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IAFP Annual Meeting
November 7-9, 2014
Key Lime Cover Water Park, Gurnee, IL
Come to the 2014 IAFP Annual Meeting for CME, SAMs workshops, Awards, and stay for the family fun! Attendees can earn up to 12.5 CME credits by attending a variety of CME sessions.
Session Titles Include:
- Trials and Triumphs with Shared Medical Appointments and Interprofessional Team-based Care
- Immunizing Adolescents against HPV and Meningococcal Disease: What You Need to Know
- AAFP Chapter Lecture Series - Obesity
- Technically Speaking...When Medicine and Technology Collide
- Priority Updates from the Research Literature
- HB1 Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Pilot Program and what it means to the Family Physician
- ADHD: It's More Than Being Hyperactive
- AAFP Update - Future of Family Medicine 2.0
- Sports Medicine Update
- Men's Health Update: Low T, Andropause, ED, BPH
- Intimate Partner Violence in Your Office Setting
- Behavioral Health Update
- Flu Vaccination Recommendations for Primary Care
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Dermatological "Don't Misses"
For more information, including a schedule of events, learning objectives, and online registration, please visit the Annual Meeting Web Page.
Full meeting details were included with the September Print Issue of Illinois Family Physician. Download an electronic copy today! |
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2014 Mini Needs Assessment Surveys
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The Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP), together with the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP), and Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) are requesting your assistance to develop educational programs on immunizations.
IAFP, ICCAP & ICAHN are designing materials to address the educational needs of primary care providers on the topic of HPV and Meningococcal immunizations and would like your input on what information you would like to learn more about. We are also interested in your practices regarding adolescent immunizations.
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IAFP Lunch and Learn Webinars
Join the IAFP on the last Thursday of each month for a free CME webinar! Grab some lunch and your office staff and log onto our FREE monthly webinar.
Immunizing Adolescents against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Meningococcal Disease: What You Need to Know
Presented by: Glenn Skow MD, MPH, Chief of Staff, Medical Director, Emergency Department, Fayette County Hospital
October 30, 2014, 12:00-1:00pmCST
- Understand the current guidelines for immunizing adolescents against HPV and meningococcal disease.
- Educate patients and their parents/guardians about the importance of immunization. Develop an office-wide strategy to improve the immunization rate with adolescent patients (e.g., patient recall and reminder systems, standing orders).
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CO*RE Offering FREE Webinars - ER/LA Opioid REMS
Upcoming Webinars in 2014 (November 11, November 13)
 The State Academies of Family Medicine are pleased to invite you to attend a FREE webinar on Extended-Release/Long-Acting Opioids: Achieving Safe Use While Improving Patient Care. We have 4 webinars scheduled during the next several months -- one of them should be perfect for your busy schedule.
These 90-minute webinars meet the FDA requirements for ER/LA opioid risk evaluation and mitigation strategies [REMS], and include a wide range of topics relevant to your practice and patients:
- Appropriate assessment, risk evaluation and use of the agents.
- Methods to initiate, modify, and discontinue use, including ongoing management strategies.
- Evidence-based tools for assessing adverse effects, plus patient and caregiver safety tips, including safe storage and disposal.
- Product specific information on each of the agents in this class.
The webinar includes the latest evidence-based information and practical tools you will put immediately to use, and much more. A post-activity assessment will help you gauge your increase in knowledge and competency. Upon completion of the assessment and evaluation you will receive 1.5 AAFP Prescribed credits, and we will send you both the faculty slides and additional resources you can use to improve your care of patients.
For additional information, including registration links, click here.
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Other Educational Opportunities
Preventing HPV-Related Cancers: Your Role in Increasing HPV Vaccine Update
Presented by Dr. Joseph Bocchini, Professor and Chairman of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health - Shreveport
October 7, 2014, 6:00pm - 8:25pm
Marcello's Father and Son Restaurant, Chicago, IL
Please join the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics for a FREE educational dinner seminar, and earn up to 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). For more information contact Dru O'Rourke at dorourke@illinoisaap.com or 312.733.1026 x207.
5th Annual ABC (Autism, Behavior Complex Medical Needs) Conference: Interprofessional Approach to Caring for Children with Special Healthcare Needs
November 21, 2014, 8:00am - 3:30pm
Moraine Business and Conference Center, Palos Hills, IL
Earn up to 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) at this 5th Annual conference! This year the focus of the conference has been expanded to include topics relevant to a wide range of interprofessionals. Join pediatricians, family physicians, other healthcare professional and community service providers, including home visitors, child care providers, and Early Intervention professionals, for a day of excellent educational content, valuable resources, and networking with colleagues from around the state.
Three educational tracks (A, B, and C) will run concurrently throughout the day in breakout sessions, in additional to three keynote presentations. Participants will acquire knowledge of care coordination for children with complex needs and gain a better understanding of working with child care, schools, home visitors, and others in order to support families and access services.
For more information, including the full agenda, brochure, and online registration click here.
Fit Family Challenge Dissemination Training
February 2-3, 2015
Marriott Denver Airport, Aurora, Colorado
The Colorado Academy of Family Physicians and the University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine invite you to Register for the Fit Family Challenge Dissemination Training.
The award-winning Fit Family Challenge is a proven pediatric obesity intervention that takes place in the primary care clinic. This hands-on training will give you the tools you need to fully implement this program at your practice. Find out more at www.coloradoafp.org. We are able to offer this first training at the discounted price of $295. The training includes breakfast and lunch, the Fit Family Challenge curriculum materials, a data tool-kit, two technical follow-up calls, and CMEs.
Online registration is open! Questions? Please contact Sarah Roth at Sarah@coloradoafp.org or 303.696.6655 x16.
The Core Content Review of Family Medicine
Educating Family Physicians Since 1968
North America's most widely-recognized program for Family Medicine CME and ABFM Board Preparation.
Why Choose Core Content Review?
- CD and Online Versions available for under $250!
- Cost Effective CME
- For Family Physicians by Family Physicians
- Print Subscription also available
Opioid Safety Seminar Recordings and Slides Available
Presented by the DuPage County Health Department (In Cooperation with IAFP, Chicago Dental Society, DuPage County Medical Society, DuPage Narcan Program)
Did you miss the Opioid Safety Seminar in May? The recordings and slides are now available online! Don't miss out on valuable information, as we continue to explore solutions to the heroin and opioid epidemic in DuPage County.
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Questions? Comments? Contact Sara Ortega, Education & Accreditation Manager at sortega@iafp.com.
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