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Nominations needed for Family Physician of the year.  Click here for more details 

Deborah L. Edberg, MD honored with IAFP President's Award- December 27, 2012

Meet the 2012 IAFP Awards Honorees

   IAFP is first Illinois organization to endorse the Fuel Up to Play 60 campaign

Fuel Up to Play 60 responds to real-world needs in today's schools with wellness tools that complement - not compete with - the academics-focused environment. The program's design allows youth and schools to determine which tools and resources best help meet each school's wellness goals.  Illinois Family Physicians are proud to partner with a school based program to keep kids moving while teaching and emphasizing healthy habits.  Help kick-start the effort in your community’s schools!

Congratulations to the IAFP 2011 Awards Honorees

  • Family Physician  of the Year Larry R. Jones, MD of Harrisburg (photos)

  • Family Medicine Teachers of the Year

    • -Full time:  Mari Egan, MD from the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (photos)

    • -Part time:  Gregory K. Milani, MD from Rush-Copley Family Medicine Residency Program (photos)

Read more about all three in our press release

2011 IAFP President’s Awards – read press release

  • Russell G. Robertson, MD – Chicago Medical School (photo)

  • Kate Valentine, IAFP Education Manager (photo)

  • Matthew L. Hunsaker, MD of the University of Illinois at Rockford – photos to come

About Take Control of Your Health - IAFP is a supporting partner of a public health education campaign called Take Control of Your Health.  Led by the Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH) and CBS2-TV in Chicago, the campaign seeks to educate the community on simple but important ways they can control and improve their health. Visit the website at www.tcyh.org and share it with your patients

Check out the web site “Physicians” section to download and print any patient education handouts. 

View IAFP's Your Academy in Action videos

IAFP partners with Dept. of Insurance to review health insurance denials and rescissions
IAFP members will review insurance company rescissions currently awaiting DOI action to determine if the insurance company was justified in their actions.  IAFP’s volunteer physicians will provide expert review to enhance the Department’s ability to serve Illinois consumers and provide consult as the Department implements the health insurance reforms of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Link to the press release from the State of Illinois website http://illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=2&RecNum=8562

Elmhurst Clinic is Illinois' first NCQA-recognized medical home. click here

IAFP News

8/11/10 IAFP releases case study on Illinois Health Connect and Your Healthcare Plus medical home programs, showing improved outcomes and cost savings. Click here 

8/11/10 – PRESS RELEASE Case Statement Makes a Statement for the Medical Home  click here 

6/25/10 IAFP reaction to Medicare patch click here.

3/22/10 Family physicians reaction to House votes on health care reform

8/2/09 IAFP President Javette Orgain, MD spoke at a press conference with US Sen. Dick Durbin calling for meaningful, fair health care reform to fix our health care crisis.  

7/14/09 Opinion-Editorial from IAFP President Javette C. Orgain, MD on federal health care reform   click here 

2/17/09  IAFP Supports HB71 to ban text messaging while driving Click here to read statement. 

11/18/08 Javette C. Orgain, MD installed as IAFP's first African-American president  Read article and view pictures  Read Dr. Orgain's speach

7/15/08  Medicare veto override a success!!  Read statement 

7/12/08 IAFP joined US Senator Dick Durbin for press conference on Saturday, July 12 calling on President Bush to sign HR 6331, replacing the Medicare 10.6% cut with small positive updates through 2009.  Read release  Click here for photo

7/9/08 IAFP statement on Senate Medicare vote read press release 

6/27/08 IAFP Responds to Medicare Cuts - read press release and statement from IAFP President, Steve Knight, MD 

6/19/08 Family Physician of the Year opens doors at new office click here to read story and view pictures.  Our 2007 IAFP Family Physician of the Year James P. Valek, MD  has a grand opening of his new office.  Get a personal tour of the new office from daughter Becca Valek on You Tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMFsZ839aTg.

11/16/07 Dr. Steve Knight comments on Medical Liability Caps Ruling.  Read more 

AUDIO- download audio statement from the IAFP president Steven D. Knight, MD of Harrisburg, IL click here 
AUDIO - download audio from IAFP second vice president David J. Hagan, MD of Gibson City, IL click here.  Dr Hagan describes how the uncertainty of the caps on non-economic damages is still affecting physicians in his community. 

Public Statements 

10/3/07 Read IAFPs Statement on Retail Health Clinics - click here for the press release.

1/22/07 Cutting Cook County Health Care won't add up for County patients - click here for editorial 

5/14/05 Steven Wilk, MD, Bolingbrook, IAFP past president and chair of the Foundation, wrote an Opinion-Editorial column on malpractice lawsuits  Click here to read editorial.

Tar Wars Program

Tar Wars - Tar Wars provides an opportunity for health care providers, school personnel, and community members to work in the community and in the classroom to fight youth tobacco use.