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NRCME DOT Training
How You Can Become Certified!
As of August 12, 2013 only 1141 physicians in the US were certified to conduct Commercial Driver Medical examinations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration projected the need for 40,000 examiners nationwide. Will you be one of the Illinois physicians who will become certified? Take the first step by registering online to attend the October 12th training in Davenport, Iowa!
Interested in additional training offered by the IAFP? Take our Needs Assessment Survey and let us know you would be interested (and help us decide where to conduct the additional NRCME DOT Training)!
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IAFP Annual Meeting Speaking Opportunity
Subject Matter Experts Needed!
The CME committee is looking for two subject matter experts to give 15 minute critical updates on Saturday, November 9 at the Annual Meeting.
We are looking for one speaker to give a 15 minute update on the latest information on diabetes treatment, and another speaker to present on a to be determined topic. Accepted speakers will receive complimentary registration to the meeting!
If you are an expert on diabetes, or if you have another topic you think would be of importance and interest to our membership, please contact Sara Gadberry, IAFP Education and Accreditation Manager, at sgadberry@iafp.com today!
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IAFP Needs Assessment - 2013 Mini Surveys
Fill Out the Surveys to Win a Gift Card!
 The IAFP Education Team needs your feedback to provide the CME that you need. Throughout the remainder of 2013, CME Connections will include a short, topical survey. For each survey you complete for through the end of 2013, you will receive one entry into a drawing for a $250 Visa gift card.
Complete September's Survey on Commercial Driver Medical Exams (DOT) today!
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IAFP Continuing Medical Education
October Lunch and Learn Webinar - Understanding the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act
Presented by: Debra Stulberg, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, The University of Chicago and Lorie Chaiten, Director, Reproductive Rights Project, Roger Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU of IL
Thursday, October 31, 2013, 12:00-1:00pm CST
The Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act is due to go into effect August 15th. Now is time for family physicians in Illinois to understand what the law will mean for our patients.
Register Online
IAFP Annual Meeting
November 7-9, 2013
Hilton Hotel, Lisle, IL
The 2013 IAFP Annual meeting is chock-a-block with up to date CME Clinical Topics, a health insurance market place panel discussion, and more! This year, a total of five unique SAMs workshops are available throughout the meeting. For more information, visit the Annual Meeting web page.
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Other CME Opportunities
DSM-5: What You Need to Know
Presented by The Illinois Psychiatric Society
Saturday, November 9, 2013, 8:30am-3:00pm
James T. Dove Conference Center, Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL
Facilitated by: Jeffrey Bennett, MD
Don't miss this Master Workshop from the APA experts. The DSM is used nationally and internationally to provide standardized criteria for clinical and research use. Release of DSM-5 marks the first major revision to the classification and diagnostic criteria since DSM-IV was released in 1994.
Questions? Contact Kristen Malloy at (312) 224-2600 or kmalloy@ilpsych.org.
Click here for the registration form
4th Annual ABC Conference - Making Systems Work Across the Lifespan for Children with Special Needs
Co-Sponsored by: The Illinois Chapter - American Academy of Pediatrics & The University of Chicago
Friday, November 22, 2013, 8:00am-4:30pmCST
Moraine Valley Business and Conference Center, Palos Hills, IL
Join over 100 pediatricians, family physicians, and other health care providers for a day of excellent educational content and networking with colleagues from across the state. For more information, see the conference brochure.
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Questions? Comments? Contact Sara Gadberry, Education & Accreditation Manager at sgadberry@iafp.com.
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