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July 29, 2015 | Issue 118 |
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Government Affairs and Practice Advocacy
Governor, GOP Leaders Focus on Planned Parenthood
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Since a covert video showed national Planned Parenthood officials discussing the use of aborted fetuses for research, Senate Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati and House Speaker Mike Turzai called on Attorney General Kathleen Kane to investigate. Now, Gov. Tom Wolf has said his administration is taking steps to make sure human fetal tissue isn’t being sold commercially in Pennsylvania. The administration does not believe there has been any wrongdoing, but will take steps to ensure no laws are being violated.
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Education
Registration Now Open for Allentown CME Conference!
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Registration is now open for the Allentown CME Conference, Nov. 6-8, 2015 at the Renaissance Allentown Hotel. This conference includes a SAM study group on childhood illness, clinical sessions on topics like obesity and the PAFP's "Best Of" series, and a Paint Nite fundraiser. Click here to register today!
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Public Health
PAFP's CRC Screening Initiative Ends
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After six years of providing education and support, the PAFP’s Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening Project came to an end on July 31, 2015. The project, guided by expert faculty physicians who educated practices on current CRC screening guidelines and systems-based changes for improving care, was largely successful. We reached almost 22,000 physicians in 2013 and 2014 alone through online and live CME plus statewide grand rounds presentations. More details about the program can be found at www.pafpfoundationimpact.com/ under Quality Improvement. Visit www.pafp.com/CRC for a complete list of available free online CME.
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Quality Improvement
Need Help with Meaningful Use, ICD-10, PQRS?
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Do you need help with electronic health records, Meaningful Use, the Physician Quality Reporting System, and other quality improvement programs? Primary Healthcare Consultants, a PAFP-affiliated practice transformation company, can help! Visit www.primaryhealthcareconsultants.com for more information.
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Residents and Students
Students Head to National Conference
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This week, nearly 70 Pennsylvania students are heading to Kansas City for AAFP National Conference. Scholarships from the PAFP Foundation and AAFP support many, thanks to the generosity of members like you. Please keep the PAFP student scholarship fund in mind for your charitable giving and impact a lucky student!
Congratulations to Program of Excellence Award winning FMIGs: Penn State and TCMC!
Congratulations to student poster presenters: Olivia Ruth and Christine Schultheiss (Drexel)!
Congratulations to all student scholarship and leadership award winners! And thank you to physician leaders and residency program leaders who so generously supported student scholarships this year!
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Speak Out to Protect Patient Safety in Pa.
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The Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners is again seeking to end collaborative agreements - vital to patient safety - through legislation known as the Modernization of the Professional Nursing Law. Oppose the House Bill here and the Senate Bill here through the AAFP's Speak Out tool to protect patient safety!
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