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APRN scope of practice expansion bill threatens safety of patients — Speak out
KAFP
The 2014 Legislative session is around the corner. You may recall during the 2013 Legislative session, the APRNs introduced a bill (HB 2251) which would dissolve the collaborative practice agreement between a physician and an APRN. The bill did not advance but the bill is getting attention for the 2014 Legislative session. This proposal eliminates any requirement that APRNs work with physician supervision or collaboration and would allow nurses to practice medicine and surgery without any statutory limitation on the functions they could perform.
Family Medicine Residents' Advocacy session — Dec. 3 at KUSM
KAFP
KAFP is pleased to host the first Family Medicine Residents' Advocacy Afternoon on Dec. 3rd from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita Roberts Amphitheater. Participants will learn the basics in advocacy, the issues coming up in the 2014 Kansas Legislature's session and some tools you can use in your busy lives to have an impact in advocacy.
Award nominations open
KAFP
Each year, KAFP seeks out the best and brightest family physicians to recognize as "Kansas Family Physician of the Year" and the most outstanding physician teachers to recognize for "Exemplary Teaching." Help us nominate the best for 2014 by sending us a nomination letter. It's easy and it assures us that we have quality nominees. You can submit your nomination for Kansas FPOY electronically.
DOT training course in Salina, Feb. 15
KAFP
The Iowa, Illinois, Kansas and Nebraska Chapters are working together to bring you medical examiner education to prepare you to take the National Registry for Certified Medical Examiners Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) examination. We are pleased to offer a course in Salina.
Prepare your practice for group visits
AAFP
Well-organized group visits provide better access at lower costs. With the potential to generate increased revenue, group visits have proven to provide improved quality of care and a higher level of patient and physician satisfaction. Get started implementing group visits today by registering for a free AAFP webinar on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 1 p.m. CT. Hear from knowledgeable experts on ways to start implementing a group visit in your practice. Register online today.
Contact Tracey Allen-Ehrhart at tallen@aafp.org or ext. 4114 with questions.
Kansas Immunization Manual now available in app form
KAAP
The Kansas Immunization Manual from Immunize Kansas Kids and the Kansas Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is now available for statewide immunization providers in App form. This app of the manual will help you deal with the ever changing immunization situation, in a concise and easy to read source, tailored for the busy provider.
Carbon monoxide alert
KDHE
Although carbon monoxide poisoning can almost always be prevented, every year, about 450 people in the United States die as a result of accidental, non-fire related exposure to this toxic gas. Each year nearly 20,000 people across the United States require emergency medical care for non-fatal carbon monoxide poisoning.In Kansas over 500 people have been hospitalized and 4 people have died from CO poisoning over the past 10 years.
Migration after family medicine residency - A Robert Graham Center study
AAFP
A Robert Graham Center (RGC) Policy one-pager on the migration after family medicine residency is available. Using the 2009 American Medical Association Physician Masterfile, the researchers found that 56% of family medicine residents stay within 100 miles of where they graduate from residency.
The information contained in the one-pager seems to support current efforts to decentralize graduate medical education training through models such as teaching health centers and rural training tracks, though more research is needed to explore the practice site rather than just the training location.
Contact Claire Gibbons at cgibbons@aafp.org or ext. 2621 with questions.
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