Free Colorectal Cancer Screening Webinar Series begins June 28

American Cancer Society

KAFP is partnering with the America Cancer Society (ACS) the Kansas Cancer Partnership, and other organizations, to offer free  Colorectal Cancer education during the summer months. View the CRC Screening Webinar Series flyer.  Topics include some the of the nation’s top subject matter experts on colorectal cancer as it relates to evidenced based interventions, patient navigation, and lack of affordability/access. All webinars will be recorded if unable to attend the live presentation.  The KAFP is pleased to be a planning partner for the CRC Screening strategies for Kansans.

The upcoming webinar is:

Thursday, June 28, 2018
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

CRC Evidence Based Interventions by Dr. Heather M. Brandt, Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, and Faculty Member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the University of South Carolina.

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Celebrate Family Medicine Week — June 10-16, 2018

KAFP

Mark your calendars! Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer, MD, officially proclaimed June 10-16, 2018 as FAMILY MEDICINE WEEK in Kansas, during a signing ceremony last week in Topeka. We celebrate our 70th Anniversary during the 2018 Annual Meeting “70 Years Caring for Kansans,” June 14-16. You are invited to celebrate FAMILY MEDICINE WEEK with us at the Annual Meeting! If you have not already, there is still time to register! Read the FAMILY MEDICINE WEEK proclamation.

Thank you to the following KAFP Board of Director members for attending the signing ceremony:

  • John Feehan MD, FAAFP, Olathe; KAFP President
  • Chad Johanning MD, FAAFP, Lawrence; KAFP Secretary
  • Rick Kellerman MD, FAAFP, Wichita; KAFP Board member and Chair Department of Family & Community Medicine, KU School of Medicine, Wichita campus
  • Jen McKenney MD, FAAFP, Fredonia; Alternate Delegate to AAFP
  • Michael Munger MD, FAAFP, Overland Park; American Academy of Family Physicians President
  • Graig Nickel MD, FAAFP, Lawrence; KAFP Board member, District 6 Director
  • Belinda Vail MD, FAAFP, Prairie Village; KAFP Board member and Chair Department of Family Medicine, KU School of Medicine, Kansas City campus
  • Margaret Smith MD, MPH, MHSA, FAAFP, Kansas City; KAFP Board member, KUMC Faculty Representative, Kansas City campus
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Don’t miss 2018 Annual Meeting “70 Years Caring for Kansans”

KAFP

Last chance to register for the biggest event of the year – 2018 KAFP Annual Meeting. Register by Friday, June 8 to get the best conference rate and avoid the $35 late fee. Secure online registration for the KAFP Annual Meeting is available –  register today! It will be a memorable celebration of 70 years caring for Kansans.

Pre-Conference:  Health Behavior KSA Group Learning
June 13, 2018

2018 KAFP Annual Meeting
70 Years Caring for Kansans
June 14-16, 2018

 

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Apply for a 2018-19 Committee! Deadline is July 2

KAFP

KAFP is pleased to offer the opportunity for you to get involved with your organization by volunteering to serve on a committee. Through committee involvement you can provide input about Academy activities.  Click here to review the committees and submit your committee application. Appointed committee members help form policy and make recommendations to keep the organization at the forefront of the specialty on a variety of topics affecting the specialty.

Please respond by Monday, July 2 to ensure that your request is reviewed during our upcoming appointment process. If you have questions, please contact us at kafp@kafponline.org or 316.721.9005. Thank you for your interest!

 

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Annals of Family Medicine Call for Papers due August 31

ABFM

The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), via its role as a Support and Alignment Network for the TCPI, is sponsoring a special issue of the Annals of Family Medicine focused on sharing lessons in practice transformation.  To help stimulate new knowledge relevant to supporting practice improvement and facilitated practice transformation, the Annals of Family Medicine is issuing a call for manuscripts that address learning from practice transformation efforts. Accepted papers will be published in a 2019 supplement to the Annals. Articles with the potential to assess outcomes, describe methods, or otherwise translate learning from these and other practice transformation models will be considered. Papers are due August 31, 2018. Visit Call for Papers: Learning from Practice Transformation.

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Register for a Prime Registry Dashboard Demonstration

ABFM

In this PRIME Registry demo, attendees will learn how practice EHR data are turned into actionable clinical quality measures through the PRIME Registry on-boarding process, and how automated reporting reduces and streamlines effort for a wide variety of reporting and performance improvement needs. Attendees will also view a demonstration of the PRIME Registry dashboard and see how to target opportunities for improvement at the patient, clinician, and practice level (and across multiple sites of a single practice). This interactive webinar is led by PRIME Registry Recruiting Coordinator Alison Morris and the PRIME Registry technical team. Those interested will only need to attend one of the webinars.

Register for the Wednesday June 13, 2018 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. webinar

Register for the Wednesday June 28, 2018 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. webinar

Register for the Wednesday July 18, 2018 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. webinar

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Exhibitor registration is now open for Kansas Career Opportunities career fairs

KUMC

Don’t miss your opportunity to meet resident physicians, health care job seekers, and medical and health care students at the 24th annual Kansas Career Opportunities (KCO) health care career fairs.

Representatives from more than 40 health care employers use this opportunity to meet and begin building relationships with prospective employees. During KCO, health care employers from across Kansas recruit for current and future positions.

Exhibitor registration is now open! Don’t wait—last year KCO exhibitor space was full with a wait list at both events. To register, visit http://bit.ly/KCOFAIRS

  • KCO-Wichita: Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, 4-7 p.m. in Wichita, KS
  • KCO-KC: Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, 11:30-1:30 p.m. in Kansas City, KS

Sponsorship and advertising opportunities are available. Catch the attention of your next health care provider, or rural/urban underserved health care organizations in Kansas. A variety of packages and incentives are available.

KCO is hosted by The University of Kansas Medical Center, Rural Health Education and Services department.  For information or questions call 316.293.2649, or email rhealth@kumc.edu.

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Grants to Expand Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics

KDHE

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will grant awards of up to $2 million each to 25 certified community behavioral health clinics (CCBHCs) or community-based behavioral health clinics that may not yet be certified but meet the certification criteria and can be certified within four months of award.  CCBHCs provide person- and family-centered services and are available in the 24 states that participated in the FY 2016 Planning Grants for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. Participants in the CCBHC Expansion grant program must provide access to services for individuals with serious mental illness or substance use disorders, children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance, and individuals with co-occurring disorders.  It’s estimated that 18.7 percent of residents of rural counties had some sort of mental illness in 2016, which amounts to over 6.5 million people, a challenge exacerbated by limited access to care.

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