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2009 Spring into Action –off to a great start in the first week! IAFP
leaders current and future began their trips to Springfield this
week to advocate for family medicine and specific legislation to
improve the health of patients and physician practices.
On Tuesday March 17, IAFP board member Lee Washington, MD,
president-elect Patrick Tranmer, MD , AAFP delegate Ellen Brull, MD
and past board member Rachel Winters, MD met with their
representatives and senators at the Capitol.
Day
two on March 18th featured four residents and one faculty
member as NorthShore Family Medicine Residency professor and IAFP
board member Deb Edberg, MD brought residents Rob Michael, Lareina
Pedriguez, and Neetha Geijji to join IAFP Resident president-elect
Elizabeth Salisbury (UIC/Illinois Masonic FMR) for a leadership
training day and face to face meetings with their legislators.
That group also watched Gov. Pat Quinn deliver the budget
address in a very busy day at the Capitol in this new era of state
government. Issues
covered by the family doctors on both days included fixes to the
Medicaid payment system, increases in the tobacco taxes, codifying
expedited partner therapy for their patients who have an STD and in
support of outlawing texting while driving.
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