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NEWS for the week ending January 24, 2014 Like us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterView our profile on LinkedIn
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Javette Orgain, MD (at mic) with Carolyn Lopez, MD (left) and Arvind Goyal, MD (right)

Chicago takes the lead on e-cigarettes

IAFP joined with other advocates, the Chicago Dept. of Health and Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a bold campaign to limit e-cigarettes in Chicago.  Specifically, the ordinance passed on January 15 will subject e-cigarettes to the same sales restrictions as cigarettes and also includes e-cigarettes in the City's Clean Indoor Air Act.  The reasoning is simple:  e-cigarettes are not regulated by the FDA and not proven safe.  Disturbing new statistics revealed that high school students' use of e-cigarettes doubled from 2011-2012.  Ten percent of them have used an e-cigarette.

 

Three IAFP members led off the press conference at city hall just before the historic vote in the Chicago City Council.  Past president Carolyn Lopez, MD (President of the Chicago Board of Health) served as the moderator with opening remarks. She was followed by Past President Javette C. Orgain, MD representing IAFP and then former Family Physician of the Year Arvind Goyal, MD representing the Institute of Medicine of Chicago.   The message was strong, the front united and the results will help break the grip of nicotine use among our city's youth and help us avoid re-normalizing the act of smoking. 

Read Dr. Orgain's statement here

 

Dr. Orgain testified in a committee hearing on Monday Jan. 13.  Read her testimony here.

 

This completes three stunning victories in recent months:

1.     Chicago passed a sizable excise tax on cigarettes.  A policy that will keep tobacco out of the hands of the single most price-sensitive consumers - kids.  We now have the highest-priced cigarettes in the nation.

2.     Chicago restricted the sale of flavored cigarettes within 500 feet of schools - that is five times the existing radius.  This was the first policy at any level of government (federal, state, or local) to ever include menthol-flavored cigarettes in a law that regulates flavored tobacco.

3.     The Chicago City Council voted overwhelmingly (45 to 4) to regulate the sale of e-cigarettes like tobacco products and include the use of e-cigarettes in the Chicago Clean Indoor Air Act.

The timing couldn't be better as the U.S. Surgeon General marked the 50th anniversary of the first report on smoking with an update released on January 17th

There are resources and a video on the Surgeon General's web site

Help your patients quit tobacco using AAFP Ask and Act tobacco cessation resources

 

  Keeping Pace:  Attend one of two PCMH conferences

Co-sponsored with ISMS, ICAAP and IOMS.  Learn and grow with your Illinois physician colleagues in a half day seminar dedicated to maximizing your practice with the medical home model.

Friday, Feb. 28 in Oak Brook

Or

Wednesday, March 12 in Springfield (IAFP president-elect Janet Albers, MD will be a panelist here)

5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits.  Only $99 for members

Link to the brochure - Link to Registration  

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Define emerging reimbursement structures and their effects on care coordination and physician payment

Identify areas for patient and work flow improvement within their medical practices

Explain how electronic health record systems are used to identify areas for improvement with regards to quality and efficiency in healthcare

Implement realistic approaches to the medical home model of care within their practices

Discuss the role that collaboration plays on the success of care coordination for the patient

 

2 Important Items from AAFP

Tele-Town Hall Meeting on the Future of Family Medicine

AAFP and the 'family' of family medicine are currently engaged in a strategic effort to consider the future of our discipline in the coming ten years. This project is called Family Medicine for America's Health: Future of Family Medicine 2.0.

It is important that AAFP hears from practicing family physicians around the country, and you can join one of their upcoming virtual town hall meetings, the first of which will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 7pm CT.

Led by AAFP past president Glen Stream, MD, the group will discuss family physician responses to the question: What are the three issues that will be most critical to address in the strategic plan in order for family medicine to achieve the triple aim of better health, better care and lower costs?   
To register, please follow this link
Two additional meetings-dates and times yet to be determined-will be held in late February and March. Each meeting will be recorded and placed on
www.aafp.org/futurefm.
 

Understanding the Marketplace 90-Day Grace Period

AAFP has developed a 90-Day Grace Period FAQ(2 page PDF) to assist chapters with member questions on the Affordable Care Act 90-day grace period. Health plans sold on the health insurance marketplace must include a 90-day grace period for premium payment from those who qualify for a tax subsidy. AAFP plans an upcoming blog on this subject that may spark additional dialogue from members.

Job Opportunities

Don't forget about jobs listed on  www.fpjobsonline.com

Family Medicine Residency Program Director

The Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford is seeking an Assistant / Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine for the Program Director for the core family medicine program in Rockford along with its two affiliated rural programs.  In existence since 1971, the Rockford program is a 21 resident university operated-community based program with a strong emphasis in behavioral health.  The affiliated rural programs operate under a 1+2 format and are both located within a 50 mile radius.  Responsibilities include providing overall leadership for the residency programs, organizing education, clinical and scholarly activities, actively participating in patient care, and implementing a formal faculty development program.  Qualifications include eligibility for licensure in the state of Illinois, Certification by the American Board of Family Medicine, and five years clinical experience in family medicine including two years as a core faculty member in an ACGME-accredited family medicine program.  Competitive salary and benefits. Rank is commensurate with qualifications.  For fullest consideration, submit CV, letter of interest, and 3 references to https://jobs.uic.edu by February 28, 2014  Applications accepted until the position is filled.  For questions, contact the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Farion Williams (farionw@uic.edu).    UIC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

Chicago Faculty Position
UIC /Advocate Illinois Masonic Family Medicine Residency seeks a full time Faculty Physician interested in maternity care for our 24 resident program located in a lively, diverse north-side Chicago neighborhood.Our dually accredited, community based residency in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood offers an opportunity to work with strong residents and skilled colleagues dedicated to excellence in residency education. All faculty teach and practice at our FMC and supervise the inpatient team at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Additional responsibilities include maternity care and supervision of residency deliveries. Maternity call is shared with five FM faculty who practice obstetrics.

Contact Peggy Wiedmann, MD

email: margaret.wiedmann@advocatehealth.com

or leave a  message with Christine Curry 1-773-296-8248

 

Are you looking for a great opportunity at a high-functioning, small practice in a great location?  Established northwest suburban Niles family practice is seeking a full or part -time family physician to join growing practice.  Patient panel is well-established, and the practice has stability along with flexibility and strong leadership.  Practice is part of Advocate ACO with meaningful use E.H.R. and in the process of NCQA PCMH recognition. The successful candidate should be Board Certified or Board-Eligible, with graduating residents considered. Start date of April 1. Compensation is negotiable. Malpractice and benefits provided; and partnership potential available.

Please respond with CV/resume to Ellen Brull, MD at esbrull1@gmail.com.

 

 Looking for Urgent Care Physicians for high volume clinics. BC or BE, Family Medicine, preferred

Full Time 8 & 12 -hour shifts available in 3 convenient locations in Springfield, Illinois. Competitive rate, Excellent Benefits, and Income Sharing partner ops

 

Send resume to:

Mid-America Emergency Physicians

701 N. First St. Springfield, IL 62781

berberet.becky@mhsil.com

 

CMO Position for Fast Growing Healthcare Provider- CHICAGO

Our client seeks a Chief Medical Officer for a growing system of 15 employer-based clinics in Indiana and Michigan with aggressive growth plans throughout the Midwest. The CMO will be located in Chicago (travel will represent approximately 30% of worked hours).

 

This organization works with employers to manage their healthcare costs. Through a process of Assess => Deliver => Engage => Align, the physician will influence employee behavior in the areas of wellness, prevention, chronic disease management, and behavior modification.

 

The company provides leading-edge tools, including: health risk assessments, remote monitoring software, a 24-hour nurse hotline, electronic medical records, claims analysis, and a unique rewards program to incentivize employee behavior.

 

Responsibilities include:

-Participation in the hiring and supervision of all Company physicians and extenders. 

-Responsibility for overseeing the establishment of protocols that meet the needs of the Company and the client and insuring that the protocols are implemented and followed.

-Establishing clinical guidelines, providing training and education programs for clinicians and implement and monitor quality care.  

-Providing direct customer care on a regular basis.

-Helping with sales efforts and customer relations with a professional medical perspective as appropriate.

For more information please contact Bob Bregant at bbregant@steelehealth.com or 913-669-8505.

Mt. Vernon- Established Family Practice Clinic has full-time position available, with opportunity for partnership.  J1 & H1 sponsorship available. Clinic is located in Mt. Vernon, IL (family friendly community). For telephone or interview appointment, please send credentials with contact information to carefirst@sbcglobal.net

Please visit our website at www.carefirstmedicalcenter.com for information regarding the Clinic.

 

Site Medical Director-Waukegan

Opening July 2014 - Apply at www.eriefamilyhealth.org. The Site Medical Director for Waukegan will collaborate with: the Site Health Center Operations Director regarding all aspects of site management; the Medical Directors for Family and Adult Medicine, Child and Adolescent Medicine, and Women's Health to recruit, retain, and develop clinical providers; improves the quality of care of patients at the site by working with site providers, QI and Erie provider leadership to establish evidence-based best practices for the site; leads the clinical team to insure cohesive care throughout the site; maintains referral relationships with the site's hospital partners; gets to YES with Erie's patients and employees to help provide service excellence.
Requirements: MD or D.O from accredited institution, licensed physician in Illinois. Additional master's level degree in public health, management and administration or equivalent experience, preferred. Board Certified in primary care discipline. Federal DEA license, CPR certification. Two or more years of clinical primary care experience. Previous leadership experience preferred. Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred, proficiency in medical Spanish required.

 

Private Family Practice full time position available in Evergreen Park. Offers busy practice with in house laboratory, DEXA scan, PFT, etc. Established EHR system. In professional building next to Hospital for convenient rounding. Attractive compensation and benefits. Start date January 2014. Contact Dr. Scott Hanlon: 708 423 2662, scotthanlon@sbcglobal.net.

Government Relations

State Update:

The Illinois General Assembly returns for the 2nd year of session on January 29 and Gov. Pat Quinn will give his state of the state address at noon.

 

Medical Marijuana rules posted:

In the first attempt to sort out the complicated logistics of launching a medical cannabis program, the Illinois Department of Public Health posted 48 pages of draft regulations online. The department also is opening an informal public comment period before submitting the proposal officially to the state, when more comments will be accepted.  You can find the proposed rules and comment instructions at www.mcpp.illinois.gov.  Comments are due by February 7.

 

IAFP wants to educate our membership on the regulations and implications of medical marijuana - if you have an expertise to share for our CME development, please contact Kate Valentine at kvalentine@iafp.com or 630-427-8000.

 

Federal Update

Want to know and get paid for everything under the ACA?

AAFPs ready reference is your resource

The AAFP has developed Affordable Care Act (ACA)/clinical preventive services resources to assist members in helping their patients take full advantage of the 2014 changes coming to preventive health care coverage benefits under the ACA.

CME

Access all our FREE self-study CME that meets your needs! Log on at with www.iafp.com/education

 

Billing and Coding Update Webinar

January 29 from 2:15-3:45pm CT

California AFP's popular coding and payment webinar is back. Register now for only $69!

For 2014, the addition of codes for complex chronic care management and transitional care management are perhaps the most significant change for family medicine. Plus, you got 1.5 AAFP Prescribed CME Credits.

Click here to register

 

 

Lunch 'n' Learn is Back!  Check out our once a month Thursday webinars

January 30th from Noon to 1:00

Geriatrics Under Medicare: What's Covered, What's Not

Presented by: Michael Hanak, MD, FAAFP, University of Illinois - Chicago/Vista Family Medicine

Learning Objectives:

1. Properly document and code geriatric visits to maximize reimbursement and meet Medicare guidelines.

2. Improve practice workflow by organizing and streamlining the geriatric visit.

3. Explain how Medicare handles prescription drug plans and how this relates to prescribing considerations in a geriatric population.

Register Here

 

February, 27th from Noon to 1:00

Medication Adherence: WHO Cares?

Presented by: Marie Brown, MD, FACP, Rush University Medical Center and Sean Greenhalgh, MD, Loyola University Medical Center

Learning Objectives:

1: Explain the aspects of general medication adherence.

2: Discuss the incidents of non-adherence.

3: List the main causes of poor adherence.

4: Learn strategies to improve medication adherence.

Register Here 

 

IAFP Seeks FP's to serve as Speakers for upcoming DOT medical examiners training programs 

The IAFP will be holding training courses throughout Illinois in the spring (Chicago western suburbs, Peoria or Springfield, Rockford, & Carbondale) and are looking for 2-3 physicians per site that could serve as speakers.  The training course is already developed.  If you have already completed a DOT training course and/ or are part of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners and are interested in teaching please contact Kate Valentine at kvalentine@iafp.com

 

Need to complete a training course to become a Certified Medical Examiner?  Watch for upcoming training dates!

 

SAMs workshop on Asthma

Co-hosted by the IAFP and the Rush-Copley Family Medicine Residency Program

Wednesday February 26, 2014 from 9am - 1pm

Rush-Copley Medical Center Rush Copley Medical Center

Alumni Conference Center

2000 Ogden Avenue, Aurora, IL 60504

 Cost:  $200 physicians and $75 Residents

 

REGISTER NOW

 

Work on an ABFM Self-Assessment Module together with your peers in a classroom-like setting and get it done more efficiently! This SAM Workshop offers a convenient and high-quality solution for your busy schedule to complete the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification (MoC) Self-Assessment Module (SAM).  This workshop takes you through the 60 core competency questions to determine the correct answers. After the session, IAFP staff will report your answers directly to the ABFM.   You will complete the second portion of the module, the Clinical Simulation, on your own.

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
HPV Awareness Opportunities

In recognition of January as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced a new plan to increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage levels among Chicago adolescents as part of the department's ongoing efforts to decrease cancer rates across the city. The new plan includes in-person training for 200 medical providers, a new patient reminder system and a citywide public education campaign geared toward adolescents and their parents.

IAFP is a partner in this effort, intended to help CDPH reach its goal of 80% coverage rate by 2020.

 

The 2012 National Immunization Survey indicated that Illinois' HPV vaccine coverage levels were low: only 41 percent of females 13-17 years of age received at least one dose of HPV vaccine, and 21 percent finished the 3-dose series.  Read more in this statewide perspective article from our friends at the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP)

 

Get started now with the first HPV webinar

VIC Network Webinar

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Central

This VIC Network webinar will focus on HPV vaccine and the important role that healthcare providers and public health communicators have in improving HPV vaccination rates among adolescents. Dr. Anne Schuchat and Jill Roark will discuss "the perfect storm" of issues surrounding the HPV vaccine that have led to its underutilization. Practical tips for strongly recommending the vaccine will be discussed, along with resources to help parents accept the recommendation for same-day vaccination.  Register Now

News You Can Use

PCC Wellness Centers host 2 GetCoveredIllinois enrollment fairs

WHERE: West Suburban Medical center

ADDRESS: 3 Erie Court (Lower Level Classrooms)

WHEN: Tuesday, January 28th from 11:00am - 12:00pm

Flyer you can print and post at your practice

 

WHERE: Berkely Library

WHERE: 1637 Taft Ave, Berkeley IL 60163

DATE: Thursday, January 30th from 4:00PM to 7:00PM

Flyer you can post at your practice

 

Illinois Health Cares Hosts Train the Trainer on Elder Abuse

Thursday March 13th in Springfield

This FREE all-day training is open to all health care providers, including medical students and residents who are interested in sharing what they learn with their peers about responding to suspected cases of elder abuse, including sexual violence.  Click here for a flier with more information

Reminders Worth Repeating

 ABFM window is open

Are you dreaming of your April 2014 re-certification exam?  The online application for the 2014 MC-FP Examination scheduled for April 2014 is open.  Go to https://www.theabfm.org/

 

PCPCC Database for Interprofessional programs

The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) has launched a new, free online database, Strengthening the Primary Care Workforce: A Collection of Interprofessional Training Programs,which identifies innovative primary care workforce training programs throughout the U.S. The database was a project led by the PCPCC's Education & Training Task Force, and includes 100 programs that focus on interdisciplinary, comprehensive, care team models.

 

Need Help with Meaningful Use?

 

 

Members in the News

If you have a news item to share, email it to Ginnie Flynn at gflynn@iafp.com.

 

Kimberly Hanneken, MD of Decatur offers tips for preventing catching strep throat and scarlet fever on WAND-TV News on Jan. 10.

 

Harald Lausen, DO and Jerry Kruse, MD will represent SIU HealthCare in a new partnership with Memorial Medical Center called the Midwest Healthcare Quality Alliance which will expand quality improvement projects to physician outpatient clinics. The story was covered in the January 15 Springfield State Journal Register.

 

David Gregory, MD of Decatur is the medical director of a new free clinic that opened in a downtown Methodist Church this week that will also include direct contact with caseworkers who can connect the uninsured to other community resources. The story appeared in the January 17 Decatur Herald-News.

 

Past President Javette C. Orgain, MD was quoted on WGN News at Noon on January 15 from the joint press conference where health and community advocates urged the Chicago City Council to pass the proposed ordinance regulating e-cigarettes, which the Council did at their meeting a few hours later.

 

Board Member Renee M. Poole, MD of Chicago authored the IAFP's official letter to the Chicago Tribune supporting the Chicago ordinance to regulate the sale of e-cigarettes and include them in the city's Clean Indoor Air Act which ran alongside letters from many other advocates it the Jan. 18 edition.

 

In Memoriam:

Mark Kanaris, MD - the 1989 Illinois Family Physician of the Year, passed away at the age of 91.  He practiced in Chicago and Oak Lawn for over 30 years. Born in Greece, he was part of the Greek Resistance during WWII and spent two years in an POW camp, then went to the Aristotle Medical School.  He immigrated to the U.S. in 1958 and eventually served as Chair of Family Practice at Christ Hospital.

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