New NCCRT CRC Screening Best Practices Handbook for Hospitals and Health Systems

American Cancer Society

Check out the NCCRT’s new Colorectal Cancer Screening Best Practices Handbook for Hospitals and Health Systems.  The purpose of the handbook is to provide advice on the design and delivery of a variety of effective CRC screening interventions to help hospitals and health systems strengthen their colorectal cancer screening efforts. The handbook is divided into four sections:  Critical Steps, Case Studies, Implementation, and Tools & Resources. It is intended to provide needed information drawn from real life examples about how to ultimately improve CRC screening rates within the hospital and health system setting.

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HRSA Recognizes Greeley County Health Services for Quality Improvement Program

FORHP

Greeley County Health Services in Tribune, Kansas is being recognized along with 13 organizations by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) for their work advancing the quality and delivery of rural healthcare, including improving health outcomes related to chronic disease through the Small Health Care Provider Quality Program. These organizations are being recognized for work across six categories. Drew Zerr, clinic manager at Greeley County Health Services has earned the Quality Improvement Champion Award for outstanding demonstration of innovation for development and implementation of creative solutions to excel beyond adversity and improve the quality of care and patient health outcomes of rural patients. Congratulations to Drew and KAFP members, Wendel Ellis, DO and Scheila Scheffe, MD who practice at Greeley County Health Services. Read full article.

 

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Complete Caring For Children 5 minute Survey

KUMC

The KUMC research team of Dr. Timothy Smith, Dr. Emily Goodwin, Dr. Michael Kennedy and Todd Savolt are seeking  primary care provider who provide primary care for children to complete a 5 minute survey: Complete Caring for Children.  The aim of the survey is to identify the barriers and education gaps that limit primary care providers and residents’ self-efficacy when caring for  children with medical complexity in rural and urban settings.  Participation involves completing a survey that will take about 5 minutes.  The survey is anonymous. In addition to the survey questions,  educational status, medical practice setting and how long you have been practicing medicine are included questions. Consent to participation is assumed with completing the survey and submitting through RedCap – click here to complete and submit survey.

There are no personal benefits or risks to participating in this study.  Participation is voluntary, and you can stop taking the survey at any time. Participation in the survey or declining to participate in the survey will have no impact on your professional career.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Timothy Smith at tsmith@kumc.edu or Dr. Emily Goodwin at ejgoodwin@cmh.edu.  For questions about the rights of research participants, you may contact the KUMC Institutional Review Board (IRB) at (913) 588-1240 or humansubjects@kumc.edu  or Children’s Mercy Institutional Review Board (IRB) at (816) 701-4358 or irb@cmh.edu.

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Hunger-free Healthcare Summit in Overland Park- September 21

Kansas Health Foundation

If you live in the Kansas City area, you are encouraged to attend the Hungry-Free Healthcare Summit on Friday, September 21 in Overland Park, Kansas. Reserve your seat by September 15. Discuss how you can make a difference in hunger in your community. Local and national community resources and best practice strategies will be shared.  Download the flyer, print and post in your office.

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New AHRQ How To Guide for Primary Care Practice Facilitation

AHRQ

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has recently released a new practice facilitation guide for primary care.  Developing and Running a Primary Care Practice Facilitation Program: A How-To Guide was developed by AHRQ to support organizations interested in starting a practice facilitation (or quality improvement) program for primary care transformation. The guide focuses on designing and administering facilitation programs, not the content of an actual facilitation intervention.

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Kansas State Loan Repayment Program Closes July 31

KDHE

The Kansas State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) application deadline is July 31. Please read the Overview and Application Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions documents in their entirety before submitting questions or an application to the SLRP. These documents explain in detail, the rights and commitments of health care professionals selected to participate in the SLRP. A complete understanding of the commitment to serve at an approved practice site and the financial, legal and other consequences of failing to perform that commitment are critical to successful completion of the mandatory service commitment associated with a SLRP contract.

For information about the Kansas State Loan Repayment Program: http://www.kdheks.gov/olrh/FundLoan.html

For information about the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program: https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/

To check the HPSA score in your area: https://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/tools/analyzers/hpsafind.aspx

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National PSA Campaign to Launch Immunizations PSA on August 1

AAFP

The AAFP’s national public service announcement campaign (PSA) continues in August with a segment on shingles. Each PSA will educate the audience about an issue and urge them to visit familydoctor.org for more information. Please help us educate our patients by referring them to the familydoctor.org website.

The following familydoctor.org months and/or topics will be highlighted and the PSAs will be released the first day of the appropriate month:

  • May – Mental and Emotional Health (bullying; launched)
  • July – Back to School (flu and the importance of personal hygiene; launched)
  • Aug – Immunizations (shingles for adults starting at 50 years of age)
  • Sept – Sports/Exercise at Every Age (concussions)
  • Oct – Family Health and Safety (gun safety)
  • Nov – Addiction and Recovery (opioid abuse and safe pill storage)

Each PSA has an English and Spanish version as well as radio and television formats. The August PSA will be released August 1.

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Health is Primary August Toolkit is Available

AAFP

August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). The Health is Primary campaign (www.healthisprimary.org) is participating in NIAM, and will focus on emphasizing the importance of immunizations across the lifespan – for babies, children, teens and adults – in preventing diseases and protecting public health. The August toolkit (www.healthisprimary.org) is available. Help spread the word on social media and use hashtags: #MakeHealthPrimary #ImmunizationsarePrimary #NIAM18

 

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July 17 is Registration Deadline to Vote in August 7 Primary

KAFP

Tuesday, July 17 is the deadline to register to vote in the August 7 primary. If you are not already registered, you can register to vote online, by fax, or in person at your Kansas county election office.  We encourage you to consider candidates who support our Legislative Priorities.  In addition, Representative John Eplee, MD, FAAFP urges members to ask these two questions of primary candidates:

  • Do you support science behind vaccines?
  • Do you support legislation that would increase vaccination rates in Kansas?

Read instructions for registering to vote.

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Register for Midwest Sports Medicine Conference: July 20

KUSM-W

There is still time to register for the Midwest Sports Medicine 2018 conference. This conference is Friday, July 20 and is sponsored by the KU School of Medicine-Wichita, Department of Family and Community Medicine. It is designed to bring together family care clinicians and multi-specialty providers involved in sports medicine, and increase the knowledge and skills needed to adequately care for athletes. It will focus on issues related to the pediatric patient.

To register:

  • Go to https://kumc.cloud-cme.com/
  • Search for “Midwest Sports Medicine 2018”
  • Click on the Register link
  • Login or create a new account
  • Complete the registration form

Questions? Call 316-293-3575.

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