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April 12, 2010 MAFP E-BULLETIN, April, 2010, VOL.4, NO.4
Details and Registration at www.mdafp.org In this issue: Need to Take Your SAM for 2010? Sign Up for MAFP SAM Study Hall
Pain Management Conference, May 5, Baltimore - Special Rate for MAFP Members!
Family Medicine Congressional Conference, May 11-12, Washington, D.C.
Accepting Submissions for 2010 FMEC Meeting
Boy Scouts Looking for Volunteer Physicians "Straight for Equality in Healthcare" Provides Inclusion Strategies for LGBT Patients Need to Take Your SAM for 2010? Sign Up for MAFP SAM Study Hall
The Maryland Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) offers a ABFM
Self Assessment Module (SAM) Study Hall in conjunction with the
2010 Annual Assembly (see above). You will go through the SAM
with your study group, guided by your instructor Adebowale G.
Prest, M.D. who is a MAFP Director from the Eastern District, a
member of the MAFP Education Committee and AAFP Education
Commission. Pain Management Conference, May 5, Baltimore - Special Rate for MAFP Members!
evaluate
the quality of the pain care in their practice setting, create a
plan for change and leave with the tools necessary to positively
impact the care they provide. Get practical, evidence based
strategies for treating your patients with acute and chronic
pain. Space is limited—register today! (847) 375-4715 or
www.ampainsoc.org Members of MAFP receive a discount when
registering by phone.
Family Medicine Congressional Conference, May 11-12, Washington, D.C.
relationships with national and state legislative officials and
staff. Become a stronger advocate for Family Medicine and for
your patients. Get started in beginner tracks. Develop your
expertise in advanced tracks. Widely consulted non-partisan
political and election analyst, Charlie Cook is your keynote
speaker. Not far from home, come and hear this exceptional
speaker while you learn about the legislative process. In two
days, learn about the legislative process and how YOU can affect
legislation. Register today at
www.aafp.org/fmcc.
Accepting Submissions for 2010 FMEC Meeting
The Family Medicine Education Consortium (MAFP is a member) will hold its 2010 Conference October 29 - 31, 2010 at the Hershey Lodge & Convention Center in Hershey, PA This year’s conference theme is “Family Medicine Innovations: Blueprints for Redesigning Health Care.”
Click on
CFS On-Line Submission to submit your workshop, seminar,
research, paper, poster or Poetry of Life Presentation. Click on the
Call For Submission Brochure
Boy Scouts Looking for Volunteer Physicians
2010 marks 100 years of Scouting in the US. The Boy Scouts are looking for volunteer physicians to provide care to the scouts and staff at Jamboree 2010. The Jamboree is held every 3-5 years and this will be at Ft. A.P. Hill, VA, from July 26-August 4. There will be between 43,000-50,000 adults and Scouts. The medical staff will provide care to scouts and adults in the sub-camps and in freestanding facilities throughout the area. Each physician would have to be a registered adult Scout and there may be a fee to attend, although efforts are underway to get the fee waived. All meals and lodging are included. For complete information go to www.bsajamboree.org.
"Straight for Equality in Healthcare" Provides Inclusion Strategies for LGBT Patients
While affordable healthcare continues to be a major national
issue, this is only one of the challenges facing lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people when it comes to their
medical care. Too often, providers' lack the basic cultural
competency on LGBT issues, rely on misinformation or simply do
not have access to simple and effective resources, creating
barriers to adequate healthcare access for their LGBT patients.
The release of “Straight for Equality in Healthcare” aims to
change this trend. "For many healthcare providers, it isn't a
case of not wanting to be inclusive of GLBT patients, but rather
a sense that it isn't an issue - or, when it is, confusion
around how to talk about it - that gets in the way," said Jody
M. Huckaby, Executive Director of Parents, Families and Friends
of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) National, the organization that
authored the new publication.
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