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Commission on Education and CME
The responsibilities of this commission are to assist IAFP members by providing the fullest possible access to, and information about continuing medical education programs of quality and relevance. The commission has the authority and oversight for the AAFP accreditation process for Indiana programs and all IAFP sponsored and produced CME, including compliance with rules and regulations set by the AAFP and other CME regulatory bodies. The commission is responsible for exploring future directions and innovative concepts in CME and making recommendations regarding the future of IAFP CME programming, and the commission will propose policies to the IAFP Board of Directors in matters of continuing medical education for submission to the AAFP. The commission is also responsible for planning the entire official educational program for the annual Scientific Assembly and to invite all speakers.
Members:
Thomas Kintanar, MD, Chairman
Risheet Patel, MD, Vice Chair
Teresa Lovins, MD
Daniel Walters, MD
David Pepple, MD
Clif Knight, MD
Fred Ridge, MD
Shannon Joyce, MD
David Schultz, MD
Marina Behrad, MD
William Kelley, MD
Joel Valcarcel, MD
Christine Kelly, MD
Gordon Givan, MD
Nick Dahl, MD
Ashraf Hanna, MD, Ex Officio
Brian Coppinger, student member
Commission on Health Care Services
The functions of this commission are to:
(1) Monitor, analyze and propose policies to influence the social and economics (socioeconomic) health care environment and to determine the impact on family physicians and their patients,
(2) Serve as a source for gathering, evaluating and disseminating health care Socioeconomics information,
(3) Develop appropriate responses to assist family physicians in understanding and adapting to a changing practice environment, (4) Recommend IAFP policies and public positions to the Board in following areas of concern: (a) Family Physicians reimbursement and compensation;(b) Organization and management of practice; (c) Health care financing and delivery systems.
The commission shall also:
(1) Study and develop recommendations and programs to assist family physicians in pursuing their full scope of practice in health care delivery systems, hospitals and other practice settings;
(2) To provide members, hospitals and other health care organizations with information and assistance regarding credentialing and privileging, reappointment, quality improvement, professional relationships, and departmental and other organization issues; and (3) To monitor and analyze new and existing quality improvement programs for health care, and to provide the family physicians' perspective to professional, private and governmental organizations concerned with such programs.
Members:
Deanna Willis, MD, Chair
Worthe Holt, MD
Ashraf Hanna, MD, Ex Officio
Bernie Emkes, MD
Andy Deitsch, MD
Heidi Harris, MD
Richard Feldman, MD
Tom Felger, MD
Robert Clutter, MD
Judy Monroe, MD
Jason Marker, MD
Teresa Lovins, MD
Ken Elek, MD
Christopher Doehring, MD
Fred Ridge, MD
Roy Miner, MD
Andy Shull, MD
Meenashki Garg, MD
Jacinta Eickholt, MD
George Estill, MD
Larry Allen, MD
Commission on Membership and Communications
The functions of this commission shall be:
(1) Initiate and coordinate membership services made available through the Academy;
(2) To administer all awards of the IAFP with exception of the "Outstanding Student Award",
(3) Recommends communications activities that support IAFP objectives by: (a) Educating the citizens of Indiana about family practice and health issues; (b) Promoting family practice objectives in all policy arenas; (c) Assisting members in promoting their health care services to their communities and (d) Promoting IAFP as the membership organization of value for family physicians.
Members:
Maria Fletcher, MD, Chair
Alan Sidel, MD
Debra McClain, MD
Teresa Lovins, MD
Ashraf Hanna, MD, Ex Officio
Medical School Liaison Committee
The functions of this committee shall be:
(1) To keep an open line of communications with Indiana University School of Medicine and the Dean for the purpose of enhancing the specialty of family medicine within the medical school setting;
(2) To assist the Department of Family Medicine in gaining status on the medical school campus and
(3) To assist the Department of Family Medicine's faculty in encouraging medial students to elect Family Physician as their career of choice.
Members:
Fred Ridge, MD, Chair
John Haste, MD
Clif Knight, MD
Richard Feldman, MD
Debbie Allen, MD
Windel Stracener, MD
Teresa Lovins, MD
Ashraf Hanna, MD, Ex Officio
Commission on Legislation and Governmental Affairs
The functions of this commission are:
(1) To investigate and recommend such action to the IAFP Board of Directors as may be necessary to assure adequate representation for the family physicians in medical and political groups,
(2) To conduct such a campaign of public enlightenment or education as it may deem advisable,
(3) To furnish members of the Indiana State Legislature and other public officials with pertinent facts and information that they may better maintain high standards of heal care,
(4) To recommend to the Board any policies or actions which the Academy may formulate or perform for the general improvement in medical care.
Members:
Richard Feldman, MD, Chair
Clif Knight, MD, Vice Chair
Tom Felger, MD
Heidi Harris, MD
Christopher Doehring, MD
Suzanne Montgomery, MD
Mercy Obieme, MD
William Mohr, MD
Peter Nalin, MD
Fred Ridge, MD
Risheet Patel, MD
Brandon Zabukovic, MD
Dan Walters, MD
Teresa Lovins, MD
Larry Allen, MD
Ashraf Hanna, MD, Ex Officio
Committee on Bylaws
The functions of this committee are:
(1) To determine that the IAFP Bylaws are consistent with those of the AAFP and
(2) That appropriate proposed revisions are submitted to the IAFP Congress of Delegates.
Members:
Ken Elek, MD, Speaker
Clif Knight, MD
Teresa Lovins, MD
Ashraf Hanna, MD, Ex Officio