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Sept. 3, 2020 | Issue 246
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Government Affairs and Practice Advocacy
House Health Committee unanimously passes H.R. 625
Yesterday, the House Health Committee unanimously passed House Resolution 625, which would direct the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a
study on the efforts of medical schools to promote primary care. Sponsored by Rep. Paul Schemel (R-Franklin), H.R. 625 now moves to the full House for consideration. Speak Out and ask your state representative to support H.R. 625 when it comes up for a vote.
Education
Join PAFP, UPMC online for Virtual CME Conference
Join us this autumn for the PAFP's Virtual CME Conference in cooperation with the UPMC Department of Family Medicine! What was originally planned to be held live in Pittsburgh in November will now be our first-ever virtual event, Nov. 12-14. You will earn more than 17 live AAFP CME hours by participating in the full event. Bonus - each session offered during the event will qualify for Patient Safety CME! This virtual event will occur using the OpenWater platform which integrates with Zoom so you can participate from any location. Click here to register today!
Public Health
Project ECHO, AHEC partner on free CME series on telehealth, COVID-19
Penn State Project ECHO and the Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center (AHEC) are partnering to launch a no-cost CME-eligible ECHO series to equip primary care providers with telehealth care strategies to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pennsylvania AHEC Lessons Learned in Implementing Telehealth ECHO series will launch Sept. 9 from 4-5 p.m. One-hour sessions will take place every other week for six sessions. Click here to learn more.
Making the shingles vaccine a priority for patients
As you know, Atlantic Health Partners has helped many of our members strengthen their immunization efforts by providing the most favorable vaccine pricing along with great support. In addition, they produce valuable educational articles including this latest one regarding shingles disease, 50 is the New 60 – Making the Shingles Vaccine a Priority for Patients. Contact Jeff or Cindy at Atlantic to see how they can help your practice strengthen its immunization efforts and save on vaccines at 800-741-2044 or email: info@atlantichealthpartners.com.
Residents and Students
Don't miss out on these great opportunities!
PAFP student survey: Students, please take five minutes to tell us what you’re looking for this virtual interview season by completing our online survey. We want to help, and so do the residency programs!
Mark your calendars and register for these upcoming events:
Family Medicine Education Consortium - virtual conference
Oct. 2-4
Packed agenda of workshops, inspiring plenary speakers, research posters
Virtual residency fair, table topics, networking
Student scholarships available – apply today!
Pa. Primary Care Career Center’s annual Primary Care Career Fairs - virtual!
Oct. 8, Oct. 27
Meet employers and clinical teams from FQHCs, CHCs, rural health centers and other community practices; meet teams that share your values; find a great match!
FREE for residents and medical students! Stay tuned for more details.
Other News
Welcome New PAFP Members!
- Ballantines Alegre, DO
- Travis Berger, DO
- Rameez Chaviwala, MD
- Nikki Chopra, MD
- Amruta Dutia, MD
- Aamir Hassan, MD
- Swapna Jain, MD
- Adela Magallanes, MD
- Charyl Ovalle, MD
- Premkumar Patel, MD
- Hugh Prentice, DO
- Monica Rezk, DO
- Daniel Ring, MD
- Leah Stem, MD
- Sara Sterling, DO
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