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Jan. 25, 2018 | Issue 180
The Latest News
Government Affairs and Practice Advocacy
Pennsylvania state legislature returns
Both the state House and Senate returned to Harrisburg on Jan. 22. On Tuesday, Feb. 6, Gov. Tom Wolf will present his proposed 2018-19 state budget that will be followed by budget hearings in both chambers. The PAFP will focus on advancing prior authorization reform, credentialing reform, POLST legislation, and direct primary care (DPC) authorization bills while opposing CRNP independence. The PAFP will also seek to restore funding of the primary care practitioner line item to continue the expansion of family medicine residency slots.
Education
Early bird landing in southeastern Pa.
This early bird is ready to fly south – southeast that is! Join the PAFP along the Delaware River away from in-town traffic at the Hilton at Penn’s Landing on Friday, March 2 through Sunday, March 4. You will earn 18 CME hours, 12 patient safety hours, and meet your state-mandated ACT 31 requirements. Discounted early bird registration closes on Thursday, February 1. Discounted hotel rates available through Thursday, February 8. All conference attendees receive a discounted $12 per day for self-parking at the hotel. Click here to act fast and register before you are left behind in the tailwind.
Public Health
Philly officials greenlight safe injection sites
Philadelphia is poised to become the first city in the United States to establish safe injection sites. Philly.com reports these sites will be medically supervised facilities where people can inject drugs like heroin, be revived if they overdose, then be helped into treatment. The city itself will not operate the sites.
Residents and Students
Enter survey to win prizes! Also: call for abstracts open
New: PAFP all-resident member survey
Under PAFP President Edward Zurad, MD’s leadership the PAFP is making an effort to gain insight into residents’ needs through this online survey. Enter to win a Starbucks gift card and help your program win a Panera gift card participation prize!
PAFP Exemplary Teaching Award
Deadline: Feb. 1
We need YOU to nominate inspirational teachers you’ve met along your path to becoming the family physician you always wanted to be! Details, nomination materials here.
Research Day Call for abstracts OPEN!
March 3, Philadelphia
Deadline: Feb. 9
Step 1: Register online
Step 2: Submit your abstract
Other News
FMEC invites you to Ohio DPC ‘Unsummit’ VI
The Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC) would like to event PAFP members to its Ohio DPC “Unsummit” VI, Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Dublin Integrated Education Center, Ohio University at Dublin in Dublin, Ohio. This one-day event includes content dedicated to the direct primary care (DPC) community in Ohio and surrounding states, including physicians, NPs and PAs, with content and discount registration rates for residents and students. You can find agenda and registration information here.
PAFP mailing address has changed
We wanted to make you aware that the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians has changed its mailing address, effective immediately. If you have the PAFP in your physical or digital address book, please change our address to the following:
3915 Union Deposit Road #447
Harrisburg, PA 17109
Please note that all other information has remained the same, including the PAFP's phone number and the staff's direct lines. Click here for a full staff directory.
2018 PAFP Annual Business Meeting to be live-streamed
The PAFP's 2018 Annual Business Meeting will be live streaming on Friday, March 2 beginning at 7:30 a.m. You can click this link to view the meeting. All members invited to live stream if you won't be at the meeting!
Welcome New PAFP Members!
- Bonnie Kelly, MD
- Giselle Aerni, MD
- XiXi Wong, MD
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