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May 31, 2018 | Issue 189
The Latest News
Government Affairs and Practice Advocacy
Pa. headed toward back half of 2017-18 legislative session
The Pennsylvania House and Senate return Monday, June 4 for what is traditionally the busiest month in our state legislature. With a budget due by the end of June and Election Day just five months away, the PAFP will be pushing its legislative agenda with state legislators and the Wolf administration.
Education
Give a gift and take the PAFP with you
Take a piece of the PAFP with you this summer or give that new family medicine graduate his or her first piece of PAFP apparel! With a minimum $20 donation to the PAFP Foundation, you will receive a commemorative 70th anniversary PAFP T-shirt. Email Lindsey Killian to make your donation and receive your limited edition T-shirt.
Registration is now open for the Second Annual Procedures and Clinical Dermatology Event. Click here to join us at the Penn Stater on Thursday, Sept. 6 through Friday, Sept. 7, including a special CME and social event at the Mount Nittany Winery Thursday evening!
Public Health
More than 250 died in Pa. during record flu season
The flu virus claimed 256 lives in Pennsylvania during a record flu season that saw more than 121,300 reported cases of the illness. According to PennLive, 50,000 more cases were reported this season than in the 2016-17 flu season. The 256 deaths are the highest on record, the number includes six pediatric deaths. Most of the cases reported were of the H3N2 strain of influenza type A.
Residents and Students
Choose more by choosing family medicine as a career!
AAFP National Conference scholarships - apply before June 1!
Students: Whether you’re a rising second-year, third-year, or a rising fourth-year, there’s so much to learn and experience at AAFP National Conference! Find inspirational main stage speakers, hands-on procedures workshops, policy and advocacy, practice innovations and hundreds of residency recruitment teams here.
You can still apply for PAFP Foundation scholarships by end of business June 1.
Choose more. Choose family medicine – AAFP resources for YOU!
- Information about family medicine, a typical day-in-the-life of a family physician
- Residency search and application resources, tips, match guide
- Manage medical school debt
- AAFP National Conference
Other News
Welcome New PAFP Members!
- David Byler, MD
- Morgan Mihok, MD
Enroll in ABFM PRIME Registry free for 3 years
The ABFM invites board-certified family physicians to enroll in its PRIME Registry free for the first three years! PRIME Registry is a practice and population data tool developed by the ABFM that safely extracts patient data from your electronic health records (EHRs) and turns it into actionable measures, presented in an easy-to-use, personalized dashboard, maintaining its full confidentiality.
PRIME not only simplifies quality reporting for payment programs such as MIPS and CPC+, but also allows you to better evaluate aspects of your practice, patient groups, and individual patients, illuminating gaps or successes in patient care. Click here for full details!
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