Important news from the IAFP and other healthcare organizations.
8/26/2010
Opportunity to Attend Alternative Spring Break Trip in Honduras
Indiana Family Physicians have a unique opportunity to attend an alternative Spring Break trip with first and second year IU medical students. From March 12 - March 19, 2011, you can help teach dedicated IUSM students, experience Honduran Culture, give back to the global community, and make a lasting impact. More details and contact information is available in this flyer. The cost is approximately $1600 which includes plane ticket, food, and lodging.
6/24/2010
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Wins Immunization Award
Dr. Perry Pugno, chair of the AAFP Foundation Immunization
Awards Committee, presenting the award to Dr. Martin Wieschhaus.
The IAFP congratulates Martin Wieschhaus, MD, and his Family Medicine Residency team at SJRMC! They have been chosen as one of this year's winners of the AAFP Pfizer Immunization Awards, in the award category of System Implementation.
Click here to read the press release.
6/22/2010
Leading Health Groups Celebrate Final Effective Date of Tobacco Rule
Applaud FDA for its Efforts to Curtail Tobacco Advertising and Use
Click here to read the press release.
3/25/2010
CBS News Interview With IAFP President-Elect
The Indiana Academy of Family Physicians is excited to announce that family physician Jason Marker, MD of Wyatt, IN was featured on the National CBS Evening News on Thursday, March 25th.
CBS followed Dr. Marker for a full day to film the health care segment, watching as he cared for patients in the office, nursing home, and hospital. The day included a 90 minute one on one interview with Dr. Marker about health care reform and health care in Indiana.
Dr. Marker has been practicing since 2002 at his solo private practice in northern Indiana. Currently, he serves as the President-Elect of the IAFP and is a past New Physician member of the AAFP Board of Directors.
Read the full story and watch video here.
9/14/09
New “WIC Food Packages: Time for a Change”!
The Indiana WIC food package changes will be implemented on September 28, 2009. These changes will help families meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the Healthy People 2010 Goals and Objectives, strengthen breastfeeding support and promotion, and meet the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations. The new food packages encourage the consumption of fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, and emphasize whole grains.
More info here. (MS Word document, 32 KB)
6/3/09
Family Physicians Launch New Campaign: Indiana Continues Aggressive Push To Help Smokers Quit
A new and unusual ad campaign is being unveiled this week featuring physicians urging other health care providers to make treatment a priority for their patients who smoke. The campaign is a proactive peer-to-peer education program featuring real doctors reminding their peers how important it is for them to discuss smoking and the benefits of quitting with their patients.
The "As Physicians" campaign will begin on June 3, 2009 and runs through September 2009. Ads will be featured throughout the state in medical magazines such as Frontline Physician, local newspapers, and on medical web sites.
"Two-thirds of smokers in Indiana have visited a health care provider in the past year. This presents a tremendous opportunity for doctors to intervene and give patients the help they need to quit successfully," said Dr. Teresa Lovins, IAFP President.
The campaign was created by Indiana Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP) and funded through a grant from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in collaboration with the Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation State Agency and the Indiana State Department of Health.
While most anti-smoking efforts target smokers, this campaign speaks directly to doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dentists, dental hygienists, and other health care professionals. The campaign goal is to increase the number of quit attempts among smokers who want to quit by challenging clinicians across the state to take time at every office visit to talk to their patients about the benefits of quitting tobacco use.
Read the whole press release here. (PDF file, 66 KB)
View individual ads below:
Richard Feldman, MD - Beech Grove (PDf file, 1.83 MB)
Maria Fletcher, MD - Indianapolis (PDf file, 1.81 MB)
Scott Frankenfield, MD - Portland (PDf file, 2.70 MB)
Tom Kintanar, MD - Fort Wayne (PDf file, 2.36 MB)
Teresa Lovins, MD - Columbus (PDf file, 2.51 MB)
Jason Marker, MD - Wyatt (PDf file, 2.17 MB)
Judith Monroe, MD - Indianapolis (PDf file, 3.60 MB)
Brenda O'Hara, MD - Fort Wayne (PDf file, 2.03 MB)
Risheet Patel, MD - Fishers (PDf file, 2.10 MB)
Windel Stracener, MD - Richmond (PDf file, 1.65 MB)
Daniel Walters, MD - Seymour (PDf file, 1.76 MB)
1/13/09
Casino Secondhand Smoke Exposure Study Shows Workers at Risk
Due to Secondhand Smoke in Casinos
Download the executive summary here. (PDF file, 248 KB)
Download a casino fact sheet here. (PDF file, 87 KB)
9/18/08
IAFP Past President Tom Felger, M.D., Wins Coveted Place on AAFP BOD
For more on Dr. Felger’s campaign, visit his website at www.tomfelger.com.
3/11/08
West Lafayette Air Monitoring(PDF, 86 KB)
From Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation