Capital Chapter Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity  2009 Capital Chapter Officers   President Barbara Rasmussen, CMT   Secretary   Rachel Recher-Evans    Treasurer Wynette Becker, CMT   Chapter Representative Kathy Muelker, CMT     Capital Chapter 2009 Meeting Schedule Mark your calendar!   January 17  General Meeting   May 16  Mini Symposium   September 19 Annual Symposium   November 14  General Meeting                        You're Invited!                                                                DATE:  January 17, 2009 - Saturday              TIME:  8:30 - 11:30 a.m.              LOCATION:  Seton Medical Center              1201 W. 38th St. Austin 78705 map               MORE INFO:  www.capitalchapter.org Please join us for the first Capital Chapter meeting of 2009 on January 17 at Seton Medical Center.   Our guest speaker will be Michelle D. Hamilton, PhD, Assistant Professor at Texas State University and Director of the Forensic Anthropology Center.  Recently in the news, the center is a forensics research and training facility for law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, where donated human bodies are allowed to naturally decompose under a variety of conditions.  Michelle's presentation will be "Forensic Anthropology in Criminal Investigations" (1 CEC - Medicolegal Issues).   Update:  Kathy Muelker, CMT, will give a demonstration of BenchMark KB, the exciting new online resource for MTs. Read more about this new reference tool here. (0.5 CEC - MT Tools anticipated) View the complete meeting agenda here. Please email me by January 13 if you will attend so that we can plan accordingly (president@capitalchapter.org).    There is no cost to attend this meeting and AHDI membership is not required to join the Capital Chapter.   I hope to see you there!  Barbara Rasmussen, CMT   President, Capital Chapter of AHDI  president@capitalchapter.org Have you registered to attend the TAHDI Annual Meeting in Houston on February 20-21?  Join the Texas Association in celebrating their 25th anniversary.   Registration & event information can be found on the TAHDI website.   The event will be held at the Crowne Plaza - Houston North - Greenspoint Hotel reservations must be made by January 29 to secure the group rate of $99.