Winter 2013 

ACADEMY ACTIVITY

A Newsletter of the American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals

In This Issue
President's Address
Sorting Out Biomarkers on a Chart
Kauffeld Interview
Nominate an Outstanding Colleague: Deadline TODAY!
One of the exciting opportunities available to Academy members each year is the chance to recognize local, national and international colleagues in their work.

The Academy awards up to five different awards each year at the Annual Meeting. Some are specific to providers of the Creighton Model and NaProTECHNOLOGY, while others recognize those who make, or have made, a contribution to the promotion, understanding and/or use of natural family planning.

Details and Nomination Forms
Do you have a case presentation for the Annual Meeting?
A call for advance cases to present at the Annual Meeting will be coming out soon! 

Case presenters should use the following guidelines from pages 235-236 of Book I to ensure clear communication and elicit full participation by those attending the session.
Welcome New Members!
ACTIVE
Dr. Kathryn A. Karges, CFCMC
  Houston, TX
Dr. Anne Nolte, CFCMC
  New York, NY

ASSOCIATE
   
Anne Burks, FCP
  Granger, IN
Janet Galbo, FCP
  Westtown, NY
Dr. Don Palencia, NFPMC
  Mansfield, TX
Sarah Pellegrini, FCP
  Granger, IN
Cathy Sowers, FCP
  Belle Fourche, SD
Dr. John Thompson
  Albion, NY

STUDENT  
Heather Squires, FCPI
  Surrey, British Columbia

Attention all student members:
If you have recently passed your final exam, please email the Vice President for Membership elizabethsmartinez@yahoo.com so we can update your credentials and membership. Congratulations!
Certifications
INITIAL PRACTITIONER
Marianne Dyogi

 

INITIAL MEDICAL CONSULTANT

Theresa Stigen 


RENEWAL PRACTITIONER

Annette Firkus

RENEWAL MEDICAL CONSULTANT
Jean Golden-Tevald
Mary Ellen Haggerty
Amanda Lamont

ALERT: Check Your Certification Date! While the COC tries to send notices of certification expiration as a courtesy, the responsibility for timely renewal lies with the individual.  Please don't expire!
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Allons! Allons! Come pass a good time in New Orleans, Cher!
32nd Annual Meeting of the AAFCP to commence in the heart of the historic French Quarter at the fabulous Monteleone Hotel August 7-10, 2013  

Food! Music! History! Culture!

New Orleans is world renowned for its French Creole and Cajun fare. Fresh Gulf seafood, oysters, crabs, gumbo, and etouffe abound in the many restaurants near your door. Join us for our dinner cruise on the Riverboat Natchez. Enjoy beignets and café au lait in the morning at the Café du Monde which overlooks Jackson Square and the centuries-old Saint Louis Cathedral. Read more
President's Address
By Dorice Millar, CFCE
Dorice Millar
Millar
AAFCP President
  Taking a short reprieve from winter weather, the Board of Directors met in January in New Orleans where plans are underway for a wonderful Annual Meeting in August. The group warmly welcomed by the 2013 Site Host team and would like to give a special thanks to Shannon Eaton, FCP and the entire staff at the Woman's New Life Center in Metairie, LA for allowing the Board to meet at their site and extending to all true Southern hospitality! Read more
Sorting Out the Biomarkers of a CrMS Chart
By LaDean Barnes, M.Ed., CFCP
 Stop any Practitioner on the street and ask, "Quick, what are the criteria for cervical inflammation?" and they will rattle them off without hesitation. Slam dunk. But that same Practitioner, while annotating in the quiet aftermath of a follow-up, might heave quite a sigh when filling out Section 17F on biomarkers. In order to alleviate the sighs and head-scratching about which biomarkers meet the criteria for hypothalamic amenorrhea, let's tackle Section 17F of the Follow-up Form. Read more
Managing Change: An Interview with Elizabeth Kauffeld Incoming Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Website
By Sylvia Dorham, FCP

Tell us a little about yourself.
  I'm one of five children raised in a Catholic family in New Hampshire. Living out our faith in a radical way and investing yourself in it was expected and normal. Community service was a requirement in our home, starting with babysitting while my parents volunteered. In high school, I became involved in the pro-life movement, and my parents were very supportive of that. My husband, a convert to the Catholic faith, is completely baffled by my family's drive! Read more
Make the Most of Your Networks!

Whom are the people who support you in your work? Family? Friends? Church contacts? Professional contacts? Make your list, reach out, and make the most of your networks! The Annual Sponsor Message Ad Campaign has begun!  

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Upcoming Events
Annual Meeting (Aug 7-10, 2013 in New Orleans, LA) 

  

Financial Report  
Checking Account   $2,070.10
Savings Account   $39,475.21
 
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