IAFP e-News for AUGUST 1, 2008 **2008 IAFP ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION – SEE YOU IN ST. LOUIS Hilton at the Ballpark, December 5-7, 2008 To make the Academy meetings more accessible for all members, the IAFP Board of Directors decided to alternate the Annual Meeting between the Chicago area and St. Louis every other year for the next three years.  FRIDAY, DEC. 5th 7:30 – 9 pm Welcome Reception - Foundation Fundraiser Wine Tasting Event  SATURDAY, DEC. 6th 7:30 – 9 am Committee meetings with breakfast 9 am – 4 pm CME Program (*see course listing below) 12:15-1:15 pm – All-Member Assembly and Lunch 6 – 9 pm Awards Banquet at Windows off Washington SUNDAY, DEC. 7th 9 am – 12 noon Board Retreat *CME Join your colleagues for five hours of CME on timely, evidence-based clinical and practice management topics.  Morning (9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.) • Low Back Pain in Adults: Guidelines for Clinical Evaluation and Management • "Smoking Cessation Strategies: Options for the Family Physician" • Illinois Health Connect: Assisting the Medical Home in Quality Assurance Afternoon (1:30-3:30 p.m.) • Spirometry Workshop for the Family Physician: Following the GOLD Standard: Treating COPD in Primary Care (This 2-hour workshop is limited to 30 attendees) CME Fees: $25 for all four courses, $15 for the morning CME only or $10 for the Spirometry Workshop only CALL FOR RESOLUTIONS The Illinois Academy of Family Physicians invites members to submit resolutions for consideration by the IAFP All-Member Assembly on Saturday December 6, 2008 at 12:15 p.m. in St. Louis, Mo.  Resolutions must be submitted in writing no later than 45 days prior to the All-Member Assembly (October 17, 2008). Resolutions should be sent via e-mail to Vincent D. Keenan, CAE, executive vice president at vkeenan@iafp.com  or via mail to the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians 4756 Main St. Lisle, IL 60532. Late resolutions may be submitted in writing after October 17 or on site December 6. In the case of a late resolution, three-quarters of the voting members present at the All-Member Assembly must vote in favor of consideration of any late resolution.  All resolutions requiring the expenditure of funds must be accompanied by a fiscal note in order to be considered.  LOOKING FOR THE NEXT IAFP LEADERS A call for nominations for IAFP board positions Members are invited to self-nominate for IAFP Board of Directors positions. The IAFP Leadership Development Committee, chaired by Tim J. Vega, MD of Peoria, is accepting nominations for the following positions: president-elect (this position is a three year commitment), first vice president, second vice president, a new physician board member (all one year terms) and three directors for a three-year term. Nominations are also accepted for AAFP delegate and alternate delegate. View a list of the current board members on the cover page of Family Physician or you can contact some of the current board members via the IAFP web site at http://www.iafp.com/about/officers.htm.   Send your nomination letter and CV to the IAFP office at iafp@iafp.com  no later than October 17. Job descriptions are available by contacting Vince Keenan, CAE, IAFP executive vice president at vkeenan@iafp.com  or call 800-826-7944 x116.  2. IAFP News **ILLINOIS TAR WARS POSTER CONTEST WINNER TAKES ON CAPITOL HILL  Peoria fifth grader Alexandra Slane was one of 35 state poster contest winners who gathered in Washington , DC for the National Tar Wars Poster Contest.  With funding from the Family Health Foundation of Illinois for their travel and hotel expenses, Alexandra and her mother Lisa Slane joined this historic event. Alexandra’s grandmother, Paula Lewis also joined the trip. The Slane family enjoyed the ultimate DC experience, capping off their trip with a rare private tour of the White House on their last day, led by their Congressman, Ray LaHood (R-18th).  Link to full article and photo at http://www.iafp.com/tarwars/Posterwinner2008/dc08.htm  View the National Poster Contest winning posters at http://www.tarwars.org/x3075.xml  Tar Wars Turns 20! Read more about the 20 year anniversary of Tar Wars at http://www.iafp.com/pdfs/TarWars20.pdf   **SAVE THE DATE: PRESIDENT INAUGURATION SPECIAL EVENT Javette C. Orgain, MD of Chicago will take the oath of office as the next IAFP president at a special IAFP event at the Harold Washington Library in downtown Chicago. Join us on Tuesday, Nov. 18th at 5:30 p.m. for the ceremony and reception.  ** MEMBER BENEFITS SECTION ON IAFP WEB SITE Check out the new “Membership has its benefits” section on the IAFP web site for all the perks of IAFP membership in one place, with links to take you right where you need to go to take advantage of special IAFP member offers and discounts. http://www.iafp.com/about/membership.htm   **IAFP OFFICE ON SUMMER SCHEDULE The office is open 7:00 a.m. till 4:00pm Monday through Thursday, and 8:00 a.m. until noon on Friday. The IAFP will operate on this schedule through August 29th.  3. State Government Relations  **GOVERNOR APPROVED THE IAFP-SUPPORTED HB 5717.  The new law amends the School Code to provide that any child who received a health examination within one year prior to entering the fifth grade for the 2007-2008 school year is not required to receive an additional health examination in order to comply with the provisions of Public Act 95-422 (which requires children entering the sixth grade to have a health examination) when he or she attends school for the 2008-2009 school year, unless the child is attending school for the first time. This will ensure that children entering sixth grade this fall won’t require a school physical if they had one last fall. It is now PA 95-0737  **US CONGRESS CANDIDATE HOSTS BIG FUNDRAISER IN PEORIA Although progress has stalled in the General Assembly and in the governor’s office, campaign season is going full throttle. U.S. Congress candidate Aaron Schock (R-Peoria) held a huge fundraiser on July 25th. The lunch event was headlined by President George W. Bush and IAFP past-president Tim Vega, MD of Peoria was there. Schock is running for U.S. House of Representatives seat that will be vacant with current Rep. Ray LaHood (R-18) retires at the end of this term. Federal Government Relations **HRSA HALTS PROPOSED RULE REVISING MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS  The Health Resources and Services Administration announced it will not move to finalize a proposed rule changing how it designates medically underserved populations and health professional shortage areas. In the notice, HRSA said it received many substantive comments on the proposed rule and will need to make a number of changes. The agency plans to issue a new proposed rule for review and public comment. AAFP and several chapters commented on the proposed rule utilizing information provided by the Robert Graham Center. IAFP leaders personally voiced concerns to the Illinois Congressional Delegation at Capitol Hill visits in May and also sent a letter directly to HRSA and HHS.  LINK to IAFP’s letter at http://www.iafp.com/pdfs/HPSA.pdf   4. CME Information ** FREE QI/CME RESOURCES AT http://www.YHPlus.com   Your Healthcare Plus’ CME activities can be viewed and completed through the http://www.YHPlus.com  Web site. Activities can also be downloaded to listen to at your convenience. The Quality Improvement programs include  -How to Conduct a Quality Improvement Program in Primary Care Practice, - Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care,  -Managing Adult Depression in Primary Care, -Managing Childhood Asthma in Primary Care...with more topics on the way. This valuable resource is absolutely free. Check it out today at http://www.YHPlus.com   **IAFP ONLINE CME IAFP is offering free online CME case studies on Hypertension, Diabetes and Depression at http://www.IAFP.com/education.   • Depression in Primary Care Practice: a case study with coding IAFP continues to offer free online CME case studies on  • Hypertension in Primary Care Practice • Diabetes in Primary Care Practice Log on to http://www.IAFP.com/education   **IAFP MEMBER FEATURED IN NEW AMA SECONDHAND SMOKE CME UIC faculty and IAFP member Samuel Grief, MD of Chicago is the featured speaker in this newly released CME program now offered on Medscape Use your Medscape Login at this link to access the CME program http://cme.medscape.com/viewprogram/14921   This is part of the AMA's secondhand smoke clinical practice initiative funded by the Environmental Protection Agency. The goals of the initiative are:  1. Increase physician knowledge and awareness and practice on the health impact of secondhand smoke exposure, especially on children with asthma, and how to counsel parents on eliminating their child’s exposure.  2. Establish systems to assist physicians in educating patients (targeting populations with high rates of asthma and/or at high risk for secondhand smoke exposure) on the health impact of secondhand smoke exposure especially to children with asthma and how to reduce family (adults, children) exposure, especially through smoking cessation.  **NEW QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS FOR YOUR OFFICE*  ICAAP and IAFP are offering free, office-based provider education programs on a variety of topics as part of Your Healthcare Plus, which is a statewide disease management support program with a focus on promoting and sustaining the patient-physician relationship. These programs were developed by expert panels of family physicians, pediatricians and others convened by IAFP and ICAAP and are supported by an educational grant from McKesson Health Solutions, who is managing Your Healthcare Plus. These programs are delivered free-of-charge by physician or nurse practitioner experts in your practice for all your practice staff, at a time that’s convenient for you. Each course is accredited for 1 AMA PRA Category Credit. Topics include: • Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Primary Care  • Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care  • Managing Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care  • Managing Childhood Asthma in Primary Care  • Managing Adult Depression in Primary Care  • Managing Heart Failure in Primary Care  • How to Conduct a Quality Improvement Program in Primary Care  For more information contact Jana Estell at 312/733-1026, ext 209 or jestell@illinoisaap.net  to schedule a presentation.  **2008 WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE CME CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION  Friday, September 12 – Saturday, September 13 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont  Registration Information: http://www.womenshf.com/2008national/chi2008/   IAFP MEMBER DISCOUNT: Women’s Healthcare Forum and IAFP are pleased to offer all IAFP members a discounted registration fee of $75, a 50% savings on the standard 2008 registration fee. When registering, please use priority code: WHFC801 to take advantage of this offer.  ** NATIONAL PROCEDURES INSTITUTE – COMING SOON TO CHICAGO: Our Illinois chapter is proud to partner with NPI to provide you an exciting opportunity to bring new procedures and generate revenue for your practice and state Academy at the same time. When you attend an NPI course, NPI will send $50 to the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians. All you have to do is enter “Illinois” in the Referral Code field when you register online at the NPI Web site so that our chapter receives credit for your attendance. You can attend the Chicago NPI series September 10-14, or any of the NPI offerings around the country. Register early for a $100 early bird discount! Visit NPI online at http://www.npinstitute.com   view course descriptions, learn about NPI’s outstanding faculty, and register. Don’t forget to enter ILLINOIS in the Referral Code field during the registration process and start getting more out of your practice with NPI. View the entire 2008 NPI Schedule at http://www.iafp.com/pdfs/2008Schedule.pdf   5. PRI-MED CME INFORMATION  Partnering with the IAFP, Pri-Med offers world-class CME programs in your area. Taught by leading experts, you can earn Continuing Medical Education credits at little or no cost. All activities listed are approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Application for AAFP Prescribed credit has been submitted.  *Pri-Med Updates  Locally held continuing medical education programs designed for Primary Care Physicians currently engaged in patient care. By attending, you’ll have the opportunity to interact with expert faculty, participate in question-and-answer periods, and test your knowledge and receive immediate feedback on patient care scenarios.  Oak Brook, IL – Thursday & Friday, October 30-31, 2008  http://www.pri-med.com/30oak08b/r12   Chicago, IL – Tuesday & Wednesday, December 2-3, 2008  http://www.pri-med.com/30chi08b/r12     St. Louis, MO – Thursday & Friday, November 13-14, 2008  http://www.pri-med.com/30stl08b/r12   * Diabetes In Depth Rosemont, IL – Thursday, September 4, 2008 http://www.pri-med.com/ada/31oak08a/r12  Presented by Pri-Med in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association, this 1-day CME program is designed to meet the education and practice needs of clinicians who regularly diagnose and manage patients with diabetes. At every session leading experts will provide world-class information on the co morbidities and risk factors associated with what has become one of the greatest health problems. * Pri-Med Midwest Conference & Exhibition  Rosemont, IL - Wednesday-Saturday, March 4-7, 2009  http://www.pri-med.com/midwest09   (Please note: Registration for this event will open in fall 2008)  Over four full days, Pri-Med Conference & Exhibition provides a diverse spectrum of learning opportunities in one place, including Harvard Medical School’s Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care lectures, practice management sessions, Industry-Supported Symposia, and an interactive Exhibit Hall, offering AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. *Pri-Med Online  Pri-Med.com offers over 300 primary care focused eCME activities at no-cost in key Condition Resource Centers including: Alzheimer’s/Dementia, Asthma, Cancer, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Infectious Disease, Obesity, Pediatrics, Sleep Disorders and more. Plus, four eCME activity types are offered so you can thoroughly examine a topic, including: Patient case studies, Clinical reviews, Expert perspectives and Multi-media slide lecture series. Earn high-quality physician-authored eCME anytime at http://www.pri-med.com/onlineCME.  6. Members in the News For a copy of any IAFP news story below, please e-mail Ginnie Flynn at gflynn@iafp.com.   *The MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) published an article on July 25th describing the Cook County Department of Public Health’s response to a 2006 high school pertussis outbreak. IAFP member Catherine Counard, MD is the assistant medical director for communicable disease control for CCDPH and lead author of the article. Here is a link to the electronic copy: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5729a2.htm  *Maybe you’ve seen this in your own practice – patients who are either skipping out on needed care or medications because of rising expenses stretching their budgets to the brink. Ben Brewer, MD talks about that very issue and how it’s affecting many of his rural patients in his July 23 “From the Doctor’s Office” column in the Wall Street Journal Online.  *IAFP Board Member Manoj Mathew, MD of Mattoon is featured as the preceptor for the John Jemsek, MD memorial externship program through Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital. The article appeared in the July 28th issue of the Mattoon Journal Gazette.  7. NEWS YOU CAN USE **COUNSELING PARENTS ABOUT SECONDHAND SMOKE EXPOSURE – PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT CME INITIATIVE FROM THE AMA Physicians who treat children with asthma and other respiratory disease are eligible to apply. With funds from the Environment Protection Agency, the AMA is offering physicians/practices $9,000 to support implementation of the Performance Improvement project and provide the necessary documentation and data collection. The AMA is contracting with the Office of Continuing Professional Development at the University of Wisconsin to work with physicians to develop a Performance Improvement CME activity on secondhand smoke. Participating physicians are eligible to receive up to 20 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM..  Who can apply?  • Physician/physician practice whose practice includes children (infant – 10 years old) preferably with asthma or other chronic respiratory condition.  • Only one grant per physician/physician practice will be awarded. There is no limit on the number of physicians awarded the Performance Improvement CME credits. Application Due Date - August 6, 2008 Apply online via the AMA web site at www.ama-assn.org/go/tobacco  If you have questions regarding the project and application, please contact Janet Williams, Director, Tobacco Control Projects, American Medical Association at 312-464-5073 or janet.williams@ama-assn.org.   SPEAKING OF SECONDHAND SMOKE… FROM USA TODAY – AUGUST 1, 2008: The number of people admitted to the hospital for heart attacks fell by 17% in the year after Scotland’s smoking ban took effect in March 2006, according to a study. The study’s author says the size of the decline strongly suggests it was the smoke-free law and not some other trend or lifestyle change that prevented the heart attacks. In the decade before the law was in place, heart attack admissions fell by an average of about 3% a year. And heart attacks fell by 4% in the same period in neighboring England, whose smoking ban took effect in July 2007. **AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS ANNOUNCES LUNG WALK If lung health is important to you or your patients, the American Lung Association of Illinois wants you to join their annual fundraiser, the Lung Walk.  You can choose your site and date: Sunday, September 14 at Grant Park in Downtown Chicago Sunday, September 21 at McDonald’s Hamburger University in Oak Brook You can join an existing team or form your own! To learn more or register visit the official Lung Walk Web site: http://www.mrsnv.com/evt/home.jsp?id=2030  8. News from AAFP  **SEE YOU IN SAN DIEGO!! REGISTER NOW FOR THE AAFP ANNUAL ASSEMBLY Don't miss Scientific Assembly in delightful San Diego (Sept. 17-21).  Pre-registration ends August 13 - see http://www.aafp.org/assembly   Budgets tight? Here's how you can attend the premiere family medicine gathering and save money:  - Save up to $100. Register by August 13.  - Save on car rental. Use free shuttle to/from your hotel and the convention center.  - Save on coffee. Enjoy two free coffee breaks daily in the Exposition Hall.  - Save on entertainment. Experience the Blue Man Group (one complimentary ticket with your registration).  The biggest savings happens when you return home -- when you use Assembly's practical, relevant tips to enhance your practice and offer your patients more.  ** AAFP PRACTICE ENHANCEMENT FORUM IS COMING TO OAK BROOK Our own IAFP board member Carrie Nelson, MD is a features presenter at this forum! Send three people (one FP and two support staff) to AAFP’s Practice Enhancement Forum October 10-11 in Oak Brook. Along with up to 20 prescribed CME credits, participating FPs will attain the following  Objectives: • Assess your practice and determine where to direct improvement efforts.  • Begin implementing the Chronic Care Model into your practice.  • Motivate your office team to deliver optimal patient care.  • Understand how to implement and sustain improvement.  • Be a champion for change in your practice Learn more on from AAFP’s web site at  http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/practicemgt/quality/cme/pef.html   Link to registration http://www.aafp.org/online/etc/medialib/aafp_org/documents/prac_mgt/quality/pef/reg-il.Par.0001.File.dat/PEFreg08-IL.pdf  9. CLASSIFIED ADS Contact Ginnie Flynn at gflynn@iafp.com  to post your classified ad **AURORA - Family Medicine residency full time faculty position available in vibrant suburban Chicago community, working with a great team of faculty and staff. Rush-Copley Residency, an unopposed program with university affiliation, seeking board-certified family physician with experience, obstetrics optional. Competitive salary, benefits. Send CV to Carrie Nelson, MD at carrie_e_nelson@rsh.net  or 2020 Ogden Avenue, Suite 325, Aurora, IL 60504. Phone: 630-518-3635. **IAFP’S RESOURCES FOR YOUR JOB SEARCH OR POSTING The RIGHT job or job candidate is out there in family medicine, and we’re here to help find it! We post jobs here in e-News, in Family Physician and at our Web site http://www.iafp.com  for Jobs Online. Select “Job Listings” from the menu on the left to learn more.