Entries by Jesse Soyez

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Mark your calendar for RISE Webinar March 6

KAFP Register for our fifth session in the RISE Webinar Series on Wednesday, March 6: featuring Tina Khan, Community and Personal Leadership Consultant with Kansas Alliance for Wellness. Stay tuned for the topic to be announced soon! Sign up today! There is no charge for the RISE Webinar Series. Registration is required to receive log-in […]

2019 NHSC Application: Preparing Your Loan Information

NHSC Your National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program (LRP) or Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Workforce LRP application must include information on your unpaid student loans to support undergraduate or graduate education, which led to your health professions degree. Eligible Loans • Obtained by the applicant to cover school tuition, other reasonable education, and […]

Applications Open for OneCare Kansas

KDHE KDHE invites you to become a OneCare Kansas (OCK) partner – a new Medicaid option to provide coordination of physical and behavioral health care with long term services and supports for people with chronic conditions. OCK integrates and coordinates all services and supports with the goal of treating the “whole person” across the lifespan. If you are […]

Learn more about how to Advocate for Family Medicine

KAFP Be ready for the 2019 Legislative Session and attend Advocacy Day with us on January 30. Be informed about healthcare issues expected to arise in the 2019 Legislative Session. Hot topics include Tobacco 21 and Primary Care Investment. Take notes on how to engage with legislators. Visit the State Capitol to meet with legislators. […]

KUSM-Wichita Seeks Family Physician Faculty

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 […]

Join Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition

TFKC Interested in fighting tobacco to make Kansans stronger, healthier and tobacco-free? Join Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition (TFKC)! View Membership Card. Membership is free and offers these these benefits: Develop new partnerships thru committee work Inform local coalitions on state tobacco issues Provide expert testimony on state bills Participate in special training opportunities Enhance leadership […]

Influenza is increasing across the U.S.; 13 children have died this season; keep vaccinating your patients

CDC CDC stated in its Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report, FluView, that as of the week ending December 29, influenza activity was increasing in the U.S. Two influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported to CDC during week 52, for a total of 13 influenza-associated pediatric deaths reported for the 2018–2019 season. At this time, hospitalization rates in […]

U.S. Cancer Death Rate has Dropped 27% in 25 Years

American Cancer Society The death rate from cancer in the U.S. has declined steadily over the past 25 years, according to annual statistics reporting from the American Cancer Society. As of 2016, the cancer death rate for men and women combined had fallen 27 percent from its peak in 1991. This decline translates to about […]