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Nov. 15, 2018 | Issue 201
The Latest News
Government Affairs and Practice Advocacy
Election results: Dems pick up seats; caucus leadership elected
Last week, Gov. Tom Wolf handily won four more years while Democrats picked up seats in both the Senate (29-R and 21-D) and House (109-R and 93-D). This week, the four caucuses picked their leadership teams for the 2019-20 legislative session. Republican House Members have re-nominated Speaker Mike Turzai and elected Rep. Bryan Cutler as the new House Majority Leader. House Democrats re-elected Rep. Frank Dermody as their Leader. Senate Republicans have re-elected Sen. Joe Scarnati President Pro Tempore, and Sen. Jake Corman Majority Leader. Senate Democrats re-elected Sen. Jay Costa as their Leader.
Education
Full slate of CME scheduled for 2019
Mark your calendar for these important 2019 dates!
March 7-10, Gettysburg CME Conference, Annual Business Meeting and Research Day, Wyndham Gettysburg.
November 8-10, Bedford Springs CME Conference, Bedford Springs Resort.
Coming in August 2019, an exciting combo Outdoor Medicine and Dermatology event ... details and dates will be released shortly.
IMPORTANT: Watch your inbox for an important membership poll coming soon. The PAFP is investigating the practicality and feasibility of offering an Alaska CME Cruise in 2021. We ask that you please complete this brief survey in its entirety so we have the information we need to make an informed decision.
Public Health
What are Pa. patients treating with medical marijuana?
Chronic pain tops the list of conditions that Pennsylvania patients are using medical marijuana to treat. According to Philly.com, an informal survey has found up to 70 percent of patients are using the treatment for pain. Other common conditions include epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and autism, with dispensary officials claiming anecdotal evidence of success.
Residents and Students
Research Day, Exemplary Teaching Award coming soon
Mark your calendars!
PAFP Research Day, March 9, 2019
Call for abstracts!
Submission deadline: Jan. 18, 2019
Review resources, tips, tools, and prepare an awesome abstract for you submission!
PAFP Exemplary Teaching Awards
Deadline for nominations: Dec. 31, 2018
Call for nominations!
We’ve made it super-easy for busy residents and students to nominate those mentors and educators who have changed their lives and inspired their path to family medicine. Nominate that mentor today!
It’s MATCH SEASON!
The AAFP has an app and a lot of great advice to help you manage applying to residency. Check it out!
Other News
Call open for PAFP 2019 Family Physician of the Year nominees!
It's time to nominate the 2019 Family Physician of the Year! We're looking for the best family physician in Pennsylvania, someone who exemplifies everything excellent about the speciality: excellent patient care, leadership, community service, a desire to truly make the world a better place through practicing family medicine. Click here to nominate a friend, colleague, or even yourself for the PAFP's highest award, the 2019 Family Physician of the Year!
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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