Entries by Jesse Soyez

Updated Guide Helps Improve Safety in Primary Care Settings

AHRQ AHRQ’s updated Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families features strategies for patients and families, clinicians and primary care clinical staff to improve communication. Evidence suggests that enhanced communication leads to significant improvements in patient safety, the quality of care and patient experiences. The guide also features advice […]

Parent Health Literacy Training Opportunities

KS Head Start Assoc The KHSA Parent Health Literacy project partners with agencies, medical providers, schools and human services organizations who serve families with young children to provide this important health literacy resource.  The training is free.  Three CEUs are available for $15.  Attendees will receive the resources needed to teach parents how to use the […]

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Health Behavior KSA available as Pre-Conference Session

KAFP The Health Behavior KSA Group Learning Session has been accredited for the pre-conference session of the 2018 Annual Meeting: June 13, 2018.  This Live activity, KAFP Health Behavior KSA Group Learning Session, from 06/13/2018 – 11/30/2018, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to  8.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. […]

Resolutions due by Monday May 14

KAFP Don’t forget – resolutions are due soon!  Please submit your resolution for consideration by Monday, May 14, 2018. You may send by e-mail kafp@kafponline.org, fax 316-721-9044 or send by U.S. mail to: Kansas Academy of Family Physicians 7570 W 21st St N 1026C, #104 Wichita, KS 67205 This is a great opportunity for you to make your recommendations […]

Watch KAFP Annual Meeting video just for you – Register today!

KAFP Presenting our 2018 Annual Meeting video just for you! Kansas Academy of Family Physicians (KAFP) invites you to celebrate our 70th Anniversary:  KAFP Annual Meeting: 70 Years Caring for Kansans at the Overland Park Marriott Hotel in Overland Park, Kansas – June 14-16, 2018. Click here to read more about special activities such as the […]

Is Your Practice Ready for Mandatory Immunization Reporting?

Great Plains Quality Innovation Network Did you know that reporting immunization administrations to the Kansas Immunization Registry, also referred to as KSWebIZ, has become a law? KSWebIZ is the statewide, web-based, centralized database that maintains secure, complete, and accurate immunization records for all Kansas residents. Registry data is used by healthcare professionals to streamline information […]

View KAFP Education & Events Web Section

KAFP If you thought we packed in a lot into the KAFP Advocacy section of the website, you are in for a treat with the KAFP Education & Events section. Let’s visit each of the tabs under the Education & Events section, starting with the landing page featuring upcoming and past events that may be of interest to […]

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Increase patients’ engagement with MDD care

AAFP You are invited to participate in the free webcast, Shared Decision-Making in Major Depressive Disorder, and discover how to promote a cooperative, team-based approach to major depressive disorder (MDD) care that leads to success. KAFP member, Margaret L. Smith, MD, MPH, MHSA, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Kansas is a faculty member on […]

Use AAFP’s Well-being Planner to Better Your Well-being & Satisfaction

AAFP The AAFP’s Well-being Planner-part of the Physician Health First initiative–was created to help family physicians navigate your path to personal well-being and professional satisfaction. Members can access the Planner from the Physician Health First Portal and use it to: Save helpful articles to a reading list for convenient future reference Access comprehensive resources to […]