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Call for HIT Award Nominations
 Are you an individual or part of an organization that is using health information technology (HIT) to make a difference in delivering health care to the underserved? ACU has issued a call for nominations for its HIT and the Underserved Awards for 2013. Nominations are open to practitioners and agencies that provide health services to patients from underserved communities.
There are three award categories: Community Agency Award, User From the Field Award, and Transdisciplinary Care Award. The awards will be presented in March 2013 at the Health IT and the Underserved Conference. Application details are available online. The application deadline is January 10, 2013.
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2013 Health Promotion Calendar Available
 You can order additional copies of the ACU 2013 health promotion wall calendar for use in exam rooms, offices and waiting rooms.
The calendar theme is Be a Partner in Your Health. Its simple messages in English and Spanish, remind patients that patient-centered health care involves a partnership in which they play an active role. The calendar messages are:
- Set health goals together / Formen metas de salud juntos
- Ask questions if you don't understand / Pregunte si no entiende
- Know your goals / Conozca sus metas
- Make health a family matter / Haga la salud un asunto de la familia
Order the calendars online here.
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Register Now: HIT and the Underserved
Register by December 31 to take advantage of early bird discounts for ACU's first ever Health Information Technology (HIT) and the Underserved Conference, March 7-8 in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Our keynote speakers will highlight trends and future directions in using health IT, while small workshops will give you practical, hands on information on incorporating health IT in your practice setting. Topics run the gamut from electronic health records to patient portals to telehealth. Issues such as patient privacy and meaningful use will also be addressed. Best of all - plenty of opportunities for you to network with colleagues. For details and registration information visit clinicians.org and click on HIT Conference.
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Welcome New Members!
ACU is pleased to welcome ten new members who joined in November: Anna Bunploog, Leah Hershberger, Terry Kaplan, Anita King, Kathy Kraft, Steven Maggio, Barbara Mai, Albert Pacheco, Roxanne Tyroch, and Colette Whelan. Welcome all!
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ACU Nicotine App Available
 The new ACU smartphone app that helps clinicians talk to patients about tobacco use is now available for your iPhone. The app includes a six brief questions that clinicians can ask patients to measure their nicotine dependence.
To get the app, just open the App Store icon on your phone and search for "ACU Tobacco". The app is free to download and install.
Android phone users can download the app from the GooglePlay/Android Market Store. Learn more ...
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iPad Winner
Congratulations to David Meyers, of Rockville, MD, who was selected at random among ACU members who joined or renewed their membership for 2013 by December 1. Thank you to all who entered the drawing. We appreciate your support and welcome you to a full year of membership benefits. If you haven't done so yet, join or renew online today. |
Featured Jobs in the ACU Career Center
Bilingual (English/Spanish) Registered Nurse, Community Clinic, Inc., Maryland
Family Practice Physician, BC/BE, for Top 100 Integrated Health System, Wellspan Health, in York, PA
Clinical Psychologist for outpatient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and crisis intervention, Sioux Falls, SD.
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Good Apps, Bad Apps
ACU's Anna Gard, FNP-BC warns that not every health app is worthy. In fact, some make false and potentially harmful health claims and they purport to cure everything from flabby abs to alcoholism. Read her blog post Beware of Snake Oil for tips for finding the apps that have been vetted and verified.
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EPA Asthma Awards - Call for Nominations
 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is currently accepting applications for the 2013 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management. If you are a health plan, health care provider, or a community in action that has demonstrated success in managing environmental asthma triggers as part of your comprehensive asthma management program, apply to receive recognition for your important work. Learn more online.
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Focus on Pharmacy Issues
 Clinical pharmacist Michelle Lamb, Pharm.D., CDE, BCACP, takes pride in being part of a transdisciplinary health care team. She recently sat for an interview for the ACU audio story bank in which she describes combining high tech (using health IT to enhance patient care) with and high touch (delivering information tailored to the patient's culture and literacy level) in caring for patients with diabetes. Listen to the interview online here.
Michelle is also a member of the ACU Advocacy Committee and submitted a blog post on a legislative threat to access to certain injectable drugs in the 340B drug pricing program. Under the guise of addressing drug shortages, certain drugs would no longer be available to 340B programs. Learn more here.
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