Advocacy Day
January 29, 2020
ADVOCACY DAY
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
KMS/KAMMCO Bldg
623 SW 10th Ave.
Topeka, KS
- KAFP Members
- $30
- Non-Members
- $60
- Residents & Students
- Free
Schedule
9:00 a.m.
Advocacy Day Registration Opens
9:30 a.m.
Welcome, by Sheryl Beard, MD, FAAFP, President Kansas Academy of Family Physicians (KAFP)
9:35 a.m.
KAFP Legislative Priorities Overview, by Dan Dickerson, MD, PhD, FAAFP, Governmental Advocacy Committee (GAC) Chair
9:45 a.m.
Issues Expected to Arise in the 2020 Legislative Session, by Rachelle Colombo, Kansas Medical Society (KMS) Executive Director and Director of Government Affairs and Dodie Wellshear, KAFP Government Relations Liaison
10:15 a.m.
Tobacco 21, by Lee Norman, MD, Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Secretary
- Tenants of Tobacco 21 legislature
- Impact of lack of access to pharmaceuticals to treat nicotine-addicted teens
11:15 a.m.
Medicaid Expansion, by Kansas Legislature Research Department
- Comparison of house bill passed last year and proposed Senate plan
Noon
Lunch, leave for the Capitol following lunch.
1:15 p.m.
At Capitol to meet with Legislators, schedule time to meet with your legislators; find your elected officials.
2:30 p.m.
Break, return from Capitol to KAMMCO Building
2:45 p.m.
Immunization, Julie Wood, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Senior Vice President for Health of the Public, Science and Interprofessional Activities, American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
- National legislative policies regarding immunization requirements and patient rights of refusal
3:00 p.m.
Updates regarding Hilburn Case, Kurt Scott, President & CEO, KAMMCO
3:30 p.m.
Kansas Policy Makers’ Perspectives, TBA
4:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
HOTEL
Topeka Courtyard Marriott
2033 SW Wanamaker Rd.
Topeka, KS 66604
Guests may also call the hotel directly at 785-271-6165 and mention the “Kansas Academy of Family Physicians” or “KAFP” group block.
Room Rate: $126 + tax Reservation Deadline: January 1, 2019
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