Annals of Family Medicine Call for Papers due August 31

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 Medicine is issuing a call for manuscripts that address learning from practice transformation efforts. Accepted papers will be published in a 2019 supplement to the Annals. Articles with the potential to assess outcomes, describe methods, or otherwise translate learning from these and other practice transformation models will be considered. Papers are due August 31, 2018. Visit Call for Papers: Learning from Practice Transformation.

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Register for a Prime Registry Dashboard Demonstration

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 and see how to target opportunities for improvement at the patient, clinician, and practice level (and across multiple sites of a single practice). This interactive webinar is led by PRIME Registry Recruiting Coordinator Alison Morris and the PRIME Registry technical team. Those interested will only need to attend one of the webinars.

Register for the Wednesday June 13, 2018 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. webinar

Register for the Wednesday June 28, 2018 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. webinar

Register for the Wednesday July 18, 2018 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. webinar

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Exhibitor registration is now open for Kansas Career Opportunities career fairs

KUMC

Don’t miss your opportunity to meet resident physicians, health care job seekers, and medical and health care students at the 24th annual Kansas Career Opportunities (KCO) health care career fairs.

Representatives from more than 40 health care employers use this opportunity to meet and begin building relationships with prospective employees. During KCO, health care employers from across Kansas recruit for current and future positions.

Exhibitor registration is now open! Don’t wait—last year KCO exhibitor space was full with a wait list at both events. To register, visit http://bit.ly/KCOFAIRS

  • KCO-Wichita: Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, 4-7 p.m. in Wichita, KS
  • KCO-KC: Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, 11:30-1:30 p.m. in Kansas City, KS

Sponsorship and advertising opportunities are available. Catch the attention of your next health care provider, or rural/urban underserved health care organizations in Kansas. A variety of packages and incentives are available.

KCO is hosted by The University of Kansas Medical Center, Rural Health Education and Services department.  For information or questions call 316.293.2649, or email rhealth@kumc.edu.

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Grants to Expand Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics

KDHE

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will grant awards of up to $2 million each to 25 certified community behavioral health clinics (CCBHCs) or community-based behavioral health clinics that may not yet be certified but meet the certification criteria and can be certified within four months of award.  CCBHCs provide person- and family-centered services and are available in the 24 states that participated in the FY 2016 Planning Grants for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. Participants in the CCBHC Expansion grant program must provide access to services for individuals with serious mental illness or substance use disorders, children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance, and individuals with co-occurring disorders.  It’s estimated that 18.7 percent of residents of rural counties had some sort of mental illness in 2016, which amounts to over 6.5 million people, a challenge exacerbated by limited access to care.

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Public Comment on Draft Recommendation Statement and Draft Evidence Review: Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment

AHRQ

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force seeks comments on a draft recommendation statement and draft evidence review on primary care interventions to prevent child maltreatment. The Task Force determined more research is needed on how to prevent child maltreatment before it occurs. The draft recommendation statement and draft evidence review are available for review and public comment from May 22, 2018 to June 18, 2018 – click here. Read the full draft recommendation statement – click here.

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Tobacco Cessation benefits expanded for KanCare Patients

NAMI Kansas

Great news for your patients!  The FY 2019 legislative budget recently signed into law by Governor Jeff Colyer includes authority for expenditures up to $350,000 for expansion of the tobacco cessation benefits in KanCare. Individuals covered by KanCare are now eligible to receive up to four rounds of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) each year with no lifetime caps as well as ongoing cessation counseling services. This legislation replaces the previous limitation of one quit attempt per year and the limitation on counseling to pregnant women. This means that all individuals who are covered by KanCare and want help in quitting tobacco now have access to both NRT and counseling services, which together are considered best practice for increasing the chances of long-term recovery from tobacco use.  The policy change is effective July 1, 2018. Please share this information with office staff and patients!

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Webinar Series: Prime Registry Dashboard Demonstration

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 and see how to target opportunities for improvement at the patient, clinician, and practice level (and across multiple sites of a single practice). This interactive webinar is led by PRIME Registry Recruiting Coordinator Alison Morris and the PRIME Registry technical team. Those interested will only need to attend one of the webinars.

Register for the Thursday, May 24, 2018 Noon-1 p.m. webinar 

Register for the Wednesday June 13, 2018 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. webinar

Register for the Wednesday June 28, 2018 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. webinar

Register for the Wednesday July 18, 2018 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. webinar

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Webinar: Introduction to the Population Health Assessment Engine

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 are serving, community data, community partners, and disease and (poor) quality hot spots. To help you train others to use PHATE, the Robert Graham Center and HealthLandscape have developed educational materials that teach clinicians, administrators, and learners how to incorporate PHATE and population health concepts into practice. This webinar is free of charge. For questions about this webinar, please contact Dr. Winston Liaw.

Register for the Thursday, May 31, 2018 1-2pm (CDT) webinar at PHATE

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Annals of Family Medicine Call for Papers: Learning from Practice Transformation

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 Medicine is issuing a call for manuscripts that address learning from practice transformation efforts. Accepted papers will be published in a 2019 supplement to the Annals. Articles with the potential to assess outcomes, describe methods, or otherwise translate learning from these and other practice transformation models will be considered. Papers are due August 31, 2018. Visit Call for Papers: Learning from Practice Transformation.

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Midwest Sports Medicine Conference set for July 20

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 pediatric patient. Physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, coaches (high school and college), resident physicians and health professional students are encouraged to attend.  Click here for more information and to register.

This conference is sponsored by the KU School of Medicine-Wichita, Department of Family and Community Medicine. Call 316-293-3575 with questions.

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