This is my last newsletter entry as the President of ACPM. At the end of Preventive Medicine 2017 in May, I'll be handing the presidential baton (or perhaps it's a scepter) to incoming President Bob Carr.
It has been an exciting two years for ACPM. The organization is in perhaps its best financial position ever, thanks in large part to the outstanding work of Executive Director Mike Barry and his staff in securing grants from the Centers for Disease Control and other funders. This means that ACPM is not only able to better support the profession and the members of our organization; it is also able to better promote the health of the public.
Among other grant-funded activities, we are supporting CDC's efforts to incorporate evidence-based preventive interventions into the daily work of community physicians—the "6|18 Initiative." Another CDC grant is enabling us to develop a prostate cancer screening decision aid, while a foundation grant underwrites our successful efforts to promote the expansion of the National Violent Death Reporting System.
Our efforts to build the preventive medicine/public health pipeline continue...
Thank you to all who contacted their Senators and Representatives asking for their support of our Dear Colleague letters advocating for funding for preventive medicine residency programs. We had a banner year, with a total of 55 Representatives signing onto the House letter (including two Republicans), up from 34 cosigners last year, and 21 Senators signing onto the Senate letter, up from 19 last year.
The House letter advocating funding for the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) closed with 40 signatures, an increase from 15 the year before. The NVDRS Senate letter is still currently gathering signatures.
In the wake of the Congressional Budget Office score of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), ACPM released a statement noting that the AHCA does not align with consensus-based recommendations of ACPM on what should be present in any replacement healthcare legislation. ACPM stated that because 24 million more people would be without health insurance and the legislation eliminates support for key prevention and public health programs, we could not support it. The press release was picked up in two news stories published by Healthcare Informatics and the American Journal of Managed Care.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE 2017
A Welcomed New Title for PM 17 Track Chair
Congratulations to ACPM Member and Preventive Medicine 2017 Informatics Track Chair Aldo Tinoco, MD, MPH, MS on becoming a father. We wish you all the best!
Support PM 17 through Sponsorship
For physicians and health professionals dedicated to disease prevention and health promotion, Preventive Medicine 2017 is the premier event of the year. Please ask your colleagues and supporters to become a part of this year's meeting and receive the highest level of exposure and involvement with our influential members and attendees. Share our Exhibitor and Sponsor Prospectus which will highlight the many different sponsorship and advertising opportunities still available. For more information, contact Bruce Hadloc at bhadloc@acpm.org.
LATEST HAPPENINGS
ACPM Co-sponsors U.S. Chamber of Commerce Workplace Wellness Event
This month ACPM co-sponsored, along with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Pfizer, a briefing in Washington, DC entitled “Innovations in Workplace and Community Wellness: A New Era,” at which Executive Director Mike Barry delivered the closing keynote address. The title of his talk was "Preventive Medicine: Driving Behavior Change at Work and in the Community." He used the time to introduce ACPM and profile how our corporate partner, Cummins, invested in our curriculum and a lifestyle medicine approach to successfully move the needle on the health of its workforce. It was great visibility for the College.
Upcoming Population Health Summit
Population health management sits at the center of health care transformation. Don’t miss out on the 2017 Population Health Summit held in conjunction with Cerner Collaboration Forum. Position your organization for success as you work, together, to build communities that empower the health and care of people and entire populations. Throughout the summit, you will have opportunities to learn, network and explore innovative strategies with peers, industry experts and Cerner executives. This interactive summit is free of charge. Reserve your spot today. To register or learn more, visit the event website.
Culinary Medicine Webinar
ACPM will soon be adding a new elective to the Lifestyle Medicine Core Competency Program. Join us for a unique opportunity on May 4 at 12pm EST to pilot a new course via a webinar—an “Introduction to Culinary Medicine.” Participants will be able to listen to the live webinar, ask questions directly to the faculty, and provide feedback on the final edits of the course. The pilot webinar will provide 1.5 hours of free CME/ MOC. This course will serve as an introduction to Culinary Medicine and is designed for physicians and clinicians. To register or learn more, visit the event webpage.
MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
Please Give a Warm Welcome to Our New Members!
PHYSICIANS
Grace Alfonsi, MD, Denver Health
Sara Aney, MD
Brian Garvey, MD, Oregon Health and Sciences University
Michael J. Kacka, MD, MPH, Palmetto Health
Albert Lee, DO
Davis Yongil Lee, MD, PIH Health
John Moroney, MD, MPH, HRSA
Shiara Melissa Ortiz-Pujols, MD, MPH, UNC-CH
Dwayne Wilson, MD, University of South Florida College of Medicine and College of Public Health
MEDICAL STUDENTS
Kettlen Cristh Ataides Borda
Alberto Alvarez Baeza, Universidad Marista de Merida
Timothy Bayley, MSC, MedWrite International
Philip Brinson, MPH
Lynda Chowdhury
Benjamin Custer, USU School of Medicine
Justin Elliott
Chisom Ifediba, MS
Zachary Nicholas, MHSC, California Northstate University
Allen Rodriguez
Bita Semsarieh, MHA
Benjamin Smart
Alana J. Smith
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Yasmine Elizabeth Hussain, MD, RN
Lyniesha Rhodes
Happy Anniversary to these Members!
25 YEARS
Moses N. Adiele, MD, FACPM, United States Army, Ft. Lee MEPS
Muriel A. Marshall, DO, DrPH, MPH&TM, FACPM, Collin County Department of Health
Paul Z. Siegel, MD, MPH, FACPM, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
20 YEARS
Vincent Fonseca, MD, MPH, FACPM, Intellica Corporation
Haq Nawaz, MD, MPH, Griffin Hospital
Jacqueline Sedgwick, MD, MPH, FACPM
10 YEARS
Jaspal S. Ahluwalia, MD, MPH, FACPM, Food and Drug Administration
Alina M. Alonso, MD, Palm Beach County Health Dept
Daniel Dworkis, Boston University School of Medicine
Harold H. Fain, MD, MPH, JPS Health
Scott A. Fujimoto, MD, MPH, California Department of Public Health
Kenneth F. Glifort, MD, MPH, Alaska Area Native Health Service, IHS, DHHS (Retired)
Sajjad Savul, MD, MS, BayHealth Medical Center
Timothy Styles, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Mary Yarbrough, MD, MPH, FACPM, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
5 YEARS
Robert D. Allison, MD, MPH, National Institutes of Health
Debra Log, MD, MPH, New York State Department of Health
Claudia A. Pollet, MD, MPH, New Jersey Department of Health
Don Wright, MD, MPH, United States Department of Health and Human Services
Fortune magazine recently published an article entitled, "Corporate Wellness Programs: Healthy or Hokey?" The article called into question whether employer sponsored health and wellness programs have any value. They cited the findings of credible research by the RAND organization and other health policy pundits that essentially blasted the health and wellness vendor industry for selling programs to employers with little, if any, demonstrable value. Are these findings a surprise? Probably not.
We have spent our professional lives in the trenches trying to get patients to take better care of themselves. We have long known that better nutrition in the form of more fruits and vegetables, less sugar, fat, salt, and processed foods is good for us. We know that not smoking, adequate sleep and physical activity promote health and that 70 % of chronic conditions are preventable if our patients would only make the right, healthy lifestyle choices.
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