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Newsletter Submission Forms
Newsletter Submission Forms Below you will find 3 forms: Member Spotlight Form Article Submission Form Event Form Please use these forms to send in members you wish to spotlight, committee

ASMBS Annual Meeting Washington, DC 2025
FLORIDA, PUERTO RICO & CARIBBEAN CHAPTER Event Annual Meeting Washington D.C. | June 15-19, 2025 Professional Development Join Our State Chapter Meeting VirtuallyJune 17, 2026 from 5:30 PM – 7:00

Florida’s Obesity Crisis by Dr. Joey Jarrard
FLORIDA, PUERTO RICO & CARIBBEAN CHAPTER Member Spotlight Dr. Joey Jarrard talks Medicaid A win-win: Medicaid coverage for obesity treatment. Obesity is a chronic, progressive disease that affects one-third of

Foregut 2025 and ASMBS Chapter Conference
FLORIDA, PUERTO RICO & CARIBBEAN CHAPTER Event Foregut Symposium Hollywood, FL | March 17-19, 2025 You Don’t Want To Miss This! The 22nd Surgery of the Foregut Symposium takes place

Free Virtual CEU
FLORIDA, PUERTO RICO & CARIBBEAN CHAPTER FREE Virtual CEU Dietitians 1 CPE • Physicians 1 AMA PRA • Category 1 Credit(s)TM • Nurses 1 CEU August 28th, 2024 How Being

2023 Annual State Conference
FLORIDA, PUERTO RICO & CARIBBEAN CHAPTER 2023 Annual State Conference 2023 Annual State Conference Our 2023 Annual State Conference was a huge success! Thank you to the over 130 attendees