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Celebrating Family Medicine - How family medicine and IAFP work together for Illinois. 

Check out IAFP's newest publication "Family Medicine in Illinois:  Still Caring for All of You".    View Still Caring by clicking here.  

Recent IAFP News

12/6/08 Awards Dinner honors Family Physicians click below for press releases and photos.  

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.

4/09/08  Match Results for Illinois

Academy in Action video on "Workforce"  click here to view video

Other Resources

1.  Illinois ecomonic impact study - click here

2.  AAFP/IAFP advocacy click here 

3/14/08 -IAFP PARTNERSHIP GIVES PURCHASING POWER FOR VACCINES
IAFP is pleased to announce a strong, new partner to help with vaccine purchase savings.  CLICK HERE to hear about Dr. Jim Cunnar’s office experience.  Jeff Winokur is the primary contact at Atlantic 800-741-2044 or at jwinokur@atlantichealthpartners.com  for more information and details about how your practice can benefit from participation.  

3/14/08  Janice Benson, M.D. President, medical staff at Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, was featured in an NBC5 television news story "County Health System To Pass Into Hands Of Independent Board - News Story - WMAQ | Chicago." click here .

3/14/08 Mark Drexler, M.D., of Glenview, is featured in the article “Students battle winter sickness, doctor offers health tips in the Daily Northwestern, Evanston. To read  the article click here

2/22/08 IAFP NOMINATES MEMBERS FOR AAFP AWARDS  


Adam W. Bennett, M.D., for 2008 AAFP Exemplary Teaching Award.  click here.  

Eugene "Gene" Boyd, M.D., for 2008 AAFP Thomas W Johnson Award.  This award is given to an AAFP member who has made outstanding contributions to education for family medicine in undergraduate, graduate and continuing education spheres.

The awards will be given at the AAFP Congress of Delegates, Sept. 15-17 in San Diego.

2/11/08 -Listen to Ellen Brull, M.D., IAFP past president, discuss her role as a member of the Illinois Electronic Health Records Task Force. Click here to listen to Dr. Brull

 

1/29/08 - Listen to an interview with Javette Orgain, M.D., IAFP president-elect, on her role as chair of the Illinois State Board of Health, and the board as a whole. Click here to hear Dr. Orgain’s. 

1/29/08  IAFP leaders serving on AAFP Commissions in 2008- Eight IAFP members are serving on AAFP Commissions this year.  Click here for the list & to view photos 

 

1/29/08 Bechara Choucair, MD receives Pfizer Teacher Development Award.  Click here to read more and view photos

 

1/29/08 Listen to an interview with Ben Brewer, MD regarding his articles with the Wall Street Journal click here 

 

 

1/11/08
SMOKE-FREE ILLINOIS LAW TOOK EFFECT JANUARY 1.
IAFP wishes everyone a Smoke-Free Happy New Year.

LISTEN: Podcast from IAFP board chair Kathleen J. Miller, MD of Decatur click here
ACT: Use AAFP’s “Ask and Act” program to help smokers quit in your practice (www.askandact.org )
REFER: Patients to the Illinois Quit Line at 1-866-QUIT-YES
LEARN information about the new law on the IDPH web site at
http://www.smoke-free.illinois.gov/index.htm  

12/21/07 IAFP Web Cast, audio clips and additional information on the impending Medicare cuts for physician services effective July 2008

URGE Congress to stop 10 percent cut in Medicare physician fees starting in July 2008.  WATCH the Academy in Action video telling Illinois family  medicine's story.  Click here for video 

LISTEN:  Podcast from IAFP board chair, Kathleen Miller, MD of Decatur about what we can do now.  Click here 

AUDIO CLIPS - How will the Medicare cuts affect specific communities here in Illinois?

 

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. 

10/4/07 IAFP presents annual awards and celebrates 60 years - click here for release.  

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

7/25/07 Steven D. Knight, M.D. of Harrisburg has been elected president of the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP).  Read more 

Smoke Free Illinois 

7/23/07 IAFP witnesses history - Governor Rod Blagojevich signs SB 500 making Illinois Smoke-Free.

Public Statements 

3/7/07 Read IAFPs Statement on Illinois Covered - 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 

8/18/06  IAFP Statement on Medicaid payment cycle - read the statement 

8/13/05 Read IAFP President Rick Leary, MD's letter to the Chicago Tribune about the need to preserve the patient-primary care physician relationship in the hospital inpatient setting.  The letter was published on Saturday August 13.  Read the letter

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.