HCMS Branch Meetings

Join us for networking at your local Branch Meetings

 

       
   

HCMS has seven branch societies and HCMS members are designated to a branch in the area they work or reside. Refer to the Physician Directory for your current branch designation. Click to review the branch zip code designations.

Branch meetings provide information on practice management, medical legislation, medical liability, other HCMS/TMA events, as well as networking opportunities. Branch officers are elected and each branch president serves on the HCMS Executive Board.

There is a fee to attend meetings to help defray costs (i.e. CME programs, facility, meals and beverages). The fee is waived for new HCMS members or early career physicians.


Meeting Fees:  

  • $50 assessment covering seven meetings - includes two in-person meetings and up to five virtual CME meetings throughout the year. To pay your $50 Branch Assessment, click here.
  • Non-physician guests of HCMS members may attend for a fee of $40 per meeting.
  • Physician non-members may attend for a fee of $100 per meeting.

For more information, contact us at 713-524-4267. 

Fall 2025 Branch Meeting dates
Click on the name of the Branch to register

HCMS North Branch - Thursday, September 4, 2025
"Straight from the Lawyer's Mouth: Contracting, Compliance, Fraud & Abuse" by Amanda Hill, JD
1 hour Ethics CME, TMLT
6:00 - 7:00 PM - Networking Social
7:00 - 8:00 PM - Dinner & CME Presentation
Churrascos Steakhouse
21 Waterway Ave, The Woodlands (77380)

Contact: Lyssa Howeth, lyssa_howeth@hcms.org
HCMS West Branch  - Tuesday, September 9, 2025
"Augmented Intelligence in Health Care" by Shannon Vogel, TMA, Associate VP of Health Information Technology
1 hour Ethics CME, TMA
6:00 - 7:00 PM - Networking Social
7:00 - 8:00 PM - Dinner & CME Presentation
Location: TBD
Contact: Debbi Eschenbach, debbi_eschenbach@hcms.org
 
HCMS East Branch   - Wednesday, September 10, 2025
"Rev Up Your Revenue Cycle" by April Bellard, MHA, HCMS Director of Payment Advocacy & Practice Management
1 hour Ethics CME, HCMS/TMA
6:00 - 7:00 PM - Networking Social
7:00 - 8:00 PM - Dinner & CME Presentation
Location: TBD
Contact: Katherine O'Brien, katherine_obrien@hcms.org
 
HCMS Southeast Branch - Tuesday, October 7, 2025
"Topic TBD" 
1 hour Ethics CME
6:00 - 7:00 PM - Networking Social
7:00 - 8:00 PM - Dinner & CME Presentation
Kemah Aquarium
215 Kipp Ave Boardwalk #11, Kemah (77565)
Contact: Katherine O'Brien, katherine_obrien@hcms.org
 
HCMS Central Branch  - Thursday, October 9, 2025
"Sticky Wellness Trends: Cannabidiol and Hemp" by Bethany Powell, MD, TMA Physician Health & Wellness 
1 hour Ethics CME, TMA PHW
6:00 - 7:00 PM - Networking Social
7:00 - 8:00 PM - Dinner & CME Presentation
Cadillac Bar
1802 Shepherd Dr, Houston (77007)
Contact: Susan Loucks, susan_loucks@hcms.org
 
HCMS Southwest Branch - Wednesday, October 15, 2025
"Ransomware and Cyber Security Threats: Protecting Your Practice" by Cathy Bryant, RN, BSN, MHA, CHPC & Tony Passalacqua 
1 hour Ethics CME, TMLT
6:00 - 7:00 PM - Networking Social
7:00 - 8:00 PM - Dinner & CME Presentation
Braeburn Country Club
8101 Bissonnet St, Houston (77074)
Contact: Debbi Eschenbach, debbi_eschenbach@hcms.org
 
HCMS Northwest Branch  - Thursday, October 23, 2025
"Health Care Disparities: What Are They and What Can We Do About Them" by William "Bill" Hopkins, JD
1 hour Ethics CME, TMLT
6:00 - 7:00 PM - Networking Social
7:00 - 8:00 PM - Dinner & CME Presentation
Campioni Restaurant
13850 Cutten Rd, Houston (77069)

Contact: Lyssa Howeth, lyssa_howeth@hcms.org