The Rural Monitor As a physician you have had the responsibility of signing a death certificate for a patient. The death certificate is an important vital statistic document not only to families but for impacting healthcare policy and public health interventions. Read the full article: The Death Certificate: A Document to be Honored and Accurate
KU Rural Health Education and Services Do you have an eye for photography or know someone who does? The Rural Kansas Photography Contest opens Sept. 1. To showcase healthcare providers, there is a Healthcare Heroes category. Focus on a healthcare hero in your community. Grab your camera and shoot a portrait or casual shot and provide […]
Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition Registration is now open for the 2018 Breastfeeding Conference, November 1-2 in Wichita. Register online. Day 1 focuses on building the capacity of local breastfeeding coalitions to successfully create communities supporting breastfeeding. Registration is FREE for Day 1 and will include a KBC membership for 2019 for all attendees. On Friday, November 2, […]
Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition The CDC recently released breastfeeding data from the National Immunization Survey (NIS) for babies born in 2015. Good news – rates increased in all measures of breastfeeding in Kansas! Read more.
IAC Express In light of the current shortage of recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix; GSK), CDC has added the following Q&A to its “Frequently Asked Questions About Shingrix” web page: Q: What is the clinical guidance during the Shingrix delay? A: Shingrix is the preferred shingles vaccine. You and patients should make every effort to ensure that two doses […]
KAFP Register for the RISE Webinar on Wednesday, August 29 – featuring Terry “Lee” Mills, MD, FAAFP, who will present Increasing Joy in Practice, Avoiding Burnout, Building Resilient Practices and Careers. Sign up today! Join us for the third webinar in the KAFP RISE Webinar Series, interact with Dr. Mills and learn about increasing your joy […]
KAFP KAFP is offering a Health Behavior KSA Group Learning Session on September 14 in Dodge City. Review 60 core competency questions with experienced family physician faculty. Discuss and learn the best answers with your colleagues. The KAFP reports your answers directly to ABFM on your behalf. Earn 8 live credits of CME immediately. Following your completion […]
ABFM The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), via its role as a Support and Alignment Network for the TCPI, is sponsoring a special issue of the Annals of Family Medicine focused on sharing lessons in practice transformation. The Call for Papers is due August 31. Learn more at Call for Papers: Learning from Practice Transformation. To […]
American Cancer Society The NCCRT has recently released new sample risk assessment and screening algorithms. These algorithms include recommended screening options for the average-risk and high-risk patient and can serve as a starter policy for your practice. Two samples are provided to meet the needs of practices using either the USPSTF screening recommendations or the […]
KAFP/TFKC Congratulations to KAFP’s Tobacco Control Coordinator, Tara Nolen, MPH who has been elected to serve as the 2018-19 president of the Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition (TFKC). This is her second year to serve as president. Tara’s term ends June 2019. The TFKC is a statewide alliance of health, medical, education, parent, youth, law enforcement, health […]