Education and Board Meeting on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Palmetto Health Richland's Heart Hospital Atrium Classroom. They will offer 4 Continuing Education Credits for all attendees. The registration form is attached to the newsletter.

THE INTERCOM- PUBLICATION OF THE COLUMBIA CHAPTER SCSMA
Patricia Kilcoyne, CMA (AAMA)
745 Cedar Creek Road
Swansea, SC 29160
(803) 386-7278
patthecma@pbtcomm.net

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