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March 18, 2011
MAFP E-BULLETIN,
March 2011, VOL.5, NO.3
In this issue:
New Resource on
Health Care Law
Core Content Review
of Family Medicine: Seeking Content Participants
Brief Interventions
in Mental Health for Pediatric Providers
Influenza Prevention
Options for Older Adults: An Invitation to Participate
Environmental Scan and News You Can Use
New
Resource on Health Care Law
Family physicians are one of the “trusted providers” patients
look to for information on health law and how it affects them.
The AAFP has teamed up with a coalition representing consumers,
patients, physicians, nurses, hospitals and pharmacists to
create
HealthCareandYou.org—an online resource to help physicians
and patients better understand what’s in the Affordable Care
Act.
The interactive web site includes facts about the health reform
law and is the only spot to find state-by-state listings of
health care coverage options. The site also includes a timeline
of when parts of the law go into effect and will be updated to
reflect any changes made by Congress. In the future, a chat
feature will allow users to ask specific questions about the
law.
Questions? Contact
Susan Hildebrandt, AAFP Washington DC Office.
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Core Content Review of Family Medicine:
Seeking Content Participants
The Core Content Review of Family Medicine, a national
home-study CME Program and ABFM Board Review Course, is seeking
individuals to author questions and discussions for one of the
most successful Home Study CME Programs in the country. Core
Content is developed in collaboration by the Connecticut and
Ohio Academies of Family Physicians.
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Question format mirrors the ABFM Board exam and discussions
are approximately 300 words. Up-to-date reference material
must be provided.
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Authors must have good computer skills. Editors will provide
feedback.
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Many
Residency programs have their residents in conjunction with
a faculty member write questions and this is often used to
fulfill their scholarly activities. Faculty may also claim
CME credit for this activity.
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Authors who provide material acceptable for publication will
be included on the Author Page of the edition in which their
material appears.
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Core
Content Review is a peer-reviewed publication and authors
may include authorship on their CVs.
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Compensation will be provided on a per question basis.
CORE is also looking for physicians to submit photographs or
interesting cases that you may see in your practice. If you have
taken a photograph where the patient could be clearly
identified, you must obtain a release for publication signed by
the patient or the patient’s parent or guardian. A release form
may be obtained from the Executive Office. If the patient cannot
be identified in the photograph, no release is needed.
Photographs should be submitted in .jpg. .tif, or .png format.
Interested? Contact Mary Yokose at
Myokose@ssmgt.com or 888-343- .
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Brief Interventions in Mental
Health for Pediatric Providers
The
Emotional Health Committee of the Maryland Chapter of the
American Academy of Pediatrics will sponsor two sessions in
Western Maryland focusing on implementing brief mental health
interventions in the office setting.
Dates:
Saturdays May 7th and June 4th from 10am – 2pm
Location:
Western Maryland Hospital Center Auditorium at 1500 Pennsylvania
Ave in Hagerstown, Maryland next door to the Washington County
Health Department
CME: This
activity has been approved for AMA PRA 4 credit(s)
Who:
Pediatricians, PNPs, Family Physicians, FPNPs, and ALL Mental
Health
Professionals
Topics:
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Session 1 (May 7th): Mental health screening in children and
teens, discipline and behavior modification, sleep problems,
elimination disorders, habit disorders
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Session 2 (June 4th): Brief interventions in ADHD,
depression , anxiety disorders, and family communication
problems as well as coding and billing for mental health
problems
Contact:
Katie Franklin, Director of Operations, Maryland Chapter AAP
kate@mdaap.org or 410-828-9526.
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Influenza Prevention Options
for Older Adults: An Invitation to Participate
bWe are
pleased to invite you to take part in a Web-based educational
program on Preventing Influenza in Older Adults. The purpose of
the session is to discuss the latest developments in influenza
prevention and control and to explore new options and
opportunities in protecting older adult patients against this
life-threatening disease. The program will focus on the
following:
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Influenza and its complications in the older adult
population
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The
impact and burden of influenza
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Expanded efforts to reach specific populations with
influenza immunization
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The
development of vaccines designed to enhance protection for
older adults, who are at highest risk for seasonal
influenza-related hospitalization, complications, and death
The 1-hour
program will include a formal presentation plus a live question
and answer session. The date/time is Wednesday, March 23, 2011
at 2:00pm. Please confirm your participation by registering at
http://www.extendmed.com/influenzaprevention2011 no later
than March 22.
For more information on how to obtain the lowest vaccine prices
contact Atlantic Health Partners at 800-741-2044 (MAFP is an AHP
organizational partner).
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Environmental Scan and News
You Can Use
You’ve likely heard some news
about the transition to electronic health records, or EHRs.
But you may be uncertain about where to start, whether you
can afford to make the change, or what incentives are
available to assist you. Please call 1-877-95-CRISP (27477)
or visit
www.crisphealth.org to Register!
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Maryland One of Seven States
Awarded Early Innovator Grants by HSS: The U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services
announced the award of seven cooperative agreements to
help a group of “Early Innovator” states design and
implement the information technology infrastructure needed
to operate health insurance exchanges. “Early Innovator
states will play a critical role in developing a
consumer-friendly marketplace where insurers must compete to
deliver the best deal,” said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
“These grants ensure that consumers in every state will be
able to easily navigate their way through health insurance
options.”
Starting in 2014, exchanges will help individuals and small
employers shop for, select and enroll in affordable private
health plans. All Early Innovator states will develop
technology that is reusable and transferable, ensuring that
other states will have flexibility in developing an exchange
that best meets the needs of their unique health insurance
markets without having to start from scratch.
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Family Practice Management
Surveying Member Satisfaction with EHR Systems: Family
Practice Management (FPM) is currently conducting a
member survey of satisfaction with electronic health
systems (HER) systems. The survey results, which will be
published in a later issue of FPM, will be a useful tool for
Academy members when considering implementing EHR systems.
The survey only takes about five minutes to complete. It is
available to AAFP members through March 31. Members may
complete the survey online or
download a PDF version and fax it back to (913)
906-6010. As incentives, FPM is offering an iPad and 10
one-year subscriptions to FPM in print to members randomly
chosen from those who submit usable responses. Questions?
Contact
Robert L. Edsall.
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2011 Assembly Poster
Applications due March 31: Members are encouraged to present
a poster at the 2011 AAFP Scientific Assembly in Orlando, FL
on September 14-17. The deadline for submission is March 31.
Apply online. Questions? Contact
Candice Reynolds at ext. 6539.
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Baltimore Ravens Season Tickets:
The Maryland Academy of Family Physicians Foundation has
opted to discontinue purchase of its two Baltimore Ravens
season tickets (previously used as a fund raiser) and is
selling its two accompanying personal seat licenses (PSLs).
Seat location: Section 550, Row 28, Seats 24-25, Price: Best
offer over $3,000 (for both!) If you or anyone in your
“network” is interested, please contact
info@mdafp.org or 410-747-1980.
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Phone:
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