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Upcoming Events
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Fall Conference
September 21-23, 2018
Pickwick Landing State Park, Pickwick TN
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Welcome New Members
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Joshua T. Black, MD
Starkville
Benjamin R. Gilliland, MD
Tupelo
Richard A. Nance, II, DO
Meridian
Ndeke Nyirenda, MD
Gloster
Elizabeth Barr Verna, DO
Ocean Springs
Residents:
Dennis Matthews, MD
EC-HealthNet
WCUCOM Student:
Marcus J. Wilson
UMMC Students:
Amira Abbas
Nathan Armstrong
Joshua (Hunter) Aultman
Kaleb Barnes
Madelyn Barr
Agatha Berryhill Stewart
Taylor Bertrand
Andrew Biesemier
Lauren Billington
Amanda Boudreaux
Leah Bowlin
Brett Bowling
Matthew Bridges
Mark Briscoe
Caleb Buckner
Jeremy Burt
Blair Bush
Ellen Berry Carter
Joseph A. Carter
Ian Coate
Kyle Cooper
Jack Culbertson
John A. Del Castillo
Maggie Dickerson
Thomas B. Ferguson
Taylor Ferris
Courtney Filliben
Anna Fryar
Tyler Gatewood
Anna Gathings
Kimberly Gilbert
Ashley Gnam
Adam Goodman
Jamie Lou Goodwin
Mary Harvey
Bismah Arif Hasan
Reya Hayek
D. Graham Hodge
Michael Holman
Yousef Hreish
Gracie Hubacek
JeremyJ Hudson
Jeshanah Johnson
Taylor Johnson
Elizabeth Jones
Katie Jones
Monica Kala
Daniel Kennedy
Darius Kennedy
Hasna Khandekar
John Khoury
Alexander Knight
Caroline Lambert
David Mitch Lang
Anna E. Langford
Tracey T. P. Le
Kever Lewis
Mark Lewis
Harrison A Livingston
Parker Litchliter
Khalid Manzoul
Andrew D. Maxwell
Alexandra Mazzola
Matthew McMullan
Keely McNeer
Roland J. Mestayer
Brittany Mitchell
Mary Caroline Morris
Summer Morrissette
Kristin Myers
Somtochukwu Ngwudike
Lee Ogletree
Shannon Palmer
Hamza Patel
Niki Patel
Taylor Patterson
Joseph Pongetti
Christopher Price
John Nathan Rhodes
Chad M Ross
Renira Rugnath
Khoula Saleem
Dean Scafidi
Hayleo Schrock
Gulrukh Shaheen
Andrew Shine
Wilkes Skelton
Chelsey Smith
Jessie Smith
Casey Andrew Spell
George Walker Stayer
Shelby Swede
Marjada Tucker
Kevin Varghese
Seth Warren
Zachary C. Watters
Katie Webb
Mary Frances Weeks
John Whitaker
Cal Wilkerson
Jessica Williams
Lane B. Williamson
Gerri Anne Wilson
Lindsey Winborne
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Dr. David Wheat, MAFP President
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Mississippi Family Physician Journal
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Fall Conference CME HOT Topic:
Risk Management for Physicians
Risk management in healthcare is potentially more important than in any other industry. Join Anne Everett, MACM Senior Risk Management Consultant, as she shares her expertise on these topics:
Documentation for Narcotic Prescribing; Treating of Self, Friends and Family; Pharmacogenetic Tests; and Disruptive People and Workplace Violence. To view a full list of topics, see the link below.
Come enjoy the surroundings of beautiful Pickwick Landing State Park as we have many optional activities for Saturday afternoon including golf, lake cruise, military park tour, or a tour of nearby Savannah, TN.
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Committee Chairs, Members Named
MAFP President Dr. David Wheat and Executive Director Beth Embry have announced committee appointments for 2018-19. Committees will have their first meeting Friday, Sept. 21 at 5 pm, in connection with the Fall Conference at Pickwick Landing State Park. The c
ommittee chairs are:
- Academy Committee: Dr. Bill Grantham
- Advocacy Committee: Dr. Katherine Patterson
- Professional Development Committee: Dr. Bruce Longest
- Public Awareness Committee: Dr. Carlos Latorre
- Workforce Committee: Dr. James Griffin
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MAFP Members Earn MSMA Awards
Two MAFP member family physicians received special accolades during the MSMA Annual Meeting, held in Jackson in August.
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Bryan
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Dr. Jennifer Bryan of Flowood was elected as the first female chair of the MSMA Board of Directors. She also earned the MSMA Community Service Award along with two other physicians. That award is given to members who have rendered service 'above and beyond the call of duty' for the betterment of the community. Dr. Bryan and the other physicians started a Facebook page called Physicians for Mississippians to foster connections between MSMA members and it has grown to more than 1,000 members.
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Dr. Timothy Quinn of Jackson earned the MSMA Excellence in Wellness Promotion Award. He received the honor in part due to his leadership in the MSMA Prediabetes Awareness Campaign, during which he visited dozens of churches and spoke to more than 1,000 congregants encouraging them to make lifestyle changes. Dr. Quinn also coordinated a pilot program at a Jackson high school to promote wellness exams for teenagers.
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AAFP, MAFP Respond to CMS Proposed Physician Fee Schedule
- Pay FPs properly and slash their administrative burden
- Alternative Payment Models are the best way to support family medicine
- FPs must be free to give patients the best care
- Solo and small practices need better support
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Four Physicians to Represent Mississippi at COD
Mississippi's official delegates to the AAFP will represent the state October 8-10 at the AAFP Congress of Delegates sessions in New Orleans, LA.
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Congress of Delegates (COD) is the Academy's policy-making body. Its membership consists of two delegates and two alternates from each chapter.
Drs. Tim Alford and Katherine Patterson are Mississippi's delegates and Drs. Susan Chiarito and John Mitchell are alternates. Other COD delegates represent not chapters, but various Academy constituency groups.
The COD is held each year just prior to the AAFP Family Medicine Experience (scheduled for Oct. 9-13 this year in New Orleans). The agenda includes addresses from AAFP officers, resolutions from chapters, and reports from the Board of Directors and commissions.
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Free Lunch & Learn for Your Clinic
MAFP offers free Lunch and Learn sessions at clinic locations to teach physicians and their staff about tobacco cessation for patients.
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Buckley
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MAFP staff member Jewell Buckley, who conducts the sessions, furnishes lunch for you and your staff and provides all materials. There is no cost to you -- all you do is attend. Physicians and nurse practitioners at the session receive CME credits -- 1 hour by attending and 2 additional hours from t2p.
These sessions are part of MAFP's partnership with the MS State Department of Health Office of Tobacco Control. In order to fulfill the conditions for the grant we receive each year, we must schedule a total of 5 Lunch and Learn sessions. We need 2 more clinics for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Will you help us by signing up? Lunch and Learn training sessions must be held before June 30, 2019.
Contact Jewell Buckley to schedule.
The objectives of the Lunch and Learn sessions are:
- To educate physicians on how to counsel and educate patients on quitting tobacco through 2 A's and R (Ask, Act and Refer) and motivational interviewing.
- To educate physicians on how to make quality patient referrals to the Mississippi Quitline using fax, online, or electronic referral system.
- To educate physicians on when and how to prescribe tobacco cessation medication and/or nicotine replacement therapy for qualified patients.
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Important MississippiCAN, CHIP Billing Changes
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid has placed new requirements on the MississippiCAN Coordinated Care Organizations that will take effect Oct. 1, 2018. The purpose of these requirements is to enable pharmacy providers to identify and separate Pharmacy Benefit Manager lines of business in their front-end claims processing systems.
Details can be found here.
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Apply for Health Equity Fellowship
A new fellowship program designed to develop family physicians into leaders who have subject matter expertise in the social, institutional, and cultural influences that impact health is accepting applications until Sept. 28.
Two AAFP members will be selected for the
2018-19 AAFP Health Equity Fellowship. Through the program, fellows will gain knowledge and experience in translating the concepts of health equity into clinical practice. Fellows will learn from leading experts in the fields of medical education, research, public health, and health care policy. After the year-long fellowship, participants will be equipped to facilitate change to improve their local communities and primary care.
To apply, complete the AAFP's conflict of interest form and send a curriculum vitae (CV), letter of interest, a letter of recommendation from someone familiar with your skills in addressing the social determinants of health, and a letter of support from the applicant's institution, practice or department chair to the AAFP's
Danielle Jones with the subject line 'Health Equity Fellows.'
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Nominations Sought for AAFP Commissions; Oct. 15 Deadline
The AAFP invites chapters to make recommendations to assist the board in making
AAFP Commission appointments for 2018. The deadline is Oct. 15 and m
embers interested in applying must contact their chapter prior to submitting the application.
In addition to
23 commission vacancies
there are also AMA Delegation positions and
the ABFM Director position. The requirements for applying include (a) completed online form, (b) letter of recommendation from your chapter, (c) photo, and (d) completed conflict of interest and disclosure form.
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Please Refer Vendors, Others to Us for the Membership Directory
 Please refer other physicians and vendors to us who may be interested in advertising in our Membership Directory for 2019.
For physicians of other specialties, we have a section of our annual membership directory just for them called
the Referral Directory.
Ads for non-member physicians are only $75. In our current directory, the referrals are listed on page 66.
As for vendors with whom you have a relationship, please ask them to advertise with us in the Membership Directory. Here are the advertising details that you can print out for them when they call on you at your clinic.
Deadlines for the referral directory and purchasing advertising are December 1, 2018.
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New MAFP Logo Sweatshirts!
 MAFP is now offering new logo sweatshirts in 100% cotton - available in crew neck and hoodie styles with your choice of heather gray or navy. $35 each and they
can be ordered online.
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