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March 18, 2010 MAFP E-BULLETIN, March, 2010, VOL.4, NO.3
In this issue: Join the Health March on Washington March 22
MAFP Seeks IMG for National Conference on Special Constituencies
PI-CME Program for Major Depression and Treatment Resistant Depression
Cultivate the PCMH: What Really Matters, PCPCC Meeting March 30 in DC
Colorectal Cancer Screening Practice Improvement Program Available Request for 2010 AAFP Assembly Poster Presentations Survey Part of Action Agenda to Reduce the Burden of Asthma in Maryland Survey Seeks to Improve Health Care for Maryland Foster Youth
Join the Health March on Washington March 22 Next Monday, hundreds of doctors, nurses, and other health providers will march on Washington to send a clear message to Congress -- get health reform done for our patients and the country. AAFP President Lori Heim, MD, FAAFP, is scheduled to speak. For details and a list of participating organizations, please visit www.healthmarch.org. Scheduled Events:
MAFP Seeks IMG for National Conference on Special Constituencies The AAFP
National Conference for Special Constituencies will take place
at the Hyatt Regency Crowne Center in Kansas City, MO April
29-May 1, 2010. MAFP currently has an opening for an interested
International Medical Graduate (IMG) to represent that
constituency at the conference. Other constituencies are women,
minority, new and gay/lesbian/bi-sexual/transgender (GLBT)
physicians. MAFP delegates have been an active participants in
this annual conference which is held in conjunction with the
AAFP Annual Leadership Forum. Details about the conference are
available at
www.aafp.org/leader If you have an interest in IMG issues,
which to participate in forming AAFP policy and wish to become
involved in Maryland Chapter leadership, please contact the MAFP
office at
info@mdafp.org, 410-747-1980. Staff will inform you of the
process for identification of delegates, inform you of the other
2010 NCSC delegates and discuss with you travel and expense
information.
PI-CME Program for Major Depression and Treatment Resistant Depression
The Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine and The Depression and
Bipolar Support Alliance have developed a Performance
Improvement (PI-CME) initiative in the area of Major Depression
and Treatment Resistant Depression targeting a PCP audience. The
Educational Alliance for Consensus on Treatment-Resistant
Depression (TRD) seeks to improve the management of patients
with depression based on professional guidelines and evidence
from clinical trials and raise awareness of collaboration among
healthcare professionals to better enhance patient care and
outcomes. This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for
up to 20 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family
Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins April 15, 2009. Term of
approval is for two years from this date.
Cultivate the PCMH: What Really Matters, PCPCC Meeting March 30 in DC
The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC, of which
AAFP is a member) will hold its Stakeholder's Working Group
Meeting: "Cultivate the PCMH" on March 30, 2010 at the Ronald
Reagan Building, International Trade Center in Washington DC.
Hundreds of CEOs, senior executives and government officials
from the nation's largest employers, hospitals, health systems,
physician practices, health plans, pharmaceutical companies and
leading government agencies will be in attendance. Come and
learn about the tools you need to make the PCMH grow and thrive.
Topics include:
Click here for the informational website where you can register.
If you would like to apply for a scholarship email Edwina Rogers
erogers@pcpcc.net. A scholarship entitles you to a waived
registration fee but does not cover travel and accommodation
expenses.
Colorectal Cancer Screening Practice Improvement Program Available
Our sister
AAFP Chapter, the New Jersey-AFP announces the Colorectal Cancer
Screening Practice Improvement Program (PIP) which they
developed in collaboration with the American Cancer Society.
Family physicians can use the program as a tool to satisfy
requirements for Part IV ABFM MOC. The program can be accessed
at
http://www.njafp.org/education/practice-improvement-plan.
The online program consists of:
* Sarfaty, Mona. How to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in Practice: A Primary Care Clinician's Evidence-Based Toolbox and Guide 2008. Eds. Karen Peterson and Richard Wender. Atlanta: The American Cancer Society, National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable and Thomas Jefferson University 2006, Revised 2008.
Request for 2010 AAFP Assembly Poster Presentations
AAFP encourages members to present a poster at the AAFP's 2010
Scientific Assembly in Denver, CO, September 29 - October 2.
Apply online. The deadline for submission is April 23.
Members can share methodologies and findings with physicians who
know and value family medicine's unique challenges and
opportunities. The Scientific Assembly offers members a quality
venue in which to present research. For more information, please
contact Candice Reynolds at
creynold@aafp.org or (800) 274-2237, ext. 6539.
Request for Nominations for Members for the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee
Summary: This notice announces the request for nominations for
consideration for membership on the Medicare Evidence
Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC). Among other
things, the MEDCAC advises the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services (the Secretary) and the Administrator
of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, as requested by
the Secretary, whether medical items and services are
“reasonable and necessary'' and therefore eligible for coverage
under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
We are requesting nominations for both voting and nonvoting
members to serve on the MEDCAC. Nominees are selected based upon
their individual qualifications and not as representatives of
professional associations or societies. We have a special
interest in ensuring that the interests of both women and men,
members of all racial and ethnic groups, and physically
challenged individuals are adequately represented on the MEDCAC.
Therefore, we encourage nominations of qualified candidates who
can represent these interests.
The MEDCAC reviews and evaluates medical literature, reviews
technology assessments, and examines data and information on the
effectiveness and appropriateness of medical items and services
that are covered or eligible for coverage under Medicare.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-4019.htm
Scott R. Smith, Ph.D.
Survey Part of Action Agenda to Reduce the Burden of Asthma in Maryland
The Maryland Asthma Control Program as part of it’s Asthma Action Agenda goals, is conducting a needs assessment to determine Professional Development and Education needs of health care providers in Maryland around the NIH Asthma Management Guidelines. This survey is intended for healthcare providers who provide care to asthma patients and is structured to determine their knowledge of and adherence to the guidelines based on the 6 priority messages in the Guidelines Implementation Panel Report.
The survey results will be used in conjunction with a
standardized pre/post test tool to develop appropriate workshops
for clinicians and to assure content consistency of the
workshops. The availability of Family Physicians with more
expert knowledge of asthma management is vital to achieving our
goal of reduced asthma burden in Maryland.
Please take the survey at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/asthma Deadline: 15th April,
2010
Maryland Asthma Control Program
Survey Seeks to Improve Health Care for Maryland Foster Youth
The Maryland chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (MDAAP)
is currently conducting a needs assessment of the health care
needs of foster youth in Maryland. MDAAP is currently working
with the Maryland Department of Human Resources on this
initiative which we’re beginning with a needs assessment, asking
key stakeholders for input about the health care needs of foster
youth. As part of this process, it is vital that we get input
from as many professionals as possible who care for foster
youth. As a professional who may care for foster youth, we would
appreciate your input about the health care needs of foster
youth, based on your own experiences in working with this
population. The information that you provide will be used to
develop a state-wide system for health care for foster youth.
Your input will help assure that health care needs of Maryland
foster youth are addressed.
This survey should take only about 5-10 minutes to complete. All
surveys are anonymous. The information that you provide will NOT
be recorded in a manner that will enable us to identify you
either directly or indirectly through identifiers. If you have
not cared for foster youth recently, we ask that you please
provide this information by completing survey question #1.
Survey link:
Wendy Lane, MD, MPH, FAAP ---------------------------------
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