June 2014

The IAFP Office is closed Friday July 4.  E-news is taking a summer vacation and the next issue will be Friday, July 11.

We have a new fax number: 630-559-0739

Nowinski-Konchak, Choucair, Keenan, Wood, Orgain, Schoof and Lopez

Chicago Health Leaders meet with AAFP

Bechara Choucair, MD, Commissioner, Chicago Dept. of Public Health and Julie Wood, MD, VP of Public Health, Science, and Interprofessional Affairs for AAFP, Bellinda Schoof, MS, Director, Division of Public Health and Science, AAFP, Javette Orgain, MD, MPH, Vice Speaker, AAFP and Chair, Illinois State Board of Health, Carolyn Lopez, MD, IAFP past president and Chair, Chicago Board of Health, Juleigh Nowinski-Konchak, MD, Director of Health Systems Integration, Chicago Department of Public Health and Vince Keenan, MSPH, IAFP executive vice president met to educate AAFP about Healthy Chicago, a wide-ranging campaign to transform CDPH into a pro-active agency for public health.  The Healthy Chicago agenda was revealed in 2011 and includes 12 priorities, with targets for 2016 and 2020.  There are over 200 strategies in the Healthy Chicago agenda to change policy and make health interventions.

Speaking of Dr. Lopez - AAFP Co-Philanthropist of the Year!

Carolyn Lopez, MD has been named a Co-Philanthropist of the Year (along with Rick Kellerman, MD of Kansas) by the AAFP Foundation and will be honored at the annual Foundation banquet on October 23 in Washington, DC.   Carolyn's career is distinguished by years of generous support to both AAFP and IAFP Foundation causes. 

Congrats to all the Illinois Scholarship Recipients to AAFP National Conference:

Residency Programs Would you like an IAFP leader to visit your residency program?  Email Ginnie Flynn at gflynn@iafp.com with possible dates/time and she'll work on scheduling a visit for you. 

Seeking Teacher of the Year Nominations

We need your input on the great family medicine educators in our state. Nominate the family physician that inspires your journey in family medicine and makes YOU a better doctor. Nominations are due by June 30 and must include a letter from you on why this family medicine educator rocks. Link to form  

May issue of Illinois Family Physician is online! 

Just a reminder, we moved to a quarterly publication schedule in 2014, so the next issue will arrive in your U.S. Mailbox in September and include all the information you need for the IAFP Annual meeting!  But for now, save the date:  November 7-9 at Key Lime Cove Resort in Gurnee.  Learn more on our web site.

Get ready for our region's premiere family medicine collaborative event.  Find your next class of residents, find your first job, showcase your own research and talents and have some great fun in a wonderful Midwestern city - Minneapolis, MN.

Online registration is now available!

Please use this link to open the full document with details on all these job openings

Central IL Opportunities through AIMS Physician Recruiting

Faculty position opening

Multiple positions available with teaching opportunities

Opening for faculty physician at this program in Aurora

PCC has openings for physicians at their clinics on the Near West Side and in Oak Park.

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

Steve Stabile, MD, CEO of PrimeCare in Chicago has been appointed to the Alzheimer's Association Healthcare Professional Advisory Council.   If you'd like a great resource, the Alzheimer's Disease Pocketcard mobile application ("app") is on Google Play and the App Store, search for "Alzheimer's disease pocketcard."  Links to the app are also available on alz.org/hcps.   Note: This app is intended for clinical use. For More Information: Contact Melanie Chavin

Congratulations to two Illinois members who achieved the designation of Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP) in May

Juliet Lynne Bradley, MD, FAAFP

Terryll Eli Joy, MD, FAAFP

Dawn Bruner, MD was on WCIA-TV for their live "Ask the Family Physician" segment on June 3.  Topics this time included arthritis, acupuncture and poison ivy.

Jerry E. Kruse, MD, MSPH is a Professor in both the Department of Family & Community Medicine and Medical Education, and Executive Associate Dean at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has been elected to the American Board of Family Medicine board of directors.