Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself.  Once you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

-Jack Welch

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

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

Students:  Alicia Adams, Olatokunbo Adegboro, Annette Dekker, Mark Frakes, Jared Henrichs, Armetria Humphrey, Aaron Jennings, Shanti Leon Guerrero, Tiffany Lu, Melissa Mondala, Mina Tanaka, Davietta Butty and Resident:  Lovella Kanu, MD

May issue of Illinois Family Physician is online! 

Thank you to all of our Sox game sponsors who are Home Run Hitters in our book!  Click on the names below to visit their web sites.

• Cerner Corporation
• Cigna-HealthSpring
• Healthcare Associates Credit Union
• Healthy Interactions
• Molina Healthcare
• ProAssurance Professional Liability Group       

Get ready for our region's premiere family medicine collaborative event.  Find your family medicine future and have some great fun in a wonderful Midwestern city - Minneapolis, MN.

Awards Galore:  All 2014 Family Medicine Midwest Awards recipients will be honored during the 2014 Family Medicine Midwest Conference October 10-12 in Minneapolis, Minn. Travel expenses not included, but any student award winner would be provided a standard FM Midwest scholarship.  A nomination should include a 2-page maximum letter summarizing the individual's contribution and a copy of the nominee's resume. Nominations will be received through June 15, 2014 (note new deadline).

 Learn more about the awards (Mid-Career Faculty Award and the Power to Change Our World Award)  Nomination form 

Comment on FDA proposed rules for e-cigarettes

AAFP has shared the comments they sent to the FDA.  The FDA has proposed a rule that deems electronic cigarettes as a nicotine delivery system that the agency has the authority to regulate.  Advocates are disappointed that the proposed rule did not address "some of the most egregious practices of e-cigarette manufacturers," citing a report  released last month that found companies marketed them in flavors that appeal to youth. Submit your comments by July 9 using this link.

Other resources include the March 17 webinar hosted by the AMA and IAFP Link to the recording of the e-cigarette webinar that has been archived on the City of Chicago YouTube Channel.

Read more about the issue in AAFP Leader Voices blog by Javette C. Orgain, MD

Link to her testimony before the Chicago City Council

Cigars seek protection from Congress

Cigar manufacturers are once again asking Congress for special treatment so that they can continue to make their products without any oversight or regulation whatsoever. Contrary to what their lobbyists are saying behind closed doors:

- Cigars ARE tobacco products;
- Cigars ARE bad for you; and
- Cigars ARE being sold at a low price and in a variety of flavors that attract kids.

Don't let them fool Congress:Tell your representative "No Cigar" on special treatment for cigar products!

SIU FM Leaders visit with Rep. Rodney Davis

Brenham, Wells, David and Albers

IAFP President-elect Janet Albers, MD led the group of IAFP members that attended a June 3 fundraiser for Congressman Rodney Davis (R-13).  She was joined by current Teacher of the Year Careyana Brenham, MD; Tabatha Wells, MD, and SIU Health Care CEO Jerry Kruse, MD.  

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.