AAFP The AAFP is recruiting 10 family physicians for the Adolescent Immunization Best Practices Summit. If you meet the criteria, KAFP urges you to apply. Applications due by June 22, 2018. The summit focus will be on immunizations for adolescent’s 11-18 years of age and how family physicians utilize evidence-based interventions and system changes to improve […]
KAFP Good news if you have plans to stay at the Overland Park Marriott during the KAFP Annual Meeting: 70 Years Caring for Kansans – June 14-16, 2018! The conference hotel has extended the deadline to reserve your room at the special conference rate for one more week! Reserve your room for the reduced rate of […]
KAFP Three new resolutions were submitted for action this year. The Board of Directors will take action on them and resolutions from five years ago to decide whether to retain, rewrite or sunset each of them. Members may view all the resolutions online: 2018 Resolutions. The KAFP Reference Committee will meet Thursday, May 31 at […]
ABFM In this PRIME Registry demo, attendees will learn how practice EHR data are turned into actionable clinical quality measures through the PRIME Registry on-boarding process, and how automated reporting reduces and streamlines effort for a wide variety of reporting and performance improvement needs. Attendees will also view a demonstration of the PRIME Registry dashboard […]
ABFM Want to improve population health and understand how social determinants affect your patients? Join the PRIME SAN team for an exciting webinar to introduce you to the Population Health Assessment Engine (PHATE). Developed collaboratively by the American Board of Family Medicine and the University of Missouri, PHATE allows users to view the communities they […]
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. To help stimulate new knowledge relevant to supporting practice improvement and facilitated practice transformation, the Annals of Family […]
KAFP Congratulations to the following members who were elected to serve in districts 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8. And many thanks to all who ran – your participation is most appreciated. District 1: Keith Ratzlaff MD District 2: Tessa Rohrberg MD District 4: Shana Jarmer MD District 6: Graig Nickel MD, FAAFP District 8: […]
KUSM-Wichita Mark your calendars and plan to attend the Midwest Sports Medicine conference to be held Friday, July 20 in Wichita, Kansas It is designed to bring together family care clinicians and multi-specialty providers involved in sports medicine and increase the collective knowledge needed to adequately care for athletes. This conference will feature issues related to the […]
American Cancer Society Colorectal cancer is the nation’s second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. when men and women are combined; however it is one of only a few cancers that can be prevented. Through colorectal cancer screening, doctors can find and remove hidden growths (called “polyps”) in the colon, before they become cancerous. […]
KAFP We are pleased to offer a Pre-Conference Knowledge Self Assessment (KSA) on Health Behavior – Wednesday, June 13 from 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. (8 CME credits.) You can meet the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification requirement for self-assessment activities by attending this group learning session. You may register with your Annual Meeting registration or […]