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Upcoming Events
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Capitol Day
February 22, 2017
State Capitol Building
Jackson, MS
Spring Fling & Spring Conference
April 21-23, 2017
Jackson Marriott
Jackson, MS
Annual Meeting
July 15-19, 2017
Baytowne Conference Center
Destin, FL
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and promote healthy living in the state of Mississippi by purchasing a Live Healthy specialty license tag for the small fee of $31.
Request this tag at your county tax collector's office when you renew your license tag. Proceeds from the sale of this tag benefit the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Foundation.
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MAFP Loses Two Long Time Members
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Dr. Albert L. Gore,
a retired family physician and decorated military veteran, died peacefully at Belhaven Senior Care in Jackson on December 13, 2016, at the age of 96.
He was a valued member of the medical community and MAFP benefited greatly from his dedication and service.
In 2006, Brigadier General Ablert Gore received the first MAFP Military Service Award and in 2009 the MAFP selected Dr. Gore as Family Physician of the Year.
Dr. Frank Bowen,
Sr. died peacefully in his sleep on the afternoon of December 31, 2016 at his home in Carthage with his caretakers at his side.
He was a long time member of the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians and served our organization in several capacities. He served as
president in 1993. MAFP
named Dr. Bowen as Family Physician of the Year in 1996.
Both of these physicians leave lasting legacies in the Mississippi medical community and the MAFP.
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The Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Spring Conference will be held April 21-23, 2017 at the Jackson Marriott. The event will be held in conjunction with the Rural Opportunities for Mississippi Physicians Career Fair (ROMP) and the Future in Family Medicine Spring Fling.
Please note the 2017 MAFP Spring Conference schedule will change this year. The conference will open with the MAFP crawfish boil at The Lake House on the Reservoir on Friday evening. Our CME will begin on Saturday and run all day and include two procedures in the afternoon. Sunday CME schedule will stay the same. See brochure. (link) Make reservations (link)
The Spring Conference is a two day weekend CME meeting that focuses on a broad spectrum of topics relevant to primary care physicians. There is also plenty of time for interaction with exhibitors, faculty and peers.
ROMP will feature exhibits that will highlight resources and opportunities to practice medicine in rural or small town Mississippi. ROMP is sponsored by nine health care organizations interested in helping match rural Mississippi communities with primary care physicians.
The Future in Family Medicine Spring Fling is one day designed to bring medical students and residents together for networking, education and advancing the specialty of primary care.
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MAFP Capitol Day 2017
Thursday, Feb. 2
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Get on Track with Family Medicine
You are welcome to join us for a portion of the day or the entire day. We need as many white coats and MAFP pins at the State Capitol as possible in order to Get Mississippians on Track with Family Medicine.
Breakfast & Screenings
7 am - 12 noon
First Floor Rotunda, State Capitol
Join us for breakfast, meet our MS Rural Scholars, see the work of our Foundation and the Office of MS Physician Workforce, and visit with l
egislators as they have their cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure and BMI checked.
Dessert & Coffee
2 - 4 pm
Room 113, State Capitol
Join us for dessert and coffee while we promote Family Medicine to our Senators and Representatives.
Call the MAFP office at 601-853-3302
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New Year's Resolution for Patients
Call the Tobacco Quitline
The following article appeared in the TCS News, a publication of the University of Southern Mississippi's Institute for Disability Studies:
Do people make New Year's resolutions to quit using tobacco? Absolutely. "The first three months of the year always have the highest number of calls," said Pamela Luckett, director of the Mississippi Tobacco Quitline, "and, yes, it's directly related to people making resolutions to stop using tobacco." Luckett says the flip side to the busy first months of each year are the slower months at the end of the year around the holidays. "People will call the Quitline, but say 'I don't want to quit until after the first of the year.' There's no reason to wait. Quitting tobacco is a complete lifestyle change, and it's hard. It's our job to help people determine their best paths for cessation."
Mississippians have three choices for quitting tobacco. The Quitline provides two of the three tobacco cessation services, one available by telephone and one online. "Many people don't understand that the Mississippi Tobacco Quitline is a tobacco cessation program," said Luckett. "The Quitline is not just a hotline or a patch distribution program. It's not an information-only program that will refer you to another program. It is a complete treatment program accessed either by telephone or online."
Luckett said the Quitline, which has been operating in Mississippi since 1999, is especially suited to people who can't interact in person, which makes it particularly able to assist people who live in rural areas, people with disabilities and mental illness, or people without transportation.
"The Quitline is efficient," said Luckett. "It is easily accessed. And we have specialized protocols that are used based on clients' needs." Quitline treatment begins via intake
by a counselor. Master's-level counselors work with clients on tracking their habits and recognizing their triggers. Lifestyle changes are considered, and nicotine replacements are available for up to eight weeks. Counselors ensure clients with mental illness receive a balanced dosage of their medications and nicotine replacement.
The Quitline is open at 1.800.QUITNOW or 1.800.784.8669 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Voice mail is available on Sunday.
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