KAFP Join us for the last webinar in our RISE Webinar Series on July 24 at 12:15 pm. Dr. Amaryllis Sanchez Wohlever will inspire you to live well and lead effectively! Nurturing a Heart of Service without Burning Out, Amaryllis Sanchez Wohlever, MD Learning Objectives Identify at least three specific ways to nurture a servant […]
KAFP-Foundation Attention all second and third year Kansas family medicine residents: The KAFP-Foundation’s, “Carol A Johnson MD Family Medicine International Scholarship” application deadline is Thursday, Aug.15, 2019. If you have a passion for international health care missions and a story of your mission work to share, don’t miss this opportunity!
KAFP The KAFP office will close on Wednesday, July 3 at 2:00 p.m. and be closed on Thursday, July 4 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. The office will resume normal business hours on Friday, July 5. We wish you and your family a fun and safe 4th of July!
Kansas Health Association Governor Laura Kelly signed HB2119 into law on June 21, 2019. This law requires that prescribers transmit opioid prescriptions solely electronically by July 1, 2020. You may read the HB2119 summary. An article about the new law is published on June 21, 2019: Kansas throws out prescription pad for opioids.
Immunize Kansas Coalition The public hearing for the proposed regulation changes regarding vaccination for school entry was last week. Thank you to all who provided comments. Thank you to Representative John Eplee, MD, FAAFP, who presented his support for meningococcal immmunization and Hepatitis A immunizations as a school requirement last week at the hearing. Full […]
Kansas Health Institute Almost nine years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 36 states and the District of Columbia have expanded their Medicaid programs. Fourteen states, including Kansas, have not. The latest issue brief from the Kansas Health Institute examines different state approaches to expansion, as well as enrollment and cost trends […]
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases The following Registry ISS codes have been updated and available. Please share with your office staff. Registry (IIS): CVX – Vaccines Administered Code Set Registry (IIS): Mapping CVX to Vaccine Groups Registry (IIS): MVX – Manufacturers of Vaccines Code Set Registry (IIS): Mapping Product Names to CVX and […]
National Rural Health Services Center In response to the increasing number of rural hospital closures, the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy administers the Small Rural Hospital Transition Project (SHRT). The program provides technical assistance (TA) through comprehensive onsite consultations to eligible hospitals that have 49 beds or less and located in a federally designated […]
KAFP-Foundation Be sure and sign up for the Let’s Move, Kansas run and walk by August 19 for the early bird rate! $5 discount for residents and medical students with promo code STURES19. Join a team and enjoy $3 off each registration! Let’s Move Kansas aims to promote an active, healthy lifestyle for all […]
KAFP Join us for the upcoming RISE webinar with Dr. Amaryllis Sanchez Wohlever on July 24 at 12:15 p.m. She will inspire you to live well and lead effectively! About Amaryllis Sanchez Wohlever, MD I am the wife of a pilot-turned-preacher, the happy mom of three terrific children, and have been a physician leader for […]