AAFP/KAFP
The KAFP has created a dedicated COVID-19 web page for you to find all resources in one location. We hope you will find it useful. Bookmark https://kafponline.org/COVID-19
In addition, don’t forget AAFP has a daily update for you to bookmark and check each day to eliminate sifting through the flood of news.
And lastly be sure and tune in each Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. for AAFP’s weekly COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall. Members are invited to participate via: AAFP Facebook, AAFP Twitter, or AAFP’s YouTube channel.
If you miss an AAFP’s Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19, you can watch it anytime, anywhere on demand. Each session is approved for 1 AAFP Prescribed credit. Watch a session. Earn up to 2 additional AAFP Prescribed credits when you complete the Translation to Practice® (t2p®) process. Learn more.
KAFP
It is not too early to sign up to serve as Family Doctor of the Day (FDOD) for the 2020 legislative session. Each year during the legislative session, KAFP organizes for a volunteer to serve as the “Family Doctor of the Day” at the state capitol. In preparation for the 2020 legislative session, KAFP is recruiting volunteers to serve. All KAFP members with a Kansas license (including residents) are eligible to volunteer. View the calendar of dates, read more about the program, and complete the volunteer form online today!
KAFP
Looking for a way to get more involved with your Academy? KAFP is pleased to invite members to volunteer to serve on one of our six committees; Communications, Governmental Advocacy, Finance & Insurance, Membership & Member Services, Practice Enhancement, and Professional Development. Through committee involvement you can provide input on Academy activities and help advance the mission of the KAFP.
- Review the committees and a short description of their work.
- Submit your committee application by July 1, 2019. Please note we request two selections, but you are only appointed to one committee.
- KAFP will be in touch with you regarding your committee appointment in July.
Please submit your committee application by July 1 to ensure that your request is reviewed during our upcoming appointment process. If you have questions, please contact kafp@kafponline.org. Thank you for your interest and commitment to KAFP.
KAFP
Looking for a way to get more involved with your Academy? KAFP is pleased to invite members to volunteer to serve on one of our six committees; Communications, Governmental Advocacy, Finance & Insurance, Membership & Member Services, Practice Enhancement, and Professional Development. Through committee involvement you can provide input on Academy activities and help advance the mission of the KAFP.
- Review the committees and a short description of their work.
- Submit your committee application by July 1, 2019. Please note we request two selections, but you are only appointed to one committee.
- KAFP will be in touch with you regarding your committee appointment in July.
Please submit your committee application by July 1 to ensure that your request is reviewed during our upcoming appointment process. If you have questions, please contact kafp@kafponline.org. Thank you for your interest and commitment to KAFP.
Alliance fora Health Kansas
If you live in Concordia or nearby, please consider attending the KanCare Expansion Community Meeting on Tuesday, July 31 at 6:30 pm
Kansas Hospital Association
2nd Annual Kansas Opioid Conference
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Capitol Plaza Hotel and Convention Center
1717 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS 66612
Learn more about the opioid crisis and engage in this proactive effort to build a collaborative response in Kansas by addressing the issue through multiple specialties such as prescribing, prevention, treatment, recovery, and intervention.
ABFM
There is still time to enroll in PRIME Registry and simplify your MIPS reporting for 2018. The PRIME Registry Manual MIPS Reporting tool is also available now—no EHR required. Enroll by clicking here.
KAFP
The KAFP Annual Meeting countdown is here! Wednesday, June 13 is the pre-conference KSA Group Learning Session. And on Thursday, June 14, we will officially kick off the 2018 Annual Meeting, 70 Years Caring for Kansans! All registrants should have already received a “Know Before You Go” e-mail with details about the conference. You will want to bookmark or save this website page: kafponline.org/ForAttendees And if you haven’t already registered, we will accept on-site registration starting Thursday morning at the Overland Park Marriott Hotel in Overland Park (1010800 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66210).
We look forward to the Annual Meeting and also celebrating FAMILY MEDICINE WEEK – June 10-16, 2018. Hope to see you at the KAFP Annual Meeting 70 Years Caring for Kansans, June 14-16 at the Overland Park Marriott. Please contact the KAFP office at 316-721-9005 or email kafp@kafponline.org with questions about the meeting or registration.
American Cancer Society
KAFP is partnering with the America Cancer Society (ACS) the Kansas Cancer Partnership, and other organizations, to offer free Colorectal Cancer education during the summer months. View the CRC Screening Webinar Series flyer. Topics include some the of the nation’s top subject matter experts on colorectal cancer as it relates to evidenced based interventions, patient navigation, and lack of affordability/access. All webinars will be recorded if unable to attend the live presentation. The KAFP is pleased to be a planning partner for the CRC Screening strategies for Kansans.
The upcoming webinar is:
Thursday, June 28, 2018
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
CRC Evidence Based Interventions by Dr. Heather M. Brandt, Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, and Faculty Member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the University of South Carolina.