MichaelThomasBeetsMD

Family Medicine • Tyler, TX

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Hospice of East Texas

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Office
4111 University Blvd
Tyler, TX 75701
Phone+1 903-266-3400

Summary

Dr. Michael Beets is a family physician in Tyler, TX and is now retired. He received his medical degree from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine and has been in practice 39 years. He specializes in hospice & palliative medicine.

Education & Training

John Peter Smith Hospital (Tarrant County Hospital District)Residency, Family Medicine, 1979 - 1982
University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 1979
University of Texas at ArlingtonB.S., Biology, With Honors, 1975

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1979 - 2026
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2016
Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of Family Physicians, 1984
Army Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal
War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Mobilization Device
Army Service Ribbon
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Urgent Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Deactivation by Unconventional Means
Michael Thomas Beets, Edward Russell Forringer
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2011-12-01

Journal Articles

URGENT Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Deactivation by Unconventional Means
Beets MT, Forringer E, J of Pain and Symptom Management, 1/1/2011

Lectures

Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillator Competency
Santa Fe, NM - 1/27/2016
Palliative Care/Hospice
Tyler, TX - 1/22/2016
Palliative Care and Advance Directives
Kilgore, TX - 1/21/2016
Palliative Care Overview for the Trinity Clinic Primary Care
Tyler, TX - 1/9/2016
Palliative Care
Tyler, TX - 1/6/2016
Palliative Care: Advanced Concepts
Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, TX - 1/4/2016
Palliative Care and the Respiratory System
East Texas Medical Center, Tyler, TX - 1/29/2015
Ethical and Legal Issues in Cardiology
Mother Frances Hosptial and Clinics, Tyler, Tyler, TX - 1/28/2015
Palliative Care Pain Management
Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, TX - 1/26/2015
Palliative Care Symptom Management
ETMC Tyler, TX - 1/24/2015
Palliative Care: How to Deliver Bad News
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital, Nacogdoches, TX - 1/16/2015
Panel Discussion on Hospice and Palliaitve Care
Nacogdoches Medical Center Hospital Medical Staff, Nacogdoches, TX - 1/12/2015
Intersection of Neurology and Palliative Care
East Texas Medical Center, Tyler, TX - 1/25/2014
Palliative Care: Clinical Pearls
ETMC Tyler, TX - 1/25/2014
Ethics in Organ Donation
Baylor Hospital Irving, Irving, TX - 1/14/2014
Donation after Circulatory Death
Mother Frances Hospital, 2013; Wadley Regional Medical Center, Texarkana, TX, 2013 - 1/25/2013
Ethics in Organ and Tissue Donation
East Texas Medical Center Jacksonville, TX, 2013; Medical Center Plano, Texas, 2013 - 1/8/2013
Palliative Care Moral Distress and Cultural Competency in Patient Care
Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, TX - 1/6/2013
Hospice Myths
Mother Frances Hospital - 1/5/2013
Palliative Care and Case Management, Can an air traffic controller be a pilot?
Hospice of East Texas - 1/28/2012
Dementia with Dignity at the End of Life “Caring for a Loved One”
Tyler, TX - 1/14/2012
Discussion of Palliative Care
Mother Frances Hospital - 1/25/2011
What Palliative Care Professionals Need to Know About Organ Donation
1/19/2011
Advance Planning for End of Life Issues
1/11/2011
How Health Issues Threaten the Male
University of Texas at Tyler - 1/9/2011
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