ABFM The Annals of Family Medicine Special Supplement: Lessons From Practice Transformation is now available. It includes editorials, original research, research briefs, special reports and innovations in Primary Care.
KAFP-Foundation Don’t forget that when you join or create a team for Let’s Move, Kansas – you automatically receive $3.00 off your registration! Invite your co-workers, friends and family to register as a team. The largest team will receive a team trophy! Join us on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Sedgwick County Park in Wichita. All […]
KAFP Get your Family Doctor of the Day (FDOD) volunteer date on your calendar early and get first pick on dates and get it crossed of your to-do-list now! The 2020 legislative session will be here before you know it! We invite all of our active members and residents with a Kansas license, to serve […]
KAFP-Foundation The KAFP-Foundation challenges you to gather your co-workers, friends and family and register as a team for the Let’s Move, Kansas 5K Run/Walk. It will be a fun event for your entire family or clinic! Join us on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Sedgwick County Park in Wichita. All proceeds benefit the KAFP-Foundation. The mission […]
FamilyDoctor.org Please share these important preventive health care services with your older adult patients and their families: Annual wellness exam: Visit your doctor once a year for a physical. He or she will measure your height, weight, and body mass index. Your doctor will talk with you about any medicines you’re taking, your eating habits, […]
CDC The CDC has released Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices—United States, 2019–20 Influenza Season in the August 23 issue of MMWR Recommendations and Reports. The summary section is reprinted below. This report updates the 2018–19 recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the […]
Health ICT A listing of diabetes programs across the state are available. Download the two-page flyer and share with your patients and post in your office. The Diabetes Prevention Program offers lifestyle modification designed to keep people with slightly elevated blood sugars from developing diabetes. The Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support program is designed to […]
Eat This, Not That This article published in Eat This, Not That, which garners more than 5 million visitors per month, featured five family physician including Dr. Drew Miller of Lakin who grabbed the number one spot with his advice in 50 Things Doctors Would Tell Their Own Mothers.
CDC Thank you for your support of National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) in August by encouraging your patients to be up to date on recommended vaccines. Check out this new resource, #HowIRecommend Video Series, which offers simple and practical guidance for having successful vaccine conversations with parents and patients. These short videos demonstrate how to […]
KDHE The National Immunization Survey regarding teens released its annual report for 2018 which shows Kansas is improving in vaccine rates for HPV and MenACWY and remaining consistent with Tdap. This report is available in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The survey, which is conducted among […]