KAFP Kansas lags behind other states in the rate of pneumococcal immunizations in seniors. The rate in 2016 was 59.2 percent, while the national average was 66.9 percent. There are 19 counties in Kansas where the rate is less than 40 percent. KAFP was selected as one of three chapters of the AAFP to receive […]
IAC Express CDC stated in its Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report, FluView, that during the week ending January 26, the geographic spread of influenza in 45 states was reported as widespread; Puerto Rico and 3 states reported regional activity; two states reported local activity; the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands reported sporadic […]
HealthLandscape HealthLandscape introduces the Rural Health Explorer. The Explorer includes the Rural Population Health Mapper, Appalachia Community Data Portal, and Rural Health Workforce Mapper. The Explorer also includes other mapping tools focused on health behaviors, health outcomes, and healthy living assets in non-urban counties across the U.S., as well as the entire Appalachian region. The Rural […]
KDHE Primary Care The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) provides financial assistance to health care professionals in exchange for a commitment to work at approved sites in high-need, underserved areas. This week the NHSC opened the application cycle for two programs – its Loan Repayment Program (LRP) and a new Substance Use Disorder Workforce LRP […]
Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition KAFP supports Raise the Age Kansas and Tobacco 21 to increase the age sale for all tobacco products to 21 across Kansas. Your help is needed this legislative session to build support under the dome and throughout Kansas in order to pass an effective bill next session for Tobacco 21. How […]
AAFP As of Feb. 6, the state of Washington has confirmed 51 cases of measles(www.doh.wa.gov) during what has become another vaccine-preventable outbreak in the United States. Forty-nine of the 50 cases of measles occurred in Clark County, Wash., and of these 49 cases, 42 of the patients were unimmunized and 34 were age 10 or younger. Of […]
Kansas Immunization Program Registration is open for the February 21, 2019 KIP-KIS webinar. Thursday, February 21, 2019 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Vaccine Hesitancy – How to Talk to Parents so They Will Listen, and Listen so Parents Will Talk Presented by Barbara Pahud, MD The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity […]
KUSM-Wichita The University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita (KUSM- Wichita) seeks family physician faculty for medical student and residency education. An average of 25% of KUSM – Wichita medical students enter family medicine residency positions each year. Top 10 ranking in GME outcomes for primary care, rural practice and HPSA practice (Academic Medicine […]
KAFP The Nominating Committee is working on nominations for directors in districts 1, 3, 5, 7 and faculty directors for the Kansas City and Wichita/Salina campuses. The individuals who currently hold these positions are eligible for re-election. The Nominating Committee wants to know if you are interested in being a candidate. If you are interested in […]
AAFP Soliciting authors for FP Essentials™, a clinical monograph that is one of the AAFP’s largest educational activities. This is an opportunity to contribute to an important continuing medical education (CME) and Board Review publication with thousands of subscribers. Manuscripts must be evidence based and case oriented. Medical editors will review all proposals, select one […]