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Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Activity in Chicago - read the June, 2009 report form the Chicago Department of Public Health Attention Chicago family physicians: CDPH has updated guidance for physicians practicing within Chicago on timely guidance on diagnosis/testing, treatment, chemoprophylaxis, and infection control, regarding novel influenza A (H1N1) infections. Two Health Alert Notices were released June 9. 2009 Continuing Medical Education Topics Survey - Please take five minutes to complete this survey and let the academy know which education topics and interventions are the most important to you! Your responses will help guide the development of new CME activities. Click here to take survey If you have any questions or are having difficulties accessing the survey please contact Kate Valentine at kvalentine@iafp.com. May/June Family Physician is now
available Click here.
For the latest information on human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) in the United States, Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website AAFP
National Conference of Special Constituencies Recap
by Ravi Shah, MD – IAFP Board of Directors 2009 Match results - click here to view the results. Memo regarding pediatric influenza deaths from the Illinois Department of Public Health - click here Tar Wars night with the White
Sox is July 8th Order
tickets now and each ticket means a tax-deductible donation to
support Tar Wars. click here for more
info and to order tickets.
Nominations are now open for
2009 IAFP Awards Highlights and events from the 2008 IAFP All-Member Assembly Click here New video explains the Illinois Health Connect program and it's quality improvement features in six minutes. To watch it, click here View the latest issue of Family Physician and E-News as well as backdated issues. Click here Check out the NEW Member Benefits page loaded with discounts for IAFP members!! News New
AAP Policy on Hospital Discharge of the High-Risk Neonate
This
updated statement incorporates new knowledge about risks and
medical care of the high-risk neonate, the timing of discharge,
and planning for care after discharge. Click here for article Javette C. Orgain, MD installed as IAFP's first African-American president Read article and view pictures MRSA/SSTI Survey Results - In order to characterize current clinical management of SSTI in patients outside of the hospital by family physicians in Illinois, an electronic survey was distributed to members of the IAFP. The project by IDPH and IAFP was led by Catherine Counard, MD. Click here for survey results. Check out the New Disease Management website. Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) and McKesson Health Solutions, is proud to announce the unveiling of its new continuing education. Click here for more information about the website and YHP! Celebrating Family Medicine - How family medicine and IAFP work together for Illinois. A chronology of family medicine's 60 years- 60 years of Caring - IAGP - IAFP since 1947
Resources IDPH has guidelines for primary care providers for managing MRSA. http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/infect/MRSA_Provider.htm
You can find a
list of other useful documents for schools, athletes and patients
at http://www.idph.state.il.us/a-zlist.htm#mrsa
CDC Launches Preteen Vaccine Awareness Campaign. A new Web site, http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/spec-grps/preteens-adol.htm, will link you to the Campaign Gallery filled with resources for parents and providers. AAFP has created a "resource center" for members regarding retail health clinics. (Members Only - AAFP ID required)
AAFP
offers Tobacco Cessation resources for patients online
Go to www.askandact.org
for resources you can use to help your patients kick the habit.
Materials include posters, patient education materials,
provider toolkits and information on reimbursement. NIH offers free articles with patient education. Read more AAFP's new "Vote for America's Health" a guide to health care issues and the tough questions to ask Congress on how to fix our failing federal health care system.
AAFP and AMA collaborate on Health Plan Complaint Form. AMA will share quarterly reports with AAFP of family physicians who file complaints about private payer issues. If you have a situation, please use this form to aid AAFP in gathering important data. Are you looking for information about Electronic Health Records? The AAFP has a dedicated service to help you with answers and resources about every phase of the EHR process. Visit the AAFP's Center for Health Information Technology Bioterrism and Preparedness - AAFP has a new a new website for bioterrism which contains updates, links, articles, programs on bioterrisim. AAFP is offering a new listserv for bioterrism and related issues. To sign up go to www.aafp.org/members/lyris and click on the bioterrism list. Familydoctor.org - find links to patient information on health topics from A to Z.
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