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July 26, 2018 | Issue 193
The Latest News
Government Affairs and Practice Advocacy
Pa. legislature announces fall session
With just over three months until the general election, the Pa. House and Senate have scheduled their fall voting days. The House will reconvene on Sept. 12 with 10 session days slated, while the Senate will return Sept. 24 with 9 session days. Traditionally, at the end of the two-year session cycle neither chamber holds votes between Election Day and swearing in for the 2019-20 legislation session. The PAFP will focus on our agenda including continued opposition to nurse practitioner independence, support for prior authorization reform, and direct primary care legislation.
Education
It's raining CME opportunities!
Let the PAFP be your insurance in providing quality CME that meets state mandated opioid training and patient safety requirements. The PAFP offers enduing CME options that fits the bill. At our 2nd Annual Procedures and Clinical Dermatology Event in State College on Sept. 6-7, you will earn 12 CME hours (9.5 patient safety hours). From Nov. 2-4, join us at our Nemacolin CME Conference in Farmington, where you can earn 18 CME hours (over 15 patient safety hours). Contact Janine Owen or Lindsey Killian with any registration questions.
Public Health
While opioid addiction plateaus, crisis far from over
New data suggests that the opioid epidemic in the United States seems to be leveling off - but that's not the whole story, reports Vox. Efforts to curb overprescribing are having the intended affect, but that doesn't mean overdose deaths will drop any time soon: in fact, deaths from drug overdoses reached a new high of more than 60,000 in 2016, most from opioids.
Residents and Students
Off-cycle fellowship spots available; National Conference next week
Off-cycle fellowship spots available: Crozer’s Complex Health and Social Needs Fellowship. Residency grads welcome to apply.
AAFP National Conference next week – let’s connect! If you’re a resident or student going to the conference, please join our GroupMe chat so we can stay in touch. We can share timely announcements, hints and tips (best BBQ, anyone?) and reach out to connect to our “home” team!
FMEC student scholarship applications are open! Come to the FMEC Annual Conference in Rye Brook, N.Y., Nov. 9-11 – the largest regional conference for residents and students. Mark your calendar, apply for a scholarship, join us!
Other News
Welcome New PAFP Members!
- Marla Osborne, DO
- Danielle Peters, DO
- Sylvia Maniscalco, MD
Become the leader you're meant to be with PAFP Leadership Institute
Are you ready to take your leadership abilities to the next level? The PAFP is pleased to announce the creation of the PAFP Leadership Institute: providing members with the skills to be influential community leaders and advocates of family medicine. Members will develop communication skills, explore the business aspects of family medicine, and become a source of knowledge, inspiration, and leadership to others through live and online events. CME credit will be offered. Click here for more information and to register for one or more Leadership Institute events!
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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