Events
MASC UPCOMING EVENTS !
Multiracial Americans of Southern California (MASC) plans social events and educational activities throughout the year for its members and the general community. If you are a MASC member, you will be the FIRST to be notified of these activities, and will often have discounted or FREE admission to our events. We encourage you to join as a MASC member to help us continue our service to you, and participate in these events to meet others in the community!
Read about and see pictures from past events here.
Sincerely,
Multiracial Americans of Southern California
info@mascsite.org
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Join us on Feb. 11th, 2012 for:
Race in Medicine:
A Dangerous Prescription
In 2005 the FDA approved BiDil, the first drug with a race based indication for use in treating congestive heart failure for self-identified blacks only. Its story of coming into being is long and controversial.
MASC will conduct a panel discussion asking the following:
• Is it ethical for a physician to prescribe a medication if a patient is not of the race indicated? Vice-versa, is it ethical for a physician to deny a prescription if he doesn’t believe the reported race of the patient?
• Will an insurer reimburse if one race is used on a policy but a different race is reported to the physician?
• The Human Genome Project has gone through great lengths to refute any genetic or biological basis for race and yet still the general public has not fully embraced it. Will the pharmaceutical industry drive further stereotypes with clinical data to support race based medicines?
• Will efforts to address discrepancies in health care based on social, economic, and environmental factors be hampered by the rush to attribute disease to genetic factors to support race based medicines?
RECENT PAST EVENTS
MASC General Meeting
When: 1-2:30 pm, Sunday, November 6, 2011
Where: Screening Room @ Centerpointe Club, 6200 Playa Vista Dr., LA, CA 90094
Come find out what MASC has been doing and what we have planned for 2012. Most importantly, share what YOU want to see us do! Meet the board, meet other members, get INVOLVED! Get 5$ OFF your 2012 MASC membership renewal!! Light refreshments will be served. Open to all!
MASC Holiday Mixer
When: 7-11 pm, Thursday, December 8, 2011
Where: Rush Street’s Rooftop Patio @ 9546 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Mix and mingle with MASC! Call a friend, call the babysitter, call a cab! Come out for our mixer on the rooftop at Rush Street in downtown Culver City to kick off your holiday season! Make sure to try the MASC Mango Margarita! We’ll be on the fully heated outdoor patio upstairs. 50 person limit – RSVP to info@mascsite.org. 21 and over.