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Would you like to represent the family medicine residents of Illinois and be the voice of the future of family medicine? Apply for a leadership role in the IAFP! Just complete the application form, update your CV and e-mail both to Ginnie Flynn at gflynn@iafp.com by May 1, 2013. This is a two year commitment.
The job description and application for the president-elect position for resident and student:
Serve as the Illinois delegate to the AAFP's National Congress of Resident/Student Members August 1-3 in Kansas City. The selected resident/student will represent Illinois', attend the business sessions and cast Illinois' votes at the Congress and in elections. A written report will be required to IAFP upon your return.
*NOTE: Funding from IAFP is not available for travel expenses to National Conference. Travel would be at the expense of the resident or student delegate or his/her program. Apply for an AAFP scholarship by May 1 to offset the travel costs! Link to scholarship application information on the AAFP web site. Please note, different scholarships have different requirements - including some that require an essay from YOU! Start early and get your application in!
Other duties:
-Serve on the planning committee for the 2013 and 2014 Family Medicine Midwest Conference
-Serve on the IAFP committee of your choice
-Fill in for the student or resident IAFP board member if he or she is not able to attend the IAFP's board meeting (all travel is reimbursed for board meetings).
-The president-elect becomes the resident or student president in June 2014 and represents the respective constituency on the IAFP board of directors.
Questions? Contact Ginnie at 630-427-8004 or
gflynn@iafp.com.
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| Resident and Faculty Opportunity Act Fast! | |
Narrative Medicine Workshop March 8-9 at Erie Family Health Center in Chicago
The intersection of humanities and science make medicine enriching and meaningful work. For many physicians, the most rewarding aspects of medicine are hearing their patients' compelling life stories, reflecting on the miracles and mysteries of medicine, and experiencing the art of healing through medicine and words. Despite these fulfilling areas of medicine, many physicians lose contact with the art of medicine and experience burnout due to the rigorous demands of clinical practice. In order to promote wellness and compassionate patient care, Northwestern's Family Medicine Residency program was awarded a grant from AAFP to support our humanities and science initiatives. We have invited Dr. Craig Irvine who leads the Narrative Medicine program at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, to train residents and faculty in Narrative Medicine.
During this two day workshop, residents and faculty will learn effective techniques for attentive listening, adopting others' perspectives, accurate representation, and reflective reasoning. Lectures will focus on re-conceptualizing empathy, narrative ethics, bearing witness, and illness-healing stories. Small group seminars will offer firsthand experience in close reading, reflective writing, and autobiographical exercises.
Register here http://www.eriefamilyhealth.org/nmw - Limited to 20 participants!
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 Tip over alert - patient education for your practice
There may be hidden dangers to small children in every house that you might not realize. Specifically, children can be hurt or killed from injuries caused by heavy furniture and television tip-overs. IAFP is a member of the Safe Homes Coalition with the Illinois Attorney General and several consumer, retail and children's organizations. Together we've created this public education poster that you can download and print (11x17") for your waiting room and/or exam rooms.
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Medicaid ACA Expansion bill passes Senate Committee
Senate Bill 26 which implements the Affordable Care Act in Illinois by expanding eligibility for Medicaid passed out of the Senate Public Health Committee. You can view our support statement here.
Have more questions about Medicaid and the ACA? You can link to the Medicaid Resource Center for FAQs from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
 Get your Advocacy Hat on and Save a Date!
IAFP's Spring Into Action days will be April 16, 17, and 18
Come to Springfield and help us introduce family medicine to the many new faces of the Illinois General Assembly! Set aside one day (either April 16, 17, or 18) and meet us in Springfield. We'll provide the background and education on issues winding their way through the process and then take you to the Statehouse to meet with your state representative and senator. You will be home in time for dinner! You can register by sending an email to Gordana Krkic, CAE gkrkic@iafp.com with your contact information (please use your home/voting address) and the date you'd like to attend.
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| Family Medicine Midwest 2013 |  You'll get an email about submitting abstracts next week, so get your ideas together! View the highlight video from the 2012 FM Midwest conference. Conference is Oct. 4-6 in Milwaukee. Learn more at www.iafp.com/fmm |
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Got a lot of student loan debt? Here's a way to pay off your student loans while serving communities in need. The 2013 NHSC Loan Repayment Program (LRP) application cycle is now open. The program offers primary care medical, dental, and mental and behavioral health providers the opportunity to have their student loans repaid while serving in communities with limited access to care. Check it out!
Applications cycle is now open, run through April 16.
Submit your poster presentation to AAFP National Conference
The AAFP is now accepting applications for poster presentations at the 2013 National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students scheduled for August 1 - 3 in Kansas City. The poster categories are:
- clinical inquiry
- community project
- educational program
- research
The contest is open to AAFP resident and student members enrolled in an ACGME/AOA accredited residency program or LCME/COCA accredited medical schools. The submission deadline is April 12. For details about this program, including application forms, visit aafp.org/nc/posters. For more information contact Ashley Jungles at ajungles@aafp.org
or (800) 274-2237 ext. 6726.
February is Lactose Intolerance Month
To help celebrate the month, the Midwest Dairy Council has added new resources, including videos, to help teach about lactose intolerance. These resources can be found on the Midwest Dairy Council website. As a bonus, the "Dairy Dreamin'" handout and new videos are available in both English and Spanish and are available to order, free of charge. You can get the order form online.
CDC and SAMSHA release news on smoking and mental illness
Adults with some form of mental illness have a smoking rate 70 percent higher than adults with no mental illness, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The report finds that 36 percent of adults with a mental illness are cigarette smokers, compared with only 21 percent of adults who do not have a mental illness.
According to the report, nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States - about 45.7 million Americans-have some type of mental illness. Among adults with mental illness, smoking prevalence is especially high among younger adults, American Indians and Alaska Natives, those living below the poverty line, and those with lower levels of education.
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| AAFP Leadership opportunities |
AAFP student and resident leadership position information for 2013 isnow on the Getting Involved in Your Academy section of the AAFP web site. A flier is also provided describing the different
elected and appointed positions and includes a leadership grid that outlines information about each position, including length of term and travel requirements. If you are planning to attend the AAFP National Conference Aug 1-3 or have interests in national leadership involvement start thinking about it now.
Some appointed positions require that interested students and residents to complete and return the application materials to the chapter - for Illinois that's Ginnie Flynn at gflynn@iafp.com.
However, if you plan to run for an elected position, your materials (i.e., application, CV, and letters) are due to AAFP by July 12, 2013.
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| Members in the News | |
If you have a news item to share, email it to Ginnie Flynn at gflynn@iafp.com.
Beth Dowell, MD of Oak Park authored a letter to the editor in the Jan. 25 Chicago Tribune defending the role of the physician in asking patients about guns in the home and related safety issues.
IAFP 2011 Teacher of the Year Christopher Guerrero, MD was honored by Philippines president Benigno S. Aquino with a Presidential Award for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas at the presidential palace in Manilla. Guerrero has been leading medical missions to the Philippines for the past 20 years. A story appeared in the Jan. 28 Elmwood Park Elm Leaves.
Lianne Holloway, MD was featured in the Feb. 5 Joliet Herald-News for her tradition of Meatless Mondays as a simple way to reduce fat and calories intake. Meatless Mondays originally began as a grassroots movement at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Janet Albers, MD was featured on WCIA-TV in Springfield yesterday about the SIU Center for Family Medicine's federal grant and their mission of being the medical home for everyone. Check out the video here.
The influenza epidemic has dominated the news, and the offices and hospitals of our members!
Katherine Kirley, MD was quoted in an article that ran in several newspapers throughout Lake County, and Mark Loafman, MD of Chicago is quoted in the bilingual publication Lawndale News. Also, former IAFP student board member Aaron Traeger, MD (now a pediatrician) was interviewed by Bloomington television station WMBD.
AAFP New Physician Board Member Ravi Grivois-Shah, MD of Oak Park offers the AAFP Leader Voices blog (scroll down to Jan. 15) urging all health care providers to get the flu vaccine.
Elizabeth Pector, MD of Naperville provides insight into a Jan. 14 Naperville Sun article about a young patient who was diagnosed with shingles and how that can happen.
2011 IAFP President's Award honoree Matthew Hunsaker, MD is featured in the January issue of the University of Illinois Health System's magazine for their "No Harm on the Farm" training program through the University of Illinois at Rockford Rural Medicine Education (RMED) program.
In Memoriam: Life member Kazys Narscius, MD passed away on Jan. 29th in Alton at the age of 88.
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